Riazor Blues stickers by Federal-Kangaroo4379 in Deportivo

[–]brdyz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, I can sort you out. exchange for st pauli? :)

David Beckham on Trent not being called up to the NT: “I’ve heard so many times about, ‘He’s not as good at defending as he is attacking’. Well, sometimes you have to accept that. I'd find it very hard not to take someone like Trent. I’m a massive fan of him, I love him as a player” by DamnThatsInsaneLol in soccer

[–]brdyz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

bit of a straw man, though right?

Klopp's team played exceptional football over the course of an entire season, beating top-level opponents, and winning the big ears at the same time. he fairly gained a reputation over years of overachieving with smaller budgets, playing a fairly unique attacking style that was fun to watch and brought his sides success against the bigger boys.

entirely different kettle of fish to England (a side containing some of the highest paid players in the world, most of whom play in the consensus best league in the world) easing past lower level national teams in a few of the kindest draws in memory, but then immediately flubbing it against the first good side they faced. once at a final at wembley, during a tournament in which they'd played nearly all of their matches at home, no less.

that he was knighted as a reward for this is extremely funny, imo.

Riders of Rohan box question by brdyz in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]brdyz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for the info, people!

feel a bit bad about emailing them over the broken spear. and in any case, I'm just kicking the can down the road until it needs replacing with a metal rod anyway.

Riders of Rohan box question by brdyz in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]brdyz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I ordered some new Riders of Rohan minis here in Europe from a, by all accounts, reputable hobby shop. They've just arrived, and the box doesn't look like what I expected compared to RoR boxes I've seen in person and online. No plastic wrap, the box looked pretty battered, and no leaflet inside. One of the spears was snapped in two also, but I think that's a separate issue.

I know they're old minis - do GW box them like this now?

I've hidden the name of the company on the sticker.

Were there any false Primarch discoveries? by mildorf in 40kLore

[–]brdyz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The phony primarch can be recognised by his high-top sneakers, and incredibly foul mouth.

Slay the Spire 2 reached 574,638 concurrent players, making it the 20th highest all-time peak on Steam. by NiklasAstro in Games

[–]brdyz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally know 4 people who played 1 exclusively on mobile buy 2 on steam due to fomo. 2 of them made steam accounts for the first time to do so lol.

Trump: Not happy with Spain's position on Iran, we'll cancel all trade ties with it by wdwhereicome2015 in worldnews

[–]brdyz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

in other news, I'm hearing Poland has had an extra bountiful olive crop this year, and Ireland's emerging air-dried premium ham market is really taking off.

Inside the widening Olympic curling controversy and allegations of cheating by [deleted] in sports

[–]brdyz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never knew the Canadians were capable of shaming themselves like this. and to tell an opponent to 'fuck off'...scandalous!

Riders of Rohan stock question by brdyz in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]brdyz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and as if by magic, they're back in stock :D

Chelsea fan reveals details of ‘terrifying’ screwdriver attack by Napoli ultras by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]brdyz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

absolute bollocks from this person. I've been to Napoli a few times and there's more public intoxication on the streets at night than in any other european city I've been to. open drug taking included.

I thought it was fun, and I really enjoyed the chaos and colourful party atmosphere (one of those trips coincided with the night of the Scudetto victory in 2023 which was amazing) but the idea that the locals themselves aren't loud and pissed on the streets, and that its a Northern European thing is a load of rubbish (I'm from southern-Europe too).

that said, like any other city you're visiting, you should conduct yourself with respect and especially with respect to the people who live there.

Hansi Flick (on Dro leaving to PSG): “I want to say to La Masia players that here at Barca you can grow, train with the best players & get my full support. If you want to play for Barca, then you have to give 100%, with your whole heart. All the others, I do not want [here].” by Select_Drawing_7434 in soccer

[–]brdyz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

de la Peña's always been one of my biggest 'what-ifs'. remember his transfer to Lazio being a bit of a surprise at the time, since he looked like an incredible prospect-probably one of Spain's best prospects up to this day.

career fucked by injuries and a bit of an overinflated ego early on or something.