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Aye WaDe seems pretty disliked. Bairstow reffered to him as sh**stirrer out there. I expect a few words going his way if he's out sometime soon

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1/25 at the bookies. He should win easily, he may spin it out a bit but 6/7 rounds maximum surely.

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Current odds at Bet365 are: England win 1/3, Oz win 11/4, draw 25/1.

Obviously this may change if we perform the almost standard collapse tomorrow but England are clearly current favourites - despite Smith's obdurance/excellence.

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Some truth in what you say Foulthrow but, thankfully, an innings closes when 10 men are dismissed even if Mr Smith is still batting away in excellence at his end. If we can get a bit over 230 this 2nd inning (big IF maybe), I'd fancy our chances- even if SPD Smith gets 100+ again.

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Brighton have most possession and territorial advantage but we scrape a goal: 0-1.
Usual Brighton forum histrionics to follow.

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As somebody (I think Butler) said in an interview after play yesterday- it's a good cricket wicket in that batsmen can graft some decent runs if they apply themselves sensibly but also bowlers can take a few wickets if they bowl well. Good to see that. I've got tickets for tomorrow and Sunday so hop...

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Re link above.
I've dipped into a couple of Chelsea forums today too. Pretty similar stuff to what's on this thread- probably a bit more venomous because of the £35 million they spent on him (before wages come into it).

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In the real world, if you start a new job (especially if you've been made redundant/demoted at your last job) you are on your best behaviour/extra willing to try & impress. The fact that DD has gone off the rails already is a very bad sign re his motivation/willingness to earn his corn. It's SD'...

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There are a lot of eastern Europeans in our prisons but the biggest group now is Albanians and Albania isnt in the EU (yet). So its not an EU problem but it is a problem that we let in a lot of foreign criminals and then fail to get rid of them/stop them coming back in. There was a government paper ...

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got myself a cricket helmet

The rubber chickens aren't that hard are they?

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He's started a war on twitter with Shearer.

Hardly a war of the giant intellects.

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Yes- the last home ashes test is usually finished by late August but the WC games running to mid July have screwed that up this time. It looks like maybe a few showers interrupting bits of Old Trafford play for the first two days but then maybe a bigger problem Friday. I'm hoping Oz dont win the gam...

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I watched this, by chance, last night, I quite enjoyed it and thought I'd make a note to follow the subsequent episodes. I didnt realize it was a retelling of an actual case though and just accidentally came across that some newspaper info on that case incl. a spoiler. Averted my eyes quickly so can...

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Just having a browse of tomorrows race-cards at Chester & Sandown & see Breathalyze is down as a starter at Chester. First race there (13.35), a 7F race for 2 year olds. It looks like it'll be favourite of the 6 horses at about 2-1. As it happens, there's a No Nay Never sired filly also in t...

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Just watched a clip of Thin Lizzy on tv on Saturday evening. The Yesterday channel is re (re re re)-running the old BBC series "Guitar Heroes at the BBC". They had a clip of the band doing The Boys Are Back in Town - I think on Top of the Pops. I never saw them live, just never caught them...

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I was a Moodies fan in the late 60s/early 70s; still got vinyl In Search of the Lost Chord , To Our Children's Children's Children + Octave from their later work. A mate I shared house with at uni had Days of Future Passed & that got me into their work. I only saw them once, though, - in Cardiff...

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I used to eat porridge every workday morning. Not only healthy but so easy to make within your crowded morning routine (assuming you have a microwave oven). Half a cup of oats, half a cup of water, half a cup of milk all in a bowl, stir, stick in microwave for a few minutes while you make your mug o...

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Amazing progression- just looking at the stats.
When Lamb (who got 49) was out, Lancs were 455-7. Now 538-8 so 83 scored.

Baily out for 4, Mahmood 4 not out, the other 75 are Villas (with a few extras I guess).

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A man needs a maid (Mr N Young). My life is changing in so many ways I don't know who to trust anymore There's a shadow running through my days Like a beggar going from door to door. I was thinking that maybe I'd get a maid Find a place nearby for her to stay. Just someone to keep my house clean, F...

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Well done that man, came in at 137-4 when we were still 120 short of Glam, now over 200 in the lead; superb effort.
I hope we can capitalize on his contribution, weather looks favourable for the next day and a half at least.

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I remember going there one year (mid 60sish) in a top division game when Sheff U were doing pretty well, I think with Mick Jones up front (before he went to Leeds). I can recall watching from behind the goals with the cricket pitch to the left. We were losing by a goal but pressing for an equaliser ...

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Pity there's no extra point at 450 the way they're progressing.

I've never been to the Colwyn Bay ground, it's a fairly routine venue for Glam v Lancs I think. It's a long way from Glamorgan but Glam is pretty much a de facto Wales team isn't it?

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300-5 after 82 overs,century for Vilas,what an inspirational skipper he is,Lancs well placed to claim another victory. Yes- Vilas has been an excellent servant of LCCC this year in both short & longer games. They should easily get the 4th batting point here (to add to the 3 bowling points) and ...

