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We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Caernarfon_Claret » Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:23 am

The longest spells of football teams not being ahead...but tasting glory


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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by CleggHall » Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:38 am

Classic photo of 59/60 Championship winning side too.
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Post by IanMcL » Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:57 am

Good start to the day.
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:04 am

Sounds like we were a bit lucky to win the league in 1960
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:04 am

Imagine the uproar now.
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Targetman » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:25 am

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:04 am
 Sounds like we were a bit lucky to win the league in 1960
Yes if you say so! :lol:
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Quicknick » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:31 am

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:04 am
 Sounds like we were a bit lucky to win the league in 1960
We should have won it two years later.
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Thickneck » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:32 am

We actually won the league on the Monday BEFORE the final!
Poor journalism!
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:33 am

Quicknick wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:31 am
 We should have won it two years later.
Sounds like we were unlucky not to win the league in '62
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by clarets12 » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:35 am

Targetman wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:25 am
 Yes if you say so! :lol:
He's the 2023 celebrity / conspiracy theorist / vegan

It seems to work.
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Silkyskills1 » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:52 am

Thickneck wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:32 am
 We actually won the league on the Monday BEFORE the final!
Poor journalism!
Absolutely. We won the league on the Monday, Princess Margaret was married on the Friday( May 6th) and Blackburn were beaten in the FA Cup Final the following day(May 7th). Oh, Dave Whelan suffered a broken leg in the final in case you didn't know.
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Re: We get a mention in The Guardian...

Post by Quicknick » Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:31 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:33 am
 Sounds like we were unlucky not to win the league in '62
We ran out of steam. We were miles ahead at the top.
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