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13 hours ago, mwram1973 said:

But how does him getting snapped pissed up make him dreadful for the club?. Also it's a team game, Rooney playing badly wouldn't have got Cocu sacked, the team playing badly got him the sack.

Rooney was one of the most dedicated footballers whilst playing, you only have to listen to his old team mates to realize what he put into the game.

Still having the drive to be a good manager when he could live a life of luxury and relaxation with absolutely no money worries just shows how driven he is.

Like i've said, he could have binned us off before the start of the relegation season but he stuck it out, and spent his own money to boot.

He deserves credit for that and I think most level headed fans can see that.

You obviously have a personal grudge against him as a person, which is fine, he's got himself in one or two compromising positions throughout his career. But remember he was a child superstar coming from a poor background and the fame and money had an adverse effect on him, especially in his younger days.

Personal grudge against him?

We played awful football under him,we were relegated and he then cleared off as soon as were.

He also embarrassed the club at the worst possible time....and as far as I'm.l aware,he's a grown up,not a 18 year kid straight off a housing estate.

Great footballers are not always great coaches or managers and Rooney's record,here in the states and at Birmingham is an illustration of that.

The original question was about Plymouth taking him in as manager...do you honestly believe he's going to be a success given his managerial history?

22 minutes ago, Crewton said:

Ah yes, of course, he undermined Cocu by deliberately scoring a late free-kick at Norwich that 99% of English footballers would have been incapable of doing to save Cocu's job by giving him our first (and only) win of the season.

His form and fitness were fading even before that season but to suggest he deliberately undermined Cocu is pure conspiracy nonsense that ignores Rooney's reputation as a dedicated footballer with an incredible will to win.

The last part was his problem...his incredible will to undermine cocu to win the managers job....

Great footballer,crap manager.

6 minutes ago, Boss said:

Completely disagree.

Yes, a poor evening of judgement from Rooney to allow himself to get into that situation. But it was funny rather than being anything too serious. Out of all of the things to say about Rooney, I don't think his conduct whilst at Derby can be questioned. 

I will give him a good reception when he returns to Pride Park anyway - as others have said, he conducted himself very well as manager, and gave is some of the best atmosphere's I've seen at Pride Park whilst the club was going through turmoil off the pitch. 

That's up to you,I won't be applauding a manager who took us into relegation and promptly cleared off.

I'd imagine that Birmingham fans are equally as appreciative of his efforts in taking them down into the third tier and he managed that one without a points deduction which is progress I suppose.

8 hours ago, mwram1973 said:

Was he dreadful for us?, really?. The 21 points got us relegated. We'd have been around 17th wih those points back. We had no budget for players too. He put his hand in his own pocket a few times as I recall.

Whatever you may think of him, imo he conducted himself superbly under diabolical circumstances. Remember he's worth over £170 mill, he could have just walked away that season but he didn't.

I have nothing but respect for him for that reason and I hope he does well at plymouth.

I wouldn't personally say that getting caught in a hotel room with a couple of girls who then proceeded to take photos of him smashed,whilst our manager,was particularly great conduct to be honest.

Add that to the previous season where he manufactured Cocus departure by playing so badly and getting so out of shape whilst a player at the latter end of the season and my respect for him as a gaffer dropped even further.

Plymouth are going to have a hard time with Wayne at the helm.

2 hours ago, Archied said:

It’s the opposite with me , I find the media are far more positive on ev s than myths to stop people buying , I get a better true picture from people I know who have bought them and there are positives and negatives, at this point the negatives are too much for what I want a car for🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't where you see any positivity in the press archied,you would have more luck finding that Roy Mac had signed up to Paul warnes fan club!

Each to their own re cars,I don't think there has ever been a one size fits all vehicle out there....if you constantly do very long journeys,can't charge at home etc,I wouldn't recommend an EV to you.

1 hour ago, Ram-Alf said:

Serious question, Does the faster you go in an EV reduce the battery life on one charge...ie reduces your 300miles per charge?

Well,just like in a combustion engine car,the more you put your foot down,the more fuel you use.

It doesn't effect the battery life however,if that's what you mean.