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Just looked up the tracks from the film, there were a couple Id forgot about- including Hendrix! Very decent set of tracks........ The Pusher - Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf I Wasnt Born To Follow - Byrds The Weight - The Band I f You Want to Be a Bird - Holy Modal Rounders Don't Bogard ...

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Another here influenced by Easy Rider, a good film with great music
I didnt go out and buy a bike though, just got the Steppenwolf album, still got it too.

RIP Captain America.

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Prefer the Barnley one.

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Leicester were far the better team in the 2nd half. Confidence seemed to drain out of Chelsea and they kept giving the ball away with hardly any pressure on. Lucky to escape another defeat there. Maddison did some v good stuff for Foxes but was wasteful near goal, missed a fairly straightforward cha...

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Leicester gave the ball away whilst farting about with the little passes at the back. We nicked the ball off Arsenal a couple of times yesterday when they did those goal kicks with 2 "sidemen" in the area + a couple of other men coming short. It may not impress the purists but it's much be...

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Agree with a couple of the last few comments: Sheff U limited but well organised/solid at the back/work their socks off. Zaha looked OK early on but got frustrated & lost heart (Sheff U kept right on top of him though), Benteke has 4 goals in the last 2 seasons combined and doesn't look like he'...

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I had a bet on England to win before play started @14/1. 6/1 now with 1/8 the draw and 28/1 Australia.
2 or 3 quick wickets and no Smith will soon change the odds, fingers crossed.

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Hope we declare at c 230/240 or when Stokes gets to a ton, think we'll play it safe though and get another 25+ on top of that before we risk it.

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I think Blades have looked the more likely to win but both defences on top generally. Wilfred has been kept pretty quiet and seems to be getting frustrated. You still fancy his chances of "winning" a pen as the defenders tire a bit though so I'd go for a Palace win if I was betting at this...

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His finger can't be offside so that would be a cruel (not) injustice to Arsenal.

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He was "the next big thing" in the early 90s I recall. Left wing for United and a bit of a flyer, had a few injuries and was superseded by Mr Giggs. When I lived in South wales in late 80s/early 90s, I had a Villa supporting mate and went to Villa Park with him for a few big games (+ a bal...

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I was In the Ghetto, I remember that I was All Shook Up.

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258 seems at least 50 light, even after being put in. A couple of wickets this evening would even things up a bit though. Then have another crack in the morning

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I hope it's not so but...... think it might be the classic "one-nil to the Arsenal".
If we win, I'll be buying a bottle of decent fizz on my way home, a bottle of cheap fizz if we draw.

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I was just getting into music properly at that time. Up to 1968, I'd been to a few "end of pier" shows whilst on hols in Blackpool, Scarborough, G Yarmouth etc but went to uni 1968 and was able to see, and get excited about, a lot of bands. I revisit the Woodstock film every 3/4 years and ...

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Haha somebody in China has put the wrong badge on.

Just what you need on your feet for ploughing through puddles in 35F temperatures at a footy match.

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Yes the fine means next to nothing to City, it's one week's pay for Kevin de Bruyne. It's a far less punishment than Chelsea received. It looks as if the sentence has been lessened because they've admitted some wrongdoing but it's far less an imposition than Chelsea got. Hopefully we'll get some rea...

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there is nothing at all except motorways and runways to look at or visit

What do you mean? it's pretty handy for a night out in Staines (upon Thames).

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On the subject of ticket numbers (as maybe indicated by the number shown in "seat" column in your purchase history). Following earlier posts (post 10 having 0582 and post 21 getting 0759), I got my ticket on Friday and it was 0833. So there does appear to be some sort of sequence there. I ...

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Ahh- that explains things. I lived in West Bridgeford for a couple of years in late 70s and used to be able to walk to City Ground & TB in 6-7 minutes (bit longer for Meadow Lane). I never picked up that info to explain the anomaly. I did hear that at one time, County bought/were given a stand t...

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It's a typo Ive made quite a few times in the past. I usually get the "t" and miss the "r" completely. Happens most often with Yorks.... for some subconscious reason.

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The oddity is that the Notts County ground is north of the Trent in the City of Nottingham whilst Nottingham Forest's ground (City Ground) is south of the river in West Bridgeford (as is the cricket ground) which is in Nottinghamshitre rather than Nottingham.

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Somebody tunneled into the cell from the grassy knoll and gave Epstein an injection with an untraceable deadly chemical. Got back to the grassy knoll, turned into a lizard under the cover of darkness & rode off on Shergar. A bloke down the pub told me this, he's got a brother who's in the know i...

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There are still a bunch of very decent players at Chelsea despite today's performance. Unfortunately neither their central defenders nor strikers played at all well today so all the passing the ball around in between counted for nowt (although I think they had the better of the first half anyway). B...

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Wait until the play a Good side that creates a dozen chances.

They play Liverpool next Saturday down St Marys. They need to do a lot of training ground work this coming week or they'll get marmalized.

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Grealish has done some neat things on the ball but I think it was him who got caught in possession leading to first 2 Spuds goals, certainly was for the second. Having said which, that 1st Kane goal was a trifle lucky, the ball came to him via 2 or 3 deflections. Manful display by Villa but they're ...

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