Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

by McLaren Fri 06 Mar 2015, 11:20 pm

First topic message reminder :

Super

I saw the first two sets and a bit, then went out to get dinner. Wish I had stuck around to watch it.

by super_realist Sat 28 Mar 2015, 11:55 am

Who cares, at 22 you shouldn't expect to play regularly especially in the days of massive squads, and that is perhaps the problem with the British mentality, they are classed as pro's so think they deserve to play regularly, they expect to be a regular without having to serve the apprenticeship, instead of making it impossible not to pick them by screwing the nut, learning as much as you can, training in the best situation possible, with the best coaches and players around you. Seems a rather short term view that Ince had but not remotely surprising, you could name on the fingers of one hand the people with the balls to try it at present.

Picking Hull over Inter is like picking Vanessa Feltz over Rachel Riley. I'm sure when he retires he'll regret at least not trying.

by Davie Sat 28 Mar 2015, 7:45 pm

I've read the link above but it doesn't actually say if Inter really wanted him. I suspect he was turned down and decided to spin it this way

by McLaren Tue 31 Mar 2015, 2:49 pm

Has anyone taken this survey?

https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/

You pick policies you would vote for without knowing which party they belong to.

I got

50% green
30% labour
20% Lib dem

by puligny Tue 31 Mar 2015, 7:13 pm

Mac
Very interesting. On the national analysis of results so far, it's a Labour Government. Cameron to leave 5 years ahead of his prediction! Shame.

by pedro Tue 31 Mar 2015, 8:11 pm

100% fattist.

by McLaren Wed 01 Apr 2015, 10:51 am

Can't help but notice Carrick was Englands best player against Italy.

by MontysMerkin Wed 01 Apr 2015, 11:16 am

Not exactly difficult would you not say (and even then I wouldn't say he particularly shone)? Thought they looked pretty good second half, although Italy seemed to be happy to let them have the ball.
Any team with Gibbs, Smalling and Jones hasn't got a hope...

by McLaren Wed 01 Apr 2015, 11:35 am

Smalling and Jones just seem to get worse every week. Jones ball control can't be any better than that of a league 1 player. And to think man utd tried to use him as a central midfielder!!

Carrick was the closest thing to Pirlo on the pitch. What do those in charge of England know that Sir Alex missed? As clearly in Sir Alex's eyes carrick is an outstanding player.

by super_realist Wed 01 Apr 2015, 11:37 am

You've an almost unhealthy obsession with Carrick Mac.

by McLaren Wed 01 Apr 2015, 11:46 am

Super

It is just really frustrating for Carrick to be overlooked for praise when he is such a technically gifted and clever player. It is often said that England need players like those that do so well for teams like spain or germany. Yet they have a player who is exactly that type of player and have largely ignored him.

by MontysMerkin Wed 01 Apr 2015, 12:00 pm

"Carrick was the closest thing to Pirlo on the pitch" Rolling Eyes

all they had in common was being on the same pitch. Oh and wearing shorts...

by beninho Wed 01 Apr 2015, 12:52 pm

Carrick is decent, he does not compare to the worlds best midfielders over the last 10 years. He is not a patch on Xavi, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Toni Kroos, Modric, pirlo, gattuso, de rossi. Can you stop the hyperbole please.

Sir Purple Face Fergie claimed that Phil Jones would be one of Uniteds best players ever, he also spent 7m i think on Bebe. Lets not base things on what Fergie thought.

by MustPuttBetter Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:00 pm

MontysMerkin wrote:"Carrick was the closest thing to Pirlo on the pitch" all they had in common was being on the same pitch. Oh and wearing shorts...

They weren't on the same pitch, Pirlo is injured

Oh, and Jagielka was easily England's best player, not Carrick
Carrick did okay though, better than Jones, Delph and Henderson who all started ahead of him

by McLaren Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:01 pm

Pirlo wound't need to be present for Carrick to emulate him.

by MustPuttBetter Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:03 pm

Correct but they did not have in common that they were on the same pitch

by super_realist Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:09 pm

McLaren wrote:Pirlo wound't need to be present for Carrick to emulate him.

Why don't you just go down to Old Trafford and ask him out Mac?

by MontysMerkin Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:17 pm

Bugger thought Pirl one was french...

by Roller_Coaster Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:27 pm

MontysMerkin wrote:Bugger thought Pirl one was french...

Pirl one, knit one?

by MustPuttBetter Wed 01 Apr 2015, 1:43 pm

'We're gonna score one more than you'??

by Roller_Coaster Wed 01 Apr 2015, 2:09 pm

Nah

(na na naah)

by beninho Thu 02 Apr 2015, 8:25 pm

Anyone watching the leaders debate? It looks like 15 - 1. It's a bit over the top. Cameron is horrendous.

by Davie Thu 02 Apr 2015, 8:30 pm

More like the Weakest Link

by beninho Thu 02 Apr 2015, 8:35 pm

7 weakest links.

by beninho Thu 02 Apr 2015, 8:46 pm

I quite like the snp lass. Not sure if they are standing in ruislip and eastcote though.

by super_realist Thu 02 Apr 2015, 9:21 pm

She's terrible Ben, the most amateur "politician" I've ever seen.

by beninho Thu 02 Apr 2015, 9:33 pm

She comes across well to be fair as does the welshy and the aussie. Farage does not. I'm sticking with nick. I hope they have slightly tempered the tories over the years.

by super_realist Thu 02 Apr 2015, 9:42 pm

Perhaps you don't see enough of her Ben, she's out of her depth frequently here.

by pedro Sat 04 Apr 2015, 2:38 pm

Emireds

by kwinigolfer Sat 04 Apr 2015, 2:51 pm

I wonder what the Fenway people will make of this season?
No Anfield Of Dreams for them, back to the drawing board, but without Suarez and Gerrard, Sterling wanting out of his contract (which just doesn't happen at Fenway) and no Premier standard centre-back combination. They looked lost today.

by McLaren Sat 04 Apr 2015, 3:01 pm

Kwini

Man Utd don't have a Premiership standard CB combination, and they might make the top 4. Whistle

by kwinigolfer Sat 04 Apr 2015, 3:14 pm

Yes, but they're loaded everywhere else, in talent anyway. You can't say that about Liverpool.

