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Sounds like he went to the same "business" school as Steve Dale!!

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In the late 90s Lancashire coaches were always trying to get the best youngsters from the Ribb league into the Northern league. Lancs used to have an U20s side in the league as well. The Lancs league might get a bit more attention now off them with the standard being raised in the top division. Rea...

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We once signed a free transfer from Huddersfield reserves and look how that turned out......

(PS And we also once beat PL champions Man City and still went down!)

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I would definitely echo that CT and for some time now whilst reading about the shenanigans at Bury, Bolton and Coventry I've been sure that a similar crisis awaits at Oldham somewhere down the line with their somewhat "erratic" owner at the helm. We'll see!

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I'm suddenly seriously thinking of re training!! (At 61!!

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I'm all for giving Vydra a start (or three) BUT that's when we're playing crap, results are poor and we keep trotting out the same faces and formation and hoping things will change. Right now we look more than ok and whilst Wood is as wooden as ever and you can definitely dissect the performances of...

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I don't think it would take a top team to be Shaktar. Bolton would probably be enough the way they're shaping up.

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Bolton.....? You'd think they'd have driven him there once the situation with the club was sorted and they rushed out to sign players. Surely he'd come cheap as at present he's earning nowt!

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Dean is a really good ref normally, but he's got his cards all wrong in this game imo. Massuaka's first yellow was the only one he got right.

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I know it's all getting a bit tetchy here and we have to be accept that we'll never be privy to what is actually the whole story, so much of it is pointless arguments, but "on the surface" it seems that Defour did at some point suffer injuries and at least one was quite bad and lengthy, bu...

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Whether overall it's been a great summer for ENGLISH cricket may well be open to debate, but it's definitely been a brilliant summer for international cricket and the attendances and atmospheres have been absolutely fantastic.

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Pienaar sounds like an excellent and imaginative signing and shows real intent from The Ouse to be right up there again next year and hopefully nick the title this time. On another note Harry Caton from East Lancs is a good prospect, but is still very young and Rammy may be asking/expecting rather a...

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If they end up with the best part of 2 full days to chase down 400, they could even do it, especially if Smith gets half of them!

(And I tend to agree with others and think Bairstow is on borrowed time and the imminent change of coach might well see him removed)

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BurnleyFC wrote:What a goal, started and finished by Jeff.

If Defour had done that people would want a statue erecting in his name.

I suspect some folk are wanting one anyway!!

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wilks_bfc wrote::shock:
But...that would require a change in shape/system/approach/mentality

You forgot framework!

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You mean on yourself, or on someone else!!!??

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It's just another example of technology disappearing up its own rectum imo. Companies producing stuff we really don't and never did need! Simply bin it (And don't bother getting a new Mrs either)

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Evening clarets. Getting back into reading and coming to the end of 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman shortly. Anyone got any good recommendations for my next read? Sci Fi is my preferred genre. Thanks! I've got "American Gods" sitting in my to read pile, but it looks a bit fat!!! (And I'm a...

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If we really want to be controversial let Stokes bowl underarm and put less stress on his shoulder. :) Not sure it's legal any more, but it definitely used to be! Including Curan is a good call I believe and I agree with others that if the axe was being wielded then Butler must have been expecting ...

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Ultimately I hope some folk get prosecuted for what's gone on at Bury. It stinks to high heaven. I would say start with Dale, but Day is clearly up his neck in it too and this Wiseman guy must be an accountant to "The Mob" in another life! Get him struck off!

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ZizkovClaret wrote:Sure they would hate to use sub pros

Yep, cos they'd be paying twice! (Good job they're making all that cash for the dry powder store during the footy season!)

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He's a really top guy and I wish him well. I do find it slightly surprising that BCC have gone for more than a one year, bearing in mind he had a serious injury most of last season, but I genuinely hope he does well for them and helps them finish just above the relegation zone.

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:lol: :lol: :lol: Waste of Oxygen.... ‘chatting up someone else’s girl’. He hasn’t actually done anything illegal, he’s made a small mistake that has escalated (beyond belief to some) I’ve not seen such an over reaction for a long time! I’m That's very true, but what seems to have emerged (and I di...

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Scottish talent got its big break/move to top English teams and those players improved to the point where they COULD (on a good day) represent their national team and be reasonably competitive. That doesn't happen very often any more and top English sides have found far better talent in Europe, leav...

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Am I understanding this Lads Been Assaulted by a group of other Lads And the normal way of thinking is to apprehend the culprits? Not so straight forward I wouldn't think as apparently DD didn't report anything at the time and according to one report even flew to Spain to try to get his facial inju...

