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  1. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    No
     
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  2. tigerscanada

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    In what sense "no" ?
     
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  3. Ric Glasgow

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    In the monosyllabic sense....
     
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  4. spesupersydera

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    It was David Fairclough who was always known as 'supersub, not Heighway.
     
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  5. dennisboothstash

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    Yes
     
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  6. Amin Arrears

    Amin Arrears Well-Known Member

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    +684 deaths



    Ouch
     
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  7. tigerscanada

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    I remain corrected - must be age !
     
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  8. balkan tiger

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    Diktionary

    Furlough, the opposite of fair high.

    That kids fair high up that tree.
     
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  9. tigerscanada

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    Apologies Duffens - in another response to you I got Heighway mixed up with Fairclough being known as Supersub.
    Daft old sod I am, but they did overlap a few years in their days at Liverpool
     
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  10. Kempton

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    Fairclough doesn't count anyway as he was a 'Ginner'.
     
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  11. tigerincanada

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    Wasn't Heighway known as Big Bamber because of his university education? Little Bamber was Brian Hall.
     
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  12. tigerincanada

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    Wasn't Heighway known as Big Bamber and Little Bamber was Brian Hall? So named because of their university education and after the host of University Challenge.

    Sorry for the double post. The first was sent in error.
     
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  13. tigerscanada

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    Aye, after Bamber Gasket.
     
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  14. Kitto

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    First time I heard it was in the Phil Silvers Show in the fifties, where I believe it was used to mean 'leave' (from the army)
     
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  15. spesupersydera

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    It usually is mate <laugh><laugh>
     
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  16. The B&S Fanclub

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    Paxo Paxman is the current boffin on UC. Bamber (Gazza's old man) was the 1st, but was there someone inbetween?

    BTW....I was on UC... '(insert name) from Hull. Reading gas meters.'
     
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  17. Leon T Trout AFC

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    Probably the most intelligent and insightful 'political' comment on here, ever.
     
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  18. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    I always remember it as Fairclough being the super sub.
     
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  19. Leon T Trout AFC

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    Slightly before my time, but I thought THE supersub was Fairclough.
     
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  20. tigerscanada

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    I've already admitted I got it wrong John <cheers>
     
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