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It looks like the gates to a scrapyard.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... v865zz3n5o

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:16 pm
Barnes should've been let go two years or so earlier than he was and should never have been re-signed. Seems a nice bloke though and can't begrudge him having one of the easiest jobs on the planet.

It depends on whether you think a dressing room signing is worth it, I suppose.

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ClaretOfMancunia wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 14, 2025 4:35 pm
For me, I really enjoy it. Gets me plenty of fresh air and time outside and keeps me fit. I also do a lot of travelling with work so getting out early on a run before a city wakes up is one of the best ways to experience and explore it imo.

And possibly the best psychological therapy going.

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Saw a guy park next to the canal and remove like flat dinghy from his roof. Fully wetsuited.

Put it in the canal, paddle in hand. Stood on it, fell in.

Put the lot back in/on the car and drove off.

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I wonder if Cov fans are still 6th most miserable despite being top of the league?

Strange bunch.

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Another pen, 1-3 Belgium.

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Jeffbfc wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:15 pm
Seen them many times over the years, thought well let's have a look for MSG
Na

Tickets(1).jpeg

That's some booking fee.

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:49 pm
All out attack we must put DL to the sword

You really know that it won't happen though.

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I've seen seats which show as available and try as I might, couldn't get them into my basket, so I've had to go for a lesser position.

I like the people at the TO, but to be honest they are in denial as to how poor the online system is for a punter.

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Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 12, 2025 9:52 am
His first team selection in Europe would be interesting.

In any cup competition, to be fair.

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He was left out for purely tactical reasons for the Villa game. The reason he chose Worrall for the bench over Ekdal was because Parker thought that if they were defending a lead or a point in the last few minutes Worrall was a better player to come on for his heading ability than Ekdal. This was w...

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The best was Graham Alexander. Took a few deep breaths and then approached gun barrel straight towards the ball. Didn't bother about the keeper. Hit the ball at a certain point with his instep for direction. Rarely missed. I remember one time when David James stared him out and he put it wide. Like...

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:23 pm
No longer the closest team to the Mersey river

Yeah, I wonder how many times the wrong answer will crop up in future quizzes!

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Please don’t bring up that Macclesfield game in a monsoon again, the memories have just started fading and I don’t want them back. Between the horrific rain and worse performance by everyone involved but especially John O’Kane, that was easily one of my worst away day experiences. I mentioned it ea...

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Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:45 am
'Blue Jays' which was something of a play on their initials and their group connection.
They also released a single together called Blue Guitar.
https://youtu.be/K9LZMrpOa5Y?si=RCYkqGrPc1o4Oxds

I remembered 'Blue Guitar'.

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Shilton was one of those keepers who usually waited until the kick was taken before committing which way to dive, which meant he would go the right way but not be able to save it unless the kick was weak or poorly placed. See the shootout in the 1990 WC semi final, went the right way every time but...

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A guitarist I know is obsessed by 'War of the Worlds'- which is a bit weird, as he's only 30.

Some interesting stuff though on that album.

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jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:26 pm
Bad error by Dubravka for NI second.

Yeah, it was pretty poor. Left himself stranded.

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Moss Rose.

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So they didn't build new, just moved the old ones?

No expense spared here.

Are the operators still sat in there?

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Takes me back to Moss Lane, was it? Macclesfield's ground.

The tarpaulin above us ripped and we stood uner a deluge.

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hoskinsgoalatswansea wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:05 am
Was Taffy left or right footed? I thought he used to take penalties with his left. I could very easily be wrong on this.

I recall Bobby Charlton remarking he was impressed how two-footed James was.

He also said he was surprised how few footballers were.

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:48 pm
Players these days are technically better hence the change in style

No,it changed when keeperers were allowed to traverse between the posts - the taker can pretty much do what they please now.

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daveisaclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:38 am
Isn't it just that we used to be children and now we're adults?

There are adults on here?

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HGClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:18 pm
Here you go fellas, to the tune of 3 Lions

Four stripes on his sleeve
Scotty Parker's dreaming
Burnley win the league
Never stop believing

The question there is who or what is coming home..

