Posted in comment on May 9th, 2012 290 Drinks »
What a strange week this is turning into. There is some exciting stuff going on, which hopefully will become clear in the next week or so. There is also the almost unbearable tension building ahead of Sunday’s visit to the Hawthorns. Throw into the mix a week of incredible activity on social media sites, and […]
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Posted in tongue in cheek on May 7th, 2012 547 Drinks »
Well, how was that for a Bank Holiday Sunday? If Carlsberg did them blah blah blah. I’m not sure the nerves will survive the tensest of finishes on Sunday, but the fact that a grip on third place is back in our soapy hands is an entirely unexpected bonus. I’m seeing lots of talk to […]
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Posted in match review on May 6th, 2012 330 Drinks »
The look of resignation on so many faces at the final whistle was there for all to see. Little reaction, some half-hearted booing, but generally utterances of having seen it all before. Under different circumstances the six goal thriller might not have provoked the backlash that will surely come from some quarters. However, a tense […]
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Posted in match preview on May 4th, 2012 304 Drinks »
It wasn’t quite the best of seasons, it wasn’t quite the worst of seasons. With apologies to some old geezer who knew how to string words together, I find myself penning one of my least favourite posts of any season. The match against Norwich will bring down the curtain on another season at Ashburton Grove, […]
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Posted in history on May 3rd, 2012 146 Drinks »
The beauty of Twitter. Just after midnight I was reminded by Yogi’s Warrior (surely you read A Cultured Left Foot too?) that it was the 41st anniversary of a night that ranks as one of the most memorable and significant of my life. A relatively smaller number of a more recent generation have experienced the […]
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