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| Quote: cjhatesunion "Could you imagine the interviews after the game.
I don't like football but they would be fantastic,he comes across as a very funny and passionate fella.'"
he's a breath of fresh air to a sport full of overpaid prima donnas etc etc
pity RL or the RFL couldn't find someone with the same passion to promote our great game... |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
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I wonder how much actual ' marketing ' the Panthers have done in the fylde area ?
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Just Win, Baby
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Perhaps we invite the best French team to Championship 1?
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Conorgiantsfan "Perhaps we invite the best French team to Championship 1?'"
Instead of spending £ 250 grand a year doing that , why dont we just give that money to a Blackpool club ? |
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Just Win, Baby
[b:38co1fbc]GIANTS RAIDERS TOFFEES[/b:38co1fbc]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_51864.gif |
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Just a bloody suggestion.
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| Quote: Conorgiantsfan "Just a bloody suggestion.'"
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| Quote: Starbug "Instead of spending £ 250 grand a year doing that , why dont we just give that money to a Blackpool club ?'"
why fight the inevitable ? COME ON YOU FROGGIES !! |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Conorgiantsfan "Just a bloody suggestion.'"
Yes , a poorly thought out one  |
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I think what the demise of Blackpool shows again is that we desperately need a link either by promotion / relegation or franchise between the Championship league 1 & the National Leagues (both Summer & Winter versions).
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: woolie "I think what the demise of Blackpool shows again is that we desperately need a link either by promotion / relegation or franchise between the Championship league 1 & the National Leagues (both Summer & Winter versions).'"
I am trying to post a response to this but am struggling , yes it would be an ideal situation , but just how it would work , I dont eally know |
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Starbug: From my involvement in the Summer Merit League it seems that RFL people involved in the Summer National League are trying to pull the clubs in that league into a Semi pro structure with regards to for instance home grounds being able to take a gate etc.
I assume the RFL's vision is that if a Club like Blackpool goes under it can be slotted into another league at say NW Conference level ( as the FA did with Chester City FC) & replaced them by say Underbank playing out of say Glossop as 'Glossop High Peak RL' but still based in the 'Last of Summer wine' town or Warrington Wizards playing out of say Northwich or Witton as say 'Cheshire Cats RL'
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|  A very very sad loss to the game, just as on the pitch the club was really looking good! |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: spooneryork "!'"
Funny how that tends to happen quite often when clubs go ' tit's up '
Probably something to do with spending money you dont have  |
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| Quote: Starbug "Funny how that tends to happen quite often when clubs go ' tit's up '
Probably something to do with spending money you dont have ![]()
amazingly logical eh ? 
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Once you lose a backer at this level then you are screwed as Blackpool had no ground, no marketing, limited supporters and were even playing out of Blackpool.
The team couldnt commit to next season as there was no one there to run the club. Shame that the ru club didnt take over running the club and going dual code.
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