Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 06 Oct 2022, 3:26 pm

First topic message reminder :

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:
JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:
McLaren wrote:I am not prone to defending the old firm but what do you mean by not close to CL standard? They are probably pretty similar to other pot 4 teams.

They clearly aren't capable of competing in it, furthermore if they were genuinely Champions League standard they wouldn't have to rely on Russian league expulsion to get in automatically and wouldn't have such a dismal qualifying record against Malmo, Copenhagen, Midtylland etc.

Teams that are CL standard actually appear in it, rather than once every five years. Evidently they are there to make up numbers.
Getting third position is the aspiration and that looks a step too far for Rangers at least and likely Celtic

Fancy editing this one before I go forth and rip the utter Poopie apart point by point?

Not at all. Celtic and Rangers are proving categorically why they are pot 4. They have been terrible.
Unless they do their part in improving the SPL and thus increasing revenue so they can compete at this level they are only ever going to be able to do ok in Europa and Conference, it's clear as day they aren't up to the CL under the status quo.
Not really sure how you can "rip that apart"
Celtic and Rangers are partially responsible for how bad the quality of the domestic League is, but do nothing to improve it. It's self fulfilling and any reasonable OF fan would admit they aren't good enough for the Champions League and unless things change domestically, they never will.
That's pretty reasonable isn't it?

Yes, it comes down to money, but if your teams can't be arsed to improve the product, then expect this every year until your coefficient denudes to the point where automatic qualification doesn't occur.

Rangers and Celtic aren't good enough. It's just a fact.

Ok points
1. Russian expulsion, they were already going to be ahead of Russia in the coefficient. Rangers pretty much over the past 4 seasons dragged the Scottish coefficient from 23rd to 8th FACT
2. Rangers have faced Danish opposition twice since their resurgence, comfortably beating Midtylland in the Europa league qualifying and taking 4/6 points off Brondby in the group stage last season. I can’t and won’t speak about how the other half of the OF have performed.
3. I know this will be painful for you to grasp but the Scottish league is the 8th best league in Europe and in terms of finance is there punching above it’s weight.
4. Rangers were ranked 33rd at the end of last season, at the point of the CL group stage draw they were ranked 29th, had that ranking been used in the CL draw they would have been in POT 3, but for a Ramsay penalty they would have been in pot 1

Saying they can’t compete is utter Love sacks, there is a mile of difference between saying they’ve performed poorly compared to last season and saying they can’t compete. If they ship the same amount of goals in the next 3 games and 0 points then you’d be moving toward a semblance of a point but we’re not there yet are we.

5. Civic.

by super_realist Fri 21 Oct 2022, 6:09 am

McLaren wrote:Super

You keep saying CL level. But there are several CL levels. Those teams that can expect to win, teams that could get to QF, those who could sneak out of the group phase and so on. The old firm and other teams of that size are in a set of teams where they could get Europa league if they play well.

You missed out the no hoper level that are there to get smashed up every week and destined to finish 4th.

by super_realist Fri 21 Oct 2022, 6:11 am

beninho wrote:44 days? As PM. Its laughable and shambolic. And talk of Boris again. Do they want totally kill their party? Bunch of morons.

The choice in British politics is like two guys in the pub arguing over who has the ugliest wife.
We almost make Joe Biden look competent.

by **navyblueshorts** Fri 21 Oct 2022, 1:53 pm

super_realist wrote:
beninho wrote:44 days? As PM. Its laughable and shambolic. And talk of Boris again. Do they want totally kill their party? Bunch of morons.

The choice in British politics is like two guys in the pub arguing over who has the ugliest wife.
We almost make Joe Biden look competent.

He is competent. You seem to value being a raconteur as more important.

by Shotrock Fri 21 Oct 2022, 2:01 pm

Also agree Joe is competent. Like everyone, there's no way of knowing the downstream impact of all the decisions he has made and will make. It's all the rage in these part to make fun of "career politicians" ... which Biden is, and which IMO is helpful when you need to negotiate your way around governance through Congress (includes Senate).

