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The fact that terms such as Man of the Match, or 10 man (insert team name) have been replaced with Player of the Match or 10 player…. so the trannies and wokies don't get upset.

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1 hour ago, bpsaint said:

The fact that terms such as Man of the Match, or 10 man (insert team name) have been replaced with Player of the Match or 10 player…. so the trannies and wokies don't get upset.

They are known to pull people's arms out of their sockets, if they get upset.
Wait, that's Wookies. Carry on...

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5 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

The fact that terms such as Man of the Match, or 10 man (insert team name) have been replaced with Player of the Match or 10 player…. so the trannies and wokies don't get upset.

Funny you should say that, at my kids team we were told by the committee that this season the man of the match trophies were being replaced with player of the week trophies. This is because we have some girls in some ages groups and to be fair and inclusive. Also the man of the match award suggests it’s the best player. as we are inclusive club with mixed abilities the award should be spread out to make sure everyone gets it during the season not just the best players  🤦

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While it's good to move with the times, that whole non-competitive element is nothing new.

About a hundred years ago when I was coaching my son's school team I was summoned to see the head teacher and advised that I was putting too much emphasis on playing well and trying to win, when all we were doing was training, and playing in proper positions in a league.

It was also made very clear that the star centre forward who was miles above the level of everyone else should be given less game time and if possible, the performance levels of the whole group, including his, should be lowered to the quality of the least-useful player.

The good player should be sidelined, and forced to be mediocre...

I didn't think that was a particularly good way to prepare kids for sport, a competitive world, or a way to teach them how to accept not being the best at anything.

Hopefully things have improved.

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1 hour ago, rallyboy said:

While it's good to move with the times, that whole non-competitive element is nothing new.

About a hundred years ago when I was coaching my son's school team I was summoned to see the head teacher and advised that I was putting too much emphasis on playing well and trying to win, when all we were doing was training, and playing in proper positions in a league.

It was also made very clear that the star centre forward who was miles above the level of everyone else should be given less game time and if possible, the performance levels of the whole group, including his, should be lowered to the quality of the least-useful player.

The good player should be sidelined, and forced to be mediocre...

I didn't think that was a particularly good way to prepare kids for sport, a competitive world, or a way to teach them how to accept not being the best at anything.

Hopefully things have improved.

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There is obviously merit in being aware of the self-esteem of kids who are not high achievers, but they are canny and easily pick up on phoney accolades. 
 

 

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5 hours ago, whelk said:

There is obviously merit in being aware of the self-esteem of kids who are not high achievers, but they are canny and easily pick up on phoney accolades. 
 

 

That's a really good and well thought out post.  Well done and have a medal.

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17 hours ago, revolution saint said:

That's a really good and well thought out post.  Well done and have a medal.

Thanks but as the star centre forward I don’t need the praise😀

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The slaughtering of classic games shows when they are re-booted on ITV

Wheel of Fortune last night, and Bullseye im sure will suffer the same injustice in the near future

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People describing very simple things with jargon and bullshit, usually to either sell you something or sound clever. For example i heard a PT in the gym yesterday telling a guy in his fifties he needed to increase his zone 2 cardio and went on at great length to tell him what it was and the benefits, he may have told him what to actually do but the poor fella was probably paying £40 a hour for some gimp to tell him in bellend speak it was probably a good idea to go out for a brisk walk once a day. Just tell him to go for a walk FFS

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People that ask the same old "Can you recommend....?" questions on local Facebook groups/pages without first f***ing doing a quick search to see if/when someone has already f***ing  asked the same f***ing question. Three f***ing times so far today on one such page has a different person asked for party venue recommendations. F***ing numbskulls. 

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4 minutes ago, trousers said:

People that ask the same old "Can you recommend....?" questions on local Facebook groups/pages without first f***ing doing a quick search to see if/when someone has already f***ing  asked the same f***ing question. Three f***ing times so far today on one such page has a different person asked for party venue recommendations. F***ing numbskulls. 

Maybe restrict your wife's access to Social Media ?

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10 hours ago, trousers said:

Gyms

im sort of with you. I've unfortunately had to quit crossfit for a number of reasons so just got a family membership at the local David Lloyd. First thing that pissed me off was the joining fee, £280 they wanted for 2 of us and 10 year old. When i asked them what it was for they couldn't really answer, so i told them they were charging me that much money to type our details into their system. I refused to pay it as it was a rip off and left, they rang a day later saying they would waive the joining fee if we joined by the end of the month.

When you're there there seems to be mainly two types of people, the posers, birds in full make up and lycra not doing much or blokes in vests posing in the mirrors round the weights, taking ages over every set, doing things like arms curls in the squat rack or pull ups, where they do barely half a rep, then taking selfies etc. Or people really out of shape who dont know what they're doing, spend ages walking on the treadmill doing no strength training and are prey for the useless PTs who rather than correcting peoples terrible form are posing themselves trying to impress the girls. (See Zone 2 cardio guy above) 

In the main commercial gyms are horrendous mainly because people are there to pose or think that if they spend an hour "doing cardio" then they can eat and drink what they want then get annoyed when they dont lose weight and give up. The wacky names they give to shit classes like "cyclone" for spinning and the simple fact there is so much bullshit about the health and fitness industry to try and sell stupid people the next easy fix for their weight loss. 

