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There is a new cougar in town. Wait, that sounded wrong. There’s a new cat in town… and he’s more assholish that all the cats in the world put together.
 
The Knight agency has just released a statement this evening announcing the signing of a future phenom. The youngster hails from England, where all Knight’s clients come from. Unsurprisingly, his first name is also Phil. How does Knight find all these English Phils? I guess there’s a lot of them there.
 
Not many will get the importance of the new signing’s last name, but there will be a few  @boom , @CoachReilly). As the new left winger’s declaring for the S51 draft will be Phil Shankly. Phil is indeed a decent of a Liverpool FC legend: Bill Shankly, arguably the second greatest manager ever to grace the club (Paisley’s my #1… and I expect that Klopp will someday challenge for that).
 
Shankly’s a hockey player though. I won’t elaborate any more on that. We’ll leave that for the Rookie Profile.

Can't wait to see how this works out for the league.  At the very least, it'll make drafts more interesting.

Game 1: First Star
Game 2: Forgot to get off bus

Maybe my best individual season ever in terms of offensive production............ this New York place....... pretty cool
 

The worst day of football I have ever watched in my entire life. 

Maybe my best individual season ever in terms of offensive production............ this New York place....... pretty cool
 

Maybe my best individual season ever in terms of offensive production............ this New York place....... pretty cool
 

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- Call of BattleFront - Phil's scouting report for the game
- Nuketown in BO it was fucking amazing. But I like Jungle
- ooo nice headset - I have the Logitech g430 - I love them
- @ADwyer87 ! We usually just insult him on our podcast. Glad you're taking a different route. 
- Slipknot are great! @der meister may agree! StoneSour! You don't need to bother. 
- Yes, it was dark times, Harry. Dark times. We pull through though!
- LOL wow... S1 was your best time, I wish I was there. Also funnily ironic. But yea that must have been a HUGE excitement. Expansion was a pretty crazy time.
- McNeil - I remember him. Continue trying to bring him back please.
- Beketrump "Make the VHL Great Again"
- Beketov BattleFront MVP
- Never took you for a Kamikaze pilot... but there we have it
- THe SSN's were a lot of fun.. but you need about 12 full-time employees to make it work ahah
- GS:GO is fun. You should ask @Knight about it. We three can stream together
- I really really want to play Shadow of Mordor. I just finished 2 playthroughs of DISHONORED. That was epic. Loved the ending music... and everything about it. 
- The early S20s were Poppin' with activity as well... started to die down around the late 20s... until expansion happened. 
- You have a special place for the Bears because of that S12. I have a special place for the Bears because of Gerrard in S19 ( @gregreg, @CoachReilly) 
- Quebec = assholes. Yes. suck it @Draper and @Victor 
- lol it's always a good time with me. 
- @Sandro 's currently inactive and with me on cologne
- Nice length. Doesn't have to be this long if you don't want though! The Phil Knight Show is hovering around 25 minutes I had fun with this. Do it again!! @Beketov

this is the kind of shit i was talking about when separating lebron from ronaldo.  
 
lbj would never do anything like that son of a bitch did today.  and i HATE lebron.  just hate ronaldo worse  

this is the kind of shit i was talking about when separating lebron from ronaldo.  
 
lbj would never do anything like that son of a bitch did today.  and i HATE lebron.  just hate ronaldo worse  

Ronaldo justly DESTROYED by ESPN.
 
http://www.espnfc.com/team/portugal/482/blog/post/2893927/cristiano-ronaldos-iceland-criticism-was-arrogant-and-did-him-a-disservice
 
If only Cristiano Ronaldo had been so cutting on the actual pitch. After the Real Madrid star failed to score in Portugal's frustrating 1-1 draw with Iceland, a match in which he put forward a very quiet and underwhelming individual performance, he at least succeeded in taking some attention away from the Nordic heroes with the following comments in the mixed zone.
"Iceland didn't try anything," Ronaldo said after Iceland had actually pulled off the greatest result in their history in their first ever tournament match. "It was a lucky night for them. We should have three points but we are OK. I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end. It was just unbelievable. When they don't try to play and just defend, defend, defend this is in my opinion shows a small mentality and are not going to do anything in the competition."
You could say it was surprising that Ronaldo would come out with disrespectful comments like this, as the Iceland story is so well-known by now, but they're all too believable given what we have already heard on numerous occasions throughout his career. The sad reality is that, aside from being bitter and laughable, these words were also self-absorbed and a typically arrogant attempt to absolve himself of any criticism.
Put simply, these are the type of comments that fuel his critics, reiterate why he is greatly respected rather than adored and why he doesn't have the widespread affection that his ability should afford him. Iceland's Kari Arnason offered a bit more edge after the game, saying that Ronaldo is "not a gracious human being" and adding: "His comments are the reason why [Lionel] Messi is always going to be one step ahead of him... it shows we got under his skin. It was lovely to hear that."
Given how deeply competitive Ronaldo is with Messi, Arnason's words may have irked the Portuguese even further. Asked whether you would expect Messi to say things like that, the Iceland defender said "no."
Arnason plays his club football with Malmo, and appeared in Real Madrid's 8-0 humiliation of the Swedish side in the Champions League this season -- when Ronaldo hit four -- so that adds another level of hypocrisy to the star's comments. It's extremely rich for Ronaldo to complain about how Iceland celebrated such a meaningful result for them, given the ostentatious and often ludicrous in-your-face way he celebrates genuinely meaningless goals when Real are just adding another to a pummelling of vastly inferior-resourced sides like Malmo, Getafe or Levante. With the way he reacts to those -- to use the player's own phrase against him -- you would think he had won the Spanish title. That is still something he has barely done, managing it just once in seven years.
Ronaldo surely can't even claim ignorance of the Iceland story. His comments came after he was asked about whether he could see the romance of their result. He didn't seem to care about that.
The comments are even worse when you consider the pattern of the game, let alone the context. Iceland kept him so quiet on the pitch, with crunching tackles and pressing, which may explain why Ronaldo was so unfairly vociferous on it. When Ronaldo did finally get