RadioactiveWaste

I'm sure leeds could refinance their debt, or some of it, from different creditors.

Probably not under particually advantagous terms, and probably only kicking the can a bit down the road, storing up more hilarious problems for this time next year.

Marching nowhere together....

2 hours ago, EtoileSportiveDeDerby said:

Got up early to get a few bits done so I could watch the Monaco GP. I could have had another hour in bed!

Ocon real name should be oh quel con! French for what an idiot!

Just seen the lap 1 events.

Magunsson v Perez is probably more racing incident than anything but more on K-mag than checo, there wasn't really the space to be there and what spece there was was going to vanish and certainly there was no move on, but both of them should've had better awareness and both still been racing.

Esteban, well, the great Senna said "if you no longer go for a gap, you;re no longer a racing driver" I guess the less great Ocon can comfort himself with "if you no longer go for a gap that isn't there, you're no longer Esteban Ocon". Hopefully the Ocon and Gasly best friends club can finally combust into the kind of drama I've been waiting 2 years for.

Was out doing things, turned on, decided to go over to BTCC for the afternoon.

I'll watch the highlights later but I'd take a wild guess on grid order +/- tyre undercuts and dnfs.

5 hours ago, Gaspode said:

Fingers crossed for a more interesting race than the usual Monaco borefest- a lot of cars with very similar performance in qualifying but still very few overtaking opportunities as the cars get faster every year. 

At least there’s a MotoGP if F1 disappoints - and if today’s sprint race is anything to go by, it should be a cracker…
 

Yeah, was pretty dramatic.

I think that's the first time I've seen a trackhaus bike on the tv coverage!

2 hours ago, Gaspode said:

Fingers crossed for a more interesting race than the usual Monaco borefest- a lot of cars with very similar performance in qualifying but still very few overtaking opportunities as the cars get faster every year. 

At least there’s a MotoGP if F1 disappoints - and if today’s sprint race is anything to go by, it should be a cracker…
 

no motogp spoilers pls.

There's also BTCC from Donington Park and for the fans of only truning slightly left there's the indi500.

I think there's also british gt this weekend.

You'd have thought by now he'd have made peace with being a manager not being his thing but it seems another harsh lesson in the realities of football will be needed.

As for Plymouth, not sure whay they actually think he's going to bring, i doubt sponsorship or press attention is enough to compensate for having a good manager.

It's the Monaco grand prix!

I know a lot of folks don't like it, but for those that do, qualifying is at 3pm.

The big question, is this the year that Charles Leclerc breaks his monaco luck? (no, because Ferrari is Ferrari......)

Inspired by the derbys a poo hole thread,

Town planning is in no small part responsible for the state of many of our towns and cities.

Misguided, easily persuaded by promises of investment, trend following, lack of understanding, poor policy decisions etc etc.

Most of it not intended malevolently but short sighted and missing the point a huge amount of the time.

I'm no libertarian let the market decide guide and I actually think planning is needed, I just lament the quality it has had in the UK over the last 60 years.

The decline of so many cities in the UK is heartbreaking to see.

Derby isn't particularly worse than any city of a similar profile or heritage in the UK.

Better check PW hasn't had his bobble hat turned.

Sad for Mowbray. Wish him the best for the future.

And it's back to normal service....or is it?

Verstappen actually had to work for that, and a so close yet so far race for Lando.

Behind them Leckerc, Piastri and Sainz then the mercedes, Perez was completely anonymous except for a trip to the gravel and a surprisingly competent baby stroll with Yuki picking up another point and I'm sure for home they're all nail shaped in the F1 coffin of his team mate, close but no cigar for Haas getting a point and a horrible day for both Williams and Fernando.

On 16/05/2024 at 22:11, Jourdan said:

‘Who can stop this Leeds machine?’ the Yorkshire Evening Post will write.

’A waiting list of 200,000 for Wembley’ the Twitterverse will post.

’Look at this. Listen to this. Leeds at Wembley. It’s enough to make even the Duke of Wellington tremble.’ Gary Weaver will say.

Final score: Leeds 0-1 *insert opposition here*

I still remember the league 1 play off Leeds lost to Doncaster (I think it was) - entire pre match was basically "Leeds on the way back to the big time" from sky sports....it was awesome.

XG is still much misused in arguments and it's whilst the reported xG is the reported xG, it's the output of the mystical XG model and how much you pay attention to it depends entirely on how much faith you have in the xG model.

XG isn't a bad thing, but it is what it is, no more or less and it is certainly not a "was a team good or bad quantified in a single number" which is what it seems to be used as in discussions a lot.

Paul warne to Brighton, 48 hours, been told by sources.

Well, at least max had to kind of pull his finger out half a knuckle to get pole I suppose.

Good result for McLaren, meh for Ferrari, oh hello 23 spec Perez, where you been hiding?

Speaking of which, great news for the Danny Ricciardo fans, he out qualified Perez. Bad news for Danny Ricciardo fans, Tsnuoda out qualified him.

Story of day though has to be Hulkenherg who really looked impressive in what it has to be said, is a Haas team improved none by the absence of Gunther....K-mag had his lap spoiled but would likely have posted a decent time.

F1 returns at Imola this weekend.

Has the downfall of max Verstappen been somewhat prematurely declared?

Will McLaren continue to impress?

Will Ferrari upgrades work?

Are mercedes still rubbish?

Will this be the last race for Logan sergeant?

Will Magnusson get himself a race ban, they used to be fairly regular back in the 90s I seem to remember.

"Never seriously looked like flirting with relegation" lower mid table solid enough ish mediocrity is fine by me for the season ahead.

Be nice if we can get a few good results along the way, or even a decent cup run.

I'm expecting 1 barker like fee for Adams and a couple of small fees.

Similar to this season, the number is the number, less on fees can be more on wages.

Is anyone else convinced VAR was pushed for by the gambling industry far more than clubs or fans? Just a thought.

Throw it in the bin.

It's a game, accept the referee's decision.

Mistakes happen, live with them.

Every player on your team will make a mistake.........

Wrong decisions don't ruin football, whining about wrong decisions ruins football.

For saying all that, it's going to be amusing watching forest vote to keep var.

Apparently Wolves are bringing a proposal to scrap VAR.

Be interesting to see if Forest vote for it.

I'd 100% bin VAR, but I'm resigned to never being rid of it and only hoping for it to become less bad.

The culpability of Sam Rush in the downfall of the Mel Morris project is not as appreciated as it should be. The "troubled times" that started afterwards were in no small part due to the spending rush had been advising Mel to make.

NDAs relating to the Mel Morris era should be respected no matter how much we all want to know.

30 minutes ago, Simmo’s left foot said:

Can a retained list for forum members be created? Asking for a friend...😁

Moderators out of contract and not offered new terms........