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SKHunter

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    SKHunter got a reaction from Premier ram in Steve Howard   
    Sporting Director at Blyth Spartans.  Blyth under new ownership and our number 9's involved.  Just read it in non league paper.     
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    SKHunter got a reaction from RoyMac5 in Steve Howard   
    Sporting Director at Blyth Spartans.  Blyth under new ownership and our number 9's involved.  Just read it in non league paper.     
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    SKHunter reacted to uttoxram75 in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    I've told this story before but its a good excuse to reminisce again........
    1982, Grimsby away. One of our lads back then was a builder (RIP Reg "Buster" Baxter of Doveridge). He told us all he'd got a van for the trip, he was going to clean it Friday evening and pick us up at 7am saturday.
    We didn't really think about it too much when he turned up in the pub on the Friday night but next day we found his claim that he was going to clean it a bit dodgy.
    3 sat up front in comfort and 9 of us sprawled in the back of a van, a couple of folded Union Jacks the only seats and a fine layer of cement dust.
    We arrived om Cleethorpes sea front and joined a kick around on the beach with a hundred or two Rams, Covered in sand and cement we'd of been like the Terracota Army if it had rained.
    Memorable weekend all in all. Two of our group got arrested for relative minor stuff. The remaining 10 of us stopped in Skeggy the night and couldn't get in a pub due to the state of us. Ended up drinking tins on the beach and climbing into the amusement area, sliding down the multi lane slide thing at 1am. We had a rams flag up and many others joined us as the pubs emptied until some clowns pished down the slide and the police arrived.
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    SKHunter reacted to Matlock Old Ram in Season Tickets 24/25   
    First price rise in 5 years. Seems fair to me and I’ll be having my two season tickets. As I have done for 55 consecutive years
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    SKHunter reacted to Grumpy Git in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    Stop talking sense. 😬
    One of the reasons I've 'enjoyed' L1, is that all weekend games are Saturday 3.00 p.m. kick-offs. So almost every game is a good day out on the train. 🍻
    Championship not so bad, but you can stuff the Prem for me unless its a Saturday 3 p.m. KO time.
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    SKHunter got a reaction from oodledoodle in v Barnsley (A) - Predictions   
    Barnsley 2, Derby County 1.  RGS Bird.
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    SKHunter got a reaction from ariotofmyown in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    You must be rishi sunak. 
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    SKHunter got a reaction from SKRam in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    You must be rishi sunak. 
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    SKHunter got a reaction from SKRam in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    I should say "a day out" then but I do have a few but if I was having to drive it'd be zero.  Have to relax and enjoy and not get all tensed up about the game.  Also like a good look around different towns and cities in our country.  Have over done it years ago with the boooze but them days are gone.  👍 
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    SKHunter reacted to Grumpy Git in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    You do realise that a lot of 'peak' train fares are priced to actively discourage us great unwashed to use them?
    I also take issue with the term 'politically motivated strikes'. I'd say not having a pay rise in 3 or 4 years with inflation at 10%+ (and more for food) has f*** all to do with politics. The TOC's (under the guise of the Ministry of Transport, but say it quietly) is also trying to change the drivers T&C's such that they can change their shift start/end time by +/- SIX hours at short notice (I believe its current +/- three hours).
    For balance, I've no connection whatsoever to the rail industry, any union or a political party, I'd just like to see a more even society, where the boss doesn't earn the bog cleaners entire wage by lunchtime on 2nd January.
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    SKHunter reacted to Grumpy Git in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    Driving to Derby and back (~200 miles) would cost me about £33 in fuel and say £5 parking.
    Train fare (split tickets) off peak is ~£17 return, plus as much beer as my bladder can take.
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    SKHunter got a reaction from cstand in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    I should say "a day out" then but I do have a few but if I was having to drive it'd be zero.  Have to relax and enjoy and not get all tensed up about the game.  Also like a good look around different towns and cities in our country.  Have over done it years ago with the boooze but them days are gone.  👍 
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    SKHunter got a reaction from Tamworthram in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    I should say "a day out" then but I do have a few but if I was having to drive it'd be zero.  Have to relax and enjoy and not get all tensed up about the game.  Also like a good look around different towns and cities in our country.  Have over done it years ago with the boooze but them days are gone.  👍 
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    SKHunter reacted to Grumpy Git in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    Strikes are not the reason that the 'normal' rail service is rubbish though.
    Since Covid, the government just paid the train operating companies a fixed amount to run the trains, so their income is now guaranteed whether the train is full or empty (the government now gets 100% of ticket sales revenue). Hence they don't really give a stuff about what service they provide. Avanti has been totally crap since they took over Virgin, but they still got a new contract.
    It also makes me 'smile' when people suggest train drivers are out of order going on strike because (to paraphrase) 'they all on £65,000/year and are just greedy barstards'. What has salary got to do with the right to strike or not? MP's are on £86,500/year and I would trust the majority of those to tie their own shoelaces.
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    SKHunter got a reaction from SKRam in Rail travel to games - away or home   
    I always use the train for away days.  Taken the survey too, but then realised I ain't been away with Derby to many times this season due to selling out a lot so been following local non league.  Good days on the beer though.  Coach or car and no boooze.  No ta.  🍺⚽🚂  
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    SKHunter reacted to Foreveram in Away tickets 23/24   
    If you’re seated there’s a fair chance you’ll have your view obstructed by one of the four pillars in the newly constructed stand.
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    SKHunter reacted to Crewton in Away tickets 23/24   
    No wonder Chris Martin's been knocking them in recently - he's got two goals to go at!
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    SKHunter reacted to BramcoteRam84 in Warne Out Out   
    And he has us second in the league 
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    SKHunter got a reaction from RoyMac5 in Academy thread 23/24   
    Buxton in the quarter final of the Derbyshire Senior Cup tonight.  Could be interesting.
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    SKHunter reacted to hydraulic ram in mo55y's Prediction League updates, 2023/24 season.   
    I hope he ain't heavy
     
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    SKHunter reacted to mozza in mo55y's Prediction League updates, 2023/24 season.   
    Do you know what, i was on 29 after the Cheltenham game as well, i picked up 3 points on saturday and am still on 29, should be 32, idk whats going on, but i'll look into it.
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    SKHunter got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Injurys/absences   
    I've got an ulcer on me left ankle so I ain't bin for a few weeks. Might just be that I'm an ageing left winger but I hope to be back soon. Power to the people! 🐏⚽️👍
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    SKHunter got a reaction from BatRam in Injurys/absences   
    I've got an ulcer on me left ankle so I ain't bin for a few weeks. Might just be that I'm an ageing left winger but I hope to be back soon. Power to the people! 🐏⚽️👍
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    SKHunter got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Away tickets 23/24   
    Sorry should be a footy forum but it just got to me. 
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    SKHunter reacted to EraniosSocks in Away tickets 23/24   
    I’m on strike. Go learn the facts 
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