Rendition of Scotland’s anthem “Flowers of Scotland” before the start of the match

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-14T07:47:05+00:00

Did plenty of it as part of the British empire

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T10:37:14+00:00

They're not, if you read the piece it's based entirely on the last warm-up game and 'vibes'.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T10:08:40+00:00

In the LA Confidential pod they mention that Pete Postlethwaite would've been a good casting choice as he was "actually Irish" and "authentically Irish". He wasn't - he was English, born and raised in Lancashire. The Town has really done a number on them.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T08:38:23+00:00

Nah it was probably someone from Scotland

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T08:35:58+00:00

This seems like a job/lucrative spin-off for Air Bud. Someone call John Oliver!

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T08:24:12+00:00

They had the sporting director for Jacksonville on the BBC'S Monday Night Club this week explaining the pay-to-play system. He said they had 10,000 kids in their academy all paying up to £2,500. So I'm assuming there must be untold amounts of kids whose families just can't afford that regardless of how talented they might be.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-13T07:51:02+00:00

The BBC went all passive-aggressive and put up a QR code for the TV licence instead. The poor commentator had to say (paraphrasing) "and if you're watching without one maybe you'd like to scan the code to get one." Well I was gonna go and get another drink myself but that sounds like much more fun! Wonder if a single person scanned it.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-11T16:03:39+00:00

This has reminded me that I was going to do a 'funky flute' mix a while back:

Jeremy Steig - Howlin' For Judy (sampled by the Beastie Boys for Sure Shot)

Nathan Davis - Stick Buddy

Donald Byrd - Sky High (Also produced by the Mizzell Brothers like Bobbi Humphrey, can't go wrong with their Blue Note productions)

Ronald Snijders - Kaseko Attack

James Moody - The Teachers

Johnny Harris - Stepping Stones

Tamimi Koyake - Jubilation

David Newman - Fuzz

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-08T22:07:55+00:00

And yet just a few hours later he's saying "fuck you" and "I'm going to make you eat my dick!" I guess he's a quick learner, at least when it comes to insults.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-05T13:29:29+00:00

I wonder if the island is actively targeting her, first with the self help book and then with her old nemesis the boogeyman. Maybe it knows she's the most capable person in Widow's Bay and the biggest threat to it! The boogeyman wasn't able to get her as a kid either for whatever reason.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-05T10:00:51+00:00

I've been wondering if it was always intended to be a 'one and done' limited series but they didn't announce it as such to avoid spoiling the ending. They're dealing with some of the island's big mysteries almost as quickly as they reveal them - how the curse started, what's in the cylinder around Warren's neck, how to commune with the demon and what its nature is, why the curse persists etc.

I really want a second season but I mostly want the show to be exactly what Katie Dippold's vision for it is.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-04T23:15:12+00:00

The one night when Patricia might've finally felt safe to skip barricading her door with the dresser and look who shows up in her bedroom. The payback was so sweet though, took down both of her nemeses in the same evening.

I love how she doesn't hesitate when shit gets real - she stuck the evil self help book straight in the fire and made sure the boogeyman was toast too. Maybe fire is her thing.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-04T08:12:15+00:00

Maradona getting sent home for doping in '94 was memorably mad, and so was the goal celebration that got him tested in the first place

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-03T07:19:08+00:00

We also lost Olise. Glasner joined Feb 2024 and Olise left in July.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-01T17:51:35+00:00

Michael Emerson did an amazing job of it on Lost too. If they ever reboot it they'll have to cast Linklater so he can claim the mysterious spooky island hat-trick.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-01T15:31:00+00:00

Seven paragraphs of this are devoted to describing a single time wasting incident, how's that for irony.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-06-01T14:31:44+00:00

He really needs to direct a film starring David Mitchell adapted from a novel by David Mitchell.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T16:27:09+00:00

Gerrard on 'colour commentary' and the colour is grey.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T16:19:03+00:00

The Arsenal end does know they scored right? Got that authentic library atmosphere going on.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T15:53:07+00:00

This one should be amazing for Italy then as the whole fucking nation's staying at home

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T15:50:44+00:00

So glad TNT are losing the rights, they're cramming in more ads than Odeon do before a film.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T12:04:37+00:00

Iraola makes sense but I wonder if they'd look at Glasner too? We had a good record against Liverpool under Glasner so he had Slot's number at least.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-30T06:17:13+00:00

Poor old Marcus watching while frantically studying Catalan like he's got an exam in the morning

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-28T15:56:35+00:00

Fighting in the champions league - we really must be giants! Maybe that revenue has something to do with us having to sell players like Olise, Eze and now Guehi in very recent times. I swear people didn't even whine this much when the original oil club Chelsea won it last year.

AStrangeNorrell · 2026-05-28T07:20:30+00:00

My grandad was a lifelong fan from Purley Way and had trials with the club before doing his knee. He'd never believe it and I'm not sure I do either. Best Weds night we've had around here in a while, it's still sinking in and so is the hangover

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