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CaptJohn

Lets not forget that we beat them , at their place, in a Cup game when we won the Charity Shield. I can quite see history repeating itself.Colin Waldron scored the only goal . And what a goal it was too. Lovely set piece free kick. Only sad thing was some idiot threw acid at me when I was leaving t...

CaptJohn

"The Grand Old Duke of York,"
"He gave 12 million quid,"
"To someone he had never met,"
"For something he never did!"

CaptJohn

Done.

CaptJohn

Much prefer Gyokeres from Coventry. Watched him yesterday against Wonderland and he looked sharp and scored.
McNally looked sound defensively but his distribution was a little off.

CaptJohn

It's not one that came from the TV or press but during the Coyle era I took the whole family for a hospitality deal at the Turf on Boxing Day. Part of the deal was a tour of the ground with Andy Lochead. We were just leaving the changing rooms when Mr Coyle made an appearance. My daughter who likes ...

CaptJohn

1973 Burnley 1 Chelsea 0 Tuesday night and I think maybe first home game that season and my mates dad took us on the Longside. Goal was a Frank Casper screamer. Don’t remember it tbh but never forgot the noise I remember it well. That was Casp at his best, turning onto a ball to his feet and hammer...

CaptJohn

2nd Nov 63: Stoke 4 Burnley 4 Gordon Harris scored 2 late goals to earn us a draw.. You don't see many 4-4 draws and for us to come back from 3-0 at half time was some achievement. The only other time I've seen us come back from 3-0 down at half time was Chelsea away possibly in 73-74 when we got a ...

CaptJohn

I think we'll hang onto him a bit longer if we stop Phil Bird starting off the questions in the press conferences. I'm detecting a touch of irritation from VK when answering some of the ridiculous questions Birdy throws at him.

CaptJohn

As an older Claret I remember the days when we developed our own talent and you saw players come through the youth and reserve teams before gradually being introduced into the 1st team. Very often on their 1st team debuts they looked a little lost and were way off the pace but the coaches had seen s...

CaptJohn

Leeds. I think everyone with the exception of their own supporters hates them. My absolute hatred dates back to when Casper was injured by Hunter. Liverpool: Arrogant bunch. Stockport: Still have the scar from the 88 battle. Lincoln: Got involved in a battle with them lot way back in a pre season co...

CaptJohn

I think that Grezza was the best I've seen, and I saw Noble score lots. I genuinely feel that Grezza didn't know where he was going to put it when he stepped up, so the keeper had no chance of 2nd guessing him. Barnes penalty at Anfield to win the match was possibly one of the most coolest penalties...

CaptJohn

I had season tickets for over 40 years despite being away most of the time. It was my way of supporting the club through tough times.

CaptJohn

Muric made a "horlicks" out of that clearance but some of his passing was wayward as well. Let's put it down to illness and move on. Zaroury was doubled up on every time he got the ball. It's something he'll have to get used to but will work it out. He needs Maatsen to be the out ball in those situ...

CaptJohn

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:12 am
West Ham fan has been arrested. That’ll be a ban and a big fine at the very least.

Hopefully a prison sentence for assault, depending upon his previous record. Unfortunately it's indicative of our current society ATM, lash out first and then be ultra remorseful after.

CaptJohn

bobinho wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:42 pm
All these reasons being posted about why PNE can’t and won’t score is doing nothing for my confidence.

Agree entirely. Far too much confidence going into this fixture from some quarters.

CaptJohn

Just love the comments

But mark my words.

CaptJohn

It's Preston at home and they aren't exactly having a good season. We're flying high and expected to beat them comfortably. However it's a local derby and they will want desperately to put in a good show for their fans and get one over on us. Let's say it's 0-0 at half time and one or two of our lot...

CaptJohn

AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:38 pm
Not if you get hit by a gale when you're sailing <1 mile off it it isn't!

What are you doing less than a mile off the rocks on a lee shore?

CaptJohn

Go for lunch or Dinner to "Dylan's in Menai. Great restaurant and ask for an upstairs table for a view over the straits. Likewise go the "Ship Inn" on Red Dwarf Bay. Again good food. Lunch is probably the best as they do a tasty root vegetable stew perfect for cold days. Trearddur Bay is my favourit...

CaptJohn

Must be something in the air in Yorkshire at the moment.

CaptJohn

Getting a clip round the ear at school or from the local Bobby and not daring to tell your parents because you'd get another one. Walking to school, two miles there and two miles back, in any weather. Hardly had any time off school due to sickness and I put it down to the exercise. Thinking that it ...

CaptJohn

Love how Foster is written off after 3 part appearances Agree entirely. The guy has just moved to a completely new environment with a new set of players and coaches to work with, playing a totally different system in far more challenging league/cup matches. Cut him some slack. He'll look a differen...

CaptJohn

Don’t think it matters to be fair if we want to beat Ipswich and take it seriously we will beat Ipswich such is the difference in quality between the 2 sides. Disagree entirely. We're talking about the FA Cup and as we all know there are lots of upsets along the way. We SHOULD beat Ipswich but I sa...

