In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Hi Chris Thoughts on McCormack leaving? New owner? Paddy Kenny? Posted by Jac35
Where do I start!
Think McCormack sale is a cracking deal for us. 11 million for a 28 year old who has had 1 outstanding season. I heard from a few people in the know that a few prem clubs were interested but though he was worth 5 mil max hence the move to Fulham. Not sure how much of that is going to be re-invested in the squad considering our financial situation.
Cellino has recently been quoted saying 'Kenny came back first day of training as fat as a pig'! We have signed 2 goalkeepers this week so he has no future with us it seems.
Think this Cellino is quite the character tbh! Bit eccentric but seems to have a decent grasp on how to run a football club. Expecting a difficult season unfortunately though
How are the rams shaping up this season? High hopes? I saw that a few of your decent performers from last season signed new deals recently.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : I'd echo that (although also loved Inception). Not something I'd have thought would be the case from the early 'Titanic' years when his photos adorned my sister's bedroom wall. I thought WOWS was a fantastic film, but then I accept I am of simple mind when it comes to the movies. Looking forward to watching the 4-hour extended cut in due course and may have to pick a copy of the book up as well. It was a nice touch to get Jordan Belfort in at the end to introduce 'himself' as a motivational speaker! Flash Boys was next on my book wish list but makes me a little less keen seeing such a low review. Posted by shakinaces
It promised so much, & began very excitingly, chronicling the construction of a super-high speed "internet highway" to enable faster data transmission. This would give Brokers who paid $12 million per year in rent to get access to data milliseconds quicker than Joe Public, so the Brokers could "front-run" the market.
Sadly, the author had an agenda, albeit a worthy one, but the book just tailed off eventually, & became a sort of self-serving agenda for the geezer who, to combat high speed electronic trading, set up his own "fair" exchange.
What was quite interesting was that Brokers were parking their servers right next to Stock Exchanges, in dedicated Data Centre, just so the data reached them a zilionth of a second sooner. Bizarre stuff, but there are many better books on the subject available. Not the best book I've read this year by a goodly way.
First time I went to Vegas in 2011, I read the Devilfish autobiography on the way there (I only flew from New York but still squeezed it in within the 4 hours or so in the air). Very interesting read, he's seen and done so much stuff, won and lost more in a day than most of us could ever dream of.
Coming back from Vegas in May, I read 'I Am The Secret Footballer'. It was a Thomas Cook flight so entertainment options were very limited! Virgin /> TC...... I digress, another interesting read. Gives quite an insight into the modern day footballer.
There is a website dedicated to who the 'secret footballer' might be. Front runner is Dave Kitson....
I'm a little baffled as to how Andrew Strauss didn't get fired for his comments. His bosses do have a history of letting people go for misdemeanours.
The whole Pietersen thing is dreadful in my book anyway. At a time when we've mightily fallen from grace we're choosing not play arguably our best ever batsman. A few posts ago on here we were discussing man management. What a great example this is of not being able to manage people. England cricket is just a shambles right now. When players such as Swann decide mid tour in the biggest series to quit, then things are clearly very wrong.
I imagine Pietersen is high maintenance. Worth going the extra mile for surely though.
I doubt it was always a bed of roses tor Brierley with Botham. Vaughan has recounted stories of issues with Flintoff and Pietersen. They were able to keep their stars happy and to also get the best out of them. It can be done.
Obviously I can't let this go without a quick mention for my hero Nigel Clough.
At the start of last season he spent the majority of each game screaming in the ear of Forsyth. He let everyone know what he thought of him in the media after the games as well. The poor bloke was just learning the left back role after being a midfielder all his career. He was terrified of receiving the ball, made plenty of mistakes and was just happy to give the ball to someone else as quickly as possible.
Roll on 12 months and he's a Scottish international and the fans are delighted that he's signed a new long term deal. Has his ability changed in the last 12 months? Nope, he just has a supportive manager who believes in him.
God I am grumpy tonight real jac level grumpiness didn't even know I was grumpy until I started reading this thread. I thought reading jac's thread as my first community read for several weeks would cheer me up - wrong
God I am grumpy tonight real jac level grumpiness didn't even know I was grumpy until I started reading this thread. I thought reading jac's thread as my first community read for several weeks would cheer me up - wrong Posted by GELDY
Seriously?
Sigh, by my standards I've been positively upbeat recently.
