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We have to give them that one - Tomasson was appointed before Vincent Kompany so he gets 41st place with Vinny in 42nd. 43rd & 44th are Michael Duff & Wade Elliott. With Darren Moore gone at Sheffield Wednesday, Vincent is now 41st ... The longest serving Manager is Simon Weaver at Harrogate Town a...

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A year and five days after Vincent Kompany's appointment as Burnley Manager, he's already the joint 41st longest serving Manager amongst the 92 EPL & EFL Clubs, together with John Dahl Tomasson, at our friends down the M65 .. That means 50 Clubs have changed their Managers in the last year, some mor...

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Just checked the scores and report from yesterday how many pros have lower house got playing for them the lancs league committee must be well happy what they have created upthecolne I suspect this has been answered before, but Francois Haasbroek has not been a " pro " for several years, works at sc...

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Oxford University 3 -9 University of Reading ... 1984, at Iffley Road, right next door to the Athletics tack where Sir Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile .. It was a " preparation game " for the Varsity Match, and to say the defeat was unexpected would not be fibbing ... Orrell RUFC Colts (...

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Brilliant sketch that, BC. Remember it well The Director of " A touch of class " Melvin Frank, was sent this clip which convinced him that Jackson could " do " comedy. She was duly cast as the female lead and won leading actress for her performance at the 1974 Oscars ... 3 days after, she received ...

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I suspect there was a conversation either before or shortly after our new proprietors took over along the lines of, " Do you mean to tell me that we do not own the trademark/copyright and licensing rights to our own Club Badge/Emblem ? " The Club will not have rights to the Town Crest nor the former...

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The fixtures are embargoed. If that embargo is broken, we can be prevented from publishing fixtures on this site. Simple as that. Quite ! Tony puts a great deal of time and effort into this board to give us a lively forum for comment, debate and trips down memory lane .. Clearly some don't know of ...

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I go to Booths in Garstang occasionally, they stock a good selection of real ales. I see them as the " Waitrose " of Lancashire ... Not cheap, but very high quality produce all round and a great supporter of local producers . All their tomatoes are British between May & September for example, and t...

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NottsClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:15 am
The CFS has been being replaced ‘in the next few years’ for the last 25 years. It’ll outlive all of us.

You have a point, to use a Burnley phrase, " It seems to be the " creaking gate " of Football Stands ....

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It's so hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. A 1980 novelty hit for Mac Davis, a Singer Songwriter from Lubbock, Texas where Buddy Holly came from .. He was earning $100 pw working for Nancy Sinatra, when Elvis Presley released his composition " In the Ghetto ", the first interim Ro...

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Yes, there was definitely a tie in with QEGS which helped the club and as mentioned above by another poster the demographic of the area and therefore of the juniors and senior players entering the club has changed enormously over recent years and although playing the game of cricket to pretty high ...

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In 1981, I stayed at what is now a refurbished Boutique Hotel on Warmoesstraat in the centre of Amsterdam as a 17 year old on a Rugby Tour. Police Station next door, and on the other side premises for Ladies of " negotiable affection " ! It would have given a Youth Hostel a bad name, I see now it's ...

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The cricket field would look great with the bag 2/3 being safe standing. Couldn’t do all the stand as for the away fans you have to keep some normal seats. I was hoping they would do it this season but maybe to get all the permissions it couldn’t be done in time? Hopefully it gets done next summer....

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El Dorado Royale - Casitas on the Mayan Riviera was the best resort, whilst the recently refurbished Melia White House Hotel overlooking Regent's Park was stunning ....

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Thank you all for some thoughtful and considered responses. As I suspected, almost everyone agrees that there is no upside whatsoever in telling my Mother and Aunt ... Her five Grandchildren know, and that's enough ...

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I was there for both games, on the Saturday, I smuggled my 6 year old lad in in the inner pocket of my Barbour jacket, he old boy at the turnstile just grinned and let us through. I remember our designated driver deciding to head west across Country to the M6, rather than go to Junction 25 of the M1...

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Does them knowing serve any purpose ? They might already know, these things have a habit of coming out eventually and they just chose to keep it quiet That was our view, it could only cause them upset ... I think my mother would be quite sanguine about it, but my widowed Aunt is a strict Baptist, a...

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OK, so here's the thing .... Mrs Clarets4me and I have an interest in family history, and recently sought out my mother's family in the 1921 Census, now available on-line. I found my Grandmother's parents, with what I thought were their 3 youngest children, living in a tied Cottage near Thirsk. Howe...

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s-l500 (2).jpg My first ever Burnley game ... match programme 10p, " V " shirts and not one advert in the programme. You know you're knocking on a bit when the picture of West Ham's Youth team includes Alvin Martin, Alan Curbishley, Paul Brush & Terry Hurlock .... The offer for a full set of the pr...

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I think there was someone chopping onions near me when the French bloke went to say thank you ... Lest we forget Not just me then ! Really interesting for me as my Dad's Mum grew up in the Meadows area of Nottingham ( As did Vicky McClure's Grandad ), on the long gone Atlas Street, about half a mil...

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And while there at it that horrible old building nearby Gawthorpe Hall would really benefit from pebble dashing and new upvc fascia boards, some new upvc windows wouldn't go amiss either. Yep, it's EPC Certificate must be a nightmare, board up some of those old fireplaces and get some IKEA stuff in...

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I’m concerned about the use of plastics in packaging and especially for fresh vegetables. However, I read a major supermarket’s report that stated 40% of shoppers haven’t washed their hands having visited the toilet. And up to 6 people handle each loose piece of fruit or vegetable before buying. :s...

