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  1. On 23/07/2022 at 08:33, Sarto Mutiny said:

    As good as Hamilton is, I think Fernando Alonso is better. That 2012 season was probably the greatest single season from any driver in my time watching the sport. To nearly win the title in a car that was, at best, the 4th best on the grid was utterly miraculous

    That season from Alonso was ridiculous, especially when you compare it to what Massa was doing in the other car. IIRC it was something like 14 podiums to 1? A guy that was one corner from WDC being destroyed like that was crazy. 

    As for today, looked a fairly boring affair from the highlights until Checo fell asleep. Can't believe that 6 races ago their was genuine talk that he was WDC contender. Sainz looked good again, I think the first win (and lack of gravel at PR) has pushed him on. I think he'd have won comfortably without his penalties. 

  2. 1 minute ago, FifeArab said:


    Shotzi had a bad night there.

    The problem for me is, due to the women not getting a proper shake for a long time, is the depth of talent in the womens division is still lacking. The top ladies are as good as the top men, but it drops of quickly. Lynch and Asuka are a mile above the others in that match, that said Liv has definitely got better over the last year so hopefully she can push on. 

  3. Good night 1, but night 2 really struggled in comparison. They could have crammed that all into 1 night if they cut down on the ridiculous amount of video packages. 

    Was that 3 matches on night 2 ended with a spear? Nothing like a bit of variation...

  4. 17 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said:

    Herbert is a fucking clown as well.

    Possibly the only pundit who makes me yearn for Damon Hill... Painful listening

    1 hour ago, Gianfranco said:

    Alonso vs Ocon early on was brilliant as was the battle between the front two near the end.

    I was surprised Alpine let them race for as long as they did, as it looked to be getting a bit tasty at points. And then it let Bottas close right up.

    2 hours ago, Dylan Easton Fanclub said:

    Can we all agree that the whole braking before the DRS line is ridiculous? Shows just how powerful it is on these new cars. Feel like there will be a change coming that reduces the size of gap that the DRS flap creates to reduce the effect of the system, because it does look a bit daft at current.

    They'll surely change need to change the drs zone on upcoming tracks as it does look way too powerful as it is. Although there does seem to be a distinct difference in the top end speeds of the engines at the moment (Red Bull>Ferrari/Renault>Mercedes) so maybe a combination of a much faster engine and drs may make it look more potent than it is. 

  5. 2 hours ago, some_guy said:

    I'm aware there's been almost 20 pages of posts and I don't have time (or energy) to read through them all! 

    I've no doubt that there are talks on here discussing the manager and if he should be kept or not, I responded (more in annoyance than anything else) to a post on Facebook, and thought I'd share my thoughts here:

     

    Can we judge someone on a 6 month deal with the squad he inherited?  Yes he had a transfer window, but as everyone knows, than January window is incredibly difficult, especially with teams now keeping larger squads due to covid precautions.  I think he needs to have a chance after a proper pre season and transfer window - it hasn't been great since he came in, but he has a good CV, his hands are tied behind his back with the tools he has at his disposal, I still think our current predicament is due to Mr Holt and his shambolic team - we cant just keep changing managers and let's face it, nobody worth their salt will want to come to us.  Rennie has a good record of turning things around, I don't think we can judge him because what he's inherited doesn't suit what he wants to do.  Anyone that listened to his Spiers interview can hear that he has an ambition and a plan, this takes time and I think we should give him at least a season, it can hardly get any worse.

    We're in a poor league, and he's had the luxury of being able to bring in 6 f/t players (one on a wild wage) as well as getting Dowds back from Arbroath. Any moderately decent manager should at least be able to make us competitive with the right signings, look at Partick last season(although a slightly different scenario.) For all we scream the current crop of players are hopeless, as someone said a few pages back if we released everyone I bet a good number of those players would end up at teams above us.  

    I think thats 14 league games, in 3 months, and Rennies yet to have consecutive wins. Anyone even trying to defend that, is at it.

  6. 1 minute ago, champions said:

    Our game plan today is to play deep and punt the ball as far up the park as possible.  Get him in the bin

     

    And If for some bizarre reason you were still wanting rennie for next season, look at today's match stats. They guy doesn't have a clue 

    But, but, but he only got to bring in 7 players in the transfer window...

  7. 10 hours ago, senorsoupe said:

    From BBC Sport, I'll just leave this out there

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    Based on that last sentence, if Saudi isn't immediately binned from the calendar as soon as the teams have all left the country, I never want to hear or see any worthless slogans on t-shirts, or printed on the cars again. 

