Len

Thanks for all the suggestions. I''ve gone over these with a fine tooth comb over the last couple of days, looking at results, league tables and managerial records.Some games looked to me to be more tricky than the table would suggest, others looked like a team on an extended run and at risk of bad luck intervening. It has been a process of elimination.I''ve opted for what seems like reasonable to good value for money, rather than the lowest odds, all home wins...Coventry v Grimsby (4/5)East Thurrock v Chippenham (11/10)Greenock Morton v Brechin (1/3)Opava v Usti nad Labem (1/4)Luton v Barnet (3/5)Lupo-Martini v SVG Gottingen (2/11)My one is East Thurrock, an old winner of mine from earlier in the season. Unless William Hill suddenly come up with odds for the final game, the above bets will have to be made via bet365.Good luck PUPs!

It''s not too late, so please keep picking!

Yes NN, lots of B league and ladies matches to choose from.[quote user="nutty nigel"]Len, I''ve got Mr Apples'' selection that he left a couple weeks ago. It''s not listed on Bill Hill or Bet 365 yet but I''ll post it anyway. (in case I forget later!)Kosovo vs. Madagascar (home win).[/quote]Could be some opportunities in intercontinental matches, but watch out for ones that are being played at a neutral ground (like the above).

Thankyou for your kind introduction Nigel. There are lots of international friendlies this weekend, which to me look like banana skins!I plan to post my choices either late on Friday or in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Dulwich Hamlet to beat Worthing (4/6)Norwich to win (17/20)Good luck PUPs!

Interesting. It appears that Farke has these same strange turns of phrase when speaking in German.

Tecnico Universitario to beat Universidad Catolica (15/8)Hull 0-1 Norwich (15/2)Good luck PUPS!

In the Championship we have won 7 in 10 games at home to Forest, so I think there is value in betting on a win. It then becomes a question of the score.I would back a straight win, 1-0, 2-1 and 2-0, with covering bets on 1-1 and a Forest win (17/4 makes it worth doing). Betting on scorers when we''re not scoring many is a fool''s errand!

Marvellous FW. Great work!

[quote user="Indy"]Said from the start a huge improvement on that little Scot with a chip on his shoulder, much more composed and can see his ideas.[/quote]I completely agree. In many ways Farke is living up to the sort of billing Alex Neil had when he arrived, ie a young hungry manager who would play excellent football.Neil was found out the moment we got promted, he was completely out of his depth, whereas I''d predict that Farke would take to the PL like a duck to water. The Arsenal and Chelsea cup matches perhaps provide an inkling of Farke''s potential should we get promoted under him.

Tyumen to win at home to Olimpiyets (13/10).Good luck PUPs!

[quote user="Les"]Hope you''re not the same guy I saw reversing up a slip road on the A47 at Postwick a few weeks ago because they didn''the know where they were going?[/quote]I''m afraid you''re getting off topic now. This thread is a hub of information and shared experiences about the snow-related travel conditions.

[quote user="Les"]Legal. Very much doubt it. Still moronic in my book. You''re a lucky person not to be another road statistic.[/quote]What part about the conditions don''t you understand? Nobody was going to be driving more than 40mph on that stretch so there wasn''t much risk at all.This is a prime example of the moronic health and safety culture. I suppose I should have just sat there and froze to death!

[quote user="hogesar"]Teletubbies live sounds like something the devil himself invented.[/quote]The one with the handbag is apparently queer.

I''d give the little coloured lad from Spurs a go as a lone attacker.

[quote user="Les"]Len, if you turned around and went the wrong away along the carriageway, then you are first rate moron. Should never do that,whatever the hour,without police authorisation, just so so dangerous.[/quote]Normally I''d agree with you. But it was an emergency, and the conditions were safe enough to do this, hence it was legal to attempt.There was almost nothing on the roads, and nothing was going faster than 40mph. Visability was more than good enough, and anyone could see a car approaching with its hazard lights flashing in that situation and just stick to the inside lane as if on a single carriageway.

[quote user="......and Smith must score."][quote user="Len"]........ See if you can slowly rock your way back to safety switching gear quickly, trying to edge backwards, build momentum and retrace your tracks. It''s like making love to a beautiful woman, you need to keep to the rhythm instead of getting in a fluster.[/quote]Oo...er missus.Is this the script for the '' Confessions of a Driving Instructor '' remake ? [:D][/quote]Well it''s almost like a scene from that sort of film with people driving past and seemingly pretending not to notice.Putting something like a car mat under the (usually front) wheels can help gain traction, as can letting a bit of air out of the tyres. There are lots more tips in my post that could help avert a long wait.If anyone sees someone stuggling to manoeuver their vehicle out of a stuck situation then get out and at least see if they are okay. If in doubt then turn back, and if possible warn other motorists of the danger.Godspeed!

Roads are blocked. Sanders Coaches have cancelled all services, but First Buses will serve main routes. Trains are affected too. Schools are shut.It''s probably best to take the day off work if travel is likely to be problematic. Perhaps take your kids sledging or help them build a snowman.

[quote user="Herman"]It''s a globalist plot Len,to stop us going to work and keeping the economy going. (Snow day, thank you George Soros[Y])[/quote]You could be onto something there Herman. What next, a plague of locusts? I did say they had it in for Britain.

I would advise against any unnecessary road travel, particualry in the twilight hours. A quick look at Twitter shows lots of main roads blocked.Stay safe!