Unfortunately, there are way too many elected performance artists in the US who have absolutely no desire in moving things forward, but are eager to get as many good sound bites in any media possible. Herschel Walker is perhaps the most unintelligible candidate for a US Senate spot I have every come across.

by Duty281 Fri 21 Oct 2022, 2:20 pm

How on earth is Biden competent? Every day he's making an error which shows his reduced mental state.

by super_realist Fri 21 Oct 2022, 2:21 pm

navyblueshorts wrote:
super_realist wrote:
beninho wrote:44 days? As PM. Its laughable and shambolic. And talk of Boris again. Do they want totally kill their party? Bunch of morons.

The choice in British politics is like two guys in the pub arguing over who has the ugliest wife.
We almost make Joe Biden look competent.
He is competent. You seem to value being a raconteur as more important.

You have to be joking. How can he be competent when he doesn't even know where he is?

There may have been a time when he was competent as a politician but he absolutely is not competent currently , and nor is his VP.

US politics is an exceptionally low bar, but even by US standards he is terrible.

by beninho Fri 21 Oct 2022, 9:30 pm

Biden seems fine, not seen or read anything concerning. Though compared to the last guy in America Mt 8 year old would look competent.

by super_realist Sat 22 Oct 2022, 6:51 am

beninho wrote:Biden seems fine, not seen or read anything concerning. Though compared to the last guy in America Mt 8 year old would look competent.

Biden and Harris have some of the lowest approval ratings in history. Have you forgotten his disgraceful handling of Afghanistan which armed the Taliban with 20bn of kit? Returning America to a requirement to import energy, cancelling of pipelines?, Said he would cancel student debt, didn't, record inflation etc

Not to mention his hatred of Britain, constant inflammatory gaffes which his government have had to apologise for and generally embarrassing his country by not being cognitive. As well as trying to involve himself in things which are none of his countries business, like Northern Ireland.

by beninho Sat 22 Oct 2022, 8:33 am

super_realist wrote:
beninho wrote:Biden seems fine, not seen or read anything concerning. Though compared to the last guy in America Mt 8 year old would look competent.

Biden and Harris have some of the lowest approval ratings in history. Have you forgotten his disgraceful handling of Afghanistan which armed the Taliban with 20bn of kit? Returning America to a requirement to import energy, cancelling of pipelines?, Said he would cancel student debt, didn't, record inflation etc

Not to mention his hatred of Britain, constant inflammatory gaffes which his government have had to apologise for and generally embarrassing his country by not being cognitive. As well as trying to involve himself in things which are none of his countries business, like Northern Ireland.

And still compared to the last guy he's a massive step up.

by McLaren Sat 22 Oct 2022, 9:32 am

Super

You need to lay off the Tucker Carlson.

by **navyblueshorts** Sat 22 Oct 2022, 12:32 pm

super_realist wrote:
navyblueshorts wrote:
super_realist wrote:
beninho wrote:44 days? As PM. Its laughable and shambolic. And talk of Boris again. Do they want totally kill their party? Bunch of morons.

The choice in British politics is like two guys in the pub arguing over who has the ugliest wife.
We almost make Joe Biden look competent.
He is competent. You seem to value being a raconteur as more important.

You have to be joking. How can he be competent when he doesn't even know where he is?

There may have been a time when he was competent as a politician but he absolutely is not competent currently , and nor is his VP.

US politics is an exceptionally low bar, but even by US standards he is terrible.

That's right, you keep sucking up the media soundbites that appeal to you...

by **navyblueshorts** Sat 22 Oct 2022, 1:44 pm

super_realist wrote:
beninho wrote:Biden seems fine, not seen or read anything concerning. Though compared to the last guy in America Mt 8 year old would look competent.

Biden and Harris have some of the lowest approval ratings in history. Have you forgotten his disgraceful handling of Afghanistan which armed the Taliban with 20bn of kit? Returning America to a requirement to import energy, cancelling of pipelines?, Said he would cancel student debt, didn't, record inflation etc

Not to mention his hatred of Britain, constant inflammatory gaffes which his government have had to apologise for and generally embarrassing his country by not being cognitive. As well as trying to involve himself in things which are none of his countries business, like Northern Ireland.

The US is one of the guarantors of the NI Good Friday Agreement as far as I'm aware...

