ca_gere

An NBA journalist once described Javale McGee's performances for the Golden State Warriors as 'a seven minute Godzilla stir-fry'. I feel this is an apt description of Felaini these days. He's gonna be a major part of Man Utd's season imo.

I'm not convinced they need a winger. Valencia bombing it down the line, toe-blasting it into the hoardings and jogging back like he did nothing wrong worked a treat last season.

Seriously though, Rashford, Lingard and Martial when they played seemed to get pulled further and further wide each game when Ibra was up top. In pre-season they've all been put on the wing too (from the few games I saw). Lukaku is a much better target in the middle than Ibra-'stick it chest high behind me, I wanna try a scorpion volley'-himovic so I can't see much need for a swashbuckler with a pin-pointer of a cross on him.

It'll be interesting to see how they line up next season. Is this way off (assuming lindelof is the hoofer he seems to be so far)?

------------De Gea----------------

Valencia -- Baily--- Blind ---  Rojo

------Matic-----------------------

----------------Herrera------------

Rashford-----Pogba------Mkhitarian

-----------Lukaku-------------

Off the bench you've got the barnstorming Felaini to fuck things up when needs be, Mata for when mkhtarian his having an off one, Lingard to make regular people think they could make it in the premier league, 3 fall-back wing-backs in shaw, darmian and the other one i've forgotten and Martial when Rashford runs himself into the ground. That's a solid solid team that should be right up there imo.

Potentially a big season for Mkh I think. As much as I love Mata, I think mkh has more talent.

Clap-ometers should be the measuring standard of more competitions in general imo

I think you're spot on there. That's why this season is so appetite-inducing. The deficiencies in the top 6 or so sides are so minor that any one of them could take it. Even the prospect of the new-look Everton hitting the ground running is exciting. Fuck, even Arsenal seem non lol-worthy this year.

Salah is another player i'm looking forward to seeing. Him and Mané going full tilt will be a sight.

It's hard to see past City for the title. Pep's had his year to acclimatize, they've bought well, etc. Their squad is absolutely frightening. 

I think the hype around United is due to a few factors:

1) Matic and Herrera allowing Pogba to push on and become the playmaker he truly is. Pressure on him will be enormous this season.

2) Lukaku being Lukaku, but at united

3) Mourinho's second year is generally the one he kicks on and wins everything

4) The Rooney shackles being lifted

5) The fabled Mourinho effect potentially working on a few supporting cast members (Rashford in particular looks like a new player right now)

I think they'll finish second.

I still just don't 'get' Jesse Lingard. What does he bring to the table other than a good attitude? Talk of Barcelona wanting him? wtf?!

It's surprising to me that Spurs aren't being talked about much as favourites. Absolutely fuck all wrong with that team. 

I'm perhaps most excited about Chicharito at West Ham and Iheanacho at Leicester. Two deadly goal poachers at teams who threaten the opposing box more than most.

Is your dad Mr Bean?

Slow day at work, read this in its entirety:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/03/premier-league-fans-all-47-clubs-best-worst-moments

good shit.

A lot of these 'best moments' I've got really vivid memories of. Fab Rav's hattrick, Viduka's four goals, Albert's chip... all replay in my mind like they happened yesterday.

Same again?

It's not out yet. October I believe. I've only got Zelda and Mario Kart. Can't wait to get more games because the console itself is amazing. I'll probably play it exclusively pretty soon just for the fact it's so easy to switch between portable and docked. Most of the games out just now are quite niche. Waiting for FIFA and Mario at least, and i'm sure there are a few hidden gems on the way too.

That game looks fucking ace.

Meanwhile, i'm still loving the Nintendo Switch. Took it on holiday and it was perfect for airports/planes and such. Gagging for some new games to come out but still only cracking the surface of BOTW. 

Anyone else genuinely concerned about jake's financial management?

The world is your clam?

1 hour ago, Lemonade said:

Goes without saying this will be after I win the Premiership with Aston Villa on Football Manager and watch a sickening amount of porn. 

Ah... 'seasoning' a new laptop, as I like to call it. Like a cast iron pan.

22 minutes ago, Teabags said:

@ca_gere I went and bought that Ghetts mixtape. it's so fucking good. yas.

Nice one. That's the standout track for me but the rest is quality. Been playing it a fair bit recently. 

I listened to dizzy rascal on sway in the morning talking about the glory days of grime a while back and found out about Ghetts through a path of 'sounds like' and 'inspired by'. He namechecks a bunch of decent stuff. His five fingers of death is ace too. You can tell as soon as the grime beat comes in he gets comfortable.

... if you just wanna hear the five fingers bit:

Is this the kind of vibe you're looking for?

I'm not Murr but I frequently go on grime binges. I'll listen to a bunch of albums and get maybe 3 or 4 tracks in 20 that I like. Grime is a tough one. I'll play a handful of tracks on repeat and hate the rest of the album.

I've found that a lot of the good grime these days is a bit more sedate than it used to be. It's like everyone wants to have that US crossover sound like Giggs and Kano. If you're into that, Wretch 32 is worth a listen imo. His bars are great but it does veer a little commercial. Flowdan fits this mould a bit too.

youve got to dig a little for the good frenetic stuff. The early grime is of course mental but I find it quite hard to get into and as you say it's a lot of one-offs. I think you must come from a specific few post codes in London to really enjoy a lot of the early stuff. Ghetts and JME still sound pretty raw/old skool. 

Bonus banger I came across recently:

Things have evolved slightly... kettles are fairly widespread now. The stove top ones that whistle though. Electric kettles on the other hand are some buck rogers shit they don't even know about. I felt like I was on Tomorrow's World when I showed my wife some on amazon.

but surely it's not an alien concept to you?

2 things I learned yesterday:

- Americans don't put butter/margarine on their sandwiches. I was buttering bread and someone asked me wtf I was doing. Think about it, you never see someone in a movie/tv show with a tub of olivio, it's always mayo or something else. It all makes sense now that you can't buy 'spreadable' butter in supermarkets.

- Americans don't use the terms 'pensioner' or 'OAP'. 

"Farnham reportedly was suffering from bladder cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, and hepatitis C when he reported to prison."

Do you just search keywords?

What is the opposite of a pet hate? Something that causes just a wee bit of pleasure.

Using Chrome not logged in is a dangerous game. #pray4broonbreadsbookmarks

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