The off topic thread

[SM]

Jon Stewart and Colbert are the best hour of television for the past 8 years, the only shows I watch ritualistically, it's gonna be so sad when the combo's broken

Yep same here, only been doing it since late 2012 but still a great hour (or 40 minutes) of television.

 

[Cruyff14]

Just finished my first season with Liverpool. Managed to finish 4th but was looking doubtful with two games. I was two points behind Everton and a point behind Arsenal in 6th. Then on matchday 37 both Arsenal and Everton managed to lose to fairly poor opposition. It opened the door for me. Win my away game against bottom places Cardiff and then win at home to Stoke and 4th place and CL football was mine.

Managed to do that and now look forward to the new season.

Hadnt really bought anyone. A bought a young LB named Jonathan Silva who has been backing up Enrique all season and a young striker from Argentina who will come at the start of this new season. Apart from that, it's the same squad we have in real life.

Need to upgrade in central defence, central midfield and wide positions.

Silva is good, I got him and I am in 2017.

If you need a CB get Doria at all costs. Marcos Rojo is good too, Balanta (both can also play LB).

CM, Clement Grenier from Lyon is solid, I got him for 13m. Wingers, I managed to get Draxler for only 24m Candreva is brilliant, I would get Lacazette too.

Jon Stewart and Colbert are the best hour of television for the past 8 years, the only shows I watch ritualistically, it's gonna be so sad when the combo's broken

Big fan of Jon Stewart.

Best late night host is Jimmy Fallon though IMO.

 

[Jatz]

This is all making me feel the need to start playing again.

Might be time to warm this up over the weekend!

 

[Cooldude]

Stewart is so unbelievably talented it's unfair, don't understand why it took him til his 40s to make it big

 

[SM]

Stewart is so unbelievably talented it's unfair, don't understand why it took him til his 40s to make it big

Colbert and Stewart AND Oliver are all ridiculously good. I could watch hours of them talking about politics and the news and not get bored.

 

[Cooldude]

Oliver has the typical scouse twit, and it's the accent and his vocab that makes his points all the funnier

Actually has a framed and signed 80s Liverpool shirt in his office, good man

 

[Cruyff14]

Came here to post this



But came across this and thought I would share it too.



Massive Billy Joel fan.

 

[Cooldude]

Fallon's a genius, his show's version of call me maybe was the best one

I like Kimmel as a bloke but don't find him anywhere near as funny as other people do

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah, Fallon is great. My favourite.

Have you seen these

 

[Cruyff14]

Also, only got standard Foxtel, anybody got any ideas on how I could possibly get a free upgrade to HD? Was gonna try the whole I am not happy with the picture quality and wanna cancel.

 

[SM]

Yeah basically whinge to them. If you want me to do it for you, I'm a good whinger.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah basically whinge to them. If you want me to do it for you, I'm a good whinger.

I've noticed.

I spoke to a girl on my FB who used to work there, and says I should complain about how many good deals new customers get and all, my loyalty blah blah and try milk them for as much as possible.

 

[jod23]

Silva is good, I got him and I am in 2017.

If you need a CB get Doria at all costs. Marcos Rojo is good too, Balanta (both can also play LB).

CM, Clement Grenier from Lyon is solid, I got him for 13m. Wingers, I managed to get Draxler for only 24m Candreva is brilliant, I would get Lacazette too.
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I found Doria but with Sakho, Skrtel, Agger and Toure I was set at CB. Plus Ilori and Wisdom are apparently 4 star potential CB's so CB wasnt a huge area I wanted to spend my money.

I dont have a ton of money and brought in Konoplyanka for just 11m. Draxler is obviously a target but they want way more than 24m for him.

I cant decide what to do with Liverpool. We apparently have cracking young players. Sterling is 4 star potential. Ibe 4 and a half. Suso 4 star. Rossiter 4 star. Chrivella too. I think Wilson is 4 star too, so is Sinclair. I know they all dont come good and you need to play them and nurture them to get them to their max potential but it creates a problem on whether to splash the cash of develop the kids.

 

[Cruyff14]

I found Doria but with Sakho, Skrtel, Agger and Toure I was set at CB. Plus Ilori and Wisdom are apparently 4 star potential CB's so CB wasnt a huge area I wanted to spend my money.

I dont have a ton of money and brought in Konoplyanka for just 11m. Draxler is obviously a target but they want way more than 24m for him.

I cant decide what to do with Liverpool. We apparently have cracking young players. Sterling is 4 star potential. Ibe 4 and a half. Suso 4 star. Rossiter 4 star. Chrivella too. I think Wilson is 4 star too, so is Sinclair. I know they all dont come good and you need to play them and nurture them to get them to their max potential but it creates a problem on whether to splash the cash of develop the kids.

Toure is old, Sakho is good, and he is miles ahead of both Skrtel and Agger. Should have signed him, and even if you sell him for a profit a few years down the track, you can re-bolster with ease. I signed him for 10m and Madrid were gonna pay 48m lol. I chose not to sell.

Go ask the board for more money, and then adjust your budgets. Ask for transfer say you can see the club being left behind etc, do the same with wages, and adjust your budgets.

Send a lot of them out on loan. Four and a half stars is the rating compared to your currently players.

