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https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/deprived-lancashire-area-named-most-28997892?int_source=nba "But what about Blackpool?", they will say. Not even mentioned in the top ten. Blackburn and Burnley are high on the list though. Could this stress be football related?

I've just seen an old joke on Reddit, and it reminded me it was Friday. Even though the joke is about WW2 it's topical today with Putin's invasion of Ukraine: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin want to prove that their generals have a larger sense of duty and tenacity compared to the other...

Starting the thread because I've heard some new (to me) Doctor Doctor jokes. Doctor doctor, I've swallowed my pocket money Take this and we'll see if there's any change in the morning. Doctor, Doctor, I'm shrinking! I'm sorry, you'll have to be a little patient. Doctor, Doctor, I have...

Muckers Top Brass - please authorise this

A comprehensive article by Matt discussing all the reasons why the club is struggling - and they're not all down to Appleton - link to Gazette at end. I think this is the best article he has ever written List of points covered: Neil Critchley’s departure Appleton’s appointment Simon Sadler’s...

https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2022/september/07/marvin-ekpiteta-/ You also can vote for Josh Bowler further down the list.

Sean McKinley's article lists all of our injured players and their prognosis. It's an astonishing read. Questions that arise for me are: - Is it normal for a club to have this many injuries? - Have we hired injury-prone players in the hope they'll make a full recovery? - Are we just unlucky...

I have a car I want to sell and don't want the hassle of selling it privately - with tyre kickers coming around wasting time etc. Does anyone have any experience of using "We Buy Any Car", or other sites such as "Cazoo" or "Motorway"? (I had to Google those.) Thanks for any advice.

We all knew we didn't spend as much as others in the Championship, but how little it is surprised me. Sean McKinley's article also shows there's no direct automatic correlation between spend and performance...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60557073 I wondered how long it would be before they got to these Russians who had infiltrated our national media. 😁

After each game I record our results in a spreadsheet, and recently, even I noticed we had scored just one goal in a lot of games. I know there are "lies, damn lies, and statistics, but after sorting the table by our goals this is what we get...

During the test match lunch break I've just watched Michael Holding's eloquent and fervent explanation of why he's written a book about why the fight against racism must continue. He was urged to do it by many sports men and women around the world who have contributed. It's available on Amazon...

Not so far to travel next season, and some good local trips where the Tangerine Army will be out in force.

Wow!

Considering starters only for MOTM 🤔 Jerry Yates - chosen by the match sponsors and loved by the fans. An early goal to rattle the cages, followed by another JY special. 20 goals this season! Grant Ward - magnificent in midfield, calm under pressure, twisting and twirling his accurate passes -...

There must be some great local bands known to the AVFTT community. BFC wants to showcase your songs: Sick56? Where are they now? 🤔😉

BREAKING NEWS : Yorkshire main shipping route of pork pies is blocked !! Fred Slathwaite , Captain of the vessel, said “ One minute we were fine , then a gust of wind caught us !!” “Yorkshire is expected to loose as much as £3.45 a day until the carnage can be cleared. 🤣

An interesting interview on leaving Arsenal academy, why he turned down Chelsea for N.Forest, and how Critch is helping him. The article is on Apple News which is linked in the attached tweet. (I don't know if you need an Apple device to read it. Probably not.)

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We fans see things that the management (apparently) can't see. It's not being negative to point out areas where he can do better. So let's make a list of things to improve and hope it gets back to him somehow. I'll start with -- Stop returning to a failing 4-3-3 system. You've left Liverpool...