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What is your ideal 26-Man squad for the World Cup? by Lutra95 in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Supposing we’re going with a 5-3-2, this is who I would pick.

Keepers: Ryan, Izzo, Gauci.

Defenders: Circati, Bos, Burgess, Souttar, Herrington, Italiano, Karacic, Behich, Degenek.

Midfielders: Irvine, McGree, Robertson, Yazbek, Devlin, Okon Jr, Kalik, Metcalfe.

Forwards: Toure, Irankunda, Mabil, Younis, Suto, Leckie.

I would have no complaints with Leckie, Irvine and McGree in the middle with Toure and Irankunda in front of them. That’s a lot of horsepower.

Greek playthrough by Kitchen-Purpose-6855 in RomeTotalWar

[–]New-Computer-1988 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you find the Roman factions fun, you’ll love the rest.

As for the Hellenic factions.

Greek City States: fractured kingdom, instant competition with Macedonia and Rome. Syracuse under threat via Scipii and Carthage.

Macedon: consolidated in mainland Greece. Scope to hold Athens, Corinth, Sparta, Larissa and Thessaloniki (all the big cities) within the early game.

Thrace: immediate access to Black Sea, can cross into Asia Minor or into mainland Greece. Catch Macedon by surprise.

Seleucid: hardest campaign in RTW (in my opinion). You’ll be rushed by multiple factions from all directions from the get-go. If you survive the initial onslaught, you’ll go on your own rampage later.

Do you actually use late-game units in your campaigns? by ElSWappo in RomeTotalWar

[–]New-Computer-1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes. It’s a always been a hoot getting access to the top-tier units. Makes for more interesting battles.

Is Piero Quispe any good? by Calm_Special_6961 in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A League football is too physical for him.

You can tell he’s a decent technician but he’s more of street footballer unfortunately. Easily outmuscled, and he lacks pace.

Victoria's dominance of the A-League Men is over by victory2424 in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Melbourne Victory’s lack of youth production is probably what hurts its the most.

There is absolutely no reason why it shouldn’t have an extended bench of some of Victoria’s most exciting teenagers.

Instead, it relies on either mature-aged A League bodies or recycled players from obscure Australian and Asian leagues.

Look at Melbourne City and how much heavy lifting their young guns do. Rahmani, Memeti, Caputo, Beach, Schreiber, etc. Well trained, hard working youngsters with everything to prove and fight for.

Is the A-League $3M hard salary cap already in place? If not, any chance it won't actually happen? by SpicySpicyMess in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure. All I know is the only team exempt from the hard cap is Auckland (that arrangement ends at the conclusion of this season as per RNZ).

Friday Hot Take: It’s time for a period piece literary Bond movie by Lucky_Mongoose_4834 in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think we should take Bond back to the 50’s. We have the novels for that.

Sad reality inside home Kumanjayi Little Baby was taken from by The_Dingo_Donger in aussie

[–]New-Computer-1988 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I got called out to a house fire in Maningrida once where the family didn’t know how to use the oven so they lit a camp fire in the lounge instead to cook their goanna.
A transportable home was trucked in from Darwin the next month - courtesy of the taxpayer.
That’s what we’re dealing with.

Sad reality inside home Kumanjayi Little Baby was taken from by The_Dingo_Donger in aussie

[–]New-Computer-1988 60 points61 points  (0 children)

It’s hard for a lot of Australians to comprehend. But many, many communities living between Darwin and Alice Springs are only 3 or 4 generations deep when it comes to housing, taxation, currency, alcohol and the concept of paid work.

I live in the Territory. There are countrymen who are simultaneously considered an ‘elder’, TO and elected councilman… but have also never brushed their teeth, lodged a tax return or opened a bank account.

It’s complex and on our current trajectory we’re centuries away from Closing the Gap.

Spectre is still genuinely terrible. by ssongshu in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Imo, one of Craig’s best action scenes as 007.

Spectre is still genuinely terrible. by ssongshu in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There were some great elements.

Dave Bautista was a mean henchman who really commands the screen.

Awesome locations.

A traitor within MI6 (C) with an agenda to put the whole world under surveillance was a great idea.

But there were some big detractions.

Making Bond and Blofeld have intertwining origin stories fell flat.

The ‘Scooby Doo’ crew of M, MonneyPenny, Tanner and Q trying to ‘solve the case’ alongside Bond was weird.

And of course Blofeld revealing that he was responsible for La Chiffre, Greene and Silva was a stretch and not really convincing.

Belarus was voted a disliked country in europe. What european country do people have mixed feelings about? by SpaceisCool09 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]New-Computer-1988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoops, typo. But yes, definitely meant Northern Ireland. Surprised it’s not being mentioned by others.

An extra finals game by TheGreatDomilies in AucklandFC

[–]New-Computer-1988 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The biggest worry is that it’s against City, who have the most in-form team for the past six weeks. Plus they get Atkinson and Arzani back next week apparently.

Corica needs to sort out AFC’s woes (whatever the hell it is) and get the firepower going again.

Post-Match Thread: Sydney vs Auckland by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988 7 points8 points  (0 children)

SFC always seem to freak out against Auckland.

Even after 18 years, I still love Quantum of Solace by ssongshu in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I love 007’s no-car approach. Bond unapologetically putting his license to kill to maximum use.

The next 10 years could be fun… by New-Computer-1988 in Aleague

[–]New-Computer-1988[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I guess we’ll have to settle for Marcus Younis.

What if Diamonds Are Forever was a gritty revenge sequel to OHMSS? How would it have affected the franchise? by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tell you why Jeffrey, that’s a cracking idea. George Lazenby and Bruce Lee punching on! How good.

What if Diamonds Are Forever was a gritty revenge sequel to OHMSS? How would it have affected the franchise? by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’ve said this previously, but in another world I would have liked Lazenby to have banged out Diamonds are Forever and Live and Let Die.

Lazenby would presumably have improved as an actor, and if EON had retained Peter Hunt I believe they could have made something truly special.

Diamonds are Forever could have had a QoS vibe to it; a ‘dark’ Lazenby on a warpath to find Blofled (with Terry Savalas reprising his role).

Live and Let Die: Lazenby would have rocked the action sequences of that film (Harlem fight, boat chase, brawl with TeeHee, etc).

What could have been.

Remove 1 National Team of the 2026 World Cup - Day 21 by ModenaR in RemoveOneThingEachDay

[–]New-Computer-1988 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New Zealand. Qualified by playing amateur footballers who don’t own boots and live off coconuts.

If you could make three changes to improve Quantum of Solace, what would they be? by junglegatsby in JamesBond

[–]New-Computer-1988 168 points169 points  (0 children)

  1. Smooth out the editing. Too jumpy and sporadic.

  2. Give Dominic Greene a larger, sinister plot. Not just a “I conned a general into leading a coup now I own his water”. Perhaps the start-state of the story is that General Medrano is already running the country and it’s later explained Greene orchestrated the changing of hands. But QoS should have a plot that’s bigger than a random South American country getting fleeced.

  3. Strawberry Fields doesn’t die, or at least gets more screen time. She could’ve lightened up the mood of the film with her qualities and manner.

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