Search found 1709 matches

by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:42 am
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Hillsborough piece in The Observer on Sunday
Replies: 197
Views: 24347

Obviously it's just a dramatised version, but I watched the Jimmy McGovern film tonight, and I don't understand the anger at the accidental death verdict. As I said previously they are in bits, don't know where to turn, emotional, looking for answers. Anger and sadness are easy emotions to feel, if...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:12 am
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: 20 years ago...
Replies: 16
Views: 2811

RIP to all the dead, and best wishes to all of the living in some way affected by this tragedy.
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:52 am
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Hillsborough piece in The Observer on Sunday
Replies: 197
Views: 24347

Most of us on the outside do genuinely puzzle at the fact that today is so dominated by calls for recriminations and allocations of blame and not a remembering of the dead. Mate, you seem a highly intelligent young individual, but you seem to have a blind spot here. These people are not acting rati...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:08 pm
Forum: Site Development & Feedback
Topic: FAO Ratbert
Replies: 6
Views: 3564

Ahh, thank you CAPSLOCK. I am used to outbox being a pending area where messages are waiting to be sent, not pending the sendee acknowledging receipt of them.
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:02 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Poker.
Replies: 46
Views: 8585

I play semi seriously. I have been playing for around three years. 1st year I lost, since then I have won significant amounts. I play mostly on Poker Stars, and won a 2100 player tournament in January (ironically after my trip to the Blackburn game had to be aborted due to chaos on the roads) for $1...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:43 pm
Forum: Site Development & Feedback
Topic: FAO Ratbert
Replies: 6
Views: 3564

Tango, I have received your PM and tried to reply to it, and like my original PM, the reply seems to be sitting in my PM outbox without appearing to have been sent. Can you check if you have received my reply? If not, any ideas?
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:13 pm
Forum: Site Development & Feedback
Topic: FAO Ratbert
Replies: 6
Views: 3564

FAO Ratbert

Can you investigate my Private Messaging, I don't seem to be able to send them????
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Celebrities - nooooo
Replies: 30
Views: 2761

Celebrities - nooooo

I am currently sat here, with my other half, who has persuaded me to watch the the celebrity kilimanjaro climb, and I am now deep into a resenting celebrity period. Fair enough, when these people sing, or DJ, or present, they are fine, they are doing what they get paid to do. But watching them cry a...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: England V Windies 4th test
Replies: 77
Views: 9277

Quite an enjoyable last day there. I think England made a good effort in the last two sessions, but under Strauss I feel that this England team will be consistently gallant losers taking positives (in a Sammy Lee stylee) from defeats. The attack is looking particularly threadbare. Despite the perfor...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Is Sam Allardyce entitled to a little more respect
Replies: 42
Views: 7962

It amazes me that he not only has a huge blindspot regarding his own image, but he consistently shows an inability to gain an understanding in every interview he gives. To Sam: You have proved you are decent football manager, but you appear limited tactically, you play a the same direct way each gam...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:47 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Anyone watching the cricket?
Replies: 54
Views: 6708

I still don't understand why so many "pundits" can see sense with not enforcing the follow on. We had 12 overs to get through on the 3rd day, Broad and Anderson took the new ball anyway on the last day, so they were surely capable of taking the new ball on the 3rd day. Harmison and Flintoff were bat...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:29 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Anyone watching the cricket?
Replies: 54
Views: 6708

Great game in the end - this is what makes Test Cricket one of the greatest sporting spectacles in the world IMO. Well done WI. They have certainly improved their application and this represents a huge step forward for them. It feels like a loss for England. Not enforcing the following on was the ke...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:20 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Anyone watching the cricket?
Replies: 54
Views: 6708

Finely balanced this now. Whoever comes out on top should go on to win the series. I think Strauss definitely made the wrong the decision in not enforcing the follow on. Rain was always a possibility today (England have been lucky only 3 overs have been lost so far) and there was only a hour of play...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:36 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Anyone watching the cricket?
Replies: 54
Views: 6708

Whilst doing things like forgetting to wash my hands before administering injections or failing to show empathy in consultations, I came up with Greenidge Weekes Richards Lara Lloyd Sobers Dujon Holding Roberts Marshall Ambrose Leaving people like Walcott, Ramadhin, Weekes, Gibbs, Walsh and Headley...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Bullard
Replies: 43
Views: 5372

Bullard

Having a scan on his knee - possibly another cruciate injury.

Perhaps this explains why Fulham were prepared to get rid, and perhaps it is a lucky escape for us?
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:50 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Sky Sports: Bolton agree fee with Newcastle for Nolan
Replies: 457
Views: 59001

irie Cee Bee wrote:
bristol_Wanderer3 wrote:Unless the guy is scoring he is nowhere near good enough to be a premiership midfielder.

If this happens Newcastle will find this out.
And who on our team is ?
Well not Nolan that is for sure.
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:39 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Sky Sports: Bolton agree fee with Newcastle for Nolan
Replies: 457
Views: 59001

Unless the guy is scoring he is nowhere near good enough to be a premiership midfielder.

If this happens Newcastle will find this out.
by bristol_Wanderer3
Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:40 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: Sky Sports: Bolton agree fee with Newcastle for Nolan
Replies: 457
Views: 59001

Wow - this is a surprise. First thoughts:

1.) He is not good enough this season to warrant his first team place. Getting £4.5m, whilst offloading him to our relegation rivals seems good business.
2.) We are short on numbers so selling anyone seems silly unless we have a decent replacement lined up.
by bristol_Wanderer3
Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:40 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20533
Views: 1835832

It isn't a silly statement at all. I meant the fact that you have or haven't religious beleifs shouldn't have a bearing on the everyday life of politicians or political matters, the topic of conversation in this thread. I thought you would understand that. Oh, I understand perfectly. And it's still...
by bristol_Wanderer3
Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:26 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Teacher Rips Skin Off Boy's Cheek
Replies: 47
Views: 4681

Did anyone go to Farny Grammar in the 80s - and if so ever fail to do their English homework for Mr Stephens? The guy in the article sounds tame by comparison. Didn't go to Farnworth Grammar but Mr Stephens moved to Little Lever School when they closed the Grammar down and I had the pleasure there....