Grand Prix Rejects

FullMetalJack

1. Carlos Sainz - Cost Massa a chance at some good points.
2. Sergio Perez - Be a team player ffs

Dishonourable mention to Honda -

FullMetalJack

1. Lance Stroll - Very good drive. Wonder if it'll kickstart his career.
2. Esteban Ocon - La désrejection Yes, I used Google Translate to translate Unrejectification

Honourable mention to Patrick Stewart.

FullMetalJack

Quite similarly, the facts show that IndyCar/CART drivers coming to F1 only rarely drove competitive machinery. Those who did? Villeneuve, Andretti and Montoya. Doesn't explain how they get consistently beat by their teammates in equal machinery. Bourdais in a car that won a grand prix managed a pa...

FullMetalJack

1. Marcus Ericsson - Very stupid mistake
2. Jenson Button/Sergio Perez - Overtakes that were never going to work.

FullMetalJack

AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:
This wrote:To be fair, it looked like anyone could win the Europa League this year.

Well, if United did it this year, absolutely ANYONE can win in the future

We have unfinished business from 2011/12 after all. Getting 10 points in the group and still not getting through.

FullMetalJack

Bronze: Burton Park Wanderers , of the United Counties League Division One (level 10). Their record for the season: played 36, won 1, drew 4, lost 31, scored 20, conceded 128, 7 points. Ordinarily this would stand out on its own, but Burton Park Wanderers beat Epsom into the reject medal table beca...

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dinizintheoven wrote:
FullMetalJack wrote:Their losses are staggering for that level too. If he was to ever pull out, yikes. I suppose Rushden & Diamonds did reach the Second Division (League One as it's known now), so who knows?

...and look where they are now.

That's kinda the point I was trying to make.

FullMetalJack

Forest Green Rovers, the world's first all vegan football club won promotion to the Football League for the first time yesterday. Apparently Dale Vince has claimed that promotion again will be easy. I'm not too sure. There's more promotion spots, but with all the money they spent, they didn't half ...

FullMetalJack

1. Pascal Wehrlein - Obviously
2. Esteban Ocon - Obviously

FullMetalJack

The further thought occurs: wasn't there supposed to be some sort of "fit and proper person" test, or whatever it might be called, to weed out those who should no more be allowed to run a football club as Gary Glitter should be to open a creche? Someone, somewhere along the line, is not d...

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Although it's tragic, it was depressingly inevitable. If not this season it would have certainly been next, probably with a complete collapse and an embarrassingly low points total. Although he didn't have a great record at Coventry I hope we keep Tony Mowbray and that he's given a bit of money to ...

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Blackburn Rovers relegated to League One. Venkys have evidently seen SISU's efforts at Coventry and those loony Belgians at Charlton and thought "we can match you". Meanwhile, Birmingham stay up, but Villa manage to cost Brighton the league title. Apparently when they took over, they thou...

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To echo FullMetalJack's woes somewhat: can anyone explain what in the name of HWNSNBM has happened to Coventry City? Have they been the victim of another Venky's-type debacle while I wasn't looking for the last... 12 years or so? It's just occurred to me that it'll be nearly 30 years to the day tha...

FullMetalJack

I never thought i'd find myself saying this after our first half of the season, but I think we're down. Today's defeat to Villa was really hard to take. I guess League One at least has a few terraces, so there's that. Looking forward to welcoming you to Kingsmeadow, although there's not a lot of sp...

FullMetalJack

DemocalypseNow wrote:Thank you to everyone that donated! I mean really, the response was mega. In one day we received enough money to pay for seven months of running costs. Huzzah!

Except you, FMJ. You shall not be thanked. You know what you did.

I'll donate properly next time, I promise.

FullMetalJack

I never thought i'd find myself saying this after our first half of the season, but I think we're down. Today's defeat to Villa was really hard to take.

I guess League One at least has a few terraces, so there's that.

FullMetalJack

CoopsII wrote:McLaren-Audi for 2018?

Maybe the Audi people will be easier to please.

FullMetalJack

1. Kevin Magnussen
2. Jolyon Palmer

FullMetalJack

Quietly optimistic about this season after qualifying. The cars look more of a challenge to drive and the field is a bit closer (Palmer aside). Really liked the fact that every team got at least one car into Q2.

Glad to see Giovinazzi acclimatise himself well at such short notice too.

