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  • Start date Feb 15, 2025
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #211
Otis said:
I'm very lucky really.

Just a 30 second journey down the stairs to the TV remote.
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Stannah stairlifts go that quick do they Otis?!

 
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Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #212
Skyblueweeman said:
Stannah stairlifts go that quick do they Otis?!

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I had to get one for my own safety in the end. My missus would always stand behind me as I came down the stairs and push me in the back, hoping I'd tumble and break my neck.

Much happier being the tortoise and not the hare in this instance
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #213
Skyblueweeman said:
Literally just realised that this is a 12.30pm KO. Didn't factor that in when picking my sons second game.

Early start from Portsmouth it is then!
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Nightmare the other way round when my lad and I came down for the 12.30 KO pre-Christmas.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #214
Otis said:
I had to get one for my own safety in the end. My missus would always stand behind me as I came down the stairs and push me in the back, hoping I'd tumble and break my neck.

Much happier being the tortoise and not the hare in this instance
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Ha ha! I hope I didn't offend mate.
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #215
torchomatic said:
Nightmare the other way round when my lad and I came down for the 12.30 KO pre-Christmas.
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Yeah fair shout...forgot that was same KO.

Hopefully we have a better journey up than you and your boy had coming down by the sounds of it!
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #216
SomersetSB said:
Same here 7.30am start!!
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And here! I do not like them.
 

Calista

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #217
Skyblueweeman said:
My lad wants to go the family zone area before KO (if that's a thing for early KOs) so I think we'll need to leave around 8/8.30am so you win!
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If you haven't been going to home games recently, don't underestimate the time now required to get through the various traffic problems.
 

Otis

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #218
Skyblueweeman said:
Ha ha! I hope I didn't offend mate.
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Not at all. I am just thankful I am still breathing.
 

SomersetSB

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #219
Terry_dactyl said:
And here! I do not like them.
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At least it’ll be light driving home!!
 
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skybluelee

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #220
SomersetSB said:
Same here 7.30am start!!
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6:17am train from Weymouth for us. Fucking Sky!
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #221
SomersetSB said:
At least it’ll be light driving home!!
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Aye! I got caught up in that traffic on the M4 last Saturday…

M4 and M48 closed after human remains found

The body is believed to be that of a man in his forties, whose next of kin have been told.
news.sky.com

M4 and M48 reopens after body found on carriageway

Police say the body, believed to be a man in his 40s, has been identified and next of kin informed.
www.bbc.com
 

SomersetSB

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #222
Said on my local radio today he was a guy who was identified by paedophile hunters apparently.
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #223
SomersetSB said:
Said on my local radio today he was a guy who was identified by paedophile hunters apparently.
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Yeah. Arrested but not charged.
 

SomersetSB

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #224
Terry_dactyl said:
Yeah. Arrested but not charged.
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Oh ok
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #225
SomersetSB said:
Oh ok
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Dunno if that means he’d have been rearrested at some point.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #226
Stoke look really poor, intensity to anything they're doing
 

shepardo01

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #227
Maybe Robins won't be in charge when they come here!?
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #228
shepardo01 said:
Maybe Robins won't be in charge when they come here!?
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That solves one problem at least!
 
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dadgad

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #229
Their forum is in meltdown; furious, anger, talk of playing Vale next year,
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #230
dadgad said:
Their forum is in meltdown; furious, anger, talk of playing Vale next year,
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Still peeved they beat us first game
 
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rob9872

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #231
Nice to see he still makes 2 subs around the hour.
 

Shannerz

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #232
Gynnsthetonic said:
Still peeved they beat us first game
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Same.

After all the hope and expectation of the pre-season, that has to be one of the most deflating results I can remember.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #233
He’s set up every game not to lose.

We sit off teams, we defend deep, every players first thought when they receive the ball is to play safe or backwards.

His subs tonight they don’t try to change any issues they’re all just like for like.

Absolutely pathetic line up, pathetic approach and pathetic in game management.

We’ve fallen for a one club wonder yet again.
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From the link somebody posted.
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #234
Shannerz said:
Same.

After all the hope and expectation of the pre-season, that has to be one of the most deflating results I can remember.
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Yep, I was away on holiday, went and looked at the score on my phone and thought oh no here we go again.
 
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Otis

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #235
Shannerz said:
Same.

After all the hope and expectation of the pre-season, that has to be one of the most deflating results I can remember.
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Yeah and we had them pinned back after half time and Stoke barely got out of their own half.

