Grecian

The sound of gently ripping water. My favourite sound in the world.

People using a word that I've not heard in a long time, and using it correctly - someone in my office used 'petrify' in exactly the right way, I was so pleased I applauded her.

Chocolate.

Week 11 fixtures 

Premier League

Bournemouth  2 v  0 Southampton
Chelsea  3 v  1 Manchester United (12:30pm)
Huddersfield Town  0 v  2 Liverpool (5:30pm)
West Ham United  1 v  2 Tottenham Hotspur

FA Challenge Cup last qualifying round
Dunston UTS  0 v  4 Gateshead w/@FailedPromoter (12:30pm) 
Harrogate Town  1 v  2 Wrexham

Scottish Cup Round 2
Cowdenbeath  0 v  1 Clyde
Stirling Albion  2 v  0 Queen's Park

Ligue Un
Nice  0 v  2 Olympique de Marseille (Sunday 8pm)
Strasbourg  1 v  2 Monaco (7pm)

11 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

Something about that just hit me. 

Has there ever been a black giant wrestler (by which I mean the "giant"-type gimmick, not just a big bloke like Undertaker or Kane)? Nearest I can think of is either Gonzales or Khali. 

Wasn't there a totally random NXT guy who was in the Greatest Royal Rumble who'd fit that criteria?

Babatunde. Entered at no 37. He's 6'10'', according to Wiki

Week 10 fixtures 

UEFA Nations League

Armenia  3 v  0 Gibraltar (Saturday 5pm)
Bosnia-Herzegovina  2 v  0 Northern Ireland (Monday 7:45pm)
Ireland  1 v  1 Denmark (Saturday 7:45pm)
Luxembourg  1 v  0 San Marino (Monday 7:45pm)
Netherlands  0 v  2 Germany (Saturday 7:45pm)
Spain  3 v  0 England (Monday 7:45pm)

Africa Cup of Nations 2019 qualifying (Groups B & F)
Comoros  0 v  3 Morocco (Monday 1pm)
Liberia  1 v  1 Congo (Sunday 5pm)

CONCACAF Nations League
Bonaire  0 v  4 Jamaica (Sunday 9pm)
Puerto Rico  1 v  1 Martinique (Saturday 9pm)

I've been mulling getting Fire Pro - is it worth it? Do you have to play all the matches or can they be simmed? Is it like Universe mode on WWE games? 

1 minute ago, The Maestro said:

Do you remember when it seemed like everyone loved Johnny Depp? I recall people being outraged when Heath Slater was announced as The Joker in that Batman film and not Depp. Personally I've never been a fan of his, barring a few films he's done. At least he's getting that Travolta stink about him in 2018.

He's got kids, he needed the part...

Week 9 fixtures

Premier League

Fulham 0 v  2 Arsenal (Sunday noon)
Leicester City  1 v  1 Everton
Liverpool  2 v  1 Manchester City (Sunday 4:30pm)
Manchester United  2 v  0 Newcastle United (5:30pm)
Southampton  1 v  3 Chelsea (Sunday 2:15pm)

Championship
Bristol City  1 v  1 Sheffield Wednesday w/@MVP RULZ (Sunday 1:30pm) 
Norwich City 1 v  2 Stoke City

La Liga

Alavés  0 v  3 Real Madrid (5:30pm)
Valencia  1 v  2 Barcelona (Sunday 7:45pm)

A Primeira Liga
Benfica 1 v  2 Porto (Sunday 5:30pm)

46 minutes ago, Slapnut said:

We have two hand dryers in the toilets in work, one of them is one of those Dyson ones that dries your hands in 3 seconds, and the other may as well be Graham on reception blowing on your hands.

It absolutely drives me up the wall when people choose to use the rubbish one over the Dyson one. This really shouldn’t annoy me as much as it does, but I just can’t think of any logical reason why you’d pick the crap one.

Are people scared to stick their hands in those Dyson ones? 

Or if they're not liking having to work, a slow dryer can delay having to do any for a couple of minutes?

Just submitted my 21827 word Masters dissertation. What do I do with my life now?

26 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

I beg your pardon? What the hell is this?

It's looking ahead and figuring out what problems are going to be in the future. I hear it in every team meeting, emails... 'Let's finish with a quick horizon scan for the week ahead, shall we?' 

I'll chuck in 'Horizon-scan' and 'Let's take this offline' from work, both of which my prick of a boss says.

The word 'chillax', and whichever git taught my children to say it.

Paul Hollywood's handshakes on Bake Off and why my wife has to yelp in excitement whenever he shakes anyone's hand.

Week 8 fixtures
Premier League

Arsenal  2 v  0 Watford
Chelsea  2 v  1 Liverpool (5:30pm)
Everton  2 v  0 Fulham
Huddersfield Town  0 v  3 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United  1 v  1 Leicester City
West Ham United 2 v  0 Manchester United (12:30pm)
Wolverhampton Wanderers  1 v  1 Southampton

National League North
Darlington  0 v  1 Stockport County w/@AdamTH17

Serie A
Juventus  3 v  0 Napoli (5pm)
Roma  1 v  1 Lazio (2pm)

Week 7 fixtures

Premier League

Arsenal  2  v  0 Everton (Sunday 4pm)
Brighton & Hove Albion  1 v  2 Tottenham Hotspur (5:30pm)
Cardiff City 0 v  3 Manchester City
West Ham United  0 v  2 Chelsea (Sunday 1:30pm)

