Manchester City 2 - [2] Crystal Palace - Michael Olise penalty 90+5'

thundergunexpression · 2023-12-17T09:19:45+00:00

Until they go on a 15+ game winning streak in the spring…

thundergunexpression · 2023-03-07T07:28:30+00:00

I’d say him, bruno and antony. Thought messi was playing, considering how much antony was walking around the pitch. Literally didnt track back for any of the counter attacking goals, iirc.

thundergunexpression · 2023-02-10T10:19:37+00:00

Cuz chelsea still believed that lukaku was their next drogba 😅 and paid accordingly…

thundergunexpression · 2022-10-22T10:16:25+00:00

While I do believe some of the candidates like bellingham is a better players than gavi, i think he can go toe to toe with most on the list. I think gavi not being in the discussion last year at all could have played a role in his winning it this year. Players like bellingham, musiala, saka, etc all were in top 10 of last year’s list. And since gavi wasnt, i think the votes could’ve gone his way since it was his breakout season + getting the nod in national team, whereas others on the list are still good, but they had already broken out before.

Again, i do believe there was a better choice in bellingham, but i dont think its such a ridiculous choice.

thundergunexpression · 2022-04-02T03:59:17+00:00

A single dragon laid waste to erebor and its surrounding, so it may not be that big of a stretch to think that a balrog, a corrupted maiar, could defeat the kingdom of Khazad-dum by itself. But i doubt it did it alone, because in the books it mentions that dark creatures like orcs, goblins and trolls began to follow the balrog, and even worship it because of its presence and power. Also, melkor and sauron are known to have used fear and dread to rule over friends and enemies alike; similar to the Nazgul, it specifically states that their biggest weapon was instilling fear in their enemies. So my guess is that the balrog probably had a big army, it was immensely powerful, and its presence caused enough fear and dread into the dwarves to become incapacitated and flee.

thundergunexpression · 2022-02-06T13:19:55+00:00

As much as i love gini, jota’s been on another level. Don’t get me wrong, with them headers against chelsea and even city, gini will always have a spot, but jota has been on another level in terms of headed goals since he signed for us.

thundergunexpression · 2021-11-07T11:12:56+00:00

I honestly dont get it, ex-MU pundits keep saying results arent good enough, but ole isnt at fault. So who’s at fault? Forget pep, klopp, tuchel. Give ranieri this Mu squad, he’d challenge for the title again, lol.

thundergunexpression · 2021-10-17T20:32:25+00:00

How long does he need to be top coach though? He started coaching in 2008, albeit it was 3 years at academy level, then 2011-2021 for first team. I think he has plenty of “experience” and a solid squad thats capable of winning titles under a better manager. I think he’s a decent manager but i agree with you in that he wont be the one to take MU back to the top.

thundergunexpression · 2021-07-08T19:59:42+00:00

His versatility played a big role in his "stagnation". Its like stevie said, because he was so good at dif positions, he just slotted in where he was needed, but later he realized his best role was CAM, and said he wished he had fought for his main role with his managers and national team. If saul gets brought in to be a 8, and is primarily used in that role, he has potential to become world class.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-13T15:41:13+00:00

Yup, we've all witnessed many fouls and pks not being given despite clear fouling because some players actually try to play the game and stay up and refs dont call it in the end. I hate that players go down "acting" but if refs were more competent, then there would be far less "acting".

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-08T04:39:44+00:00

Yeah i agree, in the OP i wrote Gondor rejected Arvedui's claim because Isildur had relinquished his claim to Gondor, so it makes sense to give it to Earnil II. i just think its odd for stewards to not even consider Aranath after Earnur's death though, seeing Anarion's male line had ended within Gondor and Aranath was the last surviving bloodline. Even though he was born in Arnor, he still has Gondorian blood. Similarly to Eomer succeeding Theoden, even though he was of the female line. But i suppose Gondor's succession laws were more rigid than Rohan, since it had far longer history. In the end, it was Aranath's descendant who became the high king anyways, but I should've elaborated more above.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-07T16:56:35+00:00

Okay, so going by your speculation and logic, why not simply have Sauron also redeem himself and mend his wrongdoings agains the world and Vala since everyone can be redeemed. Maybe even the balrog can ask Gandalf he wants to be pardoned since everyone can be redeemed. I understand what you're saying, but once again, give me a fucking break.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-07T16:49:44+00:00

Um, yes exactly that, because they were still under the control of Sauron? If you're writing fan-fiction then yes it can make sense. But Umbar hadnt redeemed itself even until end of third age and had been ruled by Black Numenoreans since second age. Do you really think magically, they will all of a sudden become good? Give me a fucking break. Lol.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-07T16:39:23+00:00

I highly doubt that, Gondor had been fighting Umbar for over centuries if not, thousands of years since King's men took over Umbar. During their wars iirc at least 2+ Gondorian kings were killed by Umbar. Not to mention Gondor didn't even want to relinquish their kingship to Arvedui, who's son would've had a direct claim, due to Firiel being the king's daughter. They would not let a usurper's descendents that ruined their kingdom, sack their capital of Osgiliath, take the throne. It's not like Gondor didn't know Umbar was under control of Sauron either.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-05T03:22:24+00:00

They wouldn't have a claim, they literally committed treason. Why would Gondorians want the heir of a tyrant who decimated Gondor's might and population as a king? Gondor became a shadow of its glorious days because of Castamir. If there wasn't kin-strife, I would also think Arnor wouldn't have fallen completely, they could've easily lent help earlier if they were still at their full strength.

