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GTR63

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Kenny gone at Liverpool

Just heard that Kenny Dawgleash was sacked from a illiterate neighbour. I didn't want him to stay but now i'm worried about who we'll hire.
Anyone who quips Big Eck or Roy Bhoy f**k off

grames_bond

What about Big Sam!!?

:pac:

Lord TSC

Martinez is favorite for the job.

Disappointed he's gone, tbh. He was doing a good job messing up Liverpool :P

GTR63

grames_bond wrote: »

What about Big Sam!!?

:pac:

Hope he stays down in the Championship at West Ham and meets with Steve Kean again on the sideline not in a courtroom.
Roberto Martinez... A pure flavour of the month mickey mouse manager but we aren't going to attract any top manager we need a manager thats young and on the up or a manager needing to rebuild his image.

gnfnrhead

McLeash with Kean as his assistant

waltersobchak

Doesnt matter who Liverpool appoint, they'll stay a mediocre midtable team for life, unless they get some Saudi Sugardaddies to throw away his Billions..

JP Liz V1

GTR63 wrote: »

Just heard that Kenny Dawgleash was sacked from a illiterate neighbour. I didn't want him to stay but now i'm worried about who we'll hire.
Anyone who quips Big Eck or Roy Bhoy f**k off

Rafa Benitez or Andre Villas-Boas linked already

Diabhal Beag

Liverpool need a Wes Hoolahan. Make a nice 4-4-2 diamond, buy a better striker than Carroll and maybe try and sell him considering he's improving now. Maybe a Darren Bent or a Jermain Defoe level proven Premier League goalscorer.

And also ban posts and crossbars.

GTR63

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Rafa Benitez or Andre Villas-Boas linked already

Still love Rafa but he lost the dressing room when he left and it'd be a bit Kenny 2.0 in the sense you shouldn't go back, the media hate him too. AVB, doesn't he still wear those thin-foil hats when giving interviews?
I don't know who I want tbh, i'm getting a feeling that we should just build a new stadium and if a top 4 finish happens its a bonus.

Lord TSC

Put a quid on AVB at 12/1.

GTR63

Did Hodgson just say Ambrosini and Pirlo were playing up against Chamberlain at the emirates vs Arsenal what a total twat. It clearly was Albertini and Boban ;-D

DM_7

Martinez actually has a pretty good record as a manager.

I think Liverpool suffer from a lack of direction. Kenny always picked a team to play the opposition, they don't have a set A game to suit their own players. That's why they did so well in the knockout competitions. If they had an A game, a set style that the players know and get used to they would get far more league points.

Martinez has a proven record of doing this. He started the Swansea story off in League One, got them promoted and did well in the championship.

With Wigan he kept them up time after time. He has found a way to play that suits his players and achieved it with style this year.

I think he would continue to push the hard work ethic the Liverpool players have but also create a style and method to play the game that will reap results.

He understands the fundamental principles of the game well and is exactly what Liverpool need imo.

I hope he stays well away from them:P

Charlie Haughy

Hes available, and takes no shít, and would probably do a better job than Kenny



:pac:


MON is also being linked now.

Lord TSC

Lord TSC

AVB is now favorite on Paddy Power at 2/1. Wish I had put more on him at 12/1 earlier :P

GTR63

Roberto Martinez.....sigh

Charisteas

Has anyone ever played the game where you write down as many of the 50 states of America as you can, but you only have 10 minutes.

Thought it would be easy being a Pro Wrestling fan, but I only got 27.

Try it, but don't cheat! No peeking on the Internet beforehand and don't look at my answers until you've done it :cool:

new york
washington dc - not a state
washington
ohio
massichusstes

florida
california
south carolina
north carolina
pennsylvannia

oregon
texas
oklahoma
hawaii
illinois

connecticut
north dakota
south dakota
arizona
maine

new jersey
nevada
georgia
tennesee
alabama

michigan
colorado

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states

Angron

I got:

New York
Colorado
New Jersey
Maine
Maryland
Nevada
Virginia
Washington
Conneticut
Rhode Island
Florida
North Dakota
South Dakota
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Missisipi
Missouri
Minnisota
Arkansas
California
Delaware
New Mexico
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Ohio
Hawaii
Alaska
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Louisiana
Arizona

And then I couldn't think of any more. Can't believe I missed

Pennsylvania

and then the others were a bit more obscure I guess. Still, 36 isn't too bad I guess.

