TrickyTrotter

Decent day out. Should have won. Parked in Manningham (North West of the ground). F..k me what an utter shithole, filthy and run down. Bottled out of the first parking space I found and parked on a main road. Made Bolton look like a Cotswold village. These stats make grim reading. • Manningham has a total population of 21,180 people • 62.7% of people living in Manningham identified as Pakistani, White 11.9% Bangladeshi 9.7%, Indian 4.4%, Other 11.3% • Life expectancy rates for both males and females living in Manningham ward are lower than the District averages • Manningham ward is ranked as the most deprived ward in the District and is also the most income and employment deprived ward in the District.

Didn't Ian Marshall turn out for us at CB and as a striker?

“ One of the Top 6” that’s won nothing domestically in 20 years and they robbed us in that 6-1 League Cup thrashing we gave them in 96.

Great effort. Not sure why over 500 people waited until the price went up in Phase 2.

Toal stood like a statue and with no awareness of what was happening around him.

Playing for grimsby in 2021 I think.

Remember him On Picc Radio, had a late night talk show. An original rent-a-gob.

Certainly injected some speed and effort down that left hand side. Will be missed. Should ACD come back soon, Gale may prosper as teams can't afford to double up on both wings without leaving huge gaps.

Read this in a long article about US (lack of) strategy and that Iran won't negotiate for now. Donald won't want to send ground troops in, but may be forced to in an attempt to bring Iran to the table. The result is a fairly classic escalation trap: once the conflict starts, it is extremely costly for either side to ever back down, which ensures that the conflict continues long past it being in the interests of either party. Every day this war goes on make both the United States and Iran weaker, poorer and less secure but it is very hard for either side to back down because there are huge costs connected to being the party that backs down. So both sides ‘escalate to de-escalate’ (this phrase is generally as foolish as it sounds), intensifying the conflict in an effort to hit hard enough to force the other guy to blink first. But since neither party can back down unilaterally and survive politically, there’s practically no amount of pain that can force them to do so.

Blackett Taylor out with a serious injury.

The issue is that most of the ships in our current fleet are old and need replacing. These replacements should have been agreed and ordered 10 years ago and they would be ready now, but the government at the time didn't. Apparently we have 28 ships currently either being built or on order, but they are currently of zero use to us. "The UK currently has a significant pipeline of 28 warships and submarines planned or in construction. Key projects include: Key Naval Construction Projects: Type 26 Frigates (City Class): Eight anti-submarine frigates are being built on the Clyde to replace Type 23s. As of September 2025, the first five are under construction, with HMS Glasgow, Cardiff, and Belfast leading the class. Forces News +2 Type 31 Frigates (Inspiration Class): Five general-purpose frigates are being built at Rosyth, with steel cut for HMS Bulldog and HMS Active rolled out as of February 2026. GOV.UK +2 Submarines: Construction is ongoing for the final Astute-class submarine and the first three of four Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines. Fleet Solid Support Ships: Three new replenishment ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are on order."

Think it has been put up for sale, but is still trading.

Over 2500 sold for Port Vale so far. Burslem far nicer place than Rotherham😆

2012 sold of a 2297 allocation as of this morning. Almost sold out