Last night Bury Town were in the Semi Final play-off v Waltham in Tier god knows what. My mate played for Bury Town in the early 80's and still has connections in Bury St Edmunds. You guessed it, shall we go? Just a 2 hour drive from deepest Lincolnshire, hell yes, lets go. (We are both nearer 70 than 65 and hence retired).

A gate of 1,300+ and Bury won 4 nil, I took a photo of Nick Popes signed shirt in the club house and realised that this season I haven't seen a team I have supported lose. Didn't go to Sunderland, Wolves, Millwall or PNE cup, did go to games like Reading, Coventry, Derby, QPR all away etc and now supported Bury Town.

There must be so many more Clarets who on reflection have had the most memorable season?

Both Play offs played on the same evening, highest placed club gets the home fixture, the final is equally a one off game and Bury we found out will be at home, good luck to the Mighty Blues from this Claret.
UTC Vin

Go Plymouth on Saturday and cheer on the pastie boys

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:33 am

Go Plymouth on Saturday and cheer on the pastie boys

Plymouth is in Devon

Devon pasties are crimped on top and include carrots...

CalamityClaret wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:26 pm

Plymouth is in Devon

I used that due to them being sponsored by GInsters for years previously

CalamityClaret wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:26 pm

Plymouth is in Devon

The Cornish claim to the pastie is a very successful marketing ploy. The pastie was a generic term for a meal wrapped in pastry eaten in mines. One clear example of its generic nature is that you can get a ‘pastie’ in Lancashire, it is much more difficult to get a ‘Torpedo’ the Lancashire name for the same thing.

elwaclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:28 pm

The Cornish claim to the pastie is a very successful marketing ploy. The pastie was a generic term for a meal wrapped in pastry eaten in mines. One clear example of its generic nature is that you can get a ‘pastie’ in Lancashire, it is much more difficult to get a ‘Torpedo’ the Lancashire name for the same thing.

I'd happily take one whatever they call it.....yanks don't do savoury pies.

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑

Thu May 01, 2025 3:07 am

I'd happily take one whatever they call it.....yanks don't do savoury pies.

Incorrect
It’s called a pot pie

elwaclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:28 pm

The Cornish claim to the pastie is a very successful marketing ploy. The pastie was a generic term for a meal wrapped in pastry eaten in mines. One clear example of its generic nature is that you can get a ‘pastie’ in Lancashire, it is much more difficult to get a ‘Torpedo’ the Lancashire name for the same thing.

The first reference to anything recognisable as a pastie is in a manuscript recipe book from the 15th century originating in Devon

elwaclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:28 pm

One clear example of its generic nature is that you can get a ‘pastie’ in Lancashire, it is much more difficult to get a ‘Torpedo’ the Lancashire name for the same thing.

Bloody hell, I’d forgotten all about torpedos. I used to love them as a kid.

CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑

Thu May 01, 2025 8:19 am

Incorrect
It’s called a pot pie

Most of them i've tried are awful & not readily available outside sit-down restaurants.


I dream of a good pork pie!

I had a wonderful steak pie from Bennett the butcher, in Dunblane, today. They are rammed tight with pure, tender, succulent steak.