Charisteas

Ah yeah I was gonna say there isn't a north and south

virginia

but 36 is very good!

Angron

Charisteas wrote: »

Ah yeah I was gonna say there isn't a north and south

virginia

but 36 is very good!

Yeah, I'm not sure why I thought there was 2 of them, but it sounded right at the time.

DEFTLEFTHAND

1.New York
2.New Jersey.
3.Delawere.
4. Massachuttes.
5.Vermont.
6.Maryland.
7.New Hampshire.
8.Rhode Island.
9.Maine.
10.North Dakota.
11.South Dakota.
12.Conneticut.
13.Pennsylvania.
14.Illinois.
15.Virginia.

16.Nebraska.
17.Olkahoma.
18.Texas.
19.Kanas.
20.Arkanas.
21.Georgia.
22.Alabama.
23.Mississippi.

24.Lousina.
25.California.
26.New Mexico.
27.Nevada.
28.South Carolina.
29.North Carolina.
30.Oregon.
31. Washington.
32.Alaska.
33.Michigan.
34.Nebraska.
35.Hawaii.
36.Wyoming.
37.Arizona.
38.Florida.
39.Tennessee.
40.Missouri.
41.Wisconsin.
42.Ohio.
43.Idaho.
44.Minnesota.
45.Colorado.
46.Utah.
47.Montana.
48.Kentucky.
49.West Virginia.
50.Indiana.

Not a valid entry as I took 17 minutes but I think that could be the complete set.

Charisteas

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I think that could be the complete set.

Impressive!

CMpunked

This is a good website to play those sort of games on:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/states


In other news, seen the dictator tonight. Very funny. Not as funny as Borat and less shock-comedy than bruno so not bad.

Dancor

Head is hurting right now. Got free tickets to gnr last night, delighted with the show. Really wanted to see them but couldn't risk spending the money for an unpredictable show. My buddy in MCD hooked us up. No such thing as a free night though, the price of gargle in there is crazy!

CMpunked

i love never having that problem.

Diabhal Beag

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

jaykhunter

rovert wrote: »

Nah if a series I really liked say Mad Men or Games of Thornes increased the number of episodes by 50% I would have the same issues about quantity over quality. They barely have enough wrestlers and writers to cover material for two two hour shows as it stands.

Ha, funny you should bring that up, I was talking to a mate about exactly this. I'd love for Game of Thrones to move to 90 minutes. 2 hours might be a bit much. They have ~7 storylines running at the moment so nobody gets a proper go in 1 hour.

At the moment we have :

ginger guy Theon who returned to his spiteful family & turned heel
Arian (Ned's daughter) serving Tywin
Jon Snow and the wildlings
Tyrion & Sercei
Guy who's with the red-haired sorceress/demon baby
Daneri and her dragons in Quarth
Geoffrey & Ned's other daughter
Sercei's brother, Prince Lancelot

So everyone gets about 8 minutes per show, lol. It is great, I love watching it, but with so much stuff going on, everything's been given to us in breadcrumbs.

GTR63

Theon is the Garret Bischoff of Game of Thrones imo. There are a LOT of characters in it, don't even know all of their names.
Brendan Rodgers turns down talks with Liverpool, oh my heart bleeds

jaykhunter

GTR63 wrote: »

Theon is the Garret Bischoff of Game of Thrones imo.

AAAAAAAAAAAAGHA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Oh God. His credibility is all gone

gimmick

jaykhunter wrote: »

So everyone gets about 8 minutes per show, lol. It is great, I love watching it, but with so much stuff going on, everything's been given to us in breadcrumbs.

Rather than increase to 90 minutes, just expand the series to 14/15 episodes. I have an awful feeling the last 3 are going to be complete clusterfúcks as there is simply far too much to tie up in the 3 hours remaining.

I only started enjoying this series a few weeks ago. I felt the first 3 or 4 episodes were just far too rushed and far too many new characters thrown at us every scene. This is a shame as the first series was so good top to bottom, that this one cannot possibly live up to it given how much is going on.

Rjd2

It costs an absolute fortune doesn't it?

