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Sweden lost it rather than we won it. But I won't lie. Even with the frustration I get watching women's football I did enjoy it.

Take your umbrellas. Forecast isn't looking good.

Roses, mate. A bad night at the Roses beats a good night watching Oasis.

Great day and cracking end. India still very much in the box seat. Theirs to lose.

I'm aiming for the 1811. It's direct to Bolton. I reckon I'll be full of Edinburgh fun by then. Having said that the later one is an option but I don't want the faff of a change.

Going and coming back same day. Probably jump on a later train back so I can experience Edinburgh's pubs more. Bumped into some lads at the Lancs game last night who are going as well. There's more than I thought doing this trip.

🤔 This conversation is spiraling into a black hole. All I'm saying is that BWFC are squeezing the fans pockets. You've made your position perfectly clear. You have no problem with it. It's all part of commerce. Which is fine. Even if a £900 season ticket was introduced you seem to be willing to accept the collateral damage that went with it. It's money at the end of the day. Anyway, I'm glad we've sorted that out.

It's not about making a loss just to keep people happy. Fans are being squeezed out for the ones with bigger wallets and for me the value has diminished. Pricing stuff for events is a fine line. But the need to make more coin has replaced the opportunity to give some fans a comfortable and affordable experience pre-kickoff. Having said that I suppose that's what the FZ is for. But imagine if the pricing policy changed for that. I'm of the age when BWFC had something similar at Burnden Park in the 70s. I think it was an official supporters club on site pre-match. That was popular with the pint of stout and the woodbine smoker fan. But then they changed the name of the place to the Executive Club. And the punters changed to a gin & tonic and the cigar smokers crowd.

Corporate was always aimed at that demographic. Reflections wasn't. At first it was pleasant and seemed good value. But the value has gradually faded over the past few seasons. It's a shame but this cow can only be milked so much.

Sorry but you did said they will charge what folk will pay. You didn't specify how many had to pay. Some will fork out, not many but they will. Balls to them that use to but now won't/can't. This is what's happening in Reflections. I'm sounding like a raving socialist and that worries my.

OK. Let's have season tickets at £900. Some folk will pay that. But I doubt many who use to pay £300 would.

At first it was great value and a good set up. I enjoyed the craic. But the value went. I got priced out of this 2 seasons ago. The original clientele were just average fans who wanted to enjoy something a little different. Now they seem to be chasing the coin and pricing scummers like me out. It's no great loss for me. But it is a shame.

Outfield players going down. Teams are more than happy to sacrifice a player to the sideline and play for 30 seconds with 10 just to break up play. Physio should be allowed on the pitch like in rugby to attend to his obvious debilitating injury. But I reckon that will just increase the head injury count or the keeper going down. Fuckers the lot of em!

I reckon breaking it could be more beneficial for the offending team. Here's how I see it. 8 secs in the goalkeeper possession then it's a corner. I reckon it could be up to 30 seconds before both teams are set for the corner. Then there's the bumping and pushing by the players. Ref blows and has a word. So you could be getting on for a minute with no ball in play. And, contrary to popular belief, a very small percentage of corners lead to goals. This new law actually counts the clock down more and benefits the offending team. I say a penalty rather than a corner should be the punishment. I'm hoping the new law does actually get the ball back into play quicker. But I can see that the punishment might not be a great advantage.

The Tanners was the first pub I went into when first started going to the match with the "bigger boys". They were actually work colleagues and they seems decades older than me but we're probably only 5 years older. The Nightingale was another pub on Lever St that I got dragged into. Great smells and a whole new experience to take in for a 16 year old Undies.

A few months ago I spoke to a delivery chap who went into the King Bill to deliver some goods. He said that the main bar area is still there. He said it felt quite eary seeing it again after all these years.

Maiden know how to put on show. If I was a big fan then I would probably agree with you. But I'm not. I'm looking forward to seeing 80s rockers W.A.S.P. in September.

Sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family and all who were close to him. Undies.

I get that. But in Barcelona, and other major hubs, it's the numbers arriving too. Constantly. It's like a passive immigration invasion. It seems enough is enough. #StopThePlanes

For a few seconds I thought I had stumbled on BWFC Bolton Til I Die. What time do the coaches leave?

Iron Maiden for this greb on Sunday 🤘

Client - How much?! Solicitor - Sorry but that's the price. Client - But its only a couple of letters and a few phone calls and a couple of forms to fill in.... Solicitor - Then do it yourself. Client - But I don't know how or where to start... Solicitor - Yes, well we do!

If your car breaks down then you can fix it yourself. But if you are not comfortable doing that then you can take it to someone who knows what they are doing and they will (hopefully) do it properly. Everything, and I mean everything, a solicitor does can be done by you and me. But if you don't want the agro then you pay for their knowledge and their navigation of the system.

Domestically it can be an issue. I wouldn't want to live in places like Edinburgh and Stratford-upon-Avon. I remember reading about a location somewhere in Cornwall that was used for the Poldark series. It was a small place. Locals where chuffed at first but then came the tourist. It's a double edge sword. Here's another consequence of fame. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jan/09/breaking-bad-house-for-sale-walter-white-home-albuquerque-new-mexico

I started running back in September. Nothing major and I'm not going to go down the organised fun run or park run thing. I just want to keep fit after retiring from domestic & international football 🙄. Just recently my entire body has been aching for days and days after I've been out. Anyway I thought I would try this cold water immersion technique when I get back from a run. An ice bath for them who don't know. As you would expect 10 mins in a cold bath was not pleasant. But I can tell you it seems to have sorted my aching issue out. It's suppose to be good mentally as well. I can't really comment on that but body wise it seems to be the biz.