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Idea for a TV programme:

The Great British Supermarket Food Packaging Challenge

A group of contestants (celebrities?) attempt to open foodstuffs without the aid of knives or scissors. Presented by Vernon Kaye.

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:05 pm
Fish shops have machines where you pour potatoes in one end, and chips come out of the other.

Yes but surely nobody has one of these at home???

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karatekid wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:01 pm
What about manual potato peelers? Guaranteed to take skin off potatoes and your hands.

What do you mean by 'manual potato peelers'? Is there an automatic variety?

How do you take skin off with a potato peeler???

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All the best to him. He deserves the best wishes of every Claret on the planet.

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Was disappointed and sad to see him leaving, now I'm hoping it goes through so he can get game time.

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CaptainClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:55 am
Have we finally replaced John Deary?

That was Joey Barton but we don’t talk about him these days.

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Oh jinkies

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 5:02 pm
Swansea turning down 10 million for him must go down as a massive fail on their part

And a massive let off for us.

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Everybody knows that a Marathon* is just a Mars bar with peanuts thrown into mix. Equally, a Twix is just a Mars bar with biscuit instead of nougart. They're all variants of the same thing. It's obvious when you think about it. The formula is "Two Things Covered With Chocolate". And we can write tha...

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Hope everybody has got through their day without too many cundumbles. I cundumbled merrily through the mundiest of Mondays and lived to tell the tale.

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Dressinggown wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 31, 2025 10:16 pm
Yes, I can't spell.

Conundrum was my initial thoughts but like my eyesight things in my head get rather sketchy most of the time.

Cundumble is far betterer. It's going in the next dictionary.

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Looking at the lads size and athleticism I'd say he was a stats based signing from the off.

Here's hoping he continues the great form.

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Agree on these points. And 2 in 2 doesn’t necessarily mean it will continue all season. But if it did, it’s got to give him a conservative valuation of say €15m minimum? Which would still be excellent business. If his "goal a game" rate continues he'll end up with 34 for the season and you can doub...

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:01 am
I am trying to work out what you have got right in this post

He was a bright and academic lad. That much is true.

He's an old Nottinghamian like Ed Balls.

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jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 29, 2025 3:21 pm
Salmon with a salad of Orzo, feta, olives, tomatoes, pepper and cucumber

"Orzo"

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I had sausage & mash today. Nowt fancy. Sometimes you can't beat the basics.

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Has anyone actually ever used the Corby trouser press in a hotel room? How did you get on?

I've stayed in hotels where you're given an iron AND a trouser press - that's surely overkill on the ironing front isn't it?

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Ptangyangkipperbang wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 29, 2025 12:37 pm
Les blame a issue from 40 years ago for a possible drunk coked up fool writing a racist tweet

I got turned down for a credit card last month. All Jim bloody Callaghan's fault.

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Awful news.

Suspect the economic outlook for the country is going to get a lot, lot worse in the next few years too.

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I'd certainly prefer that to the current system. But it's a sensible proposal.

People only hate VAR because it's been implemented atrociously but it doesn't have to be that way. It can be so much better.

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Bottom photo with white kit matches 1936-40

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Top photo compared to "historic kits" site suggest 1946-51.

There are a number of variants in the shirts and socks suggesting later than 46 at a minimum.

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Where do we get all the extra referees from? For clarity, as the VAR panel are sitting in a sealed off room, they can make decisions on a number of matches. Maybe even covering a number of leagues? They're only waiting for a referral. Referrals are only going to take a couple of minutes max. They c...

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dsr wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 1:03 pm
And far better, "That might have been a penalty but X player was clearly making a meal of it so no penalty. Play on."

That's my instinctive temptation too but players would soon stop exaggerating if fouls were given quickly and correctly, which they would be if such a system were employed.

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And also they could make Saturday evening kickoffs 6 pm instead of 5.30 so the other matches could finish before the next one starts. Where do we get all the extra referees from? I'm sure the PL has enough money to fund four people watching a game of football. But in case things are tight then here...

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And finally-finally the referees all wear microphones for transparency. There's no shame in the onfield ref saying over the mic to the VAR-referring official, "I didnt see that properly. Should we refer it?" or "That might have been a penalty but X player was also clearly making a meal out of it so ...

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Oh, and finally - we get rid of the farce that is referees trotting over to watch TV screens.