Re. Afghanistan, tough Poopie. Compare and contrast the Ukrainians with the local Afghans cf. Russia and the Taliban, respectively. America (and us) better out of it. Problem caused by post-invasion aftermath, which I don't think was really something Biden had control of, do you?

by super_realist Sat 22 Oct 2022, 2:03 pm

It wasn't that they were out of it, it's that they left the Taliban with all the weapons. Why not remove it or destroy it? Utter lunacy and something he should have taken responsibility for.

He's clearly just a puppet for the Democrat party as he isn't remotely all there anymore.

by JAS Mon 24 Oct 2022, 3:44 pm

super_realist wrote:It wasn't that they were out of it, it's that they left the Taliban with all the weapons. Why not remove it or destroy it? Utter lunacy and something he should have taken responsibility for.

He's clearly just a puppet for the Democrat party as he isn't remotely all there anymore.

Ok seeing as you obviously have a fairly sound grasp of the US political barometer...who do you think should be President? and who are the front runners for 2 years time?

by JAS Mon 24 Oct 2022, 3:48 pm

Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

by Soul Requiem Mon 24 Oct 2022, 4:06 pm

JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

To be pedantic the UK has never had an elected PM.

by **navyblueshorts** Mon 24 Oct 2022, 5:24 pm

JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

The funny thing about all this "GE now!" baloney coming from non-Tories is, of course, had the situation been with a Labour Government, for example, they would absolutely have gone to the country rather than directly usher in a new leader and PM via the PP/membership... Laugh

by McLaren Tue 25 Oct 2022, 10:39 am

Soul Requiem wrote:
JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

To be pedantic the UK has never had an elected PM.

To be really pedantic all UK PM's are elected, just not as PM.

by Soul Requiem Tue 25 Oct 2022, 10:59 am

McLaren wrote:
Soul Requiem wrote:
JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

To be pedantic the UK has never had an elected PM.

To be really pedantic all UK PM's are elected, just not as PM.

So therefore isn't pedantry.

by JAS Tue 25 Oct 2022, 2:30 pm

Soul Requiem wrote:
McLaren wrote:
Soul Requiem wrote:
JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!

To be pedantic the UK has never had an elected PM.

To be really pedantic all UK PM's are elected, just not as PM.

So therefore isn't pedantry.

Ok in the spirit of pedantry and specificity (say that after a few!!) change “non-elected PM” to “PM
not initially elected by the electorate at large via the normal route of a General Election”

Anyways, my conspiracy theory (that Truss was a plant - no not of the lettuce kind) installed to take the fall for the required reset and her and KK will be well paid from the vast proceeds made by certain hedge funds by shorting then longing the pound is n those crazy few days. Or are we seriously to believe that the happy smiles at making a humiliating exit, political reputation in tatters were actually genuine. If they were then fair enough then I’d guess attachment disorder.

by JAS Tue 25 Oct 2022, 2:44 pm

navyblueshorts wrote:
JAS wrote:Meanwhile we are now back where we should have been 8 weeks ago...well actually maybe about 16 weeks ago. Well actually we're not where we should be at all... having just had the Tories implant the 4th non elected PM in 6 years, what Beacons of democracy we are to the world!!
The funny thing about all this "GE now!" baloney coming from non-Tories is, of course, had the situation been with a Labour Government, for example, they would absolutely have gone to the country rather than directly usher in a new leader and PM via the PP/membership...

It is actually more common than one would initially imagine
Wilson —> Callaghan (can’t remember the detail, imf at the door?)
Thatcher —> Major (poll tax aftermath)
Blair —> Brown (former giving in to the constant nagging of the latter)
Cameron —> May (Brexit)
May —> Johnson (Brexit)
Johnson —> Truss (just sheer volume of “pants on fire”)
Truss —> Sunak (oops, can we have a Mulligan on that choice)

What I suppose is different this time is that the handover is in and caused by a crisis and they’ve already had one unsuccessful reboot attempt

by Duty281 Tue 25 Oct 2022, 6:14 pm

Duty281 wrote:How on earth is Biden competent? Every day he's making an error which shows his reduced mental state.

