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I went for Everton. They were a goal down at half time but I thought the first half performance was much better than in the previous game against Southampton (which was pretty poor). The last 30 minutes against City was arguably more enjoyable but Everton was an important game because it ended the r...

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I've been driving since 1982 but not actually owned many cars as I've been driving a company car for about 30 years. As far as those I've owned goes: Hillman Imp (VRE601G) - first car cost me £50.00 Mini van (T reg) - sadly written off (not my fault) Mini 1000 (S Reg) - my favourite Morris Marina (R...

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Alan Lavern Bean former Apollo and Skylab astronaut has died aged 86. Alan Bean went to the moon aboard Apollo 12 with Pete Conrad & Richard Gordon in late 1969 becoming the 4th person to walk on the moon. In 1973 he commanded the second Skylab mission. On leaving NASA, Bean entered a second career ...

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Junction 19 of the M6 at Knutsford. There you enter the midlands.

At junction 15 of the M1 at Northampton you leave the midlands and enter the south.

That's how I've always thought of it.

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So you can't show a Monday game following a Friday game? Never knew that before.

So the game's got to be on the Saturday or Sunday which makes me hope that Arsenal get knocked out of the Europa league so the game kicks off at 3pm on Saturday as nature intended.

I was sure this one would be on TV.

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It's a disgusting piece of journalism. I assume their parents don't follow Up The Clarets but they might read The Mail Online - I'm sure they're delighted to have the whole thing dragged up again via a tenuous link to a footballer. To illustrate my point I was going to use a phrase that gets used in...

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He's first on the team sheet for Newcastle Uni every week though!

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ClaretTony wrote:Earliest likely date is 17th April

Thanks - wish it was earlier though. Son goes back to Uni on the 15th so he'll likely miss it.

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Now that Chelsea are out of the Champions League do any of you 'in the know' have an idea when the clubs will decide to play this? The international break rules it out before April but then it could be anytime after the West Brom away game (midweek). Personally, the earlier the better for me (Wednes...

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Well said again - my son's down there with his mate and they're staying at a friends in south London for the night.

Just texted him to tell him to watch himself after the game

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Stone roses Spike Island Pink Floyd The Wonderstuff Pheonix Festival Big Country Inspiral Carpets Greenday UB40 Cypress Hill James House of Love Roger Waters David Gilmour Oasis The La's Cast Ocean Colour Scene Happy Mondays Where did you see the La's? I've seen them too but they were such a short-...

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I saw the Rolling Stones back in 1982 at Roundhay Park in Leeds. At the time I considered them the old men of rock as they'd been going 20 years - they weren't even half way through! Tickets were about £10.00 and there were 2 support acts (J. Geils Band & Joe Jackson). Even allowing for 36 years of ...

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Seen loads and loads but bands/artists that stand out: Neil Young (solo and with Crazy Horse) Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Elvis Costello (solo and with The Attractions) The Waterboys The Pixies The Primitives Was (Not Was) The Icicle Works The Sundays Goldfrapp James Suzanne...

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Harry Potter - Let's be honest it's just for kids.
JRR Tolkien - For big kids. Once forced to read The Hobbit in English Lit. Most boring book I've ever read.
Shawshank Redemption - Seems to be everyone else's favourite movie! I mean it's OK but overrated.

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I used to work with a bloke years ago who had a strange saying which meant hanging around aimlessly, or not knowing what to do.

He used to say "we're stood round like cheese at fourpence"

Didn't understand it then and I still don't now.

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Good thread this. Like a lot of people I find it hard to pick a favourite but here's a selection of some great gigs I've been to (some bands like the Icicle Works and Elvis Costello I've seen many times but I've only included them once in the list) Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Leicester De-Mon...

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It was either "Road To Wigan Pier" or "1984" when I was about 12. I read kids' books avidly until I was about 10 then stopped for a couple of years. My brother, 6 years older than me. had all Orwell's' books on a shelf in his bedroom. I think I've read everything of his apart from "Keep The Aspidist...

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I saw the remake, which was good, haven't seen the original which featured Lester Bangs. American Graffiti has to be up there. Superb soundtrack to a film. 'That'll be the Day' was a top album and film as well Almost Famous was released in 2001 but is set, mostly, in 1973. Lester Bangs was played b...

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I've read hundreds of books but don't read as much as I'd like these days as I have a fairly long drive to and from work at the moment. It takes me a week to wade through 'Private Eye'. I read a lot when I'm on holiday. I had 2 weeks away this year and took 2 good-sized books with me - went through ...

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Almost Famous - excellent early seventies soundtrack. Bizarrely though, the opening song on the soundtrack is by Alvin & The Chipmunks!

Grosse Pointe Blank is another good one if you prefer 80s music

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By the way I've just read my post - I wasn't walking to the ground with Sean Dyche or the poster - it was with a friend.

Well it is Friday night!

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Good point by the poster - I remember walking to the ground for one of his first games in charge and asking him what he thought and he replied that Sean Dyche and Burnley were a ''good fit'' His son was in the Burnley youth programme at the time and he'd heard from one of the coaches that the first ...

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Definitely the most frustrating player for Burnley right now. I really want him to succeed because Burnley need a player like him and what he brings but, in a team that's consistently greater than the sum of its parts he stands out as the one player who isn't pulling his weight. Obviously there's a ...

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The Icicle Works versions of 'Goin' Back' and 'Into The Mystic' are brilliant.

