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SBAndy

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  • Dec 9, 2023
  • #1,821
Deleted member 5849 said:
(I know you're pissing about, but I still feel obliged!)

How Doug King’s hedge fund made a killing shorting oil: ‘Investors don’t really get bear markets’

King’s RCMA Merchant Commodity Fund is up 26% this year. In 2014, it was up almost 60%
www.fnlondon.com
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Almost qualified it, but glad you picked up!
 

clint van damme

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  • Dec 9, 2023
  • #1,822
Deleted member 5849 said:
tbf, I'm not entirely sure that being owned by somebody who runs a hedge fund and bets on oil is much of an improvement in the ethics stakes.
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But do bet365 try and sports wash through a myriad of schemes and initiatives with a vague air of social responsibility?

Makes you think....
 
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wingy

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  • Dec 9, 2023
  • #1,823
clint van damme said:
But do bet365 try and sports wash through a myriad of schemes and initiatives with a vague air of social responsibility?

Makes you think....
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Think I said as much about 2seasons back, rinse/repeat.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,824
Deleted member 5849 said:
tbf, I'm not entirely sure that being owned by somebody who runs a hedge fund and bets on oil is much of an improvement in the ethics stakes.
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The only addiction he’s enabling there is veganism
 
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napolimp

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,825
shmmeee said:
You claimed we hadn’t figured out a system. When we have got a system. And it’s working well.
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How dare you take something someone said and hold them accountable for it. This forums supposed to be about ranting incoherently, and then pretending you never said anything.
 

clint van damme

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,826
Haha!

 
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Mcbean

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,827
Alex Neil getting binned by Stoke
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,828
Mcbean said:
Alex Neil getting binned by Stoke
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That is frickin' crazy. Shows how desperate owners are to get into the Prem that they don't allow a manager any chance of stability. Neil hadn't done that badly though admittedly they're 21st currently. They're never going to get back on course if they keep throwing the ship's captain overboard (to use a naval saying).

Don't shoot me for this but I'm glad we had SiSu for as long as we did as they never had the balls or the cash to get rid of Robins. And now DK is in charge, he's seen what Robins gives us. And long may it continue.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,829
Happy_Martian said:
Neil hadn't done that badly
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He's done pretty badly given the resource!

But there does seem to be something rotten at Stoke, where every manager fails.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,830
Sounds familiar

In their time back in the Championship, other than at the start of the 2021-22 season under O'Neill, when they made a flying start to climb to third in the table in early October, their final placings have been an almost symmetrically-perfect modicum of mediocrity - 16th, 15th, 14th, 14th, 16th.
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Super Graham Withey

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,831
Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.
 
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wingy

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  • Dec 10, 2023
  • #1,832
Super Graham Withey said:
Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.
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I don't think they really care,the owners that is, seems to suit Thier desires.
 

Jamesimus

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  • Dec 11, 2023
  • #1,833
Super Graham Withey said:
Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.
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I said at the time and will say it again, I think they had a horrendous transfer window. I don't think it's all down to Neil.
 

Sbarcher

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  • Dec 11, 2023
  • #1,834
Jamesimus said:
I said at the time and will say it again, I think they had a horrendous transfer window. I don't think it's all down to Neil.
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Think it probably is. He was allowed to appoint a mate of his as D of F and fuc*ek it up between them.
 
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Jamesimus

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  • Dec 11, 2023
  • #1,835
Sbarcher said:
Think it probably is. He was allowed to appoint a mate of his as D of F and fuc*ek it up between them.
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Ah I didn't know about the director of football mate thing! In that case, it probably is!
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,836
Rotherham gone for Leam Richardson, feels like preparing for next season already. Got Wigan up as L1 champions, then sacked when they were shit in the Championship.

Leam Richardson: Rotherham United appoint former Wigan Athletic boss

Rotherham United appoint former Wigan boss Leam Richardson as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
 

Frostie

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,837
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,838
Frostie said:
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Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,839
Frostie said:
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There you go lads nothing to worry about tomorrow.
 

Frostie

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,840
fernandopartridge said:
Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?
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I used to have it I'm sure but can't find it now.

Same thing essentially from a different data source here though:
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,841
Frostie said:
I used to have it I'm sure but can't find it now.

Same thing essentially from a different data source here though:
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Our final points total is wrong there mind, we were very close to our expected in the end.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,842
fernandopartridge said:
Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?
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5th probably
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,843
Someone better tell Watford they're supposed to start softly and give Ipswich a head start. Currently winning 1-0!
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,844
Frostie said:
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Ipswich were expected to finish 4th?
 

Frostie

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,845
Terry_dactyl said:
Ipswich were expected to finish 4th?
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No. Current performance not prediction.
 
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skyblueelephant76

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,846
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Someone better tell Watford they're supposed to start softly and give Ipswich a head start. Currently winning 1-0!
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Seems it doesn't really matter, 2-1 Ipswich now
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,847
skyblueelephant76 said:
Seems it doesn't really matter, 2-1 Ipswich now
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They gave it a go from the off at least. I'm sure they won't be celebrating only a 'small' loss as some kind of victory either!
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,848
Sunderland 1-0 up against Leeds, Jobe Bellingham with the goal.
 

Blind-Faith

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,849
Bloody Ipswich! Can you remember our first season back in the championship? Imagine us beating everyone left right and centre
 
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PVA

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,850
It's almost as if Ipswich are bloody good and losing by a single goal to them wasn't worth shitting the bed over
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,851
just watched the second half, Leeds do like a sly kick, shirtpull and tug. Sunderland look very disorganised at times, not sure we need to wet ourselves over playing either in the next two games.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,852
Fun fact: Coventry have the best goal difference in the bottom 13 clubs. Watford in 11th have a +4 GD and Hull in 10th have a +3, same as us.

And depending on results tomorrow, we could be as high as 11th (5pts off 6th place) or as low as 18th (4pts off the bottom 3). This season is crazily close for most teams.

 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,853
PVA said:
It's almost as if Ipswich are bloody good and losing by a single goal to them wasn't worth shitting the bed over
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No one shit the bed about losing to them by one goal.

People shit the bed because we started with a derisory line up and formation which effectively lost us the game before we started.
 
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Great_Expectations

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  • Dec 12, 2023
  • #1,854
Said it before, but I’ll say again; I honestly think we’ll have a strong push the second half of the season.

We’ve found a formation that suits our players and momentum is building. Add a quality CM in Jan, plus one/two exciting wingers (as per the rumours) and we’re in a really good position.

Even with the poor start the play offs aren’t miles away and while league position at this point is an indicator, there’s still plenty of football left.
 
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Johhny Blue

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  • Dec 13, 2023
  • #1,855
SkyblueTexan said:
Thanks for taking a post from last week. I still maintain the fact that if we picked the right team/selection last week and didn’t miss the penalty, we might have gotten something from the match. If you disagree that’s fine.
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Or if we scored 7
 
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