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Re: *** The New National Stadium Disaster

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From: Richy Rich
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:00
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andyman@dircon.co.uk (andy.n) wrote:

  < Dircon Alert >

> I also bet you think we are all like the characters out of Coronation 
> street as well, not so Bennie.

  Well so far, I can't decide whether you are Reg Holdsworth, Ken  
  Barlow, Percy Sugden, Jimmy Fucking Clitheroe or Orville the
  Ventriloquist's lilac Duck !!

  I'll read on shall I ?

> Ask the people of Manchester what they think about Olympic bids and 
> they will tell you straight that it's made us a laughing stock of the
> country.

  Can't argue with that.
  
>Ask them about a new National Football Stadium and they are 100% behind
>the idea but then again we have TWO teams in the Premiership.

  ROTFL !! ..are we talking about Manchester City here ?  There even  
  worse than the Villa. 

>The North West is the largest urban conurbation outside London

  Is it bollocks.  

>the area that grew most rapidly in the last century its buildings are
>functional and solid and have stood the test of time.

  I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll....... 

> It is true that Manchester is no picture to look at, but if you do
> not invest in the area it will always look like a shithole.

  Yes it will and yes it does.

>The Olympic village was to be built in the East of Manchester which is
>under re-development, 

  Oh I see. 

  So half of those "solid functional listed buildings" which "stood 
  the test of time" have been bulldozed to build a few Butlins type,
  budget, holiday chalets then ?

> How else do we transport 2 million peoples crap to the Irish sea
> other than the Ship Canal.

  I thought your industrial output left the factory gates by horse
  and cart !
   
>Andy (a very proud Manc)

 Andy Capp more like ! 
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From: Richy@RSHILL.DEMON.CO.UK (Richy Rich)
Subject: Re: *** The New National Stadium Disaster
Date: 1995/11/02
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