davieG

No not 3pm Saturday KOs

The age of steam

Yes

Then you would be dreaming

Agree with that I’m not a car mechanic but with a decent handbook have redone brakes, replaced a gearbox with a second hand one; stripped, cleaned and reset a carburettor, replaced a radiator, reminds me of all the crap cars I’ve had. These days I don’t even lift the bonnet to check the water either because it’s too complex and sealed or they self check. It’s also hard to get replacement parts you have to buy a whole section. I had a car where the headlight failed I couldn’t just replace the bulb it was a complete assembly and cost £30. Then there’s where the replacement part costs more than a complete new item which happened to me with a printer.

To give some context to this not bragging or complaining I got married and bought a new semi in Birstall in 1969 MrsG had some savings and I had FA having just finished my apprenticeship and living with my brother in a flat in Clarenden Park, for example I borrowed my brother's trouser on my 1st date. Our mortgage if I remember was £23ish a month for 35 years, my bosses was £8 / month. Mind you it was con mortgage an endowment one as we were supposed to get a lump sum at the end but ended up with nothing. My wage was about £12/week. The house had no heating, just an oven, hob in the kitchen, single glazed windows. The garden front and back was still a building site. We had no TV, no phone, on a waiting list for a party line with next door, just a radio for entertainment. We only had a bed and dining table, both wedding gifts. We both had to get 2 buses via St Margaret's to get to work. My hours were 8-5.30 with a 1 hr lunch break. Overtime was available now and again to work to 6pm and Saturday mornings. Things got worse a few years later when we had 3 kids and inflation was at 17% How that compares to today I'm not knowledgeable enough to comment.

I shouldn't laugh but it's an antidote to despair.

These players are all out of contract next June. 21 Ricardo Pereira 4 (3) 2 2 - 2026 20 Patson Daka 4 (8) - - - 2026 39 Silko Thomas - (2) - - - 2026 9 Jordan Ayew 8 (3) 1 1 - 2026 28 Jeremy Monga 5 (6) 1 2 - 2026 31 Asmir Begović - - - - 2026 18 Julián Carranza · LOAN IN 1 (5) - 1 - 2026 30 Aaron Ramsey · LOAN IN 2 (2) 2 - 1 2026 24 Boubakary Soumaré 9 (2) - 1 - 2026 27 Wanya Marçal - - - - 2026 8 Harry Winks 7 (4) 1 - - 2026 56 Olabade Aluko - - - - 2026 25 Louis Page 2 (1) - - - 2026 6 Jordan James · LOAN IN 6 (1) 2 - - 2026 Players out on loan 37 Will Alves · LOAN OUT 1 - - - 2028 11 Bilal El Khannouss · LOAN OUT 2 (1) - - - 2028 There's no reason to play them unless they are The future Better than longer contract players or future players Maintaining their value/fitness to make them easier to shift in January. So how are Daka, Ayew, Soumare getting regular minutes?

Made In Leicester Rob Hubble Irish Menswear.

Made In Leicester Rob Hubble Meanwhile at Filbert Street 1926.

Last news I saw on that there was no water in the pond due a pipe blockage or something. They don't do them in the winter anyway. Just found the report - https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/failed-victorian-pipeline-causing-shocking-10447975?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop 'Failed Victorian pipeline' causing shocking drought conditions at Leicester's Abbey Park Visitors are advised to keep themselves and their pets away from a lake News Tess Rushin Local Democracy Reporter 10:28, 23 Aug 2025 A "failed Victorian pipeline" is the main cause of drought conditions being caused at Leicester's Abbey Park. Alarming images sent to Leicestershire Live this week raised questions over why and how the lake in the park was looking so dry. The area resembles a dust bowl, with barely a touch of water across its expanse. City resident James Gandhorkia took pictures of the scene on Thursday (August 21), and said he assumed the empty lake was caused by the recent announcement that Leicestershire was officially in drought because of the dry weather. The 36-year-old said: "I've never seen it like this before." LeicestershireLive asked Leicester City Council, which owns and manages the park, why the lake looked so dehydrated. Stewart Doughty, the council's head of parks and open spaces, said that while the hot weather had "taken its toll", the council had established another reason for its barren look. He said that the now-vintage pipeline installed when Abbey Park was created had contributed to the lake's temporary demise. Mr Doughty said: “As well as the very hot weather taking its toll on water levels, we’ve established that the Victorian pipeline that feeds the lake, which was installed when the park was created, has failed. “We plan to take advantage of the lake naturally draining by bringing forward some maintenance work to dredge and clean it, and to carry out some engineering works to restore the water levels. This will save us the cost of draining the lake sometime in the future. “In the meantime, we advise visitors to keep themselves and their pets away from the lake, and have some signage to this effect being installed.”

Yeah the church gate one was in a row of other shops. I think it was called Turnstile and was not an official shop. I think my son worked there on Saturdays. AI In the 1980s, there was a sports shop on Churchgate that sold Leicester City replica kits, but it was not an official club shop and its name is forgotten . This store, owned by the Mallinger family, was the only one in town at the time selling the kits and was a hub for fans to get updates on match scores. The official club shop was located at Filbert Street, the team's former stadium.

Alan Freeman Map of central Leicester in the 1960s found at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/25797459@N06/6315540260

Does exactly what it says on the tin

Idiot UK Drivers Exposed · Follow Casualty Reduction officers stopped this vehicle in Sunbury yesterday after spotting a passenger not wearing a seatbelt. Further checks revealed a shocking list of offences: No MOT, No Tax (VEL), No Insurance, Dangerously underinflated rear tyre, Faulty brake light showing white light to the rear, Driver had no driving licence & Vehicle on false number plates! The vehicle was seized for forensic examination. The driver has been summonsed to for all offences, and the passenger was issued a ticket for not wearing a seat belt.

Just lately they seem to sail over the penalty area and out for a throw in, can't see any the logic behind that.

If the cap fits

And sugar ones

And very disconcerting for a 8 year old boy Not up to this standard When the shit house poet dies He will find erected in the skies As a token of his wit A column made of solid shit

This is a chip pan. Any youngsters won't know how much of a normal thing this was growing up lard and beef dripping mixed together, mum's doing home cooked chips usually with fried eggs for tea. Probably looks disgusting to some now but to us, this was a lush treat to look forward to! Who remembers home cooked chips in the chip pan?

A bit silly