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  • Pliers
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    edited October 2017 #242

    Yes, adding my congrats to Papgeno, splendid 3 points!

    City won again, not the best of performances but the conditions were pretty grim.

    Keep the faith, footie fans everywhere 😊

  • Oneputt
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    edited October 2017 #243

    Norwich finally got their season going after a bad start. Now 7 games without a loss and reached the play off places.  Best of all we beat the Tractor boys on Sunday.laughing

  • papgeno
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    edited October 2017 #244

    Thanks both. What a game, played in atrocious weather in front of a full house. The atmosphere  in the John Smith's was phenomenal , when the away team score the crowd usually goes a little bit quiet, when Man U scored our support got even louder to really get behind the team for what we knew would be a tense 20 minutes.

    Rog UTT😀

  • papgeno
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    edited October 2017 #245

    Talking of supporters. A number of Town supporters have cycled over various routes for the past eight years to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Town Foundation which provides free breakfast for thousands of school children each day.

    This year they are cycling in France and Belgium over four days and 280 odd miles in a route called The Last Goal Post. This will commemorate the six Town players killed in action in World War 1. The route will visit the last resting place of these chaps one of whom was the first professional footballer to be killed in action.

    To put a perspective on this the cyclists are paying £250 to take part and must guarantee £750 minimum in sponsorship. The event was sold out within a couple of days! The club chairman has taken part in every one of these events.

    That's a side to football that doesn't always get the publicity it deserves.

    UTT

  • Pliers
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    edited October 2017 #246

    Papgeno, read a lovely report about a young Town fan who found a fiver at the match. I know it wasn't your grandson, but I can imagine him doing exactly the same 😊

    No goals, but a great game at City last night. Extra time and penalties, good value for £10, but no good for the nerves. 

    And The Wolves! Very good team, I know it's early in the season, but can't see them missing out on automatic promotion. Good luck to their very vocal fans, they certainly outsung our lot last night.

    Keep the faith all.....⚽️

  • papgeno
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    edited October 2017 #247

    Well another reality check . Just goes to show you can't expect to defend for 90 minutes and get anything from the game. I just watched a MOTD  report on Town's breakfast clubs which said the club had served  800,000 breakfasts free to local schools since 2012.

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #248

    Well,  Good  Luck  to  all  our  Supporters  for  a  happy  ending  to  a 

    Good,  Clean  Battle  for  supremacy  today  !!

    Just  leave  the  "Fireworks"  for  the  Bonfire  Parties  !! 

  • trellis
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    edited November 2017 #249

    My county town team Maidstone have just given Cheltenham of league 2 a good seeing to in the cup .😀😀😀 Apologies to any Cheltenham fan's......,........Nah. not really 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀.

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #250

    Not  on  your  own  Trellis  laughing Crewe  Alex  in  the  middle/lower  reaches  of  League  2  have  given  Rotherham  a  biff  on  the  collective  noses  !!

      And  that  was  after  going  behind   (  WHOOPPEEEEEEE )

    Sorry  4 shouting  but  you  know  just  how  I  feel  so  --->

    Come  on,  all  together    WHOOOOPPEEEEEEEEEEE  !!  and

    GERMOLEEEEEEEEEEEEENO  as  well  wink

  • moulesy
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    edited November 2017 #251

    Well, Rovers are free to concentrate on a good league run now! embarassed

    Mind you, after two years being knocked out by non league teams, I suppose losing to the League 2  leaders is progress!  sealed

  • Pliers
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    edited November 2017 #252

    Just back from our 5 night trip to Naples, good win for City at Napoli. Really exciting game, but the "stadium" 😱. I've been watching football for 60 years and have been to some really grim grounds. But Napoli is a new baseline, absolutely filthy, the "seats" were thick in bird droppings, the "toilets" were thick in human droppings, just awful.

    Enjoyed the trip, we went to Pompeii, Vesuvius crater etc, but won't be in a rush to go back to FC Napoli!

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #253

    And  to  think  Pliers,  that  the  British  are  supposed  to  be  the  "Dirty Folks"  of  Europe  yell

     

    To  all  our  Friends  on  the  losing  side  this  w/end  frown  its  only  a  short  while  'til  half  the  winners  become  losers wink !! (  Well   only  Approximately  I  Know   )

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2017 #254

    Another cracking home atmosphere yesterday and three more points. Diabolical referee, that's twice he's tried his best to do us over. The first time against the Toon he succeeded but yesterday even with the 6 minutes of injury time he magiced from nowhere he failed.

