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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 13, 2020 9:08:28 GMT
No one will mourn this monster. It’s worth reading ‘Wicked beyond belief’ by Michael Bilton just to grasp the far reaching effects of his actions. Anyone old enough will remember how it scared our female population, the guy was almost like a ghost that haunted the north. I believe Sutcliffe used to make regular visits to Lucas Rists in Milehouse Lane in the course of his lorry driving job.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 10, 2020 23:53:51 GMT
They’ve signed more players (and loans) then I can ever remember. They also didn’t have massive losses like most league one teams, that’s enabled them to sign players. There’s some premier league loans in there too. I fancied them as an outside bet for the playoffs, but watching that shambles against Barnet you wonder what’s going on. Ben Fox is back in the squad after a lengthy period out, and reminds me of a young Paul Ware. Kane Hemmings is now amongst the goals, but Buxton needs to get a tune out of that team fast. Blimey you're right I've just had a look on Google they've got some well known (if old) names. They should be doing way better than they are. Is it a step up too soon for Buxton? On current evidence quite possibly, i think the players they have should be good enough for mid table. Ben Robinson is a patient chairman and will give Bucko a fair crack. I think someone like John Askey would be a perfect fit, but I’m sure he’s content at Vale. Candidates for replacement don’t exactly stick out, and Bucko may turn it around.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 10, 2020 23:40:17 GMT
Burton have been gradually shedding players over the last two years who had been on championship money, so it started before the pandemic. Crucially they’ve lost flair players like Liam Boyce, Scott Fraser, Marcus Harness and David Templeton quite quickly, and it looks like there’s no one to fill there boots yet. They might well be on a downward curve line Yeovil Town. I think Ben Robinson is key here because Burton never spent their way up the pyramid. It’s because they’re a well run club who stick to budgets. I believe also that they never received the full transfer fee for Jackson Irvine from Hull, all transfer income being absolutely crucial to the Brewers. You could be right mate. Despite living only a mile from their ground I've only been a few times since they got into the football league. And 3 of those were as an away fan. And while I keep an eye on their results I haven't got a clue what's going on there. I only know 2 of their players, John Brayford and Kane Hemmings who's a local lad and a school mate of my eldest son and I knew his dad Tony. I did used to go to the old ground because you could often get in for nowt and not the Twenty five sodding quid like it is now (was). Edit - Tell a lie Ben Fox is the son of a mate but I don't know if he even gets a game. They’ve signed more players (and loans) then I can ever remember. They also didn’t have massive losses like most league one teams, that’s enabled them to sign players. There’s some premier league loans in there too. I fancied them as an outside bet for the playoffs, but watching that shambles against Barnet you wonder what’s going on. Ben Fox is back in the squad after a lengthy period out, and reminds me of a young Paul Ware. Kane Hemmings is now amongst the goals, but Buxton needs to get a tune out of that team fast.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 10, 2020 23:17:34 GMT
Something else must have gone on at Burton Sarge, any idea. I thought when he resigned he was doing it for the good of the club and he'd had enough and was retiring. Shirley Burton could have afforded the same wages as Mansfield? Edit - unless of course he could see the writing on the wall as Burton are complete gash at the minute. Burton have been gradually shedding players over the last two years who had been on championship money, so it started before the pandemic. Crucially they’ve lost flair players like Liam Boyce, Scott Fraser, Marcus Harness and David Templeton quite quickly, and it looks like there’s no one to fill there boots yet. They might well be on a downward curve line Yeovil Town. I think Ben Robinson is key here because Burton never spent their way up the pyramid. It’s because they’re a well run club who stick to budgets. I believe also that they never received the full transfer fee for Jackson Irvine from Hull, all transfer income being absolutely crucial to the Brewers.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 10, 2020 23:09:43 GMT
I'm not denying Cloughie's a decent bloke I've spoken to him a couple of times and he's a proper nice fella. I just thought it was a weird move made even weirder by taking the Stags job. If he wanted his wage off the bank they could have been furloughed couldn't they? Unless he was on an un sustainable wage in the first place. I really don’t know then mate but he had a fantastic relationship with Robinson I know that. I notice he’s taken Simon with him again as a scout Simon will sniff out the bargains in Scotland for the stags.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 7, 2020 18:44:42 GMT
That Stoke squad in the 70's is my all time favourite squad, apart from Shilton. Banksie was the best of the best. How we did not achieve more glory with that squad is a mystery. We really where a pleasure to watch. Some say our happy Corinthian ethos was our downfall. That Stoke squad (1974) was way more expensive to assemble than the Liverpool side of that era. It’s also interesting to note the great players Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester United bought for relatively cheap fees in that era too, compared to our own squad.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 7, 2020 13:15:02 GMT
