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In The Times today....

Sweet FA Again...

The royal mail deliveries in Portishead can be a bit hit or miss so only just had this through... worth a go?

The gift that keeps on giving...

Here are the answers to the last OTIB crossword, thanks to all those who entered and well done to Ron who was our winner. The theme was our latest manager and the "extended" Manning family. It seems we have got the Bernard side of the ancestral tree not Peyton so far... The next crossword is "Sweet FA Again". With a nod to this seasons FA Cup exploits , it marks the 50th anniversary win v Leeds and the 30th anniversary of beating Liverpool. Across Clues 3 LM SHARES THE SAME STAR SIGN AS NIGE - IN FACT THEIR BIRTHDAYS ARE A DAY APART (3) LEO 7 GREAT AUNTY KATY IS A NOTABLE ACTRESS BEST KNOWN FOR ROLES IN DR WHO. SHE ALSO WAS IN AN AUDIO BOOK ABOUT A VAMPIRE CALLED COUNT -----( 7 ) DRACULA 8 LM REPLACED RUSSELL ----- AT 17 DOWN ( 6 ) MARTIN 9 LM THEN REPLACED CURTIS FLEMING HERE WHO WAS ---- MANAGER ACTING 10 GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMA MARIA WAS A NOTORIOUS VICTORIAN MURDERER! PERHAPS LM WILL USE THIS METHOD AGAINST THE OPPOSITION ( 8 ) STRANGLE 11 TAYLOR ---- HICKMAN SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE LM ERA WITH A SCREAMER ( 7 ) GARDNER 13 IF LM HAS A BOGEY TEAM IT IS PROBABLY THESE WANDERERS. THEY KNOCKED HIM OUT OF THE PLAY OFFS AND HE GOT A RED CARD AGAINST THEM THIS SEASON! ( 7 ) WYCOMBE 16 LONG LOST COUSIN PATRICK WAS THE PRIME MINISTER OF --- AND TOBAGO FOR 13 YEARS IN TOTAL ( 8 ) TRINIDAD 18 HOPEFULLY LM WILL HAVE THE DESIRE TO LIVE AT CITY FOR YEARS TO COME (ANAGRAM 6 ) RESIDE 20 ITS BEEN A FEW DECADES SINCE WE HAVE SEEN COMEDIAN GREAT UNCLE BERNARD ON OUR TV ------ ( 6 ) SCREEN 21 ANOTHER UNCLE , CANADIAN POLITICIAN, WHO SHARES FIRST NAME WITH DEEPDALE OUTFIT ( 7 ) PRESTON 22 DUE TO HIS BAD BACK NIGE SPENT MOST OF THE SEASON ---- IN THE DUGOUT (3) SAT DOWN 1 JUNIOR LANSDOWN CALLED ONE OF THESE FOR NIGE IN OCTOBER (4) TAXI 2 COUSIN STUART , THE HOLLYOAKS ACTOR, FINISHED 5TH IN I'M A CELEBRITY IN 2009, THE YEAR GINO D'ACAMPO WAS KING OF THE ------ (6) JUNGLE 3 JUNIOR THEN HAD THIS TED AT THE TOP OF HIS WISHLIST TIL TINS TOLD HIM HE WASN'T REAL! (5) LASSO 4 TAYLOR-CLARKE WILL BE HOPING FOR MORE GAME TIME UNDER LM ( 4 ) OMAR 5 SEE 12 DOWN ( 6 ) BRONCO 6 SCORER OF THE OXFORD GOAL WHEN LM MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE GATE THIS SEASON ( 5,5 ) BILLY BODIN 7 AS COACH OF WEST HAM U23S LM WAS CREDITED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS £105M MAN ( 6,4 ) DECLAN RICE 12 COUSIN PEYTON WAS A LEGENDARY NFL QUARTERBACK. PLAYED FOR THE COLTS THEN WAS A ------- ( 6 ) / 5 DOWN ----( 6 ) DENVER 14 LM WAS A NEW ONE OF THESE WHEN IN THE MLS (6) YORKER 15 THE SQUAD WILL HAVE TO ----- TO A NEW STYLE OF PLAY UNDER LM (5) ADAPT 17 LM'S FIRST UK HEAD COACH JOB WAS AT MK --- (4) DONS 19 UNCLE BRADLEY, NOW AUNTY CHELSEA , BEST KNOWN FOR DISCLOSING CLASSIFIED INFO ON THE WIKILEAKS WEB---- (4) SITE

Add to the list losing to the g*s in Glos Cup August 93. 0 -0 at FT, 1 -1 after ET , lost 5 -3 on pens. It gets worse, Forest U21's beat us on pens 6-5 in the Prem League Cup last season

What don't the club get with their comms.... Original game was ticketed then postponed. That happens. No comms on the website as to the rearrangement despite it being listed on both the FA and Charlton Athletic website as tonight. Don't do twitter, didn't realise that was a requirement to follow the team, wasn't going to pitch up to Failand on the off chance. High Performance doesn't seem to extend to letting the supporters know what's going on . Happy to be corrected if I've got this wrong!

