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I think anyone, in any job would want a pay rise if they’ve had an impact on the business that Isak has over the past 3 years or they’d be looking somewhere else. If he’d have been shite for 3 years Newcastle would have no problem trying to ship him out where ever they could even without him wantin...

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A shame for Adams but the new owners are perfectly entitled to Sikh a new coach.

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One of the all-time greats. A truly unique and instantly recognisable voice.
In Dreams is , I always think, an incredible song. No verse-chorus-verse structure, just a gradual climb to an amazing finale. The use of it by David Lynch in Blue Velvet really blew my mind when I first saw it.

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Superb as the cad , Sergeant Troy, in the excellent film adaptation of Far From the Madding Crowd. Part of a brilliant cast …Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Peter Finch… in one of my favourite British films.

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I think one of the great explorers from the age of global discovery. Those guys went through incredible hardships to go to places no one from Europe had been to before . So maybe Shackleton, hero of the greatest survival story ever, or Speke who discovered the source of the Nile.

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Just reading this thread whilst enjoying a great pint in The Beer Necessities having enjoyed walking along the canal from Hebden. I regularly do this walk as not only does it pass through some lovely scenery I think both towns are interesting to spend time in. Agree that Tod is very “up and coming” ...

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Been waiting for Hutchy to deliver and he has absolutely not let us down. Gold.

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Not sure snobbish is right. Here are a few things for me which makes it lose all appeal. Why is it 100 balls in 5 delivery blocks when nobody else does this, everywhere else it is 20 overs and 6 deliveries. As someone who takes an interest in Lancashire CCC do I follow Manchester originals which is...

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Some fairly predictable responses and even verging on the snobbish side. For the record I love Test cricket and there is no doubt it is the supreme form of cricket. There’s also no doubt that 9000 people, including myself, had a brilliantly enjoyable time at Old Trafford on Monday night.

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Like many “trad” cricket fans I’ve scoffed at The Hundred but I’m posting this on the train back from Manchester after what was, I have to say, a brilliant night at Old Trafford tonight . Manchester Originals beat London Spirit in a tight game with plenty of runs scored, a pantomime villain in David...

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Would be interesting to see who else was involved in the “in-house” game today. Possibly involving all those who are a bit short of fitness/coming back from injuries? Tresor Ramsey Flemming Roberts Perhaps? Not sure when the other game kicked off but Ramsey was sitting at the back of the Directors ...

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Likely to be strong on the right wing.

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dvalley69 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:41 pm
On one-off performances, thought Sheff Weds last season were the best team to come to the Turf; they played us off the park 1st half, but, as we so often did, we ground out a result.

Wasn’t it 4-0 ? That’s a hell of a grinding !!
You’re right about the first half though.

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Guitargeorge wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 01, 2025 5:24 pm
I have some 3D glasses from when House of Wax was screened locally in 3D in the mid 60’s. Will these suffice?

If they’re the cardboard ones with one green lens and one red then you’ll be fine

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You can’t go wrong with the classics :
Three men in a boat by Jerome K Jerome
Most things by PG Wodehouse especially the Jeeves books

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Hendrickxz wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:11 am
Round Ireland with a Fridge. It's fairly old but if you haven't read it worth a look. Especially if you have ever been over there.

Agree this is good as his another book by Tony Hawkes, Playing the Moldovans at tennis.

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I’m only watching the Virtual Reality games this season. Our march to Champions League qualification spearheaded by 30-goal Lyle Foster.

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He was obviously in great pain and you could see both the blood and swelling on his foot. Mind you it was self-inflicted to a high degree by virtue of the ridiculous shot he tried to play !
But that’s all part of what makes him a brilliantly entertaining cricketer to watch.

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I used to really enjoy using Twitter / X for #twitterclarets, but I came off it last year for the reasons mentioned above. I found my timeline was being filled with divisive content that had nothing to do with who or what I searched for. I was getting drawn into black holes of vitriol and hatred, i...

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Great header of the ball

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Phil Eastwood.
Remember him playing in Chris Waddle’s first (?) game as manager away at Watford. Was a baking hot day and we had a big support which was put in the end which is now the home end. At least that’s how I remember it.

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TT , please do the Black taxi tour when you are in Belfast , if you like recent history from both sides of the devide you will find it and more . Do not bother with the Titanic museum to be honest . Have to disagree...I did a day trip to Belfast last year and thought the Titanic museum was really e...

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Having just caught up with this thread I honestly can’t see how anyone can seriously argue with Rileybobs’ view of things. We have to keep him and hope as things stand but we really do need another decent striker option in.

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I’m late to this discussion but surely the answer is “neither”.
A foregone conclusion with the inevitable winners being lavished with OTT praise or a Saudi-financed vanity project of a corrupt FIFA. No thanks.
Good test match on atm.

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PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves books…. He is the master and impossible to read these without laughing and generally feeling more cheerrful.