On the last episode, loved the shock on Theon's face, he

he's not pure evil, he's just horribly out of his depth

Rob Stark can get lost though, easily the weakest link in this series.

jaykhunter

How about reduce to 4 storylines per episode and increase to 15 episodes? I did find S1 much more easily digestable than S2, there's far too much to keep track of this season. I imagine "so many moving parts" is on purpose though. Plus too many similar-looking young men all looking for the crown, hard to tell 'em apart, besides Jon Snow. It might be grand for people who already know the universe but just as a prose it's info/character overload alright!

Agreed with Theon. It's interesting to see a guy

who wants to be cruel, evil and a ruler etc but he doesn't really have the conviction or confidence, and constantly forces himself to do these horrible things. It's acted really well. "Hey, come on get up, I've taken over Winterfell."

GTR63

I have to admit I was disappointed when the whole baby dragons and gowl ghosts turned up.
Gimmick is 100% right though there is a lot to take in

jaykhunter

Those white walkers were in the first scene of the first episode! I got interested in the show with these fantasy creatures but then they completely removed that and replaced it with political jostling for the throne. I thought it was a bit of bait & switch to be honest!! I've never read the books so I didn't know what to expect.

I'm with u with the black ghost thing, wasn't a huge fan. Maybe it's because it's definitely fiction, whilst a humanoid wild creature in the woods, and a massive flying animal is a bit more believable lol!!

D.Q

The books are the same. It gets ridiculous trying to follow all the story arcs, whos ****ing who, whos killing who, who betrayed who. TBH I just got pissed off and frustrated with it and stopped reading during the fifth (i think) book.

CMpunked

Anyone ever play minecraft?

Lord TSC

CMpunked wrote: »

Anyone ever play minecraft?

No, but after watching the Achievement Hunter Let's Play of it last week, I'm really tempted.

CMpunked

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

No, but after watching the Achievement Hunter Let's Play of it last week, I'm really tempted.

Its really bloody addictive.

In a great, great way.

jaykhunter

That game looked like pixellated heroin, I won't touch it, I might never come back

Charisteas

Doesn't anyone play Chess, Draughts, Monopoly, Scrabble, or Cluedo anymore?

The old games are the best!

CMpunked

I was bored a few weeks ago so i learnt chess. That game is bitchin', Yo.

Cherry_Cola

CMpunked wrote: »

Anyone ever play minecraft?

Yeah it's great. Lost quite a bit of time to it last year and got back into again over the last few weeks. It's great playing on a big server and trading with others, helping with builds etc. It really has something for everyone and I'd highly recommend it.

Dancor

CMpunked wrote: »

Anyone ever play minecraft?

I don't get it. Why does it look so ****?

Some graphics cards are to new for it and can't display it properly, especially on toshibas. I'm getting calls every week from people who need settings adjusted and tweaked to play it. The kids are crazy for it. Not my kids, kids in general.

Lord TSC

Charisteas wrote: »

Doesn't anyone play Chess, Draughts, Monopoly, Scrabble....

Don't you mean "Words with Friends"? :P

As for the graphics, I think it's awesome that for once, people are actually enjoying a game for gameplay over "Ooooh, look at the shiney shiney"!

DEFTLEFTHAND

For any boxing fans on the board at the moment Katy Taylor is about to fight for a World Amateur Championship. Coverage is over on RTE One.

Charlie Haughy

feckin excited I am for the final in the morning. wish I didnt have to get up at 4:30 am to watch it though, but anywho, praying for a chelsea win.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Bayern all the way for me, I despise at what the FA have let their once great league become. Money, Money, Money, it aint going to last and the lower league clubs will be the ones to suffer.

When you've light blue jokes buying the league you know you have problems

Diabhal Beag

Up since 5 studying so I can see the Blackpool match, the rugby and the soccer. Tomorrow I can sleep in because the Galway match starts at 4.

Lord TSC

Bets for it are...

Bayern (-2.0) to win.
5 or more goals to be scored.
10 or more corners.
Over 50 points in cards.
Bayern to win and Gomez to score.

All only a Euro each so not much profit if they win but still. Guess which team I'm backing :P

Charisteas

Won't be watching any of the games but hoping wins for Bayern, Ulster, and West Ham.