Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

by oldshanker Sun 03 Feb 2013, 8:56 am

First topic message reminder :

I agree Digs - what I was commenting on was not their lack of invention, but their lack of cohesion. They did not get the basics right, the least a back has to do is commit his opposite number, which becomes more important against the 'drift' defence, and then follow up and support. This was not happening yesterday, apart from Chris ashton on occasions.

I have not seen Goode play in his club matches, but on a number of occasions, he caught the ball deep, began to run, hesitated and then was caught without any support. I can't remember ever seeing Ben Foden caught like that. It is yet another sign of a lack of cohesion in the backs.

Of course, this probably is all due to the fact they are a relatively new squad and should come together the more they play together. But on the face of it, I think yesterday was a fair showing against a team that in my opinion is still there to be taken and will possibly only get one win in this series.

by super_realist Mon 22 Apr 2013, 4:32 pm

I haven't and will not watch it Mac.

by McLaren Mon 22 Apr 2013, 4:38 pm

your loss.

by incontinentia Mon 22 Apr 2013, 4:43 pm

the lyrics to the latest golf boys song are really clever. the guy who wrote it had huge difficulty finding a line that rhymes with 'louis oosthuizen'. its a real hoot though.

by super_realist Mon 22 Apr 2013, 4:43 pm

I don't like cats or silly dance crazes Mac, the "hilarity" would be lost on me.

By the way, played TOC on Saturday. The 11th green changes are a mess.

by JPX Mon 22 Apr 2013, 9:18 pm

incontinentia wrote:the lyrics to the latest golf boys song are really clever. the guy who wrote it had huge difficulty finding a line that rhymes with 'louis oosthuizen'. its a real hoot though.

Errrrrr no.

by incontinentia Mon 22 Apr 2013, 10:46 pm

JPX wrote:
incontinentia wrote:the lyrics to the latest golf boys song are really clever. the guy who wrote it had huge difficulty finding a line that rhymes with 'louis oosthuizen'. its a real hoot though.

Errrrrr no.

you've got dead ears mate.

by JAS Tue 23 Apr 2013, 11:29 am

One of the guys I know from our annual Okehampton golf trip is on his way back from his Stag do...6 nights in Vegas!!

Which obviously begs the question...if money was no object...what would be your stag do preference. (N.B. I am NOT canvassing for ideas for myself!!).

Where would you go and why?

by incontinentia Wed 24 Apr 2013, 1:30 pm

and this week just keeps getting worse... JLS have split up Sad

by dynamark Wed 24 Apr 2013, 1:37 pm

Im gutted.Have to watch one direction now.
Talking of watching the BBA basketball play off final at 3 on sunday may be worth a look ,Leicester v Newcastle grudge game should be very agressive
.Bloody expensive to go live cannot be done for less than about £120 for two so over to the demon Sky sports

by super_realist Wed 24 Apr 2013, 3:11 pm

incontinentia wrote:and this week just keeps getting worse... JLS have split up

by Seve_The_Great Thu 25 Apr 2013, 4:24 pm

super_realist wrote:
incontinentia wrote:and this week just keeps getting worse... JLS have split up

Turns out we were wrong super. There is a God after all...

by super_realist Thu 25 Apr 2013, 4:33 pm

Seve_The_Great wrote:
super_realist wrote:
incontinentia wrote:and this week just keeps getting worse... JLS have split up

Turns out we were wrong super. There is a God after all...

by dynamark Sun 28 Apr 2013, 3:11 pm

International quality hookers.!!
Let me share this.Invited to a 21st birthday do last night young lady who works in my local invited pretty much everyone to her do in the village hall.
Bench seats mum dad aunties uncles kids ,pizza,things on sticks,disco,I pitched up on the basis that a few of the other regulars would be there.Sure enough very pleasant everyone having a good time sat down introduced to a very tidy young lady,attractive,blonde,articulate,enjoyed her company for an hour or so,what do you do?.I play rugby she replies.For England!What position?Hooker.Off to New Zealand later in the year for test matches .
Bizzare but true -very nice lass and well done her.

by mystiroakey Sun 28 Apr 2013, 5:42 pm

Talking of stag dos.

I have just been on my bi annual amsterdam/belgium/golf trip..

If i got married that would do me i suppose.

Great smoking a joint in the sun in the red light district of the dam then on to leuven(I have never seen so much high quality 18-21 yr olds in my life!!-) drinking quality beers in the sun.... Then on to RSG, princes and Chart hills(staying in canterbury- beautifull town and all).

