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Everything posted by speeeeeeedie
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I think that the worry is that in future players will be able to drive 400 yard holes, eliminating mid range clubs. The argument is that it will turn into a longer version of chip and putt. The game is changing though. DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka are all built like NFL linebackers. Jon Rahm aside, the European lads aren't. Property of Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
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A mate of mine got a new set for Christmas. He gave me his old set. A right hodge podge of brands, but I'm no good so I'm happy with what I've got. Golf never stopped over here. It probably got busier. Due to the aforesaid clubs I've played 4 times over the past month. I'm signed up for the next few weekends too. I do enjoy it. I read on the BBC that the R&A are thinking about limiting drivers to 46 inches, limiting driving distances. They can deny it all they want but this is their opportunity to stifle Bryson DeChambeau. Both the USGA and R&A have been working on ways to limit his tee shots for a while, now they may have found it. He's got a bit of star power over here but the authorities aren't fans.
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24th January 2021 Middlesbrough Away 15:00
speeeeeeedie replied to Ulrich's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I watched the highlights. It should have been a penalty and a booking as it was clumsy from Branthwaite. It didn't warrant a sending off though. As to Warnock's reaction, having a go at Branthwaite is poor form. Mowbray should have stepped in and mediated it. However, you can see why Warnock is a good manager. He's past 70 and still has a lot of passion. -
If this is true (and I don't doubt that it isn't) it beggars belief. Embarrassment. Shambles. Disgrace. All are appropriate. It is a bit colder out at Brockhall so pitches there will freeze more often, yet are used daily. How did Mowbray let this happen? He is the manager. Surely he wants the team to be as well prepared as possible. What about the academy? Indoor training? Looking at Tom's pictures they should go back to Pleasy rather than the pitch at Ewood. I've never seen so much grass. It used to be like Blackpool when I played out there.
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I have both a lack of skill and a lack of desire to do any sort of DIY. It drives me mad. If I had it my way I'd never do a thing. One thing that does strike me about Americans is that a lot of them do all sorts around the house. New kitchen floor; done. New bathroom; why not. I have a mate who is a schoolteacher with no trade training at all. He spent the last few years completely renovating his house. He did it all by himself top to bottom, including a new roof and fitting out his basement. I'd never dream of attempting anything like that.
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BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Both were around when I was a kid yet were gone by the time I was old enough to drink so never had any of it. I also remember those massive cans of Foster's. I assume that they are long gone too. Harp has a following over here. "Irish" bars countrywide sell it. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Me too. My mind has it at the other end of the ground. Riverside-Darwen end corner. You sound like you remember better than I though. That surprised me too. There was hardly a blade of grass in sight. It was really bumpy too. -
Funny stuff
speeeeeeedie replied to Hoochie Bloochie Mama's topic in I Can't Believe It's Not Football
Oh dear, it's one of those that I can't watch but can't stop watching. It's embarrassingly bad. -
If Dyche's Burnley side played "attacking" football they'd be relegated pronto. You have to score to win, but a solid defence gives those players usually responsible for goals more confidence to play as they know if something doesn't come off they are less likely to be punished for it. Anyway, back to Mowbray. Although higher than his past 2 seasons he's averaging less than 1.5 points per game; the absolute minimum needed to reach the playoffs. He will need to pick up 1.6+ over the remainder of the season to get there. Elliott, Dack, Armstrong, and now apparently Brereton have the talent to score plenty. Kaminski is an upgrade on recent keepers Rovers have had, but Mowbray's baffling trait of not being able to sort out a back 4 will be Rovers undoing.
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I just finished it. It was superb. I have vague memories of it all as a kid. It spent very little time dealing into why he did it and lots on the police efforts to catch him. Britain was a different place in the late 70's, a lot of the political uncertainty and societal changes taking place factored into how it took so long to catch him. Fascinating. Sutcliffe died of Covid last month.
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Championship Season 2020 - 2021
speeeeeeedie replied to Hoochie Bloochie Mama's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I do like the podcasts. They get players who tend to have played for northern clubs, and are not usually Prem star types. You can easily lose an hour or two listening to them. Kilgallon had one. He spoke well of his time at Rovers and reckoned that the squad he played with had the talent to get promoted. Marshall being one of those he specifically mentioned. -
European Champions League 2020/21
speeeeeeedie replied to philipl's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The knockout stage draw was made today. Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Manchester City Lazio vs. Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid vs. Chelsea RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool Porto vs. Juventus Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain Sevilla vs. Borussia Dortmund Atalanta vs. Real Madrid -
Tyrone's post is a good one. Mowbray is a symptom, not the cause. I think he is a competent unspectacular manager, yet he doesn't seem to have the spark to get Rovers to push on. Nobody on here knows what his marching orders are though. He may have told Venkys that it will take 5+ years to get everything ready to get promoted and they are happy to sign off on it.
