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Thanks for all your responses everyone .... a mate much more versed in such matters has suggested an alternative solution.
He's popping down tomorrow to have a look ... Thanks again, all !!

UTC !!

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CaptainKirk wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:08 pm
Surprised at you!
Just tell the Mrs to get a tape and saw out - sorted.

Cap'n ... I am to DIY what Geoff Capes is to Ice Dancing !!

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There doesn't seem to be 20 mm x 20mm batten. Jewsons offer 19mm x 38mm in 2.4m lengths. https://www.jewson.co.uk/timber/sawn-carcassing-timber/batten What some merchants do is offer you the chance to cut it to length, either with their saw or yours. Yep, my worry was that trying to cut a 38mm batt...

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Hi all,

Anybody know of a Timber yard etc who could cut me 17 lengths of Roof Baton type wood of 220mm X 20mm X 20mm,
or 34 of 110mm X 20mm X 20mm ? I am a numpty with DIY, so well out of comfort zone/area of expertise ... we live in Burnley ..

Thanks

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FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:39 pm
Surprised House haven’t made him an offer he can’t refuse

I've heard they're keeping an eye on him, one for the future apparently ....

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Over at Rawtenstall, East Lancs lost by 88 runs, being bowled out for 131 with the 61 year old Keith Roscoe taking 7-29 !!

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A nothing Yellow for Hemp, a bottled 2nd Yellow for Spain, not giving the foul on James on the edge of the box and played like a fiddle by the Spanish ... I'm sorry but the Referee had a shocker !

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ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:27 pm
Never seen the ref speak to the stadium before, that's pretty cool.

They've been doing it throughout the Tournament, it's a great innovation ...

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1-0 ..

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Lukas Jutkiewicz scores in successive games ... can we now call him prolific ?

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Would Don Bradman and Len Hutton be still scoring centuries in the modern era or would they be found out by “wobble seam” or “back of the hand” deliveries ? I think Cricketers would be some of the Sportsmen most able to make the change, it's still a bloke with a ball and a bloke with a bat .. the f...

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Following on from my Lionesses post, it got me thinking .... If the England 1966 World Cup team could be transported magically to the modern day and turned out tomorrow, where would they fit as a Club team, against the modern standards of fitness, diet, height etc ? Bottom end of the Premier League ...

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Incredible watching him.run around the track we had with who I considered excellent student runners. Like a metronome, seeing them off one by one with energy to spare. The 72 Olymplcs were a massive disappointment to him only finishing as high as 6th, I think, in the 5,000m and 10,000 m. July 73, t...

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I loved the mixture of guests from different spheres of life .... Barry Sheene and Sir Ralph Richardson .... Angie Dickinson, Barbara Woodhouse and Billy Connolly ... Joan Rivers, Jamie Oliver and Cliff Richard ... Dame Edna, Judi Dench and Sharon Osborne . This is a classic half hour with Morecambe...

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:13 pm
I know Sam matterface has done some games for ITV and his voice is worse than any male or female commentator.

Seb Hutchinson did the semi-final ...

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Really looking forward to the final on Sunday, I hope thay mange to win it. I'm not looking forward to listening to Vicki Sparks screaming through the TV, I'll have to watch it with the sound off. It's being shown on ITV as well, I'm fairly sure they had a male commentator on their highlights reel ...

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It's going to be a very tough game. We only narrowly beat Spain in the quarter-finals in the Euros. They're young and very hungry for success. Very true, although a lot of that Spanish team have been omitted, some of their own volition, following a bust up between the Coach and players last year .....

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I have 3 Grandaughters who are footy mad ... 16, 14, and 12, they all play for at least 2 teams regularly and the 2 eldest at county standard ... and all 3 at age groups higher than their actual ages. I have another Grandaughter 20 yrs old who plays International Lacrosse for England, (and has done...

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Must say that I'm quite surprised at this loan. Thought Twine would have been in Kompanys plans. Brownhill, Bastian and Cork were the ones for me to move on in midfield. Hope the loan is to see if he improves rather than a stepping stone to sell. Anyone who has watched " Mission to Burnley " will b...

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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:48 pm
Why would anyone want to drink a pre poured pint ? Even Accy Stanley have the fast pouring pint machines.

1) Someone who's already had 7 and isn't bothered ?

2) Twickenham had a device that could pour 16 pints at a time back in the 1970's so there's very little new under the Sun !!

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To those who carp about the standards ... I'm 60 this year and the football heroes from my youth are now old men, and frankly dying all too regularly. If you could magically transport the likes of Ralph Coates, Leighton James and Martin Peters forward to the modern game, how would they cope ? They'd...

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Apparently, a fee now agreed between that lovely man Daniel Levy, and Bayern ... I can't see why Harry Kane would entertain a move with just 12 months left on the contract. There's talk of the fee being close to £100m, why not just see this season out, and become a free agent next Summer ? " Right g...

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15, at the Waggon & Horses in Clitheroe accompanied by a Steak Canadian & Chips ... to be fair I was nearly 16, 6ft 2ins and about 15 stone, could easily have been 18 ... thereafter, various Rugby Clubs all over the North-West, Annabella's, Cavendish Club in Blackburn. Buying my first legal pint in ...

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a) Wrong accent although anyone south of Sheffield won't know that ...

b) If they'd have done it in conjunction with a few on here, it could have been a belter ... I was hoping he'd say " we've never really replaced John Deary "

c) Swearing unnecessary ..

Apart from that, mildly amusing ..

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At least Ms Rapinoe won't have a White House invitation to turn down this time ....

