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    Smyth_18 reacted to Alph in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Doesn't it make you feel a right cynical miserable old boot when someone like B4 can always find positivity. 
    Sometimes you wanted to tell him, look. We aren't going to smash the league. Stop it. Forest didn't cheat. Stop. 
    But you know, if the worst thing about you is blind positivity and faith then you're not a bad human, are you. 
    No matter how dreadful Derby could be he found positives. Sometimes I think many sarcastically said (even if just inwardly) "I wish I was on what he's on"
    Imagine if we all were. All off our heads on positivity and belief. 
    You could almost feel ashamed now for not having his attitude. 
    Much love to B4 and his family and friends. Been on here for what? 13 years or something. Some great characters and lovely people. He won't be forgotten here. You just know it. 
    He's no 'Red Scum!!'
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Alph in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Just logging in to pay my respects to a true hero of the forum in years gone by.
    He loved the club more than anybody I’ve ever known.
     
     
    Please, please, please. For the love of god. Nobody were any form of red at the next home game. Even the new home shirt.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to i-Ram in Derby County x Molson Coors Partnership   
    Bare girls is my preferred viewing.
     
     
     
     
    Note for all Forum readers: My preference of girls is strictly limited to those over the age of 18. I like old girls most. I am not a paedophile. The reply should be considered a joke. One of those things you should laugh at. Ok.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Millenniumram in Has Warne gone? (He hasn't, just another Twitter ITK wannabe)   
    If only, but sadly it’s some kid making s*** up
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Caerphilly Ram in 23/24 Home Kit   
    Not going to lie. I'm a little bit frustrated with the tinpottery around release dates on kits and training wear.
    Fully understand this will be in no way the current owners fault. 
     
    I just want to mindlessly spend what little money i have on fresh club merchandise. Is that too much to ask?
     
     
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from EranioIsGod in 23/24 Home Kit   
    Not going to lie. I'm a little bit frustrated with the tinpottery around release dates on kits and training wear.
    Fully understand this will be in no way the current owners fault. 
     
    I just want to mindlessly spend what little money i have on fresh club merchandise. Is that too much to ask?
     
     
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    Smyth_18 reacted to David in 23/24 Home Kit   
    Seen this said a lot, don't really get what people were expecting.
    It's a modern take of the zig zags on the arm but further up and duplicated on the opposite side which give it more balance.
    Similar pattern in the material across the body with the separation of plane material on the arms.
    No flappy collar which is always a bonus with any shirt.
    Wouldn't mind seeing it with an all black sponsor, although won't complain.
    The orange and teal bits would be perfect in Red however you can't expect them to introduce new colours to their branding.
    It's as or near enough as good as it could be.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to jimbobram in David Clowes 👏   
    Administration was horrible and something I hope we never go through again. However, weirdly it has been one of my favourite seasons of football for a long time. The fans, players and manager came together. The atmosphere was the best it’s ever been at PP. Everyone was against us and we played like that too. Some of my favourite memories from the last 5 years or so was from that season. Wba, Fulham, bmouth, sheff U at home. Incredible atmospheres 
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Bris Vegas in The Administration Thread   
    Why aren’t Middlesbrough suing Aston Villa? The team who actually won the playoffs while failing FFP?
     
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from GboroRam in Where you at with the 5 stages of grief   
    Where am i?
     
    Let this advert explain...
     

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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Norman in Where you at with the 5 stages of grief   
    Where am i?
     
    Let this advert explain...
     

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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from IslandExile in Where you at with the 5 stages of grief   
    Where am i?
     
    Let this advert explain...
     

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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from i-Ram in Where you at with the 5 stages of grief   
    Where am i?
     
    Let this advert explain...
     

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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from i-Ram in Anyone fancy a Matchday Meet Up? (Gauging interest)...   
    In answer to the original question in the title....
    No.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Ted McMinn Football Genius in The latest from the club via Chris Coles   
    I would personally like to thank you for accepting the invitation (on our behalf) and taking the time to travel to PP today to attend this evenings meeting.
    We all look forward to reading the notes when you get round to posting them on here.
     
    The fact you are being subjected to abuse by keyboard warriors is astounding and sadly a sign of the times that we are living in. However, please consider that the ignorant, vile and noisy minority do not speak for me and the vast majority on here either.
    COYR ? ??????
     
