Calculus

2 minutes ago, Rebounder said:

I'm curious to know why in the middle of January he has left Carlisle to go to Adelaide. Mind boggling. 

It might be a custodial sentence - that sort of thing used to happen a lot in times gone by.

2 hours ago, Super said:

Or you could say why should the decent fan who doesn't cause trouble get punished?

Indeed. Let's suppose that City got fined for the recent bottle throwing incidents. Imagine the reaction if the club decided to pass the cost on to Section 82, or whichever block the bottles came from. 

Cardiff need to find those responsible and punish accordingly, not victimise the vast majority of decent folk.

7 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Some of you just don’t get irony now do you ? 
 

Simples. The SS Great Britain is irony.

City had gone from.the old first division right down to the bottom of the football league. Had social media (including this forum) been around at the time many of these players would have been seen as stealing a living and justifiably received dogs' abuse for their on-the-field capitulation. At the time.they left the the best deal.for them - no altruism, nothing heroic.

I'm thoroughly enjoying watching the team these days, which I haven't been able to say for a couple of years. Only 6 clubs have scored more than we have, but unfortunately only two have conceded more. We have some very good young players and our progress is  being guided by a manager who clearly knows what he's doing.

Very optimistic about the next two years.

Wasn't he was signed by Steve Coppell? Seem to remember he came as one for the future, made his Championship debut with us due to injuries, was an instant success and never looked back.. Also him and Bolasie ripping a few sides apart.

3 hours ago, TomF said:

I ******* despair at this.   What we need to be doing is prioritising the CC not killing it off. 

 

I can sympathise with your view, but County Cricket just isn't producing battle hardened Test players for England these days. Contrast this with Sheffield Shield in Australia where just 6 teams play the sort of cricket that produces Test players.

In England we have gone for one day comps, the blast, the hundred all to attract spectators and generate cash to support the existing structure. If you want to see the best players you'll see them in these comps and rarely in the county champs, where red ball contracted test players don't even play anymore. 

Much as I've loved county cricket I can see that it's no longer fit for purpose, doesn't produce Test players, is of little interest and attracts a diminishing number of spectators.

Perhaps reducing the number of counties would be sensible, which would leave space for the money making stuff, and also make sure that the best players play in the 4 day game against the best opposition.

COD is one of a number that don't even nearly justify their wage. The whole lot need to go and be replaced by players who actually earn their keep. Given the club's finances and FFP the club needs a complete reset so the likes of COD and Co going is no bad thing.

42 minutes ago, Negan said:

Have always said once he can start scoring he’d be off to the prem and not to a crap team either like a Watford or Burnley. He’s the right build, has great strength, is quick and has power in his shots too. Best of all he’s young and English. If he can get in to double figures this season and Alex Scott can carry on as he is. They could both be the answers to our financial problems. Which had we not been in I’d be praying for us to keep them and build a team around them but with things as they are, we’re desperate for some big fees. These 2 could very well put us back in the clear, or close to it at least. I’m sure lansdown and co are thinking the same. 

Yes, I'm sure they're thinking the same thing. Trouble is that we'd then be without them. Develop potential and then sell once they get any good ain't going to get is to the Prem anytime soon.

Most of those wanted to go, and if not sold would have left for nothing. Also, had we not achieved those sales we'd have been in deep financial do-do. (Agree about the purchases though - many have been dire).

It used to be that when attendances were announced some would reckon that there were more in the ground and that it was a tax fiddle. Now we announce the number that had actually paid to be there that's a problem as well. It must be as frustrating as hell running this football club.

4 hours ago, Eddie Notgetinya said:

On Kasey Palmers role: he’s a player that’s currently training with us

His days are numbered although we knew this already!

Watching that I got that feeling that if Kasey Palmer wanted to go somewhere else to train that Nigel couldn't care less.

If KP has any professional pride or ambition he should bust a gut to prove the manager wrong.

12 hours ago, Tafkarmlf said:

Fair enough,  I thought after Eng U 19 manager, Assistant at Liverpool under Brendan Rogers  Head of Development at Wolves, then Pompey and Weymouth were a bit of a backwards step. 

If he's winding down would make sense however it's different on the face of it. 

Or, given that he never used to look at league tables, he might think that Weymouth are in the Prem.

8 hours ago, Tafkarmlf said:

Blimey, that's quite the fall from grace, there's quite a few ex league managers floating around in the conference. 

Brian Stock was someone we should have been after whilst he was getting dicked about at Preston iirc. Doncaster paid peanuts for him. 

He's 'relocated' to Dorset and found a local job in football with a mate. Not so much a fall from grace as a bit of interest in semi-retirement.

1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

It might seem high to ST holders but IIRC that is £10 less than the normal cheapest potd ticket.

The issue of course is that potd is too expensive anyway, but it's still a relatively cheap ticket.

You are of course correct, but then normal POTD prices are ridiculously high anyway.

I took my son to the Stoke game, buying the seat next to mine in central Dolman. £39!!! Couldn't believe it.

Personally would't go to the Fulham game at that price and don't buy the overpriced food and drink either.

I'm in the fortunate position of being able to afford to go if I want to, but this just isn't fair for an awful lot of supporters and I shall vote with my feet. Football is a game for the fans or it is nothing. Sad days.

3 hours ago, Gazred said:

On the subject of penguins, quite possibly one of the saddest things I've ever seen (well, penguin related anyway)...

 

This is what happens when you give a penguin a Rovers season ticket...

7 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Ah, the old Source bottle up the arse, one of the great urban myths of our time.  Not a single doctor or nurse who’s worked on casualty doesn’t claim to have seen it!  

My son, who is now a GP, used to work in A&E in his early days. One day they had a lady in complaining of a violent itch 'downstairs'. Son had a thorough look around and a good rummage and found a small, hard object that seemed to be the source of the problem.  Upon though investigation it turned out to be a scrunched up, sticky blue label bearing the word 'Fyffes', the like of which you see on bananas. The lady offered no explanation and expressed surprise at the discovery.

10 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Don`t knock it till you`ve tried it.....................

Lovely.

Even better is flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - or am I flogging a dead horse?

Just watched Parasite on Amazon Prime. I believe that it's also on Channel 4 tonight.

Recommended by friends to her indoors. It's a Palme D'Or winning Korean film with English sub-titles, which would normally be enough for me to give it a wide berth.  Despite that I watched, thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it - thoughtful and quite dark.

8 minutes ago, EmissionImpossible said:

There’s far more children attending now then there has ever been.

... and some of the kids are getting games as well.

48 minutes ago, Bobby Bollax said:

The best ‘ luxury ‘ player I’ve seen - Glen Hoddle 

I wouldn't call Hoddle a luxury player. Certaintly very skillful, but he would put a shift in and dominated games. 

18 minutes ago, TomF said:

Non PayPal option now available at the payment screen: 

The payment is handled by Stripe and no CC card details etc are held by us. 

Excellent news! Well done, and many thanks.

10 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

So, I'm the only one who saw this thread title and started making up rude jokes, right? 

No, you're not on your own.

6 minutes ago, TomF said:

You can do it without PayPal - see this thread.  I just have to manually mark the invoice paid once you’ve done it 

 

Thank you, but couldn't the renewal process with OTIB allow people pay directly by card or use the link from within the process rather than being external? (No big deal for me now as I've just renewed, only a thought. In any event, thanks for all you do - much appreciated).