I’ve not seen this Stoke v WHU game before, so made it particularly enjoyable. There’s certainly more in the TV archives that I hope see’s the light of day.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 7, 2020 13:13:08 GMT
The Arsenal v Man Utd 1979 FA Cup final is/was on after and there are a fair few players with Stoke links involved....Sir James Greenhoff,Lou Macari,Sammy Mac,Mickey Thomas,Brian Talbot and last and definitely least Joe Jordan. John Devine is seen clearly on the Arsenal bench too.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 4, 2020 21:22:20 GMT
As I mentioned in another thread Clydebank FC were ‘body snatched’ by Airdrieonians, and hopefully will be back in the Scottish League in the near future.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 4, 2020 15:33:03 GMT
Clydebank FC had a similar experience to Wimbledon in Scotland. A recently liquidated Airdrieonians bought out Clydebank’s assets from their administrators in 2003. The new club was named Airdrie United (now Airdrieonians again) and only the club crest and name was retained by supporters. Clydebank by this stage had been homeless for seven years after the owners had sold the stadium. The reconvened club play in a modest stadium back in Clydebank in the West of Scotland league, and are only two promotions away from getting back into the Scottish league. It would be great to see the ‘Bankies’ get back after being shafted in a similar way to Wimbledon.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 31, 2020 6:46:25 GMT
New lockdown next week so i dont think its happening for a while Yes but will football be able to continue is the question ? Why should footballers not adhere to same rules as everyone else ? Exactly what I was thinking. Will football stop today like it did last March?
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 29, 2020 13:15:30 GMT
Corbyn suspended the horrible racist weasel It’s started already. Starmer was part of the leadership, does he suspend himself?
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 29, 2020 12:34:38 GMT
I wonder if this is the moment Starmer was waiting for to expel or diminish those on the hard left of the party? Somewhat like Kinnock after Derek Hatton infamously sent out redundancy notices in taxi cabs to council workers.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 27, 2020 13:41:53 GMT
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 25, 2020 16:43:52 GMT
The Word, Fantasy Football, and my favourite TV of that decade....Our Friends In The North.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 25, 2020 13:12:04 GMT
My Mrs has loads of tattoos and definitely doesn't look like a trucker you cheeky sod! (I have a grand total of zero tattoos however on account of me being a coward who will avoid non-essential pain at all cost and the fact that I don't believe in anything enough to have it indelibly etched on my person 😂) It's just not for me mate. I don't mind a discreet one on the shoulder or lower back but I just find women with tats up their arms, legs and chest as a turn off, and (I know this isn't particularly 'woke') not feminine. Tattoos are a way of identifying British females from European females at my work place. Continental women don’t seem to have them in the way our girls do. Personally I don’t like it, but each to their own.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 24, 2020 15:07:42 GMT
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends. Definitely file under great forgotten act. I'm not particularly familiar with their music but for anyone interested in early 1970's rock music the lists of acts they were associated with makes incredible reading (see past members on the right hand side of their Wiki page): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_%26_BonnieI do know this song though, which was written by Delaney & Bonnie. I'm sorry to say I think the original version is fairly ordinary but was made into a really great pure pop record by the New Seekers. This record is one of my guilty pleasures (hate the phrase). I love the production on the New Seekers version- the acoustic guitars, the slightly country feel, the layered vocals, a nice hint of brass here and there and (twice) a great semi-acappella section with added bongoes! Delaney & Bonnie New Seekers I think the ‘Friends’ were the backing band on four albums in 1970 including ‘Layla’ and ‘All things must pass’. Incredible musicians. Whisper it, but the New Seekers did one of the best ‘Who’ covers with their Tommy medley. Not many attempt to cover The Who, but their cabaret make over is a guilty pleasure.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 24, 2020 10:55:17 GMT
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends. Definitely file under great forgotten act.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 19, 2020 19:19:49 GMT
Looks smart just a shame it’s missing the Umbro on the sleeves. Are they doing any more? Very good point about the iconic Umbro diamond stripe, it really would be the icing on the cake.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 14, 2020 10:45:51 GMT
Whatever you think of Cliff, ‘Move It’ his first hit is a rock n roll classic and British Rock’s year zero. The song was subsequently cited by the Beatles and Led Zeppelin as a major influence. Happy birthday Cliff.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 13, 2020 10:34:00 GMT
