ajthefox

On 17/10/2025 at 23:44, The Blur said:

Winning an episode seems to be a poisoned chalice,  having to go up on the stage and do awkward poses with the prizes.  

 

On Rosie Jones series,  enjoying it so far with a crush on Emma Sida.  

It's always been awkward hasn't it. I love the prize round itself but I'm surprised they haven't ever found a better way of ending it or just changing it up somehow.

I bet Bilo is creaming himself today, its a shame he had a hissy fit and left.

10 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

Do t know how reliable this is butyrate would be unbelievably good 🤣

49 minutes ago, Fear Of The Fox said:

The collapse of Forest started after the final whistle against us last season. Marinakis knew they needed CL football to overcome the financial situation there. They've spent massive and they're in deep trouble. 

They'll go down to National League. The project is now unsustainable, he will have to do a flash sale of the team and it's not a matter of points deduction. They're in a bigger trouble than us. 

Down to National League. Jeeez man we all hate Forest but take off your specs man that is a daft thing to say.

18 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

It’s a bit more than that though isn’t it. 
 

I’m not talking about a bloke stood there with a bedsheet over his head. Why would you want a 3/4 year old be subjected to the idea of death ffs? It’s a frightening enough prospect for some adults as it is.

 

My little nephew was on about ‘Halloween pumpkins’ the other day. He’s only 2.5. We’ve no idea where he’s got this idea from either as my brother and SIL don’t even own a TV, never mind allow the kids access to iPads etc etc. 

 

The idea of an adult allowing a kid to become corrupted and to celebrate death ffs sickens me. Fortunately, because my bro and SIL are bible bashers, they feel the same too

I wouldn’t say Halloween is a celebration of death at all and I've never even heard anyone else say that. It's a massive stretch. As we've said commercialisation has changed it, but it's origins are in a Pagan harvest festival. 

In any case I think there is plenty to be said for how badly western cultures deal with death, or more specifically don't deal with it. It is the circle of life, we all die someday. We should all talk about it more. 

Don't many Christians celebrate/revere the notion that they will one day be returned to God above them anyway? Isn't that a 'celebration of death'?

4 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

There is 100% an element of begging and sense of entitlement that by knocking on someone’s door with your hands open and getting treats breeds. 
 

 

As for poisoning kids minds- it’s little wonder there’s a mental health crisis in the country when you subject 3/4 year olds to this type of shite  

I'm not mad on Halloween and I agree about the begging for sweets and some sense of entitlement. I'm glad I'm in a flat now and don't have to deal with it.

But I find your suggestion that Halloween is a contributory factor to the mental health issues of children to be bizarre. I would be interested to read anything legit even suggesting a link.

There are lots of reasons why many young kids (and adults) are struggling that are fairly well accepted such as issues relating to social media, phone usage, bullying, body image, lack of time outdoors, lack of exercise, poor diet etc. Many of them are intertwined. I don't think you will find exposure to ghost stories as one of them.

Of course kids get scared by things for a period but that's just growing up. I don't know anyone who has ever had a genuine issue because of these types of thing. Honestly, it sounds like the kind of thing the Daily Mail would throw out as a headline...

"Casper the friendly ghost cancelled over mental health impact fears"

TEBAY! TEBAY! TEBAY!

I don't really like Halloween and the gross commercialisation but no-one's mind is being poisoned. That's a very OTT take.

Also, pumpkin is edible as are the seeds. Far from a "useless" crop. 

5 hours ago, BKLFox said:

All in the name of player safety blah blah blah meanwhile as soon as the season finishes let’s do a 3 week tour of Asia, America etc ooh and wouldn’t it be a great idea if we fly to Australia to play out a league match once or twice a season.

 

Rugby are serious about player safety and whilst granted footballers aren’t subjected to the hits like rugby players are 1 rule that would be good for football is a total number of games played per season/calendar year.

For instance those players who represented The Lions in July/Aug have only become eligible to play for their club teams this past weekend (Wk3) of the season, after a mandatory 10week rest period for those that have exceeded the 30 games per season rule spread over league, cup & internationals.

 

Something like this should/could be implemented in the football calendar ensuring those teams that always whinge who also have the biggest squads rotate & manage their players better.

Interesting idea, I like it.

My only thought is how that would impact different leagues. 

For example players in the championship could play between 50 and 60 games with a couple of cup runs, ignoring internationals. Whereas players in say the SPL or a smaller European league would have 20 less than that. I guess that's the point, I just wonder how it would impact different leagues and countries at international level when there are leagues with quite varying season lengths.

Started watching Sneaky Pete on Netflix this week. Really enjoying it.

Tried watching Sky series Riviera on Netflix recently, got to ep 6 and then binned it off. Something about the writing made it feel like amateur hour to me.

Done.

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

No. 

 

8 letters. Ends in e. 

 

Occurring in that part of the world, not your bedroom... 

I think Jatt has been banned from that by his Doctors.

Can't see anyone paying a fee for him now and paying his silly wages for 6 months when they can get him on a free in the summer.

If anyone offers a couple mil for him in Jan we should definitely take it though.

