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    Antisocial neighbours - anyone else suffered?

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    18 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

    It probably wasn't so much the actual shooting, but the fact it was a sawn-off and he had a mk ll Jag on the drive?

    Haha. 

    Not quite but I remember we had some townies move in next door and on their first day as they tended their garden, he emerged blasting away. 

    Their faces were a picture! 

    The shed at the end of his garden had a sign saying 'beware - you are within twelve bore range.' 

    Never had anything stolen. 

    What would McClaren do with this team?

    in Derby County Forum

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    23 minutes ago, David said:

    It’s more than that though, you can’t compare and match as many players as you want but will Knight and McClaren get on, or will they run each other up the wrong way. 

    Can McClaren recreate the same team spirit with this set of personalities in the dressing room? 

    It’s not as easy as saying Bird can be Thorne, Knight can play Hendrick and Sibley Hughes.

    But if we did make it that simple for a second, who plays Martin as he was a key ingredient to what made the team successful, we saw what happened without him.

    When people say he had no plan B, I would imagine him chucking Bent in there and hoping for the same result is what they thinking.

    Who’s to say he would even instantly play 4-3-3?

    I don’t see it as being this “safe” appointment others see it as, it would be a risk as any other appointment would be, but he would come without the clean slate, fans won’t just forget the Newcastle thing, they won’t forget him having a laugh with Hughton on the sideline whilst Brighton are ripping us apart on the pitch. 

    It would be a nostalgic appointment that makes very little sense at this point.

    It’s so frustrating seeing the talent we’ve got in the squad but not seeing them playing to their potential.

    We need a manager like McClaren who can put an arm round players and convince them they can be brilliant with a few small adjustments.

    Byrne being told he’s getting too close to his man so he can be beaten on the inside. Clarke having the confidence to play the pass he wants to play, not the safe one. Wisdom being aware of what’s behind him. Te Wierik being reminded why he was brought here. Knight being told he can score us ten a season if he times his runs well. Shinnie being encouraged to shoot more. Sibley being told a one-two is better than trying to run through defenders and will get him the shooting opportunities he craves. Lawrence being reassured that hard work will reap rewards. Waghorn being told to look up so he will know whether to shoot or pass. Forwards being told to get close to Jozwiak, who time and time again beats his man only to find himself isolated.

    And everyone being told:

        to relax when they cross the ball, not hit it as hard as they can - also that we don’t have anyone who can head the ball, so a         drag back is not such a bad idea (see Knight above)

        that scoring a goal is the greatest feeling that they should all want and to think where they should be to achieve that (I would suggest standing still between two defenders is not optimal for that outcome)

    Watchable telly

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    5 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said:

    Those judges know nothing - arty, farty twits.

    It’s a competition to paint portraits and they sit there saying he/she hasn’t quite got the likeness but it’s brilliant.

    So basically they can paint whoever the hell they like as long as it has a nice background.

    Still love it and Kate Bryan is lovely.

    Beer Thread

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    2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

    A splendid tipple.

    I'm trying a new website for Belgian beers today - Les Bières Belges. Not a massive selection in stock, but I've just got so peed off with BIAB taking 2 months to fulfil an order.

    • Maredsous Triple 10                2
    • Straffe Hendrik Wild                2
    • Straffe Hendrik Tripel              4
    • Westmalle Triple                      2
    • Brigand                                     2
    • Kasteel Triple                           3
    • Rochefort 10                            2
    • Barista Chocolate Quad          3
    • Kwak                                        1
    • Peche Mel                                1
    • Piraat                                       2
    • Prearis Quadrocinno               1
    • Troubadour Obscura              1
    • Saint-Bernardus ABT 12        2
    • Fort Lapin 10 - Quadruple     1
    • Rochefort 8                            1

    Total cost, including delivery, €86.10

    Bad news about BIAB as I have just placed an order for Christmas.

    They have the best choice at the moment. Lots of their competitors seem to have Out of stock against the best beers.

    Your lists always give me ideas so thanks!

    Watchable telly

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    On 03/11/2020 at 17:02, Anag Ram said:

    Really enjoying the Undoing on Sky Atlantic.

    Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman as the couple who have it all before it all comes crashing down.

    Great stuff!

    Hmm. 

    Jury back out now. 

    Episode three - nothing of significance happens until the last five minutes.

    Could be developing into one of those series.... 

    Boxing Thread

    in Other Sport

    Posted

    On 01/11/2020 at 00:04, Alpha said:

    Usyk with a cautious win. Not really learned anything new. He was faster, fitter and better. Didn’t make a statement but will go onto fight the big players.

    I'm not sure he did much to scare anyone. 

    Usyk showed some great ring craft and is quicker than others in the division. Chisora is tough and brave but didn’t do enough to win a points decision.

    I don’t think Usyk has the punching power to succeed at heavyweight but anything below that weight level he will dominate.

     

    Watchable telly

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    2 hours ago, TimRam said:

    I find I'm watching a lot of things on youtube now. Dust short sci-fi films channel is decent and I am sure there are others. Peak-time telly is usually rubbish Dance Factor Bake Talent type stuff.

    It gets worse. 

    It's only a matter of time before Celebrity Dump sees minor celebs being rated on the quality of their stools by a panel of judges. 

    If All Fit & In Form, Whats Our Best XI ?

    in Derby County Forum

    Posted

                        Marshall 

                  MTW      Clarke

     Byrne                                Buchanan 

                 Knight        Bielik      

    Jozwiak          Lawrence         Sibley/Ibe

                           CKR

    Bench

    Roos

    Davies

    Forsyth

    Shinnie

    Rooney

    Duncan

    Waghorn

     

    I know I haven’t put Sibley/ Ibe on the bench but the chances of us having those two and Jozwiak fit all at the same time are minimal!
     

    I’m also giving CKR the benefit of the doubt for now but both Waghorn and Duncan could slot in, albeit with slightly different approaches (i.e. to feet and in the channels).

    Watchable telly

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    26 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said:

    I watched L'Imortale last night, which is based on Gomorrah (after season 3). Very good.

    It's about 2 hours long. Do not watch until you've watched ALL of Gomorrah

    I was a bit disappointed. I loved Gomorrah, though it did tail off a bit in later series.

    Marco d’amore is pretty cool.

     

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