If the 'would rather lose than win' story is true then surely there's no way back for Jose?
Watching the first episode of the Leftovers, intrigued.
Watching the first episode of the Leftovers, intrigued.
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Jose Mourinho will be given a stay of execution as Chelsea manager - but must win back the players. (Mirror)
Mourinho said very little to the media following his Chelsea side's sixth league defeat of the season, but according to Blues midfielder Ramires he "didn't say anything" to his players either. (Chelsea website)
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 37, is considering a loan move to Serie A side Bologna. The Montreal Impact forward will be free to move during the MLS off-season from next month. (Mirror)
Manchester United and Manchester City are competing for the signature of 18-year-old Anderlecht midfielder Youri Tielemans. (Daily Star)
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 30, has received a multi-million pound sponsorship offer from sportswear giants Adidas, who would like him to switch him to switch from Nike. (Sun - subscription required)
Chelsea striker Diego Costa could be banned for four matches after appearing to kick out at Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel in Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge. (ESPN)
But another report claims Costa will not be punished as the FA is satisfied the incident does not warrant further action. (Daily Mail)
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is "very close" to agreeing a contract extension with the German club. His current deal expires at the end of the season. (Sport - in Spanish)
Two weeks before he retired, former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Patrice Evra that he planned to stay on for another five years and was "99%" sure Real Madrid's 30-year-old forward Cristiano Ronaldo would return to the club. (Times - subscription required)
Barcelona have apologised for disrupting Getafe forward Victor Rodriguez's press conference on Saturday when first-team players barged in dressed up in Halloween costumes. (Goal.com)
By making his 35th appearance for Everton in the 6-2 victory over Sunderland, Arouna Kone earned a 12-month extension to his contract with the club. Kone, 31, scored a hat-trick in Sunday's win. (Liverpool Echo)
Everton are considering making a bid for Barcelona's 20-year-old forward Munir El Haddadi. (Don Balon - in Spanish)
A scientific study in the United States has found that persistent heading of modern lightweight footballs can cause lasting brain damage. (Guardian)
Best of social media
The irony of Sunderland conceding six goals a week after claiming their sixth successive win over Newcastle was not lost on former Magpies striker Alan Shearer. "That's football!" he tweeted.Tottenham striker Harry Kane was among the 80,000-plus spectators at Wembley for Sunday's NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions. "Love coming to Wembley Stadium to watch the NFL," the England international wrote on Twitter.
A Japanese school team scored a contender for goal of the season - with the ball not touching the ground between a goalkeeper's punt and an acrobatic finish. (Eurosport)
And finally
A row over felled trees has broken out between West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner and his neighbours in a Warwickshire village. The 28-year-old is accused of "destroying the privacy" of his fellow villagers by cutting down large trees on his property. (Coventry Telegraph)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp offered Reds winger Jordon Ibe his glasses after the 19-year-old misplaced a pass during a training session. (Metro)
Werder Bremen forward Zlatko Junuzovic, 28, nutmegged Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos three times in swift succession as his team were beaten 3-1 on Saturday. (talkSport)
A Japanese school team scored a contender for goal of the season - with the ball not touching the ground between a goalkeeper's punt and an acrobatic finish. (Eurosport)
By Baconsaurus Go To Postcan somebody tell me how I can write absolute spaff about football and make my living from it.Move to England
By Baconsaurus Go To Post403
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Dutch humour.
Forgot about Dumperts embed policy
By Scum Go To PostThat's some goal for sure
By Baconsaurus Go To Postcan somebody tell me how I can write absolute spaff about football and make my living from it.
There's an art to it. You can go two paths.
1) Buzzfeed style Goal/ Metro/TheSun/ESPN FC/BBC style reporting where your goal is mostly lpw fluff content updates
2) Thinkpiece writing that implies a few things here and there, uses flowery language, but doesn't offer strong evidence-based opinions for fear of being caught frauding or making enemies by being too provocative. Think of The Guardian style writing. Always dancing around shitting on someone / a team, but never actually let their chud land fully on the face of their target. You leave being decisive and / or reactionary up to the talking heads on the tube.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 30, has received a multi-million pound sponsorship offer from sportswear giants Adidas, who would like him to switch him to switch from Nike. (Sun - subscription required)
Someone still wants Rooney.
Ever since finally trashing Amelia, Ive gone on to bumfuck the shit outta Darkbeast Paarl, the three snake stooges, and Rom the caterpillar.
