ColonelBlimp

18 hours ago, Gaspode said:

I posted on here a few years ago when they were struggling that the McLarens always have a decent chassis and would be competitive with a decent engine - taken a while, but really delighted with the result today.

As for Mardy Max - I don't care what's gone on before, his actions could have killed another driver today and he couldn't even be bothered to check if Hamilton was o.k. as he sulked back to the pits - what a scummy human being.....

Except, a few years ago, they had a Honda engine and everyone thought the chassis was great and it was just the engine.  

Turns out they were wrong and even admitted as such, hence the 'moving on' of staff, upgrades to calibration tools etc etc. 

The last couple of years they've had a good chassis, before that, very average.

As for killing another driver, that's a massive overreaction given they have the Halo.  Besides, when Verstappen walked off, Lewis was still trying to reverse out so clearly there was nothing wrong with him.

Also, agree with the 30/70 blame conclusion from @JoetheRam and @RadioactiveWaste

3-1 Lawrence 

Can't  wait to read it if and when one is ever written.

Should be a best seller round these parts.

I wonder, what should a Mel Morris autobiograhy be called?

Cashflow Conundrums?

2-0

2 hours ago, Rammeister said:

Theme for Great Cities…you’ll enjoy singing that. ?

Great lyrics, deep and meaningful.

40 minutes ago, Rammeister said:

Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds

You’re welcome.

 

Erm, no. I ain't singing that. It's terrible and reminds me of that point in time where Simple Minds went downhill. New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) being the peak.

Try again.

2 hours ago, bristolram said:

Steve Bloomer and Hey Jude are good and we know them

Steve Bloomer is cringe, we all know it.

4 hours ago, Brammie Steve said:

Some kind of variant of Frank’s “Strangers in the Night”

After all Sinatra was Cloughie’s hero and the song ended

”Derby Derby doo

Doo Derby Derby!”

Mmmm,  Scooby Doo might work?

16 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Yes that would do it, throw in the hatred of Dirty L**ds and it's a sure fire winner!

And the manager can be interchangeable.

Stop Crying Frank Lampard

Stop Crying Wayne Rooney  etc etc. Obviously it has to be sung in a semi-ironic way

0-0 - Obviously

This will be the most boring game of the season, 2 teams who can't score up against 2 tight defences.

So, 3-3 then?

I've driven over this bridge, or viaduct a few times. Quite spectacular.

0-2

On 18/08/2021 at 11:20, Truckle said:

I had a bash at writing up something aimed at fans of other clubs to set the record a bit straighter - if anyone can be arsed we could paste it on fellow fan sites:  https://ramsreviewpodcast.wixsite.com/home/post/the-wrong-coloured-shorts

TL:DR

Who's Jimmy Anderson  ?

When I lived in Sussex and travelled up, I used to park in Albert Rd in Chad.

Now I live in Mickleover, I park at the Intu and walk down.

How helpful was I?

Do we have the oldest squad in the league yet?

30 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

Rustington/Littlehampton buddy. I went to Trumpton this morning. Very busy at the fire station. Think the Mayor was due to visit.

Nice, Rustington is posh.

Popping back down on 29th, see some ex work colleagues, check if the a27 has improved and if they've done anything with the warehouse by Durrington Tesco yet.

14 hours ago, i-Ram said:

Even if Derby was Worthing I am not sure I could be arsed to drive the 8 miles to watch them. Proper half fan me.

8 miles? mmm, gonna guess at either Trumpton or Southwick?

Worthing always a had a pre-season game against a Brighton 11, went a couple of times in my 20 years there.

The club has lost me.

Only until payday though, car needs an MOT

Then me and the missus are going balls deep, every home game.

Never watched a game Dean, only been here 2.5 years though.

On 14/08/2021 at 17:03, GenBr said:

Birmingham will be nowhere near the relegation zone. We will finish bottom and the other two will be between Preston, Peterborough and Huddersfield. 

Presumably you have placed a bet on this certainty?

12 minutes ago, seths-cap said:

Sorry if this sounds completely miserable. I’ve being thinking about where football will be in 10 years time? The ever growing gap between the premier league and the rest of us, at what point will the bubble burst and teams just start disappearing, being unable to afford to compete or even operate? 
 

Rather then drag out some long winded depressing paragraph I’ll simply ask you this, should Derby cease to exist and there be two leagues left in English football, your nearest local club being someone like Leicester ruddy city, do you give up on football?

Yes.

Always hated Fester.

Will go non-league and watch Mickleover.

On 15/08/2021 at 11:47, i-Ram said:

I refer you to a section of the bland minutes prepared after the Supporters Group Charter Meeting:

Mel Morris intended to sell the club 2 years ago, and has had to continue to subsidise the club ever since then – though he never intended to. This cannot continue in perpetuity.

It would be fair to say the rational reason you are looking for is that Morris is two years into drip financing the club, something he clearly never wanted to do, and he also made it clear that he will offer no guarantees to continue doing so.

And wasted those 2 years on a couple of obvious chancers. No Sympathy.

2-1 Stretton