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Myself and 2 mates once met our former assistant manager Sam Ellis in a pub off Deansgate many years ago after we'd played a 1-1 draw with Man City at Maine Road. He was talking with a small group of friends so we didn't bother him but when he spotted our Burnley colours he made the effort to come o...

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"Is that really a picture of you with REM?"
"Yes, that's me in the corner"

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morpheus2 wrote: the Sphincter with sharp sandpaper.

Or 'Steve Smith' as he's known to England cricket fans..

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If we can get away with a 4-4-3 formation everygame I think we should definitely do it until somebody notices we have 12 players on the pitch.

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Bosscat wrote:;) yup

And now it's back in my head, thanks for that

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As a grandparent of a young child myself and without opening the Youtube link I'm guessing.. 'Baby Shark'

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Just remembered another successful loanee, Gerry Creaney, didn't he get 8 goals in 9 games or something like that?

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Mate got our 2 tickets online on Saturday, looking forward to it as never been to Villa Park.

8.05 train from Burnley to Preston and (Virgin Trains permitting) in Birmingham for 11 am to take in the cultural, historical and architectural highlights of the city (or maybe just a few pubs)

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Djemba, Djemba (think he was a loanee but stand to be corrected)

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Ian Spedding 07597709898

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LeadBelly wrote:The rubber chickens aren't that hard are they?

They are when they unexpectedly catch you full on the side of the face just as you're tucking in to a scotch egg, I thought it was some kind of chickens revenge vigilante group

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A bit strange selecting the Party stand for your seats if you don't want to be where the party is? Didn't have a choice, someone else booked the seats . Don't get me wrong I enjoy a few bevvies watching the cricket same as most folk but can do without the drunken football style chanting and a rubbe...

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4 of us going Thursday, party stand. Hopefully with it not being the weekend it will be a bit less boisterous in there than it was last time I went (v India) as it was mainly full of gangs of lads, all p1ssed off their heads by lunchtime with no apparent interest in the cricket they'd paid £40-£50 q...

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Not sure what it's called but there's a place at the bottom of Standish St that does clothing repairs/alterations.

Used it a couple of times myself and been happy with the results

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The scoreline was harsh at half time but we were poor 2nd half and made it far to easy for the opposition. Never thought we would win today and it's no disgrace to lose to the current European Champions and one of the 2 best teams in our Division. Still, it's disappointing how often we gave the ball...

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Pope 6
Pieters 6
Mee. 5
Tarks 8*
Lowton 5
McNeill 7
Cork 6
Westwood 6
Lennon 7
Barnes 5
Wood 5

Jayrod 5

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I never realized he had a double barrelled surname

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Dunnes offside equaliser at Ewood just pips the Arsenal home and away late penalties for me

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Thanks for the suggestions and comments, have booked Eric as per the link provided by IT in post #3.

£140 return (including airport parking fees)

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They'll be after a retainer next..

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So many to choose from, can't beat a pint of real ale when it's kept and poured properly in a pub that knows how to look after their beer.

Titanic Plum Porter
Hobgoblin
Wainwright
Any Moorhouses
Marston's Pedigree
Timothy Taylor Landlord

The list goes on..

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5 down now FFS, Denly gone

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Be nothing between 5 of you to drive and park, assuming it’s 5 mates and not a family. It is a family (4 adults, 1 child) GWW Parking was only about £55 for one car but not sure we'd be able to manage in just one with all the luggage etc. Other issue is the flight back is due to get in about 2am Su...

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Newton Abbott is on my list for the races. Much to do? We were only there for a few hours LC so can't really say. We'd been to a wedding at a hotel in Stoneycombe the day/night before so just headed straight to the pub in NA at noon to watch the match and kill a few hours before the train back 'oop...

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Predominately a real ale drinker but do have the occasional foray into lagerland on a hot day.

Kronenberg, Stella or Coors light

Aldi's Reinbacher German pilsner is ok for the odd can at home in the garden when it's BBQ time as well.

