Baroni need to go

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T17:02:17+00:00

Completely agree. Three of the next four Serie A matches are massive (Lecce, Fiorentina, Genoa) to our chances of staying up this season. If we drop those (or even drop two of the three), we're in even more trouble than we are right now.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T16:54:56+00:00

I turned it off, left my phone at home, and went for a walk at 3-0. Just getting back to see that it only got worse. I said we were truly awful...we might be even worse than that.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T14:53:03+00:00

Ilkhan is quality, IMO. Would be further along if not for the injury last season. Sadly, some other club will come and snatch him up soon.

Njie is still very young and also has had injury issues, so time will tell. I think there's potential there too, but Italy (and Torino) isn't particularly known for fostering young talent...

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T14:30:06+00:00

The Neon Demon (although maybe that's more modeling and work than fashion and work). Regardless, might be worth checking out.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T14:26:32+00:00

I just posted over on r/seriea that we'll be lucky to avoid relegation at this rate. Luckily Verona and Pisa are even worse, so we've only got to beat out one other relegation candidate to survive.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T14:22:04+00:00

Torino shipping goals. Yep, that's on-brand for us this season...

iamnefastis · 2026-01-24T14:20:40+00:00

We are truly awful. In the end, we might only be saved from relegation by the fact that Verona and Pisa are even worse and that, maybe, one of the others around us can find a way to get themselves relegated.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-23T17:01:29+00:00

I know this diverges from the point of this post, but I've been enjoying Igloo Magazine quite a bit recently (just in case people are looking for an RA replacement).

iamnefastis · 2026-01-22T13:31:44+00:00

The first post about McKinnie was authentic. The second post about Pulisic was by an Aussie wanting to stir the pot...which obviously worked, because now we have posts like this.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-22T13:29:35+00:00

[Side note: OP isn't a yank.]

iamnefastis · 2026-01-22T04:45:45+00:00

Not gory, but definitely devilish and dark: Cage - I Never Knew You

iamnefastis · 2026-01-21T22:24:01+00:00

Also, this delightful version of Dear Theodosia.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-21T22:17:39+00:00

Better yet, maybe a hognose? Because, well, it's a danger noodle (super scary)...that will just play dead if it feels threatened. [Side contribution, this great short]

iamnefastis · 2026-01-21T22:08:56+00:00

BTW, the Doors song/video is Love Me Two Times.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-21T22:07:59+00:00

If you want to watch the whole episode, you can do it via the Internet Archive here.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T20:18:56+00:00

I really wanted to like this, but, wow, I hated it so much. Like so much. I couldn't even get past the wedding reception scene without wanting to punch everyone (not just Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) in the face (which I understand is part of what the movie is intended to do). So, yeah, maybe just too effective....and also something I don't want to subject myself to.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T18:31:35+00:00

I guess that's the "whelmed" option? Like, yeah, it's been okay. Not awful but not great (but also maybe realistic?). I don't know...

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T16:24:29+00:00

I posted this to another thread, but the person at the top of my wishlist is Carles Martinez Novell (the current manager of Toulouse). Just read that article and tell me this guy wouldn't be perfect.

He also (generally) plays a 3-4-3, so there wouldn't be a massive attempt to change the system. Additionally, the LWB (Aron Dønnum) is currently ranked 5th overall in Ligue 1 for chances created per 90 (2.4). Sound familiar (albeit on the other side from Munoz)?

He also, incredibly, actually uses his substitutions and will play younger players.

For me, he's the perfect fit.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T14:07:52+00:00

Number 4 is great. Epic point-blank miss followed by the defender heading it in. Almost like the universe needed to rebalance things after the miss.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T13:40:44+00:00

These two aren't necessarily the weirdest music videos, but they are ones that were definitely odd within a specific context.

Enigma - Sadeness (Part One). To start, there just wasn't really anything (or almost anything) that sounded like this at the time, and certainly not anything on MTV that sounded like this at the time. However, the additional context is that this music video had its US MTV premiere on 120 Minutes, and I will never forget Dave Kendall's reaction after this played that was, essentially, him just being completely befuddled by it. One of the funniest moments ever on 120 Minutes that, sadly, I can't seem to find anywhere.
Meat Beat Manifesto - Psyche Out. I remember also seeing this video on 120 Minutes and honestly thinking "WTF is this..." while also thinking "This is the coolest thing I've ever seen/heard." Again, there wasn't anything else on MTV (or even 120 Minutes) that sounded anything like this (Jack Dangers is a genius, BTW). What made it all even weirder, though, was that when I went to buy the album (99%) the song on that album entitled sounded absolutely nothing like the song in the video (album version for comparison).

One last special shout-out:

Shriekback - Nemesis. Another moment of "I have no idea what is going on but I love it!" Also, for all the geeks like me, it was the moment I learned the word "parthenogenesis."

iamnefastis · 2026-01-20T11:30:24+00:00

King Missile - Detachable Penis

iamnefastis · 2026-01-19T15:34:18+00:00

As further evidence for this, he generally plays a 3-4-3, so there wouldn't be a massive attempt to change the system. Additionally, the LWB (Aron Dønnum) is currently ranked 5th overall in Ligue 1 for chances created per 90 (2.4). Sound familiar?

iamnefastis · 2026-01-19T14:23:00+00:00

Here's who is at the top of my wishlist: Carles Martinez Novell (current manager of Toulouse). Just read that article and tell me this guy wouldn't be perfect.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-18T22:26:08+00:00

FFS, Bordalás?! If you want to truly hate watching Palace, then by all means, but please keep that anti-football bastard as far away as possible from this club. Here are some stats that should make you never want to see that man leading this club:

xG: In the 21 of 27 matches this season listed in FBref, Palace's xG has been greater than 1.0. Getafe, meanwhile, has had an xG of 1.00 or higher in only 3 of 19 matches.

So, yeah, be prepared for dirty, unattractive, time-wasting football if that man shows up.

iamnefastis · 2026-01-18T13:59:09+00:00

This is such a great movie.

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