A Ram for All Seasons

8 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

I take you’ve not been to Millwall😳

No thanks. I grew up near the Baseball Ground and we had our windows smashed by Millwall.

4 hours ago, angieram said:

I love watching the coverage of Bundesliga games, where the diehards are at each end of the ground, and the middle sections have fans of both teams chatting, shaking hands etc. I wonder if they ever have any trouble? The Germany fans I have met seem very phlegmatic about their football these days and can take winning and losing in their stride equally well. 

It's not as idyllic as you imagine. My local 3rd division team Waldhof Mannheim has plenty of thuggish supporters who cause enough trouble, especially if they are playing against Kaiserslautern or Saarbrücken. The police are out in force in riot gear, which is something I have never seen in England. 

https://www.hapka-onlineshop.de/manufaktur

Absolutely wonderful stuff. Vanilla-infused porter, 11 % alcohol, matured in spirit barrels, brewed in Hanau, Germany,  in cooperation with a Polish brewery. 

Lee Morris was very quick, when his foot wasn't broken. 

This really is a huge pain in the bum. I live in Germany and rarely come over to visit since my mother passed away. It never crossed my mind that a 3rd division club would have enough international players to justify moving the game,  and rearranging flights is too much hassle now. I went for the whole Corona period without seeing the mighty Rams and last saw them exactly a year ago.  Very annoying. 

5 hours ago, MadAmster said:

Living in the Netherlands, I have a RamsTV subscription so see all league games, home and away. Saw the Pompey game live at PP. Booked to come over for Charlton but that's likely to get moved as it's an International weekend so I might move the flights to catch one of the 2 midweek games next month. Booked for 2 games (and a Tuesday to Sunday stay...) in March and will fit 3 or 4 others in over the season. 

I am coming over from Germany to see the Charlton game and have tickets.  Please don't tell me it's likely to be moved!🫢

Suddenly started working again now

18 minutes ago, ThePrisoner said:

It is but @Owen87ITK tweeted it was down to technical issues at the BBC end today.

Hope it's not financial issues

COYR

Can anybody clarify the "notwithstanding statute says otherwise" bit? 

46 minutes ago, SBW said:

"The difficulty and currently, in our view, the last remaining significant obstacle is to deal with certain claims that are very much disputed but which we are being advised by the EFL cannot be currently compromised notwithstanding statute says otherwise"

 

I am reading that as Q alleging the EFL are breaching their own rules?  Although it's a terribly put together sentence. 

It's the "notwithstanding statute says otherwise" bit that I don't understand. Can anybody clarify this?

22 minutes ago, dabber said:

No audio for me too @Owen87ITK?

Not working on the app nor on the website. Have they paid their bills?

34 minutes ago, Charlotte Ram said:

This is a super bad idea as it will leave us open to more points deductions see EFL regulation 24

24 Requirement to Play Full Strength Sides in League Matches

24.1 Each Club shall play its full strength in all Matches played under the auspices of The League unless some satisfactory reason is given. In the event of the explanation not being deemed satisfactory the Board shall refer the matter to a Disciplinary Commission which has the power to impose such penalties as it shall think fit.

Guidance

From the fourth Thursday in March, any team sheet for a League game should include at least 10 outfield players who featured on the team sheet for the League game before.

He will be forced to sell his most valuable players at Xmas if League 1 is unavoidable, so they wouldn't be available for selection in March.

I have an EU vaccination certificate. Hope they let me in when I come over at Xmas.

Reg Matthews

3 hours ago, Kinder said:

I’m away on holiday this week. What’s the best way to watch the game tomorrow?  Can I still pay £10 if I’m abroad?  I could tunnel back to the UK and pay a tenner if needs be.

You can indeed pay £10 when you are abroad. It was only a fiver for us abroad last season. I suppose the club needs the cash in its current predicament.

3 minutes ago, KBB said:

Give it steve till end of the season.

With this squad, we would be no better off with Steve, Lampard or anybody else

Highly recommended to aficionados of really hoppy German beer. Not cheap though. 

The late Bill Evans playing the Theme from M*A*S*H, composed by Johnny Mandel who has died aged 94. RIP.

Great bass playing from Eddie Gomez too.

On 26/06/2020 at 23:57, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Yes mate. It's been brewing for a long while now, and tonight I decided to just bite the bullet. 

I've not written off reconciliation completely, but I've made it very clear to him that it will require some serious changes to his behaviour for me to forgive him. He's been messing me, my mum and my siblings about for a couple of years now, and I decided it was time to say enough is enough.

One of the Ten Commandments is "Thou shalt honour thy father and mother", but nobody has a God-given right to push their families around and mess them about. There are limits. I went through that as a young man myself and I know it can be difficult. It's important to maintain your self-respect. Just stay true to yourself and the things you believe in. It can be very hard work,  but I wish you all the best.

On 22/06/2020 at 17:47, Boycie said:

Watch out for that R it’s getting bigger out there.

Back down to 0.72 today, from 2.2 a few days ago. Up and down like a whore's drawers at the moment.

On 16/06/2020 at 15:23, richinspain said:

 

Thanks for reminding me of this song. I loved it when it first came out. I used to do a bit of singing myself in my younger days, but my voice has got gradually lower and lower. This is one of the few songs which I can croak along to comfortably.

Heidelberg Castle, Germany