2016 Silly Season

[janvanvurpa]

So-called because as the British soccer season used to start in late August the transfer speculation was the only thing of interest in the newspapers. Parliament goes on holiday and very little happened (usually) during the month. In an attempt to boost sales the back page stories became increasingly speculative and 'silly' So the speculation before any coming sport series became known as the silly season.

You win the understatement of the week award...
But then again, without motorsport and team centered forums just where are people going to turn for their fix of stories increasingly speculative?

Forum activity worldwide has plummeted since the rise of things like Facebook and Twitter---where there is really no expectation of any discussion increasingly speculative
or otherwise.

And since there seems to be no interest in the details of construction, or say engine details, or gear ratios or suspension travel, build journals, or anything except stories increasingly speculative about shuffling of personalities or what one driver is so much faster, what else is there to yap about?

I always thought the term was perfect.