The Aberdeen love in....

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:14 pm

With good reason too.

Just been and collected the package a few of the lads who we met up there sent down for my two young nephews.

Top lads. Who ran / worked at the queen vic pub on rosemount. I am sure any Burnley fans up there in the future will be welcome to a few pints.

Anyway, needless to say their hospitality was great and the trip will live in the boys memory forever. They made a real effort with them the two days last week and two days this. And now posted this down.

The kids will hope every summer holiday and football season is like this.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:28 pm

That is brilliant, Chelsea are my second club because of something similar in the 50's when as a kid after the Burnley Chelsea FA Cup game a Chelsea coach pulled up outside the Queen Vic. We young lads went on board and some of the younger supporters tried to convince us it was the Team coach but a guy took my address and sent me a number of programmes from Chelsea. Memorabilia like home and away kits didn't exist in those days but the kindness lasts forever.

My Queen Vic was the Victoria Hospital of course

MiltonKeynesClaret93 · Post by **MiltonKeynesClaret93** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:39 pm

That is a cracking looking away shirt!
Be nice to have a pre-season friendly with this lot.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:43 pm

Hospitality is a Scottish given.

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:46 pm

MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:That is a cracking looking away shirt!
Be nice to have a pre-season friendly with this lot.

Agree.
Make all the white and gold Claret.
The dark blue the BFC Blue.
Smart.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:01 pm

I’d put a tenner on now that we play Aberdeen in a pre-season friendly next year!

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:01 pm

I’d put a tenner on now that we play Aberdeen in a pre-season friendly next year!

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:02 pm

Great stuff!

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:11 pm

mdd2 wrote:Memorabilia like home and away kits didn't exist in those days but the kindness lasts forever.

Absolutely.

My older nephew, in a simple way only a kid could say it - 'Aberdeen fans are well kind!'

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:58 pm

jdrobbo wrote:I’d put a tenner on now that we play Aberdeen in a pre-season friendly next year!

Is that 10 or 20

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:02 pm

Very generous but a half-and-half scarf?

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:09 pm

jdrobbo wrote:I’d put a tenner on now that we play Aberdeen in a pre-season friendly next year!

We will both be preparing for the Europa League qualifiers again so I doubt it.

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:27 pm

Following on from Conor Mitchell to St Johnstone perhaps the best way to cement the relationship with Aberdeen would be to look at potential loan moves for some of our aspiring younger players.

Everything about them suggests well-run club - possibly an ideal environment for some of BFC's emerging talent.

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:29 pm

Decent.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:35 pm

Lovely.

If the lads put them Aberdeen strips on and try to recreate Lewis Ferguson's overhead kick, then their Uncle had better save it.

rayzer · Post by **rayzer** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:41 pm

Hi CC. What are the names of the guys who work inthe Queen Vic.? I go in there sometimes before I pick up my daughter from school just down the road. I would like to meet them and thank them also for there hospitality.

Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:42 pm

We did they wear that horrendous kit on Thursday when they have that cracking shirt.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:45 pm

Has pint in boozer before he picks daughter up from school... All sounds very relaxed.

rayzer · Post by **rayzer** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:54 pm

Is thete s problem with that pisstottoad?

rayzer · Post by **rayzer** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:55 pm

Edit. Is there a problem.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:57 pm

bfcmik wrote:We will both be preparing for the Europa League qualifiers again so I doubt it.

Surely we will be in the Champions League?

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:12 am

rayzer wrote:Hi CC. What are the names of the guys who work inthe Queen Vic.? I go in there sometimes before I pick up my daughter from school just down the road. I would like to meet them and thank them also for there hospitality.

Believe it or not, it's as Scottish and Aberdeen as it comes. Ask for Duncan Strachan. Tall Jim Carrey lookalike

Great lads.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:13 am

TheFamilyCat wrote:Very generous but a half-and-half scarf?

Yep. I am sure the lads will buy one in istanbul too to go with it.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:21 am

Pstotto wrote:Has pint in boozer before he picks daughter up from school... All sounds very relaxed.

And carries a blade...

ClaretFelix · Post by **ClaretFelix** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:29 am

I still don't get the love in?
I get that there was friendly banter at both games and it was all nice and made to feel welcome, but does it all not seem a bit patronising? Like tapping a little lad on the head as a well done for taking part.

I've been down to Arsenal games for example, where we've been tubbed and never got this kind of attention from them, despite the obvious gulf in class.
Same when we play, and on the rare occasion, beat lower league opposition - I would never look out for their results or have them as my second team.
Probably just me...

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:42 am

ClaretFelix wrote:I still don't get the love in?
I get that there was friendly banter at both games and it was all nice and made to feel welcome, but does it all not seem a bit patronising? Like tapping a little lad on the head as a well done for taking part.

I've been down to Arsenal games for example, where we've been tubbed and never got this kind of attention from them, despite the obvious gulf in class.
Same when we play, and on the rare occasion, beat lower league opposition - I would never look out for their results or have them as my second team.
Probably just me...

You don't have to get it. That's ok too.

Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:35 am

Probably more about mutual respect, that doesn't happen much anymore especially in the Premier league.
When we take points off teams you would of thought we had stolen them.

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:34 pm

Corky and Vokes send their love to Aberdeen.

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Good to see some of our players giving credit where it is due. Hopefully, we can maintain the positive ties that have been forged between our two clubs.

Another Europa match up with them, or a friendly exchange, would be very welcome next season.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:46 pm

Long Time Lurker wrote:Another Europa match up with them, or a friendly exchange, would be very welcome next season.

