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On 17/02/2024 at 20:21, spudski said:
Always get goose bumps with this track. Loved em.
Great track. One of my absolute favourites. There is a version on YouTube that they did which is accoustic after MH died and is fantastic.
Went to see a band in the Largs Hotel, Adelaide back in the late 70's. They were called The Farriss Brothers. Went out on the batter with them after the show. They later changed their name to INXS. My claim to fame !!
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3 minutes ago, hollydog said:
Great band - very popular in Europe but never made it here. John Watts still touring but almost exclusively in Germany/Netherlands.
Listening to them as you write. They were popular in Australia when I lived there.
17 hours ago, AppyDAZE said:Ok, one more
They are doing the Cognac festival here in France this year it seems.
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1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:
The BBC match reports that say X scored in the 96th minute..........no they ****** didn't , they scored in the 6th minute of added time !
and always against us !!!
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1 hour ago, italian dave said:
City away games can be a “great day out”…….doesn't necessarily mean the game is entertaining
Good point
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I for one am rapidly falling out of love with football and the bollox it creates
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On 19/02/2024 at 14:00, Port Said Red said:
I was told recently by our practice nurse that my cholesterol had gone up a bit in my last check up. I said I put this down to the increase in baking and cooking I was doing since lockdown and retirement, which meant my butter consumption had increased.
She suggested I try plant butter as it was very low in cholesterol. I was a bit sceptical as to how it would perform, but thanks to Lidl having a deal on that made it cheaper than dairy butter, I thought I would try it.
Well, I have to say, my sponges are moister, both short crust and puff pastries for savoury or sweet products have drawn some great reviews from family and friends, and on my check up last week the nurse confirmed that my cholesterol levels had returned to their previous levels.
If you look around you can find it in both spread and block form, and I would highly recommend it. I have tried several brands depending on price point, so far the results have been much the same for all, although some of the spread versions are easier to work with than others.
Give it go if you haven't tried it, let me know what you think.
I think the way forward is that you invite us all around to your place one day to sample your creations so we can give you an unbiased and collective opinion.
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Done but doubt i've added anything intelligent. Either way, good luck.
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10 minutes ago, phantom said:
You know you are British when.....
You know me too well
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1 hour ago, phantom said:
Thank you Sir Phants, your kindness without doubt exceeds you good looks. I thought it was a game played while polishing the furniture.
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13 minutes ago, AlexRatcliffe said:
Hi Bristol City fans,
I am a University student who is writing my dissertation on the Pledgeball campaign and its influence on Bristol City fans.As part of my research I am looking to gather fan input via an anonymous online questionnaire which should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Completion of my questionnaire would really help in my dissertation.
If interested in participating the link is below:
Thanks in advance and Kind regards,
Alex Ratcliffe
Hi Alex
Just for old & almost fossilized fans like myself please can you explain what Pledgeball is.
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12 minutes ago, BigTone said:
Condensed Version
Sheffield Wednesday:
They boast one of the most unusual names in English football, thanks to their Wednesday. Quite simply, the name goes back to when it was originally a cricket club that used to play their games on that day of the week.
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And all the time I thought it was a Bank Holiday
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16 hours ago, Jerseybean said:
Back in November at home Curtis Fleming, in his solitary game in charge, steered us to a 1-0 victory, Rob Dickie got the goal, they were down to ten men for an hour after Barry Bannan saw red, the Owls successfully appealed the decision, highlights: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/highlights/highlights-bristol-city-1-0-sheffield-wednesday/
LM presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/home-top-featured/manning-on-training-injuries-and-more/ and https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/manning-on-owls-test/
They boast one of the most unusual names in English football, thanks to their Wednesday. Quite simply, the name goes back to when it was originally a cricket club that used to play their games on that day of the week.
Manager Danny Röhl began coaching at RB Leipzig, later working at Southampton, Bayern Munich and as assistant manager of the German national team.
In October 2023, he was appointed manager becoming the youngest manager in the EFL. He said he was looking forward to the challenge of his first managerial position.
Dominic Lorfa maybe poised for his return he has been missing since December owing to a muscle injury.
In January the Owls completed the loan signing of goalkeeper James Beadle from Brighton and Hove Albion. The 19-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan with Oxford United, where the young shot-stopper became a key member of the U’s side.
They also signed Troyes striker Ike Ugbo on loan until the end of the season. The 25-year-old Canada international was recalled from his season-long loan with Cardiff in order to join the Owls.
They pretty much universally dislike owner Dejphon Chansiri who appears to be something of a basket-case, https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday-dejphon-chansiri-news-b2439892.html and https://youtu.be/aUmg16npkOA
Players who have played for them and us include Jack Hunt, Carl Shutt, Lee Peacock, Richard O'Donnell and Tyreeq Bakinson.
