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Diary - Thursday 13 December 2012

13 December 2012

You must have come on a unicycle! Yep, we all thought clubs like Hayes & Yeading brought small away followings until we saw the story about the only Udinese fan at Sampdoria. Town fan and Cod Almighty contributor Mike Worden has had a read and a think. "Has anyone ever turned up to a Town away match and been the only away fan there or the only fan in the away end?" he asks. "What is the fewest number you've been in the company of? I went to a reserve match at Wrexham a few years ago and was conscious of being the only person in a crowd of 300 who was shouting for Town." Email diary@codalmighty.com with your memories, people.

Speaking of attendance figures, your original/regular Diary is dismayed but not surprised to note no upward shift in crowds at Blundell Park, despite Town's lofty league position. During those occasional periods in history when GTFC stop being shit for a little while, it does take some time for the message to get through to the local population (many of whom, let's face it, are still coming to terms with garlic). The Mariners Trust, however, goes from strength to strength, having boosted its membership by almost 300 per cent since its relaunch a year ago.

So it's good to see the trust given a guest post on the Supporters Direct blog to publicise its achievements more widely. True, the piece doesn't quite explain what happened with the Fenty blackmail share transfer issue earlier this year. But the work done on the Blundell Park bars and the speaking events clearly suggests an organisation moving the right way. Let's just hope there's a plan in place when the councillor for the Humberston and New Waltham finally pulls the plug.

That leaves only the news that Town have shifted their entire ticket allocation for the Boxing Day jaunt to Lincoln, and won't be given any more. Shame, really - I didn't even realise they were on sale. In the wake of this news GTFC fans, as ever, seem anxious that the world should recognise their "great support". But in my book it's not taking 1,500 or whatever to a bank holiday derby once a season that demonstrates great support. It's a large and solid core of fans at home, week in week out, regardless of the opposition, the form of your team or even which division they happen to be in. On that score North East Lincolnshire perhaps still has a little further to go.