Scottish Championship
Falkirk  1 v  1 Dundee United
Ross County  2 v  0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

German Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt  1 v  2 RB Leipzig (Sunday 5pm)
Schalke  0 v  2 Bayern Munich (5:30pm)

Eredivisie
PSV  1 v  1 Ajax (Sunday 3:45pm)

Austrian Bundesliga
Wacker Innsbruck w/@The Maestro  1 v  2 Admira Wacker (Sunday 1:30pm)

Week 6 fixtures

Premier League

Bournemouth  1 v  1 Leicester City
Chelsea  3 v  0 Cardiff City
Everton  2 v  0 West Ham United (Sunday 4pm)
Huddersfield Town  1 v  1 Crystal Palace
Manchester City  4 v  0 Fulham
Newcastle United  1 v  1 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur  2 v  3 Liverpool w/@Briefcase (12:30pm) 
Watford  2 v  1 Manchester United (5:30pm)
Wolverhampton Wanderers  1 v  1 Burnley (Sunday 1:30pm)
 

Ligue Un
Toulouse  0 v  2 Monaco (7pm)

Week 5 fixtures

1 hour ago, Kaz Hayashi said:

Have you pulled yourself together yet boss? Or are you sat in your kids room, reading yourself a Duggee sticker book?

Nah, all good now. There was a mother there who was being positively Hollywood in her wailing, to the point where all the other parents moved away and her four year old lad looked mortified. At least I didn't do that...

My youngest starts Primary school in about half an hour. I'm preparing to be a blubbering wreck in about 31 minutes. 

Trying to write some of my dissertation this morning, so I stuck the Network on for background noise. I went with the 2016 Royal Rumble and skipped straight to the Rumble.

A couple of thoughts - Enzo and Cass are over as hell with the crowd, but during their spiel to the crowd, Cass announces he's going to win the match and will prove that all other 29 entrants are 'sawft'. As Enzo enters later, it's amused me no end that Cass considers Enzo sawft. I also spotted that Cass gives Enzo a little sideways glance just as he says it. As I type, Kalisto is entering as No 3 but I'm already looking forward to Lesnar taking Enzo's head off later.

Week 4 fixtures

Premier League

Burnley  0 v  2 Manchester United w/@ultimo the great (Sunday 4pm) 
Cardiff City  0 v  2 Arsenal (Sunday 1:30pm)
Chelsea  3 v  0 Bournemouth
Leicester City  1 v  1 Liverpool (12:30pm)
Watford  1 v 2 Tottenham Hotspur (Sunday 4pm)

Scottish Premiership
Celtic  2 v  1 Rangers (Sunday midday)

La Liga
Celta Vigo  0 v  2 Atlético Madrid (3:15pm)
Real Betis  1 v  1 Sevilla (Sunday 7:45pm)

Second Bundesliga
Dynamo Dresden  0 v  2 Hamburg (Midday)
St Pauli  1 v  0 Cologne (Sunday 12:30pm)

Fingers crossed mate. Hope to see you on campus! 

Week 3 fixtures

Premier League

Arsenal 3  v 0  West Ham United
Bournemouth  0 v  2 Everton
Fulham  1 v  1 Burnley (Sunday 4pm)
Huddersfield Town  1 v  1 Cardiff City
Manchester United  1 v  2 Tottenham Hotspur (Monday 8pm)
Newcastle United  0 v  2 Chelsea (Sunday 4pm)
Southampton w/@Vegeta  1 v  1 Leicester City 
Wolverhampton Wanderers  0 v  2 Manchester City (12:30pm)

Serie A
Juventus  3 v  0 Lazio (5pm)
Napoli  2 v  0 AC Milan (7:30pm)

My wife used to go to a sewing class run by Cherry Windmill. I've also had an Xavier Snowman go to my uni, worked with Bruce Quibble. 

Random fact: a guy that worked on Buffy The Vampire Slayer was Thomas Wanker. 

Finally, I always loved David Haye calling his son Cassius. 

Week 2 fixtures

Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion  0 v  2 Manchester United (Sunday 4pm)
Burnley  2 v  0 Watford (Sunday 1:30pm)
Chelsea w/@TildeGuy~! 2 v 1 Arsenal (5:30pm) 
Everton 2  v  0 Southampton 
Leicester City  1 v  1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur  3 v  0 Fulham
West Ham United  1 v  1 Bournemouth

German Cup First Round
Erzgebirge Aue  0 v  4 Mainz (5:30pm)
Hansa Rostock  0 v  3 VfB Stuttgart (7:45pm)
Kaiserslautern  1 v  1 Hoffenheim (2:30pm)

Week 1 fixtures

Premier League

Arsenal  1 v   3 Manchester City (Sunday 4pm)
Bournemouth 1 v  1 Cardiff City
Fulham  2 v  0 Crystal Palace
Huddersfield Town  0 v  2 Chelsea
Newcastle United 0  v  2 Tottenham Hotspur (12:30pm)
Wolverhampton Wanderers  2 v  2 Everton (5:30pm)

Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian  0 v  3 Celtic (12:30pm)

Ligue Un
Bordeaux  1 v  0 Strasbourg (Sunday 4pm)
Nantes  0 v  2 Monaco (4pm)

Romanian Liga I

Concordia Chiajna  1 v  1 Hermannstadt  (4pm)

I've always loved Aerosmith's version of the Beatles Come Together, and how sleazy Steven Tyler makes it all sound...: