Miguel Sanchez

Me, whenever I see FC Van:

"His England career was defined by a Pizza Hut advert"

Chin up, if you keep playing the Dead Pool until the current crop start dropping you can see "His international career was summed up by a European Championship final defeat to Italy in his home stadium which had twice as many fans in it as it should have." several times.

On a somewhat serious note: French football bribery scandal - Wikipedia In a 2011 ITV interview, Rangers footballer Mark Hateley alleged that he had been offered money by Marseille to not play in the Champions League match between the two sides,[43][44] although Hateley ended up being suspended for the match after being sent off in Rangers' previous match against Club Brugge.[45] Rangers eventually failed to qualify from the group stage by one goal after drawing 1–1 with Marseille in the penultimate group stage match.[4] In 2010, Walter Smith, Rangers manager at the time, said that he believed Rangers had been cheated out of a Champions League final and a likely chance to win the trophy.[42] UEFA chose not to investigate Hateley's allegations and claimed that Marseille's ban from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League was sufficient punishment for the club.[46] Walter Smith and Ally McCoist against Baresi and Maldini. Very good.

Week 40 update Three deaths this week. Up first, former Liverpool and England player Roger Hunt: Roger Hunt obituary | Football | The Guardian In all competitions he scored 285 goals in 492 games for Liverpool. He won two league titles and an FA Cup. He also scored the first goal ever seen on Match of the Day. He had an unremarkable international career. Hunt died at 83, so he's worth 42 Base Points for @10menwent2mow, @dagane and @Empty It. ================= Second death this week was Greg Gilbert of the band Delays: Greg Gilbert, frontman with indie band Delays, dies aged 44 | Music | The Guardian I listened to one of their songs when this news came out and it was actually alright. It doesn't sound like it's from 2007: I don't know what his date of birth is, but Gilbert died at 44 for 81 Base Points. He was a Solo Shot for @chomp my root which gives a total of 131. ================= Final death this week is French businessman and former Marseille owner Bernard Tapie: Scandal-ridden French tycoon Bernard Tapie dies aged 78 | France | The Guardian Seems like a laugh. Let's take a closer look at that match-fixing scandal, shall we? Bribery, match-fixing and alleged doping – the story of Marseille’s tainted Champions League victory | Goal.com I was so young I'm not sure what team lost out on potential Champions League glory as a result of this. I'm really old though, so I'm sure they're probably dead or something. Tapie died at 78, so he's worth 47 Base Points. He was a Solo Shot for @Bishop Briggs for 97 points total. As a result of all of this, the standings look like this: 1. Ned Nederlander 713 2. Savage Henry 429 3. Bishop Briggs 424 4. Fuctifano 420 5. psv_killie 413 6. Indale Winton 332 7. chomp my root 289 8. Arch Stanton 270 9. Aim Here, Ludo*1 255 11. Lofarl 243 12. choirbairn 240 13. pub car king 238 14. senorsoupe 236 15. JustOneCornetto 233 16. buddiepaul 223 17. sparky88 221 18. expatowner 217 19. ICTJohnboy 216 20. gkneil 203 21. Sherrif John Bunnell 198 22. Arbroathlegend36-0 196 23. Willie adie 180 24. Bert Raccoon 179 25. cdhafc1874, lichtgilphead 167 27. doulikefish 163 28. qos_75 162 29. ThomCat 161 30. HI HAT 160 31. peasy23, sleazy 156 33. stanton 149 34. The DA 146 35. El Guapo 141 36. weejack 138 37. jimbaxters 130 38. Billy Jean King 128 39. lolls, Mark Connolly 120 41. Curmudgeon 118 42. Arabdownuner, Enigma, speckled tangerine, Sweaty Morph 112 46. thistledo 108 47. Amandajoan 103 48. Bold Rover, D.V.T. 102 50. dee_62 101 51. Empty It 94 52. amnarab 91 53. Lex, The Hologram 89 55. Cardinal Richelieu, mathematics 86 57. 101, nessies long lost ghost 84 59. BillyAnchor, weirdcal 83 61. The_Craig 81 62. Raidernation 77 63. Karpaty Lviv 76 64. Blootoon87, Perkin Flump, Sergeant Wilson 70 67. CountyFan 67 68. LoonsYouthTeam 62 69. theportman, TxRover 55 71. Busta Nut, cambozpar, djchapsticks, Duszek, Salvo Montalbano 52 76. Bulbasaur, coprolite 51 78. Ben Twilly, tamthebam 44 80. 10menwent2mow, dagane 42 82. Eednud, gingette, GTG_03, Melanius Mullarkey, microdave, mozam76, paulathame, Shotgun, The Master, The Naitch, thisal 26 93. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-OTo44wF_W7A4Q0NFnd1sX3qEDdxTLDobvjhhSgnzkg/edit?usp=sharing

