It's far easier to build a top quality rail network when you get to start from scratch only 60 odd years ago.
When you have the oldest (and one of the busiest) rail network in the world it's much harder to upgrade piecemeal while also keeping it running at the same time ....
Cleveland no longer exists, and Hartlepool is a UA.
In terms of ceremonial counties:
Middlesbrough is in North Yorkshire
Darlington is in County Durham
Hartlepool is in County Durham
I have to agree, I have yet to encounter a more humourless bunch of po-faced arrogant so and so's.
Even in their current train-wreck of a season they are still struggling to exhibit any humility.
What's the "problem" with Madejski over Ingimarsson and Sidwell?
They were on loan at BHA because their clubs wanted to put them in the shop window. When they do well and attract attention from other clubs and then CHOOSE to go to Reading at the end of the season you take it out on the Reading...
The strange thing is that McGhee made his name at Reading by producing a fantastic team of players who played bright, attractive carpet football; all on a shoestring. Things actually went wring for him when he was given money to spend and expectations to live up to.
He has the capability, no...
McGhee was sacked by Wolves and left before he was sacked at Millwall. I think he had finally learned his lesson after Reading and Leicester.
Interesting how the stature of his managerial appoinments have declined consistently over the years. Maybe there's a lesson out there for other...
SPORT: Soccer Night
Channel: ITV1 West 103
Date: Thursday 12th August 2004
Time: 23:00 to 23:30 (starting in 4 days)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Jed Pitman presents highlights from the first week of the season, including highlights from the midweek games.
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SPORT: Meridian Soccer Night
Channel: ITV1 Meridian 3
Date: Thursday 12th August 2004
Time: 23:00 to 23:30 (starting in 7 days)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Nick Halling presents news and action from our local Football League clubs. Including highlights of Gillingham v Leeds United and Reading's trip...