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Tetchytyke

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Ched Evans wins appeal, rape conviction quashed, retrial ordered.

any thoughts?

Not many, now that obviously the matter is once again sub judice. I'd love to know what the new evidence is and look forward to it being tested in court.

I suppose after five years Chedwyn might actually now have a good excuse for his behaviour. We shall see.
 

DarloRich

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Not many, now that obviously the matter is once again sub judice. I'd love to know what the new evidence is and look forward to it being tested in court.

I suppose after five years Chedwyn might actually now have a good excuse for his behaviour. We shall see.

I feel I must point out that being an odious (insert expletive/s of choice) so and so is not grounds for a criminal conviction, nor is having a three/multi way and nor does he need any excuse for his behaviour, morally repugnant as many may find it, if he is an innocent man.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes his legal team to suggest a fair trial is impossible due to public perception and media reporting.
 

Antman

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Ched Evans wins appeal, rape conviction quashed, retrial ordered.

any thoughts?

I'm not sure that there's much to say, we'll just have to wait and see what verdict this retrial reaches.
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I feel I must point out that being an odious (insert expletive/s of choice) so and so is not grounds for a criminal conviction, nor is having a three/multi way and nor does he need any excuse for his behaviour, morally repugnant as many may find it, if he is an innocent man.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes his legal team to suggest a fair trial is impossible due to public perception and media reporting.

I don't think his legal team will get very far with that argument quite honestly!
 

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i dont often do live match reports but this one is worth it:

Whitby 0 - Darlington 5 with 20 minutes gone. Hat trick for Armstrong. We need a point for the title. I am calling it now: Champions!
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yes just the 6-0 up at half time! not bad so far
 

Xenophon PCDGS

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Full time: Whitby 1 Darlington 7 (SEVEN) - Champions.

My heartfelt congratulations. Your team came up and won promotion as Champions. If you are going to clinch a league title, nothing better than a 7-1 away win to do it...:D

My team (Hyde United) in the same league had come down and have gone down again....for the third consecutive season...<(.
 

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I remember when Lerner took over at Villa, and was lauded as a new, caring type of foreign owner wìth initiatives like using shirt sponsorship to raise awareness of the local children's hospice... Where did it go so wrong?

When Martin O'Neill left? :lol:
 

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For anyone interested, live on Sky sports tonight Preston v Burnley, despite us not having a chance of the play-offs we won't want to lose a Lancashire derby fixture. Burnley will not only want the 3 points but I suspect revenge for the 2-0 defeat they suffered at home to us before xmas

Whatever the outcome, i'm more than happy with our first season back in the championship, despite us being marked down for relegation at the start of the season!
 

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He waits, that's what he does,
As the hours and the minutes go by,
Each stroke of the clock - Tick, follows tock, follows tick (follows tock)

:lol:

A monody on the passing away into the Championship of Aston Villa Football Club
(with apologies to W. H. Auden)

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

In the centre circle they moan overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put claret bows round the necks of the public doves,
Let Lambert and Sherwood wear blue cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My early kick-off, my talk, my song;
I thought our stay would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: sell every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
 
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DarloRich

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For anyone interested, live on Sky sports tonight Preston v Burnley, despite us not having a chance of the play-offs we won't want to lose a Lancashire derby fixture. Burnley will not only want the 3 points but I suspect revenge for the 2-0 defeat they suffered at home to us before xmas

Whatever the outcome, i'm more than happy with our first season back in the championship, despite us being marked down for relegation at the start of the season!

Have you seen that Boro fans are having an #adamreachday in the hope Preston beat Burnley? - now Darlo have won the league i hope Boro do the same. Good to see our feeder club doing well
 

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Lots of former Leicester links there...:smile:

Funnily enough I'd heard that another former Leicester coach (Chris Powell) had been linked with a role at both Aston Villa and Celtic. Given that he'd been reluctant to relocate to Yorkshire while at Huddersfield (albeit for reasonable reasons, not wishing to disrupt his childrens' education) I imagine Glasgow would be a step too far.
 

Xenophon PCDGS

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Have you seen that Boro fans are having an #adamreachday in the hope Preston beat Burnley? - now Darlo have won the league i hope Boro do the same. Good to see our feeder club doing well

Preston North End 0...Burnley 1

Burnley won the Friday night Championship match and go top, with two matches still to play. However both Middlesbrough and Brighton are fancied to win both the league matches played on Saturday, so matters are very tight concerning the two automatic promotion places.
 

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Preston North End 0...Burnley 1

Burnley won the Friday night Championship match and go top, with two matches still to play. However both Middlesbrough and Brighton are fancied to win both the league matches played on Saturday, so matters are very tight concerning the two automatic promotion places.

Surely Boro can't miss out now?
 

scott118

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Funnily enough I'd heard that another former Leicester coach (Chris Powell) had been linked with a role at both Aston Villa and Celtic. Given that he'd been reluctant to relocate to Yorkshire while at Huddersfield (albeit for reasonable reasons, not wishing to disrupt his childrens' education) I imagine Glasgow would be a step too far.

I can't imagine, Celtic would entertain him.
 

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I remember when Lerner took over at Villa, and was lauded as a new, caring type of foreign owner wìth initiatives like using shirt sponsorship to raise awareness of the local children's hospice... Where did it go so wrong?

You do remember Deadly Doug don't you?

As for where it went wrong I've given my opinion and I'll be leaving it that.
 

Xenophon PCDGS

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Full time: Whitby 1 Darlington 7 (SEVEN) - Champions.

What do you make of the following two results today?

Blyth Spartans 1...Marine 2

Ramsbottom United 4...Ilkeston FC 0

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Stockport were relegated 4 times when they slipped down the leagues.

This will be Hyde's 3rd relegation in as many seasons, hence one more relegation.

Evo Stik Premier League

Hyde United 0...Halesowen Town 1

Hyde United, in their final match of the season at home in front of the ever-diminishing number of their fans at Ewen Fields were determined to protect their recent run.

As sure as "eggs are eggs", they kept this run going and finished the season in style with a figure of EIGHT consecutive league defeats. The team have worked very hard to ensure that they managed to drop down from 4th to 22nd position and thus ensuring their proud record of three consecutive relegations.

I am not sure if their current credentials will be good enough to gain entry for the 2016/7 season into the Hyde Fish-fryers and Clog Repairers Sunday League..<(
 

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