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Post by sabailand on Jun 20, 2023 12:28:39 GMT 1
Of course all that's true. Like any club we have a hard-core. I just don't think the Premier league lot hang about when things aren't going so well.Like any club as you say. Would be nice if they did. I remember when we got Wembley in the Tinpot Trophy and seeing those tens of thousands of Town fans. Turned to Uncle Andy and said "If this lot turned up every week, we might not have been so shit for as long as we have been!" I reckon fans of many clubs who reach those kind of finals have said the same to their uncle Andy , clubs who can barely muster 5-6 thousand can have 20-30 thousand at these games, the RL challeng cup final was the same, a packed out wembley for two teams who might not average 15-20,000 between them, it did seem anyone who wanted to go to them games could though, pub trips galore with people going who had quite possibly seen either of the teans taking part in their life.
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Post by mosher on Jun 20, 2023 12:37:17 GMT 1
Would be nice if they did. I remember when we got Wembley in the Tinpot Trophy and seeing those tens of thousands of Town fans. Turned to Uncle Andy and said "If this lot turned up every week, we might not have been so shit for as long as we have been!" I reckon fans of many clubs who reach those kind of finals have said the same to their uncle Andy , clubs who can barely muster 5-6 thousand can have 20-30 thousand at these games, the RL challengs cup final was the same, a packed out wembley for two teams who might not average 15-20,000 between them, its did seem anyone who wanted to go to them games could though, pub trips galore with people going who had quite possibly seen either of the teans taking part in their life. Must admit, I loved the sight of all those coaches travelling down the M1 with blue and white scarves flying out the windows and skylights. Was my first taste of success as a Town fan as I completely missed Sir Buxton's outfit
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Post by goodbet on Jun 22, 2023 12:22:27 GMT 1
Of course all that's true. Like any club we have a hard-core. I just don't think the Premier league lot hang about when things aren't going so well.Like any club as you say. Would be nice if they did. I remember when we got Wembley in the Tinpot Trophy and seeing those tens of thousands of Town fans. Turned to Uncle Andy and said "If this lot turned up every week, we might not have been so shit for as long as we have been!" It all depended on who was running the club at the time!
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 11, 2023 8:40:55 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated.
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Post by diakhabydaily on Aug 11, 2023 8:47:24 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. This thread has gone too far!
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 11, 2023 8:47:44 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. Is that controversial ? I've only been once, wasn't overly impressed, not been back. Plus I can't be arsed travelling 6 miles just for deep fried chicken.
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 11, 2023 8:49:54 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. Is that controversial ? I've only been once, wasn't overly impressed, not been back. Plus I can't be arsed travelling 6 miles just for deep fried chicken. I think I'm also very resistant to hype. Even though I've lived in Coventry for 19 years and driven past the place countless times, I have never - not even once - been to Binley Mega Chippy.
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Post by turbo2 on Aug 11, 2023 8:54:05 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. Is that controversial ? I've only been once, wasn't overly impressed, not been back. Plus I can't be arsed travelling 6 miles just for deep fried chicken. Think I’ve been twice both because of who I was with. Once got the kids a kfc. Never had such utter shite.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Aug 11, 2023 9:03:40 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. This thread has gone too far! With any cluck this will be the last comment on chicken.
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 11, 2023 9:09:27 GMT 1
To be fair - I like that Mr Nagle is talking about bringing a local business into the stadium and expanding it across the pond.
Maybe there's a similar local business in Sacramento that could expand over here?
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Aug 11, 2023 9:15:59 GMT 1
This thread has gone too far! With any cluck this will be the last comment on chicken. You're an admin . You should bantamE chicken gags
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Post by rockwall on Aug 11, 2023 9:19:38 GMT 1
With any cluck this will be the last comment on chicken. You're an admin . You should bantamE chicken gags A lot of foul play on here. Derailing threads.
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Post by artysid on Aug 11, 2023 10:36:26 GMT 1
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Post by Captainslapper on Aug 11, 2023 11:01:43 GMT 1
Not even close to being the worst premier league team. Its like no one else has ever finished bottom.
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 11, 2023 11:50:22 GMT 1
Not even close to being the worst premier league team. Its like no one else has ever finished bottom. As plenty pointed out to the bloke who put it on twitter, even fans of other clubs.
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Post by htafcokay on Aug 11, 2023 11:52:27 GMT 1
Not even close to being the worst premier league team. Its like no one else has ever finished bottom. As plenty pointed out to the bloke who put it on twitter, even fans of other clubs. But let's be honest, that team wasn't far off being the worst, was it? It won 3 games in a 38-game season
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 11, 2023 11:54:50 GMT 1
As plenty pointed out to the bloke who put it on twitter, even fans of other clubs. But let's be honest, that team wasn't far off being the worst, was it? It won 3 games in a 38-game season I'm not far off being a millionaire, all I need to get is a million quid 😉
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Post by htafcokay on Aug 11, 2023 12:27:48 GMT 1
But let's be honest, that team wasn't far off being the worst, was it? It won 3 games in a 38-game season I'm not far off being a millionaire, all I need to get is a million quid 😉 We hold the joint record for earliest relegation...
