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Newport County Documentary
Just finished on BBC2, fair play what a story. The late David Hando, what a man, never gave up, never gave in, outstanding football icon in my opinion.
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splott parker
Just finished on BBC2, fair play what a story. The late David Hando, what a man, never gave up, never gave in, outstanding football icon in my opinion.
Was talking to one of my neighbors last year about him, when I was back.
He apparently left his brain and body to science after he died.
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Wash DC Blue
Was talking to one of my neighbors last year about him, when I was back.
He apparently left his brain and body to science after he died.
Sludge offered the same but there's too much of one and not enough of the other.
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splott parker
Just finished on BBC2, fair play what a story. The late David Hando, what a man, never gave up, never gave in, outstanding football icon in my opinion.
:thumbup:
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splott parker
Just finished on BBC2, fair play what a story. The late David Hando, what a man, never gave up, never gave in, outstanding football icon in my opinion.
He was a teacher at my high school…..
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Harry Paget Flashman
Sludge offered the same but there's too much of one and not enough of the other.
:hehe:
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Best wishes to County today
I hope they get a draw and get to play up at OldcTrafford and make a fortune
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Was it the one with Elis James narrating from a few years ago?
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Newport is very much like Middlesborough in respect of Newcastle and Sunderland
In the shadow of Cardiff and Bristol but very independent , raw at the heel and don't poke it in the eye or you will get a slap
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Newport is very much like Middlesborough in respect of Newcastle and Sunderland
In the shadow of Cardiff and Bristol but very independent , raw at the heel and don't poke it in the eye or you will get a slap
I don’t know about that sludge they’ve always had a few nutters, more so than Swansea but they ain’t no boro who are by far the handiest fans up that way. Its a weird old place Newport, it’s like it doesn’t really exist, just sitting there completely in our shadow, surely more PL glory fans than any other town in the uk.
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goats
I don’t know about that sludge they’ve always had a few nutters, more so than Swansea but they ain’t no boro who are by far the handiest fans up that way. Its a weird old place Newport, it’s like it doesn’t really exist, just sitting there completely in our shadow, surely more PL glory fans than any other town in the uk.
A City of 160,000 just 10 miles away yet apart from visiting on business [rarely], and watching City play them, I've never had any desire to go there. It's like it doesn't exist, just drive past on the M4..
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goats
I don’t know about that sludge they’ve always had a few nutters, more so than Swansea but they ain’t no boro who are by far the handiest fans up that way. Its a weird old place Newport, it’s like it doesn’t really exist, just sitting there completely in our shadow, surely more PL glory fans than any other town in the uk.
The problem County have is the lost generations of fans when they were playing in the farmers fields
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A Quiet Monkfish
A City of 160,000 just 10 miles away yet apart from visiting on business [rarely], and watching City play them, I've never had any desire to go there. It's like it doesn't exist, just drive past on the M4..
It's like a mini cardiff really
Without the poncey wine bars
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SLUDGE FACTORY
It's like a mini cardiff really
Without the poncey wine bars
It’s not really, not at all…..it’s just grim. It’s the city that doesn’t exist
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goats
It’s not really, not at all…..it’s just grim. It’s the city that doesn’t exist
It’s no different to most provincial towns across the UK.
The Centre has undoubtedly taken a nose dive over the last 20 years or so, but again so have most provincial towns.
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Harry Paget Flashman
Sludge offered the same but there's too much of one and not enough of the other.
It's a cracker.Even my Mrs laughed.
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goats
It’s not really, not at all…..it’s just grim. It’s the city that doesn’t exist
It's very much similar to Cardiff without the investment Cardiff has had
Butetown .....Pill
Ely ....Ringland or Bettws
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SLUDGE FACTORY
It's very much similar to Cardiff without the investment Cardiff has had
Butetown .....Pill
Ely ....Ringland or Bettws
I had sexual relations with a chick from Ringland.To think that was 50 years ago.The mind boogles.
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dandywarhol
I had sexual relations with a chick from Ringland.To think that was 50 years ago.The mind boogles.
She's probably still at it
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dandywarhol
I had sexual relations with a chick from Ringland.To think that was 50 years ago.The mind boogles.
I’m 50 and my Mam used to go up the Ringland Club :)
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Wash DC Blue
I’m 50 and my Mam used to go up the Ringland Club :)
That tower block was where Nathan Blake lived I think after growing up in Cardiff
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SLUDGE FACTORY
That tower block was where Nathan Blake lived I think after growing up in Cardiff
Think he was born in Cardiff but grew up in Newport.
He was a year or so above me and played for Spencer Boys Club and I believe Milton Jr School in Ringland.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
It's very much similar to Cardiff without the investment Cardiff has had
Butetown .....Pill
Ely ....Ringland or Bettws
Two similar traits, perhaps the only ones? Newports small, city centre is shocking, no civic centre, castle ground, no uni’s? Any student population? Decent suburbs? Bay Area? Cardiff has plenty of nice areas, lots of parks etc….big events, any in Newport? Ever? There is no comparison and even on a football level we only became rivals briefly in a time we were on our knees in the lower leagues, which sums it up nicely.
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Wash DC Blue
Think he was born in Cardiff but grew up in Newport.
He was a year or so above me and played for Spencer Boys Club and I believe Milton Jr School in Ringland.
Cardiff born , Cardiff family
Uncle was Clive sullivan , British Rugby league captain
Mother moved to Newport when blakey was a youngster I think
I always thought he was Newport born and bred