Briefcase

I would buy an electric car if the range was decent and if it was affordable but feels more stressful than it needs to be as not many charging stations in my area or on route to work but hopefully that changes in years to come, feels like its a little too early with electric cars with much better technology around the corner. Probably hold off a few more years.  

Week 14 fixtures

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

FA Challenge Cup First Round proper

Gateshead 2-1 Altrincham
Hartlepool United 0 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Hayes & Yeading 1 - 2 Sutton United
Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
King's Lynn Town 0- 3 Walsall
Yate Town 1 - 4 Yeovil Town
Sheffield Wednesday w/@MVP RULZ 2 - 0 PlymouthArgyle (Sunday 12:15)

Serie A
Venezia 0 - 2 Roma (Sunday 11:30)
Milan 2 - 1 Inter (Sunday 19:45)

Week 13 fixtures

Premier League

Burnley 2 - 0 Brentford
Newcastle United 0 - 2 Chelsea
Watford 2 - 1 Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 3 Manchester United (17:30)
Norwich City 1 - 2 Leeds United (Sunday 14:00)
Aston Villa 2 - 1 West Ham United (Sunday 16:30)

2020-21 FA Women's Cup semi-finals

Manchester City 1 - 2 Chelsea (Sunday 12:45)
Arsenal 3 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Sunday 16:45)

La Liga

Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Athletic Bilbao (Sunday 20:00)

Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo 0 -2 Ajax w/@Briefcase (17:45)

Week 12 fixtures

Premier League

Leeds United 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton 2 - 0 Burnley
Manchester United 2 - 2 Liverpool (Sunday 16:30)

Scottish Cup Round 2

Berwick Rangers 0 - 1 Stirling Albion
Brora Rangers 0 -2 Albion Rovers 
Formartine United 0 - 2 Forfar Athletic

La Liga

Barcelona 2 - 2 Real Madrid (Sunday 15:15)

Ligue Un

Nice 0 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais (Sunday 12:00)
Olympique Marseille 1 - 3 Paris St Germain (Sunday 19:45)

Eredivisie

Ajax 3 - 1 PSV (Sunday 15:45)

3 hours ago, Nexus said:

I saw a tiktok or something which talked about how the colour of the ddakji might've been what you ended up being in the game - player or guard. 

This does sound like a cool theory, especially if its a way for him to go back but obviously as a guard rather than a player.

Also I wonder if the numbers do have any relevance, like 001 always being the host so that the guards know never to shoot/kill that number. Maybe something similar with the doctor.

I enjoyed the show, especially the twist at the end, liked how the actual squid game finished before the last episode which gave time for them to do the whole ending rather than a quick 2 minute thing like you see at the end of most series.

Speaking of twists - Two things I thought would happen (could happen who knows?)

1. I was expecting a twist involving Seong Gi-hun's daughters step dad somehow being involved in the games, that's why he was rich and he was moving to America (maybe knew the Americans and was going to take the games abroad). 

2. Player 001 is Seong Gi-hun's dad which is why he wanted him to do well.

Maybe both is possible and there is hints in the show about the father/son thing. 

On 10/15/2021 at 5:09 PM, Philo_Vance said:

Any tips or advice much appreciated (never done a video interview before). If this goes well, for the first time in ages I'll be home every night and the new Mrs Vance will be very happy. 

As someone who has been on video calls myself whilst staying in hotels its worth thinking and making sure your background looks decent. Presumably your bed will be in the background If your sitting at the desk/table so making sure the camera angles are good and there is no messy background will be helpful. 

I find with video calls its easier to make jokes to lighten the mood, show more of your personality than the whole generic interview. 

2 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I never said Vince wasn’t a fan. But watching the product today you wouldn’t know it. Either he’s lost his passion, or he simply doesn’t know what works anymore. 

Aren't WWE making profits year on year? I think that's probably all Vince cares about tbh. 

I do agree the product is shit though. 

Week 11 fixtures

Premier League

Leicester City 2 - 1 Manchester United
Southampton 1 - 0 Leeds United

FA Challenge Cup last qualifying round

Marine 0- 4 Wrexham
Pontefract Collieries 0 - 2 Halifax Town

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 1 - 2 Celtic
Rangers 2 - 0 Heart of Midlothian

German Bundesliga

Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 0 Hertha Berlin (14:30)
Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Bayern Munich (Sunday 14:30)

Portuguese Cup Third Round

Trofense 0 - 4 Benfica (20:15)

Austrian Bundesliga

Austria Klagenfurt w/Fog Dude 1 - 0 Rapid Vienna (16:00)

Maybe because of Covid they can only let in a few thousand? Or maybe that's what they are telling Vince anyway. 

