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Just give it to Big Sam.

The grid is in dire need of a yellow team right now.

I've got to admit I'm not as much of a gamer, but I've certainly noticed this trend in other areas. Back when I were a lad, the music press had a healthy scepticism towards major releases (admittedly this would often verge into outright hostility) but now they all like raving hysterically about how the latest release from Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Harry Style, Kendrick Lamar or Sam Smith is absolutely incredible and groundbreaking and five stars and we've never heard anything like this before. When in reality they are more likely to be absolutely fine but nothing too special and probably forgotten in a couple of years (aside from Sam Smith where it is going to be utterly boring miserable dreck) Also again I dunno if it's the case in other media but the fall in the music press has led to a massive decline in the quality of music journalism from people who actually know about music. A typical review will be someone who doesn't know what an arpeggio is talking about arpeggios for a bit, something about "ominous synths", "throbbing bass" and "pounding drums" and then the rest of the review will be on the performer's position on various identity politics issues. And I think you can attribute that to modern trends in access. Back then pop stars needed the magazines so had to up with shit. Now they’ve got their social media but the magazines/newspapers still need the pop stars: And again, it's not just music. If I read an other piece from a two-bit political journalist referring to Francis Fukuyama or the Overton Window I'll ... do nothing because it's bloody inevitable.

Jesse Marsch was great and was the manager Leeds needed, it's not his fault the fans never gave him a chance.

I'm sorry I can't do that. Also "Stade de Reem", lol.

m8 GTA IV is the only GTA game that's actually good. Leave it alone.

I'm going to be honest, regardless of whether Rowling is a dafty or whether the story is any good it looks at a glance that the game is one of those endless go into a dungeon and kill lots of beasties and those games are massive borefests. If I wanted to endlessly kill spiders in a cave with magic in a world that doesn't make any sense I could just play Skyrim.

I don’t want to spoil this for anyone but

Oh yes I remember why you'd call her Covid Karen now! Leeds fans don't like her very much, do they...

ANSWER ME MATT

Who is covid Karen?

I was supposed to read them when I was having my morning coffee but I drank it too quickly.

My dad was watching this ten minutes behind so he was absolutely raging/delighted when I called him up and accidentally spoiled it for him

lame

Maybe we could call them Lollerpool. lol.

Jorginho has brought the Chelsea curse with him and now Arsenal are shit

Amongst other things, it can be attributed to the articles on the right to privacy and right to a fair trial in the European Convention of Human Rights. Also if it’s a well known public figure they are considered to be under greater risk of having their right to the presumption of innocence violated.

I’m about 20 minutes away on the underground from Chelsea and I’m going to be honest, I’d rather have those Harrisburg City extinct guys as my local team.

This sort of thing has Turkish Super Lig written all over it

quite inappropriate to have a game mode called war games in the context of Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine : /

I'm going to be honest, I'm not sure you're going to be seeing much of me in this thread. Post-Vettel F1 is one thing, but I don't think I'm ready for post-Latifi F1...

JWP on free kicks and Fernanch on pens. Set piece dream team.

Palm Angels. Is this a wanking club?

Pretty mean of you to break up Mick’s 8 post streak. Was hoping he’d make it to double figures.

Fabinho? Should have been Fabin-go!