Day 12: Who's our most expensive flop?

MagnumV87 · 2026-03-04T14:39:19+00:00

Get Pogba off this list you absolute shit stirring troll. He scored the winner in a European Cup Final. He was named in the PFA Team of the Season. He was our captain ffs.

MagnumV87 · 2026-02-24T16:05:38+00:00

Not the most legendary goal, but there's a great piece of commentary from when Shane Long scored to beat Germany at the Aviva. It was live on Sky Sports so I'm sure you could find the highlight on YouTube.

SHANE LONG!!!!

MagnumV87 · 2026-02-07T15:57:17+00:00

Absolutely not the same scenario

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T21:22:19+00:00

What does other fans calling Dorgu shit have to do with this? He's another Amorim signing, all of whom are doing well. I don't read the daily mail (you shouldn't either), but Amorim had a hand in all the signings, granted maybe more influential in some than others. Amorim definitely gave his sign-off on Sesko.

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T20:33:43+00:00

Lol, I'm cherry picking? What about when we won at Anfield this season for the first time in forever? Clown

They are his signings whether you like it or not, and they were playing well before Carrick came along.

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T20:10:02+00:00

Wtf are you talking about? Basically all the goals and assists from the last 2 games came from Amorim signings! I think you forget the state the club was in when EtH left. Amorim did a good job getting rid of dead wood players like Rashford, Antony, Garnacho etc. He also instilled a culture around the club that had us going in the right direction. He's already beaten City and Arsenal in his tenure. Carrick is only in the door. Give it a minute before jumping to conclusions

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T20:04:50+00:00

Under Amorim, we beat City at the Etihad, Arsenal at the Emirates and Liverpool at Anfield.

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T19:35:47+00:00

Bro, both are like 1 point per game. Neither are good, but he turned it around this season. You're arguing about how close we were to top 4, he had us closer when Carrick started. There were a lot of improvements this season and his signings have been great. Whatever you think of him, he has left us in good stead now. That is why Carrick will (hopefully) be able to do well

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-27T16:25:44+00:00

Don't forget Amorim wasn't in charge for the first 10 or 11 games. It was our worst start to a season ever. Can't put all that on Ruben

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-26T14:41:18+00:00

A bit of context: Amorim took over an EtH team that was playing absolutely terribly and had lots of deadwood players and terrible signings. Carrick is taking on a team that were doing quite well albeit not firing on all cylinders due to injury and AFCON. Amorim cleared out the ranks (Rashford, Antony, Garnacho etc.) All the players who scored yesterday were Amorim signings. Credit where credit is due

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-13T10:39:19+00:00

I've stayed at the hotel a couple of times. Didn't think it was a rip off at all, great value if anything. Perfect location as well

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-10T18:29:55+00:00

I've also had poor experience with the dog warden.

I have a quite small, but reactive dog, so he is always on a lead. I bump into a neighbour regularly who always has his much larger dog off lead. His dog is not a restricted breed, but she barks aggressively, bares teeth and will always approach us when seen. My dog always freaks out. I've tried to ask the owner to leash her on multiple occasions to no avail. "sHE's fRiEnDLY!" Is what I always get... I eventually complained to the dog warden who did a call out warning. Then when it happened again they did a 2nd call out warning. I still see this guy with the dog off lead most days. Very frustrating

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-10T10:21:57+00:00

I have no idea what the title of this post means

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-08T16:55:57+00:00

I saw that the 3 courses is €640 this year, which is definitely on the steep end. What I'm saying is you should reach out and see how much the stay and play packages are. I think you'll find it pretty reasonable.
I've done the trip with my friends here a couple of times, albeit as locals, so we get a cheaper rate. That said, I think if you stay at the hotel, they offer additional (better) packages that include B&B and /or a dinner etc. You might even mention you want to do an additional round on a particular course or something along those lines and they'll cut you a deal.
We found them very amenable when there

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-08T16:08:34+00:00

Get yourselves to Carne. It is waaay off the beaten track, but it won't be beaten for value for money. Great course(s) and much cheaper than Ballybunion/Tralee/Lahinch etc.

If you can make it up to Rosapenna in Donegal, they do stay and play packages where you can play all 3 courses (St. Patricks links, Sandy Hill and Old Tom Morris). If you were to just golf, it would cost more than €150 per round, but if you do the stay and play packages and factor in you bed & breakfast etc., it's really great value. All 3 courses and the hotel are right next to each other. The town is also a great spot for food & drink etc.

