mikebOAFC

Just noticed a couple of people mentioning the festival elsewhere so thought it deserved a separate thread. I'm just having a look through the line up for day one - who does everyone fancy?

Crewe - Mate is a Crewe fan

Everton - as above (different mate)

Hibs - Latics links and I now live on Easter Rd

Groningen - Shared a flat with a Dutch girl who was a fan for a while

Atletico Madrid - Above flat share was in Madrid where I studied briefly

Playing it safe:

 

Bruce Forsyth

Nelson Mandela

Margaret Thatcher

George Bush Snr

Hosni Mubarak

Hugo Chavez

Mohammed Ali

Prince Philip

Clive James

Ronnie Biggs

 

Outsider: - Macaulay Culkin

Mubarak next I reckon

Bollocks. MikebOAFC had him. He's halved my lead. Gah, :censored:ing hell Hugo.

A couple of the latecomers did too (cheats!!)

As far as I know JR's arthritis would make signing the contract a problem, nevermind managing full time again

Dippers 1 - 3 Latics

Smith

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Latics 2 - 1 Blades

Iwelumo

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We could always sign up Neil Redfearn and Andy Liddell and bring them on if it's looking like a penalty shoot out.

I love the idea that Redfearn's spent the last 20 years taking penalties in a cave waiting for some sort of bat signal to come rescue us

Latics 4 - 0 Pompey

Obita

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I don't think 25 year olds should be getting discounted tickets. Where do you draw the line?.......28,30?....

I reckon 29 next year with a view to upping it to 30 the year after. Just my unbiased view, like.

I say give the job to TP then use the money to fund all the whores and whisky he needs to relax after doing his 15 jobs

Stevenage 0 - 2 Latics

Simpson

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His head is far too big for Boundary Park. And he's a complete and utter dick. No, ta.

This.

Only thing I saw was my old schoolmate and his dad getting thrown out and nicked.

 

No shirt. Front of RRE

I was about 3 rows behind this. Not sure what it was for but was quite funny watching his dad filming the entire thing before deciding to go over and get himself thrown out as well.

Just checked my autograph book as well - 2 is Craig Fleming, 4 is Gunnar. None of them is Alex Moreno or Chris Eubank if that helps?

I'm tempted to stick £100 on Carlton Palmer just to see if this site can handle the traffic when he comes in to odds-on.

I've never liked Tranmere, mainly because I remember my dad taking to Prenton Park as a kid in the early-mid 90s and us getting horsed every time. Don't hate them as such but if a team keeps beating you it starts to grate!! Glad the Ronnie Moore factor got thrown in, as others have said after so long in this division we need an excuse to form a rivalry with someone.

Latics 2 - 1 Franchise

Baxter

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What's the keeper doing out there??

Walsall 1 - 4 Latics

Simpson

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I've taken the Friday and the Monday off so I'm sorted for anytime other than the Monday night - would be bloody typical!!

Remind me what success have the last two had in the modern era?

Huddersfield are unbeaten in 467 games.

Coventry 1 - 2 Latics

Smith

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What are the ticket arrangements for tomorrow's open sale - 1 per "person queuing" seems daft with mates/kids stuck at work/school.

My dad called this afternoon to check he could pick up tickets for the both of us and he was told it's unlimited "within reason". Lucky really as I'm stuck in Edinburgh and he's driving up from Northampton

Latics 2 - 1 Brentford

Smith

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