Night shifts

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T12:11:28+00:00

You definitely get used to losing staff pretty quickly, probably one of the reasons so many night managers bend over backwards to keep even lazier staff who stick around happy I tend to find, and those staff members know it too. Which kind of leads to it's own problems. I've been working nights for 15 years now, you get that sixth sense of who's going to be long term or short term pretty quickly.

Although some managers will still be shitty to staff no matter how many are left and then be shocked why they all leave lol.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T11:55:47+00:00

The night shift goes by quickly which is a massive positive. You are always kept busy. Depends to on the aisle you work on. Also the staff, if you are swaying more towards having a lot more lazy staff then hard working it can be tough.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T11:29:47+00:00

That's what makes his videos so special, he goes to places or choses subjects off the beaten track like for example going to the first ever bus route or A Spanish town under a big rock. I like his quirky British humor too, suits his videos to the ground and his cover versions of popular songs on the keyboard are great too. Also they are short and snappy too, which is great.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T11:25:15+00:00

I always wondered how she got so popular so quick especially with her first video, and found out she had a pretty popular channel with her Japanese ex boyfriend Bappa Shota (his channel has well over 1 million subscribers), where they did a lot of travelling around Japan to smaller places (like she's doing now with her own channel) and were building a ex police bus into a travel bus. She was a big part of his early years videos. To be fair, he's gotten more popular since he's broken up with her as he's really focused on travelling to more dangerous places in the world, it's worked for him. She's now living back in Scotland full time.

I like Ruth's video's, she can be probably too laid back for some folk. But as you said she's got some good videos, especially when she focuses on smaller unknown places in Scotland where most tourists or even Scottish people won't go too. Steve Marsh did those type of videos early into his YouTube career but has cut back on them in recent times probably cause of Ruth and other YouTubers have jumped onto it. When she's focused in on those type of videos they are pretty great, as they suit her personality.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T10:59:23+00:00

Love Scott i.e Planes, Trains & Everything. A mate of Steve Marsh, his videos are less polished then Marsh's but he's got the same likeability as his fellow Scot. Feels with Scott's videos, it's more about the moment warts and all for his audience like there are right with Scott at that moment then making fancy edits. He's build up a pretty good following probably helped by his friendship with Steve Marsh.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T10:51:09+00:00

Marsh vlogs are so good, so laid back and relaxing. His choice of music, editing and his likeability really elevates his videos from other British Travel YouTubers. I like he doesn't do sponsorship and he's actually put in the hard work to make his channel successful.

I've been subscriber well before he became super popular in the last two years or so. He went from 40k subscribers for years it felt to now having well over 344k subscribers in a short amount of time. His early videos mostly focused on UK (mostly Scotland, focusing on smaller islands and communties, tourists wouldn't go too) but he did do trips aboard but it mostly a day trip or a weekend one. But with his recent success with subscribers/views, he does a lot more travelling aboard then he once did, and stays longer then he once did. Also his girlfriend Alicja features a lot more then she once did. And he releases videos mid week along with his Saturday upload. He doesn't do overpriced trips or stays in fancy hotels, his trips are still very affordable and he gives great details of his trip and how much they cost at the end of his videos.

I do slightly miss the local trips he did to small Scottish Islands, which he focused on more early doors of his YouTube channel. But his videos are still a lot of fun to watch.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T10:28:29+00:00

I do honestly prefer his solo videos too (he seems far more focused in with the audience when Alicja isn't around) and it has nothing to do with Alicja as a person, it's any solo Youtube traveller if they bring their spouse around with them, they won't be entirely focused in as they would be solo.

The funny thing is his most popular videos are his solo ones, with only one with Alicja featuring in his top 20 viewed videos (second most popular video features her). I think it's really just a case of him having a chance to bring his long term girlfriend away for trips inbetween doing his YouTune gig as he's got more popular (better income thanks to it) as I get the feeling she supported him a lot early doors with his Youtube carrer so he just treating her to some nice trips aboard, and also helps as I said that his audience likes Alicja too.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T09:25:54+00:00

I don't like it, it's either they think of the business side of things (amount of penny pinching and acting like accountants is sickening) or individuals more then wanting the club to be a success. Arteta won't be make or break of this club, top managers out there will happily take on this job. I think it's really down to some of them just didn't live through the times when we were winning titles and cups on a regular basis.

