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should also add that there's a Virgin seat sale on at the moment that might interest some of you.
(apologies if already mentioned).
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24 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:
Villa Park
7 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said:Both well worth a visit but Villa Park is a great ground.
cheers. My train won't get to Birmingham until 14:05. Does that sound like enough time to get to Villa park comfortably?
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What's a better place to go for a game - Villa Park or Molineux?
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On 6/27/2017 at 14:47, Bully Wee Villa said:
Fulham is a million times better day out than QPR.
Cheers, it's looking like a Fulham landslide in this one then!
All comments greatly appreciated.
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1 hour ago, LondonHMFC said:
I really enjoyed Craven Cottage, good ground to tick off. The natives are very quiet, but if you have a good away following, makes for a good day out.
Loftus Road, only been there twice, but a really tight little ground. On top of the action.
Nice one. Looks like a decent choice either way then. Appreciated.
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1 hour ago, LondonHMFC said:
Yeah mate, should be fine for both. Did quite a few Fulham midweek/Friday games when I first moved to London.
cheers.
decent enough place to go then?
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Are tickets for Fulham and QPR home matches usually easily obtainable?
Down in London when Fulham v Sheff Weds and QPR V Hull are the only viable options.
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22 minutes ago, Bankies Alive said:
The sooner the SFA comes under scrutiny from the Govt the better.They couldn't run a piss up in a brewery.
Yeah, running football to the specifications of internet loonballs should definitely be a political priority at the moment.
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can't we just change it simply because "Juniors" is a bit shite sounding?
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without wishing to look like a knee jerker or greeting faced c**t, it's hard to see where it can go from it's current state other than further into obsolescence and irrelevance.
The Kelty move won't be the last and the best of the East region are sure to follow.
The West will have to overcome their reservations about travel or lobby hard for a restructuring that suits them.
The time to modernize and rejuvenate the Junior game itself has probably passed and the best that can be achieved now will be a slowing loss of the best sides, but not a prevention.
there will be a lot of bitterness towards the sides leaving initially but it smacks of a small time loser attitude to criticize for showing ambition.
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On 5/12/2017 at 23:25, VillaKnollBoy said:
Mate had dished out £480, train and two nights accommodation, prior to today on the hope he would get his mitts on two tickets for the Millwall end for his wife and himself when they went on sale at 1000hrs this morning.
His wallet is now £160 lighter!Argh!
I feel comparatively fortunate only being £100 down right now.
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Just got ticketed up for the Bradford end for the play off final next week.
Some eye watering prices to witness participants of such dubious quality- teams that are by definition also rans.
Plus the "Wembley Fee" FFS.
Better be good!
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also, is it normally easy enough getting tickets to the league 1 play off final?
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9 hours ago, doulikefish said:
Some cracking boozers down at fulham but putney bridge(nearest tube) is 15-20 mins walk away
8 hours ago, Rab B Nesbit said:Fulham is a great day out.
Cheers troops will bear these comments in mind. Hadn't really considered Fulham but that sounds decent.
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44 minutes ago, doulikefish said:
Should take about 30mins from south bermondsey tube sation to euston,change at london bridge.i was back in my hotel at 1730 just beside kings cross last november but i left 5 mins before the end of the match
You can walk to Arsenal in about 30mins from euston,basically they are all "do able" but at the prem teams there will be queues at the tube so thats your hindrance,if you know where your going ive always found walking to the next tube station is faster than queueing
Cheers, that's much better than I expected.
Will be avoiding prem games like the plague anyway.
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Booked some cheap train tickets to London there and want to see a game but think I'll be cutting it fine for catching the train back up the road.
Which (preferably non Premier League) clubs could you definately get to Euston Station by 18:15 on a Saturday from (about 1.5 hrs).
In a normal place I wouldn't even ask but I know London can be a cahnt to get from a to b in .
(My preference of venue is Millwall).
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8 hours ago, The Mantis said:
Looking for any feedback about Lisbon. Going there mid January. Looks like Cova da Piedade on Sat 14th. Sun 15th both Benfica and Belenenses are at home at the same time. Could go to Belenenses and just do a stadium tour at Benfica. Benfica v Boavista or Belenenses v Rio Ave... also I'm sure I read somewhere that somebody got refused entry to Belenenses with just a simple compact camera (mind you my phone would probably do).
