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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by evensteadiereddie » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:35 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:15 pm
I can't remember which game it was, but a few years ago I froze to death and died.

Froze to death and died ?

You were lucky.We used to have to suck the goodness out of our frost-bitten feet just to stay alive long enough to be able to have the luxury of freezing to death.





(apologies to M. Python)
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by tim_noone » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:42 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:15 pm
I can't remember which game it was, but a few years ago I froze to death and died.
RIP.
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Lord Beamish » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:43 pm

There were some in that 19 game run under Steve Cotterill where I was so bored that I actually slipped into a coma.
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Aclaret » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:48 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:12 pm
FB_IMG_1576512571458.jpgBacup Rec January 14th 1974
Carr Utd 20 v 0 White Horse
Routed to my line for fear of a broken nose
I take it you were keeping for The White Horse that day pal.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:54 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:48 pm
I take it you were keeping for The White Horse that day pal.
Don't be ridiculous buddy,the White Horse didn't score 20 goals in a season, never mind in one game. :D

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by The Enclosure » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:09 pm

Did you watch the United v Everton match yesterday?.The Everton manager was in his shirt sleeves and some of the players were wearing gloves it was that cold.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:37 pm

The Enclosure wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:09 pm
Did you watch the United v Everton match yesterday?.The Everton manager was in his shirt sleeves and some of the players were wearing gloves it was that cold.
He'll be riddled with arthritis by the time he's 50, it not big and its not clever going out without a jacket on in this weather...my dear old Dad used to say...

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Local cricketer » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:52 am

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:15 pm
I can't remember which game it was, but a few years ago I froze to death and died.
What minute do you want the applause?
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Quickenthetempo » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:13 am

Local cricketer wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:52 am
What minute do you want the applause?
The last minutes applause was spoiled by VAR on the screen after 10 seconds or so. The family were gutted.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:16 am

deanothedino wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:26 am
If it really had nowhere to escape it would just blow the roof off.
There's no roof to blow off. :roll: :roll:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:20 am

I know a bloke who has a brother who is a season ticket holder at Keflavik and a friend of his said it definitely gets colder there in winter than it does at the Turf. It gets so cold even the polar bears have to wrap up warm for fear of hypothermia. Now that is cold. But not as cold as.............................................................................

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:22 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:37 pm
He'll be riddled with arthritis by the time he's 50, it not big and its not clever going out without a jacket on in this weather...my dear old Dad used to say...
And if you leave your jacket on in the house you won't feel the benefit when you go out. And remember to always wear clean underpants in case you get run over. :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:24 am

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:35 pm
Froze to death and died ?

You were lucky.We used to have to suck the goodness out of our frost-bitten feet just to stay alive long enough to be able to have the luxury of freezing to death.





(apologies to M. Python)
That's nothing, we got evicted from our frozen corner of Rawtenstall.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by deanothedino » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:29 am

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:16 am
There's no roof to blow off. :roll: :roll:
Am I imagining that massive cantilever roof over the seating area of the JH stand?! :o :o :o :o

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by LoveCurryPies » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:33 am

Don't worry....global warming is on the way! :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:34 am

The Enclosure wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:09 pm
Did you watch the United v Everton match yesterday?.The Everton manager was in his shirt sleeves and some of the players were wearing gloves it was that cold.
Mrs Ferguson told him not to ruin his new suit :D
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Bosscat » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:20 am

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:24 am
That's nothing, we got evicted from our frozen corner of Rawtenstall.
You were lucky.... There were 64 of us in our Rawtenstall corner next to the hole in the floor all huddled together for fear of falling.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:42 am

Bosscat wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:20 am
You were lucky.... There were 64 of us in our Rawtenstall corner next to the hole in the floor all huddled together for fear of falling.
Wow! Did you live in Rawtenstall as well,small world innit?

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Bosscat » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:46 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:42 am
Wow! Did you live in Rawtenstall as well,small world innit?
Nah we were visiting on our yearly charity fundraising outing to the 3rd world :D :D :D

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:01 am

Rawtenstall is on the up since I left,some cracking micro pubs springing up,every time a shop shuts a micro pub appears three weeks later,supply and demand I suppose it is full of pissheads.! :D

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:13 am

deanothedino wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:29 am
Am I imagining that massive cantilever roof over the seating area of the JH stand?! :o :o :o :o
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I meant no roof on the ground. There's a great big hole where the sky is over the pitch. I think the pressure would kind of escape. :lol: :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:17 am

Bosscat wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:20 am
You were lucky.... There were 64 of us in our Rawtenstall corner next to the hole in the floor all huddled together for fear of falling.
Well, we had it tough. We used to go to work, in the snow, dragging our meagre lunch on a sled behind us in the hope that we might make it before death came calling. And you think you had it hard. :D

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:23 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:01 am
Rawtenstall is on the up since I left,some cracking micro pubs springing up,every time a shop shuts a micro pub appears three weeks later,supply and demand I suppose it is full of pissheads.! :D
Micro pubs in Rawtenstall. Never been in one yet but you are right, they are just shops tarted up and selling drinks. If the trend continues the town will be just full of bars but nowhere to buy a pair of shoes, which would be bad in Rawtenstall because it can get mighty cold there. But not as cold as Scotland. By the way Steve, if the mad Sturgeon gets her way will you eventually be expelled from Scotland as an illegal alien or simply an undesirable Sasnach? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by deanothedino » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:24 am

