oojason

No worries mate - it’s one of the unfortunate things in football that needs addressing - the protection of players from thuggish or over-the-top antics. Usually it’s the attacking/creative-types that suffer - and referees seem unsure in certain instances just what has happened (or unwilling to risk enforcing the rules for fear of a mistake which may impinge on their career / likeliness of getting the ‘big’ games in the future).

If this is the case, at the top level there is usually enough footage of any incident to go back and address these issues post-game - by FIFA, UEFA or whoever the governing body of the competition is. Yet the will is seemingly not there to do so.

The same for the diving / simulation aspects - which can be tricky to get right. Because a player jumps out of the way of a two-footed high challenge doesn’t mean he’s dived - though if he’s rolling around pretending he has been hit when he hasn’t… then that needs addressing too.

I think most fans would like to see both issues addressed - no-one wants to see cheats prosper, and for me it has no place in football. Personally, I’d prefer if the players respected the officials a bit more too - like they do in rugby - and also in rugby where the officials are micced up to the stadium tannoy system and their decisions are explained - to the benefit of the players, fans at the ground, and those watching on tv etc.
 

Last night I thought the ref was poor - he should have brought the two captains together and told them to inform their teammates to pack the stupid antics in early on. The ref has officials to help him out - yet seemingly ignored them / their input. How you don’t get a red card for headbutting someone - after a VAR review - is beyond me - and sends out a wrong message to everyone watching, and those young players out playing… emulating what they see on the pitch.

I really hope we don’t see similar antics in latter games in the tournament - it’s been a quality World Cup so far - great goals and games, big teams and players going out early, the ‘smaller’ sides doing well too - I hope we see more of the actual football being played 😃

Roll on Friday 😃

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

https://chrishernandezauthor.com/2017/12/31/admiral-holdo-wasnt-a-feminist-she-was-just-a-bad-leader/

I haven’t read the link - though think Holdo demonstrated good leadership in sacrificing herself to save the remaining Rebels in those unarmed ships being easily picked off by the First Order.

I don’t really need to read the views of a military veteran to understand or appreciate this - nor do I care for a military veteran’s reasons as to why she wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link) - or indeed why some think being a feminist matters in this context - but am sure it will come in handy for those that do. Nice one.

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, seems an apt statement here.

I believe we should read something first before commenting on it, but anyways in response to your belief that she displayed good leadership, and the fact that you seem to believe uninformed opinion trumps actual combat and leadership experience relating to a combat situation, here goes:

Mate, it’s not a case of judging a book by it’s cover - it’s a case of no longer still being interested in the topic at hand (which to me has been done to death - and then repeated some more, and then dug up again too) - and also not being interested in the views linked in that article you posted upon reading it’s url link.

So hardly an uninformed opinion on this subject, no?

If this combat veteran believes it was poor leadership cool - I don’t. I also don’t read up other articles from combat veterans when they are unhappy with events from other films that I have no issue with either. Nor those that wish to discuss why someone wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link). Well in to those that do, if that’s their thing, though.

I don’t have the time or energy to read through every link on here - and am certainly not going to spend time on this subject which frankly… doesn’t interest me, and I don’t have a problem with.

My previous post stands as it is - and as I said in that post… fair play that your link may interest others. Nice one.

xfawkes said:

Loving this year’s world cup and would love to watch My Summer With Des again!

^ PM sent mate.

paja said:

Man, that’s bad. Lazy and poor too.

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

https://chrishernandezauthor.com/2017/12/31/admiral-holdo-wasnt-a-feminist-she-was-just-a-bad-leader/

I haven’t read the link - though think Holdo demonstrated good leadership in sacrificing herself to save the remaining Rebels in those unarmed ships being easily picked off by the First Order.

I don’t really need to read the views of a military veteran to understand or appreciate this - nor do I care for a military veteran’s reasons as to why she wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link) - or indeed why some think being a feminist matters in this context - but am sure it will come in handy for those that do. Nice one.

^ England do their best to make it hard for themselves - it’s the natural way of things 😉
 

Re Henderson, are you referring to the headbutt on him by Barrios? https://www.clippituser.tv/c/vxblpy

‘Faking all that pain’? - last time I was headbutted with my mouth open not expecting it, it hurt like hell. Did Henderson exaggerate it? Maybe - bet it still hurt. 'Faking all that pain? - behave, mate.

