Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:01 pm  

Schunter wrote:

Why? Don't think it's particularly difficult to drive a 7.5 tonner. In fact the driving position makes it pretty much a piece of piiss imo

A piece of p!ss on the motorway when you're stuck in one lane limited to 56 and not able to pass anything. In and around towns though I think they can be very dangerous for inexperienced drivers, especially these young uns who get behind a wheel and think they are Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button.

Potential death traps in those circumstances if you ask me, and the correct decision to introduce the proper training and courses..

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:31 pm  

Thats a great cat WF4 !

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:44 am  

BIGAL1 wrote:

I'm off out for a walk and as far away from that garbage as i can get.

St Georges day and no one cares, puffball and "get the England flags out" disgracefull.

Driving through London on my way back to Wakey recently, I was shocked by the amount of hype surrounding the whole tournament - England adverstising posters, England flags, "50 million Englishmen and 1 Italian", the "official England World Cup supermarket", and all the rest of the crap that goes with it. As usual, the weight of expectation is way out of proportion to the chance of actually achieving anything. 4 weeks of "England blindness", or at this rate, 2 weeks of England blindness and 2 weeks of hoping the Germans don't win it (again).

My 5 year-old daughter told me last night that she hopes Germany win. When I asked her why, she said "I was born here, so Germany is my team". Fair play to her - at least one of the family will have something to cheer about. I still have hopes for the boy. He prefers throwing balls around to kicking them, and it's a habit I'm only too keen to encourage.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:58 am  

RebelRebel wrote:

Driving through London on my way back to Wakey recently, I was shocked by the amount of hype surrounding the whole tournament - England adverstising posters, England flags, "50 million Englishmen and 1 Italian", the "official England World Cup supermarket", and all the rest of the crap that goes with it. As usual, the weight of expectation is way out of proportion to the chance of actually achieving anything. 4 weeks of "England blindness", or at this rate, 2 weeks of England blindness and 2 weeks of hoping the Germans don't win it (again).

My 5 year-old daughter told me last night that she hopes Germany win. When I asked her why, she said "I was born here, so Germany is my team". Fair play to her - at least one of the family will have something to cheer about. I still have hopes for the boy. He prefers throwing balls around to kicking them, and it's a habit I'm only too keen to encourage.

Couldn't agree more; I'm quite happy to get involved in the spectacle (such as it is when England play) but the level of hype and furious marketing activity that surrounds the thing is almost bound to create an anticlimax.

Watched the England v USA game with my 10 yr old son, who has just started playing amateur RL; he was genuinely shocked to see grown men rolling around on the floor after innocuous challenges, as if they'd been sprayed with semi-automatic gunfire. His take 'what's wrong with him Dad - I got hit harder than that on Saturday morning'. From the mouths of babes, and all that.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:19 pm  

TBH I'd prefer Sam Tomkin's wrist slapping my forehead then Stevie Gerrard sliding across the floor for 10 foot and smashing my ankle with his studs. I can't believe some of the football players can walk let alone play on after watching some of the slo mo replays.

Sometimes RL players look softer than football players when they are throwing themselves down at the play the ball to milk a penalty.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:12 pm  

WF4 wrote:

TBH I'd prefer Sam Tomkin's wrist slapping my forehead then Stevie Gerrard sliding across the floor for 10 foot and smashing my ankle with his studs. I can't believe some of the football players can walk let alone play on after watching some of the slo mo replays.

You've given two very extreme examples that don't really support the argument; for example, I'd prefer FuiFui MoiMoi tickling my ar5e with a feather, than PeeWee Herman stamping on my testicles. What does that prove?

WF4 wrote:

Sometimes RL players look softer than football players when they are throwing themselves down at the play the ball to milk a penalty.

I can't agree; footballers are pansies - fact.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:48 pm  

bren2k wrote:

You've given two very extreme examples that don't really support the argument; for example, I'd prefer FuiFui MoiMoi tickling my ar5e with a feather, than PeeWee Herman stamping on my testicles. What does that prove?

I can't agree; footballers are pansies - fact.

A lot of what you post is spot on.........that is total rubbish

They might not all be in the mould of Peacock or Morley etc........but to label ALL Footballers as pansies is just stupid or trying to provoke a reaction???? - fact

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:50 pm  

Outwood Vic wrote:

[/b]to label ALL Footballers as pansies is just stupid or trying to provoke a reaction???? - fact

Truth be told, a bit of both; I'm not a fan of the game and I abhor the type of role models it produces for our youth, so I'm not a good source of insightful or intellectual debate on the subject.

And I still think they're pansies. Over-paid, over-indulged, over-rated pansies at that!

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:23 am  

bren2k wrote:

Truth be told, a bit of both; I'm not a fan of the game and I abhor the type of role models it produces for our youth, so I'm not a good source of insightful or intellectual debate on the subject.

And I still think they're pansies. Over-paid, over-indulged, over-rated pansies at that!

And if you'd said 'most'....i would agree Just not ALL

Some set a good example, just most don't.

OT and i really mean OT : Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:47 pm  

need some help from my fellow wakefield fans.

is there any fairs or anything on in the wakefield area at the moment?
that would be suitable for an autistic child??

need to take my foster brother out and i know he enjoys them.

Mods, if this is not something you want on here please feel free to remove it not wanting to upset people just after some information.

cheers guys and gals