JoetheRam

15 hours ago, Archied said:

Nope , football used to be 90 mins of pure escape from daily life , turn up and shout your head off and be immersed in the game no matter what was going on in life ??‍♂️, the game has been hijacked first by the money makers now the virtue signallers at worst or those who want to use it as a platform for politics at best ,

look at the chelsea manager having to plead to stop being put on the spot re abramavich , klopp spouting constantly, if you want to constantly spout your politics s Klopp ( non jabbed are the same as drink drivers just one of his gems )then give the football up and stand for election ,

chelsea ? Why punish the fans ? Any income can be frozen and allow fans to buy tickets to watch their team , it not five minutes ago the owner was donating the Stamford bridge hotel for free to help the covid effort ??‍♂️
 

 

Did it?

Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than 'pure football' to return, an isolationist 90 minutes once a week, just I'm not sure that's ever existed or hasn't for a very very long time.

There were probably boardroom kerfuffles when the Football League was created.

Barcelona FC were on a list of organisations behind only Communists and Anarchists to be purged by Franco back in the 30's.

Celtic and Rangers entire shared history is based on their political, cultural and religious differences.

The NF actively tried to recruit from the terraces in the 80's.

The Hillsborough cover up and the fight for justice campaign thereafter was political. 

Other than university campuses, the only place I've ever seen the Socialist Worker sold is outside football grounds.

Know any Forest fans who went to any Yorkshire away games during the miners strike?

Hell, George Weah is president of his country.

The game can be 90 minutes of pure escapism if you let it. Just requires you to ignore the noise surrounding it, which granted, is probably louder thanks to 24/7 media coverage now. The game was never pure, I think you're just looking back through the soft focused lens of nostalgia.

But get yersen in the South Stand for our next home game and shout your head off for 90 minutes and tell me you had any worries in the world.

Football is politics. 

Politics is Football.

Unfortunately it's impossible to separate all strands of life into neat little categories that can be dealt with in isolation. 

I think I'd fancy my chances of a cheeky 40 odd on this deck. Lifeless.

Bat once, get 500 and toil for two and a half days.

Our House. Broke my rule and watched ITV again.

This one has that Scottish bloke out of Line Of Duty in it, married to a Kate Middleton wannabe. The type that's sexy enough but turns out to be too up herself and you'd hate her eventually.

They buy a house in a semi-leafy area of London in what appears to be the mid naughties, then one day, 10 years later Kate Middleton comes home to find someone has moved in claiming they have bought the house without her knowledge. We then flash back to see their life as it was before they started looking at Farrow and Ball catalogues instead of each other.

Eventually she catches him doing some drilling in the shed and it all falls apart.

For some reason they then don't take advantage of the London property boom and sell up because despite her saying 'they'd lose a poo ton of money', the house is clearly worth enough for them to buy one small house each. Instead they rent some cess pit that they take turns in sharing.

Then he has a car crash whilst on a ban and it starts to really unravel. I lost interest at this point so only half watched the rest whilst second screening the Test match so can't go too in depth about the rest of the plot, but there was nothing unique about any of it. Seemed to have a weird filter over the camera that was meant to make it gritty but just made it look like someone needed to turn a light on to be honest.

Wouldn't bother.

On topic, I've been off ill this week so binged Mad Men on Prime. Most people have seen it a million times so nothing more to add than watch it if you haven't. 

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

The most irritating, camp, hammed up pile of crap I've ever witnessed. 

Struggling to think of a film I've disliked more. Made me genuinely angry whilst watching it. Jim Broadbent has to be the most punchable man ever recorded on film.

No single Rams player has ever been so bad so I'm giving it a 4-1 home defeat to Scunthorpe under Non-league Nigel out of ten.

Spell it with an S, else risk being considered dumb, an Oxford graduate or worse, American.

Some lucky Rams fan in Antigua right now.

Head says no, but get us within 3 points of Reading on the final day and I think we'll do it.

Gutted. Completely shocked.

Absolute hero who captivated this 13 year old in the 05 Ashes alongside the other icons of that series.

Since retirement had become a must listen whenever he was discussing the game. Never mind being one of the greatest cricketers of all time, surely one of it's finest minds too.

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10 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Bad Sport on Netflix.  Episode 3 about Juventus influencing the referees panel. There sporting director locking the ref in a room after he ruled out a goal has a familiar ring. Peter Taylor anyone.  Cheating bamfords still at it 30 years later.