And, of course, Liverpool don't have a Michael Carrick . . . . . . .

by McLaren Sat 04 Apr 2015, 3:17 pm

Certainly Henderson is a mystery to me. Never has anyone been able to explain to me why he is thought of as a top 4, or even half decent EPL player.

by kwinigolfer Sat 04 Apr 2015, 4:35 pm

I like Henderson, but he's a complementary player, bit like Ramsey really, hopefully Can will be in Rodgers' engine room next year and that'll help Henderson a lot.

by beninho Sun 05 Apr 2015, 10:55 am

I hate it when pundits and the media have a go at referees. If there weren't 22 cheats on the pitch a refs life would be a lot easier.

by raycastleunited Sun 05 Apr 2015, 11:08 am

McLaren wrote:Has anyone taken this survey?

https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/

You pick policies you would vote for without knowing which party they belong to.

I got

50% green
30% labour
20% Lib dem

Thanks for sharing mac. Good link

by McLaren Wed 08 Apr 2015, 3:24 pm

What did Lairdy post in kwini's thread?

Ever since he made the post Kwini's thread has been blocked by the place where I works filtering system?

by I'm never wrong Wed 08 Apr 2015, 3:59 pm

McLaren wrote:What did Lairdy post in kwini's thread?

Ever since he made the post Kwini's thread has been blocked by the place where I works filtering system?

Nothing contentious Mac. He did a piece like Kwini giving his views on Tiger and a few others. Can't see why it would be blocked for you.

by SmithersJones Wed 08 Apr 2015, 4:56 pm

Maybe your IT department are grammar nazis and didn't like his opening, which seems to suggest a wish for the source of Kwini's water but is then abruptly halted by a question mark where you'd expect to see a verb, probably an adverb and definitely a full stop?

Sorry, I am a grammar nazi and proud of it.

by I'm never wrong Wed 08 Apr 2015, 4:58 pm

Or the drink emoticons?

by pedro Wed 08 Apr 2015, 7:28 pm

You have a job mac?

by Davie Wed 08 Apr 2015, 8:20 pm

pedro wrote:You have a job mac?

Yes he even has free Wifi in his janitor's cupboard

by puligny Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:20 am

Interesting stat of the day? More people were killed by police in USA during March 2015, than in the last 100 years in the UK. By a factor of more than 2:1. Is it just me or is that just a tiny bit crazy?

by SmithersJones Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:21 am

Guns + institutionalised racism = murder

by mystiroakey Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:24 am

raycastleunited wrote:
McLaren wrote:Has anyone taken this survey?

https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/

You pick policies you would vote for without knowing which party they belong to.

I got

50% green
30% labour
20% Lib dem

Thanks for sharing mac. Good link

Jesus 100% cons for me!

I didn't quite expect that. But Its who I will probably vote for anyway.

by mystiroakey Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:25 am

puligny wrote:Interesting stat of the day? More people were killed by police in USA during March 2015, than in the last 100 years in the UK. By a factor of more than 2:1. Is it just me or is that just a tiny bit crazy?

Kind of more like bat sh-t crazy but not surprising.

by mystiroakey Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:25 am

SmithersJones wrote:Maybe your IT department are grammar nazis and didn't like his opening, which seems to suggest a wish for the source of Kwini's water but is then abruptly halted by a question mark where you'd expect to see a verb, probably an adverb and definitely a full stop?

Sorry, I am a grammar nazi and proud of it.

Sorry I am back kiss

by SmithersJones Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:33 am

mystiroakey wrote:
SmithersJones wrote:Maybe your IT department are grammar nazis and didn't like his opening, which seems to suggest a wish for the source of Kwini's water but is then abruptly halted by a question mark where you'd expect to see a verb, probably an adverb and definitely a full stop?

Sorry, I am a grammar nazi and proud of it.

Sorry I am back

Used to you by now Mysti! Besides, I'm not that bad generally, it's just that 'your well' is a particular pet hate of mine. How much can you mean it if you can't even be bothered to bl00dy spell it correctly?

by incontinentia Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:52 pm

Did any of you see that ridiculous situation with the women's soccer match between England and Norway?

Some rules weren't followed properly when they played recently so they had to go back and re-play the last few seconds of the match, namely a penalty. So the two teams and their entire entourages had to prepare for a few seconds of a game, the same as they would for a full length match. Very bizarre!

by I'm never wrong Thu 09 Apr 2015, 9:55 pm

Yep, heard about that. Know the result yet? Supposed to start at 21.45

Edit. England scored and so progress.

by **navyblueshorts** Sat 11 Apr 2015, 6:21 pm

A rhetorical question about Newcastle United: what's so bad up there that Alan Pardew, who'd done OK there, voluntarily leaves (presumably w/o a payoff from being sacked) to go to Crystal Palace (who're in deep scheiss) and promptly makes Palace look like superstars? Wonder how they feel up there on the Tyne? Laugh

Feeling good are we Mysti Bubbly

? Good to see you around again btw...

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