I have Raw on auto record every week so only  watch if something amazing has happened (which is rare) and occasionally would tune in live because the show is live and ANYTHING can happen, but with the fake fan noise the shows don't even feel real anymore. 

Nevermind. 

23 hours ago, tiger_rick said:

The entire industry has been inherently racist for it's entire existence and I don't know Vince anymore than the next man but I do think they've made efforts to change their approach in the past decade and a bit more. There are certainly greater opportunities for performers of colour, or maybe more accurately, fewer barriers, and they're far less likely to end up portraying some stereotype with a tiny shelf life. Not completely unlikely (eh Jinder?) but much less.

Call me cynical (or much worse) but personally I only think there's been more opportunities because WWE is more of a global brand now (more exposure/wwe network) and with that comes potential money from different markets around the world. 

Hopefully I am wrong though but this is Vince and WWE we are talking about, it's always about money first and anything else afterwards.

Week 10 fixtures

FIFA 2022 World Cup – European qualification (various groups)

Azerbaijan 0 - 1 Ireland (17:00)
Finland 1 - 2 Ukraine (17:00)
Georgia 0 - 2 Greece (17:00)
Scotland 1 - 0 Israel (17:00)
Andorra 0 - 4 England (19:45)
Moldova 0 - 2 Denmark (19:45)
Switzerland 2 - 0 Northern Ireland (19:45)

South American big qualifying group

Colombia 1 - 3 Brazil (Sunday 22:00)

CONCACAF final qualifying group

Jamaica 0 - 1 Canada (Sunday 23:00)

African qualifying (Group C)

Cape Verde 2 - 1 Liberia (Sunday 17:00)

18 hours ago, Briefcase said:

Update on this.

I still haven't heard back yet.

I am going with the no news is probably bad news but given its an internal role I am going to just say nothing and maybe in a week or two ask what the hell is happening. 

Keeping on topic I also hate job adverts that don't specify pay, I'm surprised in this day and age there isn't a law or rule around this. 

So got the phone call to say that I haven't been successful because of the commute concerns. 

A bit frustrating as they said that if I lived closer I would have been the ideal candidate. Even more frustrating that they asked me to go all the way up there in the first place for the interview as they knew where I lived so feels like a waste of time in that respect.

I suppose on the plus side the next time they ask me to travel anywhere over an hour, whether for a meeting or to support I will say its too long a commute. Yes I am going to be a bitter bastard from now on.

On 9/30/2021 at 7:10 PM, Briefcase said:

Applied for a job internally which is advertised as 60% based in head office & 40% based at home. Interview went really well yesterday BUT the sticking point (for them, not me) is that its 90 miles each way commute (I do drive) and I've had the interview manager and business partner get me on a call today to say they didn't realise I lived that far (although the recruitment advisor knew and obviously I did) and they are concerned that travel will be too much and almost questioned if this is the right job for me but without actually saying whether I have got the job or not.

Where do I stand on this? I was considering moving anyway which isn't an issue but its a catch 22 where I am not going to move anywhere until I have the job, but personally travelling 3 days wouldn't be a big issue and I could always book myself a hotel anyway if push comes to shove. 

They are going to call me back tomorrow but not really sure they can say I haven't got the job based on location/distance can they? This is the same company by the way where regional/district managers travel from the likes of Newcastle to London, Ipswich to London, Wales to London etc. Has really irked me to be honest and I even said that for training I am happy to do 5 days in the office and stay over as financially I won't be at a loss as the salary is an increase anyway. 

Update on this.

I still haven't heard back yet.

I am going with the no news is probably bad news but given its an internal role I am going to just say nothing and maybe in a week or two ask what the hell is happening. 

Keeping on topic I also hate job adverts that don't specify pay, I'm surprised in this day and age there isn't a law or rule around this. 

They will probably remove his first name when he moves up to the main Roster and just be called Breaker anyway.

For all his character work, gimmicks, promos & all the bells and whistles that he does so well (and better than most),  I can't say I've ever really enjoyed any of his matches or remember many as standouts. Maybe I am being harsh and my memory is shit these days, but usually with the very top tier there are memorable matches (must see or must see moments) and my only real memories of Jericho are promos. 

Premier League

Burnley 2 - 1 Norwich City
Leeds United 2 - 0 Watford
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 2 Arsenal 
Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester City 

Serie A

Torino 0 - 2 Juventus 
Bologna 1 - 1 Lazio 
Fiorentina 1 - 2 Napoli 
Atalanta 1 - 0 Milan 

Liga I

Sepsi w/Stinky 0 - 1 Rapid Bucharest 

32 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said:

 

I don’t think they can. They may be nervous thinking you’ll do it a few times and find it too strenuous and give up the job - maybe that’s happened before with someone else - but that’s a lot of assumptions. If you’re willing and able to do it and you applied knowing what it’d involve I don’t think they can discriminate based on that.

