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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by originallambrettaman, Apr 14, 2017.

  1. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    Coventry fielded 10 English players with 2 English subs.

    Spurs 8 and 1 English sub.

    21 out of 26 players English.
     
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  2. City Man

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    I wouldn't take the Specials as gospel in economic terms, I think they were tapping into a more diffuse 'Thatcher's Britain is rubbish' sentiment.
    Concrete jungle.
     
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  3. Chilton's Hundreds

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    If we don't stay up this season I fear we may be on a very similar slippery slope.
     
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  4. City Man

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    Thought it was Houchan?
     
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  5. Barchullona

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    Yes, it was. I seem to remember a fuss about their being markings on it which looked like the Talbot symbol as in the early days of sponsorship the BBC wouldn't allow sponsors logos on televised games, then they relented but the logos had to be smaller than the ones on the regular shirts. How things have changed. Little did Derek Dougan realise what he was unleashing when he got Kettering Tyres to sponsor Kettering Town. There was an uproar and he was told by the FA to remove it. He just removed the last 4 letters and claimed Kettering T stood for Kettering Town.<laugh>
     
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  6. Carmine Galante.

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    I remember Liverpool having to put tape over the Hitachi on their shirts when playing in Europe.

    How times have changed.
     
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  7. Edelman

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    What evs not Bov.
     
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  8. PattyNchips2

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    can do with a black manager in PL
     
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  9. Carmine Galante.

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    Racist.
     
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  10. Barchullona

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    Last team to win the FA Cup with 11 English players was West Ham in 1975. You can safely assume that was the last time it will ever happen.
     
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  11. Carmine Galante.

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    Indeed.
     
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  12. bum_chinned_crab

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    I haven't looked at following posts but I'm going for Brian Kilkline, who had a short lived move to the Jawdies.
     
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  13. petersaxton

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    You can say that again - you did!
     
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  14. petersaxton

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    did it fit him?
     
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  15. Mrs. BLUE_MOUNTAINS_BEAR

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    Sunderland had a run of 58 consecutive seasons in the top division so ahead of Coventry.
     
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  16. bum_chinned_crab

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    I said before their first relegation, not who had the longest unbroken run ever. Sunderland were relegated before Cov, I remember City playing them in the old division 2.
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    Plymouth 3-0 up and about to get back into League One.

    Edit: Plymouth 5-0 up, welcome back to League One.
     
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  18. southerntiger

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    What is the atmosphere going to be like at the Ricoh. I remember is singing "Your grounds to big for you " in the Championship game.
     
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  19. Mr Hatem

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    You are in League 1 OLM?
     
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  20. originallambrettaman

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    Chesterfield relegated.

    When we played them in a pre-season, my car got keyed, so **** 'em.
     
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