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Online dave.woodhall

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The ghost of Christmas Past
« on: November 15, 2022, 11:27:23 PM »
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Re: The ghost of Christmas Past
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2022, 05:25:50 AM »
It's funny because despite a few finals and spending truckloads I sort of see this current period as the least successful period of the club's history but reading this gives me pause for thought. I guess if we haven't won a trophy by 2027 then we equal this era.

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Re: The ghost of Christmas Past
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2022, 08:12:06 AM »
How did they travel comparatively quickly in those days. Did trains run on Christmas Day?

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Re: The ghost of Christmas Past
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2022, 09:33:56 AM »
How did they travel comparatively quickly in those days. Did trains run on Christmas Day?

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/when-the-trains-ran-on-christmas-day-15987/#:~:text=On%20Christmas%20Day%2C%20the%20land,commonplace%20on%20Christmas%20Day%20itself.

Thanks for that - I assumed it was the case. I recall my Dad saying when he lived in The Big Smoke in late 1950s transport ran on Christmas Day but basically churches pubs and football grounds were only places open

 


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