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FindernRam

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    FindernRam got a reaction from Reggie Greenwood in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    The Greenun.
    Match report almost before you got home
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Eddie in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    Steam Tables Books.  Logarithm Tables with Sine Cosine Tangent etc. Slide rules: Mine was bamboo and oiled with wax. Super smooth action. Pity about the user!
    Oxford geometry sets in a tin that never closed properly.
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    FindernRam reacted to Elwood P Dowd in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    Silly old Harry caught a herring trawling off Afghanistan. (Sine cosine Tangent)
    Bodmas
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    FindernRam got a reaction from angieram in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    Steam Tables Books.  Logarithm Tables with Sine Cosine Tangent etc. Slide rules: Mine was bamboo and oiled with wax. Super smooth action. Pity about the user!
    Oxford geometry sets in a tin that never closed properly.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Elwood P Dowd in Gotta love Extinction Rebellion   
    I loved the German attitude to the protesters in the VW showroom who glued themselves to the floor. They put out the lights, switched off the heating, locked the doors and went home for the weekend.
    Poor dears were really upset no-one gave them water food or sanitation capability.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from jimtastic56 in Derby County v Exeter City Tuesday 25 October   
    Oh dear! Exeter have got a new manager today. We need to do our own bounce. Or Bobble
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    FindernRam reacted to Mucker1884 in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    You wasn't fully concentrating when you wrote this post were you?  You filthy beast!   
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    FindernRam got a reaction from cstand in Gotta love Extinction Rebellion   
    I loved the German attitude to the protesters in the VW showroom who glued themselves to the floor. They put out the lights, switched off the heating, locked the doors and went home for the weekend.
    Poor dears were really upset no-one gave them water food or sanitation capability.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Mucker1884 in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!
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    FindernRam got a reaction from richinspain in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Alph in Gotta love Extinction Rebellion   
    I loved the German attitude to the protesters in the VW showroom who glued themselves to the floor. They put out the lights, switched off the heating, locked the doors and went home for the weekend.
    Poor dears were really upset no-one gave them water food or sanitation capability.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Crewton in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Hans Datdo-Dishes in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Miggins in The Oldies "I remember when" thread   
    I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!
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    FindernRam got a reaction from cstand in FA cup   
    I was born near Torquay and watched them as a lad before coming up north. The local games against Exeter and Plymouth were as fierce as Rams v Forest, often though they were in different divisions. We (note the we) almost made it to Div 2 one year but there were strong suspicions that the last few games were not fought as hard as they may have been due to the horrendous travel cost to other Div 2 teams at the time, most were midlands or north.
    After many years in Div three and being largely debt free a steady decline started and now they are sliding down the tree even further in Non league. I fear for their future as a club.
    Trivia: Torquay were the first club to play home games on a Friday night rather than Saturday. Being a tourist area and changeover being Saturday it was hoped to drag in a few extra punters. Both tourists and hospitality staff.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Derby4Me in FA cup   
    I was born near Torquay and watched them as a lad before coming up north. The local games against Exeter and Plymouth were as fierce as Rams v Forest, often though they were in different divisions. We (note the we) almost made it to Div 2 one year but there were strong suspicions that the last few games were not fought as hard as they may have been due to the horrendous travel cost to other Div 2 teams at the time, most were midlands or north.
    After many years in Div three and being largely debt free a steady decline started and now they are sliding down the tree even further in Non league. I fear for their future as a club.
    Trivia: Torquay were the first club to play home games on a Friday night rather than Saturday. Being a tourist area and changeover being Saturday it was hoped to drag in a few extra punters. Both tourists and hospitality staff.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from jono in Accrington Stanley v Derby County Matchday Thread   
    This poor finishing in training is why you train! To improve you hope. Get better each time. Miss a bit nearer.
    HOWEVER: I used to take my seat way before kick-off and had the dubious pleasure of watching the pre game routines under loads of different managers. They all had one thing in common. The finishing was diabolical. You could think of it as "ranging" shots; getting the feel of the pitch, ball, weather. However, it rarely seemed to translate into shed loads of goal in the game.
    Maybe it's just the calibre of Championship/L1/ free agent players. Possibly not; I watched a few games on TV this week. Top European players. Most of them couldn't hit a barn door from outside the box and quite a few inside it. Seems it's a contagion in the game. 
    Radical thought: The balls are too light and slippery so the "sweet" spot is too tiny.  Bring back wet leather and dubbined boots.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Accrington Stanley v Derby County Matchday Thread   
    This poor finishing in training is why you train! To improve you hope. Get better each time. Miss a bit nearer.
    HOWEVER: I used to take my seat way before kick-off and had the dubious pleasure of watching the pre game routines under loads of different managers. They all had one thing in common. The finishing was diabolical. You could think of it as "ranging" shots; getting the feel of the pitch, ball, weather. However, it rarely seemed to translate into shed loads of goal in the game.
    Maybe it's just the calibre of Championship/L1/ free agent players. Possibly not; I watched a few games on TV this week. Top European players. Most of them couldn't hit a barn door from outside the box and quite a few inside it. Seems it's a contagion in the game. 
    Radical thought: The balls are too light and slippery so the "sweet" spot is too tiny.  Bring back wet leather and dubbined boots.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from jimtastic56 in Accrington Stanley v Derby County Matchday Thread   
    This poor finishing in training is why you train! To improve you hope. Get better each time. Miss a bit nearer.
    HOWEVER: I used to take my seat way before kick-off and had the dubious pleasure of watching the pre game routines under loads of different managers. They all had one thing in common. The finishing was diabolical. You could think of it as "ranging" shots; getting the feel of the pitch, ball, weather. However, it rarely seemed to translate into shed loads of goal in the game.
    Maybe it's just the calibre of Championship/L1/ free agent players. Possibly not; I watched a few games on TV this week. Top European players. Most of them couldn't hit a barn door from outside the box and quite a few inside it. Seems it's a contagion in the game. 
    Radical thought: The balls are too light and slippery so the "sweet" spot is too tiny.  Bring back wet leather and dubbined boots.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from JoetheRam in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Ellafella in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from ariotofmyown in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from GB SPORTS in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from europia in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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    FindernRam got a reaction from Dordogne-Ram in Potential fixture clash with England last 16 world cup game   
    Homes under the hammer from 2002 is also on that day.
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