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CaptJohn

As the OP I’m just wondering if the lines of electronic passport machines I mentioned have now been installed and are speeding things up? The machines were all in situ but there were 10 passport officials in their kiosks just stamping passports as before. Nothing electronic other than the mark one ...

CaptJohn

Came through Lisbon airport two days ago. It took me 10 minutes at Passport control. Bags were waiting on the carousel when I got through including my golf bag. Car hire was quick and easy. No real issues other than the fact that the flight was delayed leaving Manchester, which the Pilot 100% attrib...

CaptJohn

I’ve given up trying to analyse everything. Utterly pointless when it’s so subjective. Add that to the fact the rules change all the time, and it’s total bamboozlement for me. All I know are these three things. 1. It’s a penalty against Burnley. 2. The Burnley goal was offside. 3. It will either ra...

CaptJohn

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 27, 2025 11:29 pm
I'm waiting for an Executive order proclaiming the USA won

You can bet that the "Donald" would have been there to present the trophy if the USA had won. He won't be anywhere near if Europe wins for sure.

CaptJohn

You've all missed the best; John Angus.

CaptJohn

At Chester GC we're replicating the Ryder Cup experience with a "Ryder Friday" event. We have a loudspeaker on the 1st tee blaring out Springsteen and other rock anthems. It's great fun but there is much tutting from some of the more senior members

CaptJohn

I watched the after match podcast with Daz Bentley as part of the panel. I thought he made a very good comment regarding the slogans around "Barnfield." He suggested a new slogan to be displayed which should read, "Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard!" It sums up last night perfect...

CaptJohn

I recall my wife being threatened with expulsion from the Emirates when she put up her brolly due to the rain coming down. They eventually got us plastic rain coats due to the problem. It exists even at the best grounds unfortunately.

CaptJohn

Greavsie was superb but I recall seeing Joe Baker score an absolute bullet header for Forest at the Cricket Field end. It has stayed with me as one of the great goals I have witnessed live. Nobody has mentioned Bobby Charlton yet, which I find strange as he was class.

CaptJohn

One very rare stat from the match was zero corners to either side. That doesn't happen very often.

CaptJohn

It was almost like a pre-season friendly type of event. I know Oliver didn't give the "sub him or else" signal to the Liverpool bench but the message got to them PDQ and they acted accordingly. No such luck for our player though. Out with the yellow and a satisfied expression on Oliver's face.

CaptJohn

C'mon, Woodley, grow up a bit and stop posting such rubbish. Don't forget fans of other clubs look at this site and their opinions of us as a supporter group are formed by reading stuff like that. Wrong! I half expected Oliver to take his shirt off and wave it above his head when he awarded the pen...

CaptJohn

I just don't like it when the referee celebrates awarding a penalty

CaptJohn

I was watching the Brentford v Chelsea match last night and I started wondering how many ex players are now club captains of their respective clubs.

Nathan Collins; Brentford
Tarks; Everton
Jimmy Dunne; QPR
O'Shea; Ipswich

Can anyone add to that? I'm sure I may have missed some.

CaptJohn

“Liverpool failed to build on their opening weekend win over Arsenal as they slumped to a miserable 2-0 defeat at Premier League new boys Burnley. First-half goals from Sam Vokes and Andre Gray ensured the Clarets celebrated their first league win over the Reds since 1974”. I woz there. UTC So was ...

CaptJohn

Pray.

CaptJohn

Their breakdown rates are absolutely shocking but they sell because they ‘look nice’ :( I disagree from a personal perspective. I had two Jag XFs one after the other both fitted with 3.0 litre V6s. The 2nd was the "S" model with a twin turbo. Both were only serviced by JLR dealerships and both neve...

CaptJohn

I think for a club the size of Burnley and given our limited resources it was an excellent window. 8/10 Time will tell if it's been a successful window but I'm very excited about Broja. If we can help him rediscover his form and play to his potential we'll have a top class striker. Not 100% sure abo...

CaptJohn

I think that VAR today was being handled by the "Fenway Sports group."

CaptJohn

Something must be seriously wrong as their share price has gone down 42% today. Drops in the market like that indicate serious issues.

CaptJohn

I wanted something similar to what you're looking for. 4WD, auto, 5 doors and not a big SUV. I settled on a VW Arteon Shooting brake. Very sleek design and very spacious inside. The 4WD system from VAG has been around for ages so is tried and tested. I did find an "R" which has a 2.0 litre 320 BHP e...

CaptJohn

One thing that annoys me is di*kheads of both sexes and all age groups wandering around with headphones or earpieces conducting conversations with zero spatial awareness. They are a nuisance on pavements and lethal when crossing roads. I've recently experienced two morons on bicycles with headphones...

CaptJohn

Ric_C wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:01 pm
Used to love motd, but since sky put all the highlights on YouTube at around 7pm, I've not watched it in years

I haven't watched it for years. Waste of licence payers money IMHO.

