In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : tommy ive grinded sats before - not SPTs but other events, and i know a major uk tour does promotions specific for sat grinders. i have a few friends who all compete for this and i think on average win 7+ seats per event. no one complains infact most are respected. so i question why you think grinding an spt sat would be bad - i respect this is a community tour btw. Posted by The_Don90
I never said it was bad Don, I have no problem with it. But it seems there are a few people on the forum who thinks it is bad, I'm just trying to head off any posts if I do sat in asking me why I'm taking seats away from other members. Yes a few people view it that way. I don't, I think Sat grinding is a perfectly acceptable way to make some coin. However I also think that everything in addition to the first seat should be tournament tokens.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : +1 tommy, +1 that song is the perfect antidote to today's z-list culture. gets you back to reality pdq. Posted by GELDY
For sure.
The funny thing is I stumbled on the Cash version. Had I heard about it before time I'd be saying 'You can't cover that song.' and maybe wouldn't have given it a try. Funny how things can work out.
Loving this thread. Obv not read it all, but fwiw, for years, I also thought goodylads avatar was Garfield. Up until I read this yesterday. Now when I look at it I can't even make Garfield out. If I squint a bit and make my eyes blurred, I do see an orange Spider-Man staring back at me tho....... GL
Loving this thread. Obv not read it all, but fwiw, for years, I also thought goodylads avatar was Garfield. Up until I read this yesterday. Now when I look at it I can't even make Garfield out. If I squint a bit and make my eyes blurred, I do see an orange Spider-Man staring back at me tho....... GL Posted by OMahonyO
Glad you like it Mahony, welcome back to the forums BTW.
Yeah a few people have been caught out by the Garfield/Girl in a Bikini Avatar of Goodylad. I think it's a personality test. If you like cartoons and geeky stuff, you see Garfield. If you are a perv, you see those pixel shapely shapes.
So my Sunday League team got relegated today. Our heady heights of anywhere but the bottom division lasted for just one season. We still had a chance to avoid it today with a double header against the league leaders, until we heard a team had pulled out and instead of wiping the scores the league gave everyone who hadn't played them 3 points. I'm pretty sure we're the only team who had played them twice so it proper sucked. It was a long shot today but that ruling destroyed us.
We lost both games anyway, but I actually got a goal. Now this shouldn't be to much of a deal, except for the fact that as the very shapely form of a 1950's Right Back it's only my second in over a decade of playing for the side. I don't get up the field much, gotta defend those wingers. It wasn't a classic either, just a very old trick of going up for a freekick from wide (it was the last few minutes of the first game, at five nil down there wasn't much more damage so I thought might as well), knowing our right winger is blowing out of his backside so this kick is going low and short, and the oldest movement trick in the book. Bounce one back, marker then goes and takes two in that direction, bounce forward in front, slide onto the ball and find the bottom corner. That's the good thing about old tricks. They still work. Sucks I couldn't celebrate though, game being buried and all.
So I'm sat here in my Office looking at the painting my Dad bought me for my birthday a couple of years back. It's a picture of a pair of football boots hanging my their laces from a nail. I call it 'The Hint.' Looking back at the season I did start to think to myself 'Is this the last one?' Getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday to mark 19 year olds sprinting at me in the freezing rain, it's not always fun. A special moment came this season when a new ref told me how old he was. He was less than half of my age. I could have legally sired this ref. A ref. So sigh. I'm one of the founding members of our team, a result of night in the pub with a group of us thinking 'Sunday League, how hard can it be?' Well I've seen someone try to use a Cornerflag as a spear, Ref's give penalties from 80 yards away and team mates throw up in the centre circle. Most of the other founders have quit the team now. It happens with all things, a few good mates called it a day last year. We got our first ever promotion and some have newborns, new wives and other things to do on those frosty Sunday mornings. It does make me chuckle a bit though, most have told me they quit to spend time with their family. I see on FB that these people are being dragged to IKEA or Westfield every other Sunday, it's not exactly the poetic father/new born son and daughter time some have pitched it to me.
So I'm sat here, looking at 'The Hint.' Team's relegated, leg sore with pain, both ankles weak a twisting at the most unexpected time, exhausted, mentally drained and with the stark possibility that there is now a chance a Ref will not only book me but ask for me to take a paternity test. So is it time to call it a day and hang my boots up next to the picture?
I did think about it. For about five seconds. I blooming hate IKEA. And I never quit.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Glad you like it Mahony, welcome back to the forums BTW. Yeah a few people have been caught out by the Garfield/Girl in a Bikini Avatar of Goodylad. I think it's a personality test. If you like cartoons and geeky stuff, you see Garfield. If you are a perv, you see those pixel shapely shapes. Posted by TommyD
I'm obviously geeky then cos I thought it was Garfield too until someone pointed it out to me ages ago. Like Mahony, now I look at it and I can't even see why I ever thought it was Garfield
One of the chip leaders in the Primo when the bubble bursts, go out a couple into the money. Made a bad call with AQ v AK, followed by AQ<KQ and then TT<AT to bust.
