Smyth_18

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.

9 hours ago, Kokosnuss said:

 

Bit pessimistic. It can work the opposite way around too - it may have grown on those who weren't so keen on it initially.

But that can also happen if it was on sale weeks ago can't it?

I've gone off the home one a bit now, when i would have bought if on sale when it was released.

Sure many others will be in the same boat. A lot of lost revenue!

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?

If we didn't have the teaser last night, we would all be absolutely buzzing with that (Apart from those scared of red).

The teaser seemed to set expectations a little too high. Initially i was a bit underwhelmed but i am growing to love it.

5 hours ago, TigerTedd said:

I’m betting the gold. Gold piping somewhere. That’s not unusual on our kits. 

Can't go wrong with a bit of piping.

8 minutes ago, On the Ram Page said:

I just want Ed Dawes to describe what is happening in the football match. He has improved since Ramage left, as they were just trying to take the p… out of each other. He is best when Eric Steele is co- commentating as Steele keeps him in order. Needs to keep his personal views to himself a bit more. I want to hear a professional commentary (needs to take lessons from Owen on Rams TV). I want to hear from a pro not a Rams Fan, who can’t contain himself to tell you about when he was in the Ossie end in 1990.

 

if we concede a goal it’s “here we go again” - just tell us what’s happening.

He criticises tactics, selection etc etc but when interviewing the Head Coach afterwards he just wants to be mates! He doesn’t address the criticisms he makes during the game.

 

He doesn't do the interviewing after the game does he?

Realistically it seems we now have a squad of about 16. Which means we will still need around 7 signings.

I have discounted Knight as he is likely leaving. Thompson and Oduroh likely to be out on loan.

We seem to fit a 3-4-3 Formation as it stands;

Wildsmith (Vickers)

Cashin
Nelson
Forsyth (Rooney)

Ward
Hourihane
Bird (Smith)
Elder

Barkhuizen (Sibley)
Collins
Mendez-Laing

Loach not in the matchday squad.

Most signings will likely be squad players. The big positions for me for nailed on starters would likely be a couple of strikers/ attacking players now.

Surprise, Surprise. People don't agree about Covid on this forum as well as social media.

Why try and argue your point when everybody is so set in their mindsets?

Where am i?

Let this advert explain...

I've left it for a day from my previous reaction and i would just like to categorically say...

I do not want to meet with anybody on this forum. Even by accident.

In answer to the original question in the title....

No.

I was practically laughed off this forum when I suggested a protest a year ago. Bit late now.

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.

On 10/12/2019 at 20:45, Needlesh said:

I've had some issues and posted a little about my late wife's cancer, ultimately being bereaved, the struggles I had to cope as a single dad of bereaved children and how it nearly finally broke me and how hard it hit me when my dog got sick this summer. 

I thought I'd just share that I met a lovely widowed lady my age a couple of months ago, and she makes me happy. I make her happy. We're a couple now. Things can and do get better, no matter what life throws at you, you can smile again. Hang in there people.

Just read this and it was a bit of comfort. Thank you.

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? 

8 minutes ago, Van Wolfie said:

Car defrosting season is upon us again.

I'd like to take the opportunity to thank BMW for now making their cars loudly sound the horn twice when I lock it on the drive with the engine running, to defrost it a bit.

I discovered the new feature this morning. Lovely for the neighbours.

So it's the car that's sounding the horn when I'm doing the speed limit and the BMW is so impatient to get to work because it didn't set out earlier?

To add to previous comments. We had a bit of a scare whilst on our honeymoon in Thailand which was terrifying.

All turned out ok and i hope that is the case for you today. Sending love and hope.

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.

I've treated this whole situation as a bit of a joke but something just hit me which really, really annoyed me.

Derby County (Including Richard Keogh) keep using poor Audrina for all their PR campaigns which on the surface looks fantastic.

Richard Keogh feels he deserves to continue earning 29k a week for a self inflicted injury.

I know it seems a bit of a 'gammon' thing to say, but he (and many others in the team) could pay the 200k for her treatment today. Why does this never happen?

Fair enough if there is a legitimate reason, i just can't see it.

You know how Keogh apparently feels let down?

That's how i feel x10 now that the Paddy Padster thread has been locked.

11 hours ago, Ramslad1992 said:

 I’ve hard arsed previous relationships, 

Never heard of this procedure before, to quote another thread......

Go on...

1 hour ago, RamNut said:

2 large glasses of wine over a 1 hour lunch is equivalent to the amount of alcohol that Lawrence had consumed. I can’t see that a passenger accepting a lift is making a grotesque error of judgement deserving of the sack - as some have suggested. 

I suspect people are imagining a much higher level of alcohol intake than seems to be the case. Say for example Lawrence had had 6 pints - in which case I would readily accept that allowing him to drive or accepting a lift would be an obvious mistake. Then he would have had a breathalyser reading of 91. (Still less than Rooney’s 104, but significantly higher than the 58 he recorded)

Bennett's was 64, he was quite clearly smashed and on his own admission he had had more than 3 pints, even at an earlier point.

Just now, Davide said:

We don’t know what that deal was or if there was a deal. The point is if he was sacked for gross misconduct, Lawrence can still play for gross misconduct. So gross misconduct doesn’t always result in a sacking then. 

1 minute ago, Davide said:

Looks like he’s been pushed out. I can’t logically see how it’s fair for him to be sacked and not the others. Gross misconduct is what Lawrence did as well. 

You're ignoring key information. He wasn't just sacked. He was offered a deal.