Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

[JAS]

First topic message reminder :

Right now I would rather we still had Wellbeck and little pea and that Falcao had never arrived.  Not too impressed by the signing of Di Maria either.

"We"?? I'm surprised you associate yourself to an organisation that has squandered over £135 this summer, whilst there are homeless people on the streets and starving children in the world!! They could have spent £135m on those things and left the squad alone, finishing top half would still be ok wouldn't it? Especially if so many peoples lives were improved by redirecting transfer monies to charity.

[Be_the_ball]

Chris Hughton did a great job with Newcastle and was, I think unfairly dismissed for Pardew. He also was short changed by Norwich. I think he's a really good manager, do I think his treatment was down to racism? I don't think so, its just the crazy way football management has gone. LVG could be gone by May, Rogers who nearly won the league last year his job is being questioned now. Its nuts.

[kwinigolfer]

Good call on Hughton, forgot about him. Not really sure why he doesn't get hired again - perhaps doesn't want to take a step down after being in the big time.

[Be_the_ball]

Hey Kwini, I hope alls well in Vermont! With the merry-go-round nature of management in the EPL & Championship I'd say its only a matter of time before he pops up again, hopefully with a half decent chairman, if there is such a thing. He is good tho & can certainly do a job for someone.

[super_realist]

Vanessa Mae banned from competitive skiing.

The ironic word being "competitive". Should never have been in the Olympics.

[incontinentia]

Tragic, where's my violin...

[super_realist]

Tragic, where's my violin...

Excellent Inco, excellent.

[navyblueshorts]

Tragic, where's my violin...

[McLaren]

I bet she is better than you super.

[super_realist]

I bet she is better than you super.

I'm not a skier Mac, but she was atrociously bad. Completely hopeless.

[GunsGerms]

Serves her right for fiddling her way into the winter olympics.

[incontinentia]

Serves her right for fiddling her way into the winter olympics.

[McLaren]

Super

You have claimed to be a skier on here many times.

[super_realist]

I'm a snowboarder Mac. Have been for 20+ years.

[westisbest]

Not done either, but snowboarding looks more fun than skiing.

[Roller_Coaster]

Serves her right for fiddling her way into the winter olympics.

Indeed, she must have pulled some strings.

[beninho]

Ban her for life, is this the most hollow punishment around. She was never going to compete again.

[golfermartin]

So if you fiddle times you get a 4 year ban. Take drugs to enhance performance and you're back competing in 2! Something wrong somewhere.

[McLaren]

Pretty cool that Philae has made successful contact with 67P. My twitter pretty much crashed when the cheers went up.

[super_realist]

Ban her for life, is this the most hollow punishment around. She was never going to compete again.

She never did compete, she was last by an absolute mile. I watched it and she skied like a one week a year holiday skier.

[McLaren]

Super

Is that any different to Lee Westwood in majors, he plays like a once a month golfer in the majors.

[super_realist]

Come on Mac be reasonable. Vanessa Mae makes Kafelnikov look like McIlroy

[Davie]

Just mac being controversial again - nothing changes

[McLaren]

Yup, seriously controversial to suggest westie is a duffer in majors.  

[SmithersJones]

Better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all.

[MustPuttBetter]

Yup, seriously controversial to suggest westie is a duffer in majors.  

I don't know why I'm entering this debate but for a guy with a record of 2 runner ups, 4 other top 3s, 4 more top 5s and 7 other top 10s in majors, if that's a duffer I'd hate to see what you'd call other players like Donald or basically anyone who hasn't won one (which is obviously what you're basing it on). Essentially, Mac logic says if you've not won one you're a duffer. Hmm...

There you go, you've glt your bite, well done

[McLaren]

Jessica Ennis was already one of my favorite people in sport and this only increases the respect I have for her. (not hero worship super, just a bit of respect)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30046618

[kwinigolfer]

How do you remediate a sports person then Mac, if you deny them the opportunity to resume their trade?
Looks like Sheff Utd have been placed in a very difficult situation - he may have been guilty of a heinous crime but he's served his time and should surely be given the chance to earn his living.
I wonder how many have been there, done that, but escaped punishment by the grace of their lawyer? Not sure we ever properly learned the truth about Brendan Rodgers son in the Brighton shenanigans, for instance.

I hope he's allowed to get on with his life and play the game. Otherwise we'll all be paying for him.

[incontinentia]

but Mac, he's served his time hasn't he? You don't believe in second chances??

[MustPuttBetter]

Controversial but a look at his website casts whether he actually even did it into a considerable amount of doubt. Worth a look

[kwinigolfer]

MPB,
Very true, but one has to respect the legal process until it's proven to be flawed.
Still think he should be able to play, tho' perhaps he needs to step away from Sheffield?

