ThaiLatic

I remember it well. It absolutely chucked it down. It was also the main match on Granada's football show the following day.

You should hear some of the official Thai football club songs. Truly awful. As NewBlue says, this is one instance of something not really transferring from one culture to another. At least you don't have to endure the spectacle of fans serenading teams before and after the match (regardless of whether they've won, drawn or lost) and chanting the opposition team's name (and not in an ironic way)...yet! In order to balance things out, I've adopted this http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010H0SHKM/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk9as my local club's (Chonburi) unofficial anthem.

Thanks.

Can someone please summarise the Andrew Drummond post. His site is blocked in Thailand. Thanks.

He was linked with BEC Tero, who are currently managed by his former boss at Kilmarnock, Kenny Shiels.

The Dog. The Blue Posts. Some happy memories of those two places. :-)

Ian Marshall will be on the Danny Baker Show (Radio 5) at 10:00am today.

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The Texaco Cup run in 1974 stands out for me. I went to all the home matches, plus City and Blackpool away. Happy days. Coming back to England for the summer we thought we were going out of existence. I remember the away trip to Morecambe being quite an emotional one.

We have!

A family friend, a great bloke and a true Latics hero. I too hope that the club does something special to remember him on Saturday. He's one of a select few who actually deserves it. R.I.P. Harry. It was a pleasure to have known you and to have watched you play. He was also Mark E. Smith's favourite footballer, and this story sums up the man: Who were your favourite players? Harry Dowd, the goalkeeper in the championship team in 1968, was the best. He still worked as a plumber part-time and my dad was a plumber too. We used to go behind the goal and Harry would wander over and talk about washers and copper joints. I remember being at a cup tie once and Harry was saying “Do you know if this goes to extra time today, only I’ve got a job on at half five?” then suddenly people are shouting “Harry Harry!” and the team we were playing are charging down the pitch and Harry rushes out, dives at someone’s feet, throws the ball up the pitch then comes back and starts again, “So, is this extra time today...?” (from When Saturday Comes)

It's one of the "great derbies in world football" according to Paul. :-) Scholes’ week: What caught my eye Man of the week: Frank Lampard Followed up a fine performance against Bayern with a goal against Southampton. Manager of the week: Oldham Athletic's Lee JohnsonWho else? His team won 3-0 away at Rochdale, one of the great derbies in world football, and are up to sixth in League One. Goal of the week: Marouane Fellaini’s first goal at Old Trafford He has shown great character. Match of the week: Queen’s Park Rangers vs Leicester City QPR's victory showed a bit of steel in Harry Redknapp’s team. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/paul-scholes-column-barcelona-seem-bored-to-me-they-are-a-ghost-of-their-former-selves-9904796.html

By pure coincidence, I was reading an interview with him from a 2004 issue of Four Four Two earlier today. "Most of the kids at my school supported United or City, but my dad took me to see Oldham when I was young and from then on I was hooked. It made you a bit different in the playground being an Oldham fan. It was just me and another lad." He goes on to mention standing with the Latics fans at Maine Road for the 1990 FA Cup semi final (in spite of being on the books at Utd) and travelling down to Upton Park for the League Cup semi final second leg. He goes on to say how Andy Ritchie was his hero: "because he used to score all the goals." (Un)fortunately, I can't read the Daily Heil article, because that website is blocked in Thailand. What does it say?

Bless 'em.

No contest. Burton Albion for me. Come on, you Brewers!

I think it's a great idea and should be implemented the day after all the big city clubs agree to merge. Places like Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol etc would be much stronger with only one club.

Keith Hicks on Tommyfield Market. He was sitting by himself on a bench and looked extremely bored. Probably waiting for his wife. Rodger Wylde, Paul Heaton, Paul Atkinson and Bill Urmston in central London. I was on my way to Broadcasting House to give a demo tape to John Peel. They were sightseeing before that evening's match at QPR. They promised to leave me a ticket on the gate. They did. Harry Dowd (a family friend). Went round to his house loads of times when I was a youngster and he also did some plumbing work in our bathroom. Not me but my dad met Andy Ritchie in a supermarket (Healds?) in Shaw the morning after we'd lost to Reading to get relegated to the 3rd Division. I think my old man gave him a pretty hard time! Sorry, Andy.

Carlisle to stay up and the Brewers to get promoted would be my ideal scenario.

"Also reports on the Mintcakes - Kendal to you and me" They're still Netherfield to some of us. :-) Great win again today. Hope for two more to end the season a real positive note.

I remember it well. There weren't many of there that day. I still can't believe they put us in that tiny pen in the middle of the home support.

I don't know which is more surprising - us only having one shot on target or you not going to the match!

Great result!

Plenty to choose from for non Thai speakers here. However, I'll offer up the goalkeeper of my local team. He's called Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool.

He was keen to come. Speaks very highly of Stitch.

I've played with and against a few ex pros. The most high profile being the ex England duo of David Nish and Roger Davis (for different teams) when they were playing in the Burton leagues during the mid 80s. I remember Nish being particularly classy. I currently work with former Sheffield Wednesday (and others) defender, Dean Barrick. He turns out quite regularly for our Friday afternoon games. He also claims that Andy Ritchie tried to sign him for Oldham but Chr*s M**re but the block on it.