Now Im stuck against this spamming Martyr CUNT.
Yurt, was the plot twist whatever happened after Rom?
Now Im stuck against this spamming Martyr CUNT.
Yurt, was the plot twist whatever happened after Rom?
By pulga Go To PostEver since finally trashing Amelia, Ive gone on to bumfuck the shit outta Darkbeast Paarl, the three snake stooges, and Rom the caterpillar.
Now Im stuck against this spamming Martyr CUNT.
Yurt, was the plot twist whatever happened after Rom?
Yes. Do you see what's happening outside the cathedral m8
Logarius was a fucking great boss battle. So tense. Heart was beetinz
By n8 Go To PostYes. Do you see what's happening outside the cathedral m8
Logarius was a fucking great boss battle. So tense. Heart was beetinz
The super blood moon? I already saw that shit IRL, I give this twist 3/10. The big spider dudes are creepy tho.
For some reason Im finding it really hard to parry Logarius.
By LarkinThe4th Go To PostSilent Hill fan? or Turok?Turok fog. :lol
By Scum Go To PostTurok fog. :lol:lol So shit, even for that era
By Punished Go To PostGeorge Lucas...you sonovabitch....holy shit :lol
lucas is a genius (not really, lol)
By Punished Go To PostGeorge Lucas...you sonovabitchthis reminds me of the "kojima was actually tricking us" thing from mgsv.
just let it go
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Jordi Alba as Rooney during halloween.
Jordi Alba as Rooney during halloween.
Speaking of George Lucas, this is from a Game Informer article about the downfall of LucasArts (which you can readhere if you haven't already, it's pretty interesting stuff:
But then a phantom menace struck. George Lucas would periodically check in on the status of the games his company was making, lending creative input and advice. The developer I talked to sighs, and agitatedly says, “In one viewing of Fracture, [Lucas] said it looked really good, but he didn’t like [Mason Briggs’] name. We’re like, ‘What do you mean, George?’ He responded to the effect of, ‘It doesn’t really fit. When he jumps on stuff, he moves pretty fast. I like B.J. Dart.’
“So everybody’s like, ‘No, he’s gotta be f—ing with us.’ He’s absolutely not. So when something like that happened – in the middle of the campaign, mind you – we have to go back through that entire naming convention again… from scratch.” From that second session, Jet Brody was born. Coincidentally. Jett is the name of Lucas’ son.
By Freewheelin Go To PostSpeaking of George Lucas, this is from a Game Informer article about the downfall of LucasArts (which you can readhere if you haven't already, it's pretty interesting stuff:Lucas is shit when it comes to handling 'canon'
I remember the director of the clone wars saying he has to stop everything he is doing at the moment Lucas calls.
By Xpike Go To Postb.j dartI know, right? The genius who provided us such clever names as Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, who had a galaxy-spanning conflict between the brilliantly named Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, who has his villains parading around in self-styled noms de guerre like Vader, Sidious, and Tyranus - to think he'd stoop so low as BJ Dart. It's positively unimaginable.
unreal
Just had some coconut yogurt with frozen banana slices and smashed up oatmeal cookie pieces.
I'm a genius.
I'm a genius.
My fiance has cosplayed as sakura from cardcaptor sakura when she was a kid. Loves sailormoon too.
Can't say I'm surprised.
Our honeymoon will be weird.
Can't say I'm surprised.
Our honeymoon will be weird.
Ok eating some crow. Fallout 4 does look pretty good. Not witcher 3 good but alright for what it's trying to do.
Seriously tho how was your childhood flabber?
Mine was pretty weeaboo. Thankfully I saw how insanely fanatical one can get out of their hobbies that I learnt to keep it under moderation.
Still read shitload of mangas though, but then again I read and watch shitload of everything.
Mine was pretty weeaboo. Thankfully I saw how insanely fanatical one can get out of their hobbies that I learnt to keep it under moderation.
Still read shitload of mangas though, but then again I read and watch shitload of everything.
If that quote regarding Mourinho is even remotely true, I want that player gone from the club or flogged in Hyde Park. Whichever is easiest.
Never mind the loser mentality of it, it's a selfish outlook to have.
Never mind the loser mentality of it, it's a selfish outlook to have.
