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What grinds my gears...

By Daggers, in General Chat

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LiberalFox

LiberalFox

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7 hours ago, Finnaldo said:

 

Th alt-left is a name I use to describe the hardline left activists who have to make everything a cultural crusade about the oppressive whites and 'identity'. I myself am left-leaning and liberal to an extent, I voted Labour in the last election but I like to distance myself who yell and scream over others opinions.

 

Do you seriously not know the health risks associated with inbreeding? The chances of physical and mental disabilities it increases? I don't care about people's sexual lives but this in an issue that can have a massive impact on the children conceived from inbreeding. If a documentary justifying inbreeding is aired, you might as well air one justifying drinking and drug use during pregnancy. 

 

Sure, but there is still a lot of genetic diversity between 1st cousins. I don't see people marrying their cousins off the back of a bbc documentary that's all. I don't think the point is that you have to agree with it. 

Mike Oxlong

Mike Oxlong

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5 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

Bananas have gone straight from green to brown. Absolutely pathetic. 

Can happen when you stick a ' nana up your bum. 

Edited by Mike Oxlong
Guest Electric Yetis

Guest Electric Yetis

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Traffic. Left St Ives at 09:30 this morning. Only arrived home at 6pm.

Guest seanfox778

Guest seanfox778

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10 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

Friendlies in the modern era.

 

I don't get the fuss, the hype, anything about them. I go to the home friendlies and I went to Celtic last year because it was a nice weekend in Glasgow with the OH. But it was in 2013 at Northampton when we played crap and lost 2-1... I was just sitting there and thinking to myself my god... what am I doing with my life?

 

From memory, every LCFC friendly I listen to on the radio I'm bored to tears. I took a day off to watch the West Brom game on Wednesday (HYPOCRITE CLAXON) and I barely made it through the 90 without being filled with tedium. Do football fans actually sit through the entirety of other team's friendlies? If so, please tell me how and why?

 

They bare no real relevance to the season. The form of some players is in no way representative to the eventual season they have, the sheer number of substitutes fragments the game so it's useless after 45 minutes and, as you'd expect, no-one wants to get injured so it's tiptoe. Don't even get me started on the costs, up to £15 to watch Wolves v Leicester players gain some fitness? Do me a favour.

 

In the age of media hype and globalised football, the complete over egging and publicising of them is insufferable too. From the ICC to the Asia Trophy to the Pepsi Max Challenge, the media get right into them as it's fantastic filler (and I'll freely admit I got caught up in the hype last season, and instantly felt let down!) The media and fans scrutinise every result, player performance and action, whilst fans seem to judge so easily based on a non-competitive game. Take a look at any post-match thread on here for example. I obviously g£t why w£ hav£ $o many of th£m now, and as such they need credibility, but they're just to uninteresting.

 

I mean this sounds really grumpy, some friendlies I'm sure are a great day out for people in different cities, Glasgow was great building up to the match. It's just the actual game itself. It's so inane, slow and unimportant and I hate that they're taken so seriously now. 

Friendlies are s***! After watching no football for a while though, anything is better than nothing. It's nice seeing new faces play for Leicester, you forget most friendlies the next day but I prefer them to watching cricket. Plus it makes the season seem so much closer.

Guest seanfox778

Guest seanfox778

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The weather! I don't even think seasons exist anymore, the only four we get are "dry and cold" "wet and cold" "wet and windy" and "dry and tepid". 

Beliall

Beliall

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13 minutes ago, seanfox778 said:

The weather! I don't even think seasons exist anymore, the only four we get are "dry and cold" "wet and cold" "wet and windy" and "dry and tepid". 

strong and stable

ajthefox

ajthefox

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10 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

Friendlies in the modern era.

 

I don't get the fuss, the hype, anything about them. I go to the home friendlies and I went to Celtic last year because it was a nice weekend in Glasgow with the OH. But it was in 2013 at Northampton when we played crap and lost 2-1... I was just sitting there and thinking to myself my god... what am I doing with my life?

 

From memory, every LCFC friendly I listen to on the radio I'm bored to tears. I took a day off to watch the West Brom game on Wednesday (HYPOCRITE CLAXON) and I barely made it through the 90 without being filled with tedium. Do football fans actually sit through the entirety of other team's friendlies? If so, please tell me how and why?

 

They bare no real relevance to the season. The form of some players is in no way representative to the eventual season they have, the sheer number of substitutes fragments the game so it's useless after 45 minutes and, as you'd expect, no-one wants to get injured so it's tiptoe. Don't even get me started on the costs, up to £15 to watch Wolves v Leicester players gain some fitness? Do me a favour.

 

In the age of media hype and globalised football, the complete over egging and publicising of them is insufferable too. From the ICC to the Asia Trophy to the Pepsi Max Challenge, the media get right into them as it's fantastic filler (and I'll freely admit I got caught up in the hype last season, and instantly felt let down!) The media and fans scrutinise every result, player performance and action, whilst fans seem to judge so easily based on a non-competitive game. Take a look at any post-match thread on here for example. I obviously g£t why w£ hav£ $o many of th£m now, and as such they need credibility, but they're just to uninteresting.

 

I mean this sounds really grumpy, some friendlies I'm sure are a great day out for people in different cities, Glasgow was great building up to the match. It's just the actual game itself. It's so inane, slow and unimportant and I hate that they're taken so seriously now. 

I think you're taking them too seriously..

Guest seanfox778

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3 minutes ago, Beliall said:

strong and stable

A new season has been born.

leicsmac

leicsmac

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Somewhat connected to yesterdays post, actually...

 

A friend getting mailed an empty box because someone was desperate enough to nick her meds to sell in transit. Thankfully she has insurance that will cover it, but...yeah. A1 healthcare system.

The Doctor

The Doctor

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Hastings direct insurance. Had a not at fault accident March last year, when I went to renew in October last year was told my no-claims hadn't yet been reinstated because the other insurers hadn't settled the costs. They told me on the phone I'd pay with no years until it was settled at which point I'd move down to the premiums I'd pay for one years no claims. Finally settled and no-claims restored - called to check my policy has been adjusted and I'm now told I'll still pay as if I had no years no claims because "that's the policy you're on". Absolute con artists.

 

 

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Jimothy

Jimothy

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32 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

Hastings direct insurance. Had a not at fault accident March last year, when I went to renew in October last year was told my no-claims hadn't yet been reinstated because the other insurers hadn't settled the costs. They told me on the phone I'd pay with no years until it was settled at which point I'd move down to the premiums I'd pay for one years no claims. Finally settled and no-claims restored - called to check my policy has been adjusted and I'm now told I'll still pay as if I had no years no claims because "that's the policy you're on". Absolute con artists.

 

 

I'm with Hastings, and had a not at fault accident a few weeks back. I've had a right battle getting them agree to repair it (it's a 15 year old audi). But surely that's their job to chase their own debt. You pay them for your insurance, they've sorted out the repairs for which you pay them to sort, now someone owes them. That's not your fault if they can't chase get people to pay up. Insurance companies really do weigh things in their favour, they must make billions. 

Corky

Corky

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On 7/21/2017 at 09:22, Footballwipe said:

Friendlies in the modern era.

 

I don't get the fuss, the hype, anything about them. I go to the home friendlies and I went to Celtic last year because it was a nice weekend in Glasgow with the OH. But it was in 2013 at Northampton when we played crap and lost 2-1... I was just sitting there and thinking to myself my god... what am I doing with my life?

 

From memory, every LCFC friendly I listen to on the radio I'm bored to tears. I took a day off to watch the West Brom game on Wednesday (HYPOCRITE CLAXON) and I barely made it through the 90 without being filled with tedium. Do football fans actually sit through the entirety of other team's friendlies? If so, please tell me how and why?

 

They bare no real relevance to the season. The form of some players is in no way representative to the eventual season they have, the sheer number of substitutes fragments the game so it's useless after 45 minutes and, as you'd expect, no-one wants to get injured so it's tiptoe. Don't even get me started on the costs, up to £15 to watch Wolves v Leicester players gain some fitness? Do me a favour.

 

In the age of media hype and globalised football, the complete over egging and publicising of them is insufferable too. From the ICC to the Asia Trophy to the Pepsi Max Challenge, the media get right into them as it's fantastic filler (and I'll freely admit I got caught up in the hype last season, and instantly felt let down!) The media and fans scrutinise every result, player performance and action, whilst fans seem to judge so easily based on a non-competitive game. Take a look at any post-match thread on here for example. I obviously g£t why w£ hav£ $o many of th£m now, and as such they need credibility, but they're just to uninteresting.

 

I mean this sounds really grumpy, some friendlies I'm sure are a great day out for people in different cities, Glasgow was great building up to the match. It's just the actual game itself. It's so inane, slow and unimportant and I hate that they're taken so seriously now. 

I'm not a fan of playing teams from the same league in friendlies. I'd much rather we just did a tour of local lower and non league clubs, or a couple of Championship teams, plus a good home match against a decent foreign club. Going to another part of the world to play West Brom and Liverpool (I know it's an organised event rather than a one-off game) I don't really get.

 

But given there are still comments about taking regular league games to the same places I should be thankful that it is still only friendlies being moved. The cost issue you raise is relevant, they should be much cheaper to watch a non-serious game with around 40 players taking part. 

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Strokes

Strokes

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2 hours ago, The Doctor said:

Hastings direct insurance. Had a not at fault accident March last year, when I went to renew in October last year was told my no-claims hadn't yet been reinstated because the other insurers hadn't settled the costs. They told me on the phone I'd pay with no years until it was settled at which point I'd move down to the premiums I'd pay for one years no claims. Finally settled and no-claims restored - called to check my policy has been adjusted and I'm now told I'll still pay as if I had no years no claims because "that's the policy you're on". Absolute con artists.

 

 

We had a similar thing with admiral insurance, horrible industry full of c**nts.

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Guest

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On 21/07/2017 at 19:16, pds said:

Traffic. Left St Ives at 09:30 this morning. Only arrived home at 6pm.

M5? Most ridiculous bit of road in history imho. I had a similar journey a few years ago. Constantly hardly moving or stopped but nothing there to explain the traffic when you start moving. 

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27 minutes ago, Strokes said:

We had a similar thing with admiral insurance, horrible industry full of c**nts.

An industry ripe for a competition enquiry

Guest Electric Yetis

Guest Electric Yetis

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10 minutes ago, toddybad said:

M5? Most ridiculous bit of road in history imho. I had a similar journey a few years ago. Constantly hardly moving or stopped but nothing there to explain the traffic when you start moving. 

Yeah. A30 had accidents and was torrential rain then the M5 was a car park. Had to stop at a services near Bristol as one of the kids needed a wee and it took us 45 minutes to get out of the service station afterwards because of the traffic.

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