[McLaren]

I am sure there is a back to work scheme for criminals he could go through, do Sheffield Utd really need to provide him with the publicity needed to inflict further pain on the woman he raped?

[incontinentia]

Controversial but a look at his website casts whether he actually even did it into a considerable amount of doubt. Worth a look

I haven't looked at his website MPB, but why should we give his version of events any credence? There must have been pretty compelling evidence of guilt if a jury convicted him.

[MustPuttBetter]

I'm not saying he didn't do it. Just saying his website is worth a look. CCTV footage and what have you, rather than just his account

[super_realist]

On a similar note, Luke McCormick who killed people drink driving is now Club Captain at Plymouth.

[MustPuttBetter]

Indeed Super, likewise re Lee Hughes. I think the difference with Evans is he is unrepentant. Because he thinks he didn't do it of course

[kwinigolfer]

Plenty of good points in this Telegraph piece:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11226209/Ched-Evans-Sorry-but-all-rapes-are-not-the-same.html

I had to smile at the "Scrabble" comment; certainly suggests there is more to it than met the jury's eye.

[McLaren]

kwini

Are you sure you don't want to retract that recommendation. Do you really want the record to contain that you thought an article with the following line had "some good points".

"My informal jury at the beauty salon concluded that, if you go to a hotel room with a footballer, “you’re not going to end up playing Scrabble, are you?"

Yeah, because accepting that you will not be playing scrabble is a way to consent to sex.

[MustPuttBetter]

A thoroughly unsurprising and predictable Mac reaction.....

I think it's sad that you can't objectively read the sentiment and meaning of what the article is trying to say because of your need to cling to most 'outrageous ' comment you could find in it. Too blinded by your crusade. Not being able to see the wood for the trees, I think they call it

[McLaren]

mustputt

I am very comfortable in accepting that r*** cannot be graded. r*** is r***.

[MustPuttBetter]

I bet you are, no doubt about it at all.
But then asking your opinion on it is a bit like asking the Pope if he likes religion. A biased, blinkered, unobjective viewpoint and an utter waste of time

[JAS]

Super

Is that any different to Lee Westwood in majors, he plays like a once a month golfer in the majors.

Did you miss the bus home and decide that some attention seeking was in order??

[JAS]

kwini

Are you sure you don't want to retract that recommendation.  Do you really want the record to contain that you thought an article with the following line had "some good points".

"My informal jury at the beauty salon concluded that, if you go to a hotel room with a footballer, “you’re not going to end up playing Scrabble, are you?"

Yeah, because accepting that you will not be playing scrabble is a way to consent to sex.

Tell us more about the beauty salon...now if we all acted like you and jumped to overly simplistic conclusions, we would conclude that is where you worked.

[MustPuttBetter]

Exactly JAS. I've no doubt he thinks this super feminist stance makes him appear intellectual and high brow, he might even think it helps with the ladies but I bet it doesn't.
In the real world the big boys have to look at sometimes uncomfortable situations and think / debate them.
Because whilst r*** is a terrible thing, a woman who agrees to sex and the next day decides she regrets it and will say she was raped, does the real r*** victims cause no good at all. I don't know if that's what happened here but there's certainly enough to make it worth a look.
Mac, being the king of bad propaganda, would have asking the question mean you're essentially are a r***ist yourself.
He probably would have left Nelson Mandela in jail, after all, conspiracy to overthrow a government is conspiracy right? You can't downgrade it. And he was convicted so that's end of debate, no?

[McLaren]

Super

Is that any different to Lee Westwood in majors, he plays like a once a month golfer in the majors.

Did you miss the bus home and decide that some attention seeking was in order??

Jas it was a joke. Are we not allowed to joke about westwood or something?

[JAS]

So was my reply, you give some you get some :-p

[McLaren]

Fair enough. Still, with your new cat 1 handicap I bet you putt better than westwood ever has over a major weekend.

[JAS]

I wouldn't know Mac I've never been involved in a Major weekend but with Lee having 17 top 10's in Majors (including 8 top 3s in the last 7 years) I can see that you are indeed joking again you jester!!

[Davie]

I know Roger Federer isn't always the most popular on this forum but he gave Andy Miserable a hell of a pasting last night!

[Roller_Coaster]

Amazing Man

Was fortunate enough to stumble across a programme about this guy the other week. Wow. Simply wow.

[super_realist]

Amazing Man

Was fortunate enough to stumble across a programme about this guy the other week. Wow. Simply wow.

Indeed Roller, I've been aware of this guy for a long time. (just to reiterate we aren't talking about Smug Federer here, but Eric Brown)

Remarkable life he has lived.

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