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Had to check but I see Paul Weller carried on playing for us for another 6 years until 2004 ! I had no recollection of West Ham being interested in him. He now manages Colne of course.

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Surprised at this as he's forever appearing on Linked In talking about how great things are at BFC but I guess that's just been the normal insincere corporate BS we see in all walks of life.

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Test cricket is so fantastic when it's as good as this series has been. Last year v India was pretty good too. Listening to TMS and watching on Sky are both fantastic pleasures.
England certainly didn't deserve to lose this series so it's only right that they won today.

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He was a great header of the ball as has been pointed out but I also associate him with constantly, and frustratingly, being penalised by refs when challenging for high balls . Maybe I’m wrong but that’s my recollection.

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:53 pm
"Put your mouth on the curb"

American History X

This is the one that came to mind for me. Horrendous.

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I have no idea what the truth is whether we are or aren’t trying to sign Tella but I’m genuinely taken aback at some of the scepticism about his ability and value for money on here. His pace, deadly finishing and fantastic pressing was absolutely key for us last season. I’d love to have him back.

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Alex Scott
Wes Anderson films
Starbucks

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morpheus2 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:52 am
The Titanic.

I;m not sure anyone overrates the Titanic as a cruise ship do they ?!

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Just caught up with this thread. Fantastic stuff !! Well done Roper and Mick !

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StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:00 pm
Defending that corner is the closest Foster has been to scoring for months.

Except he’s come closer in this match. What on earth was Trafford doing though for that corner that flashed across goal ?. We’ve been decent second half and some nice flashes from Koleosho.

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Fantastic finish from Foster but just offside . Taylor and Twine been decent since coming on . Want to see Koleosho get on the ball.

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That’s twice now that Phil Bird has called Betis “the Portuguese side”

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I live in a terraced house …it’s fantastic. Solid, stone-built , relatively roomy and characterful. Not like my previous abode… a small, boxy flat (albeit worth twice as much) in St Albans, smack in the middle of smashed avocado/truffle oil country. I know which area has the most attractive surround...

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Very , very sad. Just a beautiful voice and the video for Nothing Compares To U is just perfect popular music art.A rare maverick talent. RIP .

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Too much moaning on this thread. I like a claret and yellow combo… always makes me think of the “justice” equaliser at Brighton , Dwight’s worldie at Goodison and Lowton’s at Palace. It’s fine by me.

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Very happy to see you post today Mick. When you come up for the Villa game make sure you let everyone on here know where you’ll be for a pre-match pint. We are all one Claret family, even if we haven’t met yet, and you can see the level of goodwill towards you from the many posts here.

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That was a fantastic game to watch. Fair play to the Leigh owner …. They’ve been amazing this season.

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There has been at least one penalty in all 8 games played so far in this tournament !

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That's a very funny reveal video. What film is that actually from incidentally ?

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Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spear , oh clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire

Think I’ve got that right and cannot think of more stirring words . William Blake was a genius.

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20 posts to finally get there. Widely regarded as being the finest live set ever recorded. Nirvana lMTV unplugged live in New York. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyUVnCw_kLV0J2OjvADXZL-NrSghlEgDg Kurt’s vocals on Where Did You Sleep Last Night are incredible and , in light of what happened not...

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Been once to El Gato Negro and was slightly underwhelmed if I’m honest. Yeah me too. Went a couple of weeks ago and thought it was expensive for small portions (yes , I do understand it's tapas) of variable quality tapas.Certainly wasn't terrible but , yes, "underwhelmed" describes my feelings too.

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Agree that Oasis is an obvious one but Coldplay exemplify this even more… three really good albums followed by an ocean of complete and utter bilge. When I hear their most recent stuff I actually think they must be taking the p@!/ it’s so terrible. I’m glad that Queen have been mentioned too …. Stea...

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Move Bairstow up the order and bring in Foakes as WK ?

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I mentioned higher up the thread that Ive been to the Seychelles , and Peru

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The War On Drugs are well worth checking out if you have never heard them before. Bit of a Dylan/Knopfler vibe to them for me. Yes indeed. Saw them at the Piece Hall in Halifax last Wednesday....great venue on a glorious night. They are superb and their album A Deeper Understanding is an absolute c...

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I hadn't realised this. Very sad, as you say. In recent years I've also found it pretty sad to see the crowds for West Indies v England test matches in the Caribbean seemingly dominated by English tourists which also suggests the game is losing it's hold in one of it's key heritage locations. I grew...

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Ive been to Peru, Chile and The Seychelles from those listed as not yet "got".

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The sheer strength of his great back catalogue guaranteed an enjoyable performance but it’s crazy to imply that , like McCartney, he is not “in decline” compared to his 70s heyday. Just listen to the difference in quality of his singing back then. Like night and day. It’s just inevitable that ,at 76...