How long is the commute in terms of time? Mine’s around the same length as yours but the actual journey’s only an hour - I know people who live and work in different parts of London whose journey lasts longer (or at least that’s what they tell me).

About an hour and a half on a clear run would be fair and its mainly motorways. I've commuted myself to London before in other jobs and even with this company so the commute doesn't bother me at all. I've driven there before and even drove there to attend the interview. 

I don't know whether its a good thing they've called as it shows some seriousness and transparency that I could be offered the position, but can't help but feel they will find reason not to offer me it now. I think they were hoping I would have a change of heart and back out or have second thoughts. But if all goes well I would probably look to move nearer that way in time but its swings and roundabouts really as I cannot move until I got the job anyway. 

I totally get why they would be concerned, I think selfishly they prefer people nearer to work who can just come into the office at short notice and me being that far makes that more difficult, but then my argument would be if I can work from home then I would be able to jump onto a laptop quickly anyway. 

Applied for a job internally which is advertised as 60% based in head office & 40% based at home. Interview went really well yesterday BUT the sticking point (for them, not me) is that its 90 miles each way commute (I do drive) and I've had the interview manager and business partner get me on a call today to say they didn't realise I lived that far (although the recruitment advisor knew and obviously I did) and they are concerned that travel will be too much and almost questioned if this is the right job for me but without actually saying whether I have got the job or not.

Where do I stand on this? I was considering moving anyway which isn't an issue but its a catch 22 where I am not going to move anywhere until I have the job, but personally travelling 3 days wouldn't be a big issue and I could always book myself a hotel anyway if push comes to shove. 

They are going to call me back tomorrow but not really sure they can say I haven't got the job based on location/distance can they? This is the same company by the way where regional/district managers travel from the likes of Newcastle to London, Ipswich to London, Wales to London etc. Has really irked me to be honest and I even said that for training I am happy to do 5 days in the office and stay over as financially I won't be at a loss as the salary is an increase anyway. 

Assuming Covid isn't an issue, I would imagine there would be a lot of European fans interested and attending this as well so think it would comfortably sell out. 

20 hours ago, Suplex Sinner said:

Arturo Roman (Money Heist) is one that springs to mind - an absolutely dreadful character, a weasely actor in amongst an otherwise stellar cast. Removing him would not have changed much (for me anyway) in as much as I wanted to fast forward every time he appeared on-screen. Really annoyed me to the point that I enjoyed the programme less the more he was involved. Most people will disagree - which is fair enough - but there is nothing of any interest in that character for me and he detracts from an otherwise enthralling watch.

I'm not sure how he is as an actor but he plays the chickenshit heel really well. But do think they overused him in the show, one season fine but him coming back was a little OTT.

Berlin makes up for it though at the opposite end of the scale for being absolutely amazing though. 

Week 8 fixtures

Premier League

Everton 2 - 0 Norwich City
Leeds United 1 - 1 West Ham United
Leicester City 3 - 0 Burnley
Watford 1 - 2 Newcastle United
Brentford 1 - 3 Liverpool (17:30)
Southampton 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sunday 14:00)
Arsenal 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur (Sunday 16:30)

Segunda División

Sporting Gijón 0 - 2 Málaga (Sunday)
Real Oviedo 1 - 0 Girona (Sunday 17:15)

Lugo 0 - 1 Real Zaragoza (Sunday 19:30)

Week 7 fixtures

Premier League

Burnley 0 - 2 Arsenal
Norwich City 2 - 1 Watford
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Everton (17:30)
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 3 Leicester City (Sunday 14:00)
West Ham United 1 - 2 Manchester United w/@ultimo the great (Sunday 14:00) 
Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Chelsea (Sunday 16:30)

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United 1 - 0 Dundee (Sunday 12:00)

Ligue Un

Nice 2 - 0 Monaco (Sunday 12:00)
Paris St Germain 3 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais (Sunday 19:45)

Eredivisie

PSV 2 - 0 Feyenoord (Sunday 13:30)

34 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said:

So what you're suggesting is people can talk about WWE without mentioning AEW? I've heard some crazy shit on here in my time but seriously.

This needs to be taken to the AEW thread. 

Week 6 fixtures

Premier League

Brentford 1 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester City 1 - 3 Manchester City
Manchester United 4 - 0 Newcastle United
Southampton 0 - 2 West Ham United
Watford 1 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea 2 - 0 Aston Villa (17:30)
Leeds United 1 - 2 Liverpool (Sunday 16:30)

German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (14:30)
RB Leipzig 0 - 1 Bayern Munich (17:30)

A Primeira Liga

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 2 Porto (20:30)

All games kick off on Saturday and at 15:00 unless stated. Times are listed in BST.