By FlutterPuffs Go To PostSeriously tho how was your childhood flabber?Average? I played sports and videogames, dreamed of traveling to space, loved Star Wars and Dragon Ball Z, and voraciously devoured books (Verne, Asimov's robot stories, The Hobbit, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Doctor Doolittle were some of my favorites). I read comic books, but only off the rack at the store, because my parents couldn't justify buying them; when I did, it was the latest issue of Spider-man or X-men. I never really read manga.
Mine was pretty weeaboo. Thankfully I saw how insanely fanatical one can get out of their hobbies that I learnt to keep it under moderation.
Still read shitload of mangas though, but then again I read and watch shitload of everything.
My parents weren't intellectuals. My mother read only romance rubbish; my father, only documents for work and websites (though he owned two sets of encyclopaedia). They're as mystified by my development as anyone else, though I definitely inherited my contrarian tendencies from my father, even if his own bend in the opposite direction, towards the reactionary right.
I started a post last week that started off slagging off the serie a contenders for making it easier for Juve. By the time i had finished detailing the teams I ended writing I love Serie A and that it has been really exciting and decided to edit out my initial comments.
Time to go back to the point of my post.
Serie A teams make life so easy for Juve. Juve have been absolutely shit by the high standards they have set over the past four years, in terms of results and performances. Worst start ever and all.
The league is there for someone to just go out and take it.
But of course not.
Inter are one of the worst teams I have ever witnessed and somehow they beat Roma. Roma once again shat the bed. Fiorentina actually won. Napoli decided they can't play football anymore. Lazio I have no words for how shit they were at home. Perfect at home and a chance to stay in the race.
Even Atalanta and Sassuolo had what I believe were two very winnable games that would have seen them lay a claim to being European challengers. Atalanta lost and Sassuolo offered very little. Berardi looks dead.
Juve are still only 9 points off the top and 4 off Europe.
All these jokers are gonna regret not being consistent enough.
And we all know what is gonna happen. Juve will win the league and the other clubs will all blame it on some phantom incident that happened in a Juve game.
None of them realise that if you want to go out and win a title you have to go out and do it for yourself. They just think they can turn up and walk away with three points.
Time to go back to the point of my post.
Serie A teams make life so easy for Juve. Juve have been absolutely shit by the high standards they have set over the past four years, in terms of results and performances. Worst start ever and all.
The league is there for someone to just go out and take it.
But of course not.
Inter are one of the worst teams I have ever witnessed and somehow they beat Roma. Roma once again shat the bed. Fiorentina actually won. Napoli decided they can't play football anymore. Lazio I have no words for how shit they were at home. Perfect at home and a chance to stay in the race.
Even Atalanta and Sassuolo had what I believe were two very winnable games that would have seen them lay a claim to being European challengers. Atalanta lost and Sassuolo offered very little. Berardi looks dead.
Juve are still only 9 points off the top and 4 off Europe.
All these jokers are gonna regret not being consistent enough.
And we all know what is gonna happen. Juve will win the league and the other clubs will all blame it on some phantom incident that happened in a Juve game.
None of them realise that if you want to go out and win a title you have to go out and do it for yourself. They just think they can turn up and walk away with three points.
Milan have really surprised me.
I don't know enough about sports psychology, but ever since Donnarumma has taken over they are 3 for 3. Finally played some decent football last night. Bacca has been a great signing, exactly what Milan have missed for a long time. A real CF who can bang in the goals.
I don't know enough about sports psychology, but ever since Donnarumma has taken over they are 3 for 3. Finally played some decent football last night. Bacca has been a great signing, exactly what Milan have missed for a long time. A real CF who can bang in the goals.
Call me Jermaine Jenas, but I am really starting to believe that Arsenal can win the league now.
Not because we are simply the best, but there is nothing impressive about anyone else that makes me think destiny can't be in our own hands.
This isn't a side that many are gonna fear playing, we are still a few players short of that, but Wenger has done a good job managing the league since the West Ham defeat.
I hope we put out a full strength 11 against Bayern and can gain confidence from a good performance to then take on the lesser neighbours.
Good to see Ozil playing consistently to start the season, now he just needs to keep it up.
Not because we are simply the best, but there is nothing impressive about anyone else that makes me think destiny can't be in our own hands.
This isn't a side that many are gonna fear playing, we are still a few players short of that, but Wenger has done a good job managing the league since the West Ham defeat.
I hope we put out a full strength 11 against Bayern and can gain confidence from a good performance to then take on the lesser neighbours.
Good to see Ozil playing consistently to start the season, now he just needs to keep it up.