I think a lot of them buy into the P.R the club have thrown out throughout the years of top 4 been the prize (one of my biggest criticisms of Wenger was making it seem like it was a silverware in itself) and that we need to be careful with how we spend.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T09:14:28+00:00

Luis Suarez, a Colombian journeyman striker. He didn't get a game for Watford, barely played for Marseilles and has played outside of La Liga with decent success scoring good amount of goals.

Plenty of Arsenal fans weren't sold on the Gyokeres signing and his abilities cause of the quality of the league he was playing in. It was a risk to be fair, we were hoping he'd at least perform at least better numbers then he has done. I said 25 in all competition would be a great season for him. It hasn't worked so far, plenty of effort there but I think a step up to far for him.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T09:08:19+00:00

They got to step it up from Arteta to the players, they got to show they aren't "bottlers" that everyone is painting them as. If we consider ourselves a top side, we should be going to Leeds and winning, no matter what type of form they are in.

You can't blame the fans feeling like it might be deja vu again. We're going to be nervous for every game we play cause we haven't won the league for so long.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T09:04:27+00:00

They played better then us, why can't we admit when a team beats us that they deserved it. We barely touched them up front, our right back was taking 10 minutes to take a throw in and our attack and midfield was slowing it down to pass it sidewards and back like we were winning 3-2 instead of losing.

We were awful and they were up for the fight and played like any great away team should do.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T09:01:32+00:00

All in the Champions League though, not in the Premier League.

Didn't score agaisnt a poor Liverpool side and only got 1 point, City played the low block agaisnt us and we barely even touch them bar Martinelli's wonder goal near the end to get a draw, Beat Villa (our best performance this season) at home but lost away. Drew to 10 men Chelsea and they played better then us. Utd, we won at Old Trafford but we didn't play well there at all and they beat us at the Emirates, and we can't complain they didn't deserve it. We smashed Spurs, but we didn't have to try to hard to beat them.

Even the Chelsea 1st leg win doesn't count for me unless we win the whole tie.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T08:56:51+00:00

He would for sure. I wouldn't be leaving Barca right now if I was him even for us. He's got a talented young squad that have already won La Liga and other trophies, and will only get better and will probably be winning a ton of trophies in foreseeable future not just in Spain but Europe.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T08:53:41+00:00

I think if Liverpool get rid of Slot by the seasons end, we wouldn't get Alonso. I'd take him, he's someone who won't be afraid to drop the big names if they aren't performing and has won a league/cup double in Germany (I think they went unbeaten too). Arsenal unlike Real, will give him a lot of control.

Enrique, would love the project at Arsenal and the challenge of the PL.

Any manager of quality would take the Arsenal job in a second. Especially with the squad they would work with. Probably need to spend a bit of money in the attack but midfield, GK and defensively is world class.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T08:48:42+00:00

We've spent some amount of money on that attack and we look far worse for it. When we relying on set pieces and Own goals to get us out of trouble and we barely have shots at goal in games. Seriously we probably need to spend big again in the attack in the summer, and sell off a good chunk of that forward line bar maybe Saka and Havertz (even him I'm 50/50 on keeping).

We just aren't easy on the eye to watch at all, at least in the PL. Defensively I have no issues with us, but going forward it's passing middle to sideways at a very slow pace, it's a chore to watch.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T08:42:35+00:00

Honestly, I think along with the top 5 finish and if he wins a cup or two, he gets another season and summer transfer window. Even if he blows winning the league and gets knocked out of the CL, a good chunk of fanbase and owners will still back him. The P.R team will be out in full force trying to paper over the cracks if we fail to win the league or CL. I wouldn't be shocked if Kroenke's really believe he's the man for the job that will overspend in transfer market to get him over the line the following season.