Also pure bubbled the 9pm BHer. AK<77
A couple of nights ago I had two FT bubbles. Last night I blew a huge stack in the 9pm going for a spot I didn't need to take, and missing.
I've seriously forgotten how to close out MTTs. Time to focus on MTT leaks again.
Tommy as a former winger myself, i have 1 question What is your thoughts on the "break their leg" technique? Posted by The_Don90
You know Don, in over 20 years between school and Sunday league I cannot remember ever injuring someone. I never try to do any major damage on someone, either as a Defensive Mid or as a Right Back, and have certainly never broken a leg. I think everyone in football has a duty of care for their fellow players and while I've been on the receiving end of a couple of nasty ones, including a blatantly dangerous tackle which put me out of the game for a few months (but not out of the game, I stupidly played on and probably did much more harm than good), I've never given a nasty one. I do admit though that I do put myself about a bit. I mark you, you're probably going to get a few bruises. Having lost a yard or two I now know where to run to slow someone down and yes, I do the odd body check when I have to. Trust me, I get the same back. I'm physical and strong but I don't take advantage. Especially at Sunday League, people have work in the morning.
Had a lovely spot a couple of weeks ago. I'm about to take a quick throw in and the guy who's run the ball off for them instantly shoulder barges me in the back as I'm about to take the throw in. Fair enough I say, I'll play that game. Five minutes later that same player goes for a give and go near me and I make a run and do my best impression of a brick wall from his blindside. Got away with it but their skipper starts bleeting to the ref about an off the ball kick (I never kicked him) and calls me out on it. I just said to him 'That's one all sunshine.' And growled a little.
There's a bunch of tricks that refs fall for as well. The best one I can remember was marking this big lump from a throw in down the line. Big boy grabs hold of both of my wrists and pulls them around his ample gut. And I get done for holding the guy. Big boy claps the ref after as well. Cheeky.
My updates are going to get progressively DTD Monte Carlo focussed this week. Really looking forward to this one, and very important for me personally to represent myself and SkyPoker in the correct way. In the middle of trying to sort out a little get together on the Thursday (hint hint to anyone who hasn't PMed me back yet)
Live poker, I always find that car crash moment. Think of getting the word 'Composure' tattooed to the inside of my eyelids. That's what I lose at those crucial moments.
My updates are going to get progressively DTD Monte Carlo focussed this week. Really looking forward to this one, and very important for me personally to represent myself and SkyPoker in the correct way. In the middle of trying to sort out a little get together on the Thursday (hint hint to anyone who hasn't PMed me back yet) Live poker, I always find that car crash moment. Think of getting the word 'Composure' tattooed to the inside of my eyelids. That's what I lose at those crucial moments. Posted by TommyD
I'd definitely suggest you have your eyes open while playing live Tommy
I blink don't I Lambo? Meh, playing with my eyes closed might help right now. It'll freak out the other people at the table as long as I either disguise myself as Derren Brown or wear a brown robe and bring a lightsaber. Not a toy one, a real working lightsaber. With all the leaps in technology I'm extremely disappointed that no one has invented one yet.
I blink don't I Lambo? Meh, playing with my eyes closed might help right now. It'll freak out the other people at the table as long as I either disguise myself as Derren Brown or wear a brown robe and bring a lightsaber. Not a toy one, a real working lightsaber. With all the leaps in technology I'm extremely disappointed that no one has invented one yet. Posted by TommyD
Fair point. I think that could definitely be a good look for the Monte Carlo Tommy.
My updates are going to get progressively DTD Monte Carlo focussed this week. Really looking forward to this one, and very important for me personally to represent myself and SkyPoker in the correct way. In the middle of trying to sort out a little get together on the Thursday (hint hint to anyone who hasn't PMed me back yet) Live poker, I always find that car crash moment. Think of getting the word 'Composure' tattooed to the inside of my eyelids. That's what I lose at those crucial moments. Posted by TommyD
This reminds me of Frank the Tank in Old School.
"We can't have anyone freak out out there ok! We have to keep our composure! We've gone too far, there's too much to lose, we have to keep our composure!"
I can imagine Tommy giving this as a pre tournament speech to the TSP members
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : This reminds me of Frank the Tank in Old School. "We can't have anyone freak out out there ok! We have to keep our composure! We've gone too far, there's too much to lose, we have to keep our composure!" I can imagine Tommy giving this as a pre tournament speech to the TSP members Posted by MattBates
haha
If you want to see my pre match speech, go to youtube, search 'robert loggia necessary roughness' and look at Wally's pep talk. Unless you are offended by rude words.
Blown another one tonight. One of the chip leaders in the Primo when the bubble bursts, go out a couple into the money. Made a bad call with AQ v AK, followed by AQ<KQ and then TT<AT to bust. Also pure bubbled the 9pm BHer. AK<77 A couple of nights ago I had two FT bubbles. Last night I blew a huge stack in the 9pm going for a spot I didn't need to take, and missing. I've seriously forgotten how to close out MTTs. Time to focus on MTT leaks again. Posted by TommyD
Going to try and respond to this post with the right intention and hope you can see where I am coming from. If not, use MOD button and delete it, like normal
(Imagine we are chatting over a pint or two in a pub to set the scene).