I think the 1980s is the least explored recent decade in Stoke’s History. Many have commented on the disparity between the free flowing football and the adoption of POMO. I wonder if Richie Barker maybe may have been forced to adopt POMO due to the circumstances at the club? We’d lost Dave Watson, Derek Parkin and Paul Bracewell, good and experienced players in the summer of ‘83. Dennis Tueart, Rob Savage, Paul Dyson and Robbie James came in, I don’t think these players improved the squad and looking back the club didn’t have a pot to piss in. I wonder if RB saw the increasingly threadbare finances and thought he had no choice? Later in the 83-84 we signed Third division reserve Colin Russell to play up front, he was pretty much all we could afford and shows how broke we were. Incidentally Richie is the all time leading scorer at Burton and has a Street named After him in the town. He had a decent career as a player, coach and manager and I will always remember his 82-83 team, thanks for the memories. RIP Richie. On the upside, his replacement Bill Asprey did bring in Hudson which meant I got to at least see him play in a Stoke shirt - albeit the pinstripe abomination. That great escape season ended unbelievaby - little did we know that nightmare that was to follow. Alan Hudson was/is the most talismanic player I’ve seen play for Stoke, albeit like you 1984 through to ‘85. I believe Bill Asprey’s team gathered more points than Liverpool from January (I stand to be corrected). I think history will treat Asprey a lot kinder too. 84-85 is definitely worth writing a book about.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 12, 2020 23:30:53 GMT
I think the 1980s is the least explored recent decade in Stoke’s History. Many have commented on the disparity between the free flowing football and the adoption of POMO. I wonder if Richie Barker maybe may have been forced to adopt POMO due to the circumstances at the club? We’d lost Dave Watson, Derek Parkin and Paul Bracewell, good and experienced players in the summer of ‘83. Dennis Tueart, Rob Savage, Paul Dyson and Robbie James came in, I don’t think these players improved the squad and looking back the club didn’t have a pot to piss in. I wonder if RB saw the increasingly threadbare finances and thought he had no choice? Later in the 83-84 we signed Third division reserve Colin Russell to play up front, he was pretty much all we could afford and shows how broke we were. Incidentally Richie is the all time leading scorer at Burton and has a Street named After him in the town. He had a decent career as a player, coach and manager and I will always remember his 82-83 team, thanks for the memories. RIP Richie.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 12, 2020 21:50:48 GMT
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 12, 2020 19:23:19 GMT
Margaret was a real British pop culture notable, and was probably a more diverse actress than many remember and not just a pretty face. I believe she was also a talented Artist too. My favourite Margaret moment is in Steptoe and son. RIP.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 6, 2020 14:24:47 GMT
Do we have bottom cover (submarine) for this battle group I wonder? All the tweets talk about the escorts being air defence. They must have an sub hunting frigate in there too? The Russians will be very interested in this.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 1, 2020 22:58:45 GMT
For a new build at least it’s architecturally distinct, and doesn’t follow the largely generic stadium designs of the last 25 years.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 1, 2020 18:52:43 GMT
I remember the season before, for Sheffield United, he turned Steve Parkin inside out and had a fine game. So I was really shocked when we signed him in the summer quite cheaply (£250k ish?). It’s a shame we couldn’t get a few more players in to match him.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Sept 29, 2020 6:52:58 GMT
The recent "evolution" of Capitalism seems to involve children in the richest economies in the world going hungry and the capitalists employing their friends who control the media to tell the poor it's their fault. It involves filthy rich 'patriots' betting against this country's future and telling those who protest that they are traitors. It involves a society where the top 10% of households hold 45% of national wealth whilst the poorest 10th hold just 2% and that is entirely normalised. Brilliant innit. It doesn’t involve sticking to your capitalist principles when there’s a global pandemic either. Then it’s all government bailouts, nationalising railways and socialists policies galore..... And abandoning freedom of movement in the EU, tearing up the EU rule books on spending, and even ruling by decree in Hungary. Like those previous examples the socialist style policies to counter the pandemic are firefighting measures not a tacit admission that these measures are correct normally.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Sept 27, 2020 23:39:38 GMT
I think this is Boris Johnson trying to take out the civil service and the teachers. Watch out for similar moves against the BBC. Wholly depressing not because I’ll mourn the end of leftist influence in these establishments, I mourn that they should be apolitical in the first place.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Sept 27, 2020 14:26:48 GMT
Get Carter. They got him.
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