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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: roversdude on July 07, 2025, 09:08:21 pm
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Any tips on parking near the ground please
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According to someone I know who lives near there, put your steering wheel lock on.
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I used to work in Alfreton, a few years ago it has to be said, and the town centre was always a nightmare at lunchtimes. I usually parked at Tesco as I was only in town for about half an hour or so.
There’s only street parking near the ground - probably the nearest car park is near to the bus station and I think there’s one on Roger’s Street? At that time of night, it’s anybody’s guess what it’s like.
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I’ve got a ticket and can’t go if anyone wants it.
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Will anybody on here who's going be able to post updates? Very curious, as I'm sure we all are, to hear how the new lads are shaping up, but can't be there myself.
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I'm going with my dad will keep you updated
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Pretty sure rovers will be doing updates on the official website
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Any tips on parking near the ground please
Lock your doors and don’t leave anything on your seats that could attract attention.
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Any tips on parking near the ground please
Lock your doors and don’t leave anything on your seats that could attract attention.
is it that bad ,always park at red bank when I go to Manchester and I always remove everything as if you don't the window gets put in and the stuff gone
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Anyone going for a pint before the game
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Alfreton Town were edged out 1-0 by Notts County in their first pre-season fixture at the Impact Arena. Lewis Macari’s well-taken goal settled the contest, as the Reds were left to rue missed opportunities in an otherwise competitive display.
We’ll see how we do later.
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Is it pay on gate ?
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You may get the score and some updates from FlashScore
https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/football/2Va7Ba3C/#/match-summary
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Updates on official DRFC site, not sure if that is X or the club site
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Updates on official DRFC site, not sure if that is X or the club site
The updates when they do it this way are normally pretty poor
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Updates on official DRFC site, not sure if that is X or the club site
The updates when they do it this way are normally pretty poor
Yeh, I cant understand quite why. If someone is there then just update more often !
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From Ricky at free press
Rovers' first half XI: Lo-Tutala, Nixon, Bailey, Pearson, Senior, Westbrooke, Flint, Sbarra, G Middleton, Ajayi, Sharp
Second half XI: Lawlor, Glaves, O;Riordan, Grehan, Maxwell, Broadbent, Close, Clifton, Molyneux, Hanlan, Gibson
Subs: Bryant, Cashmore, F Middleton, Murray #drfc
A few missing already
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From Ricky at free press
Rovers' first half XI: Lo-Tutala, Nixon, Bailey, Pearson, Senior, Westbrooke, Flint, Sbarra, G Middleton, Ajayi, Sharp
Second half XI: Lawlor, Glaves, O;Riordan, Grehan, Maxwell, Broadbent, Close, Clifton, Molyneux, Hanlan, Gibson
Subs: Bryant, Cashmore, F Middleton, Murray #drfc
A few missing already
2 x 60 minute games, 2 different starting 11s
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Middleton put the ball in the net after 5 minutes but is given offside,close call
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Middleton plays Sharpe in his shot is deflected for a corner
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Middleton plays Sharpe in his shot is deflected for a corner
Who is Sharpe - new boy...?
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Happy to see Senior is fit to play thought he might have missed pre season with the injury he had at the end of last
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No Sterry, Gotts, or Ironside?
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A total of 7 of the squad not involved tonight!
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Some will be precautions don’t stress it’s only July , it’s not 7 missing
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Siberia is playing in a deeper role like crew did last season and playing some good balls
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Some will be precautions don’t stress it’s only July , it’s not 7 missing
It is
Rovers go with experimental XIs tonight, with 7 of the 8 new arrivals involved.
I make it 7 senior players not involved at Alfreton tonight. Will ask post-match over absences of Ironside, Sterry, Gotts etc. #DRFC
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Great save by by Lo-Tutalaon 30 minutes long throw from just inside our half to the back post and he gets down well when he shot
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A lot of new Rovers players I've never heard of playing tonight
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1 nil down Pearson caught out and fouls his man ,great penalty
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Hmm, I noticed Pearson gave away a penalty (handball) in the final practice game in Spain. Let's hope this doesn't become a habit.
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Ajayi makes it 1-1 Sharpe played through keeper saves it and he smashes it home
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Get in time to move up the gears
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We are level courtesy of Damola Ajayi. Billy Sharp spun onto a pass into the box and drilled a shot which was parried by Alfreton keeper George Willis. Owen Bailey saw his follow-up blocked but the ball sat up nicely for Ajayi to slam in from 12 yards.