We all know you are one of the best (prob only 2nd to Matt Bates) MTT players on the site and I am not questioning that at all, and I realise you are a 'winner' with a 'winning mentality'. However........I really do take issue with players who bemoan their luck when they only cash in tournaments but dont FT or win the whole thing. It may not mean much to you but please be grateful when you get a return on your money in tournaments. By the nature of them, you will not win them all (unless you play on Yoyo's account).
In a roundabout sort of way, I am also bemoaning my luck in this post when I get close to the money and dont even cash or do my normal bubble trick. To at least min cash in the Main Events/UKOPS is not to be sniffed at IMHO.
FWIW, I dont think you have too many leaks in your MTT game.
Good luck this w/end.......keep Dylan fit by making him your goffer.
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The funny thing is I stumbled on the Cash version. Had I heard about it before time I'd be saying 'You can't cover that song.' and maybe wouldn't have given it a try. Funny how things can work out.
Yeah a few people have been caught out by the Garfield/Girl in a Bikini Avatar of Goodylad. I think it's a personality test. If you like cartoons and geeky stuff, you see Garfield. If you are a perv, you see those pixel shapely shapes.
We lost both games anyway, but I actually got a goal. Now this shouldn't be to much of a deal, except for the fact that as the very shapely form of a 1950's Right Back it's only my second in over a decade of playing for the side. I don't get up the field much, gotta defend those wingers. It wasn't a classic either, just a very old trick of going up for a freekick from wide (it was the last few minutes of the first game, at five nil down there wasn't much more damage so I thought might as well), knowing our right winger is blowing out of his backside so this kick is going low and short, and the oldest movement trick in the book. Bounce one back, marker then goes and takes two in that direction, bounce forward in front, slide onto the ball and find the bottom corner. That's the good thing about old tricks. They still work. Sucks I couldn't celebrate though, game being buried and all.
So I'm sat here in my Office looking at the painting my Dad bought me for my birthday a couple of years back. It's a picture of a pair of football boots hanging my their laces from a nail. I call it 'The Hint.' Looking back at the season I did start to think to myself 'Is this the last one?' Getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday to mark 19 year olds sprinting at me in the freezing rain, it's not always fun. A special moment came this season when a new ref told me how old he was. He was less than half of my age. I could have legally sired this ref. A ref. So sigh. I'm one of the founding members of our team, a result of night in the pub with a group of us thinking 'Sunday League, how hard can it be?' Well I've seen someone try to use a Cornerflag as a spear, Ref's give penalties from 80 yards away and team mates throw up in the centre circle. Most of the other founders have quit the team now. It happens with all things, a few good mates called it a day last year. We got our first ever promotion and some have newborns, new wives and other things to do on those frosty Sunday mornings. It does make me chuckle a bit though, most have told me they quit to spend time with their family. I see on FB that these people are being dragged to IKEA or Westfield every other Sunday, it's not exactly the poetic father/new born son and daughter time some have pitched it to me.
So I'm sat here, looking at 'The Hint.' Team's relegated, leg sore with pain, both ankles weak a twisting at the most unexpected time, exhausted, mentally drained and with the stark possibility that there is now a chance a Ref will not only book me but ask for me to take a paternity test. So is it time to call it a day and hang my boots up next to the picture?
I did think about it. For about five seconds. I blooming hate IKEA. And I never quit.
Mind tricks...
One of the chip leaders in the Primo when the bubble bursts, go out a couple into the money. Made a bad call with AQ v AK, followed by AQ<KQ and then TT<AT to bust.
Also pure bubbled the 9pm BHer. AK<77
A couple of nights ago I had two FT bubbles. Last night I blew a huge stack in the 9pm going for a spot I didn't need to take, and missing.
I've seriously forgotten how to close out MTTs. Time to focus on MTT leaks again.
Had a lovely spot a couple of weeks ago. I'm about to take a quick throw in and the guy who's run the ball off for them instantly shoulder barges me in the back as I'm about to take the throw in. Fair enough I say, I'll play that game. Five minutes later that same player goes for a give and go near me and I make a run and do my best impression of a brick wall from his blindside. Got away with it but their skipper starts bleeting to the ref about an off the ball kick (I never kicked him) and calls me out on it. I just said to him 'That's one all sunshine.' And growled a little.
There's a bunch of tricks that refs fall for as well. The best one I can remember was marking this big lump from a throw in down the line. Big boy grabs hold of both of my wrists and pulls them around his ample gut. And I get done for holding the guy. Big boy claps the ref after as well. Cheeky.
Live poker, I always find that car crash moment. Think of getting the word 'Composure' tattooed to the inside of my eyelids. That's what I lose at those crucial moments.
GL for the weekend
"We can't have anyone freak out out there ok! We have to keep our composure! We've gone too far, there's too much to lose, we have to keep our composure!"
I can imagine Tommy giving this as a pre tournament speech to the TSP members
If you want to see my pre match speech, go to youtube, search 'robert loggia necessary roughness' and look at Wally's pep talk. Unless you are offended by rude words.