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:13 am
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I meant no roof on the ground. There's a great big hole where the sky is over the pitch. I think the pressure would kind of escape. :lol: :lol:
Several grounds have lost parts of the roof of their stand because of the wind. You see what happens is it blows into the stand, and pops the roof panels off because it can't escape in the direction it is going. That great big hole is actually how it gets there in the first place. :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by deanothedino » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:25 am

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:23 am
Micro pubs in Rawtenstall. Never been in one yet but you are right, they are just shops tarted up and selling drinks. If the trend continues the town will be just full of bars but nowhere to buy a pair of shoes, which would be bad in Rawtenstall because it can get mighty cold there. But not as cold as Scotland. By the way Steve, if the mad Sturgeon gets her way will you eventually be expelled from Scotland as an illegal alien or simply an undesirable Sasnach? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Not so cold if you put your beer jacket on.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:27 am

deanothedino wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:24 am
Several grounds have lost parts of the roof of their stand because of the wind. You see what happens is it blows into the stand, and pops the roof panels off because it can't escape in the direction it is going. That great big hole is actually how it gets there in the first place. :lol:
Oh dear, I bet you're a laugh at parties. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:29 am

deanothedino wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:25 am
Not so cold if you put your beer jacket on.
It does seem to be odd that you are never cold when you are p!ssed. I wonder if it's because of the direction of the wind. ;)

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:59 am

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:23 am
Micro pubs in Rawtenstall. Never been in one yet but you are right, they are just shops tarted up and selling drinks. If the trend continues the town will be just full of bars but nowhere to buy a pair of shoes, which would be bad in Rawtenstall because it can get mighty cold there. But not as cold as Scotland. By the way Steve, if the mad Sturgeon gets her way will you eventually be expelled from Scotland as an illegal alien or simply an undesirable Sasnach? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Have you been in Rawtenstall lately Ian,they have evened turned a market stall into a boozer,as for being expelled from Scotland I agree it's only a matter of time before I'm sent packing from here,I'm quite excited about being an illegal alien.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:02 pm

And this past week Scotland has made Bacup Rec in January seem like the Carribean.....its f**king cold up here the wind blows off the Firth of Forth and doesn't go round you it goes right through you.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:21 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:59 am
Have you been in Rawtenstall lately Ian,they have evened turned a market stall into a boozer,as for being expelled from Scotland I agree it's only a matter of time before I'm sent packing from here,I'm quite excited about being an illegal alien.
I do pass through it a lot but never have a drink there (apart from a very expensive occasional meal at the Firepit). Yeah I had noticed in passing that they have one on the market now, it's Rawtenstall's answer to the all-year-round Christmas market.

On your imminent expulsion from Scotland mate would you become stateless if we didn't want you back? :o :o

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:32 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:02 pm
And this past week Scotland has made Bacup Rec in January seem like the Carribean.....its f**king cold up here the wind blows off the Firth of Forth and doesn't go round you it goes right through you.
My Gran used to say that, 'it's one of them winds that blows right through you'. Now moving onto quantum physics (what?) for a minute, there would seem to be no reason why a wind wouldn't blow right through you given that sub-atomic particles are actually far more empty space than matter. By the same standard we should be able to walk through walls but I can testify that even after several beers (with chasers) that that is an impossible feat.

Other things my gran used to say:
Its that kind of rain that wets you.
Gone to Russia for a loaf (in answer to 'where's my mum/dad/sister).
Run away with a black man (ouch - sorry but she really did use that phrase a lot) when asked where's my mum (but not dad).
It's HT Hot Waarm. When it was hot.
And of course that old chestnut, gone to see a man about a dog (when asked where anyone was).

An interesting old bird was my gran, but a confirmed man hater apparently.

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by deanothedino » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:03 pm

houseboy wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:27 am
Oh dear, I bet you're a laugh at parties. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Can't say I've been at many parties where people deny that the wind can be powerful tbf :lol: :lol: ;)
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by houseboy » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:29 pm

deanothedino wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:03 pm
Can't say I've been at many parties where people deny that the wind can be powerful tbf :lol: :lol: ;)
The wind has definitely been powerful at some parties I've been to, but it all depends on what food is served. :lol:
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Bullabill » Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:30 am

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:35 am
Froze to death and died ?

You were lucky.We used to have to suck the goodness out of our frost-bitten feet just to stay alive long enough to be able to have the luxury of freezing to death.

(apologies to M. Python)


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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by IanMcL » Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:55 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:12 pm
FB_IMG_1576512571458.jpgBacup Rec January 14th 1974
Carr Utd 20 v 0 White Horse
Routed to my line for fear of a broken nose
Great shinpads!

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:06 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:55 pm
Great shinpads!
A Harold Robbins novel down each sock Ian :D
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by IanMcL » Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:18 am

Sounds like there was time to read one each half!

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Helmshore Claret » Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:20 am

Come on guys let's take this 'first world problem' seriously!!!

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by bfcjg » Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:40 pm

I was at Blood donors last night in the James Hargreaves stand, and I am not exaggerating when I say that when my blood came out if it wasnt flowing over a gas heater that they had hired in it would have froze.
Cup of tea after ? forget it best they could offer was a PG tips slush puppy.
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Stevie Morgan » Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:24 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:55 pm
Derby away at the new ground, when Jean Louis Valois scored the equaliser.

It was so cold and I just had a wee slit left to see and still that frosted up!
Very concerned about your frosted wee slit
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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by Billy Balfour » Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:54 pm

Local cricketer wrote:
Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:52 am
What minute do you want the applause?
Good one. :)

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Re: New stands making it cold

Post by BennyD » Tue Dec 24, 2019 5:16 pm

Hot Bovril and a couple of peppered steak pies are the answer.

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