[theo_luddite]

Well, looking at the available (or lack of) seats now available for Swansea, I'll have Kevin and Kathy Covid and their snotty nosed kids next to me, as will most of us. Not much availability left. Hope they sort out the previous shambles of checking Covid passes this time or we won't kick off before 5pm let alone 3pm.

[Lord Snooty]

Arsenal out. A few all Premier League ties in the draw. Beat Barnsley and we could sneak all the way to Wembley.

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Burnley Anagrams: Answers. well done everybody. All gotten before kick off. Didn't think you'd get Whistle Down The Wind.

1. Rich Woods (Chris Wood)
   
2. Ten Windows Withheld (Whistle Down The Wind)
   
3. Cheesy Dan (Sean Dyche)
   
4. Dougy Zaire Jr (Jay Rodriguez)
   
5. Abba cum Wham (Chumbawamba)
   
6. Tanner Tents (Stan Ternent)
   
7. Stoned Kevin (Steve Kindon)
   
8. Alwyn Tom Tom (Tommy Lawton)
   
9. Fern Beermat (Bert Freeman)
   
10. Trophy Tsar (Harry Potts)
    

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January the 8th down the ages: Updated with another win on the board.

1910: Gainsborough Trinity (h) Midland League, WON 4-1 (Joe Jee 2, Jack Foster, WE Smith)
1916: Grimsby Town (a) Wartime League, WON 1-0 (Frank Mann)
1921: Brentford (a) FA Cup, WON 2-1 (Ernie Islip, William Wright)
1927: Millwall (a) FA Cup, lost 1-3 (George Brown)
1938: Hull City (h) FA Cup, WON 3-1 (Pat Beasley, Alf Lythgoe 2)
1944: Bradford Park Avenue (h) Wartime League, lost 1-2 (Jimmy Glazzard)
1949: Queens Park Rangers (a) FA Cup, drew 0-0 (aet)
1955: Coventry City (h) FA Cup, drew 3-3 (Jimmy Glazzard 2, Jimmy Watson)
1958: Charlton Athletic (a) FA Cup, lost 0-1
1966: Southampton (h) Div 2, WON 2-0 (Alan Gilliver 2)
1972: Chelsea (a) Div 1, drew 2-2 (Les Chapman, Steve Smith)
1977: AFC Bournemouth (a) Div 4, lost 0-1
1983: Chelsea (h) FA Cup, drew 1-1 (Brian Stanton)
2002: Hull City (a) LDV Vans Trophy, WON 1-0 (Andy Booth)
2005: Torquay Utd (h) League One (3rd tier), drew 1-1 (Efe Sodje)
2011: Dover Athletic (h) FA Cup, WON 2-0 (Scott Arfield, Gary Roberts)
2022: Burnley (a) FA Cup, WON 2-1 (Josh Koroma, Matty Pearson)

Played 17, WON 8, drew 5, lost 4.

[Lord Snooty]

You know how you hear snippets of somebody else's conversations..........

Outside Barnsley Post Office this morning....

Are you off to Huddersfield then?

Might do. Nearly got me 'eead kicked in theere though last time.

     

[Lord Snooty]

[theo_luddite]

Hell we got a mention in a Squires footy cartoon. Too much to ask for the panel to mention who scored rather than who wasn't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...ls-cartoon

[Lord Snooty]

All that money at Newcastle and the best they can get is Chris Wood.

[theo_luddite]

Newcastle fans getting a Woody on for that one?

£25m? - they could have all our side for that - and have had more chance of beating Cambridge.

Thing is, both Chelski and The Blue Mancs went through the stages of paying stupid money for bog average (or maybe a bit above but not much) players in order to get where they are now. In the meantime it inflates the market for everyone else. Won't be long before League 2 transfers see £1m as standard - even though barely one of them can afford it.