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TomtheClaret

Wont somebody, please, think of the children

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So sorry to hear that Lowbank. I hope everyone in this awful situation finds peace. I think with the right safeguards in place this has to be in place. Having seen both my father and father in law, die from cancer, its a option I'm sure both would have taken. Its not just life that is ultimately tak...

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Weird to think you have gone Darren. We grew up together as cousins, but because of being 8 months apart, in age, and our "Mums childcare system" we were more like brothers growing up. We shared our first legal beer, and that vile illegal thunderbird drink at the park. As young adults our lifes went...

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Sorry for your loss Sackville and I can totally sympathise with everyone on this thread who had lost loved ones to this horrible disease. My mum passed away from pancreatic cancer aged just 46 back in 1976 when sadly the chances of survival then after diagnosis was virtually nil :-( Vintage Claret,...

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So sorry to hear of your loss. This cancer has plagued my family in the last 20 years. My Dad in 2006, his sister in 2020. Numerous cousins in their 50s and 60s. 10 family members. Sadly no survivors (Is it even survivable?) Shortest time was 8 days, Longest was 11 months. My dad was three months. I...

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I remember going to a Peterboro' match years ago with a mate. Not a Burnley game. I was a a little tipsy, (Actually very! And in my teens)
Didnt a player die on the field, and game carry on?

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StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:40 pm
Weak mug.

Who is defending him now?

Weak poster. Troll. Sit yourself down, keyboard warrior

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Joe Gilgum is a genius. Farmer Jim definitely deserves his own spin off

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Walked past us outside the ground just before the game on Saturday - no obvious sign of injury but obviously doesn't necessarily mean he isn't. VK was a little cryptic last week regarding something that happened in training a few weeks back, but who knows. The training “incident” was being discusse...

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Not been in squad, since Everton in cup Game

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Is he injured? Seen not made the bench recently.

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Many thanks to all for your replies! They have cancelled the fine. They provided a photo of front windscreen. There is a huge sun shadow across the photo, a automated camera was taking. But there is a darker outline against dashboard shape and rough size of the badge. The fine was actually "Failure ...

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Yes it’s Horizon. And it’s only Tesco on site. Officially that is, people also us it for a couple of shops nearby. From what I can gather locally, a lot of this has to do with amount of folk parking here and going to the Abbey stadium half a mile away. But like I said earlier seem to be jumping on e...

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Hi Beddie From memory she believes she did display it. But they have not provided a pic to prove she didn’t. In her defence when I’m with her in the car she always displays it. I posted on a site down here and the number of people who are saying similar thing, not just about disabled parking, but al...

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Thanks Inchy, they were my thoughts too but was concerned by making contact that it’s a admission of fault?

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I saw a post on here a while back, ref a parking fine from a private parking firm at a supermarket. I was just wondering if there’s a update available? I live down in Cambridge, my wife is disabled and a blue badge holder. She parked at Tesco in a disabled parking bay, and the parking firm are claim...

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claret2018 wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:09 pm
Just do away with it ffs

Wow! Awful comment

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Out of interest, I know nothing official on illness-injury etc due to confidentiality. But can they say how long such ailments are estimated to be?
I haven’t been keeping track on timelines if anything has been reported?

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Thanks Pickles. If Cork don’t play, he must be wondering what the hell do I have to do?
May not last 90 mins, but hey

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Not read all thread, so apologise if already mentioned.
Is Cullen suspended?

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Some good news comes out from today.
Vinny won’t be leaving us for City anytime soon.

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My wife died just under 3 years ago and although I can just about talk about her without breaking down in uncontrollable tears I still have to fight them back. I don’t class myself out of the dark woods yet, and sometimes wish the earth would swallow me up to be with her as it’s like loosing half o...

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Well I don't know if this response is appropriate or not. I'm not suffering mental health problems and until now never have. It may or may not help anyone. I hardly knew my father. He died when I was seven (along with four others, also family men with children) in an RAF plane crash. I mention this...

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I was going to write about how much I miss my brother but as usual I cried too hard to even get started. I know it would help to do so, so please do as TomtheClaret advises and share your grief First steps are hardest. I won’t tell you it gets any easier. But I hope you find peace of mind, and can ...

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Well done Tom. You’ve not bored us I can assure you. It’s lovely to have someone to think about and write about them too. I’m sure your Dad will be very proud of you and he too will be looking down on his son. We lost are only grandchild 3 years ago at 11 months, believe me there’s not a day goes b...

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Fretters wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:48 am
Great post, thanks for sharing that. I disagree, though. Any life that involves fighting for your country, especially at 17, is remarkable!

In that respect yes. Three tours of Northern Ireland by time he left in 1979, 23 years served
Finished as a sergeant.

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Over the years, I have been amazed by the brilliant responses to people having a mental health crisis. Whilst not right now, I have in the past been at very low points with depression. One of the ways I was helped by a counsellor, was to write about somebody I missed. It can be anybody, human, anima...

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My two sons are prison officers. One at Littlehey where Bennell died. Bennell had changed his name while in prison. Unfortunately he got a high level of palative care.
All prisoners get the same treatment as normal patients, rightly or wrongly

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I don’t suppose the £1.9 billion in Uk aid hindered

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cockneyclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:31 pm
I thought it was about ablueclaret then lol

Me too! Instant thought was oh god no!

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:29 pm
Rumours Liverpool are in for him

Will end up at Chelsea then

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roperclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:47 pm
Not too far. Let me know if you fancy meeting up somewhere to watch a game.

Will do, looking at fixtures dates, may be looking later in the year? Do you get to many home games?

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Fen Ditton pal

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Hi Roper and Mick
Im also a claret based Cambridge way. If either of you, or indeed anyone else fancy a coffee and a natter. Give me a shout?

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It’s the sponsor and stripe that’s awful. Otherwise reminds me of 1997 shirt

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bfcjg wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:34 pm
John Cash, dad loved him and it influenced me.

Loved his version of Hurt

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The Kinks, The Seekers, and a couple of Jim Reeves songs. Will never forget playing some CDs to me dad, in his final days with cancer.
He sang along to "Precious Lord" and "Distant drums" He passed away a few days later. Very apt we played them at his cremation.

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:19 am
Tragic. Morrissey was a little sh1t.

I wasn’t born. Please do tell.

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Remember drinking with Rocky and my dad before the game. Rocky got kicked out, think it was the Waddle season? He tried to climb fence onto the pitch. Saw him after the game he was more ****** off that his new shirt was covered in anti vandalism paint

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Does a implosion have the same affect and do same damage as a explosion?

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It Is What It Is wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:29 pm
Fabien Ruiz to Burnley???
Never going to happen.
Leaving all that chic french Parisienne totty behind!!!.
No bloody chance!!

Why Not? Burnley is full of tits, f*nny and clarets after all

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Top of the league, and we ****** it up, Top of the league, and we ****** it up,Top of the league, and we ****** it up.

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Too young to remember this game.
Not sure if this is the game? My dad told of a game at Hillsborough, I believe against Newcastle, of being a death trap waiting to happen. Long before the 1989 events.

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Who’s captain today please? Barnes?

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Culmclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:16 pm
And a ticket stub from Colchester United (H) 1986/87……

Apart from the points. I qualify Woohoo

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Can I have your babies?

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I’m in

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:17 pm
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... =2&t=65971

Many thanks, truly sorry to hear this

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May I ask about why dedication to Spades?

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Ian maatsen to the tune of old Martin Paterson tune

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