Enjoyed that. The Hansie Cronje one was also well done for the Cricket fans out there.

12 hours ago, i-Ram said:

Trigger Point. Meh. Watch it only if you enjoy wire cutting.

Somehow managed to get through 6 episodes of this absolute garbage.

The ending was even stupider than I thought it could be.

I remember now why I haven't watched ITV for 15 years.

Watched that "This'll Hurt You" or whatever it was called on Iplayer. The one with the guy who played Q in the recent Bond's... Pretty good dark comedy. From my time in the NHS, each of the characters were all too recognisable.

The gentrification of pancakes, thus defeating the purpose of pancake day.

Just use sugar and lemon juice like a normal person.

Nutella? Too European.

Berries? Too good for you.

Syrup? Go to Canada.

Bacon? Go to America. And go on a diet.

Probably get hate off those who drink beer that tastes like soil but...

When you buy a crate of Beck's and realise it's no longer made in Germany and has been reduced to 4% watery piss. 

What was once a drinkable lager (to my taste buds anyway) has now been ruined. Into the back of the cupboard the rest go to be unleashed on unsuspecting BBQ attendees in the summer.

Thought I'd resurrect this thread.

Currently have a 69 plate (hehe) VW Polo GTI, which is coming to the end of it's PCP. Only got 14,000 miles on the clock thanks to WFH and lockdown.

Been an enjoyable car to own, putting shame on better badged boxes off the mark on many occasions. More practical and less boy racer looking than the RS Fiesta. The DSG is flawless but I've missed not having a manual a bit. Hoping to have a dealer buy me out of the PCP plus cash, given current used car prices but may have to buy myself out and sell privately if they're bring stingy.

Given the waiting lists for many new motors and my need for a bit more space to transport various animals I'm now on the hunt for a decent estate that drives nicely. 

Late period Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon is what the heart and eyes want, but a good one is hard to find (currently only 4 for sale on autotrader), head says pay more upfront and get a newer 3 Series Touring. Anyone have any experience with either of those or better suggestions?

I'm far from an expert, but from the sounds of the low clutch issue it could be that the pressure in the master cylinder is off (usually trapped air). You can bleed them and top up again yourself if you're handy and have a second pair of hands but bit of a bugger (as with most car troubles).

Probably 13/14 but in a different way.

That was a whirlwind romance with a supermodel.

This is nasty and dirty with the love of your life.

I think it'll be a few days before I find my voice.

Incredible.

One of the top five mosh pits of all time for the goal.

The spirit of the club at the moment is second to none. Cannot remember fans chanting from the stands all the way back to town after a game before.

11 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Bugger.

Just found out it's due to an overhead line problem between Crewe and Stoke, so running from Stoke.

Fortunately that means I should be alright but would probably avoid and go via Sheffield if I was coming from Manchester way.

Soap dispensers at a football match?

The middle classes have ruined the game.

#popsidebogsneverdidmenoharm

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For our north west travellers who might he affected. First train of the day from Crewe was cancelled.

Second delayed with no estimated time of departure, so looking like that might be cancelled too.

Two more chances before it starts impacting my plans for the day.

I genuinely can't believe the Chairman of the Football League is replying to emails from fans on a Friday evening. No disrespect to fellow forumites, but you wouldn't be worth my time if I was in such a positions he.

Doesn't he have a private members club or a freemasons meeting to attend or something?

Got to be one of his lackeys that's responding.

I find it best to just tut at the "part timers" as they take their seats.

Should be pretty loud.

Just support in your own way and stop worrying what everyone else is doing. That warm feeling of superiority you get when they leave on 85 minutes should be all the reward you need.

Unfashionable, unsuccessful and unremarkable. 

Wouldn't have it any other way.

5 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Looking at getting the 11:27 via Stoke (the Crewe one), but there’s loads around that time so could go via Sheffield if needed.

Was a few delays on the Crewe to Derby route today but all were running. Most just a few minutes with a couple of half hour delays thrown in around peak wind time late morning.

Barring some major damage today, they should hopefully be OK tomorrow.

La La Land (2016)

A sickly sweet love letter to a city I hated. It's bloody pretty to look at and listen to though. The ending is done really well too.

Even as a musical hater I can appreciate this.

Mason Mount