Preston North End vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[brian green]

It seemed very middle class to me when Lucas and I went last year.  It is all very relative.  We searched for a cafe and found nail bars.  Then we searched for a pub and found wine bars.  Then we asked about fish and chips and were directed to a van on the car park.  Not a whippet or a tripe dressers in sight.  It was all as working class as Coronation Steet.  That is, not working class at all.

[Matt Collins]

So a van in a car park serving fish and chips, and lots of nail bars, are middle class...

I think you might have a heart attack if you visited Richmond

[brian green]

No.  It is posted tongue in cheek because Risso is a friend of mine and we contradict each other.  I distinctly remember a neon sign advertising Quinoa on the right about a mile from the ground but that is neither here nor there, my point was, and remains that many historic football grounds that were bedded deep in industrial cities are now marooned in suburbia of varying degrees of prosperity.  See LS Lowry's 'Going To The Match'.

[Risso]

No we don't.

[Fred Crump]

No.  It is posted tongue in cheek because Risso is a friend of mine and we contradict each other.  I distinctly remember a neon sign advertising Quinoa on the right about a mile from the ground but that is neither here nor there, my point was, and remains that many historic football grounds that were bedded deep in industrial cities are now marooned in suburbia of varying degrees of prosperity.  See LS Lowry's 'Going To The Match'.

Right. I used to get up at 2 in t’morning half an hour before I went to bed, catch t’horses to pull t’range rover to Deepdale to watch Tom Finneys Grandad. We were so poor we had to dig up t’tatties growin in t’centre circle to cook us own chips and when we had watched Villa win 17-0 ( Bert Devey with 5 hat tricks) our Dad would thrash us to sleep wi’ broken bottle . And you try tellin that t’ middle class kids of today and they won’t believe you. ( copyright Sir Michael Palin 1974)

[brian green]

Name dropper.

[Fred Crump]

I had that Kier Hardie in the back of me cab the other day...

[Herman]

I had that Kier Hardie in the back of me cab the other day...

Not while you were driving I hope

[Fred Crump]

  Nah, too beardy and dead for my taste ...

[Tayls_7]

It seemed very middle class to me when Lucas and I went last year.  It is all very relative.  We searched for a cafe and found nail bars.  Then we searched for a pub and found wine bars.  Then we asked about fish and chips and were directed to a van on the car park.  Not a whippet or a tripe dressers in sight.  It was all as working class as Coronation Steet.  That is, not working class at all.

 

[PaulWinch again]

Need another win today.

[andyh]

I have this feeling that something special might happen today, for no obvious reason other than we are taking thousands and PNE are supposedly injury ravaged.

[auntiesledd]

No.  It is posted tongue in cheek because Risso is a friend of mine and we contradict each other.  I distinctly remember a neon sign advertising Quinoa on the right about a mile from the ground but that is neither here nor there, my point was, and remains that many historic football grounds that were bedded deep in industrial cities are now marooned in suburbia of varying degrees of prosperity.  See LS Lowry's 'Going To The Match'.

That's as maybe Bri: but how many folk knew how to pronounce t' Quinoa correctly eh? 

[ASHTONVILLA]

Taking my 5 year old to this one, have a good feeling we are going to win well today. They do have a lot of injuries, and we should score a few. Not convinced about the defence but we should have enough to win this.

I wouldn't underestimate them though, after a bad start they have been on pretty good form.

[The Edge]

Leaving shortly to pick up 3 other Bournemouth Lions. Let's keep the good away form going. UTV

Great effort Bournemouth villains