TheSufferingVilla

I can no longer hold it back... ALAN HUTTON IS A **** AWFUL DEFENDER! Discuss: I'd rather have Heskey at right back.

Ah drilled cross one of the most valuable tools in the locker. Pace Control button + Cross (Like you were taking a finesse shot). I play with crossing on semi but I think it over rides assistance to make the drive cross full manual. Very effective for quickly getting the ball from a deep defender to a winger and forward on the half way when starting a counter attack. In FIFA 11 you could use the same for driving a through ball to great effect but they've sadly replaced it with fancy flicks.

No mate, but ive always been intrigued by the whole start with nothing and work you way up thing, sort of like Final Fantasy. The only issue i think i will have is not plaughing enough hours into it, what with the missus and little dude. I do like the sound of it and think i would probably enjoy it. Just don't let the missus get her mitts on it. Mine was home from work one day bored and fired up the xbox before playing Oblivion for 8 hours straight, she had never touched the console before and it was almost impossible to wrestle it off her for the next 2 weeks.

Cracking game last night, Highlights if anyone is interested

A shout for Giovanni Trapattoni: As a player: Milan Italian League (2): 1961–62, 1967–68 Italian Cup (1): 1966–67 European Cup (2): 1963, 1969 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1967–68 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1969 As a manager: Juventus Italian League (6): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86 Italian Cup (2): 1978–79, 1982–83 European Cup (1): 1984–85 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1984 UEFA Cup (2): 1977, 1993 European Super Cup (1): 1984 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1985 Internazionale Italian League (1): 1988–89 UEFA Cup (1): 1991 Bayern Munich German League (1): 1996–97 German Cup (1): 1997–98 German League Cup (1): 1996–97 Benfica Portuguese League (1): 2004–05 Red Bull Salzburg Austrian League (1): 2006–07 Ireland European Champions (1): 2012 Astonishing to think he won league titles in 4 different countries, 10 in total. Sadly his international career in terms of World Cup success never materialized, might have been different if the fix wasn't in for South Korea in 2002.

