12 Mar 2026 20:24:58
Guys, I feel I've been a tad abrasive the past few days, if you have been befuddled by my posts which seem not like me, then I apologise, as I'm not quite myself, I'm fine but not me just now, normal service will be resumed once I find the bit I've lost. ?.
12 Mar 2026 20:32:08
We all go through peaks and troughs, mate. Mental health is no joke. I've had many issues with it over the yrs. Stay strong, mate.
12 Mar 2026 20:35:03
Seriously, I'm fine, bud, but just not me, but thanks. ?
12 Mar 2026 20:56:48
Hope you wake up tomorrow back to your old self, and if not, we'll put up with you anyway. Take care, mate.
12 Mar 2026 21:01:15
Thanks guys. ??
12 Mar 2026 21:13:39
Sorry you're not at your best, mate. Don't think uv done or said anything wrong anyway, but hope u feel better soon. Always here for a blether, or if u need to let off steam. Take care of yourself, mate.
12 Mar 2026 21:55:05
Who the fork cares? The world is too easily offended nowadays. Say what you think. If someone's feelings are hurt, they can go to a different site and not spoil the majority for the minority. Strong men are becoming a thing of the past, and being forced into being quiet and punished for speaking their mind.
As a great man once said, just because my opinion is different from yours doesn't make you right. RFC is what we all like, and even though we whine, we want the best.
12 Mar 2026 21:57:57
Fork, hope you are back to your usual self again quickly. Like Kaiser, I don't think you have said anything wrong, and the majority of what you have said I have agreed with and supported.
Take care.
12 Mar 2026 22:00:26
Strong men uplift others whine.
12 Mar 2026 22:09:20
Not about what he said, but how he feels, Whine. And nothing about his strength. Been there for others of us when not at our best, so deserves respect back.
12 Mar 2026 22:10:51
You will be fine, Forky. ?
12 Mar 2026 22:11:33
Correct, South Bear.
Whine, away and have a day off.
12 Mar 2026 22:24:42
As long as you're not a Celtic fan, Fork. ??
Take care of yourself, mate.
12 Mar 2026 22:26:33
Best wishes Fork.
12 Mar 2026 22:39:47
Fork, I for one always look out for your posts, which I have never found abusive or out of order. We're all cut from the same cloth (red, white and blue). Hope you get back to your best soon.
12 Mar 2026 22:50:41
I thought you were more amusing than normal, Fork. ??
13 Mar 2026 02:32:49
Fork, I have never found your opinions offensive r disrespectful. May have not agreed with them all, but that's what this site is all about, people's opinions, so we can share debate, so carry on, we all have off days, when things just get to us a little.
13 Mar 2026 05:22:31
Firstly, Fork, hope you're ok, pal, and you've absolutely nothing to apologise for. ? You take care, my friend, and I know exactly where you're coming from. ? Just take your time, and hope to see you continue to post, and we're all here for you, mate. ? Take care.
13 Mar 2026 08:04:33
Fork, I hope you are doing okay, my friend.
My thoughts are out to you and the family.
13 Mar 2026 08:11:31
It's totally understandable that a week of seeing that result, and then all the despicable behaviour and fallout since, is going to have an effect, especially if you're already not in a good place.
13 Mar 2026 00:04:07
Fork, the original poster is apologising for being abrasive. In my opinion, he's been fine. Why do people nowadays have to apologise for saying what they think? My point is that it doesn't bother me. Others are too easily offended. They take offence at the slightest thing. If my post is somehow construed as a slight, it's not. If it's interpreted as one, well you are a bit dumb.
Southbear, strong people don't help weak people. That's a myth. In the gym they look down on you and ask why you don't get strong yourself. In business, if you are weak they take over. The strong pretend to help. I could give lessons.
Kaiser, I respect the post. I wrote nothing disrespectful towards the original poster. If you misinterpreted that, it's not my fault. It's yours. I never disrespect anyone on an anonymous, worldwide forum relating to a game which doesn't affect my life in any shape or form and has no real bearing on my life.
13 Mar 2026 09:57:17
Take it easy, Fork. ????
13 Mar 2026 09:58:59
Fork, I've really seen nothing different from you, mate. Saying that, I've only been having a look occasionally the last few days. Hopefully you perk up soon. Take care in the meantime. ?
13 Mar 2026 10:06:12
Whine, like you, I say what I think and deal with the consequences. However, different people, at different times depending on how they are feeling, will take what is said differently. I am trying to be more mindful about that, but failing miserably. ?
Re strong, I think you are mistaking that for power. Strength is an internal resilience which can be used to build up others. Powerful is more external and relies on authority.
As much as I also agree re the anonymous element of the forum, there are still a lot of good guys on here who regularly show empathy when someone is feeling low. So, using that internal strength, they may have to support a fellow Bear at a time where that person isn't feeling 100%.
