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forzagranata wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:41 pm
The ad in the paper used to say "Hawthorns - for the Nicer People'

Indeed it was, there was some high class totty frequented Hawthorns.

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forzagranata wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:41 pm
The ad in the paper used to say "Hawthorns - for the Nicer People'

Indeed it was, there was some high class totty frequented Hawthorns.

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I always liked the old Lester Piggot story, probably apocryphal, but it's worth bearing in mind if you're betting the geegees. He was asked to ride a 2yo at Newmarket a few weeks before Royal Ascot, it was making it's debut and he was asked to give it a 'quiet' ride, a gentle introduction to racing,...

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I can still remember him going card daft in the second half of a Burnley v Hull game in the 14/15 season, it was quite bizarre, 10 yellows virtually all for no good reason, none that was apparent anyway, it wasn't a dirty game and was being played in a good spirit by both teams. I wouldn't trust Cla...

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longsidetrumpet wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:35 pm
Er, the totally untried Massengo in the heart of a Premier League midfield? Give me strength

Would that be the same totally untried Massengo, who last May was playing in the French Liguue 1, against a PSG team containing Ramos, Mbappe and Messi ?

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Ric_C wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:53 am
Luke Ayling going to Boro

Will Leeds now come in for Roberts?

Hard to know why they wouldn't, makes perfect sense from their point of view.

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Never failed to find somewhere to park on East St, leading up to the ground.

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I won't be there, but if I was I would stand and applaud him all the way across the pitch. After what he's done for our club he deserves nothing less.

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Scott Twine started for Hull at Boro, subbed after an hour, peripheral, never really in the game.

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No idea why Massengo hasn't featured yet, but his last three games for Auxerre were against Paris St Germaine, Lens and Touluse, which would suggest he's a bit above the level of our U21 team.

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More like high wind and a bit of rain Debi than a proper storm, although I believe a pensioner's umbrella blew inside out in Great Harwood.

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Previous requests for help with the Stewards Cup and Great St Wifred turned out quite profitable, now it's the Gold Cup up at Ayr. I'm going with Aleezdancer in the belief that Kevin Ryan has had this race as a target for Aleezdancer all season. Of course it's probable that half the field have been ...

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Only saw the second half, but on that 45 minutes the best team lost. Bit disappointed in England, they didn't seem capable of much except hanging on to their one goal lead.

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In one respect I do sympathise with them. With all the VAR nonsense and the ever changing directives, especially on handball, the opportunity for them to use their common sense and experience has been stripped away. The poor buggers must not know if they're coming or going, a lot of them are now out...

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With unknown add-ons bringing the fee to a total way beyond anything we were likely to agree to pay and with Maatsen turning the deal down, I can't help thinking this deal was set up by Chelsea more to help alleviate their FFP problems than anything else. It's possible Maatsen decided he didn't want...

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Joeandy1920 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:40 pm
Suppers Ready-Genesis

Hard to argue with that, but I'd have it just 2nd to The Court of the Crimson King.

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DCWat wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:14 pm
It wasn’t done today. I think that the plan is only for certain games.

I'm bemused by this, if it makes a difference, do it every game, if it doesn't, don't do it at all.

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Scriptwriter each way in the Ebor and one last chance in the 4.10 for Mr Wagyu.

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4midable wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:17 pm
2.15 friday
Ffos las
GOING THE DISTANCE
backed it at 9/2
Should go off as fav tomorrow so good to get the odds now

Confident ride from Laura, giving every impression she knew she was on the winner.

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The Nunthorpe looks a cracking race and at the price I'm having a bit each way on Karl Burke's Dramatised. It won the Queen Mary and the Temple Stakes and you can forgive it's run in the Kings Stand where it was drawn on the wrong side and raced in a group of three. It's not best drawn again today b...

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Bit of a shocker yesterday, just Designer and three seconds. Hoping for some return from Northern Express today, only been out of the first six once in it's last 14 runs. What could possibly go wrong ?

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Similar to above Ryan Moore is Even money with Willy Hills to ride one winner and given he is riding Paddington it is buying money (max £10) as ClaretsPadiham says Thanks for the heads up BS, I'd missed that one. Like you say almost stealing money, even if Paddington doesn't get it done he has plen...

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:43 pm
it makes a nice change from being able to name the entire starting 11 for a season in a 4-4-2 ! Opposition scouts will actually have to do some work now

Never mind the opposition scouts, us Burnley fans will actually have to do some work now.

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:51 pm
We had this debate on Saturday in my local and the general opinion was Wilder & Rooney

My instant reaction was that Fat Sam was the Dyche clone, but you'd think Wilder must have been in the running.

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Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:03 am
I don't think we'll hang around if villa are messing about, not our style anymore

It's nearly two weeks since Vinni was suggesting this was done and dusted, so Villa are messing us about and we are still hanging around.

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Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:03 am
I don't think we'll hang around if villa are messing about, not our style anymore

It's nearly two weeks since Vinni was suggesting this was done and dusted, so Villa are messing us about and we are still hanging around.