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Rammy03 in Abu Derby County   
    Not been on here in a while due to being bogged down with work etc.
    I'm very concerned that our fanbase seem to be somewhat accepting of being fobbed off time and time again. COVID or no COVID I'm very surprised it hasn't yet got to the stage where fans aren't physically showing their disgust.
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Gaspode in Abu Derby County   
    Not been on here in a while due to being bogged down with work etc.
    I'm very concerned that our fanbase seem to be somewhat accepting of being fobbed off time and time again. COVID or no COVID I'm very surprised it hasn't yet got to the stage where fans aren't physically showing their disgust.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Alph in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    That's the journey though, mate. Don't try and take the shortcut to happiness skipping through meadows with flowers in your hair. Take on the next day. Face the most immediate challenge. 
    It's when people think they're 10ft tall and bulletproof (or that they should be) that they start fighting battles on all fronts. Just face one thing at a time. Small victories like beating a day at work are significant 
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Coneheadjohn in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    That’s the positive mate,seems like the last thing you want to do but try and keep going.
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from DarkFruitsRam7 in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    We've had one good day since the 12th December which luckily was yesterday and we feel very blessed for that on the most festive of days. The wife is far from 100% today and I came down with a sickness bug in the night. What a Christmas! Now to attempt a day at work tomorrow.
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from I know nothing in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
    This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
    How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from Mucker1884 in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    We've had one good day since the 12th December which luckily was yesterday and we feel very blessed for that on the most festive of days. The wife is far from 100% today and I came down with a sickness bug in the night. What a Christmas! Now to attempt a day at work tomorrow.
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from CWC1983 in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    We've had one good day since the 12th December which luckily was yesterday and we feel very blessed for that on the most festive of days. The wife is far from 100% today and I came down with a sickness bug in the night. What a Christmas! Now to attempt a day at work tomorrow.
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    Smyth_18 reacted to Mucker1884 in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    So, yer mam dies in her early 40's, when you are 16.  2 years later, yer dad dies, still in his 40's, albeit 49.  This leaves you, as an 18 year old only boy, 3 elder sisters (21, 24 & 27), and the baby of the bunch, little sis who is still only 9 at this stage.
    I guess what happens next is you start to wonder... will I manage to live a bit longer than my parents?... who will be the first sibling to cop it... and when!
    Those thoughts have never left me.  4 of us have since lived longer than our parents, thankfully.  Baby sis has now lived longer than mum, and is closing in on the age dad was, so all good there, I guess.
    I have to admit, on the day I equalled Dad's age, I was a little bit emotional, if truth be told.  Relief?  Guilt?  No idea, but it was a weird feeling!
    But the one thing I have literally been dreading since being left an "orphan"... over 39 years ago now... is the first of us siblings going. 
    ...It happened last night! 

    The sister up from me (so the third eldest) lasted until she was 60.... and two months.  I guess we shouldn't moan, given the family history, but I can't describe the gut-wrenching feeling, now the first one of us has gone!  This is the day I have been dreading for over 39 bloody years!
    Depressed?  No.  Not in the true sense.
    Anxious?  You bet!
    Stress?  Not yet, but I'm sure that will come, as we try and help our 24 year old nephew (Sis's only child) through the next few days, weeks, and maybe even years.  Lot's to do.  Lot's to sort out.  Him and us.  There's no-one else to do it!
    The first of my siblings gone... out of the blue... no warning!  Suddenly, I no longer feel immortal!
    Eldest sis (67 next month) is feeling guilty, not being the first to go!
    Baby sis is distraught, and now has to face her first close-relative mourning since becoming a 9 year old orphan!
    Being old fashioned, I feel the need to take the lead.  To be practical.  The only boy, and all that!  Time to become a man!  Time to take charge, I guess, and stay strong for my remaining 3 sisters, and my nephew... but I can't help but feel vulnerable this morning, if truth be told.
    Thankfully, I have the strongest, most wonderful wife tight by my side, so all is not lost!
    I'm sure I'm not the first to lose a sibling, of course, but right now, feeling the way I do, a feeling I've never experienced before, is daunting to say the least.
    It feels different to losing a parent.  It feels different to losing a granddaughter at 1 hour old.  Maybe not worse.  Maybe not easier.  But closer, I guess.  More frightening.  Too close for comfort!
    Not looking for sympathy.  Just an ear.  Just a shoulder to lean on.  I may be back, I may not.  Having not been through this particular emotion, I really don't know what happens next!
     
    PS:
    Yes... yesterday's game really was poo, wasn't it!
     
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    Smyth_18 got a reaction from 1967Ram in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
    Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
    This couldn't be further from the truth.
    I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
    There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
     
    I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
     
    Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.
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