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[QUOTE=Chewbacca;1220474]The terms and conditions clearly state "League Ticket" several times. even though the title is not clear.

A policy to deal with refunds/discounts would not mean the rules can be re-written.

Anyway the club adhered to the rules after the Morecambe call off so I am sure it will all be reet.[/QUOTE
Unless the Government get involved.

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Think its poor, always have that goals dont count (Hall) going back many many years the same thing happened when Denis Law got a pan full.

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[QUOTE=ferret man;1220479]Which Morecambe 'call off' the first or second? Yeh need to get some garden forks and let the water drain away. Can't keep charging fans twice for the same game, the EFL will twig what yer up to before long.:cool:

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[QUOTE=Interested Observer;1220504]Don't talk rubbish, if you think we can afford for any games to be called off you're in cuckoo land!
The first game called off against your lot shouldn't have been, pitch was playable but the combination of Ellison's theatrics & Jim Bentley in the ref's ear caused the abandonment - nothing to do with the fact you were losing I suppose.
The second one, last New Year's day I think, was down to the ref - he obviously had somewhere to be.
Stop whinging & concentrate on your own club's troubles

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[QUOTE=AccyMad;1220508]What else do yeh expect? he lives in Padiham.:D

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[QUOTE=AccyMad;1220508]even a morecambe player i spoke to said the pitch was fine.

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[QUOTE=monkey hanger;1220519]I bet it wasn't Kevin Ellison - he doesn't like puddles :)

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Remember well that game, I was stood on the (uncovered) terrace behind the goal City were attacking, Denis bagged six goals by half time. Unfortunately, they didn't come out for second half! Memory fades, but, pretty sure it was against Luton Town, & when replayed near end of season, City lost 3-1 !!

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My memorys real knackered mate, i knew it was 6, but thought he was still with Huddersfield.:D:D

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The King was my boyhood footballing hero.
It was a few years before my adolescent adulation kicked in, but he was playing for City in the FA Cup 4th round against Luton Town when he scored six times, only for the game to be abandoned after 69 minutes owing to (Somerset, please take note) a waterlogged pitch.
It happened on my birthday in 1961.
For those who care or have forgotten, Luton weren’t a bad team then and had been the beaten finalists at Wembley in 1959.
To keep this ‘on thread’, I can only assume Denis must’ve run over a few black cats on his way to Maine Road that day.

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[QUOTE=AccyMad;1220508]I thought I'd get more abuse than that, poor effort Accy! It was of course said in jest!!LOL. East Lancs weather is notoriously aquatic and it's always going to happen.

I remember your pitch when it was a quagmire in winter so you've come a long way since then. Anyway I'm actually really pleased for you (in a jealous sort of way). Coley is still a Morecambe legend. As a player he'd come and sit at the bar with us and have a pint under the old main stand at Christie Park after games.He is a true gent and football through and through. Those days are just a distant memory now. Hope you all have a Happy Xmas and keep it going. You are a shining example of what a small club can achieve with decent management and a good owner.

Oh and a Happy New Year to you all during which you hopefully finally sort that bloody pitch out! :mosher:

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i thought that luton cup game was at huddersfield in 1959. i,d just moved down from hartlepool and was at the game. think huddersfield were winning 5 -1 and luton won in the re arranged game.

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The abandonded game was at Luton.

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Funny thing memory.
3rd round of FA Cup on 10th January 1959 saw Luton beat Leeds 5-1, Ipswich beat Huddersfield 1-0, and Accrington Stanley annihilate Darlington 3-0. Later that month Man City were beaten at home in a replay by Grimsby!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_FA_Cup

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I concede that memory really deteriorates with advancing years, but, I am sure that the game was at Maine Road, & was a league game, abandoned at half time, replayed later in season, when City lost 3-1, having led 6-2, King Denis having scored all six..... be grateful to any of you techies out there who know how to research the records.... it would have been approximately between '60 & '62.... however, as the game was abandoned, it may not even exist in any records!

Anybody have an e-mail or twitter address for Denis??