Wretch

Amazing that the Forest tweet a few years ago about an official being a Luton fan when VAR didn’t go our way could be topped for pure cringe, but here we find ourselves. From the Beeb . . .

Nice one! Terrific news mate.

Exactly the same thing happened to me back in 2018, though it wasn’t a quick a turnaround as a week! We picked up our keys in June, then were hauled into a meeting in July to tell us the night shift would be closing in September. The arse dropped out of me, but it turned out to be one of the best things that could’ve happened in the long term. Hopefully if the worst happens, you can look back in six months time and come to the same realisation when you’re much happier somewhere else. Keep your head up. What’s best for you won’t pass you by.

Yeah, I remember! We were chatting about Nottingham about fifteen years ago on the old UKFF chat. This was before I met my missus and moved to Arnold, mind. I was working nights at Sainsburys Castle Boulevard at the time and if I’m remembering right, you told me your mum worked there?

I’m a blow in! From Dublin but been here for nineteen years now. My wife is born and bred Arnold, has lived here her whole life. Grew up on Newcombe drive, but we’re just around the corner now on Ravenswood.

North, Arnold specifically. Though it was called that when I was living in Beeston too.

Quite like Jackie P to be fair, but the rest of it can get in the bin. Statey funes for fuck sake. And not to get into another regional food debate, but we call picky bits a fuddle around these parts.

You've just reminded me of something I thought about years ago. I'd like to see bus stops in busier areas have some kind of system where you press a button at the stop for the service you need which somehow buzzes through to the driver. Surely the technology is there for that? My stop on the way home from work has stops either side of it, and I can't tell you how many times I've missed my bus because the driver can't see me as I'm obscured by two or even three buses that service the other stops. I've seen people chuck themselves onto Mansfield Road with their hand out as the driver would otherwise miss them. For quieter areas of course, signalling the driver down with your hand is fine, but we need something for built up areas.

Some kind of button you can press which will magically blackout the phone of your choosing for an hour or something. Fucking vloggers at footie grounds are seemingly increasing week on week. Not so much myself, but my wife, who is very camera shy, was extremely uncomfortable yesterday as some cunt a couple of rows ahead was filming himself reacting to what was happening on the pitch. Ten or so minutes in and she couldn’t wait for full-time so she could leave. Almost want relegation so the majority of these arseholes will fuck off. Haven’t read the rest of the thread tbf, so I’d be amazed if nobody has had a similar idea.

90s photographer Timothy Harshman is restoring negatives he’s recently found whilst having a tidy up and he’s posted some blinders on Instagram. Can’t figure out how to share his profile but just search his name on Insta. Just look at this.

Might give that a go at Hull away in December.

Wow, that brings back some memories. I was obsessed with David Thorne there for a while; must've read every article on his website ten times over and even bought his first couple of books. Just checked his website for the first time in forever and he's still going. Not sure why, but I thought he'd have packed it in by now. Might have to re-read some of my old favourites and catch up with about ten years of stuff I've missed. That's my next couple of hours sorted.