Great and beautiful city to visit, however watch yourself down some of the side streets at night as there's a real chance of wee gangs trying to rob you. If your digs are off the beaten track think about getting a taxi back especially if you're steaming. You'll also get quickly bored with the amount of people trying to sell you drugs. And watch your feet for all the dug shite on the pavements.
Football wise I went to Benfica on my visit - it's very easy to reach on the underground. Impressive stadium and they have that eagle that flys about.
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37 minutes ago, drummie said:
Hi Shanner,
The book is called 'A Time in Govan' .
It is a large book covering the post war period in Govan and the decline in shipbuilding. It also has half the book dedicated to football and covers the ups and downs of the Govan teams and players during this period. Lots and lots about the Bens and the Ants as well as some other outfit not too far away !. Also loys about the other minor teams around Govan.
The book can be viewed with many on line distributers by simply typing in the book name on the search engine. It is available on e-books and probably can be downloaded free via a few distributers with conditions. It has been printed in Dutch and Spanish and I was surprised to learn it is available in India. Difficult to know the connection to Govan !!. It gets high ratings for Humour.
All proceeds from the book go to charity which is the Preshal Trust. This is a charity in South Glasgow which caters for people with drug and drink problems.
I'll have a look for it. I'm interested in the local history stuff as well as the football side of things.
Well done on foregoing profit on the book for the charity. Very decent of you.
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42 minutes ago, drummie said:
Dunoon Athletic could lay claim to having the biggest ground in Scottish Junior Football.
I did a fair bit of research into them when I wrote my book a few years back. The third chapter is called 'A storm frae doon the watter' which covers a run they had in the Scottish Junior Cup in season 1951 52.
They went to Benburb in the first round when the Bens had a good team and big support. Bens were overwhelming favourites and led 2-0. Dunoon came back and stunned the big crowd by winning 3-2. They then played out two draws against Larkhall Thistle who were top of the Lanarkshire League and against all odds won 1-0 in the 2nd Replay at Saracen Park, home of Ashfield. In the third round they drew 2-2 at home to Pollok and a big crowd turned up for the replay at Newlandsfield Park. Dunoon took 500 supporters with them for the replay which they lost 4-2.
Their talisman player was the centre half Maurice Young. Maurice was a Govan man and the following season joined St.Anthony's. He had several good years at the Ants before moving over to Benburb. In 1960 he led the Bens to a great season as captain and was greatly respected by the Govan football fraternity..
Interesting post. what's your book called?
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5 hours ago, KarlMarx said:
I remember my late dad talking about this fixture.
It was basically just a jolly for the fans to enjoy a good bevvy with a game of football breaking out in between.
That's the way I'd approach it too. Probably the sort of trip where half the travelling support never make it to the ground for the game and a fair few miss the last boat back too!
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That would be a quality away day in Dunoon.
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Wigan v QPR. It's early in the season but I don't expect to see a worse match than that shitfest between now and the trophies being handed out in May.
Great match day experience as always at English grounds but the standard of the lower league football is far below what they'd have you believe.
five rapid to the jaw of the Scots that bum this shit up at the expense of the Scottish game should be mandatory.
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1 minute ago, Marr1 said:
Inside the DW, great stadium. Though there is a pub outside the main stand IIRC
I saw this gem on his debut:
Ah big Nadir. He actually looked a player at one time.
Cheers we'll probably have a few up at the ground if there's a bar there.
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Been off this thread for ages - doon to Wigan v QPR in the overrated-to-f**k Championship tomorrow though. Anywhere recommended for a beer, etc in the vicinity?
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Junior football, what is the future?
in Junior Football
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Unless you think that winning Junior honours is the zenith of footballing achievement then it does display a very limited ambition to reject the chance to face bigger challenges in a National scale against better sides.
The bigger Junior sides will always attract the flat track bully label as long as they seem content winning things in their wee separatist bubble.