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7 hours ago, meregreen said:

So Knighthead have finally bought the 48 acre wheels site. Noses going crazy about their new stadium. 

It looks like an improvement already

2 hours ago, mjmooney said:

Shudder. I refuse to have anything to do with those monstrosities. 

Same. 

I don't class myself as a luddite, but i've only just discovered cruise control on my car. 

They're all a waste of time. They said it would be dry today... it was raining when I was on the way to work this morning, and its absolutely pissing it down now. 

Remember when we had it... late 90s I think? I remember loads of us from the office in Colmore Row, standing on the roof staring through special glasses!

43 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

Brum recommendations for a good breakfast?

Grand Central Kitchen

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186402-d8509924-Reviews-Grand_Central_Kitchen_Birmingham-Birmingham_West_Midlands_England.html

On 30/03/2024 at 08:20, rodders0223 said:

"That top doesn't go with those trousers'

Leave me alone Mom, I'm 44! 

10 minutes ago, tonyh29 said:

I’ve just heard there is an Angel Delight butterscotch flavoured ice cream in the stores

£50 brekkie (for two)

1 minute ago, ben1505 said:

Does anyone have a link to a score predictor so I can have a go at soothsaying?

https://www.worldfootball.net/table_calculator/eng-premier-league/

37 minutes ago, turvontour said:

It's not Man United winning one game in six in the premier league that worries me.

It's when they start winning eight games in six we should be concerned. 

5 points for a win for Man Utd!

Our form is patchy but in the last 3 games we have 4 points... Man Utd have 2. 

We are in a far better position over them than we were last Saturday morning. Yes, we should have won yesterday, but other teams are running out of games. 

Great character

Filled up yesterday - Shell V-power was 173.9p. While I don't keep a close eye on it, I'm sure that is up quite a bit from 2-3 weeks earlier when I last put some in. I think it was about mid 160s then?

Didn't go into the office last week due to engineering works on my train line. I actually missed it a bit!

I still think three days a week in the office is too much for me, but once or twice is ideal, if only for a change of scenery. 

I've just been on a results predictor and i've been quite harsh with our predictions and quite generous with Newcastle/Chelsea/Man Utd and I still have them finishing below us. I had us at 66 points, Spurs were 4th on 67. 

Just now, The_Steve said:

Spurs might drop points tomorrow. Imagine that nothing is a given in football. 

Exactly. People expected us to win today, people expected Spurs to get something at Fulham. Plenty of twists and turns. 

Assuming 5th gets CL then we'll be OK. It would take something of epic proportions for us to fall below 5th. 

Speaking frankly, we're not ready for the Champions League. The only benefit is financial, as we won't be massively competitive in it. 

24 minutes ago, villa89 said:

I think this has happened for a lot of people since COVID. Most of my colleagues are much less willing to pretend that they care about their job or appear motivated. The majority want to just work from home doing as little as possible. Companies are going to have to try to find new ways to motivate employees and forcing them to come back into the office 3+ days a week won't work either. Now one caveat is that I'm 20 years in the same job, like most of the people I know. At that point I guess everyone loses their motivation. 

Playing devil's advocate, if they want people back 3 days, then they have every right to request that. If people are on an office based contract, i'm not sure what the argument Whether it is right/productive is a different question, but they're the ones paying the wages. We were told at our place to be back 3 days in the office, and while people moaned at first (myself included), we did it as we want to keep our jobs! Civil servants threatening to go on strike as they are being told to go back 2 days is a bit cheeky IMO. 

At our company, results/productivity actually improved when people worked from home as they were doing longer hours as they were working their commuting time generally. Personally, i think 3 days is a bit much, 2 days would have been my preference. 

There will always be people that take the piss though when WFH, those people should be dealt with on an individual basis.  I've kinda drifted off on a tangent here!  

1 minute ago, tonyh29 said:

What if the job is “working in a coffee shop “ ? 

In the office/room at the back? I just think conducting a job interview in a public place is not fair. Maybe i'm overthinking it. 

Perfect for this thread though as it shouldn't piss me off...

People conducting job interviews in coffee shops. 

I own(ed) a Man City shirt.

Let me give this some context. When I was in the middle of a major gym addition back in the early 00s, I was spending 3 hours a day at the gym, at least 5 times a week. Doing cardio. I started with just regular t-shirts, but they were getting so drenched with sweat, I struggled to take them off! Football shirts were far better. I ended up buying a load of cheap football shirts from somewhere like JJB/JD/Intersport etc, as they were last seasons. Most were overseas teams or national team shirts, but there was also the Man City. It was the Kappa one with the logo down the arms, back when Citeh were plummeting towards the lower leagues. Even today I think it looks like a cool shirt. 

1 hour ago, Rds1983 said:

I dont understand the obsession with biscuits and think they're overrated. Some of them are nice, not great, most are a bit mehh and I'd be okay if I never ate another one.

As a British person, I feel like this is some weird act of treason.

One for the Unpopular Opinions thread  

4 hours ago, Stevo985 said:

I'd probably still be on them now if I didn't figure out that they were detrimental to my boners. True story

4 hours ago, lapal_fan said:

It's hard! 

27 minutes ago, sidcow said:

**** me. You lot live in Spain or something? 

Sun always shines in the Royal Town.