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Before Health & Safety went a bit mad.... Remember these @SirBalon Used to get as many on there as possible including standing up on the boards facing inwards and kick yourselves round against the center pole as hard and as fast as you could while trying not to clatter yourself.. Or this... Or these where you had a couple of you running round it pushing it so fast some of you would slide off and fall on the concrete.... Standing on the swings to get maximum height before leaping off for the longest jump.... or trying to get them so high you might flip over which ever came first.. Now it's all safety seats and 3 inch Black Rubber matting.... How is anyone supposed to have fun and experience danger with that lot???

Actually we never ended up selling it but it was one of the reasons cited in our divorce papers when we split up.... He made some quite frankly ludicrous and unjustified claims that I was trying to kill him on corners... I blamed it on his weight gain tipping the balance of the bike... The judge sided with him though because he thought Balon was pregnant at the time...

That looks like it would make for a good video game.

found one more, a very rare one of @Bluewolf and @SirBalon riding their motorbike before both got married and had to sell it

Yea.. righto.. Black & White was the only film I had in my camera when I took them mate...

This post makes me feel like I need a walking stick.

About time...

I used to love trying to fling myself as far off a swing as I could.

They would need to bring their biggest pillows....

stop assuming what the rest of the forum wants or agrees with. it's fucking annoying.

If Leganes had some fire power then they could have scored 3 or 4 in the second half the other day and not to mention the Sevilla game, which I'm surprised didn't end about 5-2 to them as they were THAT superior. There is a lack of spark in midfield and no creativity, no razzmatazz, although last night there was nothing in terms of pace in attack and this where Dembele had to play for me. The lad's class and getting better. why not continue to help his confidence by starting him in these games? He was good against Chelsea and gave them something to think about. I don't think Valverde should be sacked or any of that nonsense for the record, as some others have mentioned. He has Coutinho to use for the rest of this season and next season. The Brazilian will improve the team a lot alone, he's the creativity that is lacking, he has a deadly long shot on him and is hungry. Himself and Dembele with Messi and a new number 9 next season would be compatible and exciting to watch. You don't go undefeated in 31 games in a top league if you require a major overhaul, but at the same time you don't go out in the Champs league quarters 3-0 after being 4-1 up from the first leg unless there are some changes that need to be made in order to continue to be successful. It was one of the biggest comebacks in Champions league history, in fact it may have been THE biggest had it not been for Barcelona vs PSG last season. It's not about going out, it's the manner. The thing is, 4 champions league in 12 years(if going back to when Ronaldinho was at the club until now as that is when we truly start to witness the rise) is an achievement by any club's standards, but then you look at these players, these teams during this period and you realise that 4 could have been a few more. In terms of domestically, a side couldn't be more dominant but I think there could have been more done in Europe during this "Messi period", which has also been complemented by some of the finest players I've seen in their respective positions in the likes of Puyol, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta and Dani Alves(just before that Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Deco).... You may not get players like this again at the club simultaneously and you need to make the most of them. Xavi and Puyol have obviously gone and trophies have been won since(even if neither have ever truly been replaced), but now we are seeing the end of Iniesta, who you can see is now starting to slow down(sad to see) and then the next will be Busquets and Messi, I'd also say Alba given how much his importance has grown. But maybe Valverde can go all the way next season. I think it is important that the team maintain this unbeaten run now though and beat Sevilla in the final. If so, then this will have been a successful season for him minus this result and he should be allowed to build on it if he wins the 2 trophies still on offer this season. What could he do next season with an eligible Coutinho, a new attacking(talk of Griezmann who could answer that problem), a more experienced and settled young Dembele and Arthur? It's now about the team going on and going for that unbeaten run. No Champions League now means the full focus(other than the Copa Del rey final, which should also be prioritised) can be on maintaining that.

Cheers mate. Since that post the pain has eased up again so it's fine now. Mate, in February I had my scan. The NHS, as much as I love them and appreciate every day the work they do, originally gave me an appointment in late June. That was the earliest I could see a specialist on their books. Thankfully I can see a private consultant through BUPA as I have their cover through my work. For the local private hospital where I live, the appointment I have in a couple of weeks now is the earliest I could get. Got a catch 22 though with the appointment - I don't want this pain because of how uncomfortable it can be but then if the pain goes, the doctors may not see anything at that time and therefore can't give any further diagnosis or prescribe any treatment. Or, I stick by the pain now, keep getting through the agony when it comes, and the doctors have something they can work on and treat.

@Blue (somewhere inside the car on the right obviously) after his fatal car crash. RIP.