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Post by Squiffy on Oct 9, 2020 13:02:02 GMT
...there is nothing to beat the excitement of seeing a player dance past a defender and cross for a centre-forward... Genuinely don't recall KB doing that once while he was here. Maybe it’s his more static qualities that Ollie was after so that he can whip out his acrylics and an easel during a match and attempt to capture Kyle in Degas-esque pose. 🎨 🤔 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 8, 2020 7:49:53 GMT
Maybe the same philosophy is behind BG’s recruitment of younger players this season. 🤔
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 6, 2020 16:07:57 GMT
Can see both sides. At the cinema people will sit still and socially distance. Can't see that happening at football. A lot more passion involved in football. People more likely to go near each other and mix in big groups before and after in pubs etc. Plus people attend from all of the country to watch games. Guessing people won't drive an hour or more to go to the cinema etc. I can see a lot more rules being broken at football, than I can at the cinema. Especially after a few drinks. I seem to remember quite a bit of passion in the back row of the cinema, especially after a few drinks! 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 3, 2020 6:45:51 GMT
...but where are the goals coming from? You’ve left out our top goal scorer. 😉
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 3, 2020 0:33:36 GMT
Yes. That’s about where I am. I didn’t expect promotion and it’s too early for any club after only 3 games but I do want a competitive team and I expect to finish mid table with the squad we’ve assembled. Were he a new manager this season we wouldn’t be having this thread but we’re having it because the results are similar to those throughout 2020. Football is a results business and we aren’t getting the right ones at the moment. He needs to do better as do the team on which he will be judged. UTG! We’ve only lost two games so far which is better than Liverpool last season who lost three...just saying. 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 3, 2020 0:19:30 GMT
Call me stupid, call me insane, but I'm still a believer.... This month will be a game changer. You’ve started early! Personally I don’t watch “Miracle on 34th Street” until sometime after Guy Fawkes night. However I applaud your blind faith in the potential of the latest project, even if it is the product of a delusional episode and despite the overwhelming empirical evidence to the contrary. So, in the spirit of the aforementioned film: You better watch out 👀 You better not cry 😢 You better not pout 😙 I'm telling you why Garnerball is coming to (Northampton) town ⚽️ 🥅 He's making a list, 📝 He's checking it twice, ✅ ✅ Wael’s gonna stick his nuts in a vice 😉 Garnerball is coming to (Northampton) town. ⚽️🥅 UTG |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 2, 2020 7:00:38 GMT
WTF is "is the very short term"? How long are 2 pieces of string? Twice as long as half their length. 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 1, 2020 13:42:23 GMT
Having been told he is surplus to requirements I would be surprised if he returned even if a position in the first team squad was offered to him.
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Post by Squiffy on Sept 17, 2020 20:40:11 GMT
Couldn't fathom why they asked us if we wanted to come with bubbles in the last question? are we West Ham all of a sudden?? Wrong bubbles; he was Michael Jackson’s pet chimp so as an orphan he will need a chaperone. |
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Post by Squiffy on Sept 15, 2020 14:57:09 GMT
Not for me thanks. I’ll go back when it’s normal attendances again , see you all in 2030 So you are only prepared to watch us again when we are in the Premiership and in the new stadium...glory hunter! 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Sept 12, 2020 18:01:41 GMT
Follow up that away draw with a home win and that’s automatic promotion form! 😉
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Post by Squiffy on Aug 29, 2020 8:55:34 GMT
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Post by Squiffy on Aug 27, 2020 11:02:48 GMT
I wouldn’t say no to 1.25 million, but I’m pretty sure I don’t need the add-on. 😉
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Post by Squiffy on Aug 22, 2020 10:12:15 GMT
Exavtly what I was going to say - almost word for word. He lied. On 'tother hand; steel don't burn, needs a lot of heat to deform, and extreme heat to melt. Concrete gradually decays over a period of years, but is pretty well fireproof. I think that anyone constructing a stadium should seriously consider a combination of steel and concrete. Forward thinking, I know, but if we lead others might just follow suit.