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3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

im sort of with you. I've unfortunately had to quit crossfit for a number of reasons so just got a family membership at the local David Lloyd. First thing that pissed me off was the joining fee, £280 they wanted for 2 of us and 10 year old. When i asked them what it was for they couldn't really answer, so i told them they were charging me that much money to type our details into their system. I refused to pay it as it was a rip off and left, they rang a day later saying they would waive the joining fee if we joined by the end of the month.

When you're there there seems to be mainly two types of people, the posers, birds in full make up and lycra not doing much or blokes in vests posing in the mirrors round the weights, taking ages over every set, doing things like arms curls in the squat rack or pull ups, where they do barely half a rep, then taking selfies etc. Or people really out of shape who dont know what they're doing, spend ages walking on the treadmill doing no strength training and are prey for the useless PTs who rather than correcting peoples terrible form are posing themselves trying to impress the girls. (See Zone 2 cardio guy above) 

In the main commercial gyms are horrendous mainly because people are there to pose or think that if they spend an hour "doing cardio" then they can eat and drink what they want then get annoyed when they dont lose weight and give up. The wacky names they give to shit classes like "cyclone" for spinning and the simple fact there is so much bullshit about the health and fitness industry to try and sell stupid people the next easy fix for their weight loss. 

This is becoming more frequent at the gym. Some may as well not bother wearing clothes.

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5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

This is becoming more frequent at the gym. Some may as well not bother wearing clothes.

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awful trainers. Bad/inappropriate footwear is another thing that annoys me

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15 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

This is becoming more frequent at the gym. Some may as well not bother wearing clothes.

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I think the lass on the left has spotted you taking that picture whilst creeping around on the floor. 
 

Don't be so obvious next time 

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On 07/01/2024 at 10:09, AlexLaw76 said:

The slaughtering of classic games shows when they are re-booted on ITV

Wheel of Fortune last night, and Bullseye im sure will suffer the same injustice in the near future

Bullseye was re-booted with Dave Spikey in 2006. Was very cringeworthy!

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3 hours ago, Behind Enemy Lines said:

Bullseye was re-booted with Dave Spikey in 2006. Was very cringeworthy!

Yep, can't beat the original... 😂

(Probably best if you don't watch this if you were born after 1987, or thereabouts ;) )

 

 

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1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

The Welsh ?

Introduced in Southampton so roads like Regents Park and Hill Lane. Until you drive at 20 you don’t realise how damn slow it is

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1 hour ago, whelk said:

Introduced in Southampton so roads like Regents Park and Hill Lane. Until you drive at 20 you don’t realise how damn slow it is

Have had to do that in Wales for months now, it's excruciating!  They've just rolled out mobile camera enforcement from last week as well.

Some roads will go from 50 to 30 to 20 to 40 in less than half a mile. Not sure how many people watch the road now for people walking on to it, they're more focussed.on their Speedo!

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On 15/01/2024 at 16:11, Fan The Flames said:

It does feel very slow, and it makes you feel like a bit of a chav overtaking someone in a 20mph zone.

I feel bad for my constant horn blowing and tailgating learner drivers on reflection 

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On 08/01/2024 at 09:16, Turkish said:

People describing very simple things with jargon and bullshit, usually to either sell you something or sound clever. For example i heard a PT in the gym yesterday telling a guy in his fifties he needed to increase his zone 2 cardio and went on at great length to tell him what it was and the benefits, he may have told him what to actually do but the poor fella was probably paying £40 a hour for some gimp to tell him in bellend speak it was probably a good idea to go out for a brisk walk once a day. Just tell him to go for a walk FFS

Nothing wrong with Zone 2, as long as you combine with other zones.

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32 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

Nothing wrong with Zone 2, as long as you combine with other zones.

i get that but serious a guy in his mid fifties who looked like he'd no exercised for 20 years doesn't need a detailed explanation fo what zone two cardio is,  go out for a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes a day at a level where you it's not easy but you can sustain the same pace for the whole time would suffice, not some jumped up little cock going on about the various zones of training etc, it might be interesting to an athlete but making it too complicated and trying to make you sound clever to the average gym goer. Probably so they think hes a genius and buys more sessions. Who's going to pay £40 a hour to hear that the best thing you can do is go for a long walk and keep a track of what your stuffing in your face?

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every time you do anything being asked to do a survey, get a delivery, "how did our driver do" get on a train "how did we do?" get your car repaired etc etc. No one cares.

Also the new American style job title of "Customer Success Manager" it's a frigging customer service role, dont try and big it up

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3 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Hi,

Thanks for being part of the SaintsWeb success story!

You have recently read a post by Turkish. How would you describe your reading experience?

- Informed?

- Entertained?

- Unsure, but have complete faith in the CoT for it to make perfect sense shortly?

Why isn't aroused an option?

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5 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Hi,

Thanks for being part of the SaintsWeb success story!

You have recently read a post by Turkish. How would you describe your reading experience?

- Informed?

- Entertained?

- Unsure, but have complete faith in the CoT for it to make perfect sense shortly?

(d) moist

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Female selective memory....

My missus can remember exactly what I was doing wrong at 8.29pm on Friday 15th May 1998 yet the lady currently giving evidence at the Post Office enquiry has conveniently forgotten loads of stuff... 

;)

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When you go to post a "Don't tell him Pike" video clip on your Facebook feed and it comes back with....

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That's it, I'm done with the human race. Utter twats, the f***ing lot of them

P.S. RIP Ian Lavender 😥

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