Here are the answers to the International crossword in OTIB 262. The next edition will have a Christmas / Boxing Day theme. Across 1 90's manager who had 11 international caps for England - Russell ----- (5) 4 Back in the 70's he was Gurt lush with a goal within 5 mins of his debut but quickly faded (5) 10 Jacki was maybe our best international - he did this to us and the opposition (5) 11 In Oct 2019 we signed a discount Rodri briefly, he made his La Liga debut for ----- (7) 12 Swedish left winger Niclas who never quite delivered , seen various spellings of his name - going with 2 L's and 1 S! - (8) 13 We signed 2D from Yeovil---- (4) 15 Nickname of the South Coast club that John Atyeo played 2 games for before 597 for City and 6 as an England international 17 We did feed this Bermudan often, but not as much as Man City (6) 19 Scottish international Miller, Matthews and Peacock were the Three ---- in the 03-04 season (4) 20 Greg Goodridge's island (8) 23 I'm sure there are a few internationals who have used the Bristol Flyer ------- to get to the airport pronto! (7) 24 Superfan Jonathan Pearce does a lot of international TV and ---- commentary (5) 25 Motty said he was from another planet but Jacki played on -----(5) 26 ----- Towler is an International TikTok star! Now playing for 15A Down 2 Born in Sandviken, Sweden, Mark played 120 times for us in the 90's (5) 3 Poor Old Benny, we let in 11 goals in his first two games and ----- half a point per game whilst he was in charge ( 5 Plymouth were green with --- when we nicked the Congo 50 cap Yannick Bolasie off them in 2011 (4) 6 Marvellous Marvin, earned his 9 Jamaica caps with us (7) 7 Another Jamaican international (2 caps), don't let him near your wife (5,6) 8 Ivorian Coast Kodjia was sold to them for a then club record fee in 2016 (5) 9 Benny the Swede's surname (11) 14 Home region of Italy of Eros Pisano (8) 16 Finnish goalie, impossible surname - forget the dots! (7) 18 Another goalie who always believed (5) 21 26A played for them, nickname of Frome Town (5) 22 Styvar from Slovakia, maybe our worst ever signing - didn't even have two left ---- (4) Answers Across 1 Osman 4 Meyer 10 Amaze 11 Seville 12 Elliason 13 Town 15 Pompey 17 Goater 19 Lees 20 Barbados 23 Express 24 Radio 25 Earth 26 Ryley Down 2 Shail 3 Averaged 5 Envy 6 Elliott 7 Kasey Palmer 8 Aston 9 Lennartsson 14 Lombardy 16 Maenpaa 18 Basso 21 Dodge 22 Feet

Here are the answers to the No Gas for 10 years Anniversary Crossword from OTIB no 261

Here are the answers to the Nigel Pearson 60th Birthday Prize Crossword in the latest OTIB fanzine, with some references as to the solutions.... Across 1. Atkinson - NP was signed by Howard Wilkinson, later sold by the late Trevor Francis 7. Glass - Never realised NP started out at Carlisle until doing this crossword! 8. Canoe - as referenced in a 2020 Henry Winter interview! 9. Issued - NP got a yellow after a dodgy penalty decision v Rotherham. His last red was whilst managing Leicester. 10. Eric - as in Cantona, Sheff Wed turned him down after a trial so he rocked up at Leeds and the rest is sardines 12. Owls - named after the Owlerton part of Sheffield 14. Morris - Mel apparently resorted to sending drones over the training sessions to see what NP was actually doing. Sadly someone ought to have been looking the other way as it was the owner who crashed the club allegedly! 17. Gow - bizarre factoid that NP's first FA Cup game would have been one of Gerry's last. 18. Venue 19. Lionises - not a great clue but it fits the letters and the dictionary says verb - 3rd person present: lionises - give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. eg "modern sportsmen are lionized and feted" Down 1. Adams - as in Tony 2. Kasper - as in Schmeichel 3. Neck - google it! 4. Owner 5. Ogrizovic- he had been the deputy to Ray Clemence at Liverpool before coming to Shrewsbury, his next stop was over 500 games for Coventry 6. Leicester - NP managed them twice between 2008 and 2015, either side of a year in Hull. His win % there was over 48% 11. Wolves - NP scored twice in the 1st half, they scored three times to win in the 2nd , he was also referenced being attacked by a pack of wolves whilst trekking in the Carpathian Mountains in many articles 13. Leg - NP came on as a sub for the late Chris Bart-Williams but then had to replaced himself after breaking his leg which ended his season 15. Rants - Only really let the park refs have full blast recently, I think he now realises the best form of attack with journo's is to give them as dull a time as possible unless they work for a serious outlet. Death by Stealth? 16. Win - as a % it is 31%, behind his career average of 39% I hope you enjoyed the crossword, if you didn't get a fanzine and wonder what this is all about then get one next time and give it a go. Next up for September is a 10th anniversary We beat the gas crossword.

Given that we now have the bank holiday weekend ahead of us stress-free having played last night and it is currently lashing down, why not settle down and take on the OTIB crossword. All the clues are Nigel Pearson based ( it was his 60th on Monday ). It's on page 30 of the latest fanzine and there is a case of Thatchers Gold to be won ( usual T+C's , over 18's only ... ). Send your completed crossword to otibxword@btinternet.com . The deadline for entries is 31st August ( Thursday ). Even if you're missing an answer or two or unsure of one, send it in to have a chance of winning. Good Luck!

Happy 60th Birthday Nigel. Don't forget there is a Nige Prize Birthday Crossword in the latest OTIB fanzine. Closing date for entries is 31st August.

Happy 60th Birthday Nigel. Don't forget there is a Nige Prize Birthday Crossword in the latest OTIB fanzine. Closing date for entries is 31st August.

Happy 60th Birthday Nigel. Don't forget there is a Nige Prize Birthday Crossword in the latest OTIB fanzine. Closing date for entries is 31st August.