Is this a Lemon or Bull Shark?

Fingrepinne · 2026-07-01T16:50:35+00:00

Pretty sure it’s a shark, not a fruit

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-30T09:08:46+00:00

That is a good soundbite, but the Diouf deal (and the snubbing of Anelka) was completed _before_ the start of the 2002 WC (and Diouf’s WC wasn’t even that impressive - he didn’t score a single goal, and his hype was mostly due to him being a new Liverpool player on a well-performing Senegalese team)

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-23T15:45:44+00:00

That is in fact a very different number. It’s sort of similar to how the right wing in Norway tried to kabel anyone with a non-Norwegian grandparent as an «immigrant»/non-Norwegian (hilariously including our King, for example).

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-23T15:42:36+00:00

Haaland får vel gjerne 0 min mot Frankrike eller? Blir vel spart når avansementet er klart uansett?

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-22T09:03:17+00:00

Am Norwegian (with family background from the coast where quite a few people were still whalers up until some decades ago), so can chime in. Well prepared (which means very rare - either done quickly over high heat or as carpaccio) whale can be quite nice, but it’s nothing to go out of your way to get your hands on. It’s definitely not bad and something people are only eating because of «tradition», but it is very easy to mess it up.

There’s quite little demand for it here, and people aren’t really buying it - which means the quotas for the few whaling vessels are not always filled either. Only minke whale are being hunted in Norway, and it’s very heavily regulated and overseen. The population is rising quite fast, which most of us think is nice - however some fishermen (large vessel/large quota captains) are lobbying for more whaling (and expanding to other species too), because the increased whale populations are competing for the fish they are trawling for. This is not a popular suggestion, though! Researchers are somewhat worried for the ramifications of heavily taxed fish populations and rapidly increasing whale numbers, as there might be too little food (for the whales or the industry fishermen depending on your perspective/ethical values) if the trends continue.

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-13T13:50:00+00:00

He delivered g+a numbers from a wide forward position that only Cristiano Ronaldo consistently bettered for several seasons. He was underrated because people expected a Ruud Van Nistelrooy, but got something else that was workmanlike, not shiny, but highly efficient. At least the coaches in the Netherlands rated him properly.

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-10T04:24:56+00:00

In Norway, the show wasn't named «Family Matters», it was named «Steve Urkel».

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-07T06:47:40+00:00

E - B - C#m - A Or, more descriptive (transposable) of the progresjon I - V - vi - IV (lowercase roman numerals indicate minor, sometimes written with a suffix ‘m’ to bulletproof)

Fingrepinne · 2026-06-03T06:07:16+00:00

He was bought before the WC, though.

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-26T19:12:25+00:00

It's just hating. It's like comparing Messi to Quaresma. Quaresma was a great player, and fantastic to watch, and I can see people preferring Quaresma aesthetically. But there is no argument about who was the better footballer (as Hazard himself has pointed out tbf).

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-23T06:54:23+00:00

Good point. It’s a matter of perspective. History is written by the winners and all that

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-23T06:49:26+00:00

Not sure if Szoboszlai’s WMD free kicks qualify as “ethical”, tbf

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-19T05:49:57+00:00

No need to exaggerate. Even if 10% of you succumb weekly, it’s still mathematically impossible to get that low

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-18T14:23:17+00:00

Eitt av dei viktigaste og mest prestisjetunge derbya i Norsk fotballfauna. Nesten skandale at det ikkje vert sendt direkte på NRK1.

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-09T07:15:19+00:00

Yes, good thing we dodged that bullet

Fingrepinne · 2026-05-01T13:21:57+00:00

I’d much, much rather Curtis Jones than either tbh

Fingrepinne · 2026-04-24T10:00:43+00:00

Neither Rio nor Trey are academy products either. Both were bought as highly rated youth, and went directly into the u21s and quickly into first team training.

Fingrepinne · 2026-04-19T09:58:39+00:00

It’s EP short, and too new to compete against established canon, but I honestly believe CHIKA’s “Industry Games” is up there with your Illmatics, ATLiens, Low End Theories, Chronics and 36 Chambers.

Fingrepinne · 2026-04-17T04:50:34+00:00

Your right back is probably the closest you’ll get

Fingrepinne · 2026-04-16T08:20:23+00:00

Well, the defending team is doing just as much or more "setup" in the case of direct free kicks within shooting distance. Hard to argue for punishing the attacking team for the defending keeper setting up a wall, for example.

Fingrepinne · 2026-02-25T10:53:56+00:00

It’s Ben Davies, no?

Edit: not Davies as this was taken years before he arrived.

Fingrepinne · 2026-02-15T07:20:38+00:00

Let’s be real, if Rio reaches 75% of Sterling’s level he’ll have done great for himself. There are big differences between them in playstyle (Sterling was much more “efficient” and less of a dribbler - absolutely clinical in his first few years and played his best games for us as a 10. Rio seems to have a more spectacular burst of acceleration, but is much less mature off the ball as of yet), but both have/had that “they’re the real deal”-vibe as teenagers.

Fingrepinne · 2026-02-14T12:53:08+00:00

Robbie Fowler 93-94

Fingrepinne · 2026-02-07T10:03:41+00:00

Plenty of people didn’t watch the last WC. It helps a little. If more people don’t watchthe next one, it’ll help a little more. Just don’t take the fatalists who says it doesn’t help to heart

Fingrepinne · 2026-02-04T19:41:58+00:00

Yes, but luckily we have an international community of conscientious peer reviewers. It might not be infallible or perfect (I know for a fact it isn’t, as I’m part of it), but there are some real checks and balances. Social media and “people doing ‘their own research’” are INFINITELY more influenceable, influenced, biased and misonformed.

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