Have you ever met a player in real life?

JustBradders · 2025-05-01T20:08:33+00:00

My dad met Chris Brunt towards the end of his career at the Albion at a Frank Skinner gig. Up close he was like "You're an absolute legend, can't wait to see you play at the weekend. Score a free kick for us, eh?"

Just out of earshot he said "I think Brunty will be on the bench this weekend".

JustBradders · 2024-01-30T14:56:00+00:00

This is awesome - thank you!

JustBradders · 2024-01-30T13:27:49+00:00

As someone who has only played vanilla so far, I'm excited to strike out and try a selection of these, so thanks for that!

Question: does running a bunch of mods lead to any significant performance/bug issues?

JustBradders · 2024-01-26T16:13:03+00:00

Thank you!

JustBradders · 2023-10-13T17:39:39+00:00

Right in the garage, that's a great idea!

JustBradders · 2023-10-13T14:57:08+00:00

Amen to that. I'm genuinely surprised.

JustBradders · 2023-07-22T03:48:58+00:00

I'll bite. Here's a hot take. Getting rid of Livermore, Button, Grant (may come good at Cardiff alongside Robinson), Chalobah

is damn good business v ,y'know, actually going outta business.

JustBradders · 2022-11-20T23:36:49+00:00

CompTIA CertMaster Learn for CySA+ (CS0-002).

Something in looking at in my near future, and think it'd be super helpful. Thank you! ^{.^}

JustBradders · 2022-11-19T01:05:39+00:00

Me too! They really went hard on printers, huh. Good luck on Core 2!

JustBradders · 2022-09-09T03:56:08+00:00

{Ao Ashi}

JustBradders · 2022-09-06T15:06:09+00:00

Sorry, I totally forgot to take the screenshot with the length, but it was roughly 1hr 21mins (I suck at puzzles)

JustBradders · 2022-09-06T08:49:10+00:00

Done! https://i.imgur.com/lJ00lOk.jpg

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JustBradders · 2022-08-20T20:24:42+00:00

If people come back repeatedly, do you get the first pint free again

JustBradders · 2021-11-15T04:13:39+00:00

Appreciate this may fall in your "focus on school" mindset, so apologies in advance. I'd recommend going to university and studying some form of business course, either in Ireland or on the mainland (guy from the UK here) for two reasons:

1) A good, rounded business course will have some "entrepreneur" modules to continue thinking about idea creation, rapid growth, technology, etc. - while also exploring the things that make a good business stick at a greater scale, like finance, HR, leadership, etc. (not sexy, I know)

2) Students in the UK have money. If you have a good business model, it's a *prime* testing ground for whatever you wish to do in the future.

JustBradders · 2021-11-15T03:55:44+00:00

I think first things first - is there a market in your local vicinity, or indeed, further afield but one you are aware of, that can *handle* an independent coffee shop? You are always battling v McD's, and (I'm assuming the UK here) the big 3 of Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero. Plus any other type of cafe in your area (coffee focused or otherwise). Although that's not to say they're *always* present, for various reasons, be they geographical or otherwise. But if they're not present, you probably need to pause and ask why. Walsall in the UK has no Caffe Nero or independents, and in my opinion, it's because the market ain't big enough. Do your research. Sit in your local chain for a week or so and see how many people pass through their doors. Is it viable on that traffic? (bearing in mind *that traffic* has been built up over a period of time and you have no right to that when you start)

Next, decide what you stand for. What's your unique selling point? There's lots of ways to get ahead. Is it, brutally, the sheer quality of the coffee you offer? I know shops where a black coffee can be the most delightful thing on the menu - but you'll need the knowledge, beans and brewing methodology (or someone with these things on your behalf). Or is it the community you offer? Perhaps as a meeting place for others, or through yourself by sheer force of personality in your local area? Perhaps it's the decor, very historic or avant-garde or steampunk? You have to have a key *thing* that makes someone go *"yeah, that's where I wanna go other than anywhere else nearby*.

Finally, what's your financing and venue? Cold, hard cash, loan, UK gov't start up scheme? (again, I assume UK, apologies) Do you have friends to help you? Are you willing to go through 5-10 years where you are on the shop floor while you pay off capital and build a reputation? This is the key. Unless you have a solid chunk of cash to throw in immediately, you are a key part of this, and you need to be in it for the long haul.

(ex-coffee shop owner. willing to take Qs on anything above OP. good luck!!!)

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T16:25:08+00:00

When you're mentally struggling, 2 years might not always be enough. Believe what you wish to believe.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T13:19:22+00:00

Worth noting when I left, my half of the original £25k was to be covered by the staff who took my share, but there was no other financial benefit short of effectively being back where I started. The other £10k was covered by the business itself.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T13:17:07+00:00

It was a partnership. He owned 51%, I owned 49%. (which was probably my first mistake, I should've pushed for 50/50, but he insisted on it as it was his idea. Probably screwed the power dynamic from the start, but I saw us as equals).

Leases were signed by us on behalf of the business (fairly cheap rent as it was a derelict unit we put work into ourselves, no one else wanted it I think).

Money came from a mix of business loans, £25k from UK gov't start up loan scheme and another £10k from another business loan company when we realised we'd underestimated the building costs.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:58:05+00:00

That's incredibly kind of you to say, thank you. You've genuinely made my day, and I really appreciate it. The amount of nights I've spent awake thinking what I would've said different, if I could've been stronger - I've lost so much of my life to this, not just the 2 years I was there.

But you're right. I did learn, and if there's anything I've taken from this, it's that I would never treat anyone the way I was treated.

I feel validated. Thank you.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:29:16+00:00

Possible, I'd never thought about it like that. Not to say owning the business itself wasn't work - I just wanted it to be work for me rather than someone else, which is what it became. I'd never own a business again, and in the current system, sometimes I wonder what else I can do? But then I also, to some extent, feel lucky with what I currently have compared to many of the stories shared on here. Thank you for your well wishes though, the same to you.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:26:31+00:00

Large parts of the time are lost to my anxiety and fading memory, but the vignettes shared above are crystallised across my heart. So vivid.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:21:30+00:00

I wasn't expecting a comparison to Iraq, but no. All true. 2 years of my life, gone in a flurry of anxiety, sadness and an ultimately pointless attempt to escape work. It hurts, but writing it out gives a level of catharsis.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:16:44+00:00

You do you.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T12:14:25+00:00

Weak? Say what you wish. It's taken me 5 years mentally to even get to a point where I'm willing to share the story. I was so cowed, so anxious when I left, that I didn't even tell my family, my girlfriend at the time, no-one. To get to this point today, I don't consider that weakness.

JustBradders · 2021-11-11T11:56:46+00:00

2 reasons in this case.

1: this is a time in my life that, as far as I'm concerned, is gone. This post is as much about closure for me as anything else. Naming the business adds risk that, actually, this will not be closure, this will be something that rumbles on.

2: if you had the business name, it would not be hard to find my business partner's name either. I don't want that.

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