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Not seen any mention of petrol hybrids on here (perhaps because the thread title is fully electric cars :-) ). I’ve got a Honda HRV and my wife has a Jazz, both petrol hybrids. I’m getting just under 60 mpg and she is getting over 65 mpg. Not much difference in price from petrol and no worries about...

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So because neither you or your wife has heard the term it was not used in the valley? I don”t like using the definite as a rule, but you are wrong. Just to back up Top Claret - lived in Hassy from early 1952 for over 20 years. Family lived there for a few generations before and kept in touch with f...

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inevitable that with a bunch of horses in a cortege that some of them would....... poop. I watched with trepidation, and in the situation, not a little fascination that lightened the solemnity for me, wondering what those that would come across it would do! Did they issue a training manual? Was it ...

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I was thinking Sammy Todd would have been around then but I don’t recognise him in that photo.

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First I can really remember is the “whenever you’re sad, whenever you’re blue…” mentioned before - based on “Just like Eddie”, Heinz’s tribute to Eddie Cochran. Another which I don’t think has been mentioned is- “He’s here, he’s there, he’s every f***ing where, Ralphy Coates, Ralphy Coates.”, repeat...

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Just got round to watching this last night. The caravan park is in Formby. The police station is in Bolton, at the rear of the town hall. I think it’s council offices and is call Le Mans Crescent or something like that.

Enjoyed it myself.

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It'll be interesting to see that BBC player rater if United continue in this manner :D Of which.... I see Pope had top marks in the BHA v Geordies game @ 7.71, Trips next 7.23. Just heard from a mate that every Utd player has 0 in the Manchester Evening News half time ratings :lol: :lol: :lol:

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warksclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:56 pm
Sensational-the best we have played since the Coyle era. The championship's version of Man City. How cool is Miuric

Saw the stats for tonight and said that like us against City - but in reverse! Fantastic.

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CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:09 pm
Took me a while to get it

Me too, but made me laugh out loud when I did. Brilliant.

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Leisure wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:56 pm
Are we paying their 1st team?

Surely we’re not resorting to bribery so soon in the season!

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Gonna take a punt and say most commenting on here are middle aged to OAP and spend 95% of the time wearing a polo shirt/football top that barely contains their beer belly, with a pair of old school blue grandad jeans, and either sh*t black shoes or slippers? :lol: I’ll also take a punt and say that...

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I did know a Dearden, used to go to Burnley Matches, but can’t remember his first name. Les doesn’t sound quite right.

I guess we need to meet up at the ground for a quick chat. I can’t make first home game but will put a post up for your attention before first game I am going to.

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Roy Orbison wrote and sang many sad songs. Here’s one of the best - Its Over. Your baby doesn't love you anymore Golden days before they end Whisper secrets to the wind Your baby won't be near you any more Tender nights before they fly Send falling stars that seem to cry Your baby doesn't want you a...

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Sorry Silky, got the school wrong. Knew you didn’t go to HGS. I guess the Roger you remember was Roger Hoyle, lived in Rawtenstall but went to HGS. Is the Bob you mention Bob Alderson? He went to HGS and worked at Hollands. I used to go to Burnley matches with Bob and still see him, and Roger, occas...

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Really hope we get Muric. A 6’6” keeper would be brilliant - always thought Pope was a bit too short

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Ha, for living room read lidding room. Damn predictive text!

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I worked there for all those years, 10 weeks at a time. Armando was the mad italian I think and there was also a small guy, Ian, worked in the living room or Slab as it was called. Favourite trick was to band down on the safety bar on the lid cutter which stopped the machine. Caused Armando to go ma...

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Like Paul Waine and SilkySkills, I too worked at Hollands as a student job and also for about 9 months after uni. I spent most of the time making pie lids . Definitely not exciting times!!

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Sometimes (not always) when you get a pie on the Turf, it's either a bit cold in the middle, or you bite into it, and something similar to molten lava flows out and strips the flesh from your tongue. Still, it's exciting wondering which you're going to get. :lol: As Paul Waine might say - Exciting ...

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My name is Harry Worth. I don’t know why but it is.

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My wife and daughter once went round Tate Liverpool, totally unimpressed by the rubbish on display. Finally they spotted a blank canvas on the wall with a single rip running down the middle. That’s good, said my daughter, that rip is very realistic and shows some skill in painting. As they approache...