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How would one class the meal I've just prepared for my Son & Daughter-in-law's tea ? Tuna & Pasta bake ... cooked dried pasta in salt water, chopped a fresh courgette, tomatoes, pepper, red onion & mushrooms and pan fried in a mix of butter and extra virgin olive, seasoned with mixed herbs etc. Adde...

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You've got to wonder when a US Commentator uses the word " nimble " and a 46 year old Lee Trundle in the same sentence, he's built like John Parkin in his last season ...

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503/2 at tea .... 351/1 in two sessions ...

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Liam Grimshaw is also playing for Wrexham. He was at Greenock Morton last season where he won player of the year and players player. He has been offered a new contract there but assessing his options. Liam is a massive Claret, so for me Wrexham have 3 Clarets in the squad. The set-up looks amazing....

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I've read that England have targeted 500 runs in a day, at drinks, half way through Day 2, they are 225/1 for the day ..

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David Beckham has announced that with Inter Miami sitting bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference, and a run of 10 defeats in 13 games, Phil Neville has been relieved of his Managerial duties ...

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Thank you to the " OP ", you've just prompted me to buy a copy of the Programme for my first Clarets game which I've been meaning to do for years .... West Ham v Burnley, August 1975 !!

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Their fans don't seem enamoured with their Chairman, Roland Wycherley ... Last season was apparently their 8th in League 1, and finished 12th. Since 1990, they've had a spell in Non-League, and never managed to stay in League 1 longer than 3 seasons, before dropping down again until this current spe...

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325/1 at Lunch .... 173 runs at virtually a run a ball, I wonder what'll happen when they press the foot on the accelerator ...

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In their 2nd game of the day, Wrexham beat US Women 12-0, with 46 year old Lee Trundle scoring 4 ... the US Women's keeper actually had a blinder ! Elsewhere, Dallas Utd have been ejected from the tournament after " vile racist abuse " was directed at West Ham player Frank Nouble, causing the game t...

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Looking from the outside it seems she has a very pushy father. Often the way with these prodigious young talents. Suspect it's him falling out with the coaches as much as her. My suspicion exactly, together perhaps with having her eye turned with the money coming in from endorsements, sponsors etc ..

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Ok, the other rule change is that after 40 minutes, say you're winning 2-1, you then need to score a goal extra to seal the win, so games always finish with a goal ... your opponents could also score twice, and they would win 3-2, get it ? The other thing is that after 5 minutes of " Target " time, ...

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Yorkies should get 195-200 here ...

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Swans say that Martin's contract says that if he goes to a Premier League Club, it's £2m compensation, but a Championship Club only has to pay £1.25m. Saints are arguing that they're now a Championship Club ... on top of that, Martin wants to take some of his back-room staff, and they're negotiating...

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..... guesting for the " Wrexham Red Dragons " in a $1m 7 a side event in North Carolina starting tonight ! The 32 teams are split into 8 qualifying groups of 4, Wrexham's include Como1907 ( with Fabregas ), US Women & Say Word FC ?? It's named " The Soccer Tournament " and it's live on You-tube ! N...

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British Tennis player and former US Open Champion Emma Raducanu has apparently severed ties with her 5th Coach in less than 2 years !

Apparently, on the ladies tennis circuit, she's now known as " Miss Watford " !!

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Ireland all out for 172 .... England 140/1 going along at around 6.5 per over !!

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I heard it was a Lancashire police special tactics unit responding to an alleged incident of mis-gendering in Colne ....

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Something that Burnley pioneered thanks to Alan Brown who persuaded Bob Lord to go along with was the purchase of a dedicated training ground (Gawthorpe). They weren't around until then, mid 1950's,and very soon all the "big" clubs followed suit, There will be some on here who will know more detail...

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Not sure where I heard it, but I'm sure VK has said that he's attempted to contact him on a number of occasions, but he never answers his phone, or it's off, I'm fairly sure that the quote included a quote along he lines of " perhaps he's forgotten how to speak English " ... It doesn't auger well. C...

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I seem to be in a minority, but I think Southampton will struggle next season ... didn't show a lot of fight this season, and with their likely departing players being in double figures, I just don't see it ... If I had to make a guess, I'd go Leeds, Middlesbrough & Sunderland/Stoke .... As for t'Ro...

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Lancashire league Winners 1891-2019 Burnley 16 Lowerhouse 4 With the inbuilt advantage of revenue from Car Parking and Bar Sales from BFC games, there is an argument that you've massively under-achieved over the past 20 years, not withstanding your notable contribution to the National side ... 8-) ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun May 28, 2023 3:47 pm
Attendance is 34,004.

Given the geography, this game would have been far better played at the Etihad Stadium ( capacity 55k ), or dare I say it, a sold out 32,000 or so at Ewood. Cheaper for the fans, more convenient, better atmosphere and even environmentally as well ...

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Someone may correct this but I read it as the £6.1m is part of a bigger project across town " The overall package includes three projects: Expansion of the Canalside University Campus An upgrade to Manchester Road Railway Station Town 2 Turf All three schemes will be connected by off-road, canal-si...

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Why don’t you lot start an Up the House site and leave this for true Clarets fans I believe the standard response to this sort of post is .... " If the mods banned everything that was not strictly related to Burnley FC, then the board would be a much duller place. If you're not interested in a topi...

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Endured rather than enjoyed, although it all turned out alright in the end ...

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Anyone know what’s actually happening with the culvert? Really hoping this refurb involves it being painted claret & blue? https://burnley.gov.uk/business/economic-regeneration-in-burnley/burnley-levelling-up/town-2-turf/ Full details above, and yes, they are cleaning the stonework and repainting t...

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Of course what the statement fails to capture is that costs go up massively, mainly in wages and transfer fees, so profits increase only a fraction In Luton's case, it means spending c £10m, to update the Ground, whilst they're hoping to break ground on a brand new stadium by the end of this year ...

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