In today's error, Biden called the UK's new PM 'Rashi Sanook'.

by pedro Wed 26 Oct 2022, 4:54 am

Duty281 wrote:
Duty281 wrote:How on earth is Biden competent? Every day he's making an error which shows his reduced mental state.

In today's error, Biden called the UK's new PM 'Rashi Sanook'.

Mac, he’s clearly more racist than Trump?

by McLaren Wed 26 Oct 2022, 9:23 am

I think he actually called him Rashid. But whatever. We can't expect foreigners to keep up with the names of our ever changing political leaders.

by JAS Wed 26 Oct 2022, 9:52 am

What’s in a name anyway, I read something last week that Cruella sorry Suella Braverman was named after Sue-Ellen in Dallas (why didn’t the just call her Sue-Ellen then and save her being referred to as Cruella? I suppose her parents at the time had no idea she was going to evolve into an uncaring right wing sociopath.

by beninho Wed 26 Oct 2022, 10:19 am

How the funk does Suella get the gig again. She resigned due to her own errors. Honestly. Rishi has funked it up already. As tge story isn't him it's her.

Also he's very wooden. But remember he has built his liveability on basically throwing cash as people during covid. He can't keep the party together its totally fractured.

by Duty281 Wed 26 Oct 2022, 11:40 am

pedro wrote:
Duty281 wrote:
Duty281 wrote:How on earth is Biden competent? Every day he's making an error which shows his reduced mental state.

In today's error, Biden called the UK's new PM 'Rashi Sanook'.
Mac, he’s clearly more racist than Trump?

It's funny because if Trump had said that we wouldn't be hearing anything else on the mainstream media for weeks, but because it's Biden we're just supposed to have a little chuckle and move on, like with the entire catalogue of gaffes that he's made.

by JAS Wed 26 Oct 2022, 12:03 pm

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:It wasn't that they were out of it, it's that they left the Taliban with all the weapons. Why not remove it or destroy it? Utter lunacy and something he should have taken responsibility for.

He's clearly just a puppet for the Democrat party as he isn't remotely all there anymore.

Ok seeing as you obviously have a fairly sound grasp of the US political barometer...who do you think should be President? and who are the front runners for 2 years time?

Seeing as Supes went strangely silent on being asked a straightforward question and others are implying issues with Bidens dotage related quirks. Who are the runners and riders for 2024 and the favourites? Surely old Joe can’t run again? Bernie too old? Will AOC run and make some of the other Democrats seem centrist? Has Gabbard actually swapped sides or just abandoned the Dems. Would she even get into the queue on the Rep side?

by Duty281 Wed 26 Oct 2022, 12:17 pm

Main two for the Republicans seem to be Trump and DeSantis.

Democrat field a lot more open. Harris, Newsom and Buttigieg probably the leading contenders at the moment, but it's one of those that is so open that a relative unknown could come through and make a serious run.

Looks like some painful mid-term elections are about to happen for the Democrats, which could further hurt Biden. Democrats have a lot of work to do to win in 2024.

by beninho Wed 26 Oct 2022, 4:14 pm

The thing about trump tonight was he said a hell of a lot of things worse than getting names a bit muddled.

I dont care about muddling names up, unless it's just being racist. But hey, Biden still seems to be considerably better. Though not really a high bar to clear.

by McLaren Wed 26 Oct 2022, 8:58 pm

Duty281 wrote:mainstream media

Using the term mainstream media is now a major red flag.

by Duty281 Wed 26 Oct 2022, 9:16 pm

No it isn't. Mainstream media uses the term 'mainstream media' all the time.

by super_realist Mon 31 Oct 2022, 3:05 pm

JAS wrote:
JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:It wasn't that they were out of it, it's that they left the Taliban with all the weapons. Why not remove it or destroy it? Utter lunacy and something he should have taken responsibility for.

He's clearly just a puppet for the Democrat party as he isn't remotely all there anymore.

Ok seeing as you obviously have a fairly sound grasp of the US political barometer...who do you think should be President? and who are the front runners for 2 years time?

Seeing as Supes went strangely silent on being asked a straightforward question and others are implying issues with Bidens dotage related quirks. Who are the runners and riders for 2024 and the favourites? Surely old Joe can’t run again? Bernie too old? Will AOC run and make some of the other Democrats seem centrist? Has Gabbard actually swapped sides or just abandoned the Dems. Would she even get into the queue on the Rep side?

