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Lincoln may carry on whingeing about this, maybe they'll just shut up. Time will tell but this reminds me of an FA Cup tie we had in the 81-82 season against Altrincham. They saw themselves as something better than us at the time; we were in our second season in Div.3 and though they were non-league...

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IWOODLOVETT wrote:David Jones wearing number 3 tonight for Wednesday!

Just noticed that myself. Obviously wrong earlier in the thread and I think now that Steven Fletcher wears no 6. Must research harder in future.

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My dad would never have coped with this - he couldn't get his head round Liverpool opting to allocate the number 5 shirt to midfielders and the full backs just had to be 2 and 3. Have to agree with this myself. Gordon Milne wore no 4 in the 60's for Liverpool and was replaced by Tommy Smith who beg...

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Apologies if this is just something I missed over the last few weeks but my Sheff Utd. fan mate told me yesterday that Lafferty was injured during his medical and I don't think he has played since he signed.

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Didn't Ardiles wear number 1 for Argentina in the Workd Cup? Ardiles wore No2 and no 1 belonged to another midfielder called Alonso. Ricky Villa had No 22 in the squad and strangely,their 'star' of the tournament, Mario Kempes, did have the No 10 shirt. Captain and central defender,Daniel Passarell...

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isn't 22 free? I thought he'd get given that instead of 12, 12 seems a bit odd for a winger At Sheff Wed. they have Steven Fletcher wearing No 3 and defender,Adam Reach wearing No 9. I believe their 2nd choice keeper wears No 2. In the 1978 World Cup Finals Argentina wore 1-22 in alphabetical order...

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Alex Sabella for Sheff Utd in 1978. Jimmy Greaves anytime he was on the pitch.

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KRBFC wrote:I agree a big Success, the next step is to take the full stand and shove the away fans in the Jimmy Mac Lower.

Would like to see home fans behind both goals personally.

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Hope he does well for Burton. Served us really well. Good luck to him.

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Rovers game moved to Sunday so expect ours to stay on Saturday.

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MrTopTier wrote:He'll do the half time draw.

Has he played for Leicester?

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Just seen a clip of this game on Facebook followed by a semi final defeat to Bristol Rovers! Was the Watney Cup the league cup? Went to that game on a hot, late July afternoon in 1972. Won it in the last couple of minutes with a goal from Frank Casper. It was a pre-season competition between teams ...

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Played exceptionally well v Carlisle and set us up for a Saturday home game against Rotherham where we couldn't string two passes together and lost 1-2. Emlyn Hughes played for Rotherham that day.

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Clough might have said something like " Well, Mr Fawaz this is how it works. You keep out of my way and I'll manage the club" "Is that okay, young man?"

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Went to both games. Sat behind the goal at the Anfield Road End. Derek Scott missed two glorious chances just before half time and then they went 1 up with an og from Brian Flynn who in the first half at least was asked to man-mark Graeme Souness. Too much to do in the second leg but Hansen did clea...

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Coyle always wore black shorts never white ones.

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Vic Akers, kit man at Arsenal, always wears shorts whatever the conditions even when his boss is pushing officials in his big coat.

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Cheshireclaret wrote:I don't think I've ever been more underwhelmed coming back from a game of football than I was that Sunday!

Agreed. The fans turned up; the team definitely didn't.

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I'm sure I read they're thinking of dropping the show altogether and replacing it with yet another breakfast type show headed by Dermot O'Leary. Sad if this happens.

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Listened to ' since the mid 80's. Saturday morning not the same without it. Tim Rice seems a decent fellow but as the terrace chant goes 'you're not Brian Matthew'. Hard act to follow and really don't understand him being discarded like this. Radio 2 has a tradition of elderly presenters in the past...

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Cirrus_Minor wrote:And a pathetic £25,000 fine. That's a bit like stopping a factory worker from taking his Jaffa cakes in for couple of weeks.

Think his personal wealth stands at something like £50 million so that'll teach him won't it?

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KRBFC wrote:Tarkowski was personal reasons though, family issues.
Not just football/financially motivated

Can't see how that is any different to other players that have ' downed tools' but I hasten to add I could,of course, be mistaken.