Our head-to-head record, isn’t good!
Won: 19
Lost: 30
Drawn: 16
They currently occupy 23rd place with 29 points. Ashley Fletcher will be missing having got a red card last weekend when they beat Millwall away 2-0 from two shots on target.
Officials
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Assistants: Matthew Jones and Robert Hyde
Fourth official: James Linington
Here’s a good insight from one of their fans:
Ignore our season form. The only form of relevance is from our home game against Leicester on 29th Nov. Until then we’d had:-
10 games under Xisco Munoz (2 points!!!)
1 draw under caretaker
6 games under Röhl but players were a car-crash and unfit.
Since Leicester
P15. W6. D2. L7.
20 points from 15 games. Hardly brilliant but certainly not a relegation team form. It’s just the huge ‘points penalty’ we incurred by having a total imposter ruining moral and fitness for 10 games.
Best players by far, Bannan and Johnson. Bannan doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves from SW fans. He’s light-years better than the rest but if he dips slightly below HIS best we criticise. He’ll be the best player in the park v you; he always is.
Johnson is playing LB and he’s superb. 3 goals and 3 assists from full-back in 12 starts and 2 half games since he came back from the naughty step under Munoz (seeing the common link here?). Sweetest left foot, crosses are a joy, drives forward. Oh, and he’s defending well.
We’ve two lightning wide forwards, Gassama and Musaba. Pigeon catchers and skilful. Their end-product is very poor. Terrible decision making. Gassama is 19. He really has the tools to be something special. If he’s on it he could destroy you. But 1 goal and 2 assists in 1000 league minutes tells you it’s rare his end product is there.
Pitch is shocking.
Röhl has the support of 95% of us. We really want him to do well. Breath of fresh air. He has come under criticism for recently adopting a 2-man midfield. Leaves us porous.
19 year old loan keeper. Jury out. Personally, I think he’ll be great, but right now slightly struggling with the transition from playing L1 for Oxford in front of 8000 and Champs for Owls in front of 26000, and the pressure of a relegation fight.
We try to play football. Bit heart in mouth, but generally works.
Thanks to Holmowl.
Sheffield stuff
Sheffield has a national park: Almost one-third of the city sits inside Peak District national Park. This is a distinction not held by any other city in the UK. This area, also called the Peak District, was given national park status in 1951; in fact, this was the first such designated area in the country. Today, the national park also includes Derbyshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire.
Sheffield’s trees outnumber the resident humans: the city has more than two million trees, which means there are more trees than humans. This is more than trees per humans than any other city in Europe. Where are all these trees living? You’ll find many of them in and around the city’s 240 parks, woodlands, and gardens.
Sheffield as been inhabited for ages: the area has been inhabited by humans since about 9,000 BC!
Sheffield once had the longest rainbow: back in March 1994, Sheffield was home to a record-breaking rainbow that lasted for six hours.
You’ll find phlegm all over: OK, you’re probably shuddering at the thought of mucus all over the city. However, we don’t mean mucus. We’re referring to one of our local artists who is called Phlegm. His works are literally found all over the city in graffiti types of art; however, his pieces are found all over the world. Back in Sheffield, Phlegm also paints murals that tell stories and more.
Sheffield runs on recycled energy: the city uses a district energy system, which turns domestic waste into thermal energy, which is then used to produce electricity and hot water! It takes over 225,000 tons of garbage a year to produce 19 megawatts of electricity and 60 megawatts of thermal energy. The hot water produced by this system flows through 25 miles of underground pipes to points all around the city.
Steel for the Brooklyn Bridge was created in Sheffield: who would have thought that that Sheffield and the Brooklyn Bridge, which is situated in New York City in the US, would have anything in common! But it does make sense when you consider that the city was once home to great steel mills.
About half the surgical blades in the world are made in Sheffield: that’s amazing, especially when you consider the number of surgical blades in the world. However, as a steel city, it does make sense that Sheffield is home to the factories that produce these much-needed blades that work to save lives.
Sheffield has a walk of fame: just outside the city’s Town Hall, you’ll find several star-shaped plaques that are engraved with the names of famous people who come from Sheffield. And they’re quite famous. The names include Jessica Ennis, Sebastian Coe, Sean Bean the actor, and more.
The Crucible Theatre: the theatre, for about 40 years, has been home to the World Snooker Championship.
Sheffield was the last gig for Tina Turner: for her 50th anniversary tour, the famous American singer had her last show at the FlyDSA Arena on May 5, 2009. This was her last live concert, after which she went into retirement.
Sir Arthur Conana Doyle lived in Sheffield: the creator of Sherlock Holmes was once a resident of Sheffield. In fact, he was a medic when he came to the city in 1878. He worked as an assistant to Dr. Charles Sydney Richard on Spital Hill, Burngreave.
Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England and the greenest city in the UK: While the city was once an industrial centre, today, the city features large numbers of trees and parks in the country. The city also features urban forests, earning the city the name “Tree City of the World.”
Famous people from Sheffield: the city has also been home to some pretty famous people, including Harry Maguire, the English professional footballer. Jarvis Branson Cocker, an English musician and radio presenter, is also from Sheffield—he was also the founder and frontman for the rock band Pulp. Dominic West, an English actor, director, and musician, also comes from Sheffield. He is most famous for his role as Jimmy McNulty in the TV show The Wire.
Pubs
The Railway https://railwaysheff.com accepts visiting supporters. It's located on Penniston Road and it isn't just a good place to drink, you can play retro arcade games and pool there too.
The Norfolk Arms https://www.norfolkarms.com
The Red Lion, 95 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S35 8QH
New Barrack Tavern https://www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk/pubs/new-barrack-tavern/
The Banker's Draft, 1-3 Market Place, Sheffield, S1 2GH (Spoons) https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/south-yorkshire/the-bankers-draft-sheffield
The Globe, 54 Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 2LX, https://www.craftunionpubs.com/globe-sheffield?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=homepage
The Howard, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 2LW, https://www.howardsheffield.co.uk/?y_source=1_MTAxNTA3ODktNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU= it’s near the train station
The Good Pub Guide suggests the following are worth a visit https://thegoodpubguide.co.uk/?s=&gpg=Sheffield&pub_category=2-worth-a-visit
Condensed Version
Sheffield Wednesday:
They boast one of the most unusual names in English football, thanks to their Wednesday. Quite simply, the name goes back to when it was originally a cricket club that used to play their games on that day of the week.
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On 21/02/2024 at 19:52, Robbored said:
Sobers was the one that I never saw play and why he’s not on my list.
The only time i saw Gary Sobers was at an Ike & Tina Turner concert in Adelaide
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Always sad to hear of clubs like this in the poop. Hope they can work something out.
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1 hour ago, downendcity said:
Listened to Talksport briefly today and they were discussing that Torquay have gone into administration.
The journalist they had on was talking about their owner, and he ( the journalist) commented that what fans want from an owner is that they leave the club in a better situation than it was when they took it on.
Given all the negativity surrounding SL and recent events, allied to many fans apparently wanting SL to sell the club and make way for a new owner it got me thinking.
If SL sold up tomorrow do you think that he would be leaving the club in a better situation than when he became the owner?
Absolutely
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17 minutes ago, Robbored said:
Of course not Tony, it was pissing with rain…….…..
Stick to Noggins, Val
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Those I know at Millwall all think it's a backward step
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49 minutes ago, Robbored said:
It’s an interesting debate as to who was/is the best all rounder in the last 60+years. There are several candidates, Richard Hadlee, Ian Botham, Freddy Flintoff, Jaques Kaliss, Ben Stokes, Kapil Dev, Colin de Grandhomme.
For me it would be Ian Botham.
Stats don’t come into it for me - mine is based on pure entertainment value.
Remember having a beer with Richard Hadlee in a pub in Nelson, NZ a good few years back. Nice guy. The whole day was memorable though with the Aussie & NZ teams all in the bar at the same time.
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6 hours ago, Shauntaylor85 said:
10 points off the target play off spaces at end of Feb is hardly progress or success. Perhaps explain that.
We lose games we should win
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1 hour ago, Sniper said:
Another with one leg shorter than the others was called Foot Pump
I knew a girl with the same problem. Her name was Eileen.
Also had a friend in Oz who was a Policeman. His nickname was SCUD because if he was having a bad time it was going to be "Some C***s Unlucky Day"
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On 19/02/2024 at 13:38, phantom said:
I have a T Shirt with exactly this on it
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16 hours ago, Harry said:
We’ll have to disagree on this one big guy. I thought he was the only player today who looked like he was giving qpr anything to worry about.
If everyone scores a 4 today, he’d at least get a 5.No problem with that as we all see things differently and I respect your opinion. Just think he tries to be too much of a show pony instead of a workhorse. Either way we will not progress with players like this in the team and never will. In saying that he is not alone in that respect,
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19 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:
Player ratings reveal what a poor team performance it was: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-player-ratings-qpr-9107236?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=eda3a0ce-34ec-4a85-96cd-ae68727a6b80
Think some of those ratings are being very generous
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8 hours ago, Kingswood Robin said:
1971
Correct. Released on 25th June 1971
Old music you're listening to
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Posted · Edited by BigTone
Live Baby Live is a DVD I never tire of. Kirk Pengilly always says he regrets they didn't include Don't Change on the CD / DVD. Try and find the YouTube accoustic version as it really is amazing and very different.
Also, saw AC/DC in the same pub around the same time. The good old days.
Found it !!