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Sharp!! No E!
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Hmm, I noticed Pearson gave away a penalty (handball) in the final practice game in Spain. Let's hope this doesn't become a habit.
Pearson looks heavy legged
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I know it's only a friendly, but who looked good, and who looked shit in that first half?
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Ajayi,nixon,senior, sibarra and flint looked Sharpe
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Updates appear to have stopped on the website @56 mins. Anyone else see the same?
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Affirmative
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Back underway 4 mins ago
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Rovers winning 2-1 Broadbent
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Gibson should have scored not long after broadbent but shot straight at the keeper
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Owt happening? What was Broadbent's goal like?
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3-1 Hanlan
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Owt happening? What was Broadbent's goal like?
side footed it in from 18 yards out well placed ,Hanlon just a ired from close range he looks Sharpe and lively
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Quote 3. 1
Another goal for Rovers, this time through Brandon Hanlan. Luke Molyneux powers in off the right and drills a low effort which is blocked on the line and squeezed out, only as far as Hanlan, who slams in.
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Not messing about, glad to see the players have clicked, hopefully we can keep going all about fitness
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Min by Min updates are really poor on the DRFC site they are just not happening whoever is supposed to be doing it they are poor
104 mins The intensity of this game has dropped somewhat heading into the late stages
Intensity of the updates has been low from the start of the game.
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Maybe there's not very much to report.
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Alfreton have pulled one back
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The score is always irrelevant in a practice match..
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FT 2-3. Ajayi and Hanlan off the mark.
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Anybody know who Rovers 38 was?
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Siberia is playing in a deeper role like crew did last season and playing some good balls
And there’s me thinking he’d been frozen out of the squad!
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Siberia is playing in a deeper role like crew did last season and playing some good balls
And there’s me thinking he’d been frozen out of the squad!
Hopefully Grant won’t give him the cold shoulder this season
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Anybody know who Rovers 38 was?
Harry Glaves U18 full back apparently.
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McCann on absences:
"Jamie (Sterry) woke up with a stiff groin. It's nothing too serious but we didn't want to risk him.”
“Robbie (Gotts) has got bad blisters on every toe, the kind of which I've never seen before. We left him yesterday and tonight but he'll be fine for Saturday.”
“And as for Joe (Ironside) he's a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness levels and sharpness. He missed the whole off-season programme because he's carrying a little problem in his pubic bone area from last season which got infected. He's frustrated with it. He trained single sessions in the first week but didn't in the second. And then last week in Spain he trained all the double sessions every day so he's probably four or five session behind and we'll just get him sharper before we involve him."
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Anybody know who Rovers 38 was?
Harry Glaves U18 full back apparently.
He certainly didn't look out of place and looks a real prospect.
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You may get the score and some updates from FlashScore
https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/football/2Va7Ba3C/#/match-summary
Flashscore saying 2-1 rovers so wouldn't rely on this pre season!
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It was in the 2nd game the first finished 1-1 with it being a preseason I wouldn't worry the Stamford and Peterborough sports game should work better as they are a full 90 mins standard match
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Very competitive outing for the squad that. The pitch was extremely dry which really didn’t help us in both halves. A lot of misjudged bouncing balls and under hit/ misplaced passes. 2 negatives I took from that was Pearson needs to improve massively to get up to speed. For slowest defenders in our history he’s gotta be up there. His legs look absolutely shot. I still don’t think Bailey is as good in midfield either. Positives were O’ Riordan and Grehan, the latter especially looked very very good. Clifton and Broadbent looked sharp and Mols looked every bit the levels above. They took the left back off who played the 2nd game for the one who played the first.
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Thanks to everyone who provided updates. Very much appreciated
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Very competitive outing for the squad that. The pitch was extremely dry which really didn’t help us in both halves. A lot of misjudged bouncing balls and under hit/ misplaced passes. 2 negatives I took from that was Pearson needs to improve massively to get up to speed. For slowest defenders in our history he’s gotta be up there. His legs look absolutely shot. I still don’t think Bailey is as good in midfield either. Positives were O’ Riordan and Grehan, the latter especially looked very very good. Clifton and Broadbent looked sharp and Mols looked every bit the levels above. They took the left back off who played the 2nd game for the one who played the first.
