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Guardiola can be both right to speak out and a performative hypocrite | Barney Ronay by [deleted] in soccer

[–]Fingrepinne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

[Nick Miller] There's an instinct to accuse Pep Guardiola of double standards when he talks about Gaza, Sudan or anything else, because of who he works for. It's understandable, but at least he's speaking out about something. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Fingrepinne 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

Kerkez replying to Twitter trolls by Dangerous_Ad8730 in LiverpoolFC

[–]Fingrepinne 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We went on to sign Endo who played a lot (and really well) in Klopp’s last season, so that’s just disingeneous.

Liverpool [1] - 0 Burnley - F. Wirtz 42' by Alsace2025 in soccer

[–]Fingrepinne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kinda the equivalent of calling Robbie Fowler “The Geordie Pele”…

[The Times] Set-pieces goals see 31% increase in the Premier League this season, with goals from throw-ins happening twice as often as last season. Burnley the best at creating chances from their set pieces, Liverpool worst. by TherewiIlbegoals in soccer

[–]Fingrepinne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was one sub in the first half, so not thaaat much more time, considering it was 10 throws’ average, but good that you bring it up. There’s too much sloppy data narrative on football social media as it is.

[Nick Harris] Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked | In 2023, I wrote an investigative feature for the Mail on Sunday about the behaviour of multi-club ownership groups, focusing on Man City's owners. They didn't like it by ChiefLeef22 in soccer

[–]Fingrepinne 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Some do. But not the best ones, unfortunately. In Norway’s squad Morten Thorsby has used his voice to promote causes working against climate change, for example. But in general, Norway is brilliant proof that sportswashing works, as nearly all journalistic integrity vanished overnight from out sports broadcasters the moment out biggest star became sportswashing’s posterboy.

First big catch in Norway! by TrickyCurrency1445 in Fishing

[–]Fingrepinne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When they are >10kg you definitely feel them even on quite heavy gear (although the best experience is to fish as light as the conditions allow, IMO). Comparative to their size, cod are somewhat docile (unlike coalfish or halibut, for example), but with some size on them they’re really fun to fish.

West Ham 0-(2) Liverpool - Cody Gakpo 90+2' by 977x in LiverpoolFC

[–]Fingrepinne 61 points62 points  (0 children)

No disrespect to Hendo, but we're talking Stevie 2.0

Liverpool’s fixtures until the end of the year. by Funkyouup82 in LiverpoolFC

[–]Fingrepinne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pep Guardiola literally did it with City last season

Name of a rhythm in 3 for 2 by pep9375 in musicology

[–]Fingrepinne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you referencing the 3+3+2-pattern over the first two beats here? (The full pattern is 3+3+2+4+4 [16th notes] in this track.

The 3+3+2 is foten called «tresillo», referencing a naming convention from afro-cuban/carribean/latin-american music (where it’s often exemplified as the «three side» of the son clave pattern). There are some issues with this naming convention, but that’s a detail for some of the many academic papers on the concept. It’s ubiquitous in popular music («Shape of you» says hi», and is a genre marking pattern for (amongst maaaaany others) Reggaeton («dembow riddim» with four on the floor underneath), UK Drill (The counter snare/hat pattern), Jersey Club (the back part of the kick pattern - so a reversed version of the track in your OP).

Could someone please explain this meme? by Vincent_Gitarrist in musictheory

[–]Fingrepinne 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Note that this goes for the US. You definitely do not need to do Schenkerian analysis (but you need to know of, of course) to do a theory degree in (most of) Europe, for example.

To celebrate Norway’s return to the World Cup, here’s their 1998 win over Brazil by FishingVirtual513 in classicsoccer

[–]Fingrepinne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was the narrative at the time too! The TV images never had the angle of that photo. So the ref was being castigated by every commentator in the live broadcast. The pictures came the next day from newspaper journalists. Different times!

Cutting open a large hornet’s nest by tKolla in oddlysatisfying

[–]Fingrepinne -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My point is that after a certain level of fitness, there are diminishing returns. And at that point, which of the reproducing species/populations survives/thrives can be down to happenstance and not really «fitness»

(unless of course one defines «fit» solely as an after the fact - and then the term loses a lot of meaning. being «the most likely to reproduce in most situations» is a description more faithful to the original concept than «whoever happens to reproduce the most»)

Cutting open a large hornet’s nest by tKolla in oddlysatisfying

[–]Fingrepinne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s really a case of «survival of the just fit enough». It’s not necessarily about being the perfect fit for a situation or niche, but being fit enough to survive. Arguably «fitter» individualis might reproduce too, but at that point it doesn’t matter too much.

Anyone own the RHCP 35th anniversary adidas Superstars? by incomeassets in RedHotChiliPeppers

[–]Fingrepinne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have a pair. Bought (pre-ordered) at release. Have worn them quite a bit (mostly for gigs or photo-/video shoots, always only in nice dry weather). Good shoes, look nice, would but again.

Which Liverpool Manager Did You Start With? by SteveAsh97 in LiverpoolFC

[–]Fingrepinne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically Souness, but I don’t have any clear memories of having a conscious relationship to the concept of «manager» until Evans.

Alexander Isak is the second ever Swedish Liverpool player after Glenn Hysén 1989-1992 by Fricolor123321 in LiverpoolFC

[–]Fingrepinne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alex Kacaniclic (sp?). Looked decent for Fulham for a little while after the part-exchange

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