    Imagine dropping Spa, and keeping this farce😐

  8. 10 minutes ago, red23 said:

    People who were employed throughout lockdown should have a fair bit of saving behind them. Nothing wrong with saying that.

    That is absolute tory drivel. Plenty who were employed will have had hours or conditions/benefits cuts. 

    My partners wage effectively halved after the initial lockdown. Certainly didn't seem great for us saving money.

  9. 21 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

    I saw that too. Think the new graphics fucked up what a purple sector is. At one stage two drivers on screen were both showing purple for sector 2.

    That would make sense. I noticed in FP3 they had some issues with the graphics, names/positions/times would randomly disappear on the timing list on the left, and for a while Bottas didn't seem to exist at all😂

  10. Not sure if I made this up, but every lap he done in Q1/Q2 Gasly seemed to flash up purple in sector 1 then be absolutely miles off the pace by the end of the lap. Did he find a short cut, or am I wrong in thinking purple is fastest in a specific sector?🤔

    I had watched FP3 and noticed the Mercedes was a lot closer to RB/Ferrari, turns out they just waited to quali to remove the sandbags.

  11. 8 minutes ago, Bigbri Bairn said:

    Would like to see Rennie pack in and Kenny Miller staying until summer. Very sad as I wanted this merry-go-round to stop but Rennie has not worked. Really wanted it to be a great return to his hometown but sadly it has not worked for him or us. Need to try things for next season now.

    That situation slightly terrifies me as it gives KM an audition for the gig next year... Bin the pair of them.

  12. 5 hours ago, Caractacus Potts said:

    One thing with Rennie is should we judge him with Griffiths? Let’s face it Griffiths was a one off opportunistic signing that could improve any team. He may not have the hunger or desire he used to have but get the ball at his feet or give him a set piece and he’ll cause danger. Whether that’s worth the money we’re paying him I’m not sure but without doubt any League One manager would take him in their team. If Griffiths proves to be the defining point between Rennie and Sheerin then should that not be a concern?

    Of course he should be judged with Griffiths. If he wants/is allowed to blow the budget for 2, maybe 3 decent players at this level on a Hail Mary, that's has to be on him? 

    And in the (very) unlikely scenario Griffiths loses a couple of stone this week then fires us to the Championship, he should be able to take the credit for it. 

  13. 11 hours ago, forameus said:

    The way they're still keeping Roman in the conversation suggests one of two things.  Reigns either costs Brock the title and they have their match at WM, or we go for either a unification or "for-all-the-gold" match.  Ultimately doesn't matter though, because the way WWE builds WM, the main event is always going to be a bit shit as everyone's fucking knackered.

    I was thinking the Brock/Roman/Lashley unification could possibly be seen as a route of moving back to one set of belts due to how stretched the rosters are. Admittedly that means another pair of titles need unified and there doesn't seem to be any move towards that. Even though on the tag team side of things Raw has about 6 teams and Smackdown 3 or 4? No need for 2 sets of belts for a dozen total pairings.

    If it wasn't for the US/Intercont. titles it'd be easy enough to merge brands again, especially if they went AEW and threw in a womens midcard title to pad it out.

  14. 14 minutes ago, lanky_ffc said:

    Even if you ignore the massive elephant in the room, I'm not convinced it makes sense to pay compensation for somebody who'll be turning 33 in a couple of months and hasn't played above L1 in years. 

    This is possibly the wildest part of it all for me. Given where we are, we aren't getting promoted with or without DGW this season. And given his age we might get one effective season out him next year then find out at 34/35 he can't cut it in the Championship. If the board/management genuinely think thats worth obliterating any remaining fan goodwill then feck me...

    Any manager worth their salt should be capable of finding a 20 goal striker for this level, on the budget we operate. The fact that the same name keeps coming up suggests we keep employing the wrong guys. 

  15. 24 minutes ago, Russ said:

    If you’re genuinely willing to actively cheer for and support a rapist just because the football team you support might score some goals and win some games then there’s something severely wrong with you.

    I had a genuine heads gone reading some of the comments on Facebook the other day about the potential signing. I can see me having another 8 year hiatus if this materialises. 

  16. Despite not being a fan, I actually feel a bit sorry for Hamilton here, he's been shafted IMO. 

    Toto on the other hand😂

    And Masi needs fired in to the sea pronto, he's made increasing wild decisions over the last few weeks.

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