IceCreamMan

Unlikely but wth, going to game in a few hours, pints and pie, complete sell out crowd, DJs and a band and some other entertainment. Going to be epic. edit: if one places a bet on man united and saints to win tonight odds are 76:1. If you add Newcastle to the bet odds are 320:1. Just wow.

very sad to read that, heal up and take time to get the mind right. I still have flashbacks being held at gunpoint while on a 04:30 run more than 8 years ago. Impossible to effectively police this kind of crime. It’s not a crime problem as much as a societal problem so catching a thief is farting against thunder. ZA has societal issues that require remedy and that’s unlikely to happen in our lifetimes. that said, your choices are simple, remove yourself from the situation and don’t cycle there or as you say cycle in large groups. Both not 100% guarantees. good luck.

Drivers in F1 becoming a bunch of whiny snivelling woosies these days. Little whingers who moan like lil old ladies with wet panties. what happened to the old days when men were men and sucked it all up. 63 was a whine fest this weekend. Like lil brats. That aside, we have had a really great season this year with 4 different manufacturers winning multiple races this year. Can’t really remember when last that happened but it would be in the late 80s / early 90s I reckon. Team that is 4th has won the second most races this year. Crazy how Mercedes have found pace. And the miracle that is Gasly with his performances lately. The drivers champion team will finish 3rd in constructors thanks to checo. Again, I can’t recall off hand when this happened previously but we going back to the 80’s I reckon. next season is hopefully more of the same.

Rumour has it goooners fans were in the West Ham section. We wait n see on outcomes. When I lived here in the 80s my room mate was a hammers fan so went to games regularly out in Upton Park. Tickets were 2.75, a few bevvies and off to football. The hardcore hammers fans were hardcore folks. Still are. I was never into that ****. I like my teeth just the way they are. There some folks in this world you just don’t **** with. simple lesson saints had a great game, but for a lunge we could have won that. farnborogh had a sublime game coming back to win 3 1. city, well one should never write them off but alas. and lastly, I took a bath at William hill this weekend. Dear me. Lesson learnt, never wager 3 pints in as the beer mist makes one an eternal optimist. But I came within a goal of a really big win.

Quirky bike. Surprised Yamaha ever launched this as it didn’t really fit in anywhere. I don’t think sales were good either for that reason. They go for around 6 grand here, just looked and found an sp version for 14 grand but doubt they will get that. I reckon go for it, Yamaha reliability, Lekker cruiser , it has its place under the sun.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-are-the-police-allowing-trans-officers-to-strip-search-women/ I await the first case to hit the courts. It’s going to be a bloody circus.

Cheers, going to be at a lot of footie matches this December. I just enjoy the whole vibe around football. last night there was a game between Portsmouth nd millwall which was postponed due to a power failure. The fallout of that is going to be severe I suspect. Been to Fratton park , it’s a bit of a hovel.

And I see ole Danny is embroiled in fraudulent activities. Allegedly. What the hell, already wealthy and still a crook.

Went to the Farnborough vs Worthing town game last night. Cold night out but hey, the platinum lounge is always warm and inviting. Great game and a solid 1 nil win to keep us in the hunt for playoffs/ promotion. Best season since I been going to Boro games. Nice vibe, 749 at the gate. A pint and pile of chips with seasoning keep me watered and foddered. Home just 10pm too. first time I ever seen a fight there, players had a good go at each other. Thought a few reds would be handed out but ended up 3 yellows, 2 of which were for coaching staff and the 3rd for our player. Farnborogh play in the 6th tier, and even in theses lowly trenches the competition is hard with no quarter given. The players even wear them lil bras with sensors to measure vital signs and distances etc. data being collected. I have delved into the club financials as much as I can online, the wage bill for players is around 800k per year. Handful of players have full time contracts and the top earner on around 40 k a year I reckon. A lot of players on weekly contracts and get paid when they play. They on about 400 quid a week. So ultimately they have to have other sources of income. It’s hellishly competitive which surprises me. Not sure how the clubs make money given the gate and other sources of income.

https://press.ktm.com/news-ktm-announces-strategic-restructuring-plan-?id=209380&menueid=3050&l=international&s=08 KTM have grown exponentially and have bought into other brands. Such rapid expansion is dangerous. Sometimes.

https://techcentral.co.za/dimension-data-campus-sale-illegal-scheme/255927/ guess more than one or 2 hubbers work or have worked for DD/NTT/IS. I reported to one of these “fine” gentleman once upon a time. Disgraceful. Already fantastically wealthy folks just being greedy. Hopefully they see some jail time.

My Cadillac has a wheel in the ditch and a wheel on the track. 450 million dollars to become the 11th team. Damn.

We were woeful yesterday with flashes of optimism brutally slashed. Def will be relegated. Sadly. But playing Lalana and tall Paul is just an indication of how crap the squad is. And I use crap in terms of the premiership. Half our team would be hard pressed to play for any other premiership side. The only shining lights being walker peters, I love that lad, and Ramsdale who is out injured. To be honest I doubt this side would finish top 6 in championship. And Martin seems relatively safe so I can only think the owners are in for a cash grab currently and will milk the parachute money from FA form3 years. Really sad but it’s the reality of the cut throat world which is premiership football. Saturday away to Brighton, next Wednesday home to Chelsea then away at villa and home to spurs. Can’t see more than a point or 2 at best. I know, am meant to be optimistic and all but **** it. Been around this game long enough to read the writing and no change of manager going to change that. Farnborough lost away too so down to 6th. 2 home games coming up so will be in that number. Then made some coin on Leeds after they went behind. So not a total wash. 🤘

Gets my vote. I was seriously lusting after one a while ago and that subsided a bit but now it’s growing again. Grrrrrr. And it has to be yellow. Kind of told myself to hold off motorcycle purchases u til the new v2 street fighter is launched. We wait n see. there is an XT500 ,1979 model here on eBay. 11 grand and it’s done a total of 196 miles in its life . A short while ago there was a pristine silver 1979 model for 12 grand. Expensive bikes. nice present….jealous.

What did we just witness?

Hellova interesting movie on Netflix called Buy Now, the shopping conspiracy. well worth a watch.

Managed to get some tickets to caraboa cup quarter game at st Mary’s. My eldest son ain’t a member so again difficult. Being his birthday I called my connection in the club and boom. Lad is a Liverpool supporter but will need to stifle his cheers in the unlikely event they score/win. a few beers, dodgy pukka pie and bobs your uncle. No better way to celebrate a birthday. Poor lad just had another sprog so he never gets out these days.

And what a complete transformation too. Wonder what they paid for that ? Musta been millions.

Looking likely ole Kane gonna win a trophy this year. and kompany doing a great job too. Thus far.

I missed the first 2 rounds as I wasn’t going to watch but got up early and just checked and it was the start of round number 3. Tyson looked shaky then already. If the rounds were 3 minutes I think he would have buckled. Bit of a farce really. tv buffered once or twice so switched to iPad and it was perfect. Was hoping for the old man, like just one more hurrah for us oldies everywhere but alas.

100 percent. Was thinking that during the fight. Tyson looked punch drunk and wobbly early on. Thought Jake Paul gonna look a plonker either way. but they both made bank.

58 year old men have no place in a boxing ring.

As Mel Gibson said in the movie which name eclipses me “ this is a a clusterf*(k”.

They see these here cheap with long warranties. Resale value is non existent but who cares if you like the bike. They look good for sure.