Go along with that, the first 60 minute team didn't look as good as the 2nd side. Good workout against a decent outfit. Gibson, Maxwell, & Close also showed up well. The new lads that took the eye for me were O'Riordan, Grehan, & Hanlan.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YAFCWJhoESk
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf840MNVWwo
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Strange the guy on the microphone stated it was 2 separate games so guess we won on aggregate lol
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McCann on absences:
"Jamie (Sterry) woke up with a stiff groin. It's nothing too serious but we didn't want to risk him.”
“Robbie (Gotts) has got bad blisters on every toe, the kind of which I've never seen before. We left him yesterday and tonight but he'll be fine for Saturday.”
“And as for Joe (Ironside) he's a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness levels and sharpness. He missed the whole off-season programme because he's carrying a little problem in his pubic bone area from last season which got infected. He's frustrated with it. He trained single sessions in the first week but didn't in the second. And then last week in Spain he trained all the double sessions every day so he's probably four or five session behind and we'll just get him sharper before we involve him."
I can relate to Jamie Sterry’s ‘condition’ first thing in a morning.
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Particularly like GM’s comment about Middleton’s offside goal.
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McCann on absences:
"Jamie (Sterry) woke up with a stiff groin. It's nothing too serious but we didn't want to risk him.”
“Robbie (Gotts) has got bad blisters on every toe, the kind of which I've never seen before. We left him yesterday and tonight but he'll be fine for Saturday.”
“And as for Joe (Ironside) he's a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness levels and sharpness. He missed the whole off-season programme because he's carrying a little problem in his pubic bone area from last season which got infected. He's frustrated with it. He trained single sessions in the first week but didn't in the second. And then last week in Spain he trained all the double sessions every day so he's probably four or five session behind and we'll just get him sharper before we involve him."
I can relate to Jamie Sterry’s ‘condition’ first thing in a morning.
Sterry is stiff, Ironside got the bone, they're all very excited to play for McCann!
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McCann on absences:
"Jamie (Sterry) woke up with a stiff groin. It's nothing too serious but we didn't want to risk him.”
“Robbie (Gotts) has got bad blisters on every toe, the kind of which I've never seen before. We left him yesterday and tonight but he'll be fine for Saturday.”
“And as for Joe (Ironside) he's a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness levels and sharpness. He missed the whole off-season programme because he's carrying a little problem in his pubic bone area from last season which got infected. He's frustrated with it. He trained single sessions in the first week but didn't in the second. And then last week in Spain he trained all the double sessions every day so he's probably four or five session behind and we'll just get him sharper before we involve him."
I can relate to Jamie Sterry’s ‘condition’ first thing in a morning.
I used to be able to but not for a while now.
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McCann on absences:
"Jamie (Sterry) woke up with a stiff groin. It's nothing too serious but we didn't want to risk him.”
“Robbie (Gotts) has got bad blisters on every toe, the kind of which I've never seen before. We left him yesterday and tonight but he'll be fine for Saturday.”
“And as for Joe (Ironside) he's a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness levels and sharpness. He missed the whole off-season programme because he's carrying a little problem in his pubic bone area from last season which got infected. He's frustrated with it. He trained single sessions in the first week but didn't in the second. And then last week in Spain he trained all the double sessions every day so he's probably four or five session behind and we'll just get him sharper before we involve him."
I can relate to Jamie Sterry’s ‘condition’ first thing in a morning.
I used to be able to but not for a while now.
Oh for those teenage years ……..
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Teenage kicks, right through the night..
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Teenage kicks, right through the night..
IDM,I think You're Turning Japanese
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From ‘Forever in blue jeans’.
‘Baby tonight, baby tonight by the fire you & I. N’owt but the sound of my heartbeat & yours next to mine’
In reality.
“Are you following this film?”.
“Absholutely luv. Just resting one eye at a time. Hay fever kicking in”.
“Hay fever?! Too much bloody wine more like!”.
“Rhuubisch lovey. Henjoyin this am I”.
She’s got the remote & the film is on pause as a man exits a taxi in a dark street. I feel a ‘challenge’ coming on…..& my fears were quickly realised.
“Right then. Who is that getting out of the taxi?”
I squint & retrieve my long distance glasses which at some point have inexplicably made their way in a ‘Mission Impossible’ esq way, down my nose & unbeknownst to me then abseiled their way onto my lap (sneaky Specsaver bas****s!).
I scoop them up & place them on my nose in one sweep (cue dose renewed I felt in that one decisive manoeuvre) I look at the frozen figure on the screen….& ponder, knowing the ‘balance of power’ for control of the remote in the Usher household for at least the coming weekend rests on my answer.
