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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:52 pm
Both?

I suppose that's possible too.

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:18 pm
Doesn’t emit smoke.

I knew that. Just my flippant humour.

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:14 pm
No smoke?

A smoke machine?

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He's either a nasty piece of work or he has a terribly poor taste in women.

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I'm phase 1 and when we are finally allowed back into the stadium, I want it to be as full as possible. Therefore, I've no problem with the idea of a price freeze, as this increase for those who didn't renew is likely to put many off attending, in my view.

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A quick scan of the sites of the big three and the monied three suggests, unsurprisingly, that there is going to be a huge backlash to this. That, alongside the backlash from all excluded clubs must surely have been expected. If an opposing voice grows as much as it has the potential to, who knows ...

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kentonclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:00 am
I take it these "fans" weren't from the Midlands or North East of England

No. Fans of some of the Clubs mentioned, plus fans of other Clubs who can't wait to see the back of the "big six"

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I don’t disagree with that position per se, but unfortunately the vast number of people associated with those clubs will be decent football people - like we are on this board. So we shouldn’t tar these people with the same brush as the greedy owners. I doubt many Spurs or Man U season ticket holder...

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If the Premier League had any balls whatsoever, they'd expel these greedy b'stards from their domestic league!

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:40 pm
They aren’t planning on leaving. They’re intending to run this league alongside their respective domestic leagues.

Of course, we won't have any managers complaining about playing too many games now

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Thinking about it... is this similar to when darts' players formed they're breakaway organisation?

I know darts isn't as high profile, but still.

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So if these clubs had their way, they would essentially run a closed shop league alongside the domestic league generating obscene amounts of revenue to get more money to spend and make them stronger in the domestic leagues? How can they even begin to think that this is a good idea And you can bet t...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:30 pm
Read this thread.

That's all well and good, but the more of this thread I read, the more confused I become and the more depressed I get.

First it's new e-mail addresses, then update this, update that, now possible smartphone covid passes... I give up!

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So, how do I renew again?

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I pointed out a few days ago that, like a lot of people, it wouldn't let me renew, but now with all this talk of apps and smartphones, I'm more confused than ever with what to do.

I'm starting to wonder if it's even worth the bother. Incidentally I've been a ST holder since 1990.

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I managed to eventually get sorted at end of last week and I am very tech savvy, I am now trying to get a family member sorted sho is extremely close to calling it a day they are so fed up. Why the F did somebody think it was a good idea complicating things in the midst of a pandemic is beyond me. ...

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scouseclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:00 pm
It’s not Jim Beglin, it’s Andy Hincliffe, who is usually complimentary to us. Not sure he ever worked for Granada.

I'm not watching on SKY. Hinchcliffe doesn't have an Irish accent.

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superdimitri wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:51 pm
I'd say the same for you. Already mentioned one good thing he said about us.

And how about the half a dozen derogatory things? He's a terrible commentator. Always was when he worked for Granada.

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superdimitri wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:45 pm
Quite contrary. Often complimentary of us. Was saying earlier how he likes we play early crosses to our strikers.

I think you need your ears testing.

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Beglin really doesn’t like us, does he?

So funny when the penalty wasn't given, as he was willing it to be one!

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evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:16 pm
The next few days should reveal an awful lot about the state of this country.

Surely you're not implying that the country could be mawkish, sycophantic and nationalistic, are you?

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Perhaps suggesting & being damn right disrespectful in some quarters might be considered distasteful at this present time, it’s very raw right now with some people still grieving. Yes, quite right that the royals should be allowed to grieve, however, why it needs wall to wall coverage on all the ma...

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They've even cancelled live coverage of the Hearts-Alloa match tonight on BBC Scotland, this is getting ridiculous now. As sad as Philip's death is the world can't stop turning. Indeed, and of course you're not even allowed to suggest that the death of a 99 year old man whom you never met doesn't r...

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RIP Duke of hazard.

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:29 pm
They’re monitoring it. Probably cancelled now

I'm sure they are after he's been down a couple of times, but no need to post false information, is there?

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:25 pm
Taylor coming on for pieters

Not on the pictures I'm watching.

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Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:17 pm
Similar kind of challenge as the one on Sterling for England where he was called a cheat by a fair few on here.

Nothing like it.

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Exciting times.

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I haven't read all the thread, but I've tried renewing and it says that no account is registered on my e-mail address!

I find that rather odd, given that's the e-mail address I've had for yonks and the one that BFC always e-mail me on.

Thoughts?

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With all due respect it’s not up to the fans to psychologically delve/assess into players mental well-being, the manager picks the team & should be aware of all this, my door is always open kind of thing when developing rapports with the players, some kind of welfare or counselling facilities shoul...

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I think that was the best season I can recall at home in terms of defeats - we lost just once against Chesterfield. Dave Lancaster, wasn't it? :( We were excellent at home that season, but could barely win away, although I remember a fantastic win and performance at Scunthorpe at the back end of th...

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elwaclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:13 pm
Joe Jakub was fantastic for us that season at full back.

Jakub was largely used in midfield during the play off season. It was the championship winning season the year after where he was moved to fullback.

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I remember watching this game from the BL stand on the giant screen because Torquay were only giving us a few hundred away tickets.

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How will they cope?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:52 pm
I would go and talk to the squad he inherited in 1991. You will struggle to get one positive comment from them about Mullen.

They must have been playing for him though. We won the fourth division pretty easily in the end!

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We live in countries and states, that have to have laws we live by, for there to be freedom. Some countries are better than others. A flag is a symbol. Flags identify ourselves, they identify the land we hold, and the laws we want to live by. So if you have an objection to a flag, then you can only...

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Being proud to be British, hmmm, being proud of being born somewhere you had no choice in. What a great achievement!

By the same token, I'm proud I've got a nose.

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Thanks for pointing that out. I must have seen every episode of FT dozens of times over the last 35 years and couldn't recall that at all so watched it again and can't believe i have never noticed it - a bloke with a beard and full head of hair sat on the floor in the dining room behind the flappin...

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He was ‘Everyman’ in that sense yes. You are right though. Back then we had the right to choose what we believed, rightly or wrongly, nowadays we are being TOLD what to believe and that is sinister in my view. Political correctness is, in my humble opinion, akin to the dark days of religious intole...

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More red cards too!

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On a completely separate note, the episode named 'Gourmet Night' is a timeless classic, but watch for a clear view of a sound engineer in the corner of the screen when Manuel stands on the duck that Basil had brought back from the restaurant... it's so obvious, that it's like they must have done it ...

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Stayingup wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:46 pm
Yes bring it on. Comedy with Pathos. Or we could have Danny Boyle. He's about as funny as boil.

Danny who?

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Not really much to do with the pandemic. These sort of programs are just not being made anymore, period. I can find hardly anything entertaining on tv nowadays. Possibly the worst thing I’ve seen a snippet of lately - and that was literally all I could take, a snippet - was something consisting of ...

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Never wrestle with a chimney sweep... you can't come out clean.

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I know we're struggling to make new programmes due to the Pandemic, but re-runs of a seventies sitcom?

Things really are bad. They've been showing them on GOLD for years. It'll be Del boy and co next week.

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Passed away. Only 66.

Very sad.

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Is that Branchy alongside Birdy?

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Taylor, but we're lucky we don't need to worry too much about that position at present.

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bfcjg wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:04 pm
A team with top four ambitions, money no object owner, an elite manager and every expensive squad; they were though second best.

Yes, even Ancellotti has acknowledged how well we played.

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