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The B-Ark / Re: Todays Ref

« on: November 30, 2009, 10:35:21 PM »

Couldn't resist trawling to see who went on such a run 
He stayed on the bench on Saturday but another ex Pilgrim scored against his team in the cup, unless I'm mistaken

Indeed, it was Richard Logan who is now at Exeter City (via Peterborough, Shrewsbury, Lincolm and Weymouth). Exeter lost 4-3 to MK Dons on Saturday thanks to a late winner by former Pilgrim Jermaine Easter.

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The B-Ark / Re: Boston United Santa Fun Run 2009

« on: November 30, 2009, 10:17:59 PM »

I dare say you will still be able to enter on the day, however I'm also sure it would be greatly appreciated if you would enter by sending off your entry form before the 6th December. On the day the organisers will no doubt have more than enough things keeping them busy without having the hassle of trying to deal with late entries, e.g. last year the course had to be checked for ice and then the clock broke, etc, etc.

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The B-Ark / Re: Train to Matlock

« on: November 29, 2009, 10:07:42 PM »

Why slag off Weatherspoons Ken ..?
 They' ve done a lot for real ale and decent pub facilities in the last 20 yrs
  Beer , seating and toilets nearly always top - notch ..
  So no need to get Bitter about them .. thought you were a Mild sort of chap ...

You'll be telling me they've got free WiFi next. 

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The B-Ark / Re: Train to Matlock

« on: November 29, 2009, 08:49:52 PM »

There appears to be a half decent real ale pub just down the A6 from the station. It's called The Boat House and it used to operate as a brothel and a mortuary! It changed hands a year or so ago but still seems to be getting good reviews. Looks like a better option than the stuff served up at Weatherspoons.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/26/26479/Boat_House/Matlock

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The B-Ark / Re: Todays Ref

« on: November 28, 2009, 11:17:10 PM »

Spencer Weir-Daley has now scored in five consecutive games, so (without trawling through my archives) who was the last Boston player to do that, and where is he now?

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The B-Ark / Prediction League - Matlock Town vs Boston United

« on: November 28, 2009, 10:08:14 PM »

A whole week between matches for Boston (although not for Matlock). My Computer has this down as a narrow away win so I'm going for:

Matlock Town 0-1 Boston United (489)

And don't forget if you want to show your appreciation for me doing this Prediction League then you can always sponsor me in the Boston United Santa Fun Run. 

www.justgiving.com/kenfox2009

All donations greatly appreciated.

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Boston United vs Burscough

« on: November 28, 2009, 04:59:34 PM »

Here's the updated table after:

Boston United 3-3 Burscough (1256)

Surprise, surprise, nobody got the correct score. schismrule and AndyBHC were only 2 out on the attendance.

CRANWELL PILGRIM   48
Pilgrim21   43
Tash   41
palada   39
bb1   38
BostonTilIDie   36
father Ted   36
Loo   36
Patrick   36
stevie   36
Pride of Lincolnshire   34
shorty2kuk   34
Bunyan   33
LeeChase   33
oxo   33
schismrule   33
youngiecj   33
AndyBHC   32
wez33   32
Pilgrim86   31
cookie   30
myleftfoot   30
Pride of Bostonshire   30
Seeingbetter   30
ceamboy   29
jimmystars   29
Lord Cutler Beckett   29
Sussex Pilgrim   29
Amber Man   28
Stumpy   28
The Chief   28
uncleremus   28
woad_pilgrim   28
yellowcoat   28
AJHallgarth   27
deano   27
MENOTSKINNY   27
nikko   27
Anita Goodsheet   26
beefpilgrim   26
Big-Tom   26
north east pilgrim   26
pilgrim in exile   26
Pilgrim21 Jnr   26
Senny   26
thepilgrims   26
Stumpie   25
AdyG   24
spotty dog   24
green hats mate   23
Ken Fox   23
PompeyPilgrim   23
Swineshead Pilgrim   23
vikp19   23
Wembley 85   23
doc   21
fcum_91   21
Johnny Pilgrim   21
The Bostonian   21
Bartmac   20
Bostonshire   20
colindavy   20
Houdini   20
O CHO MEALLT   20
aggy   19
Bostons Arab Buyer   19
sister soo   19
Gaz   18
threenil   18
Carl Newell   17
Mr Tickle   17
cappo   16
Devon Pilgrim   16
bostonfanDanny_   15
Ed Kandi   14
Keelan   14
Steviemas   14
Chelsea   13
dubai camel   13
milo1972   13
big dave   12
Ben Grant   10
BU on the up   10
Imp Stalker   10
Mark   10
Plastic Yank   9
Crazy Neil   7
lonegunman   7
Tomgraves   6
amberexile   5
SAFC-BUFC   5
sparks   4
airsbufc   3
billy   3
BostonGoals   3
Cardiff Pilgrim   3
Hanoi   3
Raymondo   3
The_Purple_Shirt   3
les   2
siastra   2
bufc4life   1
james   1
qwerty   1
Richie..p   1
timo35   1
truffleshufflle   1
XYU   1
arry   0
artie   0
flin66   0
madhos   0
markiee   0

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The B-Ark / Re: Boston United Santa Fun Run 2009

« on: November 28, 2009, 09:57:33 AM »

Yes , maybe best to run in that area Ken !
  I found Hyde Park a very dodgy area when visiting my daughter .. who was at  Leeds Uni a few years back .
   Broken bottles and dodgy characters .. an area where an extra iron gate is fitted over most doorways .

I was going to put on a post about how the park has got a lot better in recent years, but then I did this morning's Parkrun. It looks like there was an incident in the park last night. There was a police tent set up near the bowling green and the path was cordoned off with police "do not cross" tape. It caused a bit of a problem for the Parkrun as it was right across the course. The police weren't letting on what it was all about either. Looked serious though. 

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The B-Ark / Re: Boston United Santa Fun Run 2009

« on: November 26, 2009, 12:58:33 PM »

Although I'm thinking i might get along to some of those Park Run's on a Saturday morning to get my times down.

Get on over to Leeds on Saturday mornings.

Parkruns are brilliant. Basically there are about 25 parks around the country where a 5km race takes place every Saturday morning at 9am. Entry is free, you just have to register on their website a couple of days before your first race.

www.parkrun.org.uk

The aim is to encourage people to walk, jog or run together irrespective of ability, having open access to this opportunity at no cost and encourage a diverse range of people, young and old to get involved.

The Leeds Parkrun is incredibly conveniently located for me as it takes place in Woodhouse Moor next to the University and just a short stroll from my flat. It's now getting over 200 participants turning up every Saturday morning - ranging from proper athletes to fun runners like me and some people who just walk the course.

I've been doing it since the summer and I'm certainly feeling a lot fitter if not actually getting much quicker!

They do some clever stuff to derive the times of each runner. No chips or race numbers are required. They basically log the time of each runner as they cross the finishing line and hand them a slip of paper with their position on. You then get your name and position entered into a laptop and after the race they tie up the logged times with the data on the laptops. The results then get put on the website around about lunchtime on Saturday. So you can see how I've been doing by visiting the Leeds Parkrun website at:

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/leeds/Home.aspx

I'd love for one to be set up in Boston so that I could get in a run when I'm home on Saturdays. The one in Leeds is organised by the Sports Science department at the University, so perhaps someone at Boston College would fancy doing something similar in Boston?

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The B-Ark / Re: LET'S make 299 more like 500

« on: November 26, 2009, 12:35:39 PM »

www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/forum/

I think it may be that many of our supporters don't know the forum address! Let's get it out there!

It's in the match programmes already - we are sponsors of Spencer Weir-Daley:

www.bufc.co.uk/Player?playerId=2996999

and he's doing rather well so far. 

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The B-Ark / Re: LET'S make 299 more like 500

« on: November 25, 2009, 11:21:14 PM »

Are they, or are they import Bostonites and you are stopping a new income stream into our club by blocking?

No. They are spamming scum. They have e-mail addresses like buycheapviagra@gmail.com and IP addresses in Russia. I check everyone out on stopforumspam just to make sure and invariably they are on there.

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The B-Ark / Re: LET'S make 299 more like 500

« on: November 25, 2009, 10:47:44 PM »

Bah, humbug. 

Every day I get half a dozen Russian or Romanian spammers trying to set up accounts on here. I really don't know why they bother.

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The B-Ark / Prediction League - Boston United vs Burscough

« on: November 25, 2009, 08:14:52 PM »

Boston United have yet to do anything but lose to Burscough having lost all three previous games. So it's about time for a Boston win and I'm going for:

Boston United 1-0 Burscough (1189)

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The B-Ark / Re: Boston United Santa Fun Run 2009

« on: November 25, 2009, 03:11:05 PM »

ARGH!  Away on the Saturday and won't be able to get to Boston in time for the start!  

I'll chuck what would have been my entry fee in the Save the Pilgrims pot mind.

What you really mean is that you can't face the embarrassment of being outrun by me twice in three weeks. 

You could always sponsor me though and let me match your sponsorship to the Save the Pilgrims fund - then Cancer Research benefit as well as the club.

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The B-Ark / Re: Kings Lynn results

« on: November 25, 2009, 02:21:32 PM »

Presumably if the worst came to the worst and King's Lynn did fold then we would be given a home fixture against Stocksbridge Park Steels on Boxing Day - as they are the team to miss out currently on Boxing Day due to the Newcastle Blue Star fiasco.