1 hour ago, Mint23 said:

Not sure if it belongs in here or the films thread but the John Candy documentary on Prime is phenomenal.  I always felt like I grew up with him present on my life and was saddened when he died so young but this shows a side I wasn’t aware of and I didn’t know the Desmond he faced.   If it doesn’t make you smile with nostalgia and cry with sadness you’re a heartless creature!

I assume this is an autocorrect of demons 

No-one called Desmond is a bastard.

Who the hell is Joe Jacobson?

Presumably the aura he is talking about is Wout Faeces

18 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

You can't do nothing about it, a ban is a ban.

 

 

Doing nothing about it is actually the best thing you can do.

@FoyleFoxYou may already be aware but you can install WhatsApp on PC too.

I did the same for my parents so they can video call my sister in Australia. Bit easier for them with diminshing eyesight than on a phone.

7 hours ago, izzymuzzet said:

Newcastle Liverpool

 

Amazing architecture, great pubs, good restaurants, some decent galleries and museums, nice people. Short journey on the Metro out to Tynemouth Formby which has a lovely beach. 

@Raj

Nothing like ban complaints and man baby handbags in forum support for a good laugh 

13 hours ago, Brainy said:

From Oscar's onboard you can understand why it would have irked him. Would like to think after the race he'd probably have understood it a bit more. 

 

Imagine the conspiracy theories had Oscar's engine given up in Zandvoort. 

 

Monza was a unique situation. Both McLaren's had waited til near the end of the race for a SC which never came. By this point it's fair to say that the race is over between them, not exactly called off but because there was a 4/5s gap from what I recall, it was extremely unlikely they'd end up engaging in a wheel to wheel battle. I personally thought the swap was fair enough and in-line with their incredibly friendly, yet sometimes tedious team-tactics (see Hungary 2024). They were also in an uncommon position where they could actually fix and revert the positions as there was no traffic between them. If this happened mid-race I think it's possible they wouldn't have switched it back as it feels like more of a live pit stop. Towards the end in Monza it was clear they'd settled for their 2-3 in that order. 

 

Singapore... I mean if we want to just watch them hold position then sure he was in the wrong "rubbing is racing" "if you dont go for a gap......" seems to only go when the narrative suits. It's clear though it's now the fashionable thing to hate on McLaren/Norris. They didn't even favour Norris against Piastri last year when it was him Vs Max until it was too late and think that was only on one occasion

Yeah I'm inclined to agree.

His engineer said Lando was avoiding Max and almost made it sound like he knew he was going to hit Oscar but I don't think that was the case. Not sure Lando could do much else really and I'm sure Oscar would've made the same move into the corner if the shoe was on the other foot.

Most annoying thing about him for me is his interviews and the shite he comes out with.

All managers talk platitudes and cliches it's the nature of interviewing everyone after every bloody game but the bloke never seems to offer up any humility or introspection and wreaks of self-preservation based nonsense like Brendan did.

As noted above, their best skill is selling themselves, in the first few roles getting the role is half the battle because once they're in they're getting paid their entire contract regardless of circumstance. It's only now that the pair of them are really past their sell by date and on their way down the pyramid rather than up. 

I imagine we'll be talking to the NFL extensively about this.

It started as one game here, and is now games in Brazil, Germany, Ireland and the UK. It has worked very well for them financially even though some of the games have been terrible.

They will make a shedload from this from all the fans outside the respective countries and they will extend it, no doubt about it. I can't believe the weakness of the opening statement above.

It's disappointing but entirely predictable. We don't matter anymore and it is patently clear none of the governing bodies give a toss.

4 hours ago, Parafox said:

Never gonna happen.

 

I've queried it when I got a ban and no response was forthcoming.

 

I thought, this is what living in China/Russia must be like.

I hope the last bit is satire but I fear not.

4 hours ago, Collymore said:

Yeah but with our wage bill we should be walking the league whether you like it or not. 

I don't agree, and I think you are taking for granted the fact this lot actually look like a team.

We were historically bad last year, we looked utterly lost. We looked like 11 blokes just gathered on a pitch, no togetherness, no confidence, no direction.

We've arguably got more talent than any other team in the league despite some glaring weak spots, but I think it's been taken for granted that Marti has turned the ship around. Confidence,  togetherness and hard work go a hell of a long way, I find it baffling that of all the fanbases that should never underestimate it, we often seem to ignore the role it plays. 

There's a long way to go and plenty of room for improvement, but things feel like they are heading in the right direction and Marti does deserve credit for that. I don't think many of our fans are really suggesting he's done anything special.

I think he is learning but trying to give everyone the benefit of any doubt and so is perhaps changing things a little slower than some of us would like.

Vardy's praise is certainly telling. After his exclusion of Rudkin from his other statements he is saying what he can't by omission. But haven't a lot of people within the club spoken highly of Rudkin too?

Still, if there was that much tension between Whelan and Rudkin you'd think something would have happened before this.

We probably are losing the best and most capable of the bunch, but she was still CEO throughout. She can't be completely exonerated of responsibility because the other 2 are useless.