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:59 am
A class act who was one of our greatest players.
Interestingly Max Esteve has been compared with Martin as a ball playing defender.

Really ? Don’t see any similarity at all between the two either positionally or in terms of how they play.

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It’s a decent kit with a nice retro feel and anyone surprised at the price must have been living under a roach for the past few years. Surprising how exercised some people get about this stuff….feels like they just love a moan.

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willsclarets wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:00 pm
He obviously didn't like Flemming behind the striker, preferring someone with more defensive nous/athleticism.

Flemming WAS our striker wasn't he ? I mean we really didn't have anyone else who could take that role on so Flemming had to play as our no. 9.

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The man, the myth, the legend . Purely for dressing room presence and coming on to win free kicks in the final 10 minutes of games where we’re hanging onto something you’d think. I don’t begrudge him it.

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We have snatched a draw from the jaws of victory. Still no win in div 2 this season.

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215/7 !! Only 50 behind now and if we’re not careful we’ll have to bat again and there might not be time to win it !

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Spike wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:33 am
Bothered enough to comment on the thread so I was just wondering if he was in agreement or not perfectly reasonable question

He simply offered the perspective of a Boro’ fan he knows !!!!

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I can genuinely remember very similar comments (not necessarily on here) when they appointed Thomas Frank .

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Fantastic game this ….will be a massive shame if the weather spoils it tomorrow.

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Hi Stalbansclaret, thanks for this. I had seen your brothers company online, his work looks very good, but it looked like more of big projects like new builds, big conversions etc. So thought this wouldn't be big enough for him, understandably. However I will drop him an email to see. Thanks Great....

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My brother Peter is an architect, and fellow Claret. I’m sure he would love to help. Based in Whalley and typically does jobs all over the Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle

https://www.peterhitchenarchitects.co.uk/

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Kieran Maguire has just said on Talksport that the FFP rules mean that established Premier League clubs are allowed to make a loss of £105M (last 3 years in the PL @ £35M pa) this year and remain within the rules as each season in the PL in the last 3 years permits you to lose £35M. A Championship s...

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Intestingly Kieran Maguire the football finance academic/expert is about to be on TalkSport (6pm Tues 17th) to discuss how teams promoted to the PL can mage their finances to compete (or something like that anyway !).

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BigGaz wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 12, 2025 9:26 am
No doubt one of the directors distant relations was a paella farmer or part of the Catalan independence movement and feels a deep connection in his blood.

I have logged on just to thank you for introducing me to the expression “paella farmer”

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Stayed overnight at a great pub the other week not far outside Huddersfield … The Rose and Crown at Thurstonland. It’s the wrong side of Huddersfield I suppose but a lovely place and the food was top notch so thought I’d recommend.

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Terrible coverage. Next to no discussion about the penalty decision. Why ?? Looked nothing like a penalty !!

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All I can think about is him learning of this news and looking as smug as he does when sitting at the bar in those bloody Stella Artois ads. Still remember the emails which were disclosed a few years back expressing his disgust at not receiving a knighthood when other lesser mortals were being honou...

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Not at all surprised he's gone...for Spurs to finish 17th and lose 22 games is ridiculously terrible, even taking into account they had a lot of injuries during the season. Yes they won the Europa League but in all honesty they didn't have to beat a great amount of quality along the way. They were a...

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Ah . I can’t see it on my TNT channels anyway !

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On TNT …… yes OK it sounds like one for the “desperate for any football at all to watch” fan only BUT I’m thinking Hannibal might be playing ?

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Michael Calvin's Living on a Volcano. Do not read a of sport books but this is a very interesting look into management. Stuart Mcbride's Cold Granite. Aberdonian crime dramas. Darkly humorous with great characters and interesting plot twists. Easy reads. The Slow Horses books are outstanding and be...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Thu May 29, 2025 11:03 am
Having six teams in the Champions'(sic) League pretty much means the European Super League has arrived by stealth.

At least it means that more of our opponents next season will have the distraction of midweek European games. We need all the small advantages we can get !!

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Hi Stalbansclaret, Yes, Utrecht is a nice place. The weather was good and the streets were full. We spent a day there. Took in a visit to the ground as they had a sale on in the club shop. Tidy ground, slightly bigger than TM but more modern. Just two stops on their overground metro. They beat Ajax...

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Utrecht is very nice though isn’t it.
Not really comparable but paid £570 for a double room for 3 nights in the posh Karel V Hotel there (via booking .com) over Easter weekend. Thought this was not too bad given it was Easter and comparing to better class hotels in England’s “tourist cities” nowadays.

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Anything by Mick Herron ….author of the Slow Horses series of novels. A very clever , funny and entertaining author. Just finished his compilation of short stories , Dolphin Junction. Takes of the Unexpected came to mind. I really like the series of detective novels set in Venice and featuring Commi...

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