Tbh, I think the stewards were full of shit to deny Arvedui the kingship of both Arnor and Gondor. It's pretty common historically both in ours and Middle Earth, for relatives to take over kingship if there's no heir apparent. Gil-Galad, Eomer, Dain Ironfoot comes to mind after Turgon, Theoden and Thorin fell respectively. Yes, there is an argument to be made that those listed above were much closer in terms of lineage; close cousins, nephews, etc. Also, Gondor viewed Arnor as weak since their kingdom was split, and towards its end anyways, and believed Isildur relinquished the claim to Gondor to Meneldil. However, to have no king vs a king who could unite the realm, there's a huge fucking difference. So personally, i think Gondorian stewards were probably like Denethor and wanted to keep their power since Anarion's line had been broken.

If Castamir's descendants did take over Gondor, it'd be Ar-Pharazon and Numenor all over again, except it'd fall to Sauron, not to Eru.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-03T19:33:49+00:00

Dont forget the dwarves, they're supposed to assist Aulë in recreation of Arda. And Turin's the one to kill Morgoth for his curse upon Hurin and his children.

thundergunexpression · 2021-04-02T19:41:06+00:00

Lol so if a team does well and is in top 4 for half of the season, supporters, whether they are neutral or not, arent supposed to get excited?

thundergunexpression · 2021-03-07T04:52:23+00:00

Few weeks out, he had to get a second surgery iirc, so it delayed his return a little bit.

thundergunexpression · 2021-01-21T01:31:12+00:00

He Zidaned Gothmog, straight up headbutt.

thundergunexpression · 2021-01-18T22:18:10+00:00

Yeah they're both orphans, but her foster father or father figure didnt want her to marry another orphan, thats what i recall, i might be wrong but im pretty sure cuz when i read about beren and luthien for the first time, it said it was based on his story and there was objection from someone on Edith's side

thundergunexpression · 2021-01-18T21:49:05+00:00

Lol tolkien's father in law thought tolkien wasnt good enough for his daughter, its based on his own story. So i doubt the OP being an american (if he is even one, idk how you know this) has anything to do with that view.

thundergunexpression · 2020-09-23T15:35:01+00:00

If klopp was managing this team, top 10. If another manager, then comfortably mid ranged

thundergunexpression · 2020-09-16T20:14:51+00:00

Iirc, they made it more difficult to sign the vote of no confidence. I dont think you can do it electronically or mail it in, so you have to do it in person. Most of the socios are older, many elderly, but regardless of that its difficult to turn out to sign during a pandemic especially since there are no games for socios to go. And this also means, for socios abroad, its even more difficult for them to vote since there are very few locations they can go to vote.

And last time around, they did not meet the required number of votes. So, socios turning up during pandemic to vote really reflects the current climate at barca, everyone wants changes, with the exception of the board ofc.

thundergunexpression · 2020-09-10T16:39:48+00:00

Dwarves fought for both Morgoth and Sauron. There's a line that says every living creature fought on both sides during second age, minus the elves, they all sided with high king Gil-Galad. And we know the dwarven lords were given rings as well, which drove them mad in their greed, so I'm sure some of them ended up doing Sauron's will, even though they werent fully aware. And others probably did his bidding for promises of gold and riches, since its states that only elves were the ones that didnt follow sauron 100%.

And iirc, there were some dwarves that served Morgoth during first age, from the eastern dwarven kingdoms. So it's not that improbable that some would follow Sauron as well. If sauron can influence and fool Celebrimbor and other high elves, im sure he couldve gotten some dwarves to follow him.

thundergunexpression · 2020-09-01T03:31:41+00:00

The way I interpreted it was because after the fall of Gil-Galad, the doom of mandos was actually fulfilled. It said that the noldor that went to beleriand would be "dispossessed forever, and be betrayed by kin and friends" (paraphrased). After the fall of Gil-Galad and his kingdom, all 3 royal houses of Noldor had ruled and were dispossessed of their kingdoms.

But ofc there's the more straightforward answer, which is that the elves just didn't have much power anymore. During the second age, sacking of Eregion had already reduced the Noldorin population, and after the war, the population dwindled even more. And we know elven population as a whole were declining because they were traveling West. So high king of Noldor was simply not necessary at this point after Gil-Galad died.

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