They suddenly got one breakaway and scored from it and then we just immediately crumbled, like all our stuffing had been knocked out of us and they absolutely cruised the last 10 mins or so.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #236
Nick said:
From the link somebody posted.
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In fairness, Stoke’s team is pretty tragic so it wouldn’t surprise me he’s being cautious.

My gut instinct is that Robins would struggle to replicate his success with us at another Championship club.

His authority was so high before he got to the Championship, he was unassailable in this role and the single most important person at the club. Any disputes with players and he wins, that wouldn’t be the case with any other club in this division. Especially at a club like Stoke who churn through managers and frankly, are the definition of a middling-Championship club.

Stoke was a horrible fit and ironically had he waited for the Derby job, would’ve been a better fit.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #237
Stoke are clearly a poor team, but MR ought to know our players strenths and weaknesses well enough to potentially make it difficult for us. A nice early goal could be more important than usual.
 

Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #238
Mucca Mad Boys said:
In fairness, Stoke’s team is pretty tragic so it wouldn’t surprise me he’s being cautious.

My gut instinct is that Robins would struggle to replicate his success with us at another Championship club.

His authority was so high before he got to the Championship, he was unassailable in this role and the single most important person at the club. Any disputes with players and he wins, that wouldn’t be the case with any other club in this division. Especially at a club like Stoke who churn through managers and frankly, are the definition of a middling-Championship club.

Stoke was a horrible fit and ironically had he waited for the Derby job, would’ve been a better fit.
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I'm thinking someone like Peterborough would of suited him, don't know why maybe because they don't chop and change managers like Stoke and others
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #239
Gynnsthetonic said:
I'm thinking someone like Peterborough would of suited him, don't know why maybe because they don't chop and change managers like Stoke and others
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It feels like he rushed into his next role and if he gets sacked soon, it really damages his reputation. Much in the same way, ironically, Lampard took on his ill-fated 2nd spell at Chelsea. The narrative around MR will be ‘how did he not get Cov promoted with Vik and Hamer?!’ He’ll likely need a job a to rebuild that reputation with us.

Ironically, it’s become a real possibility that if we beat Stoke when we play them, that’ll be the final nail in the coffin for Robins. Without wanting to seem too ruthless, I hope we put Stoke to the sword (as well as Oxford and Derby).
 
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Otis

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #240
Mucca Mad Boys said:
It feels like he rushed into his next role and if he gets sacked soon, it really damages his reputation. Much in the same way, ironically, Lampard took on his ill-fated 2nd spell at Chelsea. The narrative around MR will be ‘how did he not get Cov promoted with Vik and Hamer?!’ He’ll likely need a job a to rebuild that reputation with us.

Ironically, it’s become a real possibility that if we beat Stoke when we play them, that’ll be the final nail in the coffin for Robins. Without wanting to seem too ruthless, I hope we put Stoke to the sword (as well as Oxford and Derby).
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Yup. Just need to beat them. We can feel sorry for him after.
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #241
Nick said:
Do people really think if we hammer them, he's going to be doing a lap of honour?
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Of course not but I think a display of mutual respect and affection would be appropriate.

MR achieved fantastic things for us in the most difficult of circumstances and for that he deserves to go down in history as a true club legend.
 

Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #242
Nick said:
Do people really think if we hammer them, he's going to be doing a lap of honour?
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I hope he does
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #243
Gynnsthetonic said:
I hope he does
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Robins wouldn’t even make it back to the changing room before being sacked if he did that. He’s going to be under a lot of pressure for that game and fighting for his survival so it’s going to be 100% business from his end.

If he loses to Watford by 2 or more goals, again… he’ll probably be sacked.
 

Bad Boy

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #244
The clayheads ain't very happy. Funniest post I read on their forum tonight was ..

You’d think the way we set up and played today that Boro were 12 points clear at the top, not on a 5 game losing run. Typical charity given out by us again.
I’d rather let Edward Scissorhands wank me off than watch us atm.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 25, 2025
  • #245
Bad Boy said:
The clayheads ain't very happy. Funniest post I read on their forum tonight was ..

You’d think the way we set up and played today that Boro were 12 points clear at the top, not on a 5 game losing run. Typical charity given out by us again.
I’d rather let Edward Scissorhands wank me off than watch us atm.
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It's a team made of a plethora of quims was my favourite
 
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