CaptJohn

Having lived in Nigeria for over 12 years I was very sceptical when I read about this from the outset. The name was weird and it seemed to be a classic "419," which is the term used by Nigerians for anything fraudulent. Surely SUFC admin checked up on this guy beforehand, so how has it gone so far w...

CaptJohn

City will do what they did last time and threaten massive corporate level legal action which will take years and cause the authorites to water down charges and issue fine.

CaptJohn

With regard to Foster I think it will take him a little longer to settle into out style of play. Late in the 2nd half we had two decent chances to cross the ball into the box but didn't for some reason. Keeping possession seemed more important. Foster was in the box both times and if I were him I'd ...

CaptJohn

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:40 am
Go for it!

It's 8 o'clock somewhere.

Quite right. The sun's over the yard somewhere on the planet.

CaptJohn

I was in St Andrews last summer and there's a great pub called the Criterion on South St serving homemade pies and a great selection of cask ales.

Beavertown Neck Oil IPA
Crie Pie.
Monkey Shoulder single malt.

CaptJohn

Well said. Keep up the good work. Just get rid of that Dortmund jacket

CaptJohn

Proactive. In the past we have been almost desperately reactive in the January window to our detriment. I like the way that VK is building a squad that will have a chance of survival in the Prem should we go up but also will have a very good chance of being in the mix the following year should we be...

CaptJohn

I've seen it mentioned that he is now off our wage bill. Anyone care to have an informed guess/estimate as to how much we are saving each month on this news?
Good luck Sean BTW. You might need it with the Gwladys St after a few matches.

CaptJohn

Fantastic cup tie in the true spirit of the FA Cup. I had mixed feelings about who I wanted to win. I dislike Wrexham immensely due to my Chester residence but was mightily impressed by their play on the cowpatch that is the Racecourse Ground. However a draw was possibly the best result as it does m...

CaptJohn

I was quite pleased with the battling performance today. It showed some fighting qualities of the squad. The pitch played a large part in the game and I suspect that Ipswich prepared it to prevent any flowing football. It was never going to be pretty but the lads stuck at it and got a result. Well d...

CaptJohn

Twine is being played out of position IMHO. He's not an inside forward and needs to drop a little deeper to receive the ball in midfield. Tella needs to stay wider right to stretch their defence as we're too narrow thus giving them an easier time. I like the look of Churlinov who seems to be growing...

CaptJohn

I really think that they should reintroduce "the birch" for offences such as littering, not clearing up dog mess and anti-social behaviour. It would be easily administered and swiftly dealt with.

CaptJohn

Having his photo taken with me on my 60th birthday

CaptJohn

Keep off the "Atholl Brose." I've seen the devastating effects of excessive indulgence. Think projectile vomiting of "neeps and tatties!"

CaptJohn

I'll never forget his winning strike at Ewood all those years ago. We were battered that day and still won thanks to him

Happy Birthday.
ps: I'm 70 this year as well

CaptJohn

As one of the older fans on this site who remembers that wonderful team of the 70s I'd say that this team is just as good on the eye. The 70s team were certainly more robust in defence with Waldron and Thomson as twin centre halfs and more dangerous at set pieces for sure. I think this current team ...

CaptJohn

15 again knowing then, what I know now.

CaptJohn

A statue of a fish in Trafalgar Square next to a pigeon feeding area

CaptJohn

I hope the Soul Crew aren't coming. I recall the last time we played them on the last match of the season a while back. I was wandering down Harry Potts Way and a white minibus pulled up and a group of people in fancy dress piled out and started attacking anyone wearing Claret & Blue. It turned out ...

CaptJohn

I don't watch the "Apprentice" nowadays as I think it's run its course. It was funny a few years back but it's just boring now with the same old stunts, and I'm not referring to a Ms KB.

CaptJohn

Chester city centre boozers are charging around the 5 pound mark for a pint of decent real ale. The price has shot up recently but the the best cure for high prices, are high prices because people will not buy the product and the company will either go out of business or reduce their prices. I perso...

CaptJohn

Tony, that programme on the front, the one from the 67/68 season, brought back some nice memories. I think it was Frank Caspers' home debut and he scored with a low shot at the Cricket Field End.

CaptJohn

Breaking news in Mail on-line: WW left out of Besiktas squad for weekend fixture and is flying to UK to sign with Utd.

CaptJohn

What did you think of Ashley Barnes when he played against you?

CaptJohn

Wasn't it him that put the cross over for that guy to hit the goal in the semi-final 2nd leg against Spurs at the Turf that basically broke our hearts

I've actually got a signed shirt of his from his Real Madrid days somewhere in the attic.

CaptJohn

I see that it's now rumoured that Utd are interested in Eden Dzeko. Obviously a back up in case the Wout doesn't fly or a smokescreen to put some pressure on the Burnley/Besiktas axis, who are smelling cash?

CaptJohn

Ben Brereton Diez anyone?
They want 15 million reportedly. He'd fit into our system and from what I've seen would certainly be up to playing in the Prem.
That would cause a stir in East Lancs for sure

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