    Its two years to the day since Herr Wagner became our head coach here's hoping for many more.

    UTT Rog😀⚽️

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #255

    Poor  old  Crewe   Boo  Hoo  sniffle  snivel  sob  !

     

    1  nil  up  &  riding  high,  then  boom boom  boom 

    1  --  4  down  now

    Think  I'll  go  back  to  tiddley  winks  !!

     

     

  • moulesy
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    edited November 2017 #256

    Brian - at least you didn't have a ref who got confused using his sundial with the floodlights shining on it. Keep playing till the home side score, that's the way, ref! yell

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2017 #257

    Talking of referees I noticed Northern Ireland have just been knocked out of the World Cup.The  only goal over the two legs was from a penalty given by the ref following the ball hitting a player on the side of his shoulder as he was turning away.

    The numpty needs a lesson in basic anatomy if he thinks that is handball.

  • tigerfish
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    edited November 2017 #258

    My team is - was, Yeovil Town (awaiting howls of derision) but Ive finally decided that after last weekend's game away against Carlisle (4-0 ) that they are simply not worth watching any more.  Why? 

    They just cannot seem to grasp the idea, that every time they get someone sent off, they are down to 10 men (once even 9).  All too often it happens and as a result I'm off.

    TF

  • DSB
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    edited November 2017 #259

    'My team' (a loose description as I don't actively support any team) is doing OK at the moment.  Up the Wolves! 😀😀

    David 

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #260

    cry Doomed,  Doomed,  We're  all  Doomed  cry

     

     

     

    Expecting  to  read  any  day  now,  in  the  local  Weekly,  that  planning  permission  for  a  score  or  more  houses  on  the  Gresty  Road  pitch  has  been  lodged  with  Cheshire  East  Council.

    The  Only  Score  that  we  are  likely  to  see  I  reckon.

     

    P.S. 

        Don't  fret  TF  we're  in  the  same  boat  &  its  SINKING   !!

     

    P.P.S.

      We  don't  need  Refs  to  scupper  our  chances  Moulesy,  we  are  experts  at  doing  ourselves  in   frown

  • Oneputt
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    edited November 2017 #261

    Norwich after a great 10 game run now seem to have lost the will to live.foot-in-mouth

    Good to see United beat Newcastle laughinglaughing

     

  • moulesy
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    edited November 2017 #262

    Don't you talk to me about bl**dy football! yell

  • Kennine
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    edited November 2017 #263

    AS of the 4th of this month, Glasgow Celtic broke 100 year old record with 63 straight home games without a defeat. smile

    They don't do so well in International Games though frown

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2017 #264

    My sentiments exactly. We'll just have to beat City and Arsenal it's that simple.

    We'll be there on Sunday praying that we don't get a right stuffing.

    🙏🙏

    Thats at the John Smiths not in church because I don't think even divine intervention can save us.

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #265

    Sitting  here  utterly  stunned  !! 

  • Pliers
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    edited November 2017 #266

    We'll be there, too! Just had enough "loyalty points" to get tickets, they sold out very quickly.

    Should be a good match......

    😊😊😊

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2017 #267

    I thought it was a good match. I expected City to have the lion's share of possession but to lose to a flukey goal after defending so well  was a sickener . Having said that our goal was lucky too.

    Rog UTT

  • Pliers
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    edited November 2017 #268

    Well, it certainly wasn't boring!

    Some very strange refereeing decisions, but that seems to be the same in most games now.

    Equally strange, about 6 Dynamo Dresden fans sat behind us at the match, suitably dressed in Dresden hats and scarves. I've no problem with that, but just wondered why....., but then, why not!

    Good luck tomorrow night at Arsenal 😱

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #269

    Hope  its  the  same  on  Sunday  !!  but  they  threw  points  away  against  the  division  leaders  when  at  least  one  was  there  for  the  taking.  definitely  seems  they  won't  be  happy  until  they  drop  out  of  the  League  altogether.  Still  it  could  make  a  nice  car park  for  the  H S 2  users  !

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2017 #270

    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear😩

  • ABM
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    edited November 2017 #271

    No  papgeno,  I  think  the  council  would  or  should    take  it  on  == definitely  not  N C P  !!  money-mouth