Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

1…819820822824825…1093

Comments

  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Pross said:

    pblakeney said:

    Walk?
    Don't be silly. 😉

    I know, it would have been maybe 100m to the school gates instead of the 70-80m from where it was deemed acceptable to block the road to drop them off.
    Not just parents there are some veryentitled people driving cars who park as close as possible to their destination.
  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,668
    The high st near us is closed for gas works at the moment so the small road we walk down to school is seeing more traffic, and all in a hurry. Part of it is 1 way and a guy shot down it the wrong way this week.

    He actually stopped his car to argue with me about why I looked annoyed at him.

    Obviously in too much of a rush to go around but not too much of a rush for a chat.
    - Genesis Croix de Fer
    - Dolan Tuono
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Brian Clough (yes, The) used to own a newsagents not far from the City ground on a busy high street.
    One day, when working my Saturday job on the same high street, he just stopped his car in the road opposite his shop, got out and walked into his shop leaving his car in the middle of the lane.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Maybe the kids are being raised to be like Brian.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,291
    Rules don't apply to royalty.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    _
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,595
    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Which is why the best English manager was never the England manager.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    _
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I wouldn’t disagree.
    But conversely, he was of his time but even for that time he pushed boundaries. But the current ‘professional sports press conference’ where platitudes are regurgitated achieves little.

    At least Bill Bellicheck uses scowling and grunting to convey all the stuff he can’t say.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I get your point but this was a time when he punched one of his own fans for running on the pitch. Rather than whining to the media and police the punchee went on the TV to apologise to Mr Clough for running on his pitch
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,183
    edited September 2022
    morstar said:

    Brian Clough (yes, The) used to own a newsagents not far from the City ground on a busy high street.
    One day, when working my Saturday job on the same high street, he just stopped his car in the road opposite his shop, got out and walked into his shop leaving his car in the middle of the lane.

    Hmmm, sounds like he was offside to me.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited September 2022
    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I get your point but this was a time when he punched one of his own fans for running on the pitch. Rather than whining to the media and police the punchee went on the TV to apologise to Mr Clough for running on his pitch
    I guess the rozzers were more lenient then.

    Klopp is a big character who says what he thinks but he's also a good bloke with it, it's not either or.
    _
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,595
    edited September 2022
    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I get your point but this was a time when he punched one of his own fans for running on the pitch. Rather than whining to the media and police the punchee went on the TV to apologise to Mr Clough for running on his pitch
    I guess the rozzers were more lenient then.

    ...
    Not if they decided you were a wrong 'un.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I get your point but this was a time when he punched one of his own fans for running on the pitch. Rather than whining to the media and police the punchee went on the TV to apologise to Mr Clough for running on his pitch
    I guess the rozzers were more lenient then.

    Klopp is a big character who says what he thinks but he's also a good bloke with it, it's not either or.
    there was no victim.

    Mark Crossley tells some great stories on YT about how the great man kept young footballers with big egos in check
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.
    _
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    he took two unfashionable teams to (what you would call) Premier League Champions and with Forest won the big one (twice) and in his spare time helped fvck up Dirty Leeds.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
    He can be the greatest football coach, whatever, I just don't buy into great man history, regardless of who and when.
    _
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,960
    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    For RC’s benefit…
    Brian Clough was from a long time ago.

    Ah he gets trotted out a lot. Even had a film made about him, right?
    He did indeed.
    Definitely a character. No staged press conference nonsense or political answers.
    Have often subscribed to the theory that being really really good at your job gives people far to much leeway to act like a d!ck, which would otherwise not be tolerated.
    I get your point but this was a time when he punched one of his own fans for running on the pitch. Rather than whining to the media and police the punchee went on the TV to apologise to Mr Clough for running on his pitch
    Seem to recall that was described as a case of 'the s**t hitting the fan '

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,465
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
    He can be the greatest football coach, whatever, I just don't buy into great man history, regardless of who and when.
    But what about your clients?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,079
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
    He can be the greatest football coach, whatever, I just don't buy into great man history, regardless of who and when.
    No GOATs for you?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,595
    My wife insisting on watching live TV wall to wall Queenie, RIP.
    Thank goodness for noise reducing headphones.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,624
    edited September 2022
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
    He can be the greatest football coach, whatever, I just don't buy into great man history, regardless of who and when.
    Merckx?
    ...and you won't be telling your kids about WvA?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I have my favourites but I don’t have the Hornby-esq need to rank everything.
    _
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    rick_chasey said:

    morstar said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    Would you accept great leader?

    If not, you’re just exhibiting bias to the fact it was 40 odd years ago.
    He can be the greatest football coach, whatever, I just don't buy into great man history, regardless of who and when.
    He marched with the miners and never forgot where he came from. He was a great man and the greatest English football manager of all time.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Lol ok mate.
    _
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    ugh, spare me the "great man" chat.

    he took two unfashionable teams to (what you would call) Premier League Champions and with Forest won the big one (twice) and in his spare time helped fvck up Dirty Leeds.
    Back to back European Cups when you either had to be champions of your league or the holders. Two leg ties and straight knock out. We’ll never see his like again.
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    ‘Of course I’m a Champagne Socialist. The difference between me and a good Tory is he keeps his money while I share mine.’

Categories