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update.

Hello David.

I want. No. I demand a super long update filling a 5-10 year gap!

Dunno about proper golfer but I'm getting a bit more consistent, doubt i'll repeat that on the full course but gonna enjoy trying.


In other golf news and in quite a bit of a contrast to Verndog's trip I've talked six of the morning game boys into a long weekend in the North.

Off to Muir of Ord for there seniors open stableford on the Friday. 3 hour drive to get there but hey what a drive    https://muirofordgolfclub.co.uk/   

Staying outside Elgin in a big converted farm building looks lovely. Not been out for a drink in Elgin since I played in the under 18 rugby sevens looking forward to it

Saturday is at Buckpool for a gents open and were are on to strokeplay (think some harsh realities will appear when some can't get a gimme).
Buckpool recently listed as one of the top 100 courses in Scotland, really linksy https://buckpoolgolf.com/

Sunday- Hopeman, just a delightful course to play, click on the link and there will be lots of shots of the 12th their signature hole which is a short par 3 where the green is 100 feet below you. Now I've played this course twice and we've had at least one buggy so I've had a Taxi all the way back up, at least there will be a nice view when i'm gasping for breath.


All this great golf, they are all cracking courses played them all before, for the ridiculous price of £65.  (plus accomodation £200). Gonna set up a travel business   "By Eck Travels"  'copyright Red Dog'

nobody still wants VAR surely .  go back to the ref  making decisions  good or bad

at a push , i reckon a review system could work , 1 per team per match would not ruin flow of the game like now

As in so many areas of life, the idea is worthy but the execution is bad. Not just the specific decisions but also the way in which it has moved away from the concept of correcting ‘clear and obvious’ errors.
How can it ever take five minutes to correct a clear and obvious error?
Rugby Union has a far better system in place.

nobody still wants VAR surely .  go back to the ref  making decisions  good or bad

at a push , i reckon a review system could work , 1 per team per match would not ruin flow of the game like now

On the topic of blondes from back in the day, I had a lovely surprise over the weekend when I bumped into redsimon (Simon Lawler) during the APAT do at DTD.

I'd not seen Simon for 10 or 15 years. He used to run with "Old King Cole" (?) who I think has now sadly passed, & they were a fixture in Vegas every summer, especially at The Orleans. He had a smattering of cashes at the old-style Rooms - Binions, Nugget, etc & more lately I gather he's an APAT stalwart, with a dozen money finishes over the years.

It was no secret that Simon was unwell, right back to the Gala Notts days, with kidney issues. Well somehow, 20+ years on, he's still doing fine & does not look much different. He's on the transplant list, but it does not seem to be getting in the way of enjoying life, although it can't be much fun being a Forest fan.

It's so good to hear from, or bump into, poker pals from back in the day. I'm not sure why it's so pleasing, but it is. Similar with golf really, it's helped me to re-connect with the original poker crew from 20-25 years ago, including Tom, Ralph, The Moany Twins Jamie Moult & Trevor Pearson, Mr Giblin, Jac & many others.

Meanwhile, not long ago I was chirping about playing golf every single weekday. Guess I tempted fate there, the incessant rain means that I doubt I've played 3 rounds so far in 2026. Every day I wake up hoping, & every day the rain just keeps on coming. Meh.

  

great to see you looking so well on Saturday, you must be enjoying Brentford's current form, have you been to the new stadium much?

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[yet entirely inherently unintelligent]

 
Ahh bless, the old Cos still lurks just beneath the surface....


Then there were a few guys like Mantis. Still adamant that he was one of the most eloquent, yet entirely inherently unintelligent people on the forum. I should have just ignored him but quite enjoyed our back and forth at times - like i said, just because i had nothing better to do.



Can't really agree with that. I think most of it was tongue-in-cheek, mischievous stuff. Seemed to me to be a very bright chap, & - like you - writes & punctuates wonderfully.

I'd say you & he are bound to bang heads as you are both Alpha Males.

PS - post more, tell us about your Dog Project.

Beauty of the forum!

Anyway, I wish everyone well.

I even bumped into Mr Flushy a few times doing his thing with Triton. He was someone I looked up to a lot when this forum began. He seemed very happy in his role there.

While I was posting yesterday, I thought of so many posters that added to the forum and its community in one way or another. I think the internet has become a worse place now in this sense. There's no sense of community anywhere. There's just garbage everywhere. Have to be very careful with my kids as to what they can or can't be exposed to. Little things like youtube 'shorts' designed exactly for them are so bad for them. Teaches them to not focus on anything for more than 3 seconds.

What is Tighty upto now? Are there still forum mods?

Have there ever been efforts or strategies over the years since blonde quitened down to either get it busier again or move it on commercially in any way?

Imagine the scenes if another team were to win the title by a goal-difference of 1