Grumpy Git

You'd take this score at lunch all day long, but this is not a Sunday pub game, England have to start picking a proper keeper. 😡

Can somebody send a car from Headingly for Bob Taylor?

..... and owd butterfingers Bairstow puts down Smith. 😡

14 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said:

Already chalked up 14 extras and the Aussies haven't got 40 on the board. 

A decent keeper might help? 🤷🏻‍♂️

42/2

Great start, Aussies 5 for 1, Warner edges Broad. 😎

1 hour ago, Anag Ram said:

TBH I don’t care if our centre forward is swigging from a can of beer and smoking a fag as long as they put the ball in the net when a chance comes 😊

Are we signing Rodney Marsh?

2 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

How does an unfit player having recently had an operation pass a medical.

OK if its only a hair transplant I guess?

So the money has gone, but surely there has to be the details of where it went to recorded?

I'm curious as to how the electronic 'paper trail' is of no benefit. The initial receiving account has to belong to the crooks, or am I being niave?

28 minutes ago, sage said:

Bought 3 today. 2 at 10+ and 1 at 0-5. 

I make that a 20+ membership at least.

Just now, Jimbo Ram said:

Can Big Trav verify this 😳

Dazza and Big Trav have never been seen in the same room. 😉

3 hours ago, Eoghan1884 said:

Anyone be able to help me out, never bought one before being from Ireland, bought one this year as hoping to get over more, is it just now attached toIf it shows my Fan ID and I don’t have to do anything else ?

When you log-in to your DCFC account, it should show-up under 'Memberships', as:

Away Membership 2023/2024

Hotels that put a complimentary bottle of water in the room, but only for the first night.

If I'm staying for a week, the hotel is getting paid the same as if its a different guest every night, so don't be so tight.

4 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Girl in accounts gets an email off "the boss" (Boss' Email changed to such miniscule levels, girl in accounts doesn't notice!)

"Hi Sally,
Need to pay a new supplier.  I've ordered some blah, blah, blah at a good rate, and I need it urgently, so we have to pay Pro-Forma until we set up an account with them.
Bank details are blah, blah, blah.... £5k plus vat.
They'll be sending the Pro Forma invoice later.
Can you do it straight away, as I need them to dispatch it before end of play today.

Cheers.
Mr Boss."

Now, this is a friendly company, ran slightly informally, and the trusting Sally has absolutely no reason to double check directly with the boss that this is genuine.
The figures stated are by no means out of the ordinary, and also fall within any banking daily payment limits that may apply.
Akin to that, the boss is often out of the office, sometimes for a few hours, sometimes not seen for a day or so.

The plot thickens...

A few hours later (Behind the scenes, the scammers now see that the £5k plus vat has been paid into the aforementioned bank account...

"Hi Sally,
Sorry to mess you about.
Just ordered some more stuff from that same company.
Can you pay them another £25k plus vat before you go home.
They are emailing me the invoice shortly.  And the Credit Account Application form, so we can set up an account with them.
I'll forward it all on to you when I get it, if I get chance.  I'll be in in the morning anyway, so will tidy things up then.
Thanks.
Mr Boss"

 

The above is based on a true account from a business acquaintance  (I don't recall the finer details, but it's near enough for this exercise!).  This happened about a year or so ago. 
If I recall correctly, the bank eventually agreed to pay some back, following an investigation, and once it was found to be a scam, but of course, it ain't really their responsibility, so my acquaintance was rather relieved that he (his company) only lost c. £10k in the end, and not the full £30k (plus vat!) 😲

 

Am I close, @Rev? 🤷‍♂️

Wow, TF I'm both head chef and bottle washer. 😬

1 hour ago, Rev said:

Thankfully, there's enough of a business to survive the hit without lay offs, but there's a lot of similar sized companies who couldn't survive such an event. 

Hopefully, we'll get the money back after the investigation is completed.

Rev, assuming its possible without comprising any identities/confidentially, would you please care to share how this scam 'worked'?

4 hours ago, Henrycav81 said:

There’s 2 rooms up there one for normal membership and one for members who went to the right school. I’m not sure if shorts are allowed in executive membership I’ve certainly never been questioned about shorts in the members pavilion 

FTFY

2 hours ago, Eddie said:

Wardy was lightning-quick, ..............

I have very early/hazy memories of Alan Ward.

My old fella used to say he was as quick as anyone on his day.

30 minutes ago, nottingram said:

Today’s nonsense aside, Carey is an excellent keeper. It’s a shame we don’t bother picking ours. I think Bairstow’s keeping has probably cost getting on for 150 runs in the two tests so far. Given he averages 5 more than Foakes with the bat it hardly feels worth it.

Yeh, but hes Stokes' mate......

1 hour ago, jimbo jones said:

Finally, is it the end for du Plooy? Losing him would be a huge blow.

😭

Two in 3 balls. 😭

1 minute ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

I'm still going to say, 'No.'

Me too, saves the disappointment if we don't. 😉

8 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

Don't do anything stupid...

Thick as mince.

Why did Broad not bowl at Lyon's stumps?

Reminds me of when Derbys had to decide the result if a rained-off one day game by having a bowl-off at a set of unmanned stumps, Devon Malcolm still bowled bouncers, (we lost)!

2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

Holding out for a hero?

Are you going to watch Footloose?

3 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

... and as for those damn floodlights!  Must have been well gone 11pm before I finally got to sleep!

Grrr.  rant.  etc!

Think of the leccy you've saved by not having to switch your own lights on.