Did Neymar’s latest squeal and roll hurt much at all? Are the two that comparable in that context? https://gfycat.com/UnlinedMeagerBat (player puts the sole of his foot on Neymar’s shin - Neymar starts the theatrics (holding his shinpad - not where there was actually contact. Yet if you notice the 4th official guy whose foot is stepped on by the player… he does not react at all…

Henderson did later get a yellow card himself for this - https://www.clippituser.tv/c/pldgvk

All three incidents are embarrassing mate - yet only one of them likely hurt.
 

I missed the Maguire incident (was in a loud and busy pub) - he tried to force Kane’s (or another) penalty?
 

For me, a big difference between Neymar and Henderson is that Henderson isn’t ‘at it’ most games (in fact, hardly any at all I can remember) - nor does he seemingly get involved in such things to bring attention and focus to himself - in the way which is seemingly done by Neymar.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Very good, nice one 😃

a Thunderbirds fan, gotta be…

Mocata said:

oojason said:

DominicCobb said:

Mavimao said:

Here’s an excellent article on The Last Jedi and why it has elicited such a backlash from fans.

http://observer.com/2018/07/film-crit-hulk-the-beautiful-ugly-and-possessive-hearts-of-star-wars/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Hmm

DominicCobb said:

Insightful look on the film and its response (I guess I should say I don’t agree with everything said, but it’s worth reading):

http://observer.com/2018/07/film-crit-hulk-the-beautiful-ugly-and-possessive-hearts-of-star-wars/

Many quality, insightful and also challenging articles can be found at the Guardian & Observer (it’s Sunday sister paper) - pleasing to see them get some a mention and some love on here too 😃

I don’t think that site is related to those papers though.

Doh! Serves me right just reading the article. insert embarrassed emoticon here

More love for the Guardian and Observer on here too, please 😉

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

I’ve wondered to what degree soccer’s lack of “support” in the U.S. is because there are no spots to insert advertising.

I think some tv companies in the US have got bypassed that somewhat by displaying adverts during play where the clock or scoreline ID is - with the occasional pop-up advert appearing on the lower half of the screen during stoppages etc.

On full-match repeats or highlight programs - there are often adverts littered through the coverage and the two halves are often broken down to four quarters (or more) - along with adverts at half-time, or between 90 mins and extra-time - and even extra-time and the penalty shootout - depending on the competition format, of course.

DominicCobb said:

Mavimao said:

Here’s an excellent article on The Last Jedi and why it has elicited such a backlash from fans.

http://observer.com/2018/07/film-crit-hulk-the-beautiful-ugly-and-possessive-hearts-of-star-wars/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Hmm

DominicCobb said:

Insightful look on the film and its response (I guess I should say I don’t agree with everything said, but it’s worth reading):

http://observer.com/2018/07/film-crit-hulk-the-beautiful-ugly-and-possessive-hearts-of-star-wars/

Many quality, insightful and also challenging articles can be found at the Guardian & Observer (it’s Sunday sister paper) - pleasing to see them get some a mention and some love on here too 😃

It may be worth PM’ing Swazzy and asking him if he’s still working on the project - or if he has any useful info or resources etc if he isn’t?

Either way, good luck with it 😃
 

moviefreakedmind said:

oojason said:

moviefreakedmind said:

chyron8472 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Then again, I’d be nervous if any film I produced had a six-figure loss.

It’s not a loss though. It just didn’t meet projections. Maybe they needed to rethink their projections.

If they spent 500 million on it then that is a loss.

I don’t understand why so many people here are so eager to paint Solo as if it isn’t a box office failure. It’s not like any of you have a personal stake in it.

There are?

A box office failure is usually when a film doesn’t make it’s money back, yes? Well, we don’t know what the film cost, do we? (do we?) I don’t know where the ‘$500m’ figure comes from I see bandied around - a guess? (someone replicated the cost of Rogue One and added extra on for the re-shoots, maybe?)

Solo has certainly under-performed - in context it could be said it has flopped in comparison to the other recent releases - yet did anyone expect it get near the ST figures - or even R1? I imagine the big-wigs will be looking into it and trying to address it, should they feel the need?

Personally, I don’t care too much - it’s not like Disney is going to pull the plug on future Star Wars films after 1 under-performing film (despite many articles stating it would) after the 4 released so far - so we’ll still be very likely getting more SW content in the future (which is something I’d like to see).