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Another thing: The scoreboard announces the panel's decision. Eg. Penalty - 2 No penalty - 2 Decision: Panel tied so onfield decision stands The crowd go "ohhhh" as they know it was a tight call. We can still get all worked up.about but we'll know at least that the decision was reached with integrit...

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I don't think VAR itself is the problem. It's the incompetent people that operate it. True, but it's not even primarily a personnel problem. It's how they've set it up. It's almost as if they've deliberately set it up to "rubber stamp" bad decisions instead of doing their best to get things right. ...

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Quite a diatribe Rowls... (Quote snipped for brevity) Thank you Ashington :D :lol: Yes, as you say much of it has been prevalent for decades now. The omni-cheating rolls on! The only slight issue I take with your post is the culpability of referees. I grant that we can't hold them individually resp...

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Not sure I've ever taken issue with them before but your explanation doesn't justify it at all. I know it's opinion, but that mark is a nonsense for me, that's the sort of mark you would give a shocker of a referee. I can see no justification for suggesting he didn't have control. That's all fair e...

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Have to say I think your 9 out of 25 for control has to be a joke. As for the disallowed goal, and I believe it could have gone either way, how quickly do you want him to blow? The best referees always give themselves time, the worst referees blow too quickly. Hello CT You always take issue with my...

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Plenty of Sundeland fans walking around in tops in th town centre yesterday and not a whiff of aggro.

Was very good to see.

Obviously just my personal experience but seems to be bourne out by comments above.

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Pleased for the lad.

If we end up back in the Champ, he could maybe do a job for us.

People were talking about the young lad like he was Ian Flipping Helliwell and it just wasn't on.

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jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:30 pm
8 out of 25?

Them's the rules!

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:01 pm
He deliberately using VAR to back him up.

Safe in the knowledge his decision will be rubber stamped either way.

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A. 15 B. 20 C. 15 D. 9 Typical of modern refereeing. I can't fathom the high marks - the players ran the show. There was no authority on display at all. Haven't seen the goal back but thought he got it wrong. I also think he fudged the decision completely. If he thought it was a foul he should have ...

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Just because we now have a PA system capable of broadcasting clear messages does not make the club obliged to blast fans with overly loud music. Just because you *can* do something doesn't mean you have. Also, nobody at all complained, "the music isn't loud enough." We all said, "you can't hear what...

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Didn't put a foot wrong.

Last week he was caught out at a higher level. Today he did all the basics and was solid. MOM performance.

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Dubrovnik 7
Walker 7
Ekdal 8
Steve 8
Hartman 7
Brun Larsen 6
Cullen 8
Ugochukwa 7
Anthony 8
Hannibal 8
Foster 8

Laurent 8
Sonne 7

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Odd one, isn't it?

Surely he's received offers but why hasn't he signed for anyone?

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surely anything is better than nothing, barring demolition. That's true. The Kierby will have looked polished when it was brand new and it will look polished again when it's re-clad. However it's kicking the can down the road. We'll be in the same position in 10-20 years time. The cycle will contin...

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A lot of negativity on here ... Looks 1000% better than it does now I’m pleased it will be re-clad. Somebody else called it a polished turd, which is precisely what it will be. When the fundamental design is so awful, a polished turd is the best the building can ever hope to be. It’s a shame the ow...

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theboydonegood wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 22, 2025 1:48 pm
Its a miracle the whole complex hasnt burnt to the ground in the last 20 years. Wouldnt put any money on it not burning down in the next 12 months though.

Tbdg

If it had a wooden frame it’s probably already have happened.

Sadly, it looks like it has formidable foundations.

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It will book up no problem, no decent hotel in the town centre and very few in the town at all. Must be structurally sound to make a massive renovation cheaper than a rebuild but if that’s the case then fair play it will be a welcome addition. The structural integrity of the concrete beams has neve...

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That's a very promising display after the first 10 minutes.

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RetroClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:49 pm
Was never getting that ball. No pen

Not getting the ball = Not relevant

It's a clear penalty.

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Are we becoming a mini Chelsea ? Looks that way to me. Buying up players surplus to requirements and holding onto them in case they come good. Sometimes buying players for the sake of it. Then loaning them out for apparent accounting. Some of those we're shipping out look like they would have walke...

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Good luck to him.

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Sounds about par for the course.

Thoughts? I don't think it's something we'd be allowed to discuss on here. Not for long at any rate.

Hope youre on the mend, being looked after and as well as can be. Take care.

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