Yep it doesnt get much better than that..

by pedro Sun 28 Apr 2013, 7:55 pm

So did you shank on the 19th then?

by kwinigolfer Tue 30 Apr 2013, 4:16 pm

I don't think I've ever seen a larger head on an active sportsman than that exhibited by Sunderland's Alfred N'Diaye. Red Rum might run him close I suppose.

by Diggers Wed 01 May 2013, 7:11 pm

kwinigolfer wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a larger head on an active sportsman than that exhibited by Sunderland's Alfred N'Diaye. Red Rum might run him close I suppose.

He's a big lad that's for sure. Also pretty skilful, could be a very good player I think but still a work in progress.
Id say Kevin Pieterson has the biggest head in sport, though it houses a comparatively small brain.

by gaelgowfer Wed 01 May 2013, 7:35 pm

dynamark wrote:International quality hookers.!!
Let me share this.Invited to a 21st birthday do last night young lady who works in my local invited pretty much everyone to her do in the village hall.
Bench seats mum dad aunties uncles kids ,pizza,things on sticks,disco,I pitched up on the basis that a few of the other regulars would be there.Sure enough very pleasant everyone having a good time sat down introduced to a very tidy young lady,attractive,blonde,articulate,enjoyed her company for an hour or so,what do you do?.I play rugby she replies.For England!What position?Hooker.Off to New Zealand later in the year for test matches .
Bizzare but true -very nice lass and well done her.

Oh dear, that'll 'learn me' for not reading a bit more slowly. The word "Hooker" leapt off the page at me and of course, I leapt to etc etc ... Doh

by Hibbz Wed 01 May 2013, 8:58 pm

A discussion on another thread reminded me of someone I've met in real life who had a very big head (in the literal sense), John Virgo. It was a wonder he didn't topple over, must have weighed a ton.

by kwinigolfer Wed 01 May 2013, 9:09 pm

!!

Another is Chubby Chandler - read an article yesterday which described him as having a mortar shell of a head.

by mystiroakey Wed 01 May 2013, 9:32 pm

Anyone watching Masterchef. Its cracking me up.

the east end girl cooking for michelin star dudes..

"Its a wicked dish right. I gotta bosh it out with luv and care riiight."

(I do have a soft spot for her though!)

Anyway the dishes look amazing! I need to go to that restaurant..

by super_realist Tue 07 May 2013, 1:19 pm

Has Mac died?

by incontinentia Tue 07 May 2013, 1:21 pm

10001 posts super, well done! clap

by super_realist Tue 07 May 2013, 1:23 pm

Not really Inco, just shows I've got too much time on my hands and should do more actual work.

by mystiroakey Tue 07 May 2013, 3:31 pm

well done for only posting that amount pal..!!

I am going to try and take my time before I hit 20000.

by McLaren Wed 08 May 2013, 2:13 pm

super_realist wrote:Has Mac died?

Not yet, although today feels like a day to mourn.

by super_realist Wed 08 May 2013, 2:41 pm

McLaren wrote:
super_realist wrote:Has Mac died?

Not yet, although today feels like a day to mourn.

Really, how come?

by pedro Wed 08 May 2013, 3:28 pm

Ferguson retiring I guess...

by super_realist Wed 08 May 2013, 3:30 pm

I heard people on the radio saying they were depressed about that.

IT'S JUST A GAME!!!

by pedro Wed 08 May 2013, 3:35 pm

For sure his replacement will be deemed a failure, no matter who it'll be. Tough act to follow. I understand mac is on radio silence, probably now crying like a baby, while whipping himself with a soaking wet Tiger Woods towel.

by JAS Wed 08 May 2013, 6:35 pm

super_realist wrote:I heard people on the radio saying they were depressed about that.

IT'S JUST A GAME!!!

Taking nothing away from his achievements (which predictably the beeb have pre '86 amnesia about) but a man retiring from a job at 71 years of age is NOT national news headlines. If it is then this country's media truly have lost the plot and all sense of priority and proportion. Like you say Super...IT'S JUST A GAME

by mystiroakey Wed 08 May 2013, 6:50 pm

Its a big deal lads.. He is a sporting legend who transcends globally. lets not take that away from him. When they say they are depressed I doubt they are running to there local GP's and asking for citralopram just yet!!

