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Post by johnbilbo on Apr 10, 2019 16:33:25 GMT
Fairly random: Here's a link where you can hear some banter in the background between Eagles fans and scousers. linkahh the good old days!!! |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 10, 2019 17:19:21 GMT
F*cking hell. Good?
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Post by johnbilbo on Apr 10, 2019 20:25:46 GMT
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Post by 2NFR on Apr 10, 2019 21:10:34 GMT
No.15 ... the one with the hair  Tigers last season in the BBL Riders dominated the season Rocks moved to the Emirates Jets became Nix and MK Lions moved to London I'm pretty sure I've been to Knowsley twice ... still not sure If I was at that game !! A very strange season indeed !!  |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 10, 2019 21:45:01 GMT
The very same sadly haha. Christ that team was bad. |
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Post by johnbilbo on Apr 11, 2019 8:54:47 GMT
The very same sadly haha. Christ that team was bad. just shows how bbl standards have improved! |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 11, 2019 9:10:39 GMT
The very same sadly haha. Christ that team was bad. just shows how bbl standards have improved! This season's been the most competitive in ages to be fair and its been fun to watch. Not sure the title race is over yet either. Playoffs should be great.
But I reckon we'd have beaten that Leeds team from last year - the battle of the who's less sh*t!!!!!!
My real problem with the whole situation was that I was a Whatsbevver who played basketball - not a basketball player who Whatsbevved haha!
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Post by johnbilbo on Apr 11, 2019 9:16:49 GMT
just shows how bbl standards have improved! This season's been the most competitive in ages to be fair and its been fun to watch. Not sure the title race is over yet either. Playoffs should be great.
But I reckon we'd have beaten that Leeds team from last year - the battle of the who's less sh*t!!!!!!
My real problem with the whole situation was that I was a Whatsbevver who played basketball - not a basketball player who Whatsbevved haha!
tbh, who am i to judge, but would it be fair to say that was probably the worst team in bbl history? |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 11, 2019 9:39:33 GMT
This season's been the most competitive in ages to be fair and its been fun to watch. Not sure the title race is over yet either. Playoffs should be great.
But I reckon we'd have beaten that Leeds team from last year - the battle of the who's less sh*t!!!!!!
My real problem with the whole situation was that I was a Whatsbevver who played basketball - not a basketball player who Whatsbevved haha!
tbh, who am i to judge, but would it be fair to say that was probably the worst team in bbl history? That Tiger team/Leeds/the incarnation of Birmingham (Knights?) that were around for one season probably would have a good claim. |
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Post by johnbilbo on Apr 11, 2019 12:37:26 GMT
tbh, who am i to judge, but would it be fair to say that was probably the worst team in bbl history? That Tiger team/Leeds/the incarnation of Birmingham (Knights?) that were around for one season probably would have a good claim. who was on birmingham? Brent benson and players who have disappeared like mike gayle and rolls tyson? |
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Post by faz on Apr 11, 2019 13:38:39 GMT
If I remember right there was a big difference between the tigers who finished the year and those that started. A few close games at thd and and think they would have beaten Leeds and a few others from recent bbl history.Potentislly Durham in their first year. Suspect thd tigers budget that year was less than one player in any of the current teams.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 11, 2019 13:50:28 GMT
If I remember right there was a big difference between the tigers who finished the year and those that started. A few close games at thd and and think they would have beaten Leeds and a few others from recent bbl history.Potentislly Durham in their first year. Suspect thd tigers budget that year was less than one player in any of the current teams. Nobody got paid by the end bud, including the Coach.
Owners were complete cowboys. Rumours were rife that (and please forgive the clichéd way in which this will read) Gary Townsend bet the entire club on a poker game with the two clowns that ended up running it into the ground. As with most things in his life (and indeed his death), Gary lost.
As you may have guessed, I never had much time for anyone who owned that club.
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Post by 2NFR on Apr 11, 2019 13:59:18 GMT
Yep ... London BBall has come a long way since the United/Capitals days !! I remember those long journeys to watch them play (in a school gym) ... painful to watch  |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Apr 11, 2019 20:43:38 GMT
I seem to remember there was one player who had a season with Birmingham Knights, lost every game then played for Tigers and also lost every game. He never once won a BBL game or am I making that up?
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Post by faz on Apr 11, 2019 20:55:28 GMT
I seem to remember there was one player who had a season with Birmingham Knights, lost every game then played for Tigers and also lost every game. He never once won a BBL game or am I making that up?
Knights came after Tigers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 21:04:19 GMT
I seem to remember there was one player who had a season with Birmingham Knights, lost every game then played for Tigers and also lost every game. He never once won a BBL game or am I making that up? Josh something maybe? |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Apr 11, 2019 21:30:14 GMT
Ah so it could have been Josh ? and he played for Tigers followed by Knights. So just confused not necessarily completely made up. Bigz 'll know when opens up his computer at work in the morning.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 12, 2019 6:59:31 GMT
Ah so it could have been Josh ? and he played for Tigers followed by Knights. So just confused not necessarily completely made up. Bigz 'll know when opens up his computer at work in the morning. Josh Lockett was the guy. Nice fella to be fair, just knew how to lose.
Affectionately known as Blu to his friends.
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Post by interestedridersfan on Apr 12, 2019 7:11:50 GMT
Ah so it could have been Josh ? and he played for Tigers followed by Knights. So just confused not necessarily completely made up. Bigz 'll know when opens up his computer at work in the morning. Josh Lockett was the guy. Nice fella to be fair, just knew how to lose.
Affectionately known as "Lucky" to his friends.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 12, 2019 7:15:51 GMT
Oh - and the best bit? He went to the same US college as a one Victor Moses!!!!!
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Post by davetwt on Apr 12, 2019 20:03:55 GMT
bigz, just wondering do you still play basketball?
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 12, 2019 20:08:45 GMT
bigz, just wondering do you still play basketball? I kicked the habit mate. Last played in D2 a few years back. Knees were screaming out that it was time sadly! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 20:53:39 GMT
just shows how bbl standards have improved! This season's been the most competitive in ages to be fair and its been fun to watch. Not sure the title race is over yet either. Playoffs should be great.
But I reckon we'd have beaten that Leeds team from last year - the battle of the who's less sh*t!!!!!!
My real problem with the whole situation was that I was a Whatsbevver who played basketball - not a basketball player who Whatsbevved haha!
You made my job easy with some very long quotes. Though (I think) they cut me after your year in the limelight |
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Post by mikevigorfanclub on Apr 13, 2019 11:22:48 GMT
That commentary is comedy gold!!!
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Post by notoriousbigz on Apr 13, 2019 13:45:19 GMT
This season's been the most competitive in ages to be fair and its been fun to watch. Not sure the title race is over yet either. Playoffs should be great.
But I reckon we'd have beaten that Leeds team from last year - the battle of the who's less sh*t!!!!!!
My real problem with the whole situation was that I was a Whatsbevver who played basketball - not a basketball player who Whatsbevved haha!
You made my job easy with some very long quotes. Though (I think) they cut me after your year in the limelight Always a pleasure to talk mate. Despite the team being just about short of a level befitting of a championship (ha), the BBL was as good as it was ever going to be for me, I fancied myself as an academic too much to bother with the states and probably didn't have the contacts or ability anyway, so to play in the league was great for me despite how bad we were. Unfortunately the money simply wasnt and still isn't there for a guy with my skillset to take up the offers I had the season after to play full time. |
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