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I get my rock from that place by the pier

8 January 2014

Yes! Lincoln won a game! Woop-woop! Last night the Imps gave Alfreton a good old thumping – which is sorta nice news for Town fans with Alfreton still only five points above us. But we have five, yes, five games more to play than them. I assume that we'll be playing all of those five games in March, probably all in the same week, but hey ho, let's beat that drum. How Alfreton are third yet still have a goal difference of -2 is baffling, but your London Diary did some research this morning and discovered that it is possible to win the league and still be the league's lowest scorers. Who needs goals?

Talking of goals (smooth link), the rumour mill is rife again these last couple of days. Actually, 'rife' isn't the best word to describe the mill since the invention of Twitter; it's probably best to use the term 'off its tits'. If a striker sneezes in Forest Green, someone on Twitter hears that sneeze and then makes the swift evaluation that said striker is allergic to the Gloucestershire water and is looking for a move to somewhere with softer water. None of it makes sense. I've always been excited when reading on the day about the signings that Hurst has made, either when he was a in a duo or since going solo. Let's just play with our Christmas presents and see what happens.

Apparently Paul Hurst used to read online forums? Sweet Ananias, Azarias and Misael. Never read the forums! They're like a digital Medusa. Rumour has it, back in 1988, a bloke in Tetney was once on a Town forum for so long that his legs turned to sticks of rock with the word 'Conlon' glazed on the inside. Scary thought.

Tickets are selling nicely for the Trophy game on Sat and wouldn't it be nice to get behind the lads after last week. There'll be no cacophony from the Pontoon, so let's get that atmosphere going in the Main Stand. A drum in the Main Stand? You're probably more likely to see John Fenty wearing a solid red tie and holding hands with Councillor de Freitas, but let's make some noise and get behind the boyzzzzzz.