Recent content by Simster

The couple map reminds me of the "how to say beer" one, where basically there are two words used across Europe and we actually use both depending on context. Here it's couple/pair and the beer one was beer/ale.

I really should post the chuckles from our 4s match last Saturday. We were playing away and found ourselves in massive trouble at 27/7 after 17 overs! (At that point I was top scorer with a princely seven runs before throwing my wicket away.) Unbelievably, we went on to make 99 and made use...

I think they just said this 10th wicket partnership is now the longest of the match. :ohmy: It'll probably be a match-winning one - I fancy SA to get 250, but not many more than that.

The Nelson goal at Brentford always annoys me when it gets raised on these threads. I went to both games at Brentford that season and I can't actually remember it! (I think he scored that one in the cup 2-1 win, not the 1-1 league game)

Let's get some facts sorted out. True, in the penultimate season and season before that, Withdean's capacity had been upped to 9k and we weren't at capacity. But still, something like 11 of 13 seasons saw near capacity crowds for every game. We watched some good seasons and some pretty bad...

Once again, I am in full agreement.

I agree with everything you say, but with one caveat: I resented the fact he cast himself as the lead role in Jack Reacher. It was akin to casting Jim Carrey as James Bond. A quick skim through any of Lee Child's Jack Reacher books would tell you Jack Reacher is about 6 foot 6, build like a...

I'm not even sure why they bother with a cash prize at all.

I tend to agree with most of that. I felt the narrative around her rediscovering herself is something that probably resonates with a lot of women and I'd commend her for being honest about it and doing something about it. But as you say, the way she ended up waiting on him got on my nerves a...

Bizarrely, I'm the same. I watched the first series when it was on, but it went off my radar until this one. I now need to catch up all the ones in between. Great television.

I'm the same. I live behind enemy lines and have loads of mates who are Palace fans, and Palace fans are like us as they are only supporting their local team. I wouldn't begrudge them their day in the sun either really. But Chelsea and Manu U in particular can get in the sea. (And the two...

I can't believe this hasn't been picked up yet. I've followed football for 45 years, and in that time I'd say football clubs have singularly failed to make money, full stop. Chelsea's front four alone cost one quarter of a billion pounds in transfer fees, yet nobody is asking how much money...

You say that, but you've got to ask why more clubs aren't look at Arsenal and wondering what they do right. It seems odd that they're averaging 3 times what closest attendance challengers Chelsea and Man Utd can manage. Arsenal get nearly 30,000 every game, which is befitting for what is these...

Yes, it was against Chester and we lost 3-2. He was particularly crap in the first half as I recall, but improved in the second.

I agree with about half of that. We're a buy, and also agree that Man Utd are a sell. But Sunderland will struggle for sure and unlike you, I wouldn't put my mortgage on Newcastle being further away from the top 3.