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 9:38 pm
Yes - scored for us at Newcastle in 2018. A Sam Vokes header came off the bar, hit him and went in.

I remember that. We were so far away it was as if it was in slow motion.

I could see the Stadium of Light from my seat.

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Is Darlo the Leeds keeper?

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He won that pen well did Taff.

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HalifaxClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 7:07 pm
Better book the Saturday off too just in case

You have seen us in the cup?

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 8:48 pm
That was his “beast” moment…

Ha ha, yes.

He never returned to the field though.

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Dark Cloud wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 5:57 pm
Flemming has a weird habit of turning his back on the long, high ball and looking at the defender instead. I've no idea why he does this because it patently doesn't work and the ref frequently gives it as a foul.

He needs lessons from Barnes, he could turn those free kicks in his favour.

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I've done a fair bit of recording at times with PZM- a pressure zone mic. It's flat, and usually sits on the floor (or a stand) and is kind of a non- directional catch-all. Can be really effective.
Anyhow, Peart allegedly played with one strapped to his chest.

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Personally, assuming there aren't any January signings, I think we'll probably end the season with Flemming up front. For all his industry, Foster hasn't had a huge impact on games in terms of goals or assists and it doesn't look hugely like that's going to change at the moment. I suspect we'll end...

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Got one about 10.18am. Completely weird time and changed from that message about it not being available to suddenly letting me in. Presume someone forgot to press a button somewhere on the site at 10am…. Thanks for all help. That's about standard. Start checking at ten and keep refreshing until it ...

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Mate, she's more than pretty good. That's some technical stuff she's getting through in that vid, as well as the ability she's got a great touch.

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I tried to link a you tube vid.

She's pretty good.

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Hibsclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 08, 2025 7:17 pm

Will be interesting to see how Anika Nilles gets on as she takes on the task of filling the great man’s shoes.

Well, she's not bad:

https://youtu.be/G0AFNGGI2f0?si=N3SJmuG1EiYcGpk0

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ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 08, 2025 4:04 pm
Plenty of cases, sadly

Indeed.

Trump thinks we're a bunch of rampant commies.

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Jamie Carragher interesting on the first Villa goal. His take was that Tuanzebe and Laurent were to blame - not Esteve, who he absolved of blame. I totally agree with that. I also think he'd done enough forcing Malen as wide as he did. He was disappointed that Malen got the shot off- but he was als...

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Flemming did have that x factor in the Championship and scored some fantastic goals, but as Dark Cloud has summarised several posts above "Flemming does not have the pace or movement to seriously trouble PL defenders". I suspect Flemming is not a lot faster than Barnes And Barnes has better ball co...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:41 am
Probably because Eapanyol’s new owner wanted him there

A deal sweetener?

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There’s usually quite decent seats left as well if you remember to toggle the resell tickets button. I did this against Liverpool and got a seat in NU5. Otherwise there was like 1 seat available, in Preston. Cheers Yes, I bought one for the Leeds game, a good seat in the middle at the back of the NL.

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Don’t wear colours. Get in a pub early. Don’t move pub. Had a few games where match ticket only to get in, after a couple of hours before kick off. Had a time where they knew we were Burnley fans but we’re fine with it as we weren’t idiots. It’s not great though. I also think the Table atable at th...

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quoonbeatz wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:15 pm
Rugby

Exactly what I thought.

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ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:11 am
MND affects about 1 in 360 people. 0.3% give or take.

Seriously?

That is a frightening stat if true.

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blackbulllad wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:16 pm
We did the whole “mattress in a box” thing with Emma a couple of years back. Didn’t think I’d like it, but it’s held up really well and I actually sleep through the night now. Pretty sure they’ve got a 200-night return policy too.

I often wonder what happens to the ones that get returned..

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First goal bty.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp-PIcsktGo If you look at 46 seconds - it is Hartman who is picking up Malen not Esteve. Hartman simply let's him run from his side and it is Esteve who responds the quicker and then looks at fault. It's a horror show really. Walker is trotting back from the penalty...

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