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Postbag: The final conflict

10 September 2004

Hmmm? Sorry? Yes, here it is. Enjoy.Email postbag@codalmighty.com with your blatant lies and rumour mongering

Pisces fan club

The old Mariners single referred to by Samantha Dorricott in letter of the week is 'Up The Mariners' by... wait for it... go on have a guess... ok they were called Pisces. A Three piece local folky type band I recall. I think it was circa 1978-9.

Chorus: "Up the Mariners, up the Mariners, we're gonna win the cup one day Up the Mariners, up the Mariners, It's Grimsby Town that rule OK"

We were having a bit of an FA Cup run at the time. It might have been when we played Wolves three times eventually losing at Filbert Street 4-0. John Richards was their UK record signing beating Trevor Francis' £1 million to Forest by a few grand more.

In the first game at Blundell Park we scored in the first minute from a corner at the Osmond End, Mike Brolly I think. There were 22,500 sardined into BP. I was dead excited by the prospect of the replay and going to Molineaux cos Wolves were my favourite foreign team. In the 70's every one at school supported Town but also had a favourite big club. I chose Wolves after their League cup victory in 1974, 2-1 over Man City and they had my namesake Willie Carr (have you ever seen the 'donkey drop' goal?) who had red hair too. Quite a logical choice when you're seven. They also had real characters in their team: Derek Dougan (they don't have 'tache's like that any more); Kenny Hibbit; George Berry (not the subtlest centre half but a most splendid afro); whatever happened to Sammy Chung? That's a good song title, think I'll use that as a classic B-side.

Anyway, my Dad's Cortina Ghia 2000 (dark metallic blue, P reg, nice) got an oil leak southbound on the M1 near Nottingham and we had to limp back home on a wet Tuesday night and I never got to Molineaux. Mum says my brother, his mate Geoff Day and I were very good about it and sat quietly all the way back.

The new improved Harry Haddocks are brill by the way. They are greyish with purple bits and thumb print markings on their back. More realistic than the classic green 1990's version. I've brought mine to work today.

from Sean Carr

Letters Ed responds: ...and we'll be sure to publish that photo of you as soon as we get the chance. It had me laughing for a couple of hours anyway

Soaped up

re: 1 September postbag. Is Dave Chambers insinuating that Paul Groves and Marcel Cas were lovers? Has he got evidence to suggest that the two of them were playing tonsil hockey when the contract was signed? I think he's been watching too many soaps.

from Miles

Peter Levy IS a git

Regarding the comment made via e-mail from Steve, remarking that Look North presenter Peter Levy was a git, I would like to say the following: Peter Levy is FAR from being a git. I've met him on quite a few occasions and he is one of the nicest people I have met! I find him charming, friendly and a dude who I am very happy to see on my television screen each teatime.

I don't mind having this comment posted on your website, as I wish to set the record straight on that foul slur on his character.

from Katherine Birkett (Boston, South Lincolnshire)

Letters Ed responds: Actually, it wasn't Steve who typed the title, he just suggested that Peter Levy was no Harry Gration. I put the bit in about him being a git. Because he is. Clearly all the in-breeding in Southern Lincolnshire has clouded your judgement

Legal advice

I'm a solicitor, and you're all infringing copyright laws, I'm sure of it.

from Rupert Skrews

Letters Ed responds: Bangs, Skrews and Shaggs, Partners in Law

A bit of Flem

I understand you appreciate my footballing talent? If so perhaps you would enjoy the internet shrine dedicated to me.

from Terry Fleming

A bloody student has a whinge

I'm not a fan of the opening page you have to go to first before you get to the actual codalmighty site. There's a similar one on the Official Site and that pisses me off too. It was one thing having 'Flash' and that was even quite witty, but the McMenemy's thing isn't. The thing that annoys me most, however, is the font you use on this page. There's a great big picture of some old ugly man and underneath it, due to your poor choice of font, it says "dick to continue to Cod Almighty" which is not an appealing proposition to me. No really, check it yourself. Please change the font before I ask my lawyer to write to you...

from Sir Michael Shelton OBE

Happy slacking

Friday afternoon, and the boss has gone out the office for the rest of the day. Brilliant.

from Paul Wright

Letters Ed responds: It's great innit? Think I might go for a walk