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Eddie - thanks very much. Will look one of those 2 up and give em a bell. Cheers

Frank - cheers. It's family/kids so 10/20 miles out wouldn't be a problem, any Harvester type thing really that'll let kids in near one of the main roads.

For our away at yours. Can any of you recommend any pub that does food, outside but nearish Bolton or Horwich that would cater for a coachload - family type coachload.

A real football legend. Listening to the tributes on the weekend, it seemed like another sport was being talked about, as well as a different age. A better age for the game, in which he stood out. Condolences. R.I.P.

Bolty - that video you're thinking of where they're interviwed on a coach is definetely the Panorama one you mentioned (the full version) I think it's on YouTube in it's entirety, or at least it used to be.

Jolly ollie - mentioned your name because you suggested that those involved could do with a stint in the army in your opener. Just pointing out that a fair percentage of those you are on about have already done so.

Bolty58 - yep, but I think the Southampton/Pompy thing might have been a few years later in another strike that was just specific to shipping - think the West Ham/Millwall disputes were earlier in the general strike. Fair to say that the origins of it are long gone and wouldn't mean a thing to many now, but it is a rivalry with incidents rather than just an area on area type of thing.

No balls, thanks, spot on.

Exiled - back then people used to work closer to home, didn't go abroad and meet people from other places on holidays etc. reckon fans today actually mingle more, not less, than they did in 1901. Forget cliches about 'manors' etc Doesn't matter where people live now - they go to the ground every other week, drink in the same pubs for donkeys years, know the landlord, respect the place, ditto the regulars they've come to know over the same donkeys years. Someone from outside all that think they're going to stroll in and smash the place up - what do you think the reaction of the people who've been going to that pub is going to be?

Exiled White - sorry, what's the difference between this happening in 1901 as it did and 2009?

And to jolly ollie - as you go to football it's your perogative to wish attending games was like however you want it to be. It's everyone else's right to do the same. Personally much preferred games in the atmospheres of old. But your argument about going to wars etc is a non starter, given that a significant number of people involved over the years here have been ex services. Can't speak for other clubs but would imagine it's a similar picture.

Hello Bolty58 - respect your opinion on most things on here when I've browsed, but would have to argue about the 'reciprocal' thing. There was trouble at our games vs Millwall right from the very off at the turn of the last century and decades ago respective work forces worked very close on the docks. During a strike the dockers south side of the river/Millwall continued to work. I have no idea of how much actual hatred that caused at the time, but it's certainly a part of the history of it and a genuine hatred of Millwall has passed from generation to generation - it's not a mere thing of territory or they hate us, so we'll hate them type of thing. It's been maintained because of a number of clashes and incidents over the years, and playing the likes of Spurs doesn't come close for the older lot. To other posters the likes of the laughable Green St etc have absolutely nothing to do with it, would've happened absolutely regardless.

If we've got Behrami and Cole still out, it'll be a bigger weakeness to us than the names might suggest. I don't think Cole should've got an England call up, but his overall game has improved a lot of late, very good at hold up play, and as for Behrami, one of the underated players in the Premiership, his work rate is phenominal. Without Cole we'll be light up front, without Behrami we lose a lot in midfield. Unless we have a blip though, expect a tough game, unbeaten away since October. Giving it a miss this season, but hope it's a good one and best wishes for the rest of the season.

Davenport - In a nutshiell is 'ok'. he's fine (most of the time) at dealing in the air with corners and set pieces, and in a couple of tricky away games lately has done us proud. he's the kind of player that as a supporter of a club, you wouldn't really raise an eyelid if he was either in your starting line up or sold. Majority of the time he won't let you down, but if your looking for an outstanding central defender/leader of your defence type figure, then he ain't it. If your full backs push up to much, or there's no reliable holding midfielder dealing with anything tricky coming down the middle, then don't expect too many memorable last gasp tackles and to be honest he deals with stuff in the air a lot better than at his feet, especially if its at pace. But you can expect a fairly competent central defender dealing with the bread and butter, albeit with a few lapses, like most in the league. ?3M is a bit much to be honest, but overall if his hearts in it and he's up to his best playing for you, you could do a lot worse.

Belated well played (computerless for last few weeks) deserved the points. Greens worst game for as long as I can remember, but no complaints about the outcome.