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Really, mullets?
Fragilis - h2g2 Cured My Tabular Obsession Started conversation May 24, 2001
I have a hard time imagining a group of mullet-wearing Brits. In the Southern US, mullets are wildly popular, especially in the more rural populations. This gives the mullet rather a poor reputation. Is it the same over there?
Really, mullets?
Ormondroyd Posted May 24, 2001
Yes, mullets are definitely seen as being somewhat tacky - the sign of a man who hasn't quite got the nerve to go for a real long-haired look but wants to seem just a little bit wild and rebellious. There is definitely a perception that you rarely get a brain under a mullet.
Mullets were once very popular among British soccer players, and one theory I've seen put forward to explain the mullet's decline here during the Nineties concerned a famous mullet-headed footballer named Chris Waddle. He missed a crucial penalty kick while playing for England in the 1990 World Cup, ending England's chances of winning the tournament, and the theory goes that afterwards no-one wanted to look like him.
Personally, though, I think the early career of Michael Bolton did the trick. Has there ever, ever been a worse look than that? 
Really, mullets?
Fragilis - h2g2 Cured My Tabular Obsession Posted May 24, 2001
No, I don't think so.
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Bluebottle Posted May 25, 2001
Sorry to hear about Bradford - I know how it feels. Yet this year, Newport (Isle of Wight) are promoted to the Premiership of the Doc Martens! (An extremely low-league, but one containing amateur footballers with full-time jobs.)
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Ormondroyd Posted May 25, 2001
Just one step away from the Conference and two away from the League, then! I'm glad to hear it. It can't be easy for them or for their fans, having to start every away trip by boat!
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Bluebottle Posted May 25, 2001
You soon get used to the ferry trip, now it seems weird not having to get on a boat when I want to go to London or where-ever. Journeys aren't the same when it's just jump-on-a-train. And the ferry's are much more reliable!
Still, the Port were the only team to not suffer a Home defeat. My theory is that the opposition, not being used to the ferry crossings, always end up sea-sick and at a disadvantage before they play 
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Bluebottle Posted May 25, 2001
Definately. There's no denying that it could help. 
It certainly helped when I was in a few BB related National Competitions - quite a few teams dropped out because they couldn't meet the ferry! Got to a few semi-finals through that...
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Ormondroyd Posted May 25, 2001
"BB-related"? You're BB, aren't you? Do you mean you were competing with your relatives? 
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