Guacamelee! 2 (PS4, 2018) Guacamelee! 2 is the sequel to Guacamelee!. Before, you played as Juan, a farmer who had to become a luchador to stop the evil Calaca from merging the worlds of the dead and the living. Now you play as Juan, a former farmer turned luchador who has to be brought back to stop the evil Salvador, who killed Juan and Calaca in another timeline and is threatening to destroy the entire Mexiverse. What follows is a metroidvania journey through various timelines filled with pop culture references (Dan Harmon has a lot to answer for) as Juan meets friends old and new, gathering some powers to take on all the enemies and platforming that gets in his way. Oh and he can turn into a chicken occasionally and he uncovers the secrets of the pollo illuminati when he's there. Everything combat and movement-wise is largely the same as the first game. You start with a jump and a punch and unlock slightly more complex versions of those as you progress. Enemies get tougher as you progress, and you not only have to master all your skills but be able to switch between them quickly to make the best of certain fights. Combat generally felt more fluid than the first game, although there were some occasions where I couldn't see where I was on screen and I got swamped by enemies. On the whole I'd say it's an accessible yet still challenging example of metroidvania gameplay. There's a lot going on, but it's easy enough to follow and retain control of. There are additional platforming elements this time and for the most part these have a similar blend of challenge and reward. Having to switch between dimensions to make an eagle hook appear so you can jump then fire yourself across a gap and hope you aimed properly otherwise you're going into a spike sounds like a lot. It's especially a lot when you've got a few of them chained together. But no matter how overwhelming these sections might seem, when you figure out what to do and get past them you find yourself wondering why you were so worked up. The hardest sections like this I found myself moving through by instinct rather than a conscious awareness of which buttons I was pressing. I don't know if this was intentional, but it was a good feeling when it paid off. The expansion of the chicken mechanic - Juan turns into a chicken, which makes him able to fit through small gaps, and offers a different kind of movement and combat - really helps the game feel more expansive than the first while still retaining the same core foundation. The final challenge with the chickens is literal bullshit, but I overcame it. I can't really do this sort of thing justice with words, you'll just have to believe me when I say that the game is better for being able to turn into a chicken and squawk loudly when you peck an enemy to death. Similar to the first game there's a lot of charm, wit and care in the game's writing and homages. At times it can seem like a lot, and now that I think about it there's probably an argument that the game's references cover up the comparative lack of original world-building, but everything's enjoyable enough that it feels like you're in on the joke rather than having to endure something which isn't as funny as it thinks. Juan is silent, so everything you learn about the world is through interacting with NPCs and the environment. This means it occasionally feels like you're being shown a world rather than being part of it, but there's just the right amount of self-awareness to keep your attention. The art design is a nice complementary part of this, with a bold, colourful animated style which is always eye catching and distinctive. The music is less invasive than I remember from the first game which is another big positive. The environments are rich and detailed, with each area looking unique yet consistent. I liked the first Guacamelee!. This is more of it, with expanded gameplay, and a near comprehensive love letter to the games and entertainment media which inspired it. What more can I say?

I forget which thread, but I know recently there was talk about how racist Canada is from @Torpar and other folk there Here is a new outfit from a junior hockey team:

Money well spent, I'm sure.

Why do you think England has had lower case rates since they stopped having any of the restrictions we do?

Why do you think England has lower case rates when they don't have any of the restrictions we do?

I forgot how horrifying this was wild that this was in a kids' TV show at 7pm in the evening

I don't have any experience with the police, collectively or individually, but I doubt "please don't arrest me right now, I want to phone up and check you're really police" is the security method people are looking for

Pretty sure he's the same one in S2E1, Gairden. His dog Kaiser jumps off the roof at the end. Best one-off character is Martin, surely. Actually no it's not, it's this bunch:

This was my thought. Heaven forfend a smaller club makes a cup run - would they have the means to host the technology? This aside from the fact VAR is awful regardless of how it's implemented.

Pretty sure this was Donald Trump's excuse for never exercising, seems reasonable enough.

Or, on the actual other hand

Problems with a technological platform that's released with lots of people trying to access it right away is largely to be expected. Releasing such a platform 12 hours before it's legally required to do things probably wasn't a very good idea.

Good to see the app is also discriminatory against people who don't have passports or driving licenses.

To be clear I meant posts like the tweet quoted, not yours. I had also forgotten Ronaldo had been accused of rape, which is either a comment on how little interest I have in European football or how little impact male violence against women actually has outside of the especially graphic cases. Trying to decry people (I realise it's Piers Morgan who is a moron) as equally uninterested in society's treatment of women because of two cases as disparate as this one doesn't achieve anything because it's not making a point. It's basically the Yet You Participate in Society - I Am Very Intelligent comic as if every accusation of wrongdoing is comparable, regardless of the actual legal status of them, and the person (or "men" in this instance as he now represents them) is now completely worthless because they don't make being performative about women's rights/safety part of every thought they have.

Not to come over all Chedwyn Evans on this but aside from Ronaldo not actually being a convicted rapist and murderer (although I was unaware that a woman this year is looking for 56 million from him), I'm not sure what people making non-points like this is supposed to achieve.