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« Reply #105 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:38:58 » |
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What do you travel up on train or motorbike maybe🤔
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« Reply #106 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:47:31 » |
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Great story Munich it's amazing when a place is mentioned there's always a story of someone with a connection many years ago.
Thanks Jimmy, you're welcome. The Manpower office manager picked up me and a guy called Tony in Swindon early in the morning, for the drive up to Barrow. We had to pick up another guy in Gloucester, Gordon. Driving on A417, by the time we got to the dip before Birdlip the snow was very thick and a lorry had jackknifed and blocked the road. We had to turn back and take a side road to the A345, eventually having to be towed the last few yards onto the main road by a friendly farmer with his tractor. The weather improved a bit and we reached Barrow in time for the evening meal in the B&B (Probably the present day King Alfred). About 10 other Swindon guys had been there a week and they had hired two strippers to give a private show that night in one of the bedrooms. Tony, Gordon and I missed out on that... |
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JBZ
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« Reply #107 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:50:32 » |
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What do you travel up on train or motorbike maybe🤔
Motor car - might try the bus one day. I suppose I could get the 55 from Calne. |
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Jimmy HaveHave
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« Reply #108 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:53:20 » |
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Thanks Jimmy, you're welcome.
The Manpower office manager picked up me and a guy called Tony in Swindon early in the morning, for the drive up to Barrow. We had to pick up another guy in Gloucester, Gordon. Driving on A417, by the time we got to the dip before Birdlip the snow was very thick and a lorry had jackknifed and blocked the road. We had to turn back and take a side road to the A345, eventually having to be towed the last few yards onto the main road by a friendly farmer with his tractor.
The weather improved a bit and we reached Barrow in time for the evening meal in the B&B. About 10 other Swindon guys had been there a week and they had hired two strippers to give a private show that night in one of the bedrooms. Tony, Gordon and I missed out on that...
You missed the strippers😅 I can remember coming back from a night out in Gloucester it was snowing hard and we ended up pushing a van up birdlip hill to get it moving! Great memories |
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Wobbly Bob
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« Reply #109 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:53:49 » |
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So how should the team approach this today?
High tempo start to try & get the early goal then control the game or adopt a more patient approach & conserve some energy for later on.
Banker's comments earlier in the thread indicate that Barrow won't be parking the bus.
An open game would suit us.
The desire of the team to get this challenge done was palpable on Tuesday night, but the crowd needs to do it's bit once again, which is always easier under lights for some reason.
How the time has flown.
The Roll of Honour for the fallen is a fine but very poignant thing.
Hopefully one more home game still to come after today.
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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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Jimmy HaveHave
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« Reply #110 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:54:08 » |
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Motor car - might try the bus one day. I suppose I could get the 55 from Calne.
Fair play |
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« Reply #111 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 08:58:01 » |
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Almost a sell out
4 left in the TE 14 left in the DRS About 100 left in the Arkells Reckon we've sold about 800 on the bank. My calcs with 100 Barrow = 12,600 |
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Jimmy HaveHave
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« Reply #112 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:00:22 » |
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4 left in the TE
14 left in the DRS
About 100 left in the Arkells
Reckon we've sold about 800 on the bank.
My calcs with 100 Barrow = 12,600
Barrow had sold 178 last night and pay on the day until kick off. We may get 13,000 |
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« Reply #113 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:12:19 » |
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Are you allowed to take cans of pop into the ground? technically no. I've only got busted once taking plastic pop bottles in my pockets. technically it was my son they took the bottle tops off and still let us in. soooo.. now I take a couple of spare bottle tops with me too  |
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« Reply #114 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:12:41 » |
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Last time I was on the Bank was for Burnley in 96, 0-0 if I remember.
Had a season ticket for the DRS at the time but the pull of the Bank was still strong.
Started out on the SB and many good memories & a fair few soakings as well, before having to relocate to the Shrivvy Road.
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« Reply #115 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:12:45 » |
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come on then Town fans. let's fucking rock the place
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« Reply #116 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:28:47 » |
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Barrow had sold 178 last night and pay on the day until kick off. We may get 13,000
I recon we will get 12,965 (182 Barras). |
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Jimmy HaveHave
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« Reply #117 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:30:32 » |
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I recon we will get 12,965 (182 Barras).
Same here JJ I'm close to your prediction. 12,890 (196 Barras) |
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« Reply #118 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:33:00 » |
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I just hope we get behind the team from the off, I think the atmosphere surprised FGR on Tuesday and it certainly raised the players.
More of the same please.
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« Reply #119 on: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 09:33:10 » |
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Town End sold out. Shame there's going to be around a 1000 empty seats in the away section
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