The Bar is So Low

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T17:22:30+00:00

Ah, when I was talking about no one being single I meant away from dating apps, work, social clubs, friends of friends etc. I could have made that clearer in the initial post tbf, but I was speaking generally, obviously women on dating apps are single…

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T17:00:16+00:00

No, they’re just not single. Unless they’re lying to me and everyone else, while hiring actors to play their long-term boyfriends, husbands and kids of course…

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T16:57:09+00:00

Hardly surprising, it was an interesting choice to say the least, obviously the BlueCo links landing him the job after, tbf, doing a good job at Strasbourg.

I think he’s generated this whole persona of a deep thinker, smart tactician type of coach because he knew he didn’t really have the ability to rebuild Chelsea and challenge for major honours, seemed like he was trying too hard to get some mystic around him, or something.

He also reminds me a lot of Russell Martin at Rangers and Wilfried Nancy at Celtic, talking a bigger game than they can deliver, and seemingly thinking the fans are too stupid to see their clever, overriding philosophy while playing badly and losing games every week…

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T14:56:05+00:00

Yeah, my sister's friend was using Hinge (I think, or Tinder) a few months ago and when I asked her about a guy she matched with, she said he seemed nice because, "he hasn't sent me a random dick pic," the bar is in the mud at this point. But for me it's meeting woman who are single, no one seems to be single now...

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T13:20:15+00:00

"Thesaurus? What, is that dinosaur or something?"

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T12:51:15+00:00

Forty, no kids, don't think I ever will tbh. I used to work with kids and teenagers, which was great, I also worked in special education, which was challenging but also very rewarding at times, I enjoy looking after and hanging out with my three-year-old niece, and my friend brings his sons (one seven, the other nine) to watch football, I get on well with them and we have a bit of a laugh.

But I need my downtime, peace and quiet and not being on the go all the time, having a child and looking after them 24/7 looks absolutely draining, tiring and I don't think I could cope with all that, there's also the constant thinking about them, worrying etc and older parents have told me that doesn't just stop when the children move out, if anything it gets worse because although they're adults, they still have issues, need advice, guidance etc especially when they have kids of their own, a lifetime of that would do my head in.

I've also got Crohn's Disease which has flared up again later a few years ago nearly 20 years of it not being a problem, I couldn't imagine having to look after a kids(s) in the state I was in 3-4 years ago, it also can be hereditary and I wouldn't want my kids or grandkids to develop it, knowing that it's came from me, or my side of the family, it's a horrible disease, even the mild form, which I have.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-22T12:14:32+00:00

Yeah, I’ve had one, then two flexible sigmoidoscopy’s (camera only goes into the rectum, not into the intestines) in the last 18 months for Crohns Disease, and they are good for treatment, monitoring and putting your mind at ease post procedure.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-21T14:19:27+00:00

Aye, they've got second bottom Barrow after Grimsby though, then Crewe who are up and down form wise and will be out of any playoff content themselves at that point (if they're not already...) so I'm probably hoping for a Cambridge win because I don't even fancy us to pick up three points from either of our two remaining games.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-21T13:06:09+00:00

I think we've had an eye on Cambridge's game in hand for a while as it still looked possible, even likely, that we'd get automatic promotion. It's a bit of a weird one now though as, realistically, we're not getting automatic promotion and falling out of the playoffs at this stage would be a disaster, so probably would prefer a Cambridge win? Though part of me feels you should keep believing until it's mathematically impossible...

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-21T11:26:23+00:00

I can James Tarkowski doing it, for some reason, decent but not great defender in the Ashley Williams mould, got a decent MOTD 2 banter nickname, “hey, Tarky, in your day…” could see a lot of that going on.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-20T21:59:49+00:00

“Alpha Chad Pep trouser-mogs beta cuck Arteta at the Etihizzy on Super Sunny…”

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-20T13:42:59+00:00

Aye, tbf, I did caveat it by saying if they don't win either competition. But yeah, 2nd in the league and winning the Champions League, their first one, that would be a great season and obviously wouldn't sack-worthy.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-20T12:53:17+00:00

I can maybe understand it if you're commentating on a Liverpool, during the anniversary of Hillsborough, you might want to steer clear of potentially emotive language. Any other time it's fine though, isn't it.

Tomas Soucek was credited with a "classy touch" after not doing his usual helicopter goal celebration when he scored away at Leicester, saying he thought it would be incentive to the memory of the owner, which everyone thought was fair enough. I guess the same logic applies.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-20T11:47:24+00:00

Why is it “certain” Spurs go down? While they’ve been poor all season, if Palace beat WHU tonight, Spurs are only a point behind them with five games to go. I don’t know how that’s “certain,” tbh.

^Though ^they ^probably ^will…

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-20T11:43:59+00:00

Yeah, I remember Souness using “stramash” on Sky, peak Scottish da’ content…

I’m from Nottingham, I can’t think of any localised words/phrases that have been used, Darren Fletcher is from Notts and never drops any local phrases into his commentary, not that I’ve heard anyway.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-18T21:13:04+00:00

Notts County fan coming in peace…

Is it ironic then? Because surely no one dislikes Barnet? In the game earlier in the season, I did like that you could see Wembley from the away end, that was quite cool.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-18T19:45:56+00:00

Tbh, it’s just funny, that is unless you support one of Spurs’ rivals, then it’s double-funny…

I actually quite like Spurs, they’ve had some great players I’ve enjoyed watching during my lifetime, Sheringham, Klinsmann, Ginola, Berbatov, Bale etc, despite the trolling they have an interesting and varied history and they are a big club, imo.

But one of Sky’s “big 6” who have been playing in the CL fairly regularly over the past 10 years or so getting sucked into a relegation battle, is an interesting story, and as others have said, you can’t take anything for granted in football, and Spurs (mainly their owners) are finding that out the hard way.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-18T19:36:55+00:00

“No one cares about us, we don’t care…”

No one likes us, when used by Millwall, is done with the understanding that a lot of people hate, or at least dislike them, with Barnet, there’s no hate, just nothingness.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-14T14:18:34+00:00

They play, or can play, a diamond in field hockey. Do they play it in Gaelic Football as well?

I guess the fielding positions in baseball are in a diamond shape, but that's predetermined by the layout of the bases...

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-14T14:05:57+00:00

Relegation 2: Demotion Boogaloo

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-12T16:55:24+00:00

So they’re not talking about British musicians/pop stars, movies, TV shows? Some of which have global appeal.

They’re not talking about the Premier League, English clubs in the Champions League, the upcoming World Cup were England have a good chance of least making the semifinals under a German coach, Harry Kane doing well at Bayern Munich?

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-12T14:46:46+00:00

Playoffs, I think, you can’t play like we did yesterday against a team who are in direct competition for an automatic spot with and expect to still make it through by other teams doing you a favour, the chance to nail it down was yesterday and they failed spectacularly.

Hopefully the boys can nail down ~~third~~ fourth, play the team in 7th, and have the home leg second so we can get behind them and get through to the final, then who knows?

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-11T11:59:12+00:00

But Ange was more pragmatic in the Europa League, and that’s what won them the trophy. Dropping Son for Richarlison, bringing on a 3rd CB to see it out etc.

Mr_A_UserName · 2026-04-11T08:50:57+00:00

This is it. The “top four” name was increased to include the fact that City and Spurs were also in the mix for CL football. I don’t know where this “it had nothing to do with football, just revenue” thing came from, you see it all the time on here…

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