What you say isn’t strictly true as you can burn steel wool at a high enough temperature (great sparks), similar to kindling over the log scenario, but I totally get what you mean. The bigger issue these days however is that steel and cement production use astonishing amounts of energy and mineral resources which we now need to question or at the very least limit. Virtually all aspects of timber production for construction are inherently more sustainable, except perhaps for the road miles. As with many aspects of life, building design is a complex balancing act between purpose, cost, regulations and material properties. Fire is one of those considerations, an extremely important one which should not in any way be compromised of course, but only one component of an overall scheme which any competent design team will address. The reality is that all large construction projects will use a combination of concrete, steel and timber, the question is what proportion and where within the building. |
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Post by Squiffy on Aug 22, 2020 8:38:38 GMT
Ok, nerd alert. There are two aspects to be considered with fire performance of materials in the Building Regulations (Part B, Volume 2); surface spread of flame and compromise of structural integrity. The other component needed to start a fire is a source of ignition.
The common misconception with timber structures is that they will burn easily but that is not the case with large timber sections, including Glulam, or CLT (cross laminated timber, which is effectively giant plywood). If you try to set light to a log with a match you are going to be disappointed, just ask Hugo, so you need smaller section kindling to get it going. This is because you need to heat the cellulose In the wood to approximately 200 degrees C before it breaks down giving off volatile gases which ignite (pyrolysis). The energy required to heat up a twig to 200 degrees is a lot less than for the log and within the realms of the match. You also need oxygen for combustion so it is only the outer surface of the log that burns and it takes time to work through to the core. The temperature of the fire needs to reach circa 400 degrees C before the residual carbon from the pyrolysis starts to burn.
The same physics applies to timber structures; they are really hard to set light to directly and are only usually affected by a separate fire event in close proximity and of sufficient intensity. When specifying a CLT wall structure for example, if a 9 ply thickness is required to hold up the floor above then an 11 ply panel will be used with the two outer sacrificial layers expected to char without compromising the integrity of the overall structure. Fire retardant chemicals can either be pressure impregnated or surface applied (to Eurocode Class B) that inhibit ignition and slow down fire propagation.
It is perfectly possible to achieve compliant timber structures that have equivalent performance to steel and concrete structures within life safety evacuation times. All fires are different depending upon the concentration and quantity of combustibles within a given area (fire load) so there is no guarantee that a steel structure would be any safer. Even though intumescent protection to steel can slow down the increase in temperature eventually it will start to buckle unpredictably.
The key to all this is risk management, keeping circulation areas as sterile as possible, having appropriate fire suppression infrastructure in place, and effective horizontal and vertical evacuation design for large occupancy places of assembly. I wouldn’t have any problem sitting in a well designed timber stadium which could even have a tasteful reference to our seafaring heritage. 🏴☠️
Ps. I am available for parties. 😉
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Post by Squiffy on Aug 22, 2020 6:29:51 GMT
To be honest I think standing in the thatchers end in a reduced crowd of just couple of thousand in the ground will be crap and quite depressing. No atmosphere whatsoever and I think I’d rather wait until footballs back to normal than do that. I follow for me until the grounds are opened up normal again I think. It would be depressing if we all just stood there like statues but I think we'll all try that bit harder to support the team if we're in the privileged 2-3k fans allowed in. I think we've all been at games with large but lifeless crowds and yet have experienced great vocal support with only 5-6k in attendance. We will as the limited fans in attendance have an extra duty to loudly cheer on the Gas. So instead of standing there like statues are you suggesting that we engage in a spot of line dancing with synchronised hand claps? 😂 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jul 31, 2020 8:01:41 GMT
Is there any excuse for hoofball these days when most pitches are so good? It was understandable in the not so distant past to bypass the boggy middle part of the pitch. As I have previously said, lots of teams play long ball, even Liverpool, but they dont call it long ball, they call it a measured pass It certainly worked for “Roy of the Rovers” each week. 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jul 29, 2020 16:41:16 GMT
Is he one of the lucky ones who managed to get a £50 bike repair voucher? 😉
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Post by Squiffy on Jul 29, 2020 16:39:36 GMT
I just keep seeing Jonah and the Wael going across my mind. Welcome onboard/aboard? (We’re gonna) Flatten Manhattan! Instant ban obviously, but does anyone know if Bristol band “Jonah and the Wail” (from the mid 80’s) are still going? |
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Post by Squiffy on Jul 25, 2020 12:47:07 GMT
I worked at Aztec West for the last couple of years and would often see Championship and League 1 away team coaches parked up at the Aztec hotel, presumably because of its location near the M4/M5 junction making it easy to get to, but also because of its gym and swimming pool. I have often wondered if the training ground site was chosen with an eye to offering training pitches to visiting teams as another revenue stream.
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