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Thread | Charlie Taylor
at 13:23 14 Jul 2026
Didn't quite work out for him here for some reason, but I wish him all the best for the coming season at his new club Derby County |
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Reply | Boys From The Blackstuff
at 12:07 14 Jul 2026
I loved Auf Weidersen Pet, I loved Porridge I loved the Royle Family I even loved Father Ted, all had a social message running through them |
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Reply | Burn baby burn...
at 08:50 14 Jul 2026
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting back in 1974, it was hard to see who was a dab hand and who wasnt |
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Thread | France V Spain
at 08:48 14 Jul 2026
So who does everyone want to win in tonights other semi final |
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Thread | Boys From The Blackstuff
at 14:07 13 Jul 2026
Possibly one of the best TV series made in the early 1980's as the description below documents
Who was old enough to remember it.
Alan Bleasdale’s gritty BBC Two drama The Black Stuff brought a hard-edged look at working life to British television in 1980, centering on a Liverpool tarmac-laying crew facing mounting desperation.
With Bernard Hill starring as Yosser Hughes and Michael Angelis as Chrissie Todd, the series quickly established itself as a street-level portrait of people struggling to keep going when steady work and stability feel out of reach.
The Black Stuff, written as a Play for Today entry by Bleasdale, focused on the day-to-day pressure of a workforce caught in limbo. Its raw depiction of a specific trade and its wider social fallout struck a chord beyond its original broadcast, turning the story’s bleak realism into a wider conversation about employment, dignity, and survival in the UK.
That resonance helped spawn the landmark series Boys from the Blackstuff, extending Bleasdale’s focus on the same kind of precarious existence. For viewers who value character-driven drama rooted in real social conditions, the show’s legacy is its clear, continued relevance to how communities cope when opportunity dries up |
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Reply | Greatest Ever Saints Captain
at 14:01 13 Jul 2026
Im not sure how long Fonte was actually Captain, Kelvin Davis was captain up to getting dropped early in our first season back in the Premier League and then Adam Lallana took over till he left in 2014.
So he was definitely Captain in 14/15 & 15/16, he started the season as Captain in 16/17, but was replaced i think in the december as it became clear he wanted to leave for the money and then I think Van Djke was given the job, albeit briefly before his injury.
So as good as Fonte was as a player, his time as Captain was only really two seasons, so could he be considered to be greater than Terry Paine ? I would say not.
Jimmy Case was a great captain for us for a number of years, so I would have him above Fonte.
So then it comes down to whether he could fit in to the top 3, I would have Claus ahead of Fonte and then there is Alan Ball Chris Nicholl and Glenn Cockerill.
Ball would certainly have been our best captain in terms of ability and leadership, but Nicholl would have led him a close second.
Glenn Cockerill from memory was only Captain for a short while after Case left in 1991, so would fall into the same bracket as Steve Davis & Fonte, great long term players, but only Captain for a short period. |
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Reply | Lewis Dobbin
at 13:44 13 Jul 2026
Im not going into xg, im just going by how many minutes that a player takes to score each goal, yes some players will be playing in better teams but end of the day its about putting the ball in the net.
Preston were up in the top 8 for most of the season
Almost half of Archers minutes were played under Will Still when we most certainly werent dominating the ball and creating more chances. |
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Reply | SC Preußen Münster Tickets Now On Sale
at 12:54 13 Jul 2026
You couldnt afford to pay for the second r in currency, so im assuming quite a lot.
However as they say you cant take it with you and if you had a great time it will all be worth it and you will still have your memories long after your bank account has recovered
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Reply | Lewis Dobbin
at 12:53 13 Jul 2026
Archers strike rate at Saints last season was 4 goals in 996 minutes so effectively a goal every 249 minutes ( 3 Assists ie 1 every 332 mins)
Dobbin scored 10 goals in 2,619 minutes so effectively a goal every 262 minutes (8 assists ie 1 every 328 mins)
So Archers strike rate in the Championship was better. |
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Thread | Greatest Ever Saints Captain
at 12:20 13 Jul 2026
So who do you think was the greatest ever club captains, I have seen a few so here is a list of some of them, what do you think or is there someone not on here that you think is one of our greats.
Perhaps a top 3 would be good.
Peter Rodrigues
Alan Ball
Terry Paine
Chris Nicholl
Glenn Cockerill
Jimmy Case
Jason Dodd
Claus Lundekvam
Dean Hammond
Jose Fonte
James Ward Prowse
Jack Stephens
I may have missed a few but who would be your top 3 |
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Reply | Lewis Dobbin
at 10:11 13 Jul 2026
Not sure on what you base that on, at 23 Dobbin got 12 goals in 39 games for Preston last season, whereas Archer in 21/22 aged 20 got 10 in 20 games for Preston, the following season 22/23 he got 11 in 20 for Middlesbrough on loan.
Archer has the better strike rate |
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Reply | Lewis Dobbin
at 10:04 13 Jul 2026
Some good points, he isnt a big centre forward more a Cameron Archer type as you say a utility forward where you arent sure is he is better out wide or centrally.
In which case would we not be better keeping Arscher who still has two years left on his contract.
Last season under Tonda we seemed to like a central striker with two wide men, rather than a front two, so where would Dobbin fit in |
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Reply | £12.50
at 09:58 13 Jul 2026
I used to go to America a lot, but when the Dollar rate crashed from about 1.60 to less than 1.35 it started to get expensive and barmen expect 15% minimum tip all the time |
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Reply | Lewis Dobbin
at 09:46 13 Jul 2026
Right footed left winger who cuts in and shoots, sound familiar, if we get him then perhaps Scienza will go, given that we could use Tom Fellows on the right as the RFLW cutting in, I would think that this is more his agent stirring things up |
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Thread | Pre Season Friendlies
at 09:16 13 Jul 2026
Im not sure how many we are taking to Germany for the pre season games, but Wrexham whose away support in the Championship last season wasnt great took 1,400 to Krackow at the weekend |
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Thread | £12.50
at 08:58 13 Jul 2026
On Saturday I went to the Northam fan zone to watch the England game, I was out on a stag night with a load of 31 year olds and they wanted to go there.
It wasn't too bad actually, but feeling hungry the only food that seemed to be available was a hot dog stall.
A quite thin foot long hot dog in a rangy bun, plus about 10 very thin french fries was £12.50, absolute rip off |
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