So I like to be reasonably prepared for disaster, I guess living in a place where bad shit is likely to happen drives you to be aware of potential pitfalls. In NYC a range of things can happen. In terms of weather on the Atlantic seaboard can be and are subject to Tidal Waves, Hurricanes, Blizzards and the possibility of prolonged drought. This was hammered home in recent months as my apartment building boarded on the evacuation zone for Hurricane Katrina and an addition 6 inches of tidal surge that day would have flooded the basement rendering the building without power, water and sanitation. For the storm we decided to shelter in place and as it turned out that was the right decision. However we were prepared, I had grab bags at the ready with basic supplies, hard cash and important documents. In the event that the foundations became undermined and we would never be allowed back into the building at least we would only have lost replaceable things. Now to be fair weather conditions are not the only threat you face living in midtown Manhattan most prominent is obviously terrorism. Now with a terrorist threat you just have to live with it since there's **** all you can do other than maybe minimise risks by taking transit at off peak hours, avoiding especially risk prone areas or joining the bad guys. In terms of threat impact a conventional bomb can get you anywhere at any time, risks of exposure to chemical, biological and radiological agents is even more alarming but unless you walk around in a airtight lead bubble bugger all you can do. I do however prepare for the unexpected. As mentioned previously I have a pair of grab bags in case we need to get the **** out, they have adequate food, water, shelter and tools for a couple of days traveling on foot with which we could make it to the Canadian border or at least into the hills of Vermont and New Hampshire. A couple of emergencies would drive me to pack up and leave a major period of civil unrest or epidemic would be right at the top of the list times when it would be far from ideal to stay in a heavily populated area. It is also likely that an epidemic would lead to a major civil disturbance which on a certain scale could be comparable to a zombie apocalypse. Granted hordes of the undead stalking the streets hungry for brains would certainly raise the odds. Anyway to address the original points: 1. how do you get your loved ones together Thankfully with no kids yet in tow it'll be just me and the missus. While less resourceful she wouldn't be entirely useless in a showdown with Zombies, she definitely has better cardio and dexterity than myself. Additionally she is less squeamish than most other females so I expect she could keep her cool. We already have it determined that in the event of any crisis our rendezvous point is the apartment. In the event that we cannot make it there (forced evacuation of the island) we have a secondary meeting place predetermined. 2. location If I had my way I'd nip down the docks, commandeer a massive cruise ship and run it aground on one of the many uninhabited islands in New York harbor where I'd spend the next couple of years playing backgammon on the sun deck and consuming the considerable quantity of food and water aboard while the undead simply rot in the streets. Unfortunately I have no idea how to sail a cruise ship so that is probably out of the question. The more likely escape route is much less ambitious but far more dangerous. It involves following the Hudson river Greenway 200 miles north to a sparsely populated area in upstate New York before crossing over into Vermont. It's quite the hike but would be expedited through commandeering bicycles, dirtbikes or ATV's. The intended path consists of a number of walking trails that quickly direct you away from populated areas and the congested roads most people would attempt to flee on. A good path to avoid people and property is to follow high tension power transmission cables, the land is cleared and they usually track around settlements. The initial destination would be my inlaws place in rural Vermont, granted I cannot stand my mother in law at least there we would have ready access to food, water, shelter and community. The locals tend to by hippyish and self sufficient in nature so there would be alternative energy sources not to mention recreational drugs. 3. food, clothes and water Our grab bags have a good stock of supplies in the form of freeze dried food and water, more can be scavenged en route with food becoming more abundant as we get into rural areas. 4. weapons No guns, unfortunately NYC law makes it difficult, my grab bag contains a **** huge multi purpose Machete but I would supplement it with some heavy blunt objects easily scavenged during the escape and once we leave the city behind we'll be tripping over guns and ammo. I'm not too shabby at archery at least when I was in school so one of my objectives would be to arm up like Robin Hood as early as possible. 5. transport I don't have a car, I have access to cars but even so no way would I use one to flee as the risk of getting bottlenecked in an urban area is far too great, as is the access to fuel. I'll instead be thinking old fashioned and covering ground where possible by bicycle. Bikes don't need fuel, can be carried over obstacles and barricades, are fast enough to outrun most breeds of zombie, replacements and parts can easily be found and are also relatively quiet. 6. anything else. In a **** world scenario, it's not going to be the strongest who survive, more likely the true survivors would be those who are the fastest to accept the old rules no longer apply. In order to survive I fancy I could do many things that in the stable world would be considered wrong or barbaric. I'd have no problem picking up a Ginger child and using them as a weapon to beat back the herd. Likewise if it comes down to starving or eating human flash, I'd likely have an appetite to match the zombies. One thing that does concern me is our reliance on medication, without a supply of fresh meds we will quickly become susceptible to infection and illness other than the zombie plague. It would be a pity to survive the apocalypse only to cecum to a dose of bronchitis.

I see where they are coming from but at least they could give us a cross border dash into Mexico with cartel strongholds and running drugs past border patrols, perhaps they will.

My character better be able to rock a serious beard to make up for the baby faced fiend in Oblivion

No doubt it will be brilliant but I can't help but feel we are going over the same old ground. I was hoping for somewhere new perhaps a semi fictional European setting with a riviera type city a Venice like city and an alpine city. Kind of a French, Italian, Austrian hybrid.

Not sure wtf you are on about, my custom formation is a simple 4-2-2-2 with the CAM's switched to wingers. If playing against a simple formation change like that ruins online for you then you certainly need considerably more practice or a copy of PES.

My Career mode got corrupted including all the extra saves I made to avoid potential corruption. Extremely pissed off! It's to do with custom formations. Other players beware.

Bit of an odd game yesterday, Red Bulls defence should all get a hard slap for the goal. Convinced of the offside they just stopped playing allowing Magee to tap it in what's worse they made the same mistake a few minutes before and narrowly avoided being punished. Red Bulls were far from potent up front I would have liked to see Aguadello come in for Rogers towards the end so at least we would have had some aerial presence. Most concerning were the vast quantities of empty seats. For a playoff game featuring Beckham, Keane, Donovan, Marquez and Henry it was pathetic. They claimed a figure of 22,600 that's utter shite there couldn't have been more than 16/17 thousand in the stadium. I know the snow was to blame in part but judging by the empty blocks with nobody in them the tickets simply weren't sold as opposed to not being used. It says a lot about the state of affairs in the league and the pulling power of star players. 4 years ago Beckham alone was enough of a draw to get 60k people into Giants Stadium the level of interest has dropped dramatically.

