got a great tip off me mate for the grand national , so good put your house on it >>>>> dusty carpet its never been beaten !!

Firstly let me say im not a great cricket watcher, however i do always try and watch the ashes,
so far i can honestly say England have been ***** !!
They all need to grow a set of nuts and actually realise they are representing their countries !! they look like a bunch of scared schoolboys , that will burst into tears coz the aussies are giving them a bit of verbals !!!
no fight, no idea, pathetic !!
its nearly as bad as that scottish **** winning sports fixed personality of the year !!
Paddy.

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Hi Pete,
you really were a little bugger !! i got into some scrapes when i was younger with poaching and scrumping.
Your escapades bring back some happy memories mate. keep the stories coming Pete.
Cheers,
Paddy.

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Hi Pete,
I remember my dad telling me about wearing brown paper under his trousers too !! thought he was mad at the time !! personally i have worn ladies tights under my uniform when i did my stint in the falklands !! there were a godsend let me tell you !
Another great read Pete.
Cheers,
Paddy.

Good thread chaps , some good reading on here , now 4 hours into a 12 hour nightshift and i am not going outside again !!
as the building i work in is on top of an old gypsy burial site !!
cheers,
Paddy.

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Hi Pete,
Another great read ,
it really does take me back to my youth reading these stories. i was lucky enough to have a bailiff ( family friend) teach me the right and wrongs, he used to take me in his big cortina estate over to woodstock ponds in newport, teach me the basics , watercraft, how to set up correctly , play fish, he always kept an eye on me while i was there and would take me back home.
i probably drove him mad with the questions i asked . Close season we would clear the swims , cut the trees back , put down grass seed ,we laid foundations for the new bridge to our new lake ( morgans pool ) made all the bailiffs tea !! spent many happy years on those waters , i got to seventeen and chose the armed forces as my career, and always whilst on leave i would always go over to see Rex and the other bailiffs and they still made me brew their tea !!.
All of them have sadly passed away now but i have never forgot what they did for me. Great times.
Paddy.

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Hi Pete,
I have been keeping up with your thread for a while now, and i just want to say there are a great read,so much personal stuff and the passion for your/our beloved sport and friends shines through every time you post.
Thank you very much Pete for taking the time to post these.
Cheers,
Paddy.