It’s because marketing isn’t figured into the production budget and typically costs just as much. A film with a 275 million dollar budget making less than 400 million dollars globally is a flop. These aren’t just my standards for a flop, this is pretty widely accepted. Even if they did somehow make money on that, ~250 million dollars spent in order to get a 100 million dollar profit isn’t a good investment when you consider how much other less expensive movies make. And I never said they were pulling the plug on Star Wars, I just said that the corporate suits are probably pissed off or nervous, which they always are, so I don’t see why that’s a contested issue either.

Aye, I get that - yet we don’t know the actual figures involved (let alone the complications to the budget given the re-shoots). For instance, did Solo have the same budget as Rogue One? I’d find it surprising if it did (given the level and amount of CGI shots and also promotion/publicity in R1 - as to compared to Solo), which seemed to be on a smaller scale - to me, anyway.

I know you never said they ‘were pulling the plug on Star Wars’ either mate, and I’m not contesting the issue - just stating the future of Star Wars is not at threat because one of the four releases so far has under-performed at the box office.

Though am still not sure there actually are ‘so many people here are so eager to paint Solo as if it isn’t a box office failure’ on here? Yet even if there were, it wouldn’t be that surprising to see fans try and find the brighter side/outlook/aspect of things.

ZigZig said:

ABBA the Hut?

😃

ZigZig said:

Good luck with Columbia!

Cheers man, I have a dream, one of us, will be head over heels - the other likely requiring an SOS 😉

Am not looking forward to to watching the Sweden vs Switzerland game though - could go on and on and on…

Seriously, I think Colombia will fancy their chances - as they should.

moviefreakedmind said:

oojason said:

moviefreakedmind said:

TV’s Frink said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I think it’s interesting how largely immune to the soccer craze the United States is. It’s kind of like how ABBA was a huge hit everywhere on Earth except for the U.S.

The US has had some peaks and valleys with interest. MLS has actually been around for 25 years now and I’m reasonably sure it’s fairly successful (granted I don’t follow it but it’s still around and it gets decent tv coverage). And interest does spike during most World Cup years, especially when the US is good (relatively speaking). Women’s World Cup was very popular last time out IIRC, especially given that we won the thing somehow.

EDIT: Looking at the short-lived history of the Women’s WC, we’ve done quite well. What’s up with that, rest of the world?

And Dancing Queen was number one in the US for a little bit, and you even hear it on American radio stations from time to time, but compared to how the whole thing was received in the rest of the world, it’s nothing.

Thank You for the Music related content - take it the ABBA appreciation thread 😉

I am talking about soccer. I was using ABBA as an example. The most famous soccer (or ABBA) got in the United States was nothing compared to how beloved it got in the rest of the world.

I know mate - It’s just a pun on the ABBA topic.

(with a few more afterwards for ZigZig too)
 

moviefreakedmind said:

I think it’s interesting how largely immune to the soccer craze the United States is. It’s kind of like how ABBA was a huge hit everywhere on Earth except for the U.S.

Soccer seems to be doing quite well - the MLS has expanded to 26 teams (with 11 more cities being invited to bid for a slot, and more slots to come). Teams are building purpose-built stadiums, attracting decent quality talent, and the MLS seems to be on the up income/revenue-wise.

Crowds are doing quite well too, noisy & passionate - finding their own identities & styles - and tickets seem reasonably priced on the most part.

The sport is still quite popular with young kids participating - though there is seemingly a lack of quality coaching in the important mid-teen years, with an over-empathis on physicality, speed and power over technique and decision making - where a mixture/balance is required. (Better quality coaching - and more of it - is likely required at the lower/younger levels, maybe a change in attitude?) More players playing abroad in Europe, or maybe even South America or Mexico, would likely help on the technical and tactical aspects too.

It didn’t help that the US failed to qualify for the World Cup, of course - yet you should be okay for the next WC if lessons are learnt. And also if Trump doesn’t piss off the countries in your CONCACAF federation again (personally, I thought it was hilarious - in the context of wishing to see the ‘smaller sides’ beat the ‘big boys’ - what occurred in the final WC Qualifying round at half-time).