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Debbie Harry is 78 next week !! A good effort considering

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How did they manage to get £65m for Kai Havertz !!! No wonder they think Mount is worth similar. Horrible club with a ridiculously bloated squad which no doubt Pochetino is now trying to trim to some kind of sensible level. Holding out for big money for Maatsen just increases my level of loathing fo...

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Solemn or intimidatory music like Kashmir or Highway to Hell sounds a good idea until you consider it’s as likely to pump up the opposition as scare them. I’d just make the opposition cone out on their own, after our lads, and play the Warner Brothers /Loony Toons cartoon music as they run out .

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4midable wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:44 pm
We wont sell out every game so youl be fine

True no doubt but we will most definitely sell out v Liverpool on Boxing Day, for instance, and this is a game which my kids will be able to attend.

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Yes…. Had had that thought. The essence of my query is whether Im thinking right about this and whether it’s correct that a ST holder might buy a membership to take advantage of the priority period (6 days in this case which could def make the difference for being able to get extra tickets for high ...

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From the club website : On sale dates for 2023/24 Premier League home tickets Monday 22nd June at midday - match by match Hospitality tickets on sale. Monday 3rd July at 10am - general admission tickets on sale to those with a Clarets Premium membership. Up to four tickets per fixture can be purchas...

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Off the top of my head can think of Owen, McManaman and Woodgate

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Always found KwikFit really good. Use the one in Nelson now and again and always been a good experience for me.

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Went over to Southport today ......not the greatest day's cricket really with Lancs missing the chance to get the lead up to 250 or 300 and then really struggling to make any impact with the ball in the last session. First time I've been to Southport for a game and agreed that the ground doesn't giv...

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His second v Blackburn is a seriously underrated goal… absolute liquid football including Tella’s “back-pass” and a great finish from Ashley.

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I really enjoy listening to Rory Smith on Radio 5’s Monday Night Club so I’m not surprised that this is such a good article. It certainly makes me feel very happy that we are lucky enough to have VK at the helm.

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That goal against qpr at home in the prem was a thing of beauty too. What a tidy player. One of Dyches master strokes was signing this lad. “Two nutmegs and a bender” was how Gary Lineker described it on MOTD !! Love Scott Arfield …. An incredible free transfer signing who contributed so much for u...

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It is a good story - as are most of King's. I thought I’d try a Stephen King (not my usual …I’m more a crime and espionage man and think John Le Carre is the master) and read his Under The Dome thing (I think that was the title). Thought it was one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Currently “enjo...

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scouseclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 22, 2023 9:40 pm
Am I missing something here? Leicester really need to win this, yet they seem to have made absolutely no attempt to…

I agree....Given that Everton must be massive favourites to beat an on-the-beach Bournemouth at Goodison I cant believe Leicester were playing as if a point was a good result.

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Mon May 22, 2023 7:08 pm
Right. Won't bother with that then...

Ha …. In fairness I think most people know the premise of the film and, if not, it’s pretty clear early on what the idea is. I mean everyone who went to watch Titanic knew the boat would sink.

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One of my all time favourite films from this era is Twelve Angry Men , made in 1957. Henry Fonda as the morally upright and decent man in the white suit who gradually persuades his fellow jurors and turns a 11-1 "Guilty" verdict into a "Not Guilty". It''s absolutely superb.

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Born Burnley, brought up in Colne, Hull for Uni then London and St Albans all my working life. Always got to as many games as I could manage given work/kids etc and ST holder since the Coyle promotion. Now retired and in course of selling my place down here and moving to Barrowford. Not sure how to ...

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Too many unmotivated players who are either out-of-contract at the end of the season or who know they will easily find employment at another Premier League, or high ranking international, Club. Going down for sure now I think. A shame as I was hoping for an Everton relegation but think its now betwe...

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Watched it and found it highly enjoyable. For "serious music" I thought the Estonian lady had a good song. For Bippity-bop puppet-on-a-string-style Europop I thought Poland and Austria were decent. For sheer comical madness check out Finland, Moldova and, especially, Croatia. Overall I was rooting f...

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Has to be Barnes putting the keeper in the net after bullet-heading that sublime cross from Zaroury but I think maybe if I could have been in the away end at Ewood Benson’s beautiful, beautiful strike might have edged it. Sitting on my hands in the JW stand (I was in hospitality) was not the best wa...

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It's taken until Benson's winner at Ewood to challenge Paterson's goal as the most exciting I've seen supporting us. And I enjoyed Paterson's more because I was in the away end so could go bonkers unlike at Ewood where I, and some other undercover Clarets, were surrounded by home fans so couldn't ce...

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