ariotofmyown

Now then ladies and gentleman... firstly I hope you are all well and secondly sorry for the mother of rants which is about to unfold...
As some may be aware from the ‘new parents’ thread I made last year I am lucky enough to now be the father of the most incredible little lady this planet has ever seen, also from that thread some of you may be aware that the pregnancy wasn’t all plain sailing. 
Unfortunately neither does the living side seem to be. Our daughter had corrective surgery to save her life at 1 day old... in the next 44 days before coming home she would go on to have 5 collapsed lungs, 2 cardiac arrests, 1 blood transfusion, 7 ventilations, 2 more surgeries and numerous amount of pain relief/medication.
last Friday though everything was brilliant and me and my wife were finally able to bring her home... the next few days were the best of my life and something that we were robbed of for the first month and a half of her life, we had numerous visitors and for to introduce her to her family.
on Tuesday we went to the park with our other daughter as quite understandably she was quite overwhelmed and a bit jealous about her new little sister... whilst at the park I was feeding Clara-Leisa who subsequently stopped breathing and vomited blood through her mouth and nose. I had to do CPR in the middle of the park on her as the air ambulance (absolutely amazing) and 2 road ambulances turned up. 
Thankfully I managed to get her breathing again and the incredible paramedics and drs kept her going and she’s on the mend.
i don’t really know the purpose of this post but just felt it would possibly help to have a Release.
photo’s included of how she is today as I realise what I’ve written is traumatic and we could be a lot worse... 

Ban?

The seasons are unlinked. 
It would be hard to match the intensity of McConaughey’s acting from season 1, but if that didn’t exist, we’d still say 2&3 are pretty good. 

Couple months later and just finished it. Goes without saying that’s it fantastic television.
Unsure what to watch next.

Was all that your fault?

My view is that these days stocks and shares are a mugs game for the individual investor. Between the pension funds, the banks and the hedge funds, the big players have this market all sewn up. 
Your better bet is to actively manage your pension fund. Don't just let your pension sit in the default fund. Review your pension every 6 months and make changes to get the most out of it. Most major providers have around 200 funds you can choose between. Lots of options, and in lots of different stock markets too. This is the biggest and most important investment most of us are likely to have. Make it work hard! 

Finished "The Americans". I really enjoyed the final series.
Now watching "Better call Saul" - very good start.

Ban?

Ban?

Yes

Just finishing off season 6 of The Americans. By and large, I have found it interesting but not totally compelling. The Memsahib, on the other hand, loves it.
We go our separate ways after around 11:00 pm - she adjourns to the jigsaw table and I settle down to watch a couple of episodes of Dark. I can thoroughly recommend this very, er, dark... German Sci Fi series.

Ban?

So, to clarify... I think...
Dirties are now confirmed as promoted.
 
Which leaves...
Scenario 1:
If Brentford fail to win tomorrow (Stoke away), Leeds will be crowned as Champions, and I believe protocol suggests our players would give them a guard of honour before kick off on Sunday... on our pitch... on our turf... on our manor!
 
Scenario 2:
If Brentford do win at Stoke tomorrow, We would need to beat The Dirties on Sunday to stop them being crowned as Champions at the final whistle... on our pitch... on our turf... on our manor!
 
Scenario 3:
A Brentford win tomorrow, and a Rams win on Sunday, and I don't give a flying fig who gets crowned champions the following week, as it won't be happening on our pitch... on our turf... on our manor!  
 
Come on you Bees. 
Come on you Rams.
Pretty Please.
Do it for the fans!

You must be young.
I could imagine many ways this season could have been worse. Largely based on the experience of previous seasons.

With all the talk about Leeds, it shouldn't be forgotten that West Brom had a 12 point lead over 3rd place Fulham in mid-December and now look likely to end up in the playoffs, and for it not to be Fulham to overtake them. Pretty poor when you consider the quality they have.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ban?

Ban?

We have one episode to watch and I'm giving it an Igor Stimac/10.
I think it's even better than Giri/Haji

So no one has to actually watch it.
 

Any reason for the Millwall v Boro game kicking off at 3pm this arvo?

I'm gonna have to watch that too as @Mostyn6's recommendations are usually spot on.
Started season 6 of Bosch other night. You start each season wondering where it might go, and by the time the great music starts for the end of the episode, you are hooked again.

First season was brilliant. I think it lost its way a bit afterwards. Loved Jody Comer's accent, when you hear her normal Liverpool accent.