Soccer breaking the US’s ‘Big 4’ sports may never happen - or being a longer-term craze, yet it doesn’t really need to. It’s chugging along quite well, the interest and investment is there along with a fairly loyal fanbase - the infrastructure required to sustain itself is now there (though obviously there remains issues - as there is for any pro-sport administration). You’ll also likely be better prepared to take advantage of that World Cup coming to your shores in 2026…

‘Dirty Car Owners Find Their Cars “Vandalized” In The Most Unexpected Way’…

more here - https://imgur.com/gallery/6IFCccA

There may be some in this thread?:-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Harmys-STAR-WARS-TRILOGY-Partly-Despecialized-Edition-HD-These-version-are-now-obsolete-Look-for-Despecialized-Editions-instead/id/11587
 

It may be also worth PM’ing Harmy to see if he still has any? (or may know of someone who has?)

Good luck with it mate 😃
 

You nearly met your Waterloo there mate, my my.

I felt for Japan in that game - though when all is said and done… the winner takes it all.

moviefreakedmind said:

TV’s Frink said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I think it’s interesting how largely immune to the soccer craze the United States is. It’s kind of like how ABBA was a huge hit everywhere on Earth except for the U.S.

The US has had some peaks and valleys with interest. MLS has actually been around for 25 years now and I’m reasonably sure it’s fairly successful (granted I don’t follow it but it’s still around and it gets decent tv coverage). And interest does spike during most World Cup years, especially when the US is good (relatively speaking). Women’s World Cup was very popular last time out IIRC, especially given that we won the thing somehow.

EDIT: Looking at the short-lived history of the Women’s WC, we’ve done quite well. What’s up with that, rest of the world?

And Dancing Queen was number one in the US for a little bit, and you even hear it on American radio stations from time to time, but compared to how the whole thing was received in the rest of the world, it’s nothing.

Thank You for the Music related content - take it the ABBA appreciation thread 😉

moviefreakedmind said:

chyron8472 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Then again, I’d be nervous if any film I produced had a six-figure loss.

It’s not a loss though. It just didn’t meet projections. Maybe they needed to rethink their projections.

If they spent 500 million on it then that is a loss.

I don’t understand why so many people here are so eager to paint Solo as if it isn’t a box office failure. It’s not like any of you have a personal stake in it.

There are?

A box office failure is usually when a film doesn’t make it’s money back, yes? Well, we don’t know what the film cost, do we? (do we?) I don’t know where the ‘$500m’ figure comes from I see bandied around - a guess? (someone replicated the cost of Rogue One and added extra on for the re-shoots, maybe?)

Solo has certainly under-performed - in context it could be said it has flopped in comparison to the other recent releases - yet did anyone expect it get near the ST figures - or even R1? I imagine the big-wigs will be looking into it and trying to address it, should they feel the need?

Personally, I don’t care too much - it’s not like Disney is going to pull the plug on future Star Wars films after 1 under-performing film (despite many articles stating it would) after the 4 released so far - so we’ll still be very likely getting more SW content in the future (which is something I’d like to see).

^ No worries mate - I have the same preference for they type of channel / content 😃

‘Star Wars Themed Art by Naci Caba’…

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkE0UL-0mgVTSjIbN8dcrQ (with a few more SW art videos too)
 

For more of his work - https://www.instagram.com/nacicabaart/
 

Something a little different…

From Naci Caba:-

He has a great youtube channel showing him painting many pieces:-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkE0UL-0mgVTSjIbN8dcrQ (with a few more SW art videos too)
 

For more of his work - https://www.instagram.com/nacicabaart/
 

From Naci Caba:-

He has a great youtube channel showing him painting many pieces:-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkE0UL-0mgVTSjIbN8dcrQ)
 

Well in Brazil - thought Mexico had them on the ropes early in the 1st half - yet couldn’t quite make that good play pay - and then Brazil grew stronger…

Brazil under Tite - 25 matches, 20 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss. 54 goals for, 6 against. He’s really got them playing as a unit - with a few individuals flourishing and expressing themselves within the system.

Would like to see Firmino start ahead of Jesus - though I’m a little biased 😉 (I do think his work rate and anticipation, as well as his link-up play with Coutinho would add a bit more to what Jesus offers; not that Jesus is a bad player or anything like that).

It’d be interesting to find out how much Lucasfilm/Disney make for each SW film from worldwide blu ray / dvd / digital download sales, sales to the tv companies in numerous countries around the world for showing the movies, merchandising & licensing deals (lego, funko pops, clothing etc), advert partners (car & battery commercials etc), and their own toys and merch (t-shirts, posters, games, collectibles, books, comics, figures & models, and toys aimed at the kids market).

I suppose we’ll never find out exact figures for sure - though am willing to bet it’s a pretty penny considerable amount to add to the balance sheet.