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  1. Acker79

    [Albion] Teams That Can't Catch us/We Can't Catch 2023/24

    And so it begins. While Burnley and Sheffield United can each match our current total of 42 points, they face each other in about three weeks, so they can't both achieve 42 points. Which means we cannot finish bottom! P GF GD Pts Max 1 Liverpool 29 67 40 67 94 2 Arsenal 29 70 46 65...
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    [Albion] Player Names - Have We Had This Before?

    I'm sure we have, but none spring to mind... With Hinchy and Hinshelwood on the pitch, can anyone think of other examples of a player whose name sounds like a nickname of a team mate To be clear, I mean a basic shortening and suffix adding of -o, -y etc, not a convoluted "Oh yeah, Lallana once...
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    [Albion] We Just Played the First Europa League Match in our Club's History

    Just thought it needed to be mentioned. There are a lot of reasons to moan, moreso when we lose, and there are threads that are doing that. I don't personally have anything against people moaning. But thought I'd just add this thread to the pile. Just over a quarter of a century ago the club...
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    [Other Sport] RIP Terry Funk

    There are a handful of pro-wrestlers who can be argued to be 'the best ever'. Hardcore wrestlers, and hardcore wrestling fans are likely to reserve that spot for Terry Funk. He has inspired a lot of today's and recent wrestlers. An 'old school' wrestler, a star of the territory days when...
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    [Albion] We're Sky Sports' Game of the Day on Sky Sports Premier League right now.

    As in subject heading. Full game being played.
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    [Film] RIP William Friedkin

    The oscar winning director of The Exorcist, The French Connection, Killer Joe, Bug, and the music video for Laura Brannigan's 'Self Control' has passed away aged 87 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66434077...
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    [Football] Wrexham United?

    Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds tweeted this earlier Then more recently tweeted this I found it funny, but I imagine there being some of the more delicate fans who would be upset by it.
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    [Film] RIP Ray Stevenson

    https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-ahsoka-1235621641/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829032/ Irish actor Ray Stevenson has passed away aged 58. Early in his career he was in the old ITV series Band of Gold. Made a few appearances across the usual list of shows...
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    [Football] Mic Les Referées

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    [Albion] Teams That Can't Catch Us/We Can't Catch 2022/23

    P GF GD Pts Max 1 Arsenal 30 72 43 73 97 2 Man City 29 75 48 67 94 3 Newcastle 30 48 24 56 80 4 Man Utd 29 44 7 56 83 5 Spurs 31 57 12 53 74 6 Aston Villa 31 44 4 50 71 7 Brighton 29 54 17 49 76 8 Liverpool 29 50 15 44 71 9 Brentford 31...
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    [Film] Film 2023

    Some years I just list releases, some years I try to write a bit more. This is one of those 'write a bit more' years. It went long. TL;DR: IMDb Release Calendar: https://www.imdb.com/calendar/?ref_=nv_mv_cal Awards Season The year starts, as ever, with a bunch of films that are hoping...
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    [TV] RIP Jason David Frank

    The original green power ranger, and probably the most popular of all the power rangers (to the point he kept being brought back) has died at the age of 49. Survived by four kids...
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    [TV] RIP Kevin Conroy

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kevin-conroy-dead-batman-voice-actor-1235260222/ The iconic voice of Batman for over 30 years, has died at the age of 66.
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    [News] RIP Leslie Jordan

    Perhaps may not be a name people instantly recognise, but if you're of a certain generation, you have probably seen a fair few things with him in, and always think of him as an old man. He was 67, and died as the result of a car crash. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63381485...
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    [Albion] De Zerbi Thoughts?

    Now we've had a home match, many more people will have got a first hand look at the very early stages of De Zerbiball. I thought a thread for everyone to post their observations, comments on it etc might be interesting. I think most people will dismiss the opinions of any one whose talks in...
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    [Albion] Roberto De Zerbi nth Longest Serving Manager in the English League

    "We go again..." Pos Manager Team Division Appointed 1 Simon Weaver Harrogate Town League Two 21-May-09 2...
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    [Albion] Andrew Crofts nth Longest Serving Manager in English Football

    Nathan Jones moved up a spot or two during his caretaker reign, so, why not... Pos Manager Team Division Appointed 1 Simon Weaver Harrogate Town League Two 21-May-09 2 Gareth Ainsworth Wycombe Wanderers League One 24-Sep-12...
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    [Misc] Happy Left-Handers Day!

    https://www.lefthandersday.com/left-handers-day
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    [Football] Premier League 13-15/8/22

    With apologies for stepping on Bozza's toes... SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST Aston Villa v Everton (12:30) - BT Sport Arsenal v Leicester City Bighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth Southampton v Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanders v Fulham Brentford v Manchester...
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