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 08 May 2013, 8:09 pm

Nah, it's not a big deal in the wider context. It's big(ish) news to English football and more specifically for one club.

by kwinigolfer Wed 08 May 2013, 8:44 pm

The BBC's priorities tend to be upside down on so many things, but would say this is a transcending sports story.
Why David Cameron has to waste parliamentary time over it, only he knows.

So, who do you fancy to take over from David Moyes?
Martinez?
Coyle??

by Roller_Coaster Wed 08 May 2013, 8:59 pm

Mourinho at Everton

Laugh

by JAS Wed 08 May 2013, 9:42 pm

mystiroakey wrote:Its a big deal lads.. He is a sporting legend who transcends globally. lets not take that away from him. When they say they are depressed I doubt they are running to there local GP's and asking for citralopram just yet!!

In terms of global news Mysti it's really not...Although in a way you could say it is important in terms of a study of what constitutes a successful man manager i.e. many in the business world could learn from him.

As I said in my earlier post I'm taking nothing away from his achievements which have been exceptional in his field.

The country is in the pits of economic malaise and rather than people thinking about how to dig ourselves out of it we get distracted by the frivolities of celebrity and let the media force feed us "vital, crucial" footie matches every weekend...what a load of tosh!! Vital and crucial to Sky's share price maybe but thats about it really.

by gaelgowfer Wed 08 May 2013, 9:54 pm

Fancy that ... Fergie upstaging The Queen!

by kwinigolfer Wed 08 May 2013, 10:37 pm

That's because Helen Mirren didn't play the Queen.

by pedro Wed 08 May 2013, 10:58 pm

gaelgowfer wrote:Fancy that ... Fergie upstaging The Queen!

Which Fergie are we talking about?

by Roller_Coaster Wed 08 May 2013, 11:08 pm

Which Queen for that matter?

by mystiroakey Thu 09 May 2013, 1:43 am

JAS wrote:
mystiroakey wrote:Its a big deal lads.. He is a sporting legend who transcends globally. lets not take that away from him. When they say they are depressed I doubt they are running to there local GP's and asking for citralopram just yet!!

In terms of global news Mysti it's really not...Although in a way you could say it is important in terms of a study of what constitutes a successful man manager i.e. many in the business world could learn from him.

As I said in my earlier post I'm taking nothing away from his achievements which have been exceptional in his field.

The country is in the pits of economic malaise and rather than people thinking about how to dig ourselves out of it we get distracted by the frivolities of celebrity and let the media force feed us "vital, crucial" footie matches every weekend...what a load of tosh!! Vital and crucial to Sky's share price maybe but thats about it really.

Well we are are spending our time on a forum discussing it. Be honest we crack on and earn and live for ourselves- Do we really want to be worrying about the global economy in our free time, Id rather talk about sport mate..

by barragan Thu 09 May 2013, 6:44 am

Ignorance is bliss isn't it mysti!
It's so easy to engineer society into a state of acceptance on just about any issue isn't it.

by McLaren Thu 09 May 2013, 8:09 am

Just look at how easily the world fell for the austerity myth.

by super_realist Thu 09 May 2013, 8:27 am

I blame the Daily Mail and George Osborne for Ferguson resigning.

by McLaren Thu 09 May 2013, 8:38 am

Super, you must be the only osbourne fan left?

by super_realist Thu 09 May 2013, 8:42 am

When have I ever said I was an Osborne "fan".

I'm a fan of no one.

by McLaren Thu 09 May 2013, 8:45 am

Well, whatever you want to call it, you seem to support tory economic policy as well as the tory party in general. You would have to be pretty well autistic to thin I actually meant fan in the sense that people are fans of sporting entities.

by super_realist Thu 09 May 2013, 8:49 am

No Mac, I've never ever endorsed support for any party.
I believe all parties have good policies and bad policies. My own political stance would probably be slightly right of centre, but it doesn't mean I'm a Tory or support the Tories.

by JAS Thu 09 May 2013, 9:57 am

Mysti so would i rather talk about sport. That wasnt the point I was trying to make. i just think we elevate footballs importance in this country to a level way above what it deserves.

Och why not go the whole hog then...seeing as he's such a legend why don't we get him to postpone his retirement and have him run the country?? Tell thee what...bet he'd actually make things better, good old lefty as well!!

by barragan Thu 09 May 2013, 10:29 am

JAS wrote:Och why not go the whole hog then...seeing as he's such a legend why don't we get him to postpone his retirement and have him run the country?? Tell thee what...bet he'd actually make things better, good old lefty as well!!

Already happening...apparently some Labour MP is petitioning to get Sirrralex a peerage picard

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