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Stive Pesley

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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from David Graham Brown in Season Tickets 24/25   
    Puts it into perspective - I had 20 years unbroken season ticket up until Covid happened. I then held off renewing because it was far from clear as to when the restrictions would be lifted. Then I got ill and had a major op that left me unable to do anything for a year or so.
    Since I've been back on my feet I've been going to maybe every other Saturday home game 
    I'd sort of told myself that next season I'd get back on board with a ST, but for me and my lad it's £600 behind the goal (which I'm not a massive fan of) and £800 on the side. Not having had a pay rise in all that time, and the cost of living soaring - there's absolutely no way I can afford it now 😞
    Not going to have a dig at the club - but football in general is becoming completely unaffordable for families. 
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    Stive Pesley reacted to duncanjwitham in Athletic article on Chris Kirchner   
    Can you imagine the absolute meltdown amongst the fanbase if Morris had basically come out and said he didn't like/trust/whatever Kirchner and wasn't going to deal with him?  The same with the EFL and Quantuma really.  Kirchner passed the basic tests he was required to pass, and had all the hallmarks of a reputable businessman - it wasn't like he was that random Sheikh who may or may not be related to the Man City lot, or that Spanish guy who seemingly had very little beyond an Instagram profile (which was probably faked anyway), or any of the other chancers who cropped up over the years.  He owned a legit business, had major financing from reputable companies and was actively involved in sports sponsorships.
    If any of MM/the EFL/Quantuma etc had come out and said they weren't dealing with Kirchner, then Kirchner would have been all over Radio Derby/social media etc saying he was trying to save Derby and whoever was stopping him doing it.  It would have been chaos.
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from RoyMac5 in Athletic article on Chris Kirchner   
    I thought the jist of the article from those interviewed was that in retrospect they were taken aback by how genuine he seemed, and how they thought it impossible (at the time) to even consider that he wasn't the real deal
    The bit where someone describes him being at the LIV Pro-am golf thing and he was giving Yasir Al-Rumayyan bear hugs and acting like they were the oldest, bestest friends. Without the benefit of hindsight, if you'd witnessed scenes like that - would you have thought "nah he's probably a fraud"?
    Taking the fact he nearly destroyed our club out of the equation, you almost have to have a kind of admiration for quite how far he took his fantasist lifestyle and what he got away with. On a par with Anna Sorokin. Would anyone be surprised if they maker a Netflix series out of it?
     
     
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    Stive Pesley reacted to cstand in Twitter Rebrand to 𝕏   
    Everybody takes each other to court in the US all the time it’s part of the American dream.😀
    Not looking like a hated figurehead in this video.
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    Stive Pesley reacted to BatRam in Starship and a Human city on Mars   
    cheers mate , was our second performance with this new band so abit rusty , much better now 🤣 , inspired from watching the martian and other sci fi films about space/leaving a dying world.
     
    it just seems like a an expensive experiment thats pissing away resources that could go to better use
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from sheeponacid in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    So disappointing to see the Work & Pensions Secretary Mel Stride saying that the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues has gone “too far” and that we should just consider it the “normal ups and downs of human life”
    I'm pretty sure that most people who have contributed to this thread have had their mental health struggles and found that it's the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues which has allowed them to open up - and that's a brilliant thing. None of us are alone
    It disgusts me that we have dinosaurs like this in positions of power who think we should  go back to the days of telling people to "just get over it" 😞
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    Stive Pesley reacted to BaaLocks in Haiti a Living Hell   
    Wht an utterly uninformed and ridiculous comment. The country is devoid of any infrastructure at all, even basic things like running water, food in supermarkets. The streets are ruled by random gangs of warlords with only criminal intent at mind. What do you expect them to do, write a letter to their MP? Maybe have a cake sale to raise funds for a new swimming pool for the kiddies?
    As @sage said, nobody from the outside is coming as there is no political benefit in doing so. Truly, it is a living hell - no hope to fix it yourself, no hope to get help to do so. We should collectively hang our heads in shame that the only time we care about our fellow (wo)man is when there is economic benefit to do so.
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Highgate in Twitter Rebrand to 𝕏   
    He did the Lemon interview because he wanted to try and expand Twitter into a broadcast video platform. Lemon was fired from CNN for making controversial "unwoke" comments about women, so Musk clearly saw him as prime candidate to entice his anti-woke fanboys
    Didn't really go as planned 😂
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Highgate in Twitter Rebrand to 𝕏   
    Oh dear - more salty billionaire tears on the way
    Did anyone see the Don Lemon interview? Fascinating to see his petulant reactions to being asked awkward questions about the current state of Twitter
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Twitter Rebrand to 𝕏   
    Oh dear - more salty billionaire tears on the way
    Did anyone see the Don Lemon interview? Fascinating to see his petulant reactions to being asked awkward questions about the current state of Twitter
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    Stive Pesley reacted to BatRam in Starship and a Human city on Mars   
    if im not mistaken the amount of radiation on mars is the reason they said it could never be done. And id rather he put his money into fixing this world not letting it go to ruin and then buggering off somewhere else. I wrote a song about it years ago called locust of man.
     
