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Post by malxscfc on Mar 14, 2008 16:35:47 GMT
If you've got the BBC iPlayer installed (and are quick) you can still watch the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b0094ytd.shtml?filter=category%3AletterC&scope=iplayercategories&start=1&version_pid=b0094yq1 or something like. Here, at any rate. Mr. Milne is featured about a minute into the program, then later on there's the main feature at 53mins:07 seconds. Hurry, though. The programs are only kept for about five days after airing. In theory I'd be up for a trip in early June, especially with mountains like that to run up! Stunning place to visit, that's for sure. I suppose if we could get a rabble together, we could consider taking a minibus? EVEN if not this year (given the short notice etc.) we could always try and plan things for next year - get enough of us to make up a team, and make a proper challenge for the tinpot title. I reckon between us we've got it in us! ;D |
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Post by amberaleman on Mar 14, 2008 22:00:26 GMT
I assume we'd want to combine any visit with a home game. OK, Northend play in the Arran league so the away games aren't going to be too a huge distance away! But perhaps we should await the publication of fixtures in a few weeks' time before deciding on a particular weekend.  |
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Post by ambersalamander on Mar 15, 2008 18:32:02 GMT
I would love a "long seekend" hawky ;D
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Mar 20, 2008 7:54:20 GMT
I would love a "long seekend" hawky ;D THen you shall have one, my little pedantic pal!  |
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Post by bh on Mar 21, 2008 18:44:09 GMT
Had another Arran beer today, can't remember the name, hic, but it had a ginger touch?
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Mar 25, 2008 15:52:45 GMT
Doesn't seem to fit the tasting notes of the regular brews; but I am a total sucker for genuine ginger beers - so this will be sought out on our safari! Jo??  |
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Post by jo on Mar 31, 2008 12:32:38 GMT
hi, sorry for the delay!
that would have been Fireside - we only make it over the winter. it only comes in casks, and i'm thinking maybe you tried it in a Wetherspoons pub as they had a big promo on for it over winter.
unfortunately we've stopped making it now for this year - you'll have to wait til next winter!
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Post by jo on Jun 5, 2008 18:44:06 GMT
So, the moment you have all been waiting for - Northend's fixtures for the 2008 season have been confirmed.
They are as follows:-
Saturday 7th June - Northend vs Shiskine KO 6pm @ Hays Stadium
Saturday 14th June - Southend vs Northend KO 6pm @ Shiskine
Saturday 21st June - Brodick vs Northend KO 6pm @ Shiskine
Saturday 28th June - Shiskine vs Northend KO 6pm @ Shiskine
Saturday 5th July - Northend vs Southend KO 6pm @ Hays Stadium
Saturday 19th July - Northend vs Brodick KO 6pm @ Hays Stadium
Hope to see as many of you as possible there - and COME ON THE NORTHEND!!!
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Post by amberaleman on Jun 6, 2008 21:55:15 GMT
I'd love to make one of these games - but perhaps notice is a little short. I've now got something else arranged (at least provisionally) for every weekend in June and July. Northend v Southend (in London we have East End v West End ;D ) on 5 July looks inviting - but it clashes with the Stamford riverside gig. But maybe if that doesn't come off....  |
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Post by jo on Jun 7, 2008 10:31:05 GMT
i know, sorry about the short notice. a lot of the guys who play in the football teams also play in the rugby teams and due to bad weather the rugby season was running over. they couldn't start the footie season until the rugby was done so everyone had to wait until that was finished.
thankfully today is a beautiful day on the isle of arran, so everyone is ready and raring to go for tonight!
another little note, the Arran Brewery shut down a few weeks ago and we all got made redundant, so i'm afraid we'll be lacking a supply of Arran Beers....
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Post by amberaleman on Jun 7, 2008 20:46:39 GMT
I read about Arran brewery's demise in What's Brewing. Really sorry to hear about that.
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 10, 2008 17:17:04 GMT
So am I  Sadly, I'm tied up for all those games too... I'm on holiday from June 21-28 otherwise it would have been a "maybe" at least! |
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Jun 11, 2008 12:16:06 GMT
No more Blonde!!  I am going to have a bash at getting to one of the final two games - after all of this correspondence, it seems rude not to somehow! We are supposed to be moving on 15th July; so I doubt whether I'll be missed if I just carry on going north and north and north... If we don't move for some reason, I'll need somewhere to hide until the urge to destroy estage agents, solicitors etc subsides a bit.  |
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Post by coops on Jul 26, 2008 7:12:45 GMT
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Post by MiB TFC on Jul 26, 2008 7:43:08 GMT
Loved the line "All nine supporters were ecstatic".  |
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