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Mike E

By Mike E
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BlueMonday Champions League

BlueMonday

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A traffic nightmare driving back from Cardiff if memory serves me. A good ride out if its a Sat 3pm kick off. Tedious if its anything else.

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Arent Newport RFC the amateur feeder club for the professional Newport Gwent Dragons?

So the football club are third choice on their home ground? Monday night here we come, Blyth Spartans anyone? :(

the original david brent Uefa Europa League

the original david brent

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I've browsed on one of their websites and one of their fans says they get priority over Newport Rugby Club; let's hope he is right. Although it does have BBC Wales written all over it - absolutely fine if it becomes a Saturday tea time kick off!

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Whats the away allocation likely to be?

Either 949 or 1,197 I think, ground capacity is about 5058 (never been full yet though)

record attendance 4,616

tomphil World Cup

tomphil

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Well I wanted an interesting one and this sure is but no doubt the TV will spoil it. Think it's nailed on for live coverage although I haven't seen the rest of the draw.

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Claytons Left Boot

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And the 6-1 replay win Mark. It was during the three day week because of the miners strike and Rovers were forced to play it on a Wednesday afternoon. As I recall the majority of under 16's were still in their school uniforms having come up with ingenious excuses or simply 'twagged it' as we said in Darwen.

I remember the great Kit Napier bagging a hat trick too.

Didn't they just let us go to the replay anyway Tony? Mind you a good half of the lads at SMC were Clarettes so at least there would have been plenty there still having lessons!

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Didn't they just let us go to the replay anyway Tony? Mind you a good half of the lads at SMC were Clarettes so at least there would have been plenty there still having lessons!

I can't honestly remember Mark how we got off but it was quite novel to see us score six - it was far better than Latin lessons or whatever. There were lots of that lot but as I remember a good number of them were of the better type of Dingle.

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I may be wrong [probably am!]; but isn't there a different [usually more generous] rule regarding the number of tickets allocated for away fans for F.A. Cupties?

When I got my ticket for the Cardiff game this morning, I was told not to expect any news re tickets for Newport "until Friday or Monday".

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Exiled in Toronto

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I can't honestly remember Mark how we got off but it was quite novel to see us score six - it was far better than Latin lessons or whatever. There were lots of that lot but as I remember a good number of them were of the better type of Dingle.

Whereas I, however, was in the Latin class. And I still failed the O-level.

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Claytons Left Boot

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I can't honestly remember Mark how we got off but it was quite novel to see us score six - it was far better than Latin lessons or whatever. There were lots of that lot but as I remember a good number of them were of the better type of Dingle.

Well, for the 'friendly' in 1970, I was actually with Paddy Ell (if you remember him) in the Darwen End amongst all the Burnley fans. Twenty minutes from the end, the Rovers fans ran in to the Darwen End from the Riverside, scattering all and sundry (me included) in their wake. We ended up at the Darwen End gates on Nuttall Street. They were locked. Just when the police restored order, another mob of Rovers fans had come up Nuttall Street from the Blackburn End. By then, the gates had been opened and the Rovers fans ran in to the Darwen End from that direction. Nearly battered twice off my own supporters! But yes, as you say, most of the SMC Burnley fans were decent enough.

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And the 6-1 replay win Mark. It was during the three day week because of the miners strike and Rovers were forced to play it on a Wednesday afternoon. As I recall the majority of under 16's were still in their school uniforms having come up with ingenious excuses or simply 'twagged it' as we said in Darwen.

I remember the great Kit Napier bagging a hat trick too.

I went to both games, I remember we got detention, at Billinge school for going to the replay

tomphil World Cup

tomphil

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Well, for the 'friendly' in 1970, I was actually with Paddy Ell (if you remember him) in the Darwen End amongst all the Burnley fans. Twenty minutes from the end, the Rovers fans ran in to the Darwen End from the Riverside, scattering all and sundry (me included) in their wake. We ended up at the Darwen End gates on Nuttall Street. They were locked. Just when the police restored order, another mob of Rovers fans had come up Nuttall Street from the Blackburn End. By then, the gates had been opened and the Rovers fans ran in to the Darwen End from that direction. Nearly battered twice off my own supporters! But yes, as you say, most of the SMC Burnley fans were decent enough.

I've heard about this from one or two different people, one being a retired police officer who used to have the good fortune to police these games throughout the 70's. Needless to say he hates football.

You can bet though that no one in Burnlee would ever remember these times ;):lol:

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the original david brent

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Not getting my hopes up just yet for my wish of Saturday 3pm as TV games have not been chosen. However it has at least taken priority over the Newport Rugby game scheduled that day.

I seem to recall Rovers initially announced the Swansea game last season at 3pm and ticket prices, before BBC Wales selected it a few days later and the kick off moved.

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BRFC4EVA

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According to their website, it lists visiting fans in the Bigely stand (covered) seated areas at £19 (21 on the day) and South uncovered at £17 (19 on the day)

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