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Reply | 70up Documentary
at 19:20 23 Sep 2026
Yes, I have followed it over the years. The first one I saw 'live' was 13 Up because I was 0 years of age when the first one was broadcast in 1964. I mentioned it in the 'Half Decent TV' thread as I imagine there are several people on here whose lives have run parallel to the series.
Yes, it was an intriguing series and I think it both reinforced and dispelled some of those myths that you allure to - probably reinforcing gender and class divisions more than dispelling them - though I think fulfilling oneself personally transcends any status derived from class or gender and in that respect it was interesting because the two boys who had had no silver spoons as children went on to have fulfilling personal family lives.
I actually thought the conclusion last night was really poorly put together. It was totally jumbled up, the questions were just re-hashes of previous questions, there was the tribute to the previous director who we had never met and the replacement director missed the opportunity to ask the participants several questions about their lives as human beings. [Post edited 23 Sep 19:21]
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Reply | Half decent tv
at 13:38 23 Sep 2026
Anyone see the final instalment of 7 Up last night ? I imagine there are quite a few on here that have lived their lives through the same period (1964 to present). I've lived through it but last night was so bad. They could have asked so many more interesting questions about the world we live in and how the participants had been as humans. I can't believe how it lost its way so much. [Post edited 23 Sep 13:39]
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Reply | Flair players
at 18:01 18 Sep 2026
There's still quite a bit of flair through our team - explains why Kamara gets in ahead of Varane, Saito ahead of Smyth and you've got the likes of Edwards who can turn it on. Plus if we are developing players like Scarlett then it's still part of the (or our) modus operandi. [Post edited 18 Sep 18:01]
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Reply | Cricket 2026 County/International Thread
at 17:33 18 Sep 2026
The Gods are smiling on my county, Kent. Northants were strolling to a comfortable win to cement automatic promotion to Div One until the heavens opened this last hour. Oh, the English cricket season. The sparkle of raindrops on the outfield, the swish of covers being drawn across the square, the wistful looks of umpires into their light meters.
I'm welling up ..... |
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Reply | QPR Loan Watch 2026-27
at 14:32 16 Sep 2026
Are these loans such a good thing ? Quite a few good prospects are going out and not getting minutes. Look at Alfie Lloyd. Spent last season sat on the bench at Lincoln. Rightly or wrongly they went with their own. Looks the same with Morgan. Question for the F.F. ? |
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Reply | PNE
at 19:24 15 Sep 2026
42% possession and 30% rolling around on the floor.
0-0 looking better by the minute |
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Reply | Favourite ever QPR team I enjoyed watching
at 18:56 11 Sep 2026
Charles
Bardsley
Wilson
Waddock
Roeder
Edwards
Thomas
Fillery
Sinton
Byrne
Ferdinand
Little bit of bias towards the current crop (Charles/Edwards) and Byrne and Fillery edge others for their swagger (also didn't actually get to see Stan play too much in the flesh) |
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Reply | Lonely pubs
at 17:15 10 Sep 2026
Times change. Either people don't have the money or they don't have the time. And then if they do have the time and money it's more than likely that they have other tastes. Weekday/lunchtime boozers soon to become museums I would say. [Post edited 10 Sep 17:17]
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Reply | QPR and injuries
at 16:49 10 Sep 2026
Another consideration. You keep those U21 players around and you can have a better stab at the Carabao Cup.
I know it costs money to keep them on all season - maybe just as squad players and not playing until Oct/Nov or March/April when injuries and suspensions hit hard but I am sure that the risk-reward of going further in a Cup and maybe getting into the play-offs would justify the retention of one or two of them. |
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Reply | QPR and injuries
at 12:42 10 Sep 2026
We shouldn't have loaned out our U21 1st team squad players - Morgan, Bennie, Tylon Smith, Pearman, Sanyalou. We're going to be putting kids in like Scarlett, Akendilini and Sutton who are below the aforementioned in the pecking order. |
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Reply | Charlton and the Wheelies Match Thread
at 22:03 9 Sep 2026
The problem is that because we only operate with about 8 or 9 players who operate at anything near 100% for large parts of the season we have players either playing within themselves (Madsen), filling in (Adamson) or simply not ready (Scarlett) and consequently, it won't be long before our objectives get realigned and it becomes about staying in the division. In my opinion we should not have let the good U21 players who we could have added to the 25 go out on loan - Morgan and particularly Bennie tonight would have been good options coming off the bench and would almost 100% have been used before we reach Jan when we can have another go at buying some players who are actually fit-for-purpose. |
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Reply | Charlton and the Wheelies Match Thread
at 20:52 9 Sep 2026
Not convinced by Vale out wide. Smyth hasn't been great either but I believe he can come good. I'd be tempted to go with Burrell and Smyth wide with Lloyd as a lone cf. |
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Reply | Most OVER/UNDER RATED Band/Solo Artist /Football Team
at 12:49 9 Sep 2026
'3 chords velvet underground stuff a good starter for new guitar players and a band learning to play together. When the riffs stop and the song writing appears the real test unfolds'
It never stopped Quo ... |
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Reply | Most OVER/UNDER RATED Band/Solo Artist /Football Team
at 13:50 8 Sep 2026
Black Uhuru - great mix of stonking dub and bass, earthy vocals and jingly beats in the 80's - synthetic, poppy, dross in the 2000's
But quite a few reggae bands seem to go that way - Bob was the same and Aswad also, to a degree. They get tamed. |
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Reply | Having a break from here
at 13:28 8 Sep 2026
Well said, and well contextualised
It's not worth getting too upset about things on here - we all soon move on to the next talking point. And there are more important things to do in life than quibble about things that are out of our hands anyway. |
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Reply | Boro This Season and Last
at 22:38 6 Sep 2026
Good commentary, thanks, although I don't understand this sentence :
'We had six shots all game, four on target to their 13 with 6 on target. Our total number of shots exceeded theirs yesterday'
Agree with your thoughts though. First half I thought we were a little cautious with a lot of triangles at the back which didn't really get us up the field - second half, much more on the front foot and higher, with towards the end, just one or two centre backs up towards the half-way line and everyone else in their half.
Couple of observations from me. Yes, last season they were much more fluid all over the park - the CM who I assume they brought in to replace Hayden Hackney (Morris) was pretty predictable and that Conway up front, my goodness, it was like watching a vision of Charlie Kelman in 10 years time. How much did they spunk on him ?
As you say, quite an encouraging second half but if we are going to rotate a 25 man squad this season then we need them all to hit the ground running - although I'm sure Ben is working on that. |
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Reply | Andy Sinton.
at 14:51 4 Sep 2026
Best wishes with your fight Ted, and that is heart-warming to hear about Sints (and the NHS) |
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