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Social Media - discuss
speeeeeeedie replied to speeeeeeedie's topic in I Can't Believe It's Not Football
Some interesting points. At a macro level I think that they can be problematic. Their modus operandi is to make money, they do that by harvesting your data. Yet at a micro level they can help. Living overseas it would probably benefit me if I had Facebook or Instagram to keep in touch with people who don't live close. But I've never felt the need to do it. I may give the Social Dilemma a whirl. -
What are people's opinions of social media? Facebook? Instagram? Twitter? TikTok? Snapchat? Many others too. Is it good? Bad? In between? I have no interest in them, this is the only social media account I have. Am I in the minority? Facebook in particular gets lambasted a lot over here, with Zuckerberg rarely helping himself in the good publicity stakes. The US government filed suit against them yesterday asking for them to be broken up. The government portend that as they own Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp they have monopoly power, which has effectively driven out competition. On a macro level they've been accused of influencing political changes, and can be seen as all encompassing, but how are they to an individual? Or are they a reflection of the individuals that use them? An idiot in the pub is going to be an idiot everywhere.
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BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I was 15 at the time. My mate and his dad went. He said that it was a brilliant atmosphere. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I went on Wikipedia for a refresher. You were right. After his leg break Rovers lost 2, drew 3, and won 1 - then lost 6 in a row. Frightening form. The rot ended with a draw at Tranmere on Easter Monday. After that the only defeat was Derby away in the playoffs. As an extra the defending for those Cambridge goals was terrible. The second in particular was a comedy of errors. It all started with a Rovers throw too. -
European Champions League 2020/21
speeeeeeedie replied to philipl's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The group stage is over. Despite a good start the drama somewhat fizzled. Here are the teams who made it through; Group winners: Germany - Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund Italy – Juventus England - Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea Spain - Real Madrid France - Paris St-Germain Runners up: Germany - Borussia Monchengladbach, RB Leipzig Italy - Atalanta, Lazio Spain - Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla Portugal - Porto Teams cannot be drawn against another from the same country in the last 16. -
Bristol City v Rovers. Wed 9th Dec. 7.45pm
speeeeeeedie replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The story of Mowbray's Rovers. A defence that leaks like a sieve. Halfway improve that will add enough points to have the team knocking on the playoff door. -
European Champions League 2020/21
speeeeeeedie replied to philipl's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
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European Champions League 2020/21
speeeeeeedie replied to philipl's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yep. They only started playing with 20 minutes to go. I've said from day 1 that Solskjaer isn't good enough to be a top level manager. Episodes like last night prove it. The PSG-Istanbul game was called off. According to my TV coverage the 4th official told the referee to speak to "that black lad over there" as he was irate over a decision and expressing his disgust. The officiating crew were all Romanian so spoke in their local tongue. Black in Romanian is "negru". Demba Ba heard this and went ballistic. Was it racist? I have no idea. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
There's an awful lot happening that would not be occurring today. For a start I reckon that the ref would seriously look at calling the game off due to an unfit pitch. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
speeeeeeedie replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Speaking of, did Newell break his leg in that tackle? I was at the game but have no memory of it at all. I do remember the FA Cup game the year after. They were top of the Championship or whatever division 2 was called back then and thought that they'd beat us. Cue a Roy Wegerle goal and a lot of mad Geordies. They charged down Nuttall St. after the game. The Darwen End was being done up too. It had no roof but still had the metal beams. One of their fans climbed up to the top of one. -
10 group winners qualify automatically. All 10 runners up plus 2 who didn't finish second but did well in the Nations League will be drawn into 3 separate 4 team playoff pods constituting semi finals and a final. The 3 winners then qualify. As usual the BBC provides a good overview; Qatar 2022 summary - BBC Poland and England have met a lot in the past. I wasn't born in 1974 but remember Lineker's hat trick against them in a must win at Mexico '86.
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The WC 2022 UEFA qualifying groups were drawn today; Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo Group C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania Group D France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia, Kazakhstan Group E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein