|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 25, 2024 19:00:52 GMT 1
Sutton have just made their tenth signing of the summer. At this time I can’t make up my mind if they’re showing ambition to get back into L2 or not - I’d not heard of any of them! FGR making some very good signings. With Cotterill, should be challenging at least.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 25, 2024 18:58:46 GMT 1
And also £69 a pop. Some of the big Premier League clubs now charging £85 for their shirts. Absolutely ridiculous! Scotland charged me for exactly that price for their latest home one two weeks ago moonknight... Robbery off the bloody park - 😬 And Robbery on it as well for good measure ! 😉 Surely you can return within 14 days of purchase and thus wear it for the entire tournament and then get your money back?! 😉😂
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 25, 2024 9:06:38 GMT 1
Black socks. Get in!
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 23, 2024 21:47:08 GMT 1
Why did VAR not look at the penalty claim?
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 22, 2024 10:37:14 GMT 1
Let’s just say we were both right 😉 (Or wrong?) I don’t know anymore. I think the default option on here is to always be right 🤣 Yes, I was right twice! 😉😂
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 22, 2024 9:56:37 GMT 1
Does seem a bit later than usual for the ol’ kit doesn’t it? For some reason with it being a Saturday I’m expecting an exciting announcement today. That being said - I’ve expected one every day since the 14th… Last year it was announced 1st July. Season before was 2nd July. It was revealed mid-June, but went on sale on 1 July.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 21, 2024 15:44:58 GMT 1
If we don’t sign Kane, I’m gonna go bananas!
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 19, 2024 20:11:05 GMT 1
That Grimsby one is an example of how to completely ruin a striped kit - no stripes on sleeve, different colured stripes outside of the main colours, just awful. Like the last kit at Leeds Road. Everything that could be wrong on a Town kit. Dark blue stripes with a red outline, blue shorts and socks. Then, for some reason, the seats in the new ground recreated that (I think they tried to backpedal and bizarrely claim the red represented the Giants).
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 19, 2024 8:33:42 GMT 1
This is entire speculation but... I see two of the lads who left Barnsley still haven't got fixed up - Herbie Kane and Nicky Caden If we're playing wing backs Caden would be perfect on the left While Kane is one of the of the best centre midfielders in League One - another area we need to strengthen Both played for Duff, you assume live locally to Hudds, would be free and would make a lot of sense Wouldn't be shocked if one or both or signed once contracts expire in the next fortnight It’s one of my biggest fears, signing Cadden. I used to see him play a bit for Forest Green and he used to get on my bloody nerves with his constant cheating and whinging. Not a bad player, but not half as good as he thinks he is (we’ve had enough of those sorts of characters surely?).
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 18, 2024 22:24:37 GMT 1
At the risk of sounding like a certain other poster, I remember mentioning him about 10 years ago when he was at Bristol Rovers before he went to Preston. Good player, not sure he’s what we need now, but certainly better than some players we’ve seen in recent years.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 14, 2024 10:42:34 GMT 1
My mate at work is a Cheltenham season ticket holder and absolutely raves about him. Works his bollocks off and scores goals, apparently.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 8, 2024 20:37:21 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 8, 2024 20:22:14 GMT 1
George Lloyd gone to Shrewsbury. Saw we’d been linked with him, but probably lazy journalism due to Duff. Asked a Cheltenham season ticket holder at work what he was like. “Shit. Runs about a lot, doesn’t score goals.” Also asked about Lewis Freestone, who’s also been linked, and he said he was decent but always on the edge of getting booked or sent off. we were never linked with him🤣🤣 Eh? Someone posted a link on here.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 8, 2024 16:35:10 GMT 1
What are his thoughts on Will Ferry? On paper looks like he would be a great option for us Signed for Dundee... never mind Yep, they could be in trouble. Lost anyone half-decent from their squad and manager went to Barnsley. Sounds like they’re skint to the extent a few of their players have gone to Forest Green “for the money”.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 7, 2024 21:56:30 GMT 1
Any friendlies Town or England don’t win, it’s about getting miles in the legs and not about the result. If we win, we’re going to piss it!
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 7, 2024 21:54:31 GMT 1
George Lloyd gone to Shrewsbury. Saw we’d been linked with him, but probably lazy journalism due to Duff. Asked a Cheltenham season ticket holder at work what he was like. “Shit. Runs about a lot, doesn’t score goals.” Also asked about Lewis Freestone, who’s also been linked, and he said he was decent but always on the edge of getting booked or sent off.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 6, 2024 19:44:52 GMT 1
Taking Dunk and an injured Luke Shaw, but no Branthwaite. Bloke’s a clown.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 6, 2024 10:39:31 GMT 1
Oops, wrong thread.. looking for diary incoming, anyone? You've mistakenly clicked on the "closed season music chat thread". I expect Kev's next diary to be about how he once saw the Grateful Dead play a 10 hour set in San Francisco 😊 Kev dropping acid in Haight Ashbury with Jefferson Airplane sounds a great listen … “and is it true Kool Aid are the new kit sponsors?”
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 6, 2024 7:56:54 GMT 1
If we are talking grunge, don't forget Screaming Trees, Afghan Whigs and then some of the non Seattle bands - Buffalo Tom, Belly and of course the godfather of them all, Bob Mould. Bob is my favourite, seen him more times than I can remember and met him a couple of times. A genuinely nice bloke, happy to chat about all sorts. Buffalo Tom were great, obviously “Taillights Fade” is a classic. Saw Belly a few times and they were ace! Copper Blue is a brilliant album. 👏🏻
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 5, 2024 22:55:41 GMT 1
Haha I always get that with Coldplay, I have a feeling history will be kinder to them. Nirvana was great and deserves their flowers, but fact of the matter is Foo Fighters are actually a better band. I think just about any popular band can be cherry picked with great songs. I can’t stand Morissey or The Smiths for example, but “How Soon Is Now” is one of my favorite opening guitar riffs ever. Oasis is hit or miss for me, but “All Around the World” is one of my favorite modern anthems, I’m a sucker for key changes. Used to close out my old night show with that song. Mate, that is one of the reasons I love Megadeth; the complexity of Mustaine's songwriting, note/key/chord changes, mixed with the SPEED he plays at just blows me away. I could NEVER master any of his riffs when I learned guitar. I remember reading an interview with the orchestra that did the shows with Metallica and every single member that was interviewed said how surprised they were at the complexity and arrangements of metal songs. The majority of them are now fans of heavier music. I think it's the more extreme versions of singing that put most people off. Quote from my granddad to my metal-head uncle in the 70s: "Black Sabbath are a great band, until the singer opens his bloody mouth" ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Edit: I agree about Foos too, WAY better than Nirvana IMO and to top it off Grohl is the nicest person you could ever meet according to my wheelchair-bound mate. Dave saw him queuing at a gig and got security to let them in the side entrance, got him VIP spots to watch the show and got him VIP meet and greet tickets for after too; legend. Dave Grohl is the Darren Moore of rock music. A nice bloke but you wouldn’t want to listen to him or watch anything he’d put together!
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 5, 2024 12:21:26 GMT 1
Go and get Joe Taylor on loan. Him and Healey up top would be one of the strongest by some distance. How can you be “one of the strongest by some distance”? Surely it’s one or the other? 🤔
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on Jun 1, 2024 10:07:03 GMT 1
I imagine the truth lies somewhere in between his version of events and ABs. I'm pretty sure Cartwright and Edwards will have been through the squad to ask them about AB. If the players were saying the same thing to them that they have told Warnock then I can't see how they would have been so desperate to get him to stay In all likelihood he had probably lost a handful of the dressing room and it was those who he was calling out in his press conference comments. After all, he said it was too large a group to control so it was a decent number of them. The one thing that really winds me up about footballers is how they throw the towel in to get a manager sacked. I don't like my manager at work but I still go in and work as hard as I can. These spanners would rather go down to throw the manager under the bus than work their balls off for a bit of professional pride This winds me up too. People work hard all week in “proper jobs” for a fraction of what footballers get paid and pay their hard-earned money to support the team. It’s expensive these days going to the away games, so the least supporters deserve is a bit of effort even when the results and entertainment have been sadly lacking.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 31, 2024 14:41:53 GMT 1
Loving the pisstaking on here. People pretending to like the Frog Chorus and Coldplay. 😂 And those saying Foo Fighters are better than Nirvana … you almost had me there, you little tinkers! 😆👏🏻
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 31, 2024 13:29:42 GMT 1
Next time, please ask: Favourite Beatles album? Top 5 Beatles songs? Favourite Beatle? Judgement will be made on those answers. Let the amateur psychoanalysis begin … Thanks! 😁 I’ll answer just for me: (And these are insanely tough questions to wrestle with) 1. I’ll say Magical Mystery Tour, but let me explain- obviously Pepper is the go to, and I get it. White Album, Rubber Soul, Revolver……but MMT is just so criminally underrated. It’s almost looked at as a gimmick album, pieces of another album, but when you look at the work and iconic songs from it, it really should get more credit. And it was right in the middle of the absolute creative HEATER they went on, most creative output in a short time frame in musical history. 2. Top 5, yikes. Like picking between my children…. (In no order) 1. Eleanor Rigby: the strings in the background, the heartbreaking loneliness, the zenith of the band’s growth. Paul was never better creatively, and the song soars from the opening line 2. Hey Bullldog: often overlooked, just an old fashioned Beatles rocker. Maybe I’m biased because it really seemed Paul and John were having so much fun together, and nothing showcases John’s classic back of the throat growl like this song 3. Because: again, not on most lists, but I’m a voice and harmony guy. The showcasing of the falsettos, the unique song mechanics, showing that as usual they could design their own formatics and get away from the cookie cutter song structures of the day and still find success. 4. Something: My favorite Harrisong. Just a beautiful ballad that on its own would stand with anything out there. But when they cut into the “chorus”, culminating with Paul’s high harmony on “I don’t knowwwwwww” at the end? Goose bumps 5. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/In the End: Over here in baseball, when someone hits a home run to win the game, we call it a walkoff. There is no greater walkoff than this triumvirate. The dueling solos (never done before), the line of “Boy, You’re Gonna Carry That Weight” (so prescient), and maybe the most iconic lyric in history “and in the end…..” But what really always got me was the joint harmonies to close the song- almost a throwback to their early bubblegum pop days, saying the the audience as they float away in the clouds “bye bye all and thank you for attending our show” as they ![wave](//storage.proboards.com/2448479/images/RwIejScZXfcVF03VdNjZ.gif) to us metaphorically with their voices. It just doesn’t get any better than that. So many honorable mentions, but “She’s leaving Home” (many don’t like this song, but again the falsetto work and beautiful harp, plus the song origins with Paul reading a story in the paper….) it always stuck with me “Lucy In the Sky…..” special caveat- not my favorite song, but as a kid I would turn the balance all the way to one side, and you could only hear the lyrics and bass. Makes it a whole different song, far more enjoyable. Way too many more to count, I hate this question 3. No way can I answer, but I CAN make an argument for three, and also love Ringo more than most (he didn’t have the vocal or writing talent, but an underrated drummer and often the adult in the room when Mr. Epstein passed). John- the older brother, the coolest by far, the tastemaker Paul- probably the best Beatle all around if I’m being honest, still going today. The middle brother trying to get out of John’s shadow. I think history shows his singing/songwriting is unmatched. Watching him pull “Get Back” out of nowhere in the latest doc is the coolest musical thing I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. George- the most underrated Beatle. The baby brother. We will never know just how insanely talented he was because of the huge shadows he lived in, but what we DID see? Enough to make him an all time great artist. I mentioned “Something” earlier, obviously “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is always brought up, but for me “My Sweet Lord” is quintessential George. Couldn’t have happened with the Beatles. Just lets all forget about “Within You, Without You”, and to be honest “I Got My Mind Set On You” (yes a catchy hit, but maybe the most cookie cutter thing he ever did from a song structure and repetitive scale). I’m going to go lie down now, that was stressful. Thank you for such a brilliant and detailed answer. You passed the test! I was fearing “Sgt Pepper”, “Yellow Submarine, Love Me Do …”, John. I find myself listening to Abbey Road and Let It Be most recently (probably as a result of the documentary). Agreed on “Golden Slumbers/Carry …” and “Something”. So difficult as they changed and evolved their sound so much and had more than one incredible songwriter. The ones I play most these days are: I Feel Fine You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Ticket to Ride And Your Bird Can Sing Got to Get You into My Life Happiness is a Warm Gun All You Need Is Love Across the Universe I’ve Got a Feeling Favourite Beatle would be tricky. I love Ringo as a bloke, but John had a special edge to him that’s magnetic. Paul is now getting appreciated more (again probably due to recent documentaries) and George has always been loved.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 31, 2024 8:50:20 GMT 1
Next time, please ask: Favourite Beatles album? Top 5 Beatles songs? Favourite Beatle?
Judgement will be made on those answers. Let the amateur psychoanalysis begin …
Thanks! 😁
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 30, 2024 15:59:24 GMT 1
why what did i say wrong? do tell . So we just give £15m as a gift to Dean Hoyle for getting promoted? The same Dean Hoyle that promised to put our shares in a trust over ten years ago but hasn’t? The same Dean Hoyle that cut budgets to the bone and plundered us down the championship which, the following season saw us relegated which he has some part to play in. The same Dean Hoyle who was prepared to put the club into administration. £15m to HTAFC is a huge amount of money to give to someone as a gift, especially when it’s undeserved. Not bad for someone who never expected to get a penny back.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 29, 2024 23:29:42 GMT 1
Rhodes was never fast. Rhodes scores goals. The rest is just bullshit. The way our fans disrespect one of our greatest strikers is weird.
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 26, 2024 22:32:57 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 24, 2024 9:57:46 GMT 1
I am miserable. We’ve just been relegated. Understood but it's only the end of a chapter and the next one has begun I know, I shouldn’t have commenced in the first place. Just feeling generally cheesed off after this season. It’s going to be a long summer until we can hopefully start to put things right!
|
|
|
Post by workshyfop on May 24, 2024 9:08:40 GMT 1
Well done Robyn and team! How miserable and cynical are some folk? Praise where it's due I am miserable. We’ve just been relegated.
|
|