Found an old book on Cricket sledging the other day. (Some of the words have been altered) Debutant James Ormond makes his way to the crease Waugh "Golly! What are you doing here? There's no way that you're good enough to play for England!" Ormond "maybe so but at least I'm the best player in my family" Glenn McGrath "Eddo, why are you so fat?" Eddo Brandes "because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit" Shane Warne "I've been waiting 2 years to humiliate you again" Daryll Cullinan "looks like you've spent it eating" Rodney Marsh "how's your wife and my kids?" Botham "wife's fine, kids aren't so smart" Merv Hughes to a Robin Smith after he'd played and missed. "You can't **** bat" Smith after knocking him for 4 next ball "we're a fine pair Merv, I can't **** bat and you can't **** bowl" Posted by Jac35
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Seriously? Sigh, by my standards I've been positively upbeat recently. Cricket sledging no good? Neymar? Fit for next season? Posted by Jac35
I was the grumpy one not you. Just reading your thread made me grumpier though. Had to go and have a read of the "real" old mans thread just to relax a bit. Now that's someone who talks sense.
I don't think Eminem has much to fear from those cricketing soundbites. Talking of which Suarez to team up with Neymar & Messi at Barca - interesting no?
Thought WOWS was really good personally. DiCaprio is in some cracking films. (WOWS, Inception, Shutter Island, Gangs of New York, Catch me if you can etc.) Posted by 77Chris91
I'm sure you are right, & I hope my opinion did not dissuade anyone from viewing it. I'm sure if you like that sort of thing, it's a great film.
I last went to a Gaumont or Odeon about 30 years ago, & I can safely say I will NEVER, in my life, go to the Cinema again, it is just not something I enjoy.
So please ignore my view if you had planned to go see it.
The book was not so bad, to be fair. But I love books & loathe films, it's just a personal thing.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : I was the grumpy one not you. Just reading your thread made me grumpier though. Had to go and have a read of the "real" old mans thread just to relax a bit. Now that's someone who talks sense. I don't think Eminem has much to fear from those cricketing soundbites. Talking of which Suarez to team up with Neymar & Messi at Barca - interesting no? Posted by GELDY
Messi, Neymar and Suarez?
One tries to eat you
One tries to break noses with his elbows
One isn't fond of the taxman
Yes, will certainly be an interesting threeesome.
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Thought I may be missing out and so I googled the top ten eminem sound bites. Number one was jolly (had to change a few words as the filters weren't too keen)
Your comment really made me laugh. I was railing a friend in a couple of big satellites and I'd just said to him
"Wow! Just bust Tikay, think he must have had around 83 outs"
You then pipe up with something like you had 256 outs twice over.
I was silly last night. As I said I was railing a friend and thought I may as well play a bit myself. Unusually for me though, i just wasn't bothered and so should have just left it. Playing every hand in a game you don't know is possibly not optimal.
Somehow I only lost one more than I won and so t was a small loss but a daft one at the sane time.
I did get to near enough bust Geldy in one of the games. So I had some consolation
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Lol I assume that's because of the all in hand? Your comment really made me laugh. I was railing a friend in a couple of big satellites and I'd just said to him "Wow! Just bust Tikay, think he must have had around 83 outs" You then pipe up with something like you had 256 outs twice over. I was silly last night. As I said I was railing a friend and thought I may as well play a bit myself. Unusually for me though, i just wasn't bothered and so should have just left it. Playing every hand in a game you don't know is possibly not optimal. Somehow I only lost one more than I won and so t was a small loss but a daft one at the sane time. I did get to near enough bust Geldy in one of the games. So I had some consolation Posted by Jac35
Please refer to my "can't teach an old dog new tricks" thread.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Lol I assume that's because of the all in hand? Your comment really made me laugh. I was railing a friend in a couple of big satellites and I'd just said to him "Wow! Just bust Tikay, think he must have had around 83 outs" You then pipe up with something like you had 256 outs twice over. I was silly last night. As I said I was railing a friend and thought I may as well play a bit myself. Unusually for me though, i just wasn't bothered and so should have just left it. Playing every hand in a game you don't know is possibly not optimal. Somehow I only lost one more than I won and so t was a small loss but a daft one at the sane time. I did get to near enough bust Geldy in one of the games. So I had some consolation Posted by Jac35
feel free to keep calling my implied allins with hi-only hands like that. at least I get a laugh when I get knocked out
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : feel free to keep calling my implied allins with hi-only hands like that. at least I get a laugh when I get knocked out Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance Jac35 Small blind 150.00 150.00 1643.12 tikay1 Big blind 300.00 450.00 1810.00 Your hole cards J A Q 10 enabler145 Fold jimb0d1 Fold D96RNWE Fold GELDY Raise 1050.00 1500.00 418.14 Jac35 All-in 1643.12 3143.12 0.00 tikay1 Fold GELDY All-in 418.14 3561.26 0.00 Jac35 Unmatched bet 324.98 3236.28 324.98 Jac35 Show K 9 10 A GELDY Show J A Q 10 Flop K 5 2 Turn 3 River J Jac35 Win high Pair of Kings 3236.28 3561.26 No qualifying low hand Posted by GELDY
Fair play Gelders.