CaptJohn

Poulton-le-Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:49 pm
Great to know you can shove players over in the box if they don’t have the ball.

It's a new rule, that Oliver and VAR have just invented but it only applies to Burnley players.

CaptJohn

Well we set that up on a plate for them.

CaptJohn

What's this with Parker and a tie?

CaptJohn

IanMcL wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:06 pm
Bloody Oliver wanted to be the first to give a corner for keeper holding for more than 8 secs. badtard

He couldn't bloody wait could he!

CaptJohn

Realistically if we expect good, modern healthcare, we probably need to pay a lot more in taxes. Disagree: We need to pay more fees for healthcare. If we introduce even token fees for appointments and treatment it will focus people to take more care of themselves. More taxes are not the answer. We ...

CaptJohn

This idea has been doing the rounds for a while now and I wholeheartedly agree with it. Being over 70 and a regular driver I did some research myself and found out I could apply for a "Driving Assessment" via the Local council (Cheshire & West). It's based on research being carried out by Warwick Un...

CaptJohn

Goliath wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 6:31 pm
Trying to find Tresor, possibly on there but can't be sure

Burnley should do a book named "Where's Mike?" It would follow the same format as "Where's Wally?"

CaptJohn

I watched both the Brum v Ipswich and Saints v Wrexham games over the weekend and really enjoyed both. I couldn't figure out what Wrexham were up to though. Took the lead and created a few good chances but then went on the defensive for the complete 2nd half. It must have been tactical or a fitness ...

CaptJohn

Maybe they weren't stopping at Hawarden after all and were en-route to Valley

CaptJohn

About 1400hrs the Red Arrows and a lone Spitfire came over Chester golf club en-route to Hawarden airport. It's a regular stopover for the display teams when in the North West. Had a great view of them and they were in formation

CaptJohn

He attempted a tackle from behind in the box. Dumb decision which didn't pay off. He shouldn't be anywhere near his own box TBH.

CaptJohn

So so sad at this news. I'd met him a couple of times and the last time was when my daughter bought him a pint of Guinness in the Longside Corporate area. Wonderful goalscorer and a lovely man. RIP Willie.

CaptJohn

I wasn't sure if I'd like it but it was quite a compelling watch.

CaptJohn

I once stood near him in his coaching days at "Colliers Park" (Wrexham's training ground at the time) watching a Burnley youth team play Wrexham. He was giving one of his team some stick and got a mouthful back. He went mad and threatened to wash the players mouth out with soap if he did it again. D...

CaptJohn

It's a balancing act whilst juggling and so far ALK have managed to keep the balls in the air. AP seems to be an experienced administrator and didn't run for the hills when we were relegated the first time. He's shown some resilience so I personally will give him the benefit of the doubt but woe bet...

CaptJohn

When I first saw the title I thought it might have been the name of some African player we were looking at

CaptJohn

"Share salt, share sorrow!" I was brought up to never hand the salt cellar over to another person at the dinner table. Always put it down on the table in front of them if they ask you to pass it.

CaptJohn

Not quite a hotel but the "Agnes Blackadder" halls of residence at St Andrews takes some beating. Fruit, cereals & different types of milk, fruit juice, lots of breads and pastries, porridge and a buffet containing the "Fully Monty" including Haggis. During the summer months when the students are aw...

CaptJohn

Kevin Kennerley

CaptJohn

I've got a reasonable record of predicting winners. At Royal Liverpool the other year we were discussing who'd win on the the train to Hoylake and I said I fancied Harman. He was 200-1 at the time and I never got round to putting on a bet :( Last year I fancied Souffle but once more I didn't have a ...

CaptJohn

I voted for the Wolves 0-4 win because it contained a very rare event of a 1st half hat-trick. Chris Wood take a bow.

CaptJohn

I think that the govt is worried that Putin is about to invade and wants to make sure the roads are impassible to his tanks. They're doing a pretty good job.

CaptJohn

Andreshotboots wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:38 pm
That's the bloody problem for us Brits, any sort of short/ medium length flight from Britain to Europe usually crosses French ATC.at some point so they really do hold all the cards as it causes multi National disruption..

Solution: "Go west!" Simples

CaptJohn

So not Benson, not Cavanagh, but Bond. Amazing. I never expected anything from Benson or Cavanagh so they didn't let me down. I got really excited about the appointment of Bond and felt really dejected and disappointed with how it all went. Perhaps if Kevin Reeves hadn't been injured it might have ...

CaptJohn

I've really enjoyed this thread and how opinions differ. In terms of football played it has to be Adamson for me but for excitement Mullen and Coyle are worth a shout. I loved the Dyche era but it was never sustainable. Harry Potts was wonderful with limited resources but a pipeline of great youngst...

CaptJohn

Spike wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 22, 2025 7:44 pm
El Greco

Used to go there after a match and have one of their ham and beetroot baps and a cup of tea. Long time ago.

CaptJohn

Vitinho played for Botafago last night when they beat PSG in the US.

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