Cod Almighty | Diary

To have and to hold

29 December 2014

Now if your Deviant Diary were young and London-based he'd have to say that some things in life are bad and can really make you mad. Other things just make you swear and curse. But losing at home to Lincoln? It's not the end of the world, is it? Come on, cheer up!

Ah, but your Deviant Diary is neither young nor hip, having been seared on the furnace of footballing failure. I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside, oh yeah, and it's not the loss, it's not the performance: it's all about the grinding repetition. A Boxing Day away win followed by an abject day at a full Blundell Park against limited locals. See you at that play-off semi-final defeat then.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Having explored the outer limits of snippiness, TMFKAS has moved to level three in the Football Management Guide To Media Relations: always look on the bright side of life. Yes, it's time to look for the positives: he thinks Town were worse against Macclesfield, ergo they are improving, going as far as to inform St John of Tondeur that it was a good performance. Just purse your lips and whistle. You know how to blow a lead against Lincoln, don’t you?

A public health warning: Mr Tony Butcher is unwell, so those Monochrome meanderers are spared a full and flowery chronicle of the catastrophe. He'll be back for the new year's day game, but how many of those extra 3,000 home fans will, John? Haven't you got fed up with seeing the same things happen week after week, year after year?

Cheer up, Escape to Victory is on the TV right now - I feel inspired. YES! Listen boys, we can still win this league! Is that positive enough for you, or just plain barking?