That looks pretty bad even to my untrained eye. I had a tell, honest! (Or maybe I haven't a clue) I'll learn though.
I've missed you being away Geldy. It was really good meeting people like you at the SPTs. Even though it's only banter maybe we should start being a bit nicer to each other? You know how thin skinned I am, I really start worrying that I have actually offended you because that's the last thing I'd want to do.
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I do want to get into plo8. It's true I wasn't really concentrating last night but even if I had been I still wouldn't really have known what I was doing. I played a hand against geardirl and thought well I've got no high but the low is locked up. How daft am I? We chopped the low and he won the high. Felt pretty foolish.
I really think I shouldn't play and instead study a lot at the game. Believe it or not it's been a while since I've realised in game that everyone is looking at me as the spot. It's quite embarrassing.
but i'm never nasty to you... point out some home truths occasionally get upset at some of the things written on your thread now & then - usually by others but always read your thread first, every single word on it, and there's been a few #1 fan even if I post less than before, despite the things you say about me in the chat box
ps study plo8 for sure, but play as well - much faster way to learn and pretty good value at £10/hour
but i'm never nasty to you... point out some home truths occasionally get upset at some of the things written on your thread now & then - usually by others but always read your thread first, every single word on it, and there's been a few #1 fan even if I post less than before, despite the things you say about me in the chat box ps study plo8 for sure, but play as well - much faster way to learn and pretty good value at £10/hour Posted by GELDY
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Think McCormack sale is a cracking deal for us. 11 million for a 28 year old who has had 1 outstanding season. I heard from a few people in the know that a few prem clubs were interested but though he was worth 5 mil max hence the move to Fulham. Not sure how much of that is going to be re-invested in the squad considering our financial situation.
Cellino has recently been quoted saying 'Kenny came back first day of training as fat as a pig'! We have signed 2 goalkeepers this week so he has no future with us it seems.
Think this Cellino is quite the character tbh! Bit eccentric but seems to have a decent grasp on how to run a football club.
Expecting a difficult season unfortunately though
How are the rams shaping up this season? High hopes? I saw that a few of your decent performers from last season signed new deals recently.
Sadly, the author had an agenda, albeit a worthy one, but the book just tailed off eventually, & became a sort of self-serving agenda for the geezer who, to combat high speed electronic trading, set up his own "fair" exchange.
What was quite interesting was that Brokers were parking their servers right next to Stock Exchanges, in dedicated Data Centre, just so the data reached them a zilionth of a second sooner. Bizarre stuff, but there are many better books on the subject available. Not the best book I've read this year by a goodly way.
First time I went to Vegas in 2011, I read the Devilfish autobiography on the way there (I only flew from New York but still squeezed it in within the 4 hours or so in the air). Very interesting read, he's seen and done so much stuff, won and lost more in a day than most of us could ever dream of.
Coming back from Vegas in May, I read 'I Am The Secret Footballer'. It was a Thomas Cook flight so entertainment options were very limited! Virgin /> TC...... I digress, another interesting read. Gives quite an insight into the modern day footballer.
There is a website dedicated to who the 'secret footballer' might be. Front runner is Dave Kitson....
real jac level grumpiness
didn't even know I was grumpy until I started reading this thread.
I thought reading jac's thread as my first community read for several weeks would cheer me up - wrong
Wolf of Wall Street - another piece of Hollywood **** - WOWS, boiler room, margin call - all potentially great stories but **** films
Pieterson - ego the size of a planet - should be on the first flight to Mars
etc
etc
not all bad though
nice to hear the mtt winning run
and that you're giving plo8 a go
and that maybe Ivan & I might have had a point
I don't think Eminem has much to fear from those cricketing soundbites.
Talking of which Suarez to team up with Neymar & Messi at Barca - interesting no?
I last went to a Gaumont or Odeon about 30 years ago, & I can safely say I will NEVER, in my life, go to the Cinema again, it is just not something I enjoy.
So please ignore my view if you had planned to go see it.
The book was not so bad, to be fair. But I love books & loathe films, it's just a personal thing.
No further comment.
point out some home truths occasionally
get upset at some of the things written on your thread now & then - usually by others
but always read your thread first, every single word on it, and there's been a few
#1 fan even if I post less than before, despite the things you say about me in the chat box
ps study plo8 for sure, but play as well - much faster way to learn and pretty good value at £10/hour
i know how much your adore The Inbetweeners