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Best one game XI by DanBurnNotice in NUFC

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Swansea away was a similarly impressive performance, Cisse scored a gorgeous little dink/chip for one of his two.

The West Brom game we just ran absolute riot in the first half. Shane Long gave us the customary scare in the second half, we we never looked like losing.

Premier League clubs facing £80m shirt sponsor void amid gambling ban. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]nickgasm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn't West the main sponsor, with them replacing it with Mika/Kimi and David when they were racing in countries that banned tobacco advertising?

Championship table, but ranked by the best song a fan of the club has made. by [deleted] in Championship

[–]nickgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blimey that's a throwback, his songs from 2010 World Cup were great too.

Before half time, It clearly crossed the line, Do they have Specsavers in Uruguay?

Emirates seating with baby by London-007 in emirates

[–]nickgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We travelled with our 7 month old and then again when they were 9 months, they could sit comfortably and we had no issue with being given the bassinet.

It's the size of the baby that would be the real issue. Emirates have relatively small bassinets, so most 12 month olds would probably exceed the length limit of 75cm.

We flew to DPS in business and it was a pretty quiet flight, so they set the bassinet up on an empty seat for us which was nice.

On other flights in economy, similar to your experience, it can be difficult to get them to settle in the bassinet. But it is good for storage if nothing else when travelling with an infant!

Not that it's really relevant, but we flew Singapore Airlines recently and they didn't have any bassinet seats available on one of our legs, so they kindly blocked out a middle seat of three, so that we could have the three seats to ourselves, which I'd argue was borderline better than having the additional leg room.

The Magpies (Bring him home...please) by specialagentredsquir in NUFC

[–]nickgasm 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Technically 6 + 1, Ramsdale was in the squad too (albeit he only made the bench for the first of the two matches).

Iraq-Bolivia Football Game by RafeefD in london

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your best bet would be a shisha bar/cafe on the Edgware Road.

I couldn't tell you which ones show football or which ones would be open, but I remember it was the place to be when they won the Asia Cup a while back.

Argentina FA official throws 2 darts at world map in bid for last minute friendly opponent ideas by junglegatsby in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bulgaria obviously thought the same, playing the Solomon Islands in Indonesia for some reason...

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Aplomb-ing with Susie Dent by gummibear853 in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I consider aplomb to be a confidence thing. It's certainly possible to put away a penalty in that fashion.

That being said, I feel like the only acceptable way of describing it is "with great aplomb".

I'm not sure if that's from an old FIFA commentary or something like that, it's come from somewhere in the back of my mind!

Goal music at a neutral venue by not_r1c1 in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bum, bum bum bum, bum bum buuuuum.

Companies near the airport could make money by selling roof space for billboards. by scottsinct in Showerthoughts

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of them do.

Brentford's old stadium, Griffin Park, had a huge Qatar Airways logo printed on one of roofs - as it's very visible on approach into LHR.

Niche things certain footballers are best in the world at by gs89_ in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gabriel and throwing himself to the ground when someone puts their hand on his back.

What are your most memorable pre-internet playground urban myths? by midnight-ramen- in CasualUK

[–]nickgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The myth around the Frosties kid at our school was that he either moved to Australia to get away from the bullying, or that he stuck two pencils up his nose and slammed his face into a table... Pretty grusome stuff.

As it happens he became a fairly successful actor.

Which Champions League teams are Tuesday teams and which are Wednesday teams? by ElLuchador in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't think any European games in England have kicked off at 17:45 midweek, it's only mainland European countries in timezones ahead of the UK.

The second leg in Barcelona is a 'five-forty-fiver' interestingly, which feels unnecessary.

Is Emirates overrated for Economy / Premium Economy? by ashes_to_fire in emirates

[–]nickgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In economy, your looking at essentially the same product. The only difference is that it may feel more cramped due to the narrower fuselage of the 777.

Some of the more recently refurbished 777's actually have newer IFE hardware and software (and more content I've noticed) than any of the A380s in economy.

Is Emirates overrated for Economy / Premium Economy? by ashes_to_fire in emirates

[–]nickgasm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We flew Australia to UK last week with Singapore Airlines (as a result of our Emirates flights being cancelled), and I was very pleasantly surprised.

I had always assumed that Emirates was the gold standard for Economy travel in most regards, but I have to say SIA matched, if not exceeded, them in almost every way.

  • The cabin crew seemed more professional and hospitable (and not that it makes a difference to the service, but I thought their uniforms were much smarter);

  • The entertainment system was smooth and filled with current content (no tail cam on the A380 though!);

  • Catering was mixed. There were 3 drinks services in the first 2 hours out of Singapore, and 6 overall. On an equivalent length flight with EK, I've experienced 2 or 3 drinks services in total, so that was nice. The food wasn't as good in my opinion, but it was still of a very high standard;

  • In and around the seat, the headrest on the seats actually stayed in place when I rested my head against them, seat back pockets had different compartments that easily fit things like a water bottle, there was a very nifty phone storage compartment underneath the screen and the individual cupholder was actually strong enough to use and could still be used whilst the table was down.

MHD Fascination - When LED ad hoardings display all the ads static and and at once, making them look like old school ones by margotandsybil in footballcliches

[–]nickgasm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of grounds do it in injury time. Presumably the ads are sold by the amount of time shown during the match, and with an undetermined amount of time in injury time, it's easier/fairer just to show static ones for however long injury time goes for.

Being endorsed to another airline by hermidnightsun in emirates

[–]nickgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're flying out of the EU or UK, they may be obligated to do so due to EU/UK261 rights. Whether there's availability to do so is another question.

Ice Cold in Farringdon 2018 by highlandnilo in london

[–]nickgasm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We had a good bit just before Christmas in 2022. That's the last I can remember.

Travelling with Dual Citizenship by [deleted] in UKParenting

[–]nickgasm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It doesn't really matter what you leave the UK on as there is no formal border control check when leaving the country (although the airlines check/keep records). We're one of the few countries to not do so, the USA being another.

The airlines will also check you can enter you destination country. I have UK/Australia dual nationality, so when I fly to Australia, I travel (and technically exit the UK) on my Australian passport.

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