Sorry, had Norway stuff to deal with.
Think Harris would be a disaster, she's not very bright and really not very well liked. Barely appears on TV to front anything up and simply laughs when posed by even slightly difficult questions, not as inept as the White House press secretary though. She is truly awful

by JAS Mon 31 Oct 2022, 4:27 pm

super_realist wrote:
JAS wrote:
JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:It wasn't that they were out of it, it's that they left the Taliban with all the weapons. Why not remove it or destroy it? Utter lunacy and something he should have taken responsibility for.

He's clearly just a puppet for the Democrat party as he isn't remotely all there anymore.

Ok seeing as you obviously have a fairly sound grasp of the US political barometer...who do you think should be President? and who are the front runners for 2 years time?

Seeing as Supes went strangely silent on being asked a straightforward question and others are implying issues with Bidens dotage related quirks. Who are the runners and riders for 2024 and the favourites? Surely old Joe can’t run again? Bernie too old? Will AOC run and make some of the other Democrats seem centrist? Has Gabbard actually swapped sides or just abandoned the Dems. Would she even get into the queue on the Rep side?

Sorry, had Norway stuff to deal with.
Think Harris would be a disaster, she's not very bright and really not very well liked. Barely appears on TV to front anything up and simply laughs when posed by even slightly difficult questions, not as inept as the White House press secretary though. She is truly awful

So are you taking the job then Supes? I’ve been in my new role 5 weeks now. I had clearly been stuck in a demotivated rut at my last place. Loving the new job, completely different atmosphere. Mind you when you get an email saying. We know pay negotiations start in December but we also know things are tough now, so from Nov 1st as an interim adjustment everyone will be getting an extra 5.5% and we’ll look at how much more we will need to adjust come December. So basically 5.5% after 4 weeks whereas in 4 years at my old place I had 2 x 2%. Don’t you just love the private sector :-p

by super_realist Mon 31 Oct 2022, 4:35 pm

Too good to turn down JAS. Getting a per diem flight and accomodation allowance and more than double my previous salary so would be daft not to.
Had an offer of a permanent position from another super major too which was tempting and back in tje tired and run down Aberdeen but I'd kick myself if I didn't give this a shot just for a bit of job security.
Unfortunately my company asked for VR submissions a week after I'd handed in my notice so I'm losing a huge redundancy, but I can't get too greedy. Chance of a lifetime.

Like you JAS, i was in a circle of demotivation and comfort and just needed something to give me a kick up the arse. Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

by JAS Mon 31 Oct 2022, 4:43 pm

super_realist wrote:Too good to turn down JAS. Getting a per diem flight and accomodation allowance and more than double my previous salary so would be daft not to.
Had an offer of a permanent position from another super major too which was tempting and back in tje tired and run down Aberdeen but I'd kick myself if I didn't give this a shot just for a bit of job security.
Unfortunately my company asked for VR submissions a week after I'd handed in my notice so I'm losing a huge redundancy, but I can't get too greedy. Chance of a lifetime.

Like you JAS, i was in a circle of demotivation and comfort and just needed something to give me a kick up the arse. Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

That’s unlucky re the redundancy, did you not even have an inkling it might be coming? You are right though when a great opportunity presents itself you can’t turn it down, you’d be forever thinking “what if”. When do you start?

by super_realist Mon 31 Oct 2022, 4:46 pm

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:Too good to turn down JAS. Getting a per diem flight and accomodation allowance and more than double my previous salary so would be daft not to.
Had an offer of a permanent position from another super major too which was tempting and back in tje tired and run down Aberdeen but I'd kick myself if I didn't give this a shot just for a bit of job security.
Unfortunately my company asked for VR submissions a week after I'd handed in my notice so I'm losing a huge redundancy, but I can't get too greedy. Chance of a lifetime.

Like you JAS, i was in a circle of demotivation and comfort and just needed something to give me a kick up the arse. Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

That’s unlucky re the redundancy, did you not even have an inkling it might be coming? You are right though when a great opportunity presents itself you can’t turn it down, you’d be forever thinking “what if”. When do you start?