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Good luck at Rhodes airport which is undergoing refurbishment at the moment and is a living nightmare for delays or was last Sunday when we returned from there. Yeah was reading some posts about delays at Rhodes airport on the Tripadvisor forum, seems it can be ok or a nightmare depending what day/...

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Local cricketer wrote:You get around VC manchester Last weekend and Rhodes in october

Yeah, we were in Devon on Saturday, watched the Arsenal game in Newton Abbott

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5 of us off to Rhodes in October and flying out of Liverpool JL airport.

Anyone used a private transfer service from Burnley they could recommend and roughly what the price might be for return transfers?

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Tom Heaton
Brian Jensen
David Jones
Andy Payton
Stan Ternent

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On behalf of all diabetics and people with gluten allergies I'm offended by the slogan on Jess Thoms t-shirt

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Local cricketer wrote:X43 is alright but no toilet for the way home

That can be a problem but we had a Chinese buffet before the return trip so the salt content soaked up the excess alcohol long enough to make it home without having to cross our legs for an hour

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I can promise trains for 10p if they are never gonna turn up This. 4 of us had planned to get train from Burnley to Manchester yesterday for a day out but the Northern train service on that route was cancelled! Ended up getting the X43 on a group ticket that cost £19 return for the 4 of us as oppos...

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even though it was big news at the time, I failed to see what all the fuss was about. His music was dreadful, and little more than cheapo cabaret towards the end. His music was so dreadful it's estimated he sold over 1 billion records worldwide, imagine what he could have achieved if it was any goo...

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'Bump'

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Can anyone recommend a pub in Newton Abbot to watch the Arsenal game please?

We're down that way for a family wedding this Friday and travelling back 'oop north' by train from NA on Saturday but not until 4pm ish

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FactualFrank wrote:No - they were taking the Michael. Clearly.

Bit like Burnley fans today singing "Manchester City, we're coming for you" after we'd gone 3-0 up, it's just a bit of fun..

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Pope 7 - Nowt much to do, one good save required
Lowton 7
Mee 9 - was never going to conceed a goal today
Tarks 9 - see Mee
Pieters 8 -Good debut
Cork 7
Westwood 7
JBG 7
McNeill 7
Barnes 9*
Wood 6

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Sign of how good McNeil is that Saints had 2 men on him all the time. Ok, it nullified him a bit but it also opened up space for others. Anyone who says our manager is tactically inept as this so called "little" club of ours embarks on our 4th consecutive season in the Premier League needs...

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Thanks CT

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Is it open today?

Seem to recall someone said it had gone last week but wasn't sure if that was just because the new season hadn't started.

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Thanks for the heads up, will give it a watch. On the subject of cricket documentaries, not sure if it's been mentioned on here before but there's an interesting one called 'Crossing the Line' available free on Youtube about the ill tempered S.Africa v Australia Test series last year including of co...

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Just received mine now, JMU

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RIP Sir and thank you.

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2 women talking to each over the garden fence. One says "saw your husband in town earlier with a huge bunch of flowers" "Oh heck" says the other, "guess this means he expects me to be on my back with my legs in the air all weekend" "Don't be daft", says her fr...

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'Final Countdown' by Europe, played before the last few home games of the 2008/2009 play off promotion season.

As another poster mentioned 'Times like these' and 'Heroes'

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Oh crap, if it had to be moved for TV that was the one time slot I didn't want

Was looking forward to watching the game in a bar somewhere but it means we'll now be leaving our Rhodes holiday hotel to head home just as they're kicking off.

Oh well, c'est la vie as the Greeks don't say..

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Burnleyareback2 wrote:Importantly, can anyone confirm if this is the first signing of a treble named played since Eric Djemba Djemb.

We've even gone one better than that..

Ian Wright-Wright-Wright

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ClaretTony wrote:Hope they both enjoy it

Hope so too.

We're taking our 7 year old Grandson for his first Turf Moor experience on Saturday, hopefully the weather will have improved by then.

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The mixed kebab on naan from Eastern Delight up t'Syke are usually ok (especially when you've had a shandy or 2)

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Alan Moore
B. Berisha
Charlie Austen- sure he would have been an England regular were it not for his glass shoulder/knee/ankle

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