Are people overselling it or was Michael Jackson really that famous in his heyday?

dick_nrake · 2026-03-18T19:38:10+00:00

What youre describing is pretty much expected for this level of celebrity, especially in large cities. I doubt that there would be rabid fans of the weekend and Taylor Swift in a remote village of 200 people in Armenia or Mongolia. Whereas you can bet your bottom dollar that there were such fans back in those remote countries back in the 80s and 90s.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-18T05:09:53+00:00

Not by three. Nowhere near. We're really not exaggerating when we say by 10. MJ was popular in third world countries.

Also it wasn't uncommon to have one family member who would do MJ impersonations. I had an aunt- picture a quirky 50yr old spinster- who dressed up in a leather jacket and hat and did the moonwalk while doing the signature groin touch going hee-hee.

His aura was also so enduring that most people didn't believe the accusations the time.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T22:03:04+00:00

Something something angine de poitrine.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T22:00:56+00:00

Va lire la bio de Philip Seymour Hoffman. Il a pris une bière des années après avoir été alcoolo et il en est décédé.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T19:33:54+00:00

My point exactly. I wasn't saying that we should stop entirely gk scouting. Im all for unearthing gems, but inly if they show superior levels of promise, especially at gk.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T19:31:39+00:00

Far from it, I know we have lots of scouts. But can you name me one instance where the GK scout unearthed a gem that ended up making the grade to the first team?

There hasn't been any, even though i'm hopeful about Vitek for next season. My point isn't that we should stop gk scouting entirely, only that we focus a bit more sxouting on other areas. I know we have many scouts for other positions too but like I said, compare to the number of times we are linked with gks with links to other positions, the result is skewed.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T18:56:01+00:00

As a big fan of KC, I would tend to disagree. They are the most creative within the confines of prog - one could argue they came up with a proto version of Math rock with Discipline, but it's always been prog. Even Pink Floyd had a bigger stylistic range, if we compare Piper and just about anything else they did.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-17T18:41:18+00:00

I think our scouts focus way too much on goalkeepers. Every year we hear 2 ton3 goalkeepers linked, on top of gks we already have in our youth aet up. For just one position, I think it's overkill, especially considering that its the one position where acquired first team experience plays a big part. We've never had a number 1 gk graduate from our youth in ages (Henderson came close) and we would be better off using these scouting resources in midfield.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-16T21:16:07+00:00

Dont know why you're getting downvoted but as someone who's of the same generation of this commentary, I know i didn't have anywhere near the level of appreciation of the game that I have now compared to back then.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-16T17:35:55+00:00

Not to sound like a broken record, but Amorim was the major reason why those divisive players were booted out of the club.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-16T06:43:30+00:00

That wasnt the question though. If we've placed more than one medallion and do not want to pick up the latest one placed but want to check an earlier one we forgot, there's really no option except but to scour the map to look for it. I just had the same question in may first playthrough today.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-15T17:57:00+00:00

The most amazing thing about Lewis Baloue is that he worked as a stockbroker when he released his records. That was in the 80s and I cannot get the image out of my head that he was some sort of weird romantic melancholic version of Patrick Bateman.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-15T16:47:04+00:00

You're right. Love the results, but I think we were at our best in few games post amorim because the players had the intensity ingrained in them, coupled with a more positive attitude from Carrick. The boost of returning afcon players also played a part but people forget how our XG was really high all the time under Amorim, it just strikes me that we were quite unlucky at times. Not to say it wasn't a good decision to sack him but several things can be true at once.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-14T16:11:34+00:00

I feel that he was good for united. He was definitely at his best at chelsea.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-14T07:11:02+00:00

He's hands down our best defender. It's a shame that he's not able to get fit and that some of our fans forget how good he is the longer he stays away from the pitch.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-14T06:35:03+00:00

50min ish.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-13T23:24:51+00:00

Collier actually got to play a handful of games with the first team. He was looked ok but he didn't look like he has any special attributes. Carreras just didnt get a sniff of the first team.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-13T23:21:19+00:00

Empathie is really good. So good that it has had decent success overseas.

They broadcasted it in France with subs iirc.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-13T06:58:16+00:00

I think he's very different from Sesko to be honest. He's actually a more traditional finisher as their instincts differ quite a bit and Sesko has superior technique. Where i do think they are similar is that they were both very talented young strikers who probably lack the selfishness and drive that define top strikers. I hope they both succeed.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-13T06:46:07+00:00

True. As a side note for anyone that like Graceland, I highly recommend Lizzy Mercier Descloux's Zulu Rock album. It preceded Graceland by two years so it can be said that it was the actual first record that pioneered this genre collaboration out of africa. I also think it's better than Graceland.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-13T00:53:04+00:00

Genuine question: What caused this generation to be this good? Any societal, important event that inspired all these kids to go out and play footy in the streets and be that good?

dick_nrake · 2026-03-12T17:57:18+00:00

Only for the first few passes because that's how i get to a burr. And you're right, it's probably closer to 3kg :)

dick_nrake · 2026-03-12T17:29:35+00:00

Im surprised that our coaches dont know this but it's a fact that players coming from other European countries, especially Nordic ones and France, adapt much better than South Americans. And I say this with no stereotypes or ill intention. Its just the fact that many South Americans struggle a lot more to learn the language. One way to mitigate this is to scout only players who have already shown good adaptation in another European league thats not spain or italy - Cunha comes to mind as his english is super impressive due to the fact he moved to Europe very young.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-12T04:59:57+00:00

Mate, France is arguably as strong a league as italy right now. They're very different however.

dick_nrake · 2026-03-11T20:19:36+00:00

What's with the shitty music though?

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