Knew it was coming but didn't know it would be December, January or end of Q1. Had to make a decision and just couldn't hang on in case. Could have waited to be laid off and then apply for jobs but opportunities like that don't pass your door every day, in fact it's only the second time I've seen this in Norway in years and given that the UK is likely to be even further in the mire by next year had to go for it.

January start JAS, allows me time to find a flat, get bank account, NI number etc.

by JAS Mon 31 Oct 2022, 4:55 pm

super_realist wrote:
JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:Too good to turn down JAS. Getting a per diem flight and accomodation allowance and more than double my previous salary so would be daft not to.
Had an offer of a permanent position from another super major too which was tempting and back in tje tired and run down Aberdeen but I'd kick myself if I didn't give this a shot just for a bit of job security.
Unfortunately my company asked for VR submissions a week after I'd handed in my notice so I'm losing a huge redundancy, but I can't get too greedy. Chance of a lifetime.

Like you JAS, i was in a circle of demotivation and comfort and just needed something to give me a kick up the arse. Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

That’s unlucky re the redundancy, did you not even have an inkling it might be coming? You are right though when a great opportunity presents itself you can’t turn it down, you’d be forever thinking “what if”. When do you start?

Knew it was coming but didn't know it would be December, January or end of Q1. Had to make a decision and just couldn't hang on in case. Could have waited to be laid off and then apply for jobs but opportunities like that don't pass your door every day, in fact it's only the second time I've seen this in Norway in years.

Yep, when you have to jump ship you have to jump, no point in staying and bagging a few dollars if it then means you have nowhere to jump to.

Norway is actually on my radar for a ski trip, good guaranteed snow and low crowds and no need for really high altitudes either, it won’t be this winter as my partner is still getting lots of physio on her knee from Feb half terms ski accident but hopefully next winter.

by super_realist Mon 31 Oct 2022, 5:01 pm

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:
JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:Too good to turn down JAS. Getting a per diem flight and accomodation allowance and more than double my previous salary so would be daft not to.
Had an offer of a permanent position from another super major too which was tempting and back in tje tired and run down Aberdeen but I'd kick myself if I didn't give this a shot just for a bit of job security.
Unfortunately my company asked for VR submissions a week after I'd handed in my notice so I'm losing a huge redundancy, but I can't get too greedy. Chance of a lifetime.

Like you JAS, i was in a circle of demotivation and comfort and just needed something to give me a kick up the arse. Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

That’s unlucky re the redundancy, did you not even have an inkling it might be coming? You are right though when a great opportunity presents itself you can’t turn it down, you’d be forever thinking “what if”. When do you start?

Knew it was coming but didn't know it would be December, January or end of Q1. Had to make a decision and just couldn't hang on in case. Could have waited to be laid off and then apply for jobs but opportunities like that don't pass your door every day, in fact it's only the second time I've seen this in Norway in years.

Yep, when you have to jump ship you have to jump, no point in staying and bagging a few dollars if it then means you have nowhere to jump to.

Norway is actually on my radar for a ski trip, good guaranteed snow and low crowds and no need for really high altitudes either, it won’t be this winter as my partner is still getting lots of physio on her knee from Feb half terms ski accident but hopefully next winter.

Nice one. Lovely country.

by McLaren Tue 01 Nov 2022, 10:45 am

super_realist wrote:Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

How come you don't get midweek golf?

by super_realist Tue 01 Nov 2022, 11:03 am

McLaren wrote:
super_realist wrote:Will also get mid week golf too, which I don't currently get

How come you don't get midweek golf?

Currently I live in Edinburgh and my existing golf courses are in St Andrews.
Never joined an Edinburgh course as they are too expensive for what they are.

by McLaren Tue 01 Nov 2022, 2:50 pm

You should have joined the council courses. Braids is excellent and Silverknowes is ok when they get the conditioning right. You could have used them as glorified practice areas if nothing else.

