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6 hours ago, _AA_786 said:

I think some of the issue people have is that there's multiple players at Juve who they'd prefer as part of a deal. McKennie is who Monchi and Unai have chosen, they clearly have a vision for how he'll be used

I'd say more the belief that monchi and emery didn't have as much choice as people make out

There's some on here who almost paint it like a monchi masterplan and something we actively want instead of us picking the best player on offer from Juve

I think we're making the best we can from a shit situation and I'm unhappy about the situation 

That twitter account has seemingly beat Google and Wikipedia 

On 30/05/2024 at 13:08, hogso said:

I think Gongaga is an interesting spot in the game, as most players by the sounds of it feel a bit fatigued by the exploration side of things by that point, and because of the design of that particular zone it can feel like a bit of a slog at times. I didn't like it to start with, so basically ignored everything and concentrated on progressing the story - which was great and totally unexpected in that area - and I went back later and cleared everything. Best music in the game probably helped in that regard, and I actually liked it upon return. 

Cosmo Canyon is perhaps the best area in the game, and then Nibelheim is pretty much perfect considering what many people complain about with Gongaga, the devs clearly knew they were pushing their luck a bit with the size of everywhere up to that point.

And the surprises don't stop with the zones either, it keeps giving and giving until the very end of the game. I'm still in awe at some of it, although haven't touched the game for a few weeks now. 

Just finished gongaga and I'd agree with that, I'd say two things though, it clicked straight away what the area was and that it would piss me off so I decided to streamline it and then I'm not completing all the areas anyway, I'm doing a good chunk of stuff but not everything, the only area I've 100% is junon - what's people's thoughts on the new fort condor mini game? I liked it, not sure if I'd say it's better but it's close 

I'm 32 hours in, not a clue on level, I would say that amongst all the new functions and abilities and stuff that unfortunately imo the role of materia has diminished, I think there's too much materia, the abilities mean I'm not longer dependent on materia anyway, a huge part of the original for me was grinding so that fire levelled up to fira, that's long gone now

So this game, which is superb no doubt about it, has the weird juxtaposition it that they've created a brilliant action game while imo removing the RPG element that in the context of the FF series defines 7 and sets it apart 

14 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

Mcginn has a lot of attributes but as a midfielder, getting on the ball and trying to dictate play is absolutely not one of them. It's actually really staggering how often he struggles to find space and be in positions deep to receive the ball.

Compound that with McTominnay who absolutely does not want to receive the ball and is one of the stiffest midfielders you'll ever see and it's a nightmare.

But what would you say his main attribute is? Other than using his arse to spin...

Energy, tenacity and getting stuck in, combative, that "elbow" after about 2 minutes as he's jostling for the ball, do that for days

They made him (and the rest of the team) stand 5 yards off ze Germans and point a lot

It was a genuinely bizarre set up from Scotland that deservedly got spanked 

To paraphrase the Paramore news story I read

Paramore, who are a great band in their own right and have a stage time of 6pm to 6.45pm, are rumoured to be having their set list picked by swift

So the main question should be when did Paramore hire Micheal O'Leary to do their PR?

There's just something I find funny about Sue Perkins having to apologise for misgendering Emma D'Arcy the actor (?) from GoT 

You can argue she should know better seeing as she runs a GoT podcast and I think a sky TV show discussing it but it being a news story and her having to issue a public apology has a different ring to it when it's a 50 year old well known lesbian woman with seemingly a jolly and kind personality rather than a middle aged gammon doing it on purpose 

Is it even a mistake? I mean as we sit here now did anyone here know she was non binary? We obviously all do now

I don't see why she should have to apologise 

12 hours ago, MaVilla said:

you would take a points deduction over selling a player?

So sell a player for 40/50/60m and reinvest that in the squad to improve it, or keep the player and start the season on minus points?

really?

One in the hand is worth two in the bush or whatever that saying is

No matter how much we all rate monchi and emery if we sell Ramsey, luiz, cash, Duran, digne and replace all of them we will either end up with a bust or that much change at once will lead to a slow start

I'd rather keep at least one of our good players 

9 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Doesn't Hickey play RB as well? Is he in the squad?

Injured 

6 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Still one of England's best players and not as if he didn't play a single minute. Started both CL quarters ffs.

For me it's more than he's got a different skillset to Bowen and Gordon who I think won't do a fat lot Vs a low block and England will face a low block 

2 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Yeah, I do. Experience of Kroos, Rudiger and Gundogan.

Quality of Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz. It's a strong mix. I've backed them to win it.

I'm not going to say they can't because that's why the euros is the best competition (well it was before UEFA got greedy and **** it) but they're not the strongest team

Hard to look past France but then after that everyone has a weakness, England Spain Portugal etc they're in the mix but all bearable 

But the German squad is flawed, there's not actually that much buzz around them winning it here, a lot of them think England will so obviously don't know Southgate...I still think they needed a striker this tournament, needed moukoko or adeyemi to hit it like Owen in 98

He's had a bad year and doesn't deserve to be there but I think they'll miss an in form goretzka come the end too

6 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Don't tell me you don't rate Germany as a top side?

Do you?

Because they're not, they've had a tough couple of years, euro 21 was poor, WC22 was a disaster, neuer hummels Muller and kroos are all more or less finished, they don't have a proper reliable striker, for club and country kimmich has gone back to RB where he's good but imo he's better at DMC, they've done it because they don't have good fullbacks or really a good defence overall

Fortunately for them they've had musiala and wirtz break through 

They will do better because they're at home but they're not a great German side 

3 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Well he's likely still the best option though.

Yeah I'd say so, I get the problem with it especially for the likes of England but when it's someone like Scotland they're not loaded with options 

And he's been in the Scotland set up for a long time, pre arsenal

For me it's more a case of they play a 5 and try and squeeze in him and Robertson, they've also got hickey, just a weird thing where they have so little quality in the squad but somehow 3 decent LBs

**** hell that took him all of 20 seconds to disallow it, what's that witchcraft 

Just now, HKP90 said:

Ref's been decent so far I reckon.

He's a top one though isn't he? Sure I've seen him do a CL final and big games 

Mate in the fan park been sending me vids all afternoon, says they're piling out of there

That penalty run up is bullshit 

Even if he saved it he's caused him to come off his line with the stutter

Another thing they actually have the rules and the power to stop but zero interest in doing so 

Sang the anthem loud they didn't they? They'll always have that 

Just now, HKP90 said:

Musiala is the shit.

Him or Bellingham 

Best 2 kids in the world 

I didn't even think it was much of a foul, musiala bundled in to them as much as they bundled in to him 

That's a homer decision 

The lack of pressing is **** mental 

2 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

A better keeper stops that 

I dunno, that looked like 80kmph odd, he hit it sweet

Watching on German TV but I'm guessing the English commentators are discovering wirtz this summer ??

He's younger than pirlo i guess

Rough keeping but in general they're way too stand offish 

1 minute ago, Stevo985 said:

Yeah they’re fine at the Olympics. But I don’t think anyone would miss them. 

I can’t imagine someone going “these Olympics have been amazing but I wish there had been an opening ceremony!”

I always take the Olympic ceremony we being for the athletes as a huge chunk of them will be amateur and not in events at the big 80k stadium, I think it's nice for them 

Footballers I doubt give a **** 

German left back is called mittelstadt

That translates to like medium sized town 

Bit weird for a name