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FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:57 am
Hurricane Rock. Johnny and the Hurricanes

Excellent - and another from Johnny and the Hurricanes, Rocking Goose https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=rocki ... GAkas,st:0

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Wokingclaret wrote: ↑
Sun May 29, 2022 9:48 pm
Hale Barnes and we did, isn't that where Howe lived when he was manager

I think Howe lived in Worsley.

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ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Sat May 28, 2022 10:33 pm
Great performance from Courtois.

Pope-esque!

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More tears here. I said your original post was a lovely tribute and this is just as moving.

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Brilliant Vegas. That made me laugh.

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That’s a lovely tribute and you’ve done a great job in writing that. Very moving, you must have been so proud of him.

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For some light relief, a bit of Gilbert & Sullivan … I didn’t write this (but I wish I had): “I am the very model of a Russian Major General My standing in the battlefield is growing quite untenable My forces, though equipped and givenorders unequivocal Did not expect the fight to be remotely this r...

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One memory I have is the BBC showing the goals from an away match at Chelsea. Andy scored twice with fantastic headers from the edge of the penalty area against a decent keeper in Peter Bonetti. Looking at the stats on here I think it must have been our 3-1 win in 1967/68 season. Anyone else remembe...

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Colin Blant, centre forward converted to centre half. Love this quote from a sports journalist - l "Blant was a mobile hazard to players of both sides".

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I’ve always used Swiftlease. Had excellent service and they are Clarets!

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Aye, they almost played tennis with them at one stage......Good to see the current fast-tracked Economic Crime Bill is to hunt down Russian "dirty" money. Better late than never I guess. It will be interesting to see, forexample, how many of the Russian donations to the Conservative Party are consi...

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Report from Telegraph- The governor of Kharkiv region has said that Ukraine has full control of the city and that large numbers of Russian prisoners have surrendered after this morning's apparently botched assault. "Control over Kharkiv is completely ours! The armed forces, the national police, and ...

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Was just thinking if this at the weekend. Always seemed to be positive for us.

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Agreed. That capped a great evening. Even better that it was Kane holding the ball to give it to Pope whilst Pope ignored him, looking elsewhere for the ball.

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I’ve always liked Chris Wood and he did a great job for us, but something wasn’t quite right this season. I think Wood himself called it when he said he was in his comfort zone and I think this was affecting his team mates - “ if Woody isn’t giving it 100% then why should we?”kind of thing. This has...

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MACCA wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:57 pm
Reasons for optimism on Saturday - we won't have to go there again next season.

That can’t be right. There’s no way Brighton are going down this season

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Yes that’s true people have various different reasons for not attending, we have to pick Oscar up from the youth club or sally my missus is doing a double shift & I need to look after the little uns & so on….. I’m not disputing other reasons won’t exist, regarding the business plans when some peopl...

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That’s true the hardcore will support no matter what but the position the club are in they (ALK) need far more than the 6K who religiously attend & discouraging people from attending probably isn’t advisable, some fans albeit a small minority will want to see the business plans & won’t be satisfied...

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:31 pm
This shows why we will always needs lifeguards.

Even when some are out of their depth and struggling they still want to walk out that bit deeper

Haha - brilliant!

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Unlucky. In their first season back in the top division he played 9 times but missed our 4-4 draw down there. He was injured before the return ont’Turf. He played again the following season to get to 50yo but had retired before our back to back games near the end of the season, possibly an Easter d...

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Sad to see Jack Austin in there - opened the batting for Haslingden for many years and father of Ian Austin.

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Have a look at The Ellesmere - just one junction on the East Lancs Road from the Worsley Marriott. I played there for 16 years before moving house 2 years ago. A very friendly club with some really good holes - a few years ago Peter Allis wrote a book on the 100 best holes in England and the par 3 9...

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Shame we no longer have an ex-claret doing the half time draw, would be great to see Defour back on the pitch.

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Searching his name earlier for an update I came across an article from last May when he was linked with West Ham for £27 million. However he did an interview stating he would only leave Wolfsburg for Champions League football, I am glad he has changed his mind about that. Or perhaps he has high hop...

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They replayed an interview with him on the radio today. His first broadcast sketch was for, I think, Dick Emery. A guy was sat in his house when the doorbell rang. His wife answered it and came back into the room saying “there’s a man here who says he fought with you in the war”. Show him in said th...

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We demonstrated so much more desire and commitment today and it was great to see. Given that Wood has admitted he has been in his comfort zone, I wonder whether his attitude affected the rest of the team, even just a little. I’m not sure that’s the case but it just struck me as a possibility given t...

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