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Remembering Brian Pilkington, and Burnley’s 1959/60 title win
This weekend 60 years ago, Burnley were crowned league champions after a last-day victory at Manchester City, just the excuse needed to finally post about former Clarets star and England international Brian Pilkington, a near-neighbour and old friend who died … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barrow, Brian Pilkington, Burnley, Bury, Chorley FC, dementia, Eamonn Andrews, Football, Hamburg, Harry Gregg, Jimmy Robson, lancashire, Leyland, Leyland Motors, Manchester City, Manchester United, Matt Busby, National Service, Northern Ireland, Preston North End, RAF, Sporting Memories, Tom Finney, Trevor Meredith
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The ups and downs of a geographically-challenged Cards fan – a Woking FC 2015/16 season review
That’s it for another season, and even by recent Woking FC standards this was rollercoaster-esque. Not in an overly-exciting way though. It was all over as a competition far too soon. Considering the comparatively small budget and those early injury … Continue reading →
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Tagged Altrincham, Barrow, BBC Surrey, Bruno Andrade, Cameron Norman, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Chris Arthur, Dan Holman, Danny Carr, Garry Hill, Gateshead, Giuseppe Sole, Grimsby Town, Guiseley, Halifax Town, Ismail Yakubu, Jake Cole, Joe Quigley, Joey Jones, John Goddard, Keiran Murtagh, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Maidenhead United, Matt Butcher, Matt Robinson, Padraig Amond, Rosemary Johnson, Scott Rendell, Steve Williams, Surrey Advertiser, Tranmere Rovers, Woking FC, Wrexham
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A lubbly Bubbly awayday at Haig Avenue
WHAT a week for the Cards, and a rare one for me as I’d seen them play three matches. A half-term trip South allowed me to take in a battling Kingfield defeat to play-off hopefuls Newport County, before a return … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barrow, Brian McDermott, Colin Lippiatt, Football Conference, Garry Hill, Geoff Chapple, Glenn Cockerill, John McGovern, Liam Watson, Newport County, Southport, Woking
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Out of town and out of sorts with the Cardinals
IT’S supposed to be a good sign. As we drove down to Kingfield from Lancashire last Saturday morning, Tony Blackburn was playing The Jam as we hit Victoria Way traffic. Some kind of time warp? Almost. It was Pick of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barrow, Billy Knott, Football Conference, Gavin McCallum, Gretna, Kevin Betsy, Newport County, Southport, The Jam, Woking, Workington
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Back to reality – the road from Stratford to Woking
Barely a week after the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, there are concerns about Lord Coe’s ‘legacy’ being derailed by a ruling party he has so long associated with. But while attempts continue to halt Michael Gove’s plan to loosen … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alan Pardew, Barrow, Dartford, Football, Gez Sole, Loick Pires, London 2012, Lord Coe, Olympics, Woking FC
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