Haha another Europa match up, good one fella

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:32 pm

I still don't get people who think that showing respect to your opponent means that your team doesn't play as hard against them. In rugby, we always shook our opponents' hands after a game. That doesn't mean that we were playing two hand touch.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:04 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:Very generous but a half-and-half scarf?

I'd send them back

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:30 pm

deanothedino wrote:I'd send them back

Good for you.

Bfcboyo · Post by **Bfcboyo** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:44 pm

deanothedino wrote:I'd send them back

I'd send them back.

Surely this must provoke some of the dendrite crysrals who it appears defend everyone uninterested in support, to actually defend themselves.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:48 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Good for you.

The rest of the stuff is great though.

God knows why they wore that horrid grey number when they have that away kit

Millertime v1.7 · Post by **Millertime v1.7** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:53 pm

Bfcboyo wrote:I'd send them back.

Surely this must provoke some of the dendrite crysrals who it appears defend everyone uninterested in support, to actually defend themselves.

You're having a mare, bud. Surely you must realise that to solve this problem you should stop posting? Don't reply. I have bigger fish to fry. But have a little think about it and I'll be back in a few hours and see what conclusion you've come to. There's a good boy.

Bfcboyo · Post by **Bfcboyo** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:56 pm

Millertime v1.7 wrote:You're having a mare, bud. Surely you must realise that to solve this problem you should stop posting? Don't reply. I have bigger fish to fry. But have a little think about it and I'll be back in a few hours and see what conclusion you've come to. There's a good boy.

It was not aimed at you. You knob. Don't t wait up.

Bfcboyo · Post by **Bfcboyo** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:59 pm

Millertime v1.7 wrote:You're having a mare, bud. Surely you must realise that to solve this problem you should stop posting? Don't reply. I have bigger fish to fry. But have a little think about it and I'll be back in a few hours and see what conclusion you've come to. There's a good boy.

This was a stratospheric one over your head, if you could read into it i'm actually defending you. Asking for your local kin to back you as they jump on the mildest form of insult usually and 'send them back' would usually rile them into a flustered onslaught of debate.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:39 pm

Just seen this on facebook:

A message sent to Burnley Council from an Aberdeen fan.

"Burnley FC's first European cup match in half a century saw the town turn red (and tartan) as Aberdeen fans descended on the town.

One Scottish fan emailed us and we thought it was worth publishing:

As an Aberdonian I would like to let you know how much I enjoyed my first ever visit to Burnley.

As someone who has followed the Dons home and away since the seventies I can honestly say we received the warmest reception I have ever experienced in my life on Thursday. Absolutely everyone we met both at Turf Moor and in the town centre was very friendly and a credit to Lancashire.

From the barstaff and doormen in The Swan to the chef in The Boot who laid on a special dish of the day of haggis, neeps & tatties to make us feel welcome. In both pubs the local fans were very friendly and great company. This great atmosphere continued at the ground where everyone from stewards to catering staff gave us cheerful, good natured service.

At the end of the day football is not about the few on the pitch but the many who travel to follow their team. It's the fans who make the game and this is where Burnley excelled: so much better than either Glasgow or Edinburgh.

Aberdeen are statistically unlikely to meet Burnley in a competitive match again in the near future, and my holiday time is normally spent elsewhere but from now on I will always look out for the Burnley result and remember the great people of Lancashire for the rest of my life."

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:08 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:With good reason too.

Just been and collected the package a few of the lads who we met up there sent down for my two young nephews.

Top lads. Who ran / worked at the queen vic pub on rosemount. I am sure any Burnley fans up there in the future will be welcome to a few pints.

Anyway, needless to say their hospitality was great and the trip will live in the boys memory forever. They made a real effort with them the two days last week and two days this. And now posted this down.

The kids will hope every summer holiday and football season is like this.

grand gesture is that

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:33 am

deanothedino wrote:The rest of the stuff is great though.

God knows why they wore that horrid grey number when they have that away kit

A half and half man utd scarf I could possibly understand the ambivalence. But its Europe. Teams we will rarely if ever play competitively again. From different countries.
The scarves will be a great memento for the young kids of their european adventure.

From just two matches so far theyve made memories for life. And I'm sure after Turkey this week they will only have added even more great experiences. And will of course have 2 more half n halves to add.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:43 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:A half and half man utd scarf I could possibly understand the ambivalence. But its Europe. Teams we will rarely if ever play competitively again. From different countries.
The scarves will be a great memento for the young kids of their european adventure.

From just two matches so far theyve made memories for life. And I'm sure after Turkey this week they will only have added even more great experiences. And will of course have 2 more half n halves to add.

Remember kids getting tickets for European games is frowned upon. On here that is.miaow!

Millertime v1.7 · Post by **Millertime v1.7** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:47 am

Bobby mate, thanks for sticking me in between a rock a HARD place tonight bud

difficult to keep my composure under that sort of scrutiny but almost kept it together. More than can be said for sooper hans

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:23 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:A half and half man utd scarf I could possibly understand the ambivalence. But its Europe. Teams we will rarely if ever play competitively again. From different countries.
The scarves will be a great memento for the young kids of their european adventure.

From just two matches so far theyve made memories for life. And I'm sure after Turkey this week they will only have added even more great experiences. And will of course have 2 more half n halves to add.

Who did they steal the loyalty points off?

How dare two kids be at a Europa fixture

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:18 am

deanothedino wrote:Who did they steal the loyalty points off?

How dare two kids be at a Europa fixture

They mugged an old man.