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1 hour ago, Squirrelhumper said:
He inherited a team bottom of the league, no wins in first 8 games of the season then drew at Ibrox/Parkhead in his first two games then finished 5th that season then 3rd in his next season with a record points total.
We've been excellent this season but don't think I'll see us have a side that Clarke had. The most points out any side in the calender year was some achievement and we'll never see the likes again. He only had Stewart a few months, lost his in January and stlll finished 3rd.
I think people can underplay just how bad we were before Clarke took over that season.
I remember being at Fir Park when Motherwell turned us over 2-0. Broadfoot was so bad that the Motherwell fans were cheering his name.
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On 27/04/2024 at 14:46, stevieKTID said:
What an absolute bin fire of a show, the "discussion" about the new Aberdeen manager is embarrassing, I don't know much about Thelin but I'm pretty sure he's already done his homework and knows what the current Aberdeen squad is all about and what areas need strengthening.
It felt like an incredibly manufactured argument to fill airtime. Stewart jumped in head first, full throttle looking to make an argument, rather than make a point.
I turned it off just after that. It was an absolute rabble.
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On 02/04/2024 at 20:54, Miguel Sanchez said:
The T-1000 from Terminator 2 is in The X-Files:
Looks like they’ve turned up at Larry David’s house
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Really enjoying the new Waxahatchee album, Tigers Blood. I think I like it even more than the last album, which I played a lot.
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Add me to the people who enjoyed One Day. I really enjoy these types of stories (see also Normal People from a couple of years ago). Despite being nothing like the main characters I found myself relating to them in one way or another.
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy.
A dying man trying to come to terms with what’s happening and how he got there. I liked it but I’m not sure I really liked any of the characters.
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1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:
Anybody use Goodreads or the like to track their reading? Any recommendations?
I use The Storygraph; assume most of these apps are the same but I’d saw some recommendations for it and downloaded it. Let’s you track what you’re reading, gives recommendations etc.
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4 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkant said:
I’ve never listened to an audiobook but hadn’t realised that the narrator would be putting on accents. I mean I’m sure we all do it 8n our heads when reading a book but it stays inside your head. Like all those other silly thoughts and sounds.
I listened to Live and Let Die last year. Not a great book but made all the more…interesting…by Rory Kinnear trying to do a load of black Harlem accents.
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I use audible when I’m driving; usually easier stories that you can follow while you’re concentrating on the road. I like it for that.
I'm reading War and Peace this year, a chapter a day, and instead of taking the book on holiday I decided to get the audiobook with one of my audible credits. It’s absolutely awful as the narrator gives everyone terrible English accents. I get that it’d probably sound daft if he was putting on Russian accents for most of the characters but it put me right off it until I got home and started reading the book again.
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My parents got my 2 year old daughter a load of large soft play blocks, ramps, mats etc for her birthday last year. So much so that we wouldn’t have had the space to lay it all out or store it properly.
I was livid when they brought it in the house; took about 4 trips to the car. They were told to take it back and rein it in, which didn’t go down too well.
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1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said:
Read Matthew Perry's book and Prophet Song by Paul Lynch this week.
I listened to the audiobook of Matthew Perry’s book not long after it was released and thought it was very frank (in a good way) and honest. It was read by him so it made it all the more so.
On audiobooks, I usually listen to these while driving, and started to make my way through the James Bond series last year. The stories themselves hold up quite well but Bond (Fleming?) comes across horribly sometimes. I guess it’s just of it’s time. They’re read by some pretty famous actors so have still been enjoyable enough. I’m about half way through the series just now.
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On 23/11/2023 at 20:56, MSU said:
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off dropped last week. Scott Pilgrim vs The World is one of my favourite movies for a whole host of reasons so I was eager to see this animated version with all the actors from the movie coming back to voice their characters. The first episode is very reminiscent of the movie and if this is what the series was going to be, I'd've been quite happy with that. But it takes a sudden turn, becomes something quite different while remaining true to the original. I absolutely loved it.
I just finished this tonight and also loved it. I hadn’t a clue which direction is was going to go in after the end of the first episode and some of it is absolutely bonkers, but that’s all part of the charm.
SpoilerBurst out laughing as his ex turned up to sing at his funeral. One of those wtf moments.
