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spam fritter

spam fritter

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I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
 
I doubt there is any truth in this. Mind you that roundabout would be an appropriate place for a statue of Sir Tom since it would mean that people driving into the city as it now is from the M6 would be greeted by a reminder of Preston's most famous son. Also, of course, the site is just across the road from that little garden area at the front of the cemetery where the ashes of Sir Tom and his wife now rest forever only a few yards in fact from where there similarly rest those of another great North Ender in his way my dad and my mum.
 
In recent years we've hosted Liverpool, Chelsea and United in front of sell out crowds.
I say I doubt it's true. Especially since it's surrounded by a lot of PNE supporters tributes to their loved ones.

Nice One.
 
spam fritter said:
I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
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Judging how prestonians keep knocking over Bollards junction of Fishergate and Corporation St, I'd leave it where it is...intact?
 
The use of the word “spam” in the username, seems appropriate.
 
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spam fritter said:
I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
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Congratulations on winning the most ridiculous rumour of the decade award.
 
Regarding New Hall Lane - why have they made the pavements wider than those in Central Manhattan ?

Are they expecting some large crowds sometime soon , an influx of tourists perhaps?
 
There’s a Facebook page which looks like a city of Preston news page and it was on there a while back. They also poste that checcos was going to become a kfc which had the locals fuming. I think they also mentioned a congestion charge. In fairness to whoever runs the page they get a significant amount of bites.

As for more car park spaces the current offices will become parking once they move to ingol with the training facility.
 
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Particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.[/FONT]
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Really ??? I must have missed that..... Last time i drove down there , it still looked like one big Sh*thole !!!!
 
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pnematic said:
Regarding New Hall Lane - why have they made the pavements wider than those in Central Manhattan ?

Are they expecting some large crowds sometime soon , an influx of tourists perhaps?
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Maybe Harry and his wench are coming to wave to y'all....
 
spam fritter said:
I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
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Fake news posted on Facebook about 3 months ago from a bullshit site


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spam fritter said:
I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
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Are you one of bananarama ?
 
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