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Diary - Saturday 1 February 2003

1 February 2003

Town slump to an entirely predictable 3-0 defeat at Portsmouth - with the team's best player of recent weeks Terry Cooke mysteriously relegated to the bench and Michael Boulding absent from the matchday 16 - confirming the Mariners' reputation as the perfect tonic for clubs in poor form to rediscover their winning touch. With Stoke grabbing a last-gasp draw at Norwich, GTFC finally lose their tenacious hold on that precious 21st place, dropping into the bottom three on goal difference.

Paul Raven - the injury-prone and kinetically challenged central defender signed by Alan Buckley shortly before his sacking in 2000 - is training with Rotherham following the mutually convenient termination of his contract with Town yesterday.