Nope, still on 3/4 power Ralph. I'm doing much better with my driver, just struggling with everything else, especially distance on 50/60yd shots.

Have you tried shortening the backswing and swinging at your normal speed?

[Manchester City Goal Difference last 4 years = +260.Manchester United Goal Difference last 4 years = +4]

No idea if accurate, but on TalkSport yesterday they gave out a weird stat.



Manchester City Goal Difference last 4 years = +260.


Manchester United Goal Difference last 4 years = +4

Sounds about right. They’ve had the freak that is Erling Haaland, we’ve had Onana.

Decent result on Saturday evening, added to the last minute goal on Sunday narrows the GD gap though 😂

Amorim reminds me a bit of Postecoglu. Only worse.

He, like Ange, has a Plan A. and no Plan B. Except he doesn't have the players (even when fit) to carry out that Plan A. And, unlike Ange, he throws his players under the bus-those he hasn't already forced out. One of those Managers that take the credit in victory, and blame the players in defeat. And spent squillions. Can't keep hiding behind a squad that is very much now his choice.

Worst of all. he hid during the Penalty shoot-out. Shameful. Lead. Or go.

For any Man Ure fans out there, I vividly recall the last shock result for Grimsby. When they beat Spurs. And, strangely, it helped us a great deal. Cos we threw on a kid while losing. Aaron Lennon. Hope he is keeping well. On a similar note, hope Andy Sinton is recovering.

Man Utd, even with their current squad, should be 6th-10th. And will be. Once they get a decent Manager in.

cba to get into it about this right now. Will revisit when we get a bit closer to Christmas and can see a meaningful table and have some more results to inform our opinions.

Not strictly a politician, but wanted to highlight the stupid pronouncement of some senior official at Scope, the Charity.

He has been referring to the suspension and then dismissal of the Eastenders actor, Jamie Borthwick. Who has been dismissed for the one-off use of the offensive ableist word "mongoloid". Regardless of the fact that not only was it a one-off, it was not in any way connected to his employment as an actor on Eastenders.

If we are all liable to summary dismissal for using one unwise word, not sure how many people would be in employment. But language changes over time. Words that were once in common usage are now deeply offensive. Which, IMHO, requires education. Not dismissal. But it was the attitude of Scope that particularly rankled. The quote started with:-

"Attitudes and language like this are never acceptable".

So. A word that once had medical connotations relating to Down syndrome. That, over time, became synonymous with an offensive slur that it ceased to be acceptable. Something that not everybody always appreciates.

If only I could think of another word referring to people with Down syndrome. That, similarly, is now no longer acceptable. Which, presumably, that man at Scope believes "are never acceptable".

Scope. Known for 90 years as the Spastic Society. Might have hoped for a little more understanding.

This makes it sound like it's a word that's only recently changed meaning

For comparison spastic was being used in a medical sense well into the 1990s

Whereas mongoloid stopped being a medical term in the 1950s

Whether people should have a 1 strike and you're out rule is another issue but this actor was born in the 1990s - he has only ever known it as an offensive term. It's possible his parents have only ever known it as an offensive term.

Ever the voice of reason Mr MW.

The one strike rule is interesting in that whichever inappropriateness us being reported it is always claimed to be a ‘single occasion’. Seems more likely it was just the first time someone who had scruples heard it.

Those of you who met Ger Smyth will remember him with a smile on your face.
Those who didn’t missed a great experience.
His passing was a shock and inspired this game from which 50% of entry fees go to Claire House Children’s Hospice.

It’s a simple to enter game based on picking runners from the 6 televised races this coming Saturday.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/3248851712051581/permalink/4072346933035384/?

It's all gone very quiet in here Boo.

It could be worse, I could be a Celtic fan.
Or Rangers.

Massive thanks to the Blonde who sought me out at DTD and donated a rather nice bottle of Bourbon to be used as a prize.

[Cliffs]

Apologies for the length. There will be Cliffs at the end.


In 2015, the son of a very close friend of our poker group was diagnosed with leukaemia. He underwent the early rounds of treatment and he and his parents were supported through this very difficult time by Young Lives vs Cancer, a national charity dedicated to providing support such as this.


 Jack’s treatment was going well and there was hope in the air but he contracted chicken pox and his weakened immune system meant that he couldn’t fight it off and he passed away.
 Jack was only 3 years old.  
From the point of diagnosis until long after his passing, Young Lives Vs Cancer were there for Jack’s Mum and Dad in an invaluable way.
 
Our poker group, which included many who knew Jack or his parents, wanted to do something that would raise some money for the charity that had given them so much support. The obvious choice was a charity poker game. So we all donated a prize and we all paid our entry buy in and the Raise! For Jack Charity Poker Night was born.

The first year we raised £300 with 10 attendees. Since then, we have held an event every year. With support from players who travel from around the UK to join us we have made this game an annual event, including an online event during Covid.
Beyond the annual game we now have Raise! for Jack teams playing in events and supporters who donate a share of their winnings in other tournaments. At our first such Team Event one member had his head and beard shaved off in return for donations.
A combination of these things has meant that we have now raised around £30,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer. But we want to do more.

