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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:04 pm

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Was there April 2017 last so looking forward to it. Not looking forward to the hangover from hell on Monday travelling back <laugh>
You coming back on the train? That's gonna be rats <laugh>
Yep, 9am out of Edinburgh and 3.5 hour journey back to the Midlands <laugh>
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Re: Holidays

Post by Chappy » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:09 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:04 pm
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You coming back on the train? That's gonna be rats <laugh>
Yep, 9am out of Edinburgh and 3.5 hour journey back to the Midlands <laugh>
It's gonna be jam packed and no doubt stuffy. You will suffer! Greasy food, coffee and water will ease it <ok>
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Re: Holidays

Post by Blue & Maroon » Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:37 am

Well DC was f***ing awesome <awe>

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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:07 am

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Well DC was f***ing awesome <awe>
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How long were you there? I really like a US city break, what were your highlights?
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Re: Holidays

Post by Chappy » Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:26 am

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Well DC was f***ing awesome <awe>
I'm there start of next month <diva>
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Re: Holidays

Post by Blue & Maroon » Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:03 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:07 am
Blue & Maroon wrote:
Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:37 am
Well DC was f***ing awesome <awe>
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How long were you there? I really like a US city break, what were your highlights?
5 nights. Highlight has got to be the food. Every meal was spectacular, even down to a ham sandwich from a cafe, you can walk into any place and be guaranteed a good meal. First time in the US so I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere.

All of the main attractions are free, we did a free Capitol Building tour, Aerospace museum, American Indian museum and a few more, could have stayed on The Mall for a week. For the height of tourist season it's such a chilled out city. No one rushes around everyone is polite.

Stayed on The Wharf which was expensive but amazing, humidity was pretty bad at times so I probably wouldn't go back August or July but everywhere is air conned so it's not the end of the world. Solid 9/10 trip.

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Re: Holidays

Post by Blue & Maroon » Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:04 pm

Chappy wrote:
Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:26 am
Blue & Maroon wrote:
Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:37 am
Well DC was f***ing awesome <awe>
I'm there start of next month <diva>
Free attractions, great food and it will be a bit cooler! <laugh>

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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:37 pm

Got back from Edinburgh yesterday, as awesome as ever <awe> Saw loads of decent acts at the fringe and some s*** ones but that's what it's all about.

Off to Wales tomorrow for a few days around the Lampeter and Cardigan bay area if anyone knows any nice towns, decent walks etc around that area.
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Re: Holidays

Post by Chappy » Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:59 am

Went to a DC United game last night wearing my Newcastle top... only to be sat in front of a family of mackems. Of all the places to bump into a f***ing mackem <laugh>
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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:44 pm

<laugh>
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Re: Holidays

Post by lassassinblanc » Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:30 pm

<laugh>
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Re: Holidays

Post by Blue & Maroon » Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:15 pm

I'll have just landed in Singapore this time next week <awe>

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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:02 am

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I'll have just landed in Singapore this time next week <awe>
My parents land there in about 4 hours time but they're on their way to New Zealand.
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Re: Holidays

Post by lassassinblanc » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:44 am

So my break to Helsinki and Stavanger was certainly eventful got a job and engaged

Took two weeks off in total to meet up with the now to be wife's family she's from Hommersak about an hour away, so after I'd finished my business in Helsinki and Stavanger I drove down to spend the rest of my break with herself and the family, whilst there we kayaked out to Usken and spent a few days there camping. On the last night there proposed and when we got back to Hommersak the next morning whilst celebrating with her family her brother who works for Sandnes Ulf told me the club was looking for a player liaison officer and put me in contact with the clubs chairman. Drove down to meet him before I left back for Dublin and before I boarded my flight back home he called me to offer me the job which I accepted though I won't start until the start of next season in Norway which is March/April.

Which is good as it gives me time to finish stuff up a Bohs and sort out moving stuff to Norway and learning how to actually speak Norwegian (better then I can)
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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:05 am

Wow, eventful! Congrats on the job and commiserations on the engagement <roll>
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Re: Holidays

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p.s. any update on the Hazard transfer <roll>
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Re: Holidays

Post by lassassinblanc » Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:36 am

Thanks, trying to convince him that West coast Norway is the next step on in his career
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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:43 am

How did you get into scouting? Were you a semi-decent player and it evolved from there?

Edit: just re-read that your player liaison officer, but sure you said about scouting in the past.
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Re: Holidays

Post by lassassinblanc » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:25 pm

Yep i'm currently a scout for Bohemians, played for them in my youth but got a bad injury and they took me on as part of their scouting team for youngsters in the Leinster area, it kind of evolved from there into an international scout for them going over to youth tournament around Europe as part of that I acted as a player liaison so I had the experience from that, also where I met the missus as I said above her brother works as part of the Sandnes Ulf youth setup so she happened to be around helping out as part of one the events the NFF were running in Stavanger.

Moving to Norway was always on the cards as she wanted to move back home. Obviously leaving Dublin and Bohs is a big step for me but they took it well and gave me their blessing.
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Re: Holidays

Post by Bodacious Benny » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:34 pm

Nice, good luck with it!
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