The only thing that can reduce a batteries capacity over a long period of time is doing rapid charge after rapid charge,over and over again over a short period of time (rapid chargers are ones you finf on the motorway etc that charge the car in 30 minutes or so,most people charge at home or work on slower chargers which take longer)

2 hours ago, Gaspode said:

Smoother? - 8-speed auto box - can't feel gear changes at all

Quieter? - my car has this clever stuff called sound-proofing - other than initial start-up, it's hard to hear the engine during normal driving

Quicker? - 0-60 in 7.5 seconds - loads of torque for 30-70 acceleration - and a top speed of 140pmh - that's quick enough for most folk

Additionally, I have a genuine (not hopeful as most EVs are quoted) range of 550-600 miles on a tank full - and if I need to re-fill, there are numerous petrols stations where I can get back on the road in less than 10 minutes rather than the hour or so an EV driver needs if they're lucky enough to find a suitable charging point that's not already occupied - and I don't need to spend my journey watching a gauge to see how far I have left before I have to turn off the air-con or the stereo so that I don't end up stranded at the side of the road. Plus, if I keep the car until it's 8 years old, I won't need to splash out £10K on a replacement battery....

I actually quite like the concept of an EV, but I won't be looking for one for at least 5 years due to the genuine range issues and because the infrastructure is so lacking - though hopefully by then, we'll be looking at fuel-cells or other alternative power sources and so these concerns will no longer be an issue.

You early adopter Ecovangelists can do your best to sell them to us luddites but you need to remember that the current offerings are only suitable for a certain proportion of the population and are simply not practical for the majority (and why haven't the government mandated every new parking space and every new build house to have EV charging built-in if they really want to push take-up? - maybe they're hedging their bets on something 'better' coming along?.....)

I don't think you entirely read my post....

I'm a proper petrolhead and have driven the smoothest diesels and petrols you could ever find on the road but none of them,including top end luxury performance cars match a EV in terms of smoothness,refinement and performance on a public road.

A 8 speed gearbox is great but when compared to a new EV which doesn't have gears,there's no comparison.

And,as a person who now delivers cars all around the country,I'm in a great position to actually speak from experience in respect of the charging infrastructure.

In respect of many of your other comments,you appear to be quoting directly from the daily mail and they are simply nonsense for the most part.

EVs are inherently more reliable than combustion engine vehicles,they simply have far fewer moving parts and batteries are proving to last longer than was ever expected...there are Tesla's out there on huge mileages on their original batteries.

Car batteries aren't like phone batteries,they are completely different!

As I say,whether you are a luddite or not,go and get a 24 hour test drive of a modern EV and you will be amazed.

Very,very few people ever go back to fuel burning cars after living with an EV.

2 minutes ago, TimRam said:

Careful of pedestrians in carparks. One was at my shoulder before I knew it was there. My hearing is good. Quite a shock to be honest.

They have all had sound generators fitted as standard for the past 3 years or so,the problem generally is that pedestrians and especially old people don't recognise the sound as they are tuned to conventional engine noises.

24 minutes ago, GboroRam said:

70 miles is my usual one, if I'm going to anywhere 100+ miles I'll use a different method. 

Since I retired,I've delivered new cars on a part time basis (about a 50 percent mix of petrols and electric cars,very,very rarely a diesel) and despite my initial scepticism,I've found that the British charging infrastructure is actually now very good and improving on a weekly basis.

I regularly deliver from 150 to 300 miles away with just a comfort break every couple of hours which allows a 30 minutes top up charge whilst I'm there.

The trouble is,that the media are perpetrating myths that don't stand up anymore about ev's but it's all the public have to go on

I started my journey with a plug in hybrid three years ago but having found that I use electric 90 percent of the time,we are moving to a full EV in a couple of months (polestar 2 or Hyundai ioniq 5 most probably as they are my favourite cars to deliver)

28 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

In what way a “much nicer drive”? - my diesel saloon is a lovely place to be, drives wonderfully, is Euro 6 rated so emits mainly water. Not sure what an EV would bring that could possibly make it in any way “nicer”…

Smoother,quieter,quicker...there's no comparison to be honest,try and have a drive of one if you can,it will open your eyes mate.

On 21/05/2024 at 16:04, Dan_Ram said:

Signed in just to say this.

We are doomed if we are still in the stage of identifying targets. Pre-contract agreements can be made with any non-English based players up to 6 months before the end of their contract.

We can only approach players of English clubs 1 month before the end of their contract (usually June 30th), however if they have been confirmed as being released on the clubs retained list then I'm sure we wouldn't be waiting until May 30th to start contacting them.