Did you just go to the range midweek?

by super_realist Tue 01 Nov 2022, 3:26 pm

Didn't do any midweek golf Mac. Played Braids a few times but nothing regular and Braids range was a ballache to get to. Actually easier going to Linlithgow.
Maybe should have joined Gogarburn or Deer Park.

by McLaren Tue 01 Nov 2022, 4:41 pm

How do you maintain your level just playing at most one medal round a week? I'd be screwed without practice.

by super_realist Tue 01 Nov 2022, 4:43 pm

McLaren wrote:How do you maintain your level just playing at most one medal round a week? I'd be screwed without practice.

Usually play 2-3 times a weekend Mac in summer and probably some practice too .

by ralphjohn69 Tue 01 Nov 2022, 8:05 pm

super_realist wrote:Didn't do any midweek golf Mac. Played Braids a few times but nothing regular and Braids range was a ballache to get to. Actually easier going to Linlithgow.
Maybe should have joined Gogarburn or Deer Park.

I live 5 minutes from Deer Park, what a boring, and often poorly conditioned, course it is; you'd have been better joining almost anywhere else.

by super_realist Tue 01 Nov 2022, 8:22 pm

ralphjohn69 wrote:
super_realist wrote:Didn't do any midweek golf Mac. Played Braids a few times but nothing regular and Braids range was a ballache to get to. Actually easier going to Linlithgow.
Maybe should have joined Gogarburn or Deer Park.

I live 5 minutes from Deer Park, what a boring, and often poorly conditioned, course it is; you'd have been better joining almost anywhere else.

Played it a couple of times this year. Quote enjoyed it. I get what you mean, but Edinburgh isn't furnished with many courses of a good standard at a reasonable price. It was just for summer evening golf, bit it's irrelevant now I'm moving.

by super_realist Wed 02 Nov 2022, 10:26 am

Rangers living up to expectations Jas.
Worst CL team in Champions League history.

by JAS Wed 02 Nov 2022, 3:21 pm

super_realist wrote:Rangers living up to expectations Jas.
Worst CL team in Champions League history.

Well it’s one of those rare occasions when your expectations have been fulfilled. Yes they have been dire this season and a pale shadow of what they were last season, we can only speculate on the reasons for that. I don’t think in the grand scheme of things that the goal difference (which statistically condemns them to that awful record) matters. The nil points and the manner of the capitulations does and that will be a sobering post-mortem.

In mitigation 1. Their injury list is horrific 2. Napoli must be in the running for the best Pot 3 performance ever. 3. Although Liverpool look domestically vulnerable they blow hot and cold and we played them on a night where they happened to be extra hot.

So, unlucky draw and bad timing of injuries and therefore a completely unsettled team. Throw in a bit of a hangover from last years efforts and there you have it, it is what it is. Do you think they should deliberately make sure they don’t win the league now to avoid a similar humiliation next season?

As it happens there are 4 teams in the last 16 that Rangers have gotten the better of in the past 3 seasons so they can’t be as far away and you’d like to paint them, despite the results in the last 6 games siding with your theory.

by Duty281 Wed 02 Nov 2022, 3:27 pm

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:Rangers living up to expectations Jas.
Worst CL team in Champions League history.

Well it’s one of those rare occasions when your expectations have been fulfilled. Yes they have been dire this season and a pale shadow of what they were last season, we can only speculate on the reasons for that. I don’t think in the grand scheme of things that the goal difference (which statistically condemns them to that awful record) matters. The nil points and the manner of the capitulations does and that will be a sobering post-mortem.

In mitigation 1. Their injury list is horrific 2. Napoli must be in the running for the best Pot 3 performance ever. 3. Although Liverpool look domestically vulnerable they blow hot and cold and we played them on a night where they happened to be extra hot.

So, unlucky draw and bad timing of injuries and therefore a completely unsettled team. Throw in a bit of a hangover from last years efforts and there you have it, it is what it is. Do you think they should deliberately make sure they don’t win the league now to avoid a similar humiliation next season?

As it happens there are 4 teams in the last 16 that Rangers have gotten the better of in the past 3 seasons so they can’t be as far away and you’d like to paint them, despite the results in the last 6 games siding with your theory.

Balanced out a bit by getting Ajax, the worst Pot 1 team. Could have been even worse for Rangers if they'd drawn Bayern, PSG or Real instead of Ajax.

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