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We didn't do too badly DC, we'll have to get together again for the Ayr Gold Cup.

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Cheers DC, Sophia's Starlight is also on my shortlist and I will be backing it. I'm going to wait until 9am in the morning to put my bets on, then I can get a BOG.

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Two things for me, they are both horrendously expensive and my missus can't get enough of either. Lobster and Champagne.

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It's only a couple of weeks since I was asking for help to solve the Stewards Cup puzzle at Glorious Goodwood, and now I'm in need of more assistance, I love the Great St Wilfred, it's one of the highlights of the flat season, but it's a bugger finding the winner. A bit of research has shown that th...

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It must have been sometime around 1980 and I went on't Turf for a reserve team game. There was this 16 year old kid called Trevor Steven making his reserve team debut and I had never seen the like before and I never have since. Even at that young age he was simply head and shoulders above anyone els...

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Foiled by Lansbury, but Craig Dawson is still playing, I sincerely hope we haven't given up on him yet.

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He played the Tuesday before v Palace in the cup but wasn’t due to play at Huddersfield. A bit like Andy Lonherhan at Preston, I’m not convinced he could see shots coming from long range. Totally agree, I think his long distance vision was shot, anything from outside the area he rarely even moved. ...

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Would rather see all of Jay, JBG, Cork and Bastian go before Josh, who played nearly every game for us last year, and well enough for VK to make him captain. We need however to play him an advanced midfield rather than a defensive one. His pressing qualities are excellent. If there is any talk of h...

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False 9, a 10, an 8, a 6, and now a double pivot building presumably on a single pivot. Then there was the one of a player playing between an 8 and a 10 which someone quietly explained might be a number 9. Totally dispels the late, great Bill Shankly's notion of football being a simple game. Thankf...

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Just heard that Lokonga failed his medical, anyone else heard anything ?

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I'm intending to have a closer look at how Quinn operates, I should have started this morning instead of leaving it for Monday or Tuesday.

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Glorious Goodwood too muddy even for the mudlarks! Hoping to go to Goodwood at the end of August, surely the wind and rain will have gone by then.Pleased to see Mr Wagyu run well at 14/1. Hope fellow punters fared well too.UTC. As a follower of Mr Quinn you must have had a Glorious Goodwood Carnsme...

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Mr Wagyu was in my tracker but I've followed it over the cliff too often and given up to it. Which is possibly foolish as it's now dangerously well handicapped. I'll be tearing my hair out if it wins, but it wouldn't surprise me.

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Help, the Stewards Cup, I love this race but as usual I haven't a clue what might win it. My lucky pin is currently hovering over Spanish Star and Aleezdancer but it's just guesswork for me. Does anyone have any strong fancies for this race, I need all the help I can get.

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I updated my debit card and deposited a tenner with Bet 365 just yesterday. I have no problem with them, I use them for the vast majority of my bets.

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Eyesofblue2 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:31 am
Thanks for the heads up on Breege, ticks all the right boxes for me, I'm on.

Having a little bet on another from up t'north in this race, Karl Burke's Fast Response. I like the look of it's last run in a Listed race at Chester.

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Carnsmerry12 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:17 pm
Always take BOG when available. Another of Quinn’s horses running tomorrow at Goodwood, Breege who ran a great race in the Sandringham at Ascot and came second at 33/1.

Thanks for the heads up on Breege, ticks all the right boxes for me, I'm on.

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Carnsmerry12 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:19 pm
John Quinn’s magic works again.Despite it drifting in the market LR won very well.I hope you got the SP, very happy with 8-1.

9/2 when I backed it in the morning, but I had a BOG.

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If it can overcome a poor draw I'm hoping Lord Riddiford can win it for a third time. It's not shown much recently but its surely been trained specifically for this race.

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:36 pm
Possibly not all over for Cav. Although he has announced a season end retirement. Astana have said, today, they would like him to sign up for a further year.

I think Cav is a man of his word, he said this was his last season and I think it will be. But we'll see.

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BURNLEY REACH AGREEMENT WITH BORUSSIA DORTMUND TO SIGN SOUMAÏLA COULIBALY L’Équipe’s Loïc Tanzi reports this morning that newly-promoted Premier League side Burnley have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Soumaïla Coulibaly on loan with a purchase option of €15m. Coulibaly joined B...

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Shame he lost it that way, if you're beaten by a faster finisher then fair enough, but for his gears to start slipping at that point is just cruel.

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:32 pm
Whilst we were all gob-smacked at Pog & Vingegaard, young Jame Shaw had a magnificent day.

Indeed, to finish less than two minutes down on Vingegaard on a stage like that was incredible.

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Never seen anything like that before, a top 10 rider and winner of last year's Giro aliowed to go four minutes up the road. They limited the damage in the end but that could have been a total disaster. Good viewing though, especially afterTuesday's leisurely trundle through La France profond.

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