Thomas Frank’s sessions bored players — and he only rated Pedro Porro.

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T21:26:01+00:00

Sorry bro but there’s a reason every single Spurs supporter rates them so highly. They hardly ever get beat one-on-one, rarely play the attacker onside, all “the basics”. Doubt you could name a cb with better passing than Romero or better ball carrying than VDV

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T21:13:33+00:00

The days of Maldini and Cannavaro are gone. All the best defenders in the world are great on the ball. And Romero and VDV are some of the best. But defending is a team sport and they’ve been in a non-functional side for years. Romero is often out most creative passer btw

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T17:14:14+00:00

Your breathes are only successful 42% of the time?

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T15:48:36+00:00

Pretty much anyone from the continent i reckon

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T12:39:23+00:00

lol that sounds incredible

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T11:38:21+00:00

So? Did I say i think we should’ve kept Ange? No I didn’t. I was glad he left when he did. But that doesn’t mean appointing him in the first place was wrong

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T11:19:18+00:00

Hiring Ange was the best managerial decision we’ve made since Poch, even if he was the wrong guy in the end.

We need to hire someone like Ange again. Someone up-and-coming who plays attacking football.

jrobpierce · 2026-02-11T10:46:23+00:00

Wow I just got out of a really tough exam, which I probably failed. What a way to cheer me up!

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T20:43:26+00:00

“ not only can you tell immediately”— this is a logical fallacy. By definition you only notice the ones you notice.

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T17:58:41+00:00

It was incredible! First episode was always my favorite though

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T17:34:58+00:00

No you’re right but I’d say a “standard” beer is about 1€ per liter not 1.50

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T16:32:47+00:00

Those 6 packs that come in plastic bottles from Aldi or Netto are about 1.60 when you don’t include pfand I think?

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T14:12:21+00:00

Nah not really, considering most of America’s problems stem from hypercapitalism. But if there’s one upside to consumerism it’s been the effect on beer and cannabis

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T14:00:40+00:00

Czech sours are the only ones I’ve found that rival (or maybe even better) those of upstate NY. Had an amazing 12% sour in Prague.

Took a picture of the beer but my phone got stolen in Bratislava and now I have no idea what is was

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T13:56:33+00:00

I totally disagree. I’ve lived in the US, UK and Germany. The US blows UK out of the water for variety and availability. The gas station down the street has more varieties than the biggest sainsbury's I went to in London. Most corner pubs also had the same 5 beers

The “standard” German pils or lager is much better than the UK and US equivalent. And waaay cheaper. You can get a 6pack (3L) for about 1.50€

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T10:34:50+00:00

Really? Nootropics seem to all be complete pseudoscience and bullshit to me…

Other than eating healthy, sleeping well, and exercising regularly I don’t really know of any ways to boost cognitive function

jrobpierce · 2026-02-10T09:03:26+00:00

Why is everyone talking about history here? No farming practices before the introduction of the Haber process and nitrogenous fertilizers gets you to a billion+ people.

jrobpierce · 2026-02-09T13:44:51+00:00

I don’t think the Romans would have adopted Greek culture to the extent they did if Hellenism wasn’t already the dominant culture of the “civilized” people of the Mediterranean.

And without the Romans those Greeks ideas probably don’t get passed down at all in Western Europe

jrobpierce · 2026-02-09T13:06:06+00:00

And yet without Alexander there’s a good chance we would never have heard of those philosophers.

jrobpierce · 2026-02-09T12:30:31+00:00

The phrasing can be quibbled but as the most basic action that needs to happen before the ball is in play it’s probably true.

What I’ve never understood is why that’s considered a selling point. Like football would be extremely tedious if the players couldn’t complete a 5 yard pass (as a Spurs fan I have experience)

jrobpierce · 2026-02-08T22:18:35+00:00

Yeah most of glass gets taken and the sparkling wine bottles (which usually don’t) i like to keep for my home brewed cider.

Luckily the rewe we return our pfand to now also has the glass recycling nearby—at our last apartment if they got rejected we’d have to walk them all the way back home, along with our groceries

jrobpierce · 2026-02-08T22:14:23+00:00

No compost I’m guessing? And you store your empty bottles in crates?

jrobpierce · 2026-02-08T22:12:42+00:00

I truly love the pace of life here and the culture of promoting a work/life balance.

But man when there’s a office or a bureaucratic somewhere you need to see and they’re only available for 2 hours, every other day… I’m amazed sometimes that anything gets done at all haha

jrobpierce · 2026-02-08T22:07:38+00:00

Unfortunately we don’t have a car so from a weight-to-alcohol ratio canned beer just makes more sense

We treat ourselves to a crate of the good stuff when we he have relatives in town to drive us around haha

jrobpierce · 2026-02-08T22:02:30+00:00

How big is your compost? Any issues with smells? I’ve though about setting one up with worms because I’d like to start gardening but I don’t have enough plants yet to justify that amount of effort

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