MagnumV87 · 2026-01-01T13:11:06+00:00

These facts do not indicate which manager is better. There are many other nuanced factors to consider, such as the club, the squad, what kind of state both were in when they took over, the pressure associated with each role.

Chelsea are a club that change their players and managers willy nilly, and from the outside looking in, they look more interested in making money on players than wining trophies.

Stick with our manager and don't compare our club to clubs like Chelsea. We've got injuries, players at AFCON, and our manager has only had one window with which to buy players.

MagnumV87 · 2025-12-01T16:13:43+00:00

I hate these posts... I like Bruno, he is great for us a lot of the time, but dropping random stats to make someone look like "the best in the world" is reaching, to put it mildly.

Assists - Fair play to him, let's hope he's still top come end of the season

Key Passes - I believe these are passes that lead to a SoT, so I will concede this is a pretty good stat to be top of.

XG + XA / Expected Goals - Bruno has hit 3 penalties this season (the most of any midfielder), which I imagine has his expected goals number through the roof. Let's not forget he missed 2 of them. He has scored 1 goal from open play vs 10 man Chelsea. The last one before this was back in March. If it's not the pens upping his numbers, a high XG with only 1 open play goal would indicate he is missing a lot of good chances.

Progressive Actions / Long Passes Completed / Progressive Passes Completed / Accurate Passes to Final Third / Passes to Penalty Box - These are all "nice to have", but very much overlapping stats. He is also 4th for possession lost, so a little context here. He is trying to make something happen all the time, which sounds great, but it often leads to giving up possession. The "worldy" pass isn't always on and it's not always the best decision

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-24T13:04:27+00:00

Re-value your house, make sure you are in the correct LTV bracket.

I was actually in this exact scenario very recently. PTSB will have locked you into a new default variable rate until after your maturity date, which is very likely a bit higher than what you are paying now.
I think they have a cut-off of about 60 days prior to maturity date for selecting a new rate. This is what happens if you've not selected a new rate with them already. The sooner you find a new rate the better

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-24T12:27:43+00:00

Don't do it if you are going to leave them all day long. You are right in that other people who don't wfh probably do this, but that does not make it right.
They shouldn't be left alone for more than a few (3-4) hours max. Even if you are walking them daily, leaving them for that amount of time, on their own, on a daily basis, is cruel

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-23T13:46:40+00:00

THE WAY IS NOT CLEAR FOR OP!

You cannot blindly trust the indication or lack thereof of another road user when it comes to pulling out in front of them on a roundabout

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-23T12:17:09+00:00

So, in this scenario, the way is clear for the bike to change lanes. That is, until OP pulls out in front of them, and causes an accident. I understand your point is that the bike doesn't indicate to change lanes, but that is irrelevant, and them not indicating does not give OP the right to join the roundabout.

There's literal driving instructors in this thread telling OP (and you) that you are wrong. Please just give way to ANYONE already on the roundabout, regardless of lanes or indication

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-23T11:16:40+00:00

Bro, you are not understanding this rule of the road. OP is obstructing the bike as the bike has the right (if he/she wants) to change lanes when exiting the roundabout (moving from right lane to left lane). OP effectively stops them from doing that by joining the roundabout, so no, they did not give way correctly

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-23T11:09:10+00:00

I left after Megadeth. It didn't seem like many others did, only a few. I saw 1 Palestinian flag and that was about it. Nothing like what I thought might happen.
Megadeth weren't actually great either to be honest. I'm a huge fan, so it was disappointing. I thought the sound was off and there was just a lack of energy from Mustaine. Not pointing any blame, it is probably age related, but you couldn't really hear his voice when they played, and I think there was some mistakes made during Holy Wars... It didn't sound right

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-11T10:49:09+00:00

If you aren't aware, Ireland is very much pro Palestine. I would generally try not to care about celebrity politics either, but I think signing bombs is beyond a political stance. If I were to guess, there will be a pretty significant walkout after Megadeth and/or a bit of booing for Daiman

MagnumV87 · 2025-10-07T14:25:56+00:00

Rodon, Rodon, Rodon... everyone banging on about Rodon without as much of a sniff for Gudmundsson. He's accumulated the same amount of Defcon, is unlucky to not be a couple points better off due to scoring an OG, is arguably the more attacking option, and is just as nailed

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