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'another target'

Do you really believe we've got one?

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Going off the thread title I would add Laisa Andrioli and Milene Domingues. The latter holds the keepy-uppy record of some 55,000 in nine hours too There was a player for WBA in the 1960's some older posters might recall called David Burnside. He was very talented at ' keepy-uppies' too but an aver...

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Bit late now but Ben Marshall from Blackburn would be a useful acquisition. Can play midfield and full back.

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[quote="Right_winger"]We are in a much better position than 2 years ago. When Marney got injured our main centre mid was non other than Jones.

You seem to imply that David Jones was a liability. Incredible if that's your view on him.

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Ben Stevenson,19, central midfield at Coventry and Luke Berry,24 midfielder for Cambridge.

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lakedistrictclaret wrote:My first away game as a committed Claret was New Years Day 1966.

Blackburn 0 Burnley 2.

The day Ralph Coates sat on the ball inviting the opposition to come and get it. Another victory on their patch.

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Recall that day like it was yesterday. Looking towards a semi final the following week but our league form since the turn of the year hadn't been good. The week before we'd come from behind,scoring 3 goals in 5 minutes to beat Everton 3-1 but the performance at Elland Road was outstanding with Frank...

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Mine also at Ewood Park in the title winning season of 59-60. Lost 3-2 and one of our goals was an og scored by Bryan Douglas,their English international winger. Sat in the Riverside stand towards the Blackburn End with my dad. The 4-4 draw at Stoke, mentioned earlier by Buxtonclaret, was I think th...

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Shown in countries all over the world..... including Germany.

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A weekend of 'alternative facts' it seems.

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the bigger the mess both clubs are in the better.

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Not that much to be honest. Pitches were muddy but at least it was a 'level' playing field. No pundits, cameras everywhere and I don't think I ever heard Harry Potts speak nor any of our players. There was an air of 'mystery' surrounding the game then but now we are submerged in facts,statistics and...

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Dyche was certainly very dignified,I thought, in his post-match interview. As for Wenger, the least said the better. An embarrassing about turn from his childish antics pitchside to a pathetic attempt at humourless self deprecation. I know which one I prefer managing my football team.

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Agreed. Awful decision from a referee who has seen better days. Thankfully, it didn't affect the outcome but that's not good enough.

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'Charlton wasn't a striker'

Wasn't always a midfielder, either. Played on the wing a lot as a club player when wingers scored plenty of goals in a game where teams set out to attack from the first whistle.

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a manager 'lying through his teeth'. Whatever next?

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1967, the 'summer of love' but I think it missed Rossendale. I'm same age as you, CT, but I didn't do 'O' levels till 1968.

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Ric_C wrote:I think the odds would be ridiculous on us getting a result today

Wonder what odds there are on Arsenal getting a result today?

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I've followed the Clarets since my first game in Nov. 58 and obviously witnessed some wonderful players and great games. In hindsight I still believe that I was 'spoiled' being able to see what was on offer during those halcyon days. I expected us to win against the likes of Spurs, Man Utd.,Everton ...

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how many tickets do the visitors receive?

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' I thought he did ok last night's One very good ' lay off' for Vokes in the 2nd half from which Sam should have done better. Other than that, no contribution at all. He has served us well,especially the first promotion season, but there is no room for sentiment in modern football and a move away,I ...

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He's certainly got ability but not much use with no 'heart' as seemed the case with most of the opposition last night.

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Would like to see a striker in asap. Any injuries/illness etc. would leave us very light.

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Arthur Bellamy's own goal in the league cup semi final at The Hawthorns against Swindon Town in 1968 that levelled the scores at 2-2. Can still see it going in now as he sliced it wide of the despairing Harry Thomson right in front of me. It was extra time, we'd just gone 2-1 up and they were 'on th...

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Claretsi wrote:
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Less than his weekly wage, will he really be bothered ?!

Will he really know?

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That'll teach him not to speak out of turn.

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Brown
Baker
Henry
Blanchflower
Norman
Mackay
Medwin/Dyson
White
Smith
Greaves
Jones

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Shades of 5th round 1962 between us and Everton when both sides wore their'away' kit at the Turf.

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