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Dutch

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  1. Third kit this year is so much fire.
  2. The outstandingness of that post offsets the real plate deduction.
  3. Another vote for YouTubeTV. You can tell it which specific teams, leagues (NCAAF, F1, MLB, etc), events (Masters, US Open, etc) and so on you want to record, and it will record ‘em all and group them separately. DVR space is unlimited, but the catch is shows “expire” after nine months. Best part, by far IMHO, is it records until the game ends. No more “huh… do I set my recording to end 60 mins or 90 mins after it’s scheduled to end?” It knows. The apps, phone and tablet, are great, too
  4. Yup. I thought Oscar would get him in the final two laps, but good on him for not yielding. Great to see both guys raising their performance levels in this WDC race. Lando winning also was massive point swing. From almost an Oscar DNF behind to just nine points. Going to be a long four weeks.
  5. TBF, he’s had to deal with seven years of “we are checking,” “we are thinking of going ‘Plan E’”, “your tires are good. Question.” etc. I’d complain, too.
  6. Yup and yup. Nico really was on it this weekend.
  7. Lulz. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I like Nico and am glad to see him on the broadcasts. Always seems to provide insightful color commentary when he fills in for Martin and doesn’t give two effs about asking the awkward question.
  8. Two matches without an injury was apparently too much for Calafiori. We have to buy another defender; he unfortunately cannot be relied upon. https://tbrfootball.com/mikel-arteta-provides-immediate-riccardo-calafiori-injury-update-after-newcastle-fixture/
  9. This makes me sad. What a player Gabriel Jesus was when he arrived. I’m those first few matches of 22-23 it was clear what a massive upgrade he was to our side … Dropping deep to get the ball, constant movement and runs, linkup play, scoring goals…. he had so much quality. If only he doesn’t hurt his knee at the World Cup… Football moves so fast. He and Zinny were the rocket fuel that absolutely made that project liftoff. Now both likely to be gone.
  10. The Overqueefer is juvenile. And hilarious. Davey adds quite a bit to the show.
  11. But damn… that “2nd XI” is better than damn near every one of our 1st XI’s since 2006.
  12. Timber is an amazing player. Stating that upfront. But it wouldn’t surprise me if Benny Blanco doesn’t regain his 1st XI place if he’s healthy. His overlapping runs create that little bit of extra space Saka and Ødegaard need to work their magic and were a big part of our success in 22-23 and 23-24. And let us not forget the shithousery and interviews, at which he is quite good.
  13. Or he’ll bin it on the formation lap.
  14. The more practice & friendly time he can get with the squad the better.
  15. Apparently Sporting pulled the same shit tactics with ManU and Spurs on Bruno and Porro, respectively. Berta wasn’t having any of it, thankfully. Helped no doubt by Gyökeres insisting on us. If he fires in goals, dude’s going to be a club legend for how he told them “Arsenal and only Arsenal.”
  16. Let’s. Fucking. Go.
  17. Yup. The 5% cash back on gas alone just about covers the annual executive membership fee, and their gas is usually 15 cents/gal cheaper.
  18. Probably need to add depth in Arteta’s favorite position (left back) since Tierney and Tomiyasu left, Zinny’s likely to leave, and Calafiori is injury-prone. Another winger/attacking player would be nice, too.
  19. Didn’t take long…
  20. £52m seemed high, but then there’s the “England International Tax” and “English Player with PL Experience Tax” I hadn’t considered. Also forgot we were interested in signing him when he was at PSV. So, in the finest of Surly tradition, I fired off a half-baked opinion. After reflection, I think he’ll do well in our squad and environment.
  21. That we paid Chelsea £52m. If he had been a Brighton or Bournemouth player, I doubt there’d have been any outrage. People would have asked the usual “well if he’s £52m, then could we have gotten [insert player] instead” etc but nothing beyond that. There were also reports of “attitude” issues: He was benched twice last season by their manager, and there was an incident where he another Chelsea player got into it over who would take a PK. Those won’t be an issue here, as we seem to have a very solid lockerroom and never get awarded PKs. There’s a segment of our fanbase that makes aggy look rational, and it’s a bad look. Never go full aggy and never go full AFTV.
  22. Steak au poivre. After snapping the money shot, I said to myself, “Dutch. Where da sauce?! TF bro?!” and ladled more on my steak. Crème brûlée with homemade whipped cream.
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