Most memorable gigs: 1. U2 at Slane Castle 2001 What a gig! Support from Coldplay who had about as much stage personality as Michael Owen, followed by a far superior act in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers before U2 came on and blew the place away. Bono over did it and his voice was **** ahead of the second concert the following day which was the one they filmed, that is legendary in it's own right as Ireland beat Holland just beforehand. I can't defend much of what U2 have done post 2000 but that was a hell of a gig. 2. Supergrass at Irving Plaza, New York 2003. This was random, I was walking past the venue when I noticed the sign saying Supergrass playing tonight. I walked up to the box office doubting any chance of getting a ticket but to my surprise not only were tickets available but they were a mere 12 quid. Went in and the place was empty, parked myself with elbows on the stage as it filled up and the show was utterly brilliant. 3. Chemical Brothers, Central Park 2003. Had a free press pass for this one as part of NY Ultra music fest. A scathing review I penned of the organization of the fest got me blacklisted from pretty much every electronic event in the city due to pissing off one of the town biggest promoters but nothing bad could be said of the Chemical Brothers who surpassed their billing in every way. 4. Rolling Stones/Roger Waters Wachovia Center, Philadelphia 2007. Can't pick between either gig, never thought I'd have the opportunity to see either live and while neither were in their heyday I'll never forget either gig. One thing that irritated me while the Stones were playing I noticed all the young black guys working in the venue were walking around listening to rap on their iPods, as if they were doing everything possible not to listen to the white people music. 5. Prince, Point Depot, Dublin 2002. I got these tickets as compensation for a cancelled Barry White/Earth Wind and Fire double bill, it almost made up for missing the double act. No screwing around Prince played a solid three hours followed by another mini gig at the after party, superb. Honorable mentions: 1. George Michael, Madison Square Garden, NYC, 2008. Yes I was just about the only straight bloke at the gig, got tickets for me and the misses for the laugh and was massively impressed. A complete tosser but fantastic stage presence. 2. Manic Street Preachers, Olympia, Dublin 1996/1997 cant remember exactly when in was but the gig was pretty soon after the release of Everything Must Go. Delivered an excellent high energy show, when I saw them again a few years later they had become shite. 3. The Bee Gees RDS, Dublin 1998. Convinced my mate we were all going to dress up in 70's jumpsuits for the gig, did we? bollocks! Did he? Yes! dug out some outrageous gear from his dads wardrobe and looked like a complete tit. Great time. 4. Carl Cox, Pod, Dublin 1998. I had little time for Dance music before that night, Cox converted me into an electronic music freak over the course of five pumping hours.

I just want to see what he does next.

If only the world could spend less money on guns and ammunition and more money on finding the cure for Cancer. Farewell Paddy you were a gentleman.

hmm I think I see where the problem areas are However the population of China is expected to stabilise, the population of India is expected to continue breeding out of control: Good thing they are about as athletic as a sloth else half the footballers in the world would probably be Indian by 2030.

The Everton Game

It's got to be Wonka: Charismatic loner lures children with candy into his lair populated with little orange slaves that do his bidding as he systematically plots to eliminate them one by one though cleverly plotted traps. What's more in the end he cleverly convinces you that he is in fact a good bloke.

Sad to hear he's back on the sauce but I have nothing but utter contempt for anyone driving drunk. clearing in the woods.

One thing I'd really miss if I ever was to leave America. It's basically egg whites beaten with sugar into a sloppy, sticky goodness

My heart holds out for the release of Thief 4 if it ever happens :cry:

I think it is, certainly in the far east. Legov? from what i heard that a lot of fans out there are only fair weather Premier League fans and will only cheer for successful teams. Where does Liverpool fit in? Even sha have won more trophies than liverpool in last 5 years Liverpool have a massive overseas fanbase, **** knows why?

Forget the young Ivanov, the old Ivanov legend amongst ugly footballers, a face not even a blind mother could love.

Predictable comment followed up with a predictable question: How did it cost them qualification?

Ball hit the keepers arm after it hit his chest sorry Ray Houghton you are blind. Granted Cox took the initial ball down with his right elbow