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    Stive Pesley reacted to Comrade 86 in Twitter Rebrand to 𝕏   
    BBC News:
    A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's social media firm X against a group that had claimed that hate speech had risen on the platform since the tech tycoon took over.
    X had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of taking "unlawful" steps to access its data.
    The US judge dismissed the case and said it was "evident" Mr Musk's X Corp did not like criticism.
    X said it planned to appeal.
    Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a "loud, hypocritical campaign" of harassment and abuse against his organisation in an attempt to "avoid taking responsibility for his own decisions".
    Full Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68657840
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Bob The Badger in Watchable telly   
    I'm sure I reviewed this in the thread last year, but I can't immediately find it with the search
    Honestly - we enjoyed the first series, but it went rapidly downhill, like a lot of these shows do, once they are renewed and realise that "oh bugger we need to actually come up with a plot for another season". 
    I mean, it wasn't awful - it just got a bit too silly. If you're happy to suspend your disbelief and go with it, then you'll be OK. We finished all 3 seasons but by the end we wondered why!
     
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from David Graham Brown in New joke thread (trigger alert, may offend if you want it to)   
    That's not sick - totally normal in Nottingham
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from David Graham Brown in New joke thread (trigger alert, may offend if you want it to)   
    I grew up next door to a Convent on one side and a record shop on the other
    One was HMV and the other was a Virgin Megastore
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Miggins in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    So disappointing to see the Work & Pensions Secretary Mel Stride saying that the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues has gone “too far” and that we should just consider it the “normal ups and downs of human life”
    I'm pretty sure that most people who have contributed to this thread have had their mental health struggles and found that it's the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues which has allowed them to open up - and that's a brilliant thing. None of us are alone
    It disgusts me that we have dinosaurs like this in positions of power who think we should  go back to the days of telling people to "just get over it" 😞
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    Stive Pesley reacted to B4’s Sister in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    I had three months sick leave for stress in 2019. I was being treated appallingly by a new boss at work. I did my job with nothing but praise for eight years and suddenly I couldn’t do anything right. Counselling didn’t help at the time. I left my job without another job to go to. The experience left me with really bad anxiety. I had another breakdown in October 2022 from the same issues. My doctor was great and I started medication and was referred for CBT. It wasn’t effective enough, so I went on to trauma counselling, which was great. It really helped and I turned a corner in June last year. Without this help I don’t know how I would have got through Daniel’s death. My mental health is up and down at the moment but I think I just need time. I only took 10 workings days bereavement leave including the funeral which wasn’t enough but after my previous work experience, I didn’t want to ask for more time. My boss was very kind and supportive and work sent me flowers. Colleagues have been very supportive too. People with genuine mental health problems need to be supported and not be treated as a government statistic. 
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from GboroRam in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    So disappointing to see the Work & Pensions Secretary Mel Stride saying that the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues has gone “too far” and that we should just consider it the “normal ups and downs of human life”
    I'm pretty sure that most people who have contributed to this thread have had their mental health struggles and found that it's the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues which has allowed them to open up - and that's a brilliant thing. None of us are alone
    It disgusts me that we have dinosaurs like this in positions of power who think we should  go back to the days of telling people to "just get over it" 😞
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    Stive Pesley reacted to Crewton in The Ukraine War   
    I've heard a reference to Ingushetia too.
    I think it's often forgotten that Russian Asia wasn't empty when successive Tsars expanded to the East.
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    Stive Pesley reacted to Anag Ram in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    It’s sad to read so many stories of counselling and psychotherapy not being followed up. I guess in the private world you can choose to go back to the same counsellor, who may at least remember you. 
    It wouldn’t normally be the done thing to share notes between counsellors though. The process is between two individuals, and any past notes will be from the other counsellor’s perspective and could unfairly sway the new relationship.
    The process has to be entered into wholly and honestly to achieve results. The counsellor isn’t there to cure. He/she/they will use their skills to coax out feelings which may have been hidden, or perhaps embedded. Each human has the capacity for change if they allow themselves permission to do so and get the support to do so.
    CBT works well for some, not so well for others, just as some swear by physiotherapy and some prefer chiropractic work.
    No treatment will work if a relationship isn’t established between the two and it pains me that one professional should disparage another. That would set me on edge.
    I hope each one of you finds the right person to open up to. 
     
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Mucker1884 in Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues   
    Agreed - to say "we haven't in any way moved forward" is plainly daft. 50 years ago we'd be attaching electrodes to people's heads and zapping them stupid. 100 years ago we'd be doing lobotomies
    I've had CBT and it really helped me 
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    Stive Pesley got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Injurys/absences   
    On Tuesday at the Fan Forum they had lights on the pitch, which PW referenced and made some comment about them trying to get the grass to grow back. I guess the mad weather has been playing havoc with the pitch and they are struggling to maintain it as a playing surface
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