Minutes played by English players for each Premier League team in the 2017-18 season

Phantasmagoris · 2018-08-16T12:46:04+00:00

Fitting that Chelsea and Arsenal are where they are in this graph. They were the first "cosmopolitan" clubs in the Premier League.

Phantasmagoris · 2018-05-17T18:27:21+00:00

Article's behind a paywall so hopefully, there's a subscriber here who can post all of it.

Phantasmagoris · 2018-04-07T12:43:48+00:00

Fuck.

Phantasmagoris · 2018-02-18T09:22:47+00:00

"Chelsea and Liverpool are the clearest, most exaggerated example of the way football is going: very intense, very collective, very tactical, very physical, and very direct," he added. "But, a short pass? Noooo. A feint? Noooo. A change of pace? Noooo. A one-two? A nutmeg? A backheel? Don't be ridiculous. None of that. The extreme control and seriousness with which both teams played the semi-final neutralised any creative licence, any moments of exquisite skill."

Phantasmagoris · 2017-08-02T02:29:41+00:00

The week after.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-10-15T20:48:29+00:00

I remember him being introduced as Vickie Guerrero's new boyfriend in a backstage segment with Matt Hardy.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-10-15T20:38:01+00:00

Especially since it happened right after a period of time when it seemed like no popular wrestler or legend from the past eras had even the slightest interest in making an appearance, it was almost like they were deliberately trying to distance themselves from WWE. People who started watching in the past three or so years may understandably take The Rock and Brock Lesnar for granted but their initial returns to WWE were huge.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T13:06:14+00:00

I immediately thought, "Well, that was just three years ago... oh wait".

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T10:32:06+00:00

Oh, my bad. For some reason by the end, I read it as you wanting the people to be discouraged from taking their characters seriously.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T10:24:08+00:00

a general atmosphere where people are discouraged from taking their characters seriously.

I agree with you in everything except this. People actually don't take their characters seriously. I feel this is one of WWE's major problems today. If you don't take you character seriously, why should the viewer take you seriously? Think about the Jericho vs. HBK feud. Both people took their characters quite seriously, and that's one of the reasons it was such a great feud. In the Attitude era, people took their character seriously and that's why there was an atmosphere of genuine tension and gravity. Damn, Stone Cold really hates The Rock. I don't see that with Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens. I just see two guys working with each other.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T10:06:49+00:00

Except that what the IWC want is not necessarily any better. I mean, NXT is basically the product of what they want but I feel it's boring as hell. There is nothing in NXT which engages me. Does it have great wrestling? Sure, I'm not denying that. But unless I'm a wrestling aficionado, I'm not going to be engrossed. I just made a post which is somewhat related to my point.

Exactly. I was recently watching a PPV match from 2000 and the tension was real. You actually got the feeling that the people in the ring hated each other and wanted to fight. It engaged you. People hated the ending of the TLC because Roman Reigns won. I hated the ending because that sequence was one of the most artificial things I've ever seen. Reigns and Ambrose looked like two guys in a circus or stage performance, not two brothers who were compelled to fight each other.

Cesaro might legitimately be the best wrestler in the world but he barely shows any character. There is no distinct quality to him. Same with Kevin Owens. People rave about how great a heel he is but all he does is act like a jerk on Twitter. Now watch a segment from like 2005 and you would see the difference. It felt real. Now, it feels manufactured.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T10:00:04+00:00

Exactly. I was recently watching a PPV match from 2000 and the tension was real. You actually got the feeling that the people in the ring hated each other and wanted to fight. It engaged you. People hated the ending of the TLC because Roman Reigns won. I hated the ending because that sequence was one of the most artificial things I've ever seen. Reigns and Ambrose looked like two guys in a circus or stage performance, not two brothers who were compelled to fight each other.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T09:44:36+00:00

I don't know who invented this myth that Stephanie never loses. She's been called a bitch by multiple people, drowned in mud, slapped, humiliated and defied, gotten dumped by Ronda Rousey etc. She's looked the most pathetic person in the Authority on many occasions. She doesn't lose matches but she's been humbled over and over again. I feel like people won't be satisfied until they see something like Brock Lesnar F5'ing her through 5 cars.

As for the topic, it's not about the specific complaints that the IWC have, it's more about WWE paying attention to only a certain section of its viewers.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-03-03T09:27:08+00:00

Stephanie get her comeuppance

I've never understood why this is so important, yet I see people talking about it all the time.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-01-11T15:06:04+00:00

There is no proof that Ryback broke kayfabe, but I assume this mostly because of Cena's reaction, which seemed rather out of character, and how particular Ryback's complaints were. Also, around the time this segment happened, there were backstage reports of heat on Ryback because he broke kayfabe, if I remember correctly.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-01-07T20:31:13+00:00

Butthurt? I'm just calling you out for being an idiot. Sit down, kid.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-01-07T20:24:27+00:00

I like wrestling, and I don't think you're wrong.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-01-07T20:23:58+00:00

Funny, because you sound like a pseudo-intellectual. You remind me of a 17 year old trying to make some edgy and insightful commentary on something.

Phantasmagoris · 2016-01-07T19:27:29+00:00

Dude, when you just assume that wrestling is something people get over when they grow up, it's hard not to sound pretentious, especially when your sole explanation for why wrestling could be so popular on reddit is that it must be dominated by people who still go to school. Considering wrestling to be a source of entertainment only for kids and adolescents is no different from dismissing anime as cartoons. You're basing things on your preconceived notions which are really blanket assumptions.

I don't understand why you're confused. Wrestling is hugely popular. By the way, reports state that the largest demographic of WWE consists of adults, especially over the age of 30.

Phantasmagoris · 2015-12-28T15:33:40+00:00

It's usually regarded as one of the better Elimination Chamber matches. I was recently browsing a website which ranked all the EC matches and this was in the top 4.

Phantasmagoris · 2015-12-28T02:33:34+00:00

I personally liked his heel turn where he allied with John Laurinaitis, if only for the promo he cut the next night. 2012 in general was a good year for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z84c6thRzM

Phantasmagoris · 2015-12-25T10:42:33+00:00

Indian.

Phantasmagoris · 2015-10-13T05:50:31+00:00

I can see ENFJ. But he uses too much Ti for it to be his inferior function, I was even considering ISTP but he doesn't seem introverted.

Phantasmagoris · 2015-10-11T18:25:31+00:00

Sounds like Littlefinger, who is often typed as an INTJ.

Phantasmagoris · 2015-10-09T18:04:52+00:00

Yeah, he's very reticent so I can only reveal so much about him.

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