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  1. Ok, so all to play for next league game when we are home to Wednesday and Ipswich have to play Sunderland.
  2. Yeah, they lost 4-0 to West Brom, and all their four wins have been by one goal.
  3. You're not taking into account the "jobs for the boys" factor. Especially once indoor jobs for the boys, which are in preference to being outdoors refereeing wet, windy and cold evening games
  4. Although an EV owner, I try to read these sorts of discussions with objectivity. EV owners on here like SueWhistle and Igsey, say it's absolutely fine for them. As it is for me. Most daily journeys are supported by home charging, and if you get about 4 miles per unit and pay between 10 and 20p per unit (on a night rate) then you're driving for less than 5p/mile, compared to at least 15p, probably nearer 20p for anyone burning fuel. My adult son tells me, "Dad, if it's cheap or free it might not be perfect" and of course he's right. Long journeys need some planning, might take a bit longer (but when you're over 60 you want regular rests and pee stops anyway) but my wife and I went to Austria and back for 6p/mile, more recently around Germany and Denmark for about the same cost (including free charges at some hotels), and we were driving mostly on motorways. So it makes great sense to us. Plus, our new EV is the most comfortable to drive that we have ever had, with really noice options like the option to pre-heat the car on a cold day (or pre-cool it on a hot day), massager built into the seat etc. And no, I don't feel that the list price of the car was much more than we were going to spend renewing our car anyway. Some of the negative opinions/points are really practical, the strongest being along the lines of "There is no-where I can charge up at my home" (especially those that live in flats) and I get that, its a problem that needs to be solved. Others who maybe need to drive 300miles or more each day, on a schedule, and say an EV would be a problem. At the moment, that's true, but in time it will probably be solved. However, a lot of the nay-sayers clearly have no factual information to base their objections on. They are probably petrol heads who feel threatened. I've encountered quite a few of those and laughed at some of the crap they have come up with. Some of which seems to be planted by tabloids with an agenda - and mostly completely wrong. Like the "alert" that batteries are really dangerous if you get in a traffic accident (err - yes - but you'd be the first to run from your car if you thought the full tank of petrol was gonna go up!) Like so many things in life, sometimes it might be better to keep quiet if you don't really know what you're talking about, or are prepared to take a balanced view. But that's a lot to ask, I guess! I'll be driving to the Saints game today, in my small EV I get about 5.5 miles/kWh and I am paying 11p/kWh, so I am driving for 2p a mile. I pay no road tax (yet - yes, that will change) and my servicing costs are really low, just steering, brakes and windscreen wipers really.
  5. Sorry to be late replying. Basically, it's pretty good, better than UK. If you buy an RFID card from "Chargemaps" which will allow you to access about 90% of chargers. Then use the Chargemaps App to find chargers, charge up, and get an invoice at the end of the month.
  6. My wife and I have an EV each, one a VW with approx 300 mile range and a BMW runaround with less than 100. I have commuted to work (44 miles) in the BMW (before I retired) and it was costing between 1p and 2p a mile to run it. The VW took us to Austria last year, 2000miles at a cost of 6p/mile and I am presently in Denmark enjoying it and paying little more, on average, for my mileage. The real difference is that we only drive about 500-600km each day (with one stop to charge). But we don't want to drive further than that each day anyway. There are still hotels that let you charge for free, so we tend to stay in those. No-one gives petrol or diesel away for free!! These two cars suit us really well (and our driving costs have plummeted compared to driving petrol our diesel). Other people maybe not so. As time goes on they will get better and so will the infrastructure. Oh - and they're both really nice to drive 🙂
  7. Thanks for the warning. According to the West Quay Multi Storey website, the £2 ticket is after 5pm, but still great for evening matches.
  8. You mean in the league table??
  9. I think it would be fair to say that his "retiring post" is pretty mature and seems very balanced - a footballer wanting to give credit to others goes down well in my book. Can't see someone like VVD being that balanced..... as a comparison, following that made by Stud mark (in trail). Not a very good comparison given the way they have behaved over the years.
  10. Most of the car parks in town (incl multi storey) are free after 6pm. Bedford Place is one of the closest to the stadium. 20 minute walk or thereabouts
  11. Yes I can confirm that the PA system in Kingsland is truly awful, always has been, I always mention it as No1 whinge on my club survey and nothing ever happens.
  12. Excellent, thought provoking article on Ralph. Agree with pretty much all of it.....
  13. Tony F

    Welcome

    I would recommend "leagueoneminus10.blogspot.com" if you want to read pithy and amusing Saints match reviews.
  14. The standard plastic ones do tend to give you a cold bum on a winters evening, for sure. I always take something to sit on. Result? No piles,,,,,
  15. Thanks and congrats for that TBFS. Minsk was amazing doing it “the long way”..... but it’s a job crying out to be digitised!
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