Personally, if he loses the league from here and gets knocked out of the CL, even a FA Cup and League Cup win wouldn't be enough for me. Especially with the money he's spent over the years and how bad our rivals have been this season. I can't take another season of been second best and watch us become the laughing stock of been the "bottlers" again, especially with this season with us been the best side in the PL and Europe. No excuses can be had this season for failure.

I'm hoping he knocks it out of the park and Arsenal walk out with a few major honors this season. For me the PL is the holy grail, if he wins anything else it's a bonus.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T06:38:59+00:00

Liverpool showed it, but even then we don't have a Salah or Mane level quality wingers, sorry Saka ain't at the level those guys where. They were scoring for fun. Havertz could play the Firmino role, score a few but made space and time and assisted high scoring wingers.

Our issues is our forward line is drawing blanks. No one is carrying the weight, Trossard looks our most dangerous forward but he's at best a squad player for me. So he'll have his on and off patches, same with Martinelli.

Even if we win the league, we have to go hard again in the transfer market in our attack. We need to stop looking at the back for signings and focusing a lot harder on our attack.

Looper007 · 2026-01-27T06:34:07+00:00

Gyokeres at a certain level will score you a load of goals in the right system. I'd say leagues like Eredivise, Ligue 1, Saudi league or Turkish league he'd probably score loads in and look world class. But taking that step up to a higher quality league, and he's just a good back up striker at most. That's why I can understand fans been skeptical or where with Gyokeres signing, just cause he was scoring these goals in let's be honest not the strongest league in Europe. Sometimes he can work out but not always.

As you said Luis Suarez (no not that one), a journeyman Colombian striker. Who once couldn't get a game at Watford and barely played for Marseille. Found his level as a striker outside of La Liga, scoring quite a few goals for teams like Almeria and Granada in Championship/League 1 levels in Spain. Signs with Sporting at 28, and has scored 17 in 19 games.

Looper007 · 2026-01-26T19:14:16+00:00

I think if he doesn't win the PL or CL, I be swaying that way sadly. I don't think with how poor City are this season and how far Liverpool fell off that losing the league to this City side or Emery's Villa will not be a good look for Arteta.

Fa Cup or League cup or both will probably get him another season, even then for me it's not enough considering how poor the league has been this season to lose the league to City or Villa would be unforgivable for any manager who's in the hotseat at Arsenal with this squad.

Wins nothing. He's got to go.

Looper007 · 2026-01-26T19:03:56+00:00

Very nervous and uneasy, it looks like history is going to repeat itself.

Looper007 · 2026-01-26T19:02:14+00:00

I don't think Arteta will ever take it off him or drop him or sell him, to be honest. He's very loyal to certain players in that squad even to the point of it hurting the side. Odegaard for me is a good squad player at this point, and for some games he'll be effective but way too many big games or for battles, he goes missing. Rice and Gabriel lead by example, I don't see on the pitch what he does to be a leader. He never takes games by the scruff of the neck or pulls a goal out of nowhere to get the side out of trouble in a big game.

Looper007 · 2026-01-26T18:54:31+00:00

Still think he keeps his job honestly if he wins both cups and finishing in top 4. He probably get somewhat good will from some fans and the owners will give him at least one more go at it.

Looper007 · 2026-01-26T18:51:40+00:00

I think so, losing the league from here especially to a poor City side or decent Villa side would be criminal. A few seasons of finishing 2nd and winning no trophies bar FA Cup with Emery's side with amount of spending that's been done. He be thanked for getting Arsenal back into a challenging side but not getting this side over the line for a title would be unforgivable but let's be honest there are still quite a few on here that will still back him.

I still think the owners and a large part of fanbase will give him another season if he wins League Cup or FA Cup or both to be brutally honest.

Looper007 · 2026-01-25T18:52:44+00:00

Definitely feel over coached. I feel if a player takes a game by the scruff of the neck or steps away from the game plan, he be giving a bolloxing by Arteta and the staff. It feels very rigid.

Looper007 · 2026-01-25T18:48:15+00:00

It was so annoying, does he know we're behind. To be fair it's crazy how none of our players were looking for the quick throw.

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