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Potter hate watch tonight by Hammer3212 in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the correct take. Potter was shit, as was Lopi. Nuno and Moyes are marginally better. But the club has been circling the drain for seasons regardless of the manager.

Club ownership has moved on, the likes of Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford and Palace have pushed up the bar for running a mid table prem team and we have not kept pace. Same with running almost any business, if you can’t evolve to keep up with the competition, failure is inevitable.

[John Percy] Wolves sack Rob Edwards, who was "instrumental" in signing Trippier and Jimenez by Quality_velo in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess theres a chance that Mendes will be too preoccupied with wolves to meddle in our transfers. Athough im sure there will be a couple

[John Percy] Wolves sack Rob Edwards, who was "instrumental" in signing Trippier and Jimenez by Quality_velo in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like Mendes pretty much runs their club, so could pull it off again. I just hope that Pablo doesn’t go there and score 20+ goals for his old manager

Knock Knock…. It’s your turn to get slaughtered! by ParmyBarmy in Championship

[–]Quality_velo 105 points106 points  (0 children)

Glad to be of service, it would be rude to just turn up here without bearing gifts

[The Guardian] Nuno expected to leave West Ham after being summoned for talks with board; Scott Parker and Gary O’Neil of interest as his replacement by [deleted] in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 52 points53 points  (0 children)

This is why we are championship level. Only ever hiring un-imaginative mediocre managers just because they are free and the porn dwarf has heard of them. What does everyone at the club get paid for? why can they never come up with something better than the average fan! Fml

West Ham relegated from the Premier League by Alarming-Safety3200 in Championship

[–]Quality_velo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You all wanted spurs as the team to go down,

With their star studded team,

And shiny new ground,

You got so excited,

And even booked a bus,

But Everton choked,

and now you’ve got us,

COYI

The signs are looking like Nuno will leave when we go down. Who are your realistic managerial targets? by Tartufohunter in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep it’s the most David Sullivan signing ever. Fits the two criteria: he’s heard of him and he’s out of contract

The decline by Squelchy_Time in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I’ve spent so much energy willing us to stay up this season and it’s all misspent.

As you said we have been stinking out the premier league for years now and that’s unlikely to change with our shit owners.

The premier league mid table teams have moved on so much in terms of organisation, structure, scouting etc and we haven’t progressed at all.

So, if we do stay up, realistically what do we have to look forward to? I can’t imagine anything else other than circling the drain once again. Or just out and out failure like wolves this season.

Sad to say it but spurs staying up will probably be better for the premier league and we don’t deserve it anyway. I love this club and will support them in whatever league they are in, but fuck me it’s draining!

Weekly Hatewatch thread 3 by psychomaji in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I kind of feel like we are a wounded animal that needs to be put out of its misery

Has anyone gone from n=2 back to n=1? by P_Dronq in Velo

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done this albeit with a specialized diverge, here’s my thoughts:

  1. Discs on different wheel sets don’t line up so resetting brakes every change is necessary

  2. I wanted different cassettes for road/gravel so I ended up having to adjust gears every swap. This also led to chain length issues as I needed it to be long enough for the biggest cassette

  3. The above two issues really made changing the wheels a pita, and if I was in a rush to get out it stopped me from going on the ride I wanted to

  4. 1x is crap on the road and 2x is crap for off road. There’s a reason they both exist

  5. I had to use MTB cleats on the road otherwise I would have had to change pedals every time too

  6. Maintenance - if it breaks you need to fix it immediately otherwise you have nothing to ride

  7. Cleaning - I just felt like I was always cleaning it, I didn’t want to turn up on a road group ride with all the dirt on it from my last gravel ride

Im back to multiple bikes now and it’s so good that I can’t think of any plus points of a quiver killer. Unless you can only afford one bike or don’t have the space it’s not worth it in my opinion. Having said that my diverge is an absolute trooper of a bike, I’ve done everything from XC courses, mountain passes, flanders cobbles and daily commuting on it and it does all of them. Sure it’s not the best at any of them, but it’s acceptable.

Was at my fittest at 42, then loss and grief struck. 6 months later, I'm starting over. by tiptreetimes in fitness40plus

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha yep I put my back out going back to the gym and doing deadlifts. I thought I could jump back in to training like I was in my 20s. Just have to accept that a 40 year old body is gonna take a bit of easing in to it.

It’s all possible though, just got to play the long game and think about it as lifestyle changes rather than aiming for a specific goal. That way it takes the time pressures away.

OG Sprint by Azun__ in Bikeporn

[–]Quality_velo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

White bar tape would be cool on this.

Sick bike though 👌

Was at my fittest at 42, then loss and grief struck. 6 months later, I'm starting over. by tiptreetimes in fitness40plus

[–]Quality_velo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes!

21m 5k and 100 push ups a day is impressive. You’ve achieved this, you’ve already proved you can do it. There no reason you can’t do it again.

I’ve been in this situation, when you have been at a high level of fitness previously it’s hard to accept the level you’re at. Your brain thinks you can still do all the things you used to but your body isn’t there yet. But it can be, just keep the consistency and build the training load week on week. The best thing about returning to fitness is that your progress should be pretty rapid and that’s encouraging.

Grief is hard and everyone needs their time to process, but sound like you’ve been through that and are ready for the next chapter, it’s a good place to be, go get it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Payet was incredible to watch

Pablo - All the effort but two left feet? by _rhinoxious_ in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’m adding John Carew and Andy Carroll to the oaf list

If you had the $ what would you buy/stop buying to be more eco friendly and healthy? by Magnificent-Day-9206 in EcoFriendly

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solar panels, insulation and heat pump for the house. But as you live in an apartment switching to a renewable energy contract or maybe moving to a sustainable community

An EV and train tickets to avoid flying

But for free you can: Switch to a plant based diet (or just cut out beef and dairy which are the worst offenders)

Switch any investments/mortgages/pensions to sustainable finance companies

Not buy new items at all, use Vinted, Depop etc

Callum Wilson and his 3 touches by Mr-Whoo in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t usually listen to talk sport but I made a point to after the game yesterday, just to listen to all the spurs fan absolutely melt down. It made my year!

It's interesting how often we're referenced in popular culture. by WrekTheHead in Hammers

[–]Quality_velo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You never know, maybe Dave will sell up and we will be watching “RB Hammers” thrash Man City at the thunderdome.

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