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Scunthorpe, May 2000. Promoted to the second tier and we haven't been lower since.

Edit - I missed that you mentioned this one, sorry.

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Crazy that we released him for being too short and now he's 6 foot 5!

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jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:36 pm
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Graham Coughlan

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I can’t do the maths of 6 years in total…. One year with a promotion, 2 years finishing 7th in the league…… leaving 4.5 years of miserable time. I corrected myself in the post below as I meant 3.5 years. The second 7th place finish was miserable after the City 5-1 defeat at the end of December. It ...

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Fretters wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:53 pm
I think you're looking at Stan's time through rose-tinted specs somewhat. Of his six seasons, four and a half of them were pretty miserable. We'd barely avoided relegation in the two seasons prior to Cotterill coming in.

Too late to edit - should have said three and a half.

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After some good years under Stan he presided over a joyless period of no hope. It really was a struggle following the team during his reign, in fact the only moment of excitement I can readily recall during that time was Micah Hyde’s goal at Ewood. It’s true he signed some players who went on to ge...

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Alien Earth is one of the best things I've seen in a long time (Disney Plus).

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Don't mean this in a sarcastic way but is there anything behind that cahill statement? Letting a player go out on loan isn't necessarily an indication a manager can't see his potential. Can be the opposite. But maybe I've missed something about the situation when we got him? Villa (not sure if it w...

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I'll never forget the feeling of being 2-0 up away at Man City in the Premier League, back in November 2009. I never thought I'd even see us in the league, never mind going two goals up at City.

It was only bettered when we went 3-0 up in the first half at Chelsea!

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The improvement in positions he's taking up compared to most of last season is incredible. He never looked like scoring a goal for 6 months because he was never in there. Credit probably needs to go to Parker and his coaches for the drastic improvement in numbers. Switching to left in January seeme...

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That's now nine goals in his last fifteen goals (thanks to CT's stat from the Forest report) and he sits joint second in the Premier League top scorer chart, only behind the freak that is Haaland. For a winger, this is some return. Our top scorer in this league under Kompany was JBL with six, I thin...

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equinox wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 27, 2025 6:55 pm
Should be a great game, come on you Rugeress'

We won.

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You started so well.

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If only Ipswich were on the opposite side of the UK, then they could have had the red card cancelled by the Welsh FA.

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Luppy wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 12:52 pm
I'm really struggling to think of a bigger improvement over a summer - probably have to go back to Stan's era.

2013 wasn't bad:

Heaton > Grant
Jones > McCann
Arfield > Paterson (often played out wide)
Kightly > Stanislas

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Dark Cloud wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 7:15 pm
Mo Camera!!! Where's his bloody hair come from!!?? Turkey????

He always had hair, just kept it shaved most of the time.

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:15 am
Finsley Gate Wharf doesn't get too busy (although from limited experience). Plenty of street parking around there too.

Plumped for this option and it was a great shout. Went in after the game too and there was plenty of seating. £3.50 a pint too!

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That's awful. RIP.

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Bigvince wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:37 pm
Thought Florentino was fantastic, never gave the ball away

He did via a silly back heel at one point, but otherwise it was an excellent performance I thought.

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Went to my first live match ever last night - Wigan v Leeds Impressions: Absolutely no sense of tension or impending violence; Went to the loos and did not risk cancer or getting off my head; Great selection (for me) of 80s music; Took my (very nice) pint to my seat to enjoy while I watched the gam...

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Loving a song called Take You Down by Daniel Pemberton. Heard it on The Boys (Prime) and it's epic.

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Is K2’s still about? Used to stumble in there at 2am for a kebab back in the day. They were huge too. What makes a good kebab? Entirely subjective of course, meat to bread ratio and garlic sauce are mandatory in my opinion. No idea if they're still going, but K2's is still my favourite donner kebab...

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The Shire Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 18, 2025 8:57 pm
Ah okay - I thought his knee (ACL) went in the World Cup - like 10 minutes into a game …

You're absolutely right, it did in 2006, but it was the hammy going that caused him to lose a lot of his pace which was his main weapon.