FullMetalJack

2017 Oh Honda, Honda, Honda, bathplug Honda Grand Prix

1. Vettel
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Verstappen
5. Ricciardo
6. Massa
7. Hulkenberg
8. Sainz
9. Stroll
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Honda
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Palmer
MLP: Stroll
DNQ: None

FullMetalJack

Barbazza wrote:The man who drove an F1 car through the streets of Birmingham - for that alone I will always remember him. RIP

Indeed, something i'd love to do myself.

FullMetalJack

Champion on two and four wheels. Not a great deal get to say they were either, John however was both.

RIP John Surtees.

FullMetalJack

5-bathplugging-1. In both legs. If Wenger hangs on to start the 2017/18 season I'm changing my avatar to a random French microcar. I think finishing 5th/6th may be the best thing that could happen to Arsenal long term. Without Kroenke's precious Champions League money, they may realise change is ne...

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5-bathplugging-1. In both legs. If Wenger hangs on to start the 2017/18 season I'm changing my avatar to a random French microcar. I think finishing 5th/6th may be the best thing that could happen to Arsenal long term. Without Kroenke's precious Champions League money, they may realise change is ne...

FullMetalJack

RIP Leyton Orient FC? It's now looking increasingly likely that Leyton Orient could become the first club to liquidate whilst part of the Football League since Maidstone United and Aldershot both went under in 1992. As recently as 2014, they were one game away from promotion to the Championship, an...

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RIP Leyton Orient FC? It's now looking increasingly likely that Leyton Orient could become the first club to liquidate whilst part of the Football League since Maidstone United and Aldershot both went under in 1992. As recently as 2014, they were one game away from promotion to the Championship, an...

FullMetalJack

This'll be the first season where half the entries in every race score points. Even in ten-team 2009, you had worse chances. Even at Imola in 1982, you had worse chances. I know the 2010 teams basically didn't exist, so in a sense it's been like that for a while, and I know Haas are more competitio...

FullMetalJack

Now where have I seen a livery like that before? It seems as if the omens for this car to be anything other than rejectful aren't looking good based on the (admittedly pretty good) livery... (it's interesting also to note that all three of these cars have more sponsors, even though two of the teams...

FullMetalJack

What I love most about this particular upset is that Burnley are supposed to be excellent at home. Less than a week ago they held inevitable champions Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. Anyways, congratulations to Lincoln, can't be easy balancing a cup run with a potential league title to go with ...

FullMetalJack

Now where have I seen a livery like that before?

FullMetalJack

What I love most about this particular upset is that Burnley are supposed to be excellent at home. Less than a week ago they held inevitable champions Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. Anyways, congratulations to Lincoln, can't be easy balancing a cup run with a potential league title to go with i...

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Anybody remember Timo Glock's time at Jordan in 2004? Of course. Especially how he replaced Giorgio Pantano initially in a one-off race and scored points in his debut, albeit thanks to Williams and Toyota being disqualified. Nevertheless, that would have been an 11th place finish, still better than...

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Check this out. Some Italian (with a nice surname) started a crowdfunding campaign to buy the remnants of the team. He claims to be in contact with Capital GF. https://www.generosity.com/sports-fundraising/save-manor-racing-team When you said Italian with nice surname, I expected something along th...

FullMetalJack

Seeing as we recently lost them, felt it was appropriate to change to a Manor Racing avatar, and I found an excellent one.

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So I just checked the United Counties League Division One table... ...and my two favourite Northamptonshire rejects are once again doing football rejectdom proud. After 26 games, Woodford United are third from bottom with 9 points and a massive -94 goal difference, and their successors to the rejec...

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For underdog lovers like ourselves, this season's FA Cup is already proving to be one for the ages, as for the first time ever, two non-league sides have reached the last 16 of the competition. Sutton United and Lincoln City both defeating Championship opposition to advance to round 5, Not only that...

FullMetalJack

Incidentally, while we're talking West Ham, RIP Francois van der Elst - he's the first overseas player I remember watching in our team and was a great winger. Who didn't throw tantrums either... Showing your age there, i've never known us not to have overseas players, although when I got into Footb...

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West Ham key player Dimitri Payet looks set to leave sooner rather than later. According to Slaven Bilic, Payet no longer wants to play for the club. I don't know what Bilic thinks he'll achieve by publicly announcing it at a press conference and on Twitter. I'd be lying if I didn't find their strug...

FullMetalJack

Happy Birthday Zsolt.

Oh, and happy new year I guess.

FullMetalJack

The 2004 Williams? Was pretty rubbish until they ditched the walrus nose. Admittedly the Williams in 2004 was a damn sight better than the McLaren. The A-Spec McLaren that year were struggling to even beat Sauber. Also, Williams did show some pace early on such as Montoya in Malaysia. Ralf's pole a...

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