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Post by terriersyndrome on Aug 11, 2023 12:56:38 GMT 1
As plenty pointed out to the bloke who put it on twitter, even fans of other clubs. But let's be honest, that team wasn't far off being the worst, was it? It won 3 games in a 38-game season Dreadful team and deserve to be shamed. Definitely one of the worst premier league teams of all time.
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 11, 2023 13:15:47 GMT 1
I'm not far off being a millionaire, all I need to get is a million quid 😉 We hold the joint record for earliest relegation... But not for least points, which is surely the only way to judge it.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Aug 11, 2023 13:25:55 GMT 1
We hold the joint record for earliest relegation... But not for least points, which is surely the only way to judge it. 3rd worse team points wise. Sunderland and Derby sit below us with that particular stat.
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Post by efesodje23 on Aug 11, 2023 13:27:24 GMT 1
But let's be honest, that team wasn't far off being the worst, was it? It won 3 games in a 38-game season I'm not far off being a millionaire, all I need to get is a million quid 😉 If my Grandma had wheels, she'd be able to be Alex Pritchard's personal mobility scooter
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Post by artysid on Aug 11, 2023 13:29:52 GMT 1
I put the clip up to get some views, but don't agree with his analysis.
For starters, surely we have to be judged over two seasons.
Getting results at Chelsea & Man City to stay up must rank amongst the best relegation survival battles ever?
Even in relegation season I don't think we got many thrashings. Holding out until late second half then conceding a soft solidary goal seemed the norm (or maybe that was my imagination?)
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Post by mosher on Aug 11, 2023 13:52:32 GMT 1
I put the clip up to get some views, but don't agree with his analysis. For starters, surely we have to be judged over two seasons. Getting results at Chelsea & Man City to stay up must rank amongst the best relegation survival battles ever? Even in relegation season I don't think we got many thrashings. Holding out until late second half then conceding a soft solidary goal seemed the norm (or maybe that was my imagination?) Plus, prior to Xmas and a combination of a drop in form, Mooy's injury, DH's illness and Herr Wagner's reluctance to continue we weren't actually THAT bad. It all seemed to coalesce to make us completely shite after Xmas, but even then we didn't get MANY tonkings iirc.
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Post by Leporid on Aug 11, 2023 15:33:31 GMT 1
I'm not far off being a millionaire, all I need to get is a million quid 😉 We hold the joint record for earliest relegation... Not many clubs can say that.
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Post by Leporid on Aug 11, 2023 15:36:36 GMT 1
Most Town fans don't know the laws of the game.
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Post by 28901 on Aug 11, 2023 15:40:39 GMT 1
Marston's chicken is overrated. Is that controversial ? I've only been once, wasn't overly impressed, not been back. Plus I can't be arsed travelling 6 miles just for deep fried chicken. Certainly don't want it at half time. Its 3.45 Never eat a fairly substantial meal at 3.45 any other day. It would only spoil my take away curry tea later.
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Post by Detective Boyle on Aug 11, 2023 16:07:09 GMT 1
To be fair - I like that Mr Nagle is talking about bringing a local business into the stadium and expanding it across the pond. Maybe there's a similar local business in Sacramento that could expand over here? I would do anything for an In n Out burger. If you know you know.
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Post by JG Mellor on Aug 11, 2023 16:16:12 GMT 1
But not for least points, which is surely the only way to judge it. 3rd worse team points wise. Sunderland and Derby sit below us with that particular stat. We don't half do extremes. One of only 5 teams to have done top league 3 times back to back and also 3rd worst points total.UTMFT
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Aug 11, 2023 16:23:07 GMT 1
After 15 games were 17th in the League with ten points - www.premierleague.com/matchweek/3274/tableWe'd lost a lot of games by a goal and hit the woodwork more times that any team in the league We'd also been on the wrong end of marginal decisions like Milner's clear hand ball, Pritchards offside goal, Hoggs red against Cardiff, Vokes smashing Schindler with an elbow and not getting a red etc We then played Brighton and Oliver gave Mounie the softest red, closed his eyes when Prichard was thrown to the floor in the box and so on Mooy got injured and we played all the teams around in the space of 4 weeks us with more bad luck - Schindler getting two yellow after Mike Dean never made it clear he'd booked him Wagner quit after we had a goal at Cardiff chalked off for reasons unknown and the rot really set in after we appointed a Siewert who was clearly out of his depth I hated that season but there were far worse teams that us across the history of the league
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