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Michael Owen - England B team against Albania at Turf Moor Although he was only at his best for a short time Becuase of that knee Injury, he got a Ballon D’or for a reason Some player It was his hamstring snapping at Leeds. They didn't repair them properly as they do now, so he had a shorter hamstr...

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Is Vokesy still there?

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Another vote for Shearer, but the only time I saw him live was a 0-0 England game at the Old Wembley, against Bulgaria. He was up front with Owen, someone who doesn't get enough credit for how good he was. Only the fourth (and last) England player to win the Balon D'or. Two Premier League golden boo...

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How was the coach arrival on Sunday? Were there many there?

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claretlegend wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:47 pm
If my wife kept binning me off for someone else I wouldn't keep going back!

What if she paid you a fortune every time she binned you off, and then promised to keep paying you again when you came back?

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Fritters the Crooked Billet in Worsthorne serves Real Ale and they run transport to the ground and back after the game. You would be able to park in the village and there’s little walking, other than where the transport drops you off. You’d be better ringing Alison the Llady to book seats early on....

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Shaun1983 wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:25 pm
Another shout for hatters bar. Though I’m biased as it’s my sister and brother in laws bar

Fantastic bar.

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Inn on the Wharf is the best pub (i haven't been in FGW though). If walking is the problem, a taxi should only be a few quid and should be able to drop you off at the back if the park view if it goes past Townley. IOTW is lacking in real ales. Think it has bitter, Guiness and that's about it in add...

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Leisure wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:19 am
Hatters Bar and New Brew-m on St James's Row, just off St James Street, are good for real-ale.

I know them well, just think parking might be an issue. Finsley Gate Wharf looks to have a few ales on and the walk wouldn't be too bad.

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:15 am
Finsley Gate Wharf doesn't get too busy (although from limited experience). Plenty of street parking around there too.

That isn't somewhere I've ever thought of going, but looks a good shout. Thanks!

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Morning all, On this horrible, dreary Monday morning, I'm already thinking about the weekend. I'm bringing my father-in-law to the match on Saturday so I'm looking for recommendations for real-ale serving pubs where we're likely to get a seat, within a decent walking distance to the ground. For refe...

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This season's CJER. Growing with each game.

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ClaretDiver wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 14, 2025 2:50 pm
Sky coverage team do not want to give us any credit!

Not sure that's true, they've mentioned how well we're doing quite a few times.

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burnmark wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:24 pm
In the U21 section along with Ugochukwu.

Of course, thanks.

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No Max Weiss, or is that due to his age?

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I've always thought the team in third should go straight to the final, with there being one semi-final contested between 4th and 5th.

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I'm so sorry for your loss, but what a lovely tribute. May your mum and dad rest in peace.

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 09, 2025 1:36 pm
It would be hilarious if he went and won a trophy this season with Forest and Spurs finished empty handed and outside the European places

He wins them in his second season.

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The street behind us won about £6k each just before I joined. I've never had more than a tenner but, the trouble is, you can never leave unless you move! Imagine leaving and then your postcode wins big.

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I absolutely agree with everything above and it's worth pointing out that the injury left Wealdstone with 10 men as they'd used all their subs. I doubt they'd have refused to play on if they could have just subbed him.

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gtclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:51 am
Just did a search,I found Oliver Norwood and apparently Chris Eagles

Born in Burnley? Eagles was born in Hemel Hemstead.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:32 pm
And Jay would be playing in a one man team

I might even get a game!

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My wife (who couldn't be less interested in football) recently announced that you should only be allowed to play for a football club if you were born in that town or city.

Jay Rod would be playing for us well into his sixties, I Reckon.

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I've been backing Stoke to do well for years. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day!

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Change in set piece coach anyone?

He was mocked, but so many forget what a role he would have played in our defending last season.

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Started this season like he started the last PL season. He even had a goal wrongly chalked off too, at Forest. VAR hates him.

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:21 pm
Ziferblat?

That's the one. And it was actually capped at four hours.

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