Considering the amount of players we need to bring in this summer, I would fully expect we already have at least 1 contract in late stages of agreement. Rotherham for example have already announced 3 new free-agent signings in Jonson Clarke-Harris, Shaun McWilliams and Joe Rafferty.

 

We literally don't know anything about what's going on yet 🤣

3 hours ago, GboroRam said:

Well, made the decision to buy an EV. 300 miles on a full charge. 

My work allows staff to charge up for free, and I reckon a couple of trips to remote sites per week will allow me to claim enough mileage to cover the finance on the car. 

Pays for itself. 

Easy choice then,plus a much nicer drive and zero emissions 👍

On 03/05/2024 at 12:16, Stive Pesley said:

I'm not anti-EV either. I would just rather the EVs were efficient integrated public transport EVs and we stopped with the folly of cars being a status symbol and everyone in the family needing to have one. 

A completely integrated transport system can only be achieved in city's and towns and it should definitely be taking place but a large part of the country just isn't viable or suitable and will always need some form of personal transport and a clean and efficient EV is the ideal solution for those areas.

Poor Plymouth,what were thinking in appointing Rooney for this season?

Dreadful for us,disastrous for Birmingham,it's hard to understand the logic behind this decision,I wouldn't trust him to boil an egg,never mind run a football club.

1 hour ago, Rambam said:

Why punching above our weight? 
We’ll be one of the top six supported clubs, in a fine stadium, pretty fanatical support. Great history. 
We’ve had our issues, but so have other clubs. We have a wonderful owner and are on an upwards trajectory. 

Plus an excellent manager and coaching team.

28 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said:

I understand we should be harsh moving up to the champ, but sibley is a ram through and through, rarely injured and always gives 100% aswell as being able to cover a number of positions and roles. He is still only 22 and to replace desire, hard work and potential in today’s market can be costly. Definitely should be trying to keep him. 

He's already had two seasons in the championship where he was mostly excellent,he will actually be better in a league where there is a little more football played imo

Electric cars are smoother,quieter,cheaper to run,last longer and cause way less day to day pollution than petrol and gas cars.

However,the sheeple are easily fooled by reading too much of the daily mail.

4 hours ago, Stive Pesley said:

There seem to be multiple topics on this sort of theme, so apologies if this has been covered before, but I know that Warne struggled with Rotherham in the Championship whenever he got them promoted

Was that because he faced a similar issue of having built a squad designed to compete in L1, which then was largely dismantled at the end of the season?

Correct....

I'd imagine that one of the reasons he came here was to be able to build a team that could compete in the championship.

Every other time he achieved promotion,his players were largely sold off without suitable replacements for the division.

This will be the first time he can actually start to compete and hopefully show his true ability to manage in the second tier.

Honestly,I'm anticipating a slow start,as per this season,as the new squad gels under warned and gains it's fitness,then a consistent run from December onwards,leaving us in the playoffs.

Used to open on non match days,we had my son's 21st birthday party there mid week a few years ago.

5 hours ago, Rammeister said:

Once you open the article - If you have an iPhone click ‘Aa’ in your search bar then   ‘Show Reader’ on the top left hand side and it gets rid of all the ads etc.

Dunno if Android have an equivalent.

You just use a browser such as brave,it does it all automatically.

45 minutes ago, sage said:

He may well have gone for a different style of football. 

Puts tin hat on.

 

Predictable and slightly sad sage...

9 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

The OP asked a question. People have offered answers.

Get out,it's merely an excuse for the whingers to briefly crawl out of their boxes after being firmly placed in them after promotion.

I swear some people are genuinely upset that warne achieved it with us.

Christ,at last a place for the anti warne brigade to visit and call their own.

You miserable lot.

1 hour ago, TimRam said:

If you are in a shunt what's to say the batteries have not been compromised.

Do you have links regarding the first part? Just need education on the batteries used in cars. Every one I've used in many devices does not last years with the same power after many recharge cycles. Is it true an ev could be written off even if an accident is "slight" due to the unknown state of batteries?

There's lots of information out there but here's a link to a reasonable article.

Just in respect of the batteries following an accident...basically insurance companies are being ultra cautious and instead of replacing individual cells which have been damaged in an RTC,they are replacing the whole lot which is unnecessary and expensive.There are companies out there that already repair damaged batteries.It will just take time for insurers to catch up.

Also you can't really compare EV batteries to mobile devices batteries,they are completely different.

https://www.evconnect.com/blog/how-long-does-an-electric-car-battery-last