However, when that person in need of support reaches out to tell others of their current mindset, we need to offer that support willingly. Fork is one of the best at doing that and has an understanding of how he communicates with others. I agree he didn't say anything out of order that I saw, but I saw his post more as that raising of awareness that he wasn't in the best of places.
Sometimes an apology isn't as straightforward as it seems. Just musings of an old guy, and no intent to criticise anyone.
13 Mar 2026 10:10:12
I'm gd, guys. Just felt I was out of my usual self towards others the past few days, and as most know that's not me, it's what I felt, n that's why I posted as I did, in case I was a diddy to anyone.
13 Mar 2026 10:16:15
Whine, the best leaders always look out for and build up everyone. What's stronger than a leader?
You can be 'strong' for yourself, but you're not a 'strong man' in my opinion, if you're not helping the people who need it. You describe power, not strength.
13 Mar 2026 10:27:05
It's ok, Fork, everyone can be a bit abrasive. Keep the banter rolling WATP. ??
13 Mar 2026 10:55:10
Thanks, guys, but I'll be OK. Good insightful post, Angus, well for a knob. ????
13 Mar 2026 11:29:00
Fork, ????. I can be a thoughtful and empathetic knob at times.
13 Mar 2026 11:35:05
Angus, Southbear absolutely correct.
13 Mar 2026 11:47:35
Much appreciated, guys, each and every one of you. Thanks, and it provoked discussion by others to highlight awareness that it's ok not to be ok. ??
13 Mar 2026 11:58:46
Whine, wasn't meaning to have a go at u or imply that u were being disrespectful. Rather, I was focusing on the reason he gave for thinking he was being abrasive, as he said. We all disagree a lot, and that's fine, but it was because he's explained he's not himself that was the problem.
I'm glad he opened up a bit too. I've been there myself recently, and he was one to offer support, so I'm just wishing to do the same; he deserves respect.
13 Mar 2026 12:05:18
Kaiser. ?
13 Mar 2026 13:12:05
Fork, you've definitely not said anything wrong, mate. I think it's probably more how you're feeling, and thinking it's come across in your posts, which it hasn't. Hope you feel better today. ?
13 Mar 2026 13:13:57
From this green and white knob, I hope you get back on your saddle soon Fork. ?
On a serious note, I call out the knobs who wrote 66 stuff in the concourses or wherever it was. Gutter level.
13 Mar 2026 13:21:38
Come in Peace. Well said, mate. If only your club felt the same.
13 Mar 2026 13:45:32
Cheers, CIP, n well said. Cheers, BB. ?
13 Mar 2026 14:41:07
Lbh, they're both gutter level, bottom of the barrel scum that bring nothing but shame to 2 great institutions. Ban every single last one of them. Trying to get one over on each other with talk of children being seriously hurt and the death of people that went to watch a football match, what is that about? It's absolutely sickening.
13 Mar 2026 14:51:28
Correct. ?
13 Mar 2026 15:01:32
Fork, I can honestly say that I've never seen any nastiness in any of your posts, but you have always been very supportive with other posters who are not feeling at their best.
I'm just delighted at all the lovely support you are currently receiving at this time.
Take care, bud, you are so well respected on here.
13 Mar 2026 15:30:08
Why, thanks Jim. ??
13 Mar 2026 15:37:57
Stay strong, Fork, you are a top man in here. Hope you are back to feeling more like yourself soon. ✊
13 Mar 2026 15:46:21
Fork, I know this site is anonymous, but I have stated before that I'm a mental health counsellor, and to avoid confusion, a therapist, not a politician.
Never seen anything in your posts that are damaging to others, but the way you felt when writing them would have affected your perception of what you've written.
As for the 'Strong Man' chat, just saying 'man up' — you're not making your point better by saying that, and it's a really poor point.
Some of the most resilient people I've met, who have had more tragedy than any one human should encounter, have shown moments of vulnerability and emotion, and gone on to have successful and meaningful lives. So 'strong men' is a term I think is pretty harmful to throw about. Speaking without consideration of others is self-centred, ego-inflating nonsense. To each their own, but I believe there is a way to deliver honesty and opinion without that lack of consideration.
13 Mar 2026 16:01:02
Well put, Ayrshire.
13 Mar 2026 18:07:50
Cheers, Ayrshire. I've lived with it for 34 years, bud. I'm not too bad at noticing I'm not firing on all cylinders, I tend to process on the hoof. You're correct in terms of my posts, I just felt I wasn't my usual jokey self, but, as u are aware, that can be a mask to wear to hide or protect.
That's why I spoke up to face it n process, but I'm gd, bud, I manage, thanks bud. ?