The Northern Distributor Road was challenging this morning (around 4am), travelling eastwards I got as far as the the roundabout at the Northern end of Norwich Airport before getting stuck and having to spend about half an hour reversing back onto the main carriageway,I ended up having to drive about two miles back along the NDR the wrong way down the right hand carriageway to the next roundabout. I passed a couple of police Range Rovers who were parked up on the hill at the A140 interchange with their lights flashing (so perhaps things aren''t too clever around that area). The only vehicle I passed while driving the ''wrong way'' was a large lorry which rather unhelpfully slowed down and sounded its horn. I couldn''t slow down as I was going uphill and would have risked getting stuck again!I''m not sure about going Westwards on the NDR through the same junction, but I''d imagine the situation is similar. I managed to turn onto the Westbound carriageway after having come from Drayon on Drayton Lane in a Northerly direction, but conditions were slightly challenging.Reepham Road is passable with care between the junction with Fir Covet Road and North Drayton (and probably going on into Norwich). The first section of Fir Covet Lane in a Southerly direction off Reepham Road is passable, but the section after the junction with the NDR is a no-go (that''s the first place I got stuck!).Thorpe Marriott is clear between the westmost junction with the Reepham Road and Taverham, and so is the section of Fakenham Road between Fir Covet Road and Drayton (and presumably on to Norwich too).Sandy Lane in Taverham is completely clear, but I''d be minded to go via Norwich or Hellesdon if I were travelling to Costessey, rather than risk the direct route from Taverham. Likewise I''d avoid Ringland or Old Costessey if attempting to get to the A47/Southern Bypass.So my advice would be to avoid county lanes, be careful on some of the b roads and stick to main routes. Avoid the Northern Distributor around the airport until it has been cleared. Some parts of even quite major routes seemed to be tricky, and possibly even uphill slip roads off the Northern and Southern Bypasses.Around the fields on more minor roads the high winds have caused sticky patches to form (with the potential for drifts). I would step down to second or third and ''plough'' your way through as if driving through flood water, firmly gripping the wheel and maintaining as straight a course as possible. Keep to third or fourth to maintain speed up hills, changing down early if you start to lose speed.If you get stuck then try second gear for going forwards to avoid unproductive wheelspin in first. See if you can slowly rock your way back to safety switching gear quickly, trying to edge backwards, build momentum and retrace your tracks. It''s like making love to a beautiful woman, you need to keep to the rhythm instead of getting in a fluster.Small accurate steps are best to keep to your tracks and avoid getting stuck again. I had to get out of the car to see where I needed to go on quite a few occassions. It''s easy to overshoot and have to turn to get back on track while going forwards again.The more you try to force your way through a road which is impassable the longer you''ll spend reversing your way back. If in doubt stop, turn around and attempt to find another route.Try and keep your momentum at junctions and drive around roundabouts in say second gear. It''s better to slide around junctions in second, maintaining speed, than lose speed by attempting to remain in third. Use first as a last resort if you risk unnecessarily coming to a halt, but go easy on the throttle!Hope this helps,Len (RAC member for over 50 years).

[quote user="Indy"][quote user="Len"][quote user="Clint"]Len, I don''t see how being 14th in the 2nd tier with no chance of promotion and 1/4 of the season still remaining, having a negative goal difference and averaging only a goal a game, is sorting out any kind of decline. I''d say this is by far the worst position we''ve been in since relegation to league 1 10 years ago.[/quote]We''re above where we''d expect to be given that we needed to replace so many players, and with a better manager than we would normally expect to have.Looking at the signings, the way we are playing and the general blueprint we have for going forward, I''m looking forward to good times ahead. The goals will come![/quote] Len, I think a with other clubs, ours is the golde generation, the younger generation haven’t had the privilege of seeing us in our glory days, 19 seasons of top flight with a couple blips into the old second division, cup win and Europe, now we’re content with championship as our level as some one here say is where we are, constantly pointing out that only the top ten clubs are guaranteed premiership football everyone else playing for survival. So in reality is a top 10 finish in the championship and keeping the club in the black financially success? If so then great long may it continue.[/quote]If we stick to Webber''s blueprint then we should over the long run outcompete several of the clubs that have overtaken us in recent years.Many clubs are having to be propped up with rich owners because they''re not following the Chase-type of model that Webber has reintroduced. Keeping the club in the black, together with playing good football are signs of success. Playing poor quality football (because we didn''t have a consistent plan from Rioch onwards) and shovelling money into the transfer market with little coming the other way are signs of failure.We''re about nine months into the new system, and I''d expect a vast improvement on where we are now. The buy/sell cycles of players are such that the financial benefits of the new model probably won''t be fully felt for another 2+ years.If one of our players is sold at a vast profit then fans ought to be seeing this as a sign of success instead of crying "no ambition". We''re being forced to sell for financial reasons at present, but I''d expect tactical selling to continue even when we''re playing in the division above.Selling our better players is perhaps the essence of the difference between the Webber (and Chase) approach and the overall aimless misery we''ve experienced under Wynn-Jones and Delia where we''ve often hung on until players become almost worthless.

[quote user="Clint"]Len, I don''t see how being 14th in the 2nd tier with no chance of promotion and 1/4 of the season still remaining, having a negative goal difference and averaging only a goal a game, is sorting out any kind of decline. I''d say this is by far the worst position we''ve been in since relegation to league 1 10 years ago.[/quote]We''re above where we''d expect to be given that we needed to replace so many players, and with a better manager than we would normally expect to have.Looking at the signings, the way we are playing and the general blueprint we have for going forward, I''m looking forward to good times ahead. The goals will come!

[quote user="Rogue Baboon"]Turned around a massive decline? Really? Aren’t we lower in the table, having scored less goals, with a squad that has lost a lot of quality? I’m not criticising as they are working in unique circumstances, but at the same time not really sure you can say they have turned around a huge decline?[/quote]Compared to the glory years of the late 80s to early 90s we''ve been in overall decline (even after accounting for the different eras).I was one of the few who expected us to do well this season, and I expect we''ll have a sustained period of success if Webber stays (or else we continue with the current model).