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  • in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198503
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    Let’s take to top two clubs in Spain then.

    Real Madrid – all white, which proves your theory.

    Barcelona – dark red and dark blue, which proves mine.

    You can call Juventus and Ajax to your aid. I’ll call Bayern Munich and PSG to mine.

    You say tomarto, I say tomayto!

    It doesn’t matter. As Deerey says if there was a problem the manager and players would raise it.

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198479
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    Bartonscorpion, I’m not disagreeing with you re: the empty seats. What I am saying is that there are two different issues here. 1. Supporters vision and 2. Players ability to pick out a teammate.

    The latter is nonsense, the former will vary from game to game, supporter to supporter.

    Maybe painting the seats white would be better!

    As commented on above; we are one of only 4 league clubs to wear claret & blue. Let’s keep it that way.

    in reply to: Leyton Orient match thread #198445
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    Rowe and O’Malley at FB will be fine.

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198444
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    Or Spurs, Fulham, Preston, Derby etc should be winning trophies every season.

    Liverpool, Leicester and Chelsea should be crap!

    in reply to: New Appointment. #198435
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    “ He knows characters, he’s been around this industry for a long, long time”

    We don’t want characters, we want footballers.

    The way he talks sounds like we’re signing Roy Race and Billy the Fish in January

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198428
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    If you’ve ever played football at any level you’d know that this isn’t an issue.

    I’ll be back playing under the floodlights again this Sunday and even if my teammates are playing in black I’ll know I need to pass to them, not those in the fluorescent orange bibs.

    This is borne out by MM’s post. Bury are in white so they’re the opposition – sorted!

    in reply to: Leyton Orient match thread #198402
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    Hopefully not another disappointing home performance.

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198401
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    In which case wearing the white shorts with the home kit (like those aforementioned PL clubs) would help.

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198391
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    Indeed Feritte.

    2006/07 All claret home strip. All black away = Champions.

    I think this tread says more about posters’ eyesight than kit design.

    in reply to: Jim Rodwell #198366
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    Every TV show needs a plot!

    Series 3 of “Sunderland til I die” in the making?

    in reply to: White kit as first choice . #198365
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    Let’s not drive down this road again!

    You don’t hear Burnley, Villa or West Ham fans clamouring for a white home kit.

    If the home strip didn’t look like a gash Hackett polo shirt it would be fine.

    The devil is in the detail!

    in reply to: Harrogate Match Thread #198329
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    Not according to Sky Sports: –

    “Improving Scunthorpe claimed a comfortable 5-2 Sky Bet League Two victory at Harrogate to match their best run of consecutive away league wins since 1997”

    in reply to: New Appointment. #198327
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    Or he doesn’t want his P45 for Christmas!

    in reply to: Harrogate Match Thread #198325
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    Apparently that’s the first time we have won three away on the bounce this century!

    So even in the halcyon days of Sharp & Keogh or Hayes & Hooper we didn’t rack up nine from nine on the road.

    Which begs the question why have we been so bloody awful at the SVS? Can’t blame the fans or the pitch, so what the hell is going on?

    in reply to: Harrogate Match Thread #198293
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    Agreed. Looks like 4-4-2.

    Time for the big ego McAttee to fill his boots?

    in reply to: New Appointment. #198259
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    “Will’s knowledge in the industry, including previously working in the scouting department at the Iron until he departed in July 2018, gives him a range of skills and contacts that will compliment the path the football club are now on”

    Aye because, let’s face it, you know all there is to know about football at 23!

    in reply to: Time to have a reality check #198248
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    I thought the season started against Oldham.

    Did it end against Morecambe?

    in reply to: Cedwyn Scott #198247
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    Obviously found “not guilty” then?

    in reply to: Should #198225
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    We had a group of school kids up at a field study centre and horse riding was one of the activities.

    As I had ridden before the instructor asked me to stay at the back of the group to make sure no one strayed off the route. We were out about an hour and the return mile was along the track. As it was level the instructor said the group could gallop their mounts back.

    We set off, went into a trot, then a gallop. Drumdondi clearly didn’t like being last and without too much encouragement from me he put his ears back and went for it! We won by a couple of lengths! Very exhilarating!

    in reply to: Should #198222
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    I can ride a horse!

    Once rode an ex-racehorse called Drumdondi along a disused railway line in the Scottish Borders.

    in reply to: Should #198215
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    Hate to tell you this AWG but you’ve got 10!

    in reply to: After lockdown 2 #198183
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    Hoping to get into the home end at Carlisle on Easter Monday🤞

    in reply to: After lockdown 2 #198155
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    I saw that episode of Family Guy!

    in reply to: Bolton Match Thread #198117
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    This mistake was then compounded by sacking both McCall and Hurst much too early

    Got a text from my Bantam mate on Saturday night…

    “Do you want Stuart McCall back? Please!!!”

    Last night I got…

    “Tell us how you got rid of McCall. He’s got to go!”

    And this guy is a Bradford legend.

    As for Hurst – well we all know the rumours.

    in reply to: Safer under the Conservatives #198114
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    Are the 80,000 extra prison places for members of the Conservative Party?

    After all, most of the Cabinet need locking up.

    in reply to: Should #198113
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    He could remind Cox the squad he (Swanny) has assembled isn’t the best

    No shit, Sherlock!

    in reply to: Bolton Match Thread #198077
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    I don’t see many clamouring for him to be sacked, just to wake up and smell the coffee!

    But I guess you can’t make cup of expresso when all you’ve got is a jar of instant!

    in reply to: After lockdown 2 #198076
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    Probably because some silly buggers are going to refuse it!

    Though I’d suggest it’s because not everyone will be able to be vaccinated by the end of 2021. Maybe no more than a third will be.

    I know I was being sarcastic!

    in reply to: Bolton Match Thread #198071
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    There’s no need for them to worry if van Veen’s not in the lineup.

    in reply to: After lockdown 2 #198069
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    Why are they preparing us for lockdowns, mask, social distancing etc until the end of 2021, if the vaccine is so effective?

    Probably because some silly buggers are going to refuse it!