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Bit like my arguement about a television licence. My Wife and I do not watch any of the BBC channels ever. So why do we have to pay for them?
We are happy (ish) to pay over a £100 a month to watch sport on Amazon Prime Sky & TNT.
If we didn't have a care wouldn"t pay road tax would we.
 
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Yes, because there’s far more people wanting them to lose than win (some are really easy to find as they use terms like Man Ure and support nonentity clubs with no rivalry to them).
I am not bothered if they win or lose. They are a bang average mid table team. I wont watch it anyway
 

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Dover Athletic v Deal tonight in the Kent Senior Cup. 1st competitive game between the teams for 42 years. That is if you count the Kent Senior Cup as a proper game. I don't :)
 

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Not quite PL but Leeds United v Harrogate Town should also be included here, the proximity of the clubs adding a little extra spice.
Can both clubs lose? No? Please?

I really cannot stand Harrogate Town. Jumped up pub team. They think they're our rivals- bless their little cotton socks- and it is infuriating that they always seem to beat us in the league. Not that it's hard, everyone seems to beat us in the league these days. But they go on and on and on about it, like the annoying little kid brother who won't get the hint.
 

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:DCan both clubs lose? No? Please?

I really cannot stand Harrogate Town. Jumped up pub team. They think they're our rivals- bless their little cotton socks- and it is infuriating that they always seem to beat us in the league. Not that it's hard, everyone seems to beat us in the league these days. But they go on and on and on about it, like the annoying little kid brother who won't get the hint.

Having played them loads before they made it into the league I developed a healthy distaste for Harrogate and always enjoyed beating them. However, through work I’ve met Simon Weaver a couple of times and infuriatingly he seems to be a really nice bloke
 

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I remember when Harrogate Town were in the same league as Bradford reserves.

bpa res v harrogate town 1972.jpg

I also remember it being a major giant-killing shock when Salford City knocked Bradford out of the FA Cup thanks to a goal from Rhodri Giggs.

Now Harrogate T and Salford are in the 3rd round of the FA Cup and we're in a parks league!
 

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I also remember it being a major giant-killing shock when Salford City knocked Bradford out of the FA Cup thanks to a goal from Rhodri Giggs

What an objectionable man he was when he was at Salford. Spent the entire game against Halifax winding our players up that their entire houses would fit in his garage etc etc. Shame him and his mates were rubbish at football and got beat 6-1
 

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A funny old game as J.Greaves would say. Leicester 3 West Ham 1 last night. Leicester will play better and lose, West Ham will play worse and win.
There really is no reasoning.
 

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What s 2nd half.
Newcastle were 1-0 up at the start of the half, Liverpool quickly equalised and the game really exploded. Newcastle made it 2-1, Liverpool then got 2 before Newcastle got a third in the closing minutes to make the final score 3-3 which I think was about right. Mo Salah was Man of the Match which I think was right as well, he's still very impresive.
 

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Greater Angelou franchise may end before 2025... another loss for up and down Spurs. I think the next game could be it after Bournemouth didn't even have to try. Ange is very consistent in being inconsistent. :rolleyes:

I don't think the new investors like Amanda Staveley will be too impressed. "It is what it is, mate"
 

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Someone recently remarked that with all the "millions" in finance that seemingly find their way into this particular sport, that stadiums at the top level should all be fitted with retractable roofs to ensure play can always take place.

I think the Millenium Stadium in Wales was cited as a precedent.
 

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Someone recently remarked that with all the "millions" in finance that seemingly find their way into this particular sport, that stadiums at the top level should all be fitted with retractable roofs to ensure play can always take place.

I think the Millenium Stadium in Wales was cited as a precedent.
Having a roof on a stadium won't improve the conditions outside, and for large events that is more important.
 

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Got to feel sorry for the young 15 year old lad who has flown in from Sydney especially to see his beloved Everton take on Liverpool later today.. It's off due to the weather conditions.
 

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Having a roof on a stadium won't improve the conditions outside, and for large events that is more important.
The improvement of external conditions are a totally different matter and I am assured such matters as you state were not seen as relevant when the project at the Millenium Stadium was envisaged. I suppose the same could be said about the same matter on the tennis show courts at Wimbledon.
 

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The improvement of external conditions are a totally different matter and I am assured such matters as you state were not seen as relevant when the project at the Millenium Stadium was envisaged. I suppose the same could be said about the same matter on the tennis show courts at Wimbledon.
So what was your point about covered stadiums? Your words "to ensure play can always take place" suggests it is about the current conditions, but that wouldn't make a difference oif the authorities consider that travelling to a match is too dangerous.
 

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So what was your point about covered stadiums? Your words "to ensure play can always take place" suggests it is about the current conditions, but that wouldn't make a difference oif the authorities consider that travelling to a match is too dangerous.
Just think of the days when mist/fog affected matches, matched played in near-blizzard conditions and sodden pitches when the ball stopped dead in a puddle when normally good pitch drainage is overcome.

It was naught to do with recent weather conditions. I give my age away, remembering the Fourth Division matches long ago when after 15 games played, Oldham Athletic were firmly rooted to the foot of the table with a mere 4 points.
 

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Just think of the days when mist/fog affected matches, matched played in near-blizzard conditions and sodden pitches when the ball stopped dead in a puddle when normally good pitch drainage is overcome.
In reality, the number of times that such events cause postponed or abandoned matches at the top level, it wouldn't be worth the money. At lower levels it is unaffordable.
 

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In reality, the number of times that such events cause postponed or abandoned matches at the top level, it wouldn't be worth the money. At lower levels it is unaffordable.
If you read my original posting on this matter, I specifically made mention of "top level" stadiums. "Millions" in finance and "lower levels" are phrases that do not sit comfortably together in the same sentence.

What did you make of the posting #34,488 by @Markdvdman?
 

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Greater Angelou franchise may end before 2025... another loss for up and down Spurs. I think the next game could be it after Bournemouth didn't even have to try. Ange is very consistent in being inconsistent. :rolleyes:

I don't think the new investors like Amanda Staveley will be too impressed. "It is what it is, mate"
I think he’s issued the traditional helpful statement about not caring what the fans think… o_O
 

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And it has nothing to do with why Everton v Liverpool has been postponed.
Are you saying that a stadium of vintage age that would not be the stadium of use next season onwards, that is within a red wind warning sign in a coastal area, should have been allowed to have held the match on sentimental terms as been repeatedly cited by the media or were the authorities who made the decision totally correct in terms of public safety?
 

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Are you saying that a stadium of vintage age that would not be the stadium of use next season onwards, that is within a red wind warning sign in a coastal area, should have been allowed to have held the match on sentimental terms as been repeatedly cited by the media or were the authorities who made the decision totally correct in terms of public safety?
I am saying that the postponement has absolutely nothing to do with the stadium. Whether the stadium is old or new, roofed or not, the match would be called off because of the public safety implications of today's weather. I hope that's clear enough for you.

And the question of why anyone thinks a stadium with a roof is a good idea remains unanswered, regardless of today's weather.
 

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