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Have not posted on here for a good while , but log on most days to have a mooch and keep myself up to date. Have to say I find this shirt quite fascinating and have never seen one before and thanks for posting It did get me thinking You see far from being small time, Alexander Howden Group came into existence in late 1984 when Alexander Howden Insurance Brokers changed their name. So the earliest this shirt dates from is December 1984 I worked in the Insurance Industry from the mid 80s through to early 90s and knew of them Even in the mid 80s they were a decent size outfit - in 1986 for example -quick check at companies house - turnover was £55 million So whilst yes it could have been a kit for some obscure game they sponsored , or maybe they bought a batch of our shirts, given the timing - our kit changed again as someone has pointed out at the start of the 1985/6 season when we renewed sponsorship with HB Electronics- could it have an alternative explanation ? Could it be one of a batch mocked up for Howdens as we were at the time in discussions with them as potential sponsors ? The club was in deep financial trouble at the time, desperate for cash and was always on the lookout for new opportunities - mean to say they did the normid deal just 12 months later I dont have an answer , but throw this up as a possibility because 12 years later in 1997 with turnover over £100 million Alexander Howden Group changed their name again - to one most people are familiar with particularly as football shirt sponsors - AON Limited How different our history may have been had they sponsored us back then and we had never got into bed with Normid - we could still have been playing at Burnden Park ! Anyway - its pure speculation but I do hope someone can give us a definitive answer on this shirts origin BTW http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bolton_Wanderers/Bolton_Wanderers.htm is a useful source of information on our kit & sponsors

Just waving at their nans. Salt of the earth

im going to put this out there fuck derby

With quite a few managerial vacancies to be filled, and the added local interest of 3 Lancs teams still looking, I think it could do with a thread of its own instead of being squeezed into other topics. I hope Mantra doesn't mind me pinching his link to get the ball rolling with Charlton https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/62a0651be44a4/charlton-appoint-ben-garner-as-mens-first-team-manager

fnarr, fnarr

Hahah you can say that again

Primed for Ashley to pick up at bottom dollar.

are you on about the league cup quarter final ?

that doesn't fit in wordle

the bloke also advertised blatantly on facebook and other social media platforms. pure lunacy.

Are they cunts for working to help catch those who jib onto trains without paying? I’d say the cunts are those ensuring revenue protection is required.

Apologies sir/madam.

Simon Jordon should shed some decent light on things in a min.

I want to be very mature about this and wish their fans well and hope nobody goes through the situation after we've been there etc. However, for all the other clubs that have had issues, none of them have had to stick out a team of kids for the first half of the season and a team of jobbers for the second half, and I won't be happy until someone else has to go through that sort of season. Given the way they were lapping it up against us, Derby would be quite high on that list.

Kirchner, all along, has been looking not to settle the 25p in the £ non-footballing debts. That was always going to be a clash with the EFL & more points deductions likely. It was only last week they refused to do a joint deal with Ashley. As said, they'll not do a Bury, someone will come in for them, possibly Ashley again, but it's a shoddy husiness. Whatever concludes it's going to be too late for the beginning of the season to look anything other than messy.

And look as though you've borrowed Peter Crouch's gob

4k for a full new set in Turkey, prob worth it the way you're spunking cash And you might have a chance of next year's love island

Deffo, like arse holes weve all got em. I too wish he'd take the handbreak off sooner. The too holders loses us so much power in midfield. Sooner Grealish starts the better. He just doesnt seem to trust him does he ;(

I like them, gives the minnows something to play for rather than just turning up to get spanked There's prize money for what that's worth but they will be used as part of qualifying for euro 2024 Had a read of the format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying Reminds me of

I think you underestimate the will of the people who don't want to work. It's waaaay more complex than just saying I cant find a job so pay me dole. Rigging their income is an art form in itself. From turning up to interviews covered in food dressed like a tramp to feigning mental health. Then theres the allocated carer con...