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The Electric Light Orchestra!

I was 14 in 1977 and got into all the punk and new wave stuff - at the time I kept quiet about liking ELO but the first vinyl album I ever bought was "Face The Music' in 1975 and the first cassette album was 'A New World Record' in 1976.

Still have the vinyl.

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King Midas In Reverse?

No, wait a minute - that's Owen Coyle.

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Slade were brilliant. My first musical heroes and my first ever record purchase was by Slade (cum on feel the noize). Slade seemed largely unaffected by their massive success. According to Noddy Holder they would travel down to record Top Of The Pops - despite being the biggest act on the show and u...

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Just read that article from The Independent - incredibly pathetic.

Get a life just about covers it!

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Agree with pretty much everything said in the original post apart from the bit about away fans hating it. If I was an away fan (or football tourist) I'd enjoy visiting Turf Moor just to see and experience something different. Grounds like Leicester, Middlesboro, Southampton, Doncaster, etc. all look...

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Barton's own statement is refreshingly honest and the point he makes about the FA allowing sponsorship and advertising by gambling companies is spot on. The irony and hypocrisy is dazzling! You can't watch a TV game now without being bombarded with adverts featuring Ray Winstone growling 'game in pl...

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Longsider wrote:First time for us but the wife seems game. She is 5ft 8 . Slim, 34 double d . Like I said we are new to wife swapping gig.

You were doing fine 'til you got to the 5ft 8 - I'm only 5ft 7!

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Why didn't you just pay for a seat that you liked and then cancel your previous seat? Or threaten to cancel payment? Fair points - but: I like the seats we have plus I've just moved my daughter into the seat next to mine which her brother currently sits in (he's off to the Cricketfield next season ...

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So you've got to wait until seat swap week, BUT they haven't decided whether or not to have one yet? That's a well thought out answer :lol: Apparently they've got to move some people around in the JHU next season for some reason (people who've already bought their seats). They've got to figure out ...

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Cheers midlander,I just moved a block across and a bit further back as in the end block in the CFS at the front unbelievably you can't really see he goal mouth action,I suppose I did purchase a seats that hast been sold...good luck in your attempt to move I'm sure it will work out buddy...UTC Thank...

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midlander63 wrote: If I get down to the ground this week I'll let you know how I get on. Cheers. Steve1956 - I said I'd let you know how I got on. I went down to the ground this afternoon and explained that I wanted to move 2 seats to the right and they said it couldn't be done until seat swap week ...

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Steve1956 wrote:If you do go down to the ground mention that some one else swapped,and see what they say,I won't be very happy if she was fobbing me off and I end up with the same shite seat I have had this season

If I get down to the ground this week I'll let you know how I get on.

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titsoutforthelads wrote:Emailing is far cheaper than calling the premijm rate ticket office number midlander.

Same result as well - they didn't respond to my e-mail and they didn't answer the phone!

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That can't be right,which stand are you in,I just said to the woman I wanna swap seats because I have a quite poor view she just showed me a plan and said these are available I picked one and she said you will get confirmation in the summer,I'm in the CFS. I'm in the JHU and that's definitely how i...

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I sent an email to the club asking about this and received a reply from Alex Gibson, ticket office supervisor, last week. It said, "We will hopefully be doing a seat swap week in May sometime. Keep your eye on the website it will be updated with all information about seat swaps." Thanks - I sent an...

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Steve1956 wrote:When i renewed my season ticket at the end of March i just asked to swap seats and they did it there and then

I renewed at the end of March and I asked them about swapping seats and they said I'd have to wait until seats swap week. They don't seem to have a consistent approach to this.

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Surely seat swap could have been the minute the early bird ended. That's when I thought it would be. Seems to make sense - let the early birds renew, then give anyone wishing to swap a chance to do so and then throw the rest open to new season ticket holders. But I haven't heard a thing since the e...

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The ticket office don't want to know. I asked about a swap for my mother, because she can't see clearly enough to the far end so we want to move nearer the middle. First of all they said it wasn't possible, and then they said it would be possible but isn't club policy. Tried calling the ticket offi...

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Does anyone know when it will be possible to swap seats for next season. I've sat in a group of 4 for the last 11 years - now 3 of them are moving on (student age so relocating to the Cricketfield). One seat is sorted - my daughter has taken her brother's seat. I'd like to move to the seat on the ot...

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Very difficult question - as a kid around 10 years old I used to read nothing but ghost stories and there was a great compilation called 'Ghost Stories From Around The World' I got repeatedly from our local library.

But if I had to choose my favourite book it would be The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe.

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My son is in transit with Accy Clarets - normally there'd be 3 or 4 of us in the car but he's on his own today.

A day for firsts this season. His first trip on the coach, first trip on his own - and a first away win for Burnley!

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I'm reading 'Among The Lowest Of The Dead' by David Von Drehle.

It's about the Capital Punishment system in America. Obviously non-fiction but reads like a dramatic novel and gives a great insight into this particular aspect of the American legal system.

Excellent journalism.

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Watching MOTD last night I was annoyed that they gave the impression that it was a poor, boring game. I was there and I thought it was an excellent match. Hull needed to win it and Burnley clearly thought they could win it. The result was a pretty open game - add to that the superb atmosphere in the...

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I love 'Wonderful Land' by The Shadows.

Plus another vote for 'Six by Six' by Earl Van Dyke

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