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« Reply #255 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 17:12:15 »

Burnley is pretty much our town centre with Broad St area surrounding it, maybe with a bit of Parks thrown in.  Not pretty.  The football must be a godsend for the local populus.
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« Reply #256 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 17:18:32 »

I meant as places for rob (and the Burnley populous) to go out in instead of Burnley, rather than alternative teams to support

I get you now, my point stands, as I never realised if you head east from Burnley then Bradford's where you'd get to (well ish). Never associated the two that close to each other, but they are.

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« Reply #257 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 17:28:16 »

Andy fucking Townsend
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« Reply #258 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 17:34:18 »

Andy fucking Townsend

ITV's coverage as a whole
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« Reply #259 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:14:05 »

Wigan in Europe.
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« Reply #260 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:16:22 »

Wigan in Europe.

By just reaching the final, they were  going to be playing in Europe anyway...
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« Reply #261 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:25:41 »

Wigan in Europe.
I would put this in the what's right with football thread. Unfancied, squad that cost a fraction of Man City's,  proving that sometimes it's not just about money. Well done Wigan.
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« Reply #262 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:27:11 »

46 games, the domestic cups (inc. Charity Shield) and the Europa League format.

Long ol' season ahead for Wigan if they go down.
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« Reply #263 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:37:15 »

ITV's coverage as a whole

Disagree with that, I'm the first to have a go at ITV but they got it right today.

The Subbuteo cup montage was something special.
The Whealan Cup final Leg Break story was covered well and they showed plenty of the past cup finals when the cup was more important to the nation.

Some great post match captures and best final i've seen since Liverpool v West Ham

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« Reply #264 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:44:47 »

Itv has never been the same since the ending of saint and greavsie
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« Reply #265 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:06:24 »

I would put this in the what's right with football thread. Unfancied, squad that cost a fraction of Man City's,  proving that sometimes it's not just about money. Well done Wigan.

You say that but, without Whelan's money, Wigan would be parading little more than the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

It's a great achievement regardless because Wigan are among a collective of traditionally smaller teams who have thrived in the last decade yet have actually won a big trophy.

Swansea City: League Cup Winners - 2013
Wigan Athletic: FA Cup Winners - 2013

Here's a pointless and irrelevant stat: In 1996/97 - Wigan, Swansea, Fulham, Cardiff and Hull were all in Division 4 (Brighton were too only surviving on goal difference).

Swindon Town will get a committed, long-haul millionaire one day... Right?
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« Reply #266 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:24:04 »

I know Whelan's bankrolled the club. But you can't compare his investment with the money pumped into the top end of the premiership. I long for the day some Swindon millionaire decides to spunk all his money on us.
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« Reply #267 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:29:49 »

I know Whelan's bankrolled the club. But you can't compare his investment with the money pumped into the top end of the premiership. I long for the day some Swindon millionaire decides to spunk all his money on us.

I think you can to an extent it's just different levels of money. There's a lot of people out there who get sanctimonious about big-time bankrolling. Personally, I also long for the day a person does that to Swindon.
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« Reply #268 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:34:30 »

If someone wants to piss away millions on a football club I'm all for it, especially as at least some of the money will filter down the leagues through transfer fees. But only if they are giving the club the money as a gift. Unfortunately pretty much all the money put in to clubs is in the form of loans and that includes Wigan. If they don't want the money back, why give it as loans?
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« Reply #269 on: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 19:37:15 »

 :doh:I'd love a Dave whelan type to sort out the shit we are in. Fair play to him and wigan
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