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1. The Wire
2. Deadwood
3. Twin Peaks
4. Peep Show
5. Lost
6. The Office (UK)
7. Spiral
8. The Simpsons
9. Friday Night Lights
10. Normal People
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On 17/09/2023 at 23:59, BillyAnchor said:
Not going back but want to mention Camera Obscura. Their song Let's get out of this country is our theme for returning to Scotia next year (hopefully).
That album always brings back good memories of my uni days. I saw them twice live around that time at the abc in Glasgow and then a few years ago at their comeback, of sorts, at St. Luke’s.
There was supposed to be a new album in the works but I haven’t heard anything about it for a while now.
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On 23/09/2023 at 00:35, Melanius Mullarkay said:
Glad to hear Osman panned. Wouldn’t wipe my arse with his “books”.
I didn’t mind Osman too much on Pointless but his twitter feed was insufferable, self-satisfied drivel. I fully expect his books to be in the same vein.
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2 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:
Finished The Night Manager by John Le Carre.
Took A Clockwork Orange out of my big fucking pile of unread books. I tried to read this years ago but gave up in the first chapter due to the amount of made-up words. I have managed to get to chapter 2 this time though.
I have never seen the film.
It took me 2-3 chapters to get used to the language but it’s a great book once you do. It’s amazing how you get used to it.
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Really interesting take on a whodunnit set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war. The title character is dead and trying to find out who killed him.
Thought this was great. It won the Booker Prize last year but I hadn’t really seen any publicity for it.
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On 20/08/2023 at 12:02, Bob in Denny said:
Far superior...
just put aside plenty of time..
Hobbit first..
I've finally took the plunge and presently listening to a Bob Mortimer @and away' audiobook,
strange feeling and TBH missing the hard copy...
I find audiobooks of autobiographies quite good if it’s the person reading it. Bob Mortimer’s was great. It took me time to get used to them, but I tend to listen now if I’m driving.
On 20/08/2023 at 11:57, Richey Edwards said:I have never read the LOTR/The Hobbit books despite enjoying the movies years ago.
Are the books worth reading?
I’ve just bought a Hobbit/LOTR book set 2nd hand from eBay, as I had a notion for something a bit different from my usual reads. If and when I get round to them, I’ll let you know how it goes.
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On 17/08/2023 at 21:16, 54_and_counting said:
Nintendo really do know how to make absolutely fantastic looking mario games, over how many years, has there ever been a mario game you've thought "it looks dated" etc
Even looking back, I’d say the majority of them hold up quite well. Obviously times moved on, but something like Super Mario World still looks and plays pretty well.
I was playing some SNES games on Switch, and Donkey Kong Country, which I thought looked amazing at the time, has really aged poorly in comparison.
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At the end of last season I’d probably have been content with re-signing Donnelly as a squad player but that was before we signed up Lyons/Polworth and kept a hold of McInroy. We’ve essentially just swapped Power for Magennis and went with it again.
We’ve definitely improved other positions, on paper, but badly need at least one more option upfront.
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2 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:
Which ones did you like best? I have only read Brighton Rock.
Is the book you're reading now any good?
It depends what you’re interested in. He’s written books that’re a lighter read than Brighton Rock. Give Our Man In Havana a go, or for something more intense, try The Power and The Glory.
I’m enjoying the book I’m currently ready. It’s a bit of a whodunnit with a twist, and set against the Sri Lankan civil war.
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1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said:
There are worse habits to have tbh. At least I'll never run out of things to read.
I might start that book today. I have been reading Chernobyl Prayer which is a lot of accounts of ordinary people affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Although it's interesting, it is awfully sad and depressing so might be better to dip in and out of that one.
Chernobyl Prayer is incredibly interesting but you’re right, it’s a depressing account. I dipped in and out of it when I read it. Took me a while to read.
On Graham Greene, I’ve read 5 of his books this year and enjoyed them all in different ways.
I’ve got another couple to read but taking a break from him and reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida just now.
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On 08/07/2023 at 14:53, Bully Wee Villa said:
The Traitors Australia is all on the iPlayer from tomorrow morning. I enjoyed the UK and US ones so hopefully this will be more of the same.
I’ve watched the first 2 eps so far. What an incredible bunch of contestants.
SpoilerI’d have binned MK just for being absolutely grating, regardless of whether I thought he was a traitor or not.
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Albums of 2024
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The new Camera Obscura album is great, imo, and stands up against their best. It doesn’t feel like a comeback but more of a continuation despite everything that’s happened since Desire Lines.