Messages

Everton have created the hole themselves being very poorly run for almost a decade.

Splurge on crap players and huge wages.
Then pay offs for sacking managers
Low match day revenue and poor commercial sales of merchandise and rights.


Then COVID hit
The war in Ukraine - Usmanov money dried up
Building a stadium and the financing not properly in place

The proposed new owners have supposedly loaned £120m already to the club to keep them afloat.

As Benny says +1 on bike hire. By the time you factor in paying for the bike box and paying the extra baggage costs its not worth it.
      Also you have to partially disassemble your bike and reassemble both ways. Your reliant on some halfwit not breaking your bike as well during transport.
    I would say to reserve bike(s) early as they can run low during busy times. 
    Although most come with a spare tube/levers, i would take a few spare tubes, levers, multi tool and maybe a rear light.
   

Lanzarote looks like it would be nice for cycling. Tenerife would be tough going surely?

Lanzarote is windy. Factor that in. Not as hilly but quiet roads away from the resorts

Currently paying €52 for the club yearly membership which includes access to a top class gym which is open once no teams are using it.

There's tiktok doctors saying ice baths are of no good for u whatsoever, only increase the chances of cardiac arrest. I went through a cryotherapy phase years ago for an injury, nothing but a placebo for the mind, but that has value in itself.

20 mins standing in a lake is free

Everyone wants the quick fix

Can youse try to not be on the road when I'm going places. Today had them out in droves. Thanks in advance.

As long as you pass us like you would any other car...

If you want to be treated like 'any other car' don't ride two abreast and don't ride in groups.

And since your groups travel at the same speed as an agricultural vehicle, show some courtesy to the trail of 15 cars behind you or the HGV that hasn't a hope of getting past safely, and pull over into a lay-by every once in a while.

Riding two abreast is safer.
When in groups we always single out on narrow roads to allow cars to go past. And we'd pull over if there was traffic behind and we knew the road ahead was winding.
Cyclists are entitled to use the road the same as anyone.
It's usually idiot motorists who cause the danger

Definitely been an improvement over the past few years but still plebs out there (as there is behind the wheel) who remain totally oblivious to the snake of traffic behind them most of whom have places to go and aren't out on "leisure time" with the lads.

They're entitled to their leisure time though
Same as pedestrians on the road

Cars aren't trying to overtake pedestrians

If a pedestrian is on your side of the country road then you are

You mean in the countryside where there's no path and some header is walking with the traffic?

Nope,  I'm talking cars don't have to worry about pedestrians on a footpath, unless they are drunk

Where else do people in the countryside have to walk? Except alongside the road, against the traffic?

Can youse try to not be on the road when I'm going places. Today had them out in droves. Thanks in advance.

As long as you pass us like you would any other car...

If you want to be treated like 'any other car' don't ride two abreast and don't ride in groups.

And since your groups travel at the same speed as an agricultural vehicle, show some courtesy to the trail of 15 cars behind you or the HGV that hasn't a hope of getting past safely, and pull over into a lay-by every once in a while.

Riding two abreast is safer.
When in groups we always single out on narrow roads to allow cars to go past. And we'd pull over if there was traffic behind and we knew the road ahead was winding.
Cyclists are entitled to use the road the same as anyone.
It's usually idiot motorists who cause the danger

Definitely been an improvement over the past few years but still plebs out there (as there is behind the wheel) who remain totally oblivious to the snake of traffic behind them most of whom have places to go and aren't out on "leisure time" with the lads.

They're entitled to their leisure time though
Same as pedestrians on the road

Cars aren't trying to overtake pedestrians

If a pedestrian is on your side of the country road then you are

Can youse try to not be on the road when I'm going places. Today had them out in droves. Thanks in advance.

As long as you pass us like you would any other car...

If you want to be treated like 'any other car' don't ride two abreast and don't ride in groups.

And since your groups travel at the same speed as an agricultural vehicle, show some courtesy to the trail of 15 cars behind you or the HGV that hasn't a hope of getting past safely, and pull over into a lay-by every once in a while.

Riding two abreast is safer.
When in groups we always single out on narrow roads to allow cars to go past. And we'd pull over if there was traffic behind and we knew the road ahead was winding.
Cyclists are entitled to use the road the same as anyone.
It's usually idiot motorists who cause the danger

Definitely been an improvement over the past few years but still plebs out there (as there is behind the wheel) who remain totally oblivious to the snake of traffic behind them most of whom have places to go and aren't out on "leisure time" with the lads.

They're entitled to their leisure time though
Same as pedestrians on the road

Can youse try to not be on the road when I'm going places. Today had them out in droves. Thanks in advance.

As long as you pass us like you would any other car...

If you want to be treated like 'any other car' don't ride two abreast and don't ride in groups.

And since your groups travel at the same speed as an agricultural vehicle, show some courtesy to the trail of 15 cars behind you or the HGV that hasn't a hope of getting past safely, and pull over into a lay-by every once in a while.

Riding two abreast is safer.
When in groups we always single out on narrow roads to allow cars to go past. And we'd pull over if there was traffic behind and we knew the road ahead was winding.
Cyclists are entitled to use the road the same as anyone.
It's usually idiot motorists who cause the danger

Let's hope Glen finish the job now.

Theres never many neutrals that support the Rassies. Very unlikeable fans.

Glen will be a popular champion you would think.

Rassie. You must be listening too much to Ah Ref on X.
The one thing about Brigids, the Kiltoom club always do their talking on the pitch. Young team but they have football in them.

My apologies. Great young team your right. But the Rossies as a rule tend to do a lot of talking off the pitch generally in the stands.

Nothing against the players though. They deserve a better following.

This is ridiculous.

Further proof about getting Dublin teams out of their familiar surroundings of Croke park
Congrats to Glen

Can youse try to not be on the road when I'm going places. Today had them out in droves. Thanks in advance.

As long as you pass us like you would any other car...

A metre is plenty of room.

1.5m is the legal distance
If you're caught on a bike mounted camera in the UK you can be prosecuted by the police
The quicker it's brought in for ROI the better

Not the premier league, but there is no other team that would have a player sent off by var like dominic Calvert lewin was last night

VAR is a joke

I have 4/5 routes I regularly use depending on the time of day. Roads with very wide verges or secondary or local roads with little traffic.
Old national roads replaced by a motorway are also great.
Always have flashing lights front and rear.
Cycling in the dark is almost safer

My knees don't agree with running otherwise I'd still be doing a bit.

Triathlons are a big commitment, did one or two a few years back.

Cycling is very dependent on the right gear. Like at the moment I need two sets of light winter clothing. Luckily it's been very mild since November.
When it gets colder this week I'll get out the heavier deep winter clothing. Cold is not good for my training as you cannot get out on the road with ice and I'll have to switch to the turbo (shudder)