24th March today.

The day the media are frightened of celebrating. 

It is our proud to be English day.

If my new flag had been delivered on time it would have been fluttering proudly above the new shed. A few years ago

Saxon released a live album recorded at The Ritz on this day.

Witnessed by my self and Ashburner St Market and Sputnik Stan.

We spent the afternoon in the Old Monkey and The Circus.  Surrounded by guys who had been to the St Georges day lunch at the Midland Hotel.

I for one will be raising a glass of traditional English stout Ale this evening. 

On 26/03/2022 at 17:37, royal white said:

So as I said, an excuse for a piss up on the back of a pack of lies. 

That's not what I said. Maybe for you it is but equating Christams Day, or the midwinter soltice given the general indifference in England to St George's Day isn't in keeping with it's tradition nor it's modern history - and given we are no largly a secular country the celebration of saints day's seems broadly out of step.

But it's a free country - fill your boots.

23 hours ago, Breightmet Boy said:

I've just been looking at booking for The Falklands one year, flying from Brize Norton direct, refuel at Cape Verde.  They have 4 pubs in Stanley.  I fancy taking the flag over and getting some proper shots of the islands where the Argies surrendered.  My nieces husband is there now, big wanderers fan, with the RAF, it looks superb

I know a bloke who worked for FOGL for a few years. He used to have to go out there several times a year, I think he went from Brize Norton via Ascencion Island, he had to fly with the military so it was never the most comfortable of flights, and I think it was a good 12-14 hours door to door.

Anyway, he said that in the main the Falklands is pretty desolate and barren, and in winter it's a bit nippy, there is pretty much fuck all to do apart from drink or go penguin spotting 

He said that the Islanders themselves are hugely inbred, but are friendly enough. I think he said he'd been about 10 times, and I don't think he is in a rush to ever go back, but he reckons it's worth a visit at least once, if you get the opportunity, but once you've been there for 6 hours, you've pretty much seen all there is to see.

This is the pub he went in most apparently, and the local ale it utter shit

20 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I know a bloke who worked for FOGL for a few years. He used to have to go out there several times a year, I think he went from Brize Norton via Ascencion Island, he had to fly with the military so it was never the most comfortable of flights, and I think it was a good 12-14 hours door to door.

Anyway, he said that in the main the Falklands is pretty desolate and barren, and in winter it's a bit nippy, there is pretty much fuck all to do apart from drink or go penguin spotting 

He said that the Islanders themselves are hugely inbred, but are friendly enough. I think he said he'd been about 10 times, and I don't think he is in a rush to ever go back, but he reckons it's worth a visit at least once, if you get the opportunity, but once you've been there for 6 hours, you've pretty much seen all there is to see.

This is the pub he went in most apparently, and the local ale it utter shit

You won't be giving @Traf a run for his money with a sales pitch like that. 

8 minutes ago, stevieb said:

You won't be giving @Traf a run for his money with a sales pitch like that. 

Can you imagine the flight over?

The Falkland Islands are serviced by the RAF Airbridge departing RAF Brize Norton, UK, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings.  This RAF flight arrives at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands approximately 18 hours later on the following Monday and Thursday afternoon respectively. 

Grim.

You could re-enact the conquest of Costantinople with plastic swords and Crusader outfits off Ebay from China, then drink Fosters.

1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said:

That's not what I said. Maybe for you it is but equating Christams Day, or the midwinter soltice given the general indifference in England to St George's Day isn't in keeping with it's tradition nor it's modern history - and given we are no largly a secular country the celebration of saints day's seems broadly out of step.

But it's a free country - fill your boots.

I know, its what I said. You wasn’t sure where to start. 

53 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Can you imagine the flight over?

The Falkland Islands are serviced by the RAF Airbridge departing RAF Brize Norton, UK, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings.  This RAF flight arrives at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands approximately 18 hours later on the following Monday and Thursday afternoon respectively. 

Grim.

You'd just go via Sao Paolo or Santiago on proper planes, surely?

13 hours ago, Breightmet Boy said:

New House Farm used to be my old teams home pitch, been there seen that 😄

And mine for a season. Was like Passchendaele. 