I see a smallish figure (could be de Niro, might be Cruise), it’s raining heavily (could be New York could be Philadelphia). Then I remember the last thing I consciously remember.
A taxi pulling up outside a pub to collect its fare…in the rain.
‘Think man think. You can pull this one out of the bag without ever having to admit you may have drifted off for 40 winks’.
‘Small man, taxi, heavy rain, pub’.
‘That there my love, what a hactor and (burp) pardon, may I dgust had, playhing a character not he ven (burp) pardon, that heavy rain can hide’.
I pause at this point to assimilate all my facts before (with arms flourished towards the tv) I announce, ‘That of course is the one & only Mike Baldwin’.
“BED, NOW!”.
Telly goes off quickly followed by all lighting. My beloved I can hear is climbing the stairs astride what sounds not unlike a baby elephant.
‘I knew I should have gone with Pacino. Looked a good start though…..burp.’
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No highlights for this game anywhere?
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Adam Gittins Vlog
https://youtu.be/FZGRbHzYrsg?si=7eoj0DSLTNGMP4og
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Teenage kicks, right through the night..
IDM,I think You're Turning Japanese
I think you missed the undertone in my post..
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Teenage kicks, right through the night..
Gets me thinking about my perfect cousin!! 2nd cousin obviously, or that would be v wrong!! I’m not from Barnsley!!!! :P :P
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I've always heard conflicting stories about that. Is it legal, or is it not legal, with your cousin? Google reckons it's legal in this country. You could even marry her if you wanted...
BobG
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Billy Heath builds sides at Alfreton that play a certain way, and he picks players to p;ay the
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Billy Heath the manager at Alfreton has his teams playing to their strengths, are tough, big, and powerful.
As a learning curve this game is probably apart from the obvious MK Dons, and Blackpool games the hardest of the pre season games as regards what our younger players were going to come up against.
I think it was a great first friendly game, and to get a result a good sign for the coming season.
The pitch is not the best, the ball is going to come into your area at every opportunity, and you are going to have a lot of the ball with a big barrier put up across the pitch.
Getting a result is a big plus looking forward to the coming season and young players like Flint did well although I have not seen many comments about the younger players thrust into this game.
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GM recently praised the young lad at right back who came in at the last minute.
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Alan, haven't seen it but he must have done well.
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Harry Glaves. Called in at very last minute as Kasper Williams had a minor injury.
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Harry Glaves. Called in at very last minute as Kasper Williams had a minor injury.
Thought he had a good game, looked well composed for a young lad and on that performance is definitely one for Selby to keep his eye on. ;) ;)
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I've always heard conflicting stories about that. Is it legal, or is it not legal, with your cousin? Google reckons it's legal in this country. You could even marry her if you wanted...
BobG
Or him.
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Alfreton had a Rory Delap esque player launching throw ins into our box from anywhere in our half. There going to be a threat with that tactic in the NLN
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I've always heard conflicting stories about that. Is it legal, or is it not legal, with your cousin? Google reckons it's legal in this country. You could even marry her if you wanted...
BobG
Any particular reason why you Googled that Bob?
;)
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Alfreton had a Rory Delap esque player launching throw ins into our box from anywhere in our half. There going to be a threat with that tactic in the NLN
Absolutely, I'm sure he threw one into the six yard box from nearer the half way line than the corner flag. Big weapon for them this season.
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I've always heard conflicting stories about that. Is it legal, or is it not legal, with your cousin? Google reckons it's legal in this country. You could even marry her if you wanted...
BobG
Any particular reason why you Googled that Bob?
;)
Yes Pancho. LincsRovers comment. It was wrong. I knew it was wrong. So Google confirmed just to keep all the Doubting Thomas's quiet.
BobG
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I've always heard conflicting stories about that. Is it legal, or is it not legal, with your cousin? Google reckons it's legal in this country. You could even marry her if you wanted...
BobG
Any particular reason why you Googled that Bob?
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Yes Pancho. LincsRovers comment. It was wrong. I knew it was wrong. So Google confirmed just to keep all the Doubting Thomas's quiet.
BobG
You certainly cleared it up for me too bob, I had no idea either way but, knowing my cousins, it just seemed wrong! It is a great song though!! :rolleyes:
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Alfreton had a Rory Delap esque player launching throw ins into our box from anywhere in our half. There going to be a threat with that tactic in the NLN
Absolutely, I'm sure he threw one into the six yard box from nearer the half way line than the corner flag. Big weapon for them this season.