This year we want to make our Tournament bigger. Much bigger.
But…
Through all this time we have never given out any cash as prizes. We’ve had many prizes donated to us over the years, including poker entries both online and live; Poker Coaching Sessions; bottles of whisky, beer, wine and more; poker chip sets, shirts hoodies and hats and so much more.
This year we’d like to beat our previous years. So we need a headline prize and some fabulous options for lower spots. We’ve already been offered prizes from Grosvenor Poker, APAT and their new venture Poker Raffles.

Can you offer us anything to add to our prize list? No matter how small it will be much appreciated.


 
This year's event is scheduled for September 12th. If you feel that there is anything you could offer us, we would be more than grateful and, though we are a relatively small group, would give you a shout out on social media (of course). Our Facebook page is here https://www.facebook.com/raiseforjack/



Cliffs - I’m looking for prizes for a Charity Poker Night raising funds for Young Lives vs Cancer
https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/

I’ll be at DTD from Wednesday this week for the APAT games - I’ll be easily recognisable wearing my Raise! for Jack team shirt.

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Round in 84 for 39 sabbos.

Guess who played the most astonishing shot on the 18th to overtake me and win by one with 40 sabbos?

WWII round 

RIP Robbie Box

I asked ChatGPT to find results for United vs Arsenal in the early weeks of a season…

Here are all occurrences since the start of the Premier League (1992–93) where Manchester United faced Arsenal in one of the first three league fixtures of a given season:

⸻

⚽ Matches in the First Three League Games of the Season

2009 / 10 – Matchday 2
   •   Date: 29 August 2009 (United’s second league game that season)
   •   Result: Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal at Old Trafford
United came from behind via a Rooney penalty and an own‑goal from Diaby after Arsenal had taken the lead   .

2011 / 12 – Matchday 2 or 3
   •   Date: 28 August 2011
   •   Result: Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal at Old Trafford
This meeting took place very early in the season; effectively the first United–Arsenal fixture and one of the first three league rounds in 2011–12  .

1999 / 00 – Matchday 1 or 2
   •   Date: 22 August 1999
   •   Result: Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal at Old Trafford
This was part of the very start of the season, and United faced Arsenal in round one or two of the Premier League campaign

He stayed well away from politics until Covid when he became an antivaxxer, with reason I suppose as the vaccine is thought to have inflamed an autoimmune condition he has. But posing for pictures with Greg Abbott and other Trump accolytes doesn't do him any favours.

He had one dose of (one of the various...) vaccine, and then a second later on and had a severe reaction to that, a really nasty reaction, and then just told what had happened to him. It's not quite the same as being an 'anti-vaxxer'. A lot of the thicker press went with that line though cuz that's what they do.

He donated to an anti-vax group, released an anti-vax record, refused to perform where they were checking vax records, taking things a bit further than just telling what happened to him.

In the end it's everyone's personal choice whether they listen to him or not, I wasn't a huge fan anyway.

I don’t agree with the political stance of a lot of musicians or comedians but that doesn’t stop me from appreciating them. I really appreciate what Clapton has done musically and it would take more than a 30yr old rant and an understandable aversion to a vaccine to make me deny myself the pleasure of listening to his work.

Huge golfer and fan here! Will enjoy the thread for sure

Fave type of course?

Links golf for me can’t be beaten.

Moderately flat Parkland.

Links golf, generally speaking, is way too hard for me, with bunkers & gorse galore. I did play Seacroft (Skegness) which is Links, & Woodhall Spa (Heathland) on a 2 day sortie recently, & just about got it round both with semi-respectable cards, but if I only had one round left to play in my life it'd be a flattish Parkland.

In my golfing days I made the same trip with a pal. Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin the original course not the abominable Bracken) followed by Seacroft.
A different friend used to organise a game for his birthday. Players would gather from around the country and the course was always in the Top 100 list (UK).
In truth i was never good enough to play courses like Woodhall Spa, nor St Andrews, Birkdake, Lindrick, Ganton etc but managed to get a memory from each of them. Took the trophy twice through the wonders of inconsistency and the handicap system.

I don’t play these days, and hadn’t really missed it till you lot started chirping on about it. Starting to wish I hadn’t sold the clubs now.

[I love how one excellent shot can make you feel good about an otherwise terrible round.]

I love how one excellent shot can make you feel good about an otherwise terrible round.

So true.

[Pokerpops]

Glasto.


Too many comments to reply too individually, so I'll just try & do a quick summary.

Pokerpops

The Searchers? Crikey.  So I went to YT & had a look, & there they were, in their 60's rock band cashmere suits & everything. And all these years on & can remember every word of "Sweets for my Sweet" & "Needles & pins-err".

But after watching for 30 seconds, the magic had gone.

There is some 60's music that has stood the test of time thouigh - The Beatles (obv), Small Faces, Roxy Music, The Kinks, The Hollies etc. But, for me, not the Searchers,

Sometimes
you have to be there. Musically I’d agree that they were never a patch for the titans of their era, but then who was? the best bits of their set were the Buddy Holly and Beatles covers, but the whole moment stood as a celebration of their career. It was a joyous experience.