5 minutes ago, Traf said:

You'd just go via Sao Paolo or Santiago on proper planes, surely?

Well, I would say that is probably a nicer flight than by military aircraft! Although I can't imagine either are cheap, not that I could ever envisage going myself.

Edited March 28, 20224 yr by Winchester White
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42 minutes ago, royal white said:

I know, its what I said. You wasn’t sure where to start. 

Because its a football forum and I can't be arsed.

If folk want to get pissed in April, go and have a ball.

The Falklands were uninhabited - the Amerindians visited and thought "fuck this off", then the Portuguese used it as a whaling port and thought "fuck this off" then the Brits shipped loads of taffs there who thought "fuck this off" and buggered off to the mainland at every opportunity to get pissed and shagged before reluctantly going back, hence loads of Chileans and Argentines who speak Welsh in a windswept moor, but at least some jumped up grocer's daughter could play Boudicea in a tank and close the pits.

Edited March 28, 20224 yr by Youri McAnespie

25 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Because its a football forum and I can't be arsed.

If folk want to get pissed in April, go and have a ball.

And this is a thread about St. George’s Day. Do keep up. 

58 minutes ago, Traf said:

You'd just go via Sao Paolo or Santiago on proper planes, surely?

No flights from Buenos Aires? 😅

1 hour ago, royal white said:

And this is a thread about St. George’s Day. Do keep up. 

If you are going to try and be a smart arse, try and work on the first part.

If you want to deliberately want to be obtuse, no problems with that either.

4 hours ago, Sweep said:

He said that the Islanders themselves are hugely inbred, but are friendly enough. I think he said he'd been about 10 times, and I don't think he is in a rush to ever go back, but he reckons it's worth a visit at least once, if you get the opportunity, but once you've been there for 6 hours, you've pretty much seen all there is to see.

 

So basically like going to horwich ? 

13 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

So basically like going to horwich ? 

yes, but with more Penguins

22 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

So basically like going to horwich ? 

Looks more like Little Lever that.

15 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Looks more like Little Lever that.

Nah needs a flat roof for LL

4 hours ago, jmjhb said:

No flights from Buenos Aires? 😅

Did a few domestic flights in Argentina with Aerolineas Argentinas and their in-flight magazine had their route map. It’s on there (no flights), but not as we know it…

Edited March 28, 20224 yr by Jol_BWFC

3 hours ago, Escobarp said:

So basically like going to horwich ? 

The Argies can have HTown.

7 hours ago, Winchester White said:

Can you imagine the flight over?

The Falkland Islands are serviced by the RAF Airbridge departing RAF Brize Norton, UK, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings.  This RAF flight arrives at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands approximately 18 hours later on the following Monday and Thursday afternoon respectively. 

Grim.

Airbridge flights will have rear facing seats... much safer then civilian flights under an emergency deceleration but the airlines will not accept that configuration

6 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

If you are going to try and be a smart arse, try and work on the first part.

If you want to deliberately want to be obtuse, no problems with that either.

It’s just a football forum I can’t be arsed 🙄🤡

52 minutes ago, royal white said:

It’s just a football forum I can’t be arsed 🙄🤡

Love RW, it's like playing whackamole.

On 28/03/2022 at 12:37, Winchester White said:

Can you imagine the flight over?

The Falkland Islands are serviced by the RAF Airbridge departing RAF Brize Norton, UK, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings.  This RAF flight arrives at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands approximately 18 hours later on the following Monday and Thursday afternoon respectively. 

Grim.

I've read most folk fly into Cuba, but if your going to do it for history reasons I can't think of a better way than going from Brize Norton, even if it does take twice the time.  Talked to a couple of pals about it last night and they're not up for it mind.

Edited March 29, 20224 yr by Breightmet Boy

6 hours ago, Breightmet Boy said:

I've read most folk fly into Cuba, but if your going to do it for history reasons I can't think of a better way than going from Brize Norton, even if it does take twice the time.  Talked to a couple of pals about it last night and they're not up for it mind.

I get it mate but Gib is better from all angles as well you know.

Flick vee's from Port Stanley and Juan Foreigna won't be able to see you like they can from La Linea De La Concepcion