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Offline dave.woodhall

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Press-ing on triumphantly
« on: May 29, 2023, 12:14:26 AM »
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Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2023, 12:20:08 AM »
Good summary. One small typo as it most likely should be 'lining the roads'.
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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2023, 02:14:23 AM »
Fantastic Dave. A great way to finish the season.
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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2023, 08:16:08 AM »
Great article. A pleasure to read. As for the hair? Yeah, mine too!!
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Offline Clive W

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2023, 09:32:16 AM »
Great article as usual Dave

Out of interest, would that be change from one of the old white five pound notes?
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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2023, 10:05:35 AM »
Done.
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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2023, 10:13:35 AM »
Nice.
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Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2023, 11:31:30 AM »
'...the crowd were bordering on frenzied...'
This probably sums up how I and many of those around me felt for the majority of the game contrary to my normal fairly reserved state.
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Offline Villa Lew

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2023, 12:35:27 PM »
Another great read Dave, couldn't agree more about the improvement of the players mentioned under Unai and thanks for all the pressers this season.
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Offline Skerra

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2023, 01:11:11 PM »
Brilliant Dave, another masterpiece!!
Got to say, I was right in line for both of their “goals” and they were both definitely offside. How they allowed that second one is a complete mystery.
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Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2023, 04:58:17 PM »
Where's Daz? Is he hungover?
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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2023, 05:41:52 PM »
I was sat up by Aston Hall and wondered what the early pre-match noise was. I guess that was the bus arriving
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Offline darren woolley

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2023, 05:42:21 PM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on May 29, 2023, 04:58:17 PM
Where's Daz? Is he hungover?

I've been doing some housework today keeping busy Great read Dave.
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Offline DesBremner

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2023, 09:46:09 PM »
 "I could be curmudgeonly and say that all this orchestration, the smoke, flags, displays, entrance music and flamethrowers aren’t for me. I’d rather go back to the days of Hurricane Smith and spontaneous viscerality, but then again I’d also like to go out for the night and bring home change from a five pound note, and get my hair back into the bargain. Neither of those are going to happen either, so may as well accept that this is modern football and make the best of it."

One of the best pieces of writing on football all season
Congratulations Sir
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Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Press-ing on triumphantly
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2023, 09:48:05 PM »
Quote from: darren woolley on May 29, 2023, 05:42:21 PM
Quote from: dave.woodhall on May 29, 2023, 04:58:17 PM
Where's Daz? Is he hungover?

I've been doing some housework today keeping busy Great read Dave.

That's a relief Daz, thanks.
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