I would take my advice

 

[elhadjihenry]

Also, only got standard Foxtel, anybody got any ideas on how I could possibly get a free upgrade to HD? Was gonna try the whole I am not happy with the picture quality and wanna cancel.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2126752

read through this and see what has worked for people and what hasn't

 

[Cruyff14]

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2126752

read through this and see what has worked for people and what hasn't

37 pages, Jesus.

I feel nervous about calling as I am scared they will call my bluff.

 

[elhadjihenry]

37 pages, Jesus.

I feel nervous about calling as I am scared they will call my bluff.

Yep I recently moved house and was thinking about doing the bluff to get an upgraded deal for being such a loyal long-time customer, all those stories of people who got their bluff called put me off. Ended up that my new apartment had all the cabling installed already so just plugged in the old box and it worked, so didn't bother in the end.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yep I recently moved house and was thinking about doing the bluff to get an upgraded deal for being such a loyal long-time customer, all those stories of people who got their bluff called put me off. Ended up that my new apartment had all the cabling installed already so just plugged in the old box and it worked, so didn't bother in the end.

I called. Spoke to few diff people.

One lady wanted to charged $75 for installation and $75 for box (one off fee) was fine with that. Then she wanted to charged $10 extra a month for HD. TOld her no.

Spoke to another guy who sounded disappointed I was going to cancel lol, but couldn't do much because sales aren't open. I am trying to push for HD for the same price for what I've got, because new customers get all these good deals, and I have been with them for five years etc etc.

 

[jod23]

Toure is old, Sakho is good, and he is miles ahead of both Skrtel and Agger. Should have signed him, and even if you sell him for a profit a few years down the track, you can re-bolster with ease. I signed him for 10m and Madrid were gonna pay 48m lol. I chose not to sell.

Go ask the board for more money, and then adjust your budgets. Ask for transfer say you can see the club being left behind etc, do the same with wages, and adjust your budgets.

Send a lot of them out on loan. Four and a half stars is the rating compared to your currently players.

I would take my advice

Well when I said I found him. One of my scouts pointed him out but with all the players I had at CB he just wasnt a priority and then Barcelona bought him so I wont get him now. Into my second season now. Kolo's last year, I wont renew his contract. He is just cover for Agger, Sakho and Skrtel. Sakho is boss. I will sell Skrtel at the end of the season too.

So looking back, year I should have bought Doria. As he would then slot in as backup for Agger/Sakho next year. I still have Wisdom though who is a 4 star rated CB as is Ilori. So they will both get chances next season. Both are out on loan at the moment.

Ive started my second season well. Looking good to get out of my CL group after 3 games. I sit in 2nd place. My group is Liverpool, Porto, Kobenhavn, PSG.

Also sitting 4th in the league, just four points behind Chelsea. So all going ok at the moment. Except for 3 month long injury to Sterling and then Konoplyanka wasnt playing great at the start of the season, got his chance because of Sterling's injury at home to Arsenal. He scores 4 goals and an assist in a 6-1 mauling. Sagna was sent off after half an hour. Then Kono in the next game goes down with ligament damage and is out for 3 months too. Annoying.

So I have Sturridge, Coutinho and Suso behind Suarez.

Gerrard, Allen (having a terrific season and can now play DM) Lucas (wanted by every big club) Herrera, Henderson, Ward Prowse as my options in midfield.

Going ok.

 

[Cruyff14]

Considering doing a Liverpool file after this Arsenal one.

Check out Lacazette. Bought him for 4m, could have sold him for 32.

 

[elhadjihenry]

I called. Spoke to few diff people.

One lady wanted to charged $75 for installation and $75 for box (one off fee) was fine with that. Then she wanted to charged $10 extra a month for HD. TOld her no.

Spoke to another guy who sounded disappointed I was going to cancel lol, but couldn't do much because sales aren't open. I am trying to push for HD for the same price for what I've got, because new customers get all these good deals, and I have been with them for five years etc etc.

Yeah that's the problem, once you have signed on they don't give a shit about you, all they want is new customers. I've been with them for a good 7-8 years and never even been offered a deal. You can cancel and sign up again to get a better deal but then connection/equipment fees will almost make it worthless.

From what I could read the best way people have managed to do it is threaten to cancel and get some kind of short term deal (3 months or so) with free HD and a discounted rate and just repeat the process every 3 months. I just couldn't be bothered having to renegotiate so often.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah that's the problem, once you have signed on they don't give a shit about you, all they want is new customers. I've been with them for a good 7-8 years and never even been offered a deal. You can cancel and sign up again to get a better deal but then connection/equipment fees will almost make it worthless.

From what I could read the best way people have managed to do it is threaten to cancel and get some kind of short term deal (3 months or so) with free HD and a discounted rate and just repeat the process every 3 months. I just couldn't be bothered having to renegotiate so often.

I only read a few pages, so much in there lol.

I might try that as well and see what they say. I just want ****in HD lol.

 

[SM]

All that FM talk could do with it's own thread on one of the sub-boards..

 

[Cruyff14]

Quite happy with it in here

 

[Redalert]

All that FM talk could do with it's own thread on one of the sub-boards..

Well technically it is the off topic thread