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  4. International Cricket

    in General Chat

    Posted

    Has everyone seen the No.55 toy they are already selling on Amazon?

    Action-man sized 'wind-up' :thumbsup: toy with ginger hair.

    All it does when you wind it up is the arms go around wildly as if it is punching anything within arms reach.

    £15.99p

    What a cheap shot, eh??

     

    tfj

  7. The Official Match Day Thread - 4 - Bristol City v Millwall

    in The Havanatopia Match Day Archive

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    43 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

    You'd think that we had great options on the bench with the amount of money he has spent on it.

    He looks totally out of his depth.

     

    We've only played a few games, FFS.

    If we do really badly, Steve can get his check book out and Lee can waste some more of his money.

    Give him a chance - he has only signed one or two players since he became 'our' manager.

    :bored:

     

    tfj

  12. The Official Match Day Thread - 4 - Bristol City v Millwall

    in The Havanatopia Match Day Archive

    Posted

    1 hour ago, havanatopia said:

    It is January 31st, 1858 and the world's largest ship is launched, sideways, from Napier Yard, Millwall.

    Such were the technical difficulties of building such a large ship, 692 ft, that it was the very last of its kind from the J. Scott Russell leased yard at Napier. The ship was the SS Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel; The maritime connection is a strong one between what is generally known today as the Isle of Dogs and Bristol. Much of the timber and concrete sub structure used for that famous launch remains today amongst the docklands housing developments that sprung up long after the Millwall docks, that came in 1860, and the thousands of terraced docker houses had gone. Millwall football club itself has not played in Millwall since 1910. The success of ship building forced them out and they have played in various locations of Bermondsey ever since. They even dropped their nick name 'The Dockers' and became the Lions as we know them today. 

    Bermondsey was the most bombed part of London in WW2. The Germans called it Target Area G. It had previously been a very wealthy part of London with an Abbey that had rivalled Westminster with an estate that spread across many home counties and even as far as Somerset *. There was a history of faith on this site as far back as the 8th century when it was granted privileges by Pope Constantine for a monastry at 'Vermundesai' becoming the Priory of St Saviour attached to the French Abbey of Cluny in 1089 and well noted in the Domesday Book. Perhaps not so bizarrely for the time the Abbey was dissolved in 1537 by Henry VIII and the estate was acquired by Sir Thomas Pope (founder of Trinity College Oxford) who broke up the Abbey buildings and built a mansion for himself. Today, however, the Abbey and its original site, has been extensively dug by archaeologists. 

    On January 7th, 2017 another long standing Bermondsey resident saw news of its possible fate plastered across the press. Millwall, already no strangers to moving, faced the real threat of being forced out by Lewisham Council so said the Daily Mail. Kent Live announced that Millwall fans are "not happy about the prospect of moving 50 miles into their county". While the Bermondsey land in question does not include the New Den it does engulf the ground and with a category 2 Academy, like our very own, the club would rightly be very fearful that the leasehold facilities they would lose nearby, such as training pitches, would deprive them of Academy 2 status. In short, their prized academy players would leave to local rivals. For this reason Millwall would have to move to preserve that status. In September 2016, the Labour run council approved plans for those CPOs as part of a mass regeneration project for Bermondsey. Both Bermondsey & Rotherhithe, under Southwark, and Lewisham councils are overwhelmingly Labour councillor run. 

    More recently it appears they have won a stay of execution in the CPO battle and will, for now, be able to remain exactly where they are. So what was once famously known as the London Larder, maker of Garibaldis, and is often coined that again today with the famous Borough Market will, for now, have a football club in it. But the subterfuge and shenanigans lurk. A previous senior Labour councillor of Lewisham, Mushtak Malik, is CEO of Renewal the very company seeking the development. But enough of that for now. Maybe we will revisit this on another match day. 

    Lets welcome Millwall fans today folks and hope their mad mad element stay away. We all know the vast majority of football supporters are decent folk. 

    Enjoy the match.

    * maybe later.

    Big win for City today.

    Bag full of goals (3-5).

    Second home win of the season, but the Millwall fans will not be happy.

    Up the City.

    AND another day without nuclear destruction :thumbsup:

     

    tfj :winner_third_h4h:

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  13. The Official Birmingham City v Bristol City Match Day Thread

    in The Havanatopia Match Day Archive

    Posted · Edited by Taxi for Johnson

    7 hours ago, Sniper said:

    Couldn't agree more. LJ always seems to get outwitted by the wily old foxes like Harry and Warnock. With all this sniffing around Flint and Bryan, sticking his beak in and trying to sign this Luton lad Vassell, and Birmingham beating us yesterday after tearing them a new one in the first half, Harry is the new Warnock for me, bloody hate the bloke now :grr: 

    Being outwitted by two of the most canny and seasoned managers currently working is no disgrace in itself.

    LJ has only been a manager for a few years, and is a total 'pup' in that regard.

    What bothers me is the constant shyte-talking, and the level of resources he consumes. No other manager in our history has had so much backing from the Chair, and so much money to spend.

    Sooner or later there needs to be results.

    I remain optimistic until proven wrong .................

    :fingerscrossed:

     

    tfj

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  14. The Official Birmingham City v Bristol City Match Day Thread

    in The Havanatopia Match Day Archive

    Posted · Edited by Taxi for Johnson

    2 minutes ago, Wanderingred said:

    Last year, they nicked an undeserved win against us in the last few minutes... Please lets not have a repeat City!!!

    If they agree to give us £10M for Flint before the second half starts we might take it easy on them in the second half.

    Lets say we take Bobby off after he scores his third.

    'Deal'.

    :laughcont:

     

    tfj

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