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FCBurnley...Steve Smith was banned from cricket for 12 months for his part in the ball tampering episode. He also lost his captaincy. He has already stated that he did the wrong thing and apologised. He has now done his time and has returned. Yes he made a serious mistake but he won’t be the first ...

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It wasn't actually that cold there yesterday, but it's so frustrating that we got a really good morning session, but ultimately what amounted to about half a days cricket because of the crappy weather and then today I'm sitting here watching on the box and the sun is beating down!

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I had a brief look at the link below, but to be honest, I got bored!! https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rights-to-light Agree and haven't trawled through it either, but looking at the date it seems to coincide with a time when the government were actively trying to stimulate construction w...

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Bosscat wrote:Sent a parcel to my sisters yesterday in Netley Abbey near Southampton with the post office... it arrived in Netley Abbey at 11.30am ..... now thats what I call service..... Long Preston post office at 3pm to Netley Abbey in 19 and a half hours.....

So was it a girl or a boy?

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Maybe they'll leave it with a neighbour (I'd give it about 18 years before collecting tbh!)

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Wasn’t the ‘right to light’ part of the argument put up by one family against the development of Stamford Bridge? I think it’s been settled now, but I’m sure that was part of the issue. That may be where I heard about it, but I feel sure (could be wrong?) that it's been said that there is no "...

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If I remember rightly the issue with local residents wasn't about light (apparently legally you have no "right to light" and can't normally object to building work on these grounds anyway, but I may be wrong) came when the Jimmy Mac went up and those close by couldn't get TV reception. All...

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I'm going tomorrow and I'm a bit naffed off re the weather. Hopeful, but not overly optimistic!!

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All that's fair enough and it does kind of back up what I'd come to think quite some time ago. That the physical injuries were initially the problem, but over time the issues became more about his desire to stay and play in England and I suspect it became more about that quite a while back.

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I wonder who did the medical?

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I used one on the bottom end Standish St a couple of years ago and it was excellent.

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There are some weird comments on the twitter stuff underneath the video. Q "Should Ashley Barnes get an England call up?" A. "Burnley never sign black players".

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He's now free to pursue his dream of being a permanent extra in Holby City. I for one wish him well.

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Pope 7 Lowton 4 Tarks 7 Mee 5 Pieters 5 Cork 4 (exposed as being too slow against average opposition, so nowhere near against this class) Westwood 5 McNeil 6 Lennon 3 (had to check the team sheet to see he was actually on!) Barnes 6 Wood 4 Jay Rod 6 (At least gave them a few iffy moments at the back...

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He's simply trying very hard to make out he's not the bad guy here and that he's been fighting Bury's corner tooth and nail along with the real supporters every step of the way against the evil EFL who appear to have a vendetta against the club. Nobody in their right mind is buying that.

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No, I'm not specifically saying Price has a chance of playing for SA, but what I'm saying is NO pro and NO club would sign deals for longer than a year because neither party knows where they will be in 12 months time and that may well not involve international cricket, but maybe other offers they wa...

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I'd be utterly amazed at any Lancs League pro signing for more than a year and 5 years is laughable. Neither the club nor the player knows where they will be a year down the line, let alone in 5 years, or indeed what the "going rate" might be in a couple of years time. The player may be pl...

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He likes a ramble does Mr Dale, doesn't he!!??? (But he's never been a fan of concrete facts, actual hard evidence or indeed punctuation!

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Steve Harper was a very good player at the level we were at and was hugely important in us finally getting out of the basement and beginning our rise. Absolutely plain daft to ever describe him as our worst player. Pacey,tricky, good crosser and could score too. Sh*t haircut mind which quite possibl...

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It's my wife who has the farting issues in our house!! Bloody disgusting it is! She seems to think it's funny. Well it bloody isn't!! It's just childish (and smelly)

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I don't think Lancs League pro's sign 3 year deals! They sign for 1 and then it's either renewed.....(or not....) Clubs wouldn't want to make that length of commitment.

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What I THINK has happened is Dale has set up a company to buy the debt off Day (well Day's company) for £70,000. Day pockets 70 grand, which is better than the nothing he might end up with and Dale takes his chances on recovering the entire debt or at least enough of it to make a tidy profit. What D...

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This whole RCR Holdings thing is a clear scam and it looks like Dale got a guy with a "questionable" track record to do the CVA so he could get it through. Now looks like Wiseman might be going under the bus!

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TBH there's a hell of a long way to go for The Trotters yet. They're nailed on to be in League 2 next season, they need to sign some players sharpish (are they even allowed??) and once the dust settles on all this they'll be packing 4,500 into the University of Bolton ( :roll: ) Stadium and losing m...

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Well I didn't see that coming! I was expecting they'd be following Bury out the door any day.

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