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And to think Britain used to be the world’s leading tent manufacturer!

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Told ya last week!

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Ah, but that makes me an evil public sector vampire. Sucking the life blood out of the treasury!

I see he still hasn’t answered my question from Thursday!

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TwoWrights

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I’m wondering who these left-leaning individuals are who tell Bucks they are morally superior to him?

Anyone any ideas?

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TwoWrights

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“What we need is someone to list all the promises that Peter has made – and kept – to the supporters of the Iron”

Well that won’t take long! In fact….

…. There! I’ve done it.

If these debts are historic, going back to 2018, then perhaps that’s when the club should have been sold. When it was a much more viable proposition, and was not complicated by EFL loans and non-league status.

Unsurprisingly the last four years have been a nightmare for both Swann and Iron fans.

I don’t know why he wants to drag it out? He’s certainly not going to cover his losses. So in that respect I agree with the OP. He should cut and run!

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North Lincolnshire Irons

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I’m sure the French would put on extra ferries!

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The sale of the club has reached an impasse. No budget for new players.

What is there to be said?

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“I’d be surprised if the vast majority of supporters don’t sympathise with you, at least to some extent”

I wouldn’t!

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bartonscorpion, Deereyme66, cassidystash

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Disney Princesses?

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If we couldn’t manage to stay up when only two go down, we’ve no chance when it’s four!

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CMC, , Awaywego

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West Cumberland Farmers Ltd?

There’s just been one of their tankers in our village delivering heating oil!

Brampton is still a bit quaint compared to Doha!

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I would go as far as to say if we’d had an experienced keeper in the Gilks/Howard mould we might not be propping up the rest of the league!

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BarnardFoxtonBarker.., Gurnelista, MK Iron, lesgeo, SD0101

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Blyth is like an old Div 3(N) ground from the fifties. Covered “shed” standing to three sides and compact stand with seating containing the offices/changing rooms etc. Friendly, accommodating club house detached from the concourse (you need an old club style pass out ticket to move between the two).

Again, not really geared up for more than a couple of hundred away fans, so would be interesting. However they could well go down this year as they’ve been teetering for a while.

Spennymoor similar. I didn’t get this year and they were doing building works before Covid. So not sure regarding facilities.

Both clubs are in small towns that have suffered from the closures of mines and industries and fairly run-down.

Not been to Darlo’s current home but my mate reckons it pretty tidy.

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Indeed.

The words “agreed to by the government and unions” are telling too!

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Whatever the reason, it was done badly.

Miners were given little notice of closure and minimal help.

In the summer of 2007 Germany instigated a ten year programme to wind down unprofitable mines: –

“The German government is set to phase out unprofitable coal mines by 2018, according to a plan agreed to by the government and unions in August. The plan does not come cheaply; the federal and state governments will provide some 21.6 billion euros to help miners with the transition.”

Bit of a difference eh?

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As much Qatari corruption as EU methinks.

The decision to award them the World Cup was always likely to open a can of worms

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Don’t matter, he’ll be somewhere like Rochdale or Crewe next month.

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The repetitive nature of the results has given me 24 pts in the prediction league in the last week!

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More loaves and fishes gone to waste…

https://apple.news/An7elnQ6OQDuINkoKfpLIOA

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Do I win a prize?

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Bucks’s post could have been written by Thatcher or Tebbit.

Good effort that man. I closed my eyes and could almost hear the voice of Billy Bragg!

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TwoWrights, Deereyme66, Iron-awe

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“NI, where exactly did I say that the Tory Government doesn’t waste money? I didn’t, so please don’t suggest otherwise.”

I didn’t suggest otherwise Captain Gaslight.

I was merely pointing out that it starts at the top!

“It’s the state that’s particularly good at wasting money whether it’s being run by the Tories or Labour.”

Twelve years and counting since we had a Labour(ish) government so your “the state is to blame” comment falls firmly on the Tory doorstep.

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Ron Jeremy once fell asleep in the corner of my son’s bar!

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Awaywego

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

..Death penalty for who?

Didn’t your lot use to burn people alive for being the wrong type of Christian?

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As another Greg once sang….

“They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a silent night
And they told me a fairy story
‘Till I believed in the Israelite”.

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“And what sort of business are you in?”

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Absolutely distraught! He made 60 year old men cool. Saw Faithless at Lytham Festival a few years back. Magnificent!
RIP Maxi. This is MY church….

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Deereyme66

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Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

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BobbyGmeister, bartonscorpion, Awaywego

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Cheers Joe!

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Messrs Kane & Turner looking cool, with just a hint of bromance!

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