He did his throws where very dangerous and we struggled when they came in
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Actually Pancho, Lincs I knew because I am an insatiable and voracious reader. Amongst the many, many books I have read is one of Dick Francis's thrillers - the hero is in love with his cousin, and she isn't too stand offish either. Of course there's plenty of mental anguishing. The legality, the religious underpinning and the moral dimension are all discussed very clearly. In the end they're both happy to do what comes naturally. From memory, other reading suggests there is little genetic risk to doing so.
BobG
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Actually Pancho, Lincs I knew because I am an insatiable and voracious reader. Amongst the many, many books I have read is one of Dick Francis's thrillers - the hero is in love with his cousin, and she isn't too stand offish either. Of course there's plenty of mental anguishing. The legality, the religious underpinning and the moral dimension are all discussed very clearly. In the end they're both happy to do what comes naturally. From memory, other reading suggests there is little genetic risk to doing so.
BobG
Bob, if only I’d know that when I was at Danum Grammar.
I fancied my cousin like mad when I was a teenager but assumed that if I attempted to take it further I would have been arrested and sent to Hatfield Borstal.
Or had my tackle surgically removed.
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:) :) :)
I wonder if the lady is still around....?
BobG
PS. There was one girl in your year I had the hots for.... Tall, very long, dark hair. Moved nicely And that's all I ever did get to know.....!
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Very odd thread.
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Certainly is, I think I should apologise! It started out normally but then quickly slipped to undertones and teenage kicks, at which point I brought my perfect cousin into the mix. From there it slid into depravity and the definition of incest (thanks for the clarification Bob). I truly apologise to anyone disturbed by this thread. Although, to be fair, I have made quite a few Barnsley fans very happy! :police:
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Lol. I think it's rarher entertaining. But then, I ain't precious
BobG
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Actually Pancho, Lincs I knew because I am an insatiable and voracious reader. Amongst the many, many books I have read is one of Dick Francis's thrillers - the hero is in love with his cousin, and she isn't too stand offish either. Of course there's plenty of mental anguishing. The legality, the religious underpinning and the moral dimension are all discussed very clearly. In the end they're both happy to do what comes naturally. From memory, other reading suggests there is little genetic risk to doing so.
BobG
Bob, if only I’d know that when I was at Danum Grammar.
I fancied my cousin like mad when I was a teenager but assumed that if I attempted to take it further I would have been arrested and sent to Hatfield Borstal.
Or had my tackle surgically removed.
Imagine bragging about fancying your cousin. And you call me names!!!
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Actually Pancho, Lincs I knew because I am an insatiable and voracious reader. Amongst the many, many books I have read is one of Dick Francis's thrillers - the hero is in love with his cousin, and she isn't too stand offish either. Of course there's plenty of mental anguishing. The legality, the religious underpinning and the moral dimension are all discussed very clearly. In the end they're both happy to do what comes naturally. From memory, other reading suggests there is little genetic risk to doing so.
BobG
Bob, if only I’d know that when I was at Danum Grammar.
I fancied my cousin like mad when I was a teenager but assumed that if I attempted to take it further I would have been arrested and sent to Hatfield Borstal.
Or had my tackle surgically removed.
Did he know you fancied him....
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Thought I'd taken a wrong turn and ended up on the Barnsley forum for a minute.
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Actually Pancho, Lincs I knew because I am an insatiable and voracious reader. Amongst the many, many books I have read is one of Dick Francis's thrillers - the hero is in love with his cousin, and she isn't too stand offish either. Of course there's plenty of mental anguishing. The legality, the religious underpinning and the moral dimension are all discussed very clearly. In the end they're both happy to do what comes naturally. From memory, other reading suggests there is little genetic risk to doing so.
BobG
Bob, if only I’d know that when I was at Danum Grammar.
I fancied my cousin like mad when I was a teenager but assumed that if I attempted to take it further I would have been arrested and sent to Hatfield Borstal.
Or had my tackle surgically removed.
Did he know you fancied him....
Haha. Brilliant.
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Very funny thread tbf. I suppose we could bring the thread back closer to the title. Anyone with a cousin in Alfreton?
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Lots of Warburtons in Alfreton as there are Barnsley
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Lots of Warburtons in Alfreton as there are Barnsley
You mean lots of people loafing about?
Alright, alright; I'll get mi coat.
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Nooo they're all "intabread"