Cod Almighty | Diary

We're going to need a bigger sheet

4 February 2015

"Anybody can beat anyone in this league on any given day and I'm sure there will be plenty of twists and turns from now until the end of the season." Anyone? Not just anyone, but our very own John Shelton Fenty, director of Grimsby Town FC Ltd plc LOL, our very own Buddha. So wise, so right (conservative). Anyway, your London Diary here with a challenge to include the word 'any' in as many ways possible; anything goes.

Anyhow, I digress. Your ex-chairman-but-director-in-charge was talking about the January signings and how we may have 'cracked it'. Have we? We'll soon see, but in order to see, we need games. It's been a week since we last played a game with two tinpot pitches clogging up our fixture list from now until the season ends ridiculously early.

So probably a good job we got those extra players in if we're going to be playing three games a day. We'll play anywhere, just give us some grass and a ref, but not that one from Nuneaton, he was truly dogdoo. If any more games get pulled in Feb, it'll look like a jam-packed March as per last year. Don't go booking train tickets yet, lads and ladies.

I did see a few people complain on Saturday that they couldn't wait to get out of this league because of the postponement caused by the rain. I couldn't help but think that whatever league we're in, there's always going to be rain, wherever you are. Sure, if we're in the Football League we might be able to afford a few more sheets of tarpaulin, but rain is rain.

Also, just seen news that Lenny has moved to Nottingham Forest! BOO! SACK HURTSTSTS. Oh, wait, Lennie Lawrence, sorry, my bad. Anyways, Lawrence has joined Dougie Freedman as his number 2/dogsbody and also 'Lenny' at Forest. I've never really understood Lennie/y Lawrence. Such an odd one. I sound like our Buddha director.

Finally, here's a good bit of fun. Cod Almighty has launched a poll to try and find the best possible Town team from 1971 to 2002 (aka, the years we want to remember). Have a butchers here and get your teams in. If you include Menno Willems, you deserve a lifetime ban from all football activity.

So, that's the diary done for today, you're welcome, any time. UTM.