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Just give Jonathan Ross a ring, he'll sort you out !

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Some people don't want to keep playing if they can't do what they used to; some will carry on for ever because they love playing. Different strokes. W.G.Grace's last match was as captain of Eltham 2nd XI. Would it be a surprise to see Anderson play for Burnley again? I'm told that once he's retired...

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Commy wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:13 pm
Katie Zelem is the daughter of Peter Zelem.

No, she's the Niece of Peter Zelem ... her Dad is Peter's twin brother Alan who played as a goalkeeper for Macclesfield Town.

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Mrs Clarets4me have our two year old Granddaughter every Monday, and have done ever since our daughter in law went back to work 4 days a week .. she goes to Nursery twice a week, Dad has her Thursdays and Mum Fridays. She's an absolute joy ...

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Interesting and rather topical T Shirt ...

I suspect the Headingley crowd will not be shy of letting the Australians know their opinion when the 3rd Test starts on Thursday ...

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nil_desperandum wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:39 pm
I wouldn't bet on that.

I can think of one major Test playing nation who would have done so, and it's not India ...

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The fact that both Umpires had turned away indicates that they regarded the ball as dead, appalling from the Australians ...
You'd think with the recent " Sandpaper " incident, they'd have more regard for the rules and spirit of the game but clearly not, and I go back to the " underarm " incident ...

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In the first Test, England declared at 8 wickets down, with Root still in on 116 and seeing it like a football ... In the second Test, an Australian comes in at number 11, virtually crippled & batting on one leg to eke out another 11 runs to add to his team's lead !

That's the difference ....

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Well if you’re not saying that then there’s no point to your whole statement. Of course ‘stories’ can always have different outcomes. The object of the post was to point out the facts as we know them, the final paragraph is perhaps a reason why the officer should have put a short burst into both ba...

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Shall I take it that’s a policy you’d advocate here then? Shoot any young driver who doesn’t stop for the police? Don't be ridiculous ... I'm just pointing out that the " story " could have been altogether different .. Sadly he's not the first, nor will he be the last young man to lose his life due...

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Scotland now need 19 off 9.5 overs with 7 wickets intact .... this will need a classic " Devon Loch " from Scotland to lose it from here !!

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Facts ... 17 year old boy of Morroccan/Algerian heritage, brought up by his single mother, having never known his father. Whilst no criminal record, he was under investigation for persistently driving whilst only holding a provisional license ( 14 year olds can ride mopeds on a provisional ). You ca...

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121/1 ... needing 61 off 22.2 overs with 9 wickets left ..

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West Indies skittled out by Scotland for 181 in 43.5 overs this morning ..... as I write Scotland are 53/1 off 13 overs, needing another 129 off 37 overs !

Unless I'm much mistaken, a defeat means West Indies will not be at the next World Cup .....

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I've had both done, one in September 2018, and December 2021 ( Covid delayed the 2nd ) .... Mrs " Clarets4me " started saying it's " like living with an old man " around 2016, I was 53 or so, " If it's that bad go a see a Doctor ". I was directed to X-ray, and had an appointment with my GP, " I'm co...

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Goals with great individual skill involved ... Steven Defour's take-down, run and shot v Hull .. Archie Gemmell's dribble and cool finish v Holland in '78 .. Andy Payton's " Cruyff turn " and finish v Cambridge Utd in the promotion season .. Frank Worthington's classic for Bolton v Leicester ( 1976 ...

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Agree with all the above, always seemed a decent, honest man who did any job he undertook to the best of his ability ... RIP Sir !

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Struggling to qualify for the next ODI World Cup, having lost to Zimbabwe and to the Netherlands, by way of a " Super-over " earlier today . They will now have to beat Oman, Scotland & Sri Lanka in the " Super Six " section of the qualifying, and hope other results go their way to qualify for the To...

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Bill Harvey only lasted a season at Grimsby, after some key players were sold to balance the books ... then worked for Chelsea, scouting their future opponents, Northampton Town and finished as a Coach/Physio at Peterborough ...

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Stan Tastic wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:29 pm
Who's the guy on the right?

I was wondering that ? Chief Scout ? Assistant Manager ?

Doug Collins signed from Grimsby Town ... aged 23 !!

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A Scottish revival wouldn't do the game any harm. It's a wee bit overdue, but it'd shake things up a bit. They're only a couple of players short of being a very decent outfit. My post was quite " tongue in cheek " ... I think they'd probably have to play poorly and draw away in Cyprus & Georgia, su...

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So, Scotland have Spain, Norway, Georgia and Cyprus in their Group .... They've beaten Cyprus 3-0 and Spain 2-0 at home, won 1-2 away in a " smash & grab " in Norway and look to be cruising at 2-0 at home to Georgia in a rain delayed game. They should sit top of Group A tonight with a maximum 12 poi...

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I understand the " blag " is to sign players on 8 year deals to spread the cost of purchase and subsequent amortisation over a longer period, to try to fit in with FFP ....

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The ( apocryphal ? ) story I read about Cec Pepper was from his first season when, as " CleggHall " has said, he was trying the patience of the League's Umpires, and was told that he was getting a reputation for such ... The next game he had 2 LBW shouts turned down, and snatched his sweater off the...

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The greatest " Pro " to ever grace the Lancashire League was Sydney Barnes ... first employed as a " Pro " at Rishton, he played at various times for Burnley, Church and Rawtenstall. He was picked for an Ashes tour straight from the League, and still holds the record for the quickest Test bowler to ...

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