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  1. Sumo the Micky Quinn

    Gillingham (Home) Match Thread

    Sun still shining but wind picking up. Gone a bit cooler down to about 26'c from 30'c+ last week. Had to close our windows last night for the first time since March.
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    Coventry 11 From Coventry

    Roger Miller played international football for Cameroon into his 40's.
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    Coventry 11 From Coventry

    This BBC report comments on Iceland qualifying for the Euros with a population simular to Coventry. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30012357 Just for a bit of Fun.... Can we name a starting 11 of professional players born in the City of Coventry? Also could we name a starting 11 from the...
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    durham moaning again

    So what would his alternative be to loans. Well Armstong could ply his trade in the reserves- oh wait they no longer exist, merged into an under 21 league, with which Armstrong is too good for, but not quite there for the 1st team. I know, he should be playing in League 1 or 2 in Newcastle...
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    Ricoh Arena station update

    Ok this £17 return form Coventry station to Ricoh is bullshit, However £17 Nuneaton to Ricoh return could be plausible. Ricoh is just inside the boundary of Coventry City Council, so bus & train fares are under the control of Network West Midlands, (formally Centro or W.M.P.T.E.). So you can...
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    CCFC talking to family of boy killed on bus.

    Latest from Telegraph Coventry City 'liaising with family' over tribute to youngster killed in bus crash Seven-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald was returning from seeing the Sky Blues win when tragedy struck. Coventry City FC are liaising with the family of Rowan Fitzgerald over an appropriate...
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    Double decker crash

    http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/investigation-coventry-sainsburys-bus-crash-10208910
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    Double decker crash

    My reaction as well.
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    Double decker crash

    Latest in the Telegraph. Investigation into Coventry Sainsbury's bus crash expected to take 'several months' Eight-year-old girl injured in the smash to have operation on her leg today.
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    Double decker crash

    The police will get to the bottom of it. Like you said many CCTV cameras around that part of town, plus as I mentioned in an earlier post there are many cameras on buses these days and monitors on accelerator and brakes, speed of vehicle will be recorded, time of his last ticket issued...
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    Double decker crash

    I remember on my bus driving lessons, I was doing a practice test. I was told to accelerate harder when pulling away from a bus stop, and get the bus speed to speed of the road (30mph in this case) as quickly as possible. 'If I had carried on dawdling' other car drivers would quickly catch me up...
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    Double decker crash

    The law also allows people who fail their medical at 40 and loose their professional licence to keep their car licence until their next medical at 70. However the doctor can request if your medical is so bad he can recommend not renewing your car licence - but this is most unusual. So should...
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    Double decker crash

    One thing I have noticed is Stagecoach say he was on the 17:33 departure time from Coventry Stop DD, Hales Street outside the transport museum. Accident happened at 17:57 according to an eye witness. I believe there was an accident on the A46 earlier on in the day diverting a lot of traffic...
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    Double decker crash

    This Euro law not just UK law. I'm 43 and need a medical to renew my licence. I was driving coaches here in Spain, my boss was Morrocan, it was a new company. I had to explain to him driving regs are European as all he was complaining about was red tape the Spanish authorities put in front of...
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    Double decker crash

    Professional drivers HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicles) & PSV (Passenger Service Vehicles) loose your licence at the age of between 40 & 45, depends on the timing of your licence (car is 70). At these ages you have to pass a medical to regain your licence, then you are required a medical every 5 years...
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    Double decker crash

    from reports: Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3259897/Bus-killed-boy-eight-crashed-Sainsbury-s-driven-77-year-old-former-mayor-witnesses-claim-vehicle-travelling-60mph.html#ixzz3ngUl1Emw Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook This bus service terminus...
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    Double decker crash

    "Bus that killed boy of eight after it crashed into Sainsbury's was driven by 77-year-old former mayor as witnesses claim vehicle was travelling at up to 60mph" Read more...
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    Double decker crash

    As I am an ex bus driver. Stagecoach use the City Centre as it cheaper to use - Network West Midlands (Formally Centro, Formally W.M.P.T.E.) charge bus companies to use Pool Meadow. Now Broadgate is closed bus operators use Trinity Street/ Burges as this is more central for shopping...
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    Double decker crash

    latest from the telegraph Police statement West Midlands Police has tonight confirmed two people have died after a double decker bus collided with a Coventry supermarket this evening (Saturday 3 October). An eight-year-old boy from Leamington, who was travelling on the top of the bus, died at...
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