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Ballers, unfortunately it's not my first visit, not even my second, oh god not even my third, my FOURTH!!!!!

I know how to get there, don't worry.

I'll send you a brief guide via PM when I have a bit more time, York is full of restaurants these days, they seem to be opening all the time so it's hard to keep up!

I think you should be kinder to fans of other clubs and should really be buying them beers and stuff, especially at Christmas time when it's "goodwin to all men".

 

somebody should tell mr morton that blue star HAVE appeared in first round before

They have indeed and on York City TV in the Social Club bar at our home game with Mansfield Town we will be showing a piece from November 1984 when Newcastle Blue Star came and played York in the FA Cup 1st Round, the home side winning 2-0. Has shots of the players pre-match journey and meal and all sorts! Classic tash and mullet job from the Blue Star manager!

You think those grapes are sour, you should read what I am going to write when you beat us!

Fair play, another good result for you today. Was going to come along but my liver is currently sitting in a jar at the end of my bed with a sign saying "do not touch until tomorrow" written on it.

The failure of Clayton Donaldson should be a sobering lesson to any player who has a greedy agent whispering in his ear.

I can't say I'm sorry to be honest.

I assume with that surname he is of Ukrainian descent?

 

Thanks for the usual hospitality yesterday, it was a cracking day out in Stalybridge, which had a lot more going for it as a place than I expected.

As for the match I thought that both sides were poor in the first half and wasn't particularly impressed with the supposedly "much improved" Alty side - disappointing that Meechan got injured and that Lee Elam didn't show a bit more. Gave him a little jibe about "£500 a week for that?" when he crossed from a good position onto the terrace instead of into the box, apologies for that, I have a poor level of self-control!

Second half was a different story from an Alty point of view and, while Stalybridge were absolutely abject, the introduction of Joe O'Neill (hooray!), Chris Senior (boo!) and this new lad Johnson changed the whole outlook and generally the team lifted the level way beyond poor old Staly.

My prediction is bottom half from Alty this season, but nowhere near relegation. That said, it's only one game, so I'm probably talking bollocks.

I notice that a Barrow player was really badly injured yesterday at Kendal and obviously yesterday Meechan had to be helped off and Greg Young's face was a bit of a mess - you have to wonder if friendlies against lesser "rival" opposition are a good idea? It's good preparation I suppose but it seems to come at a high price. If it was up to me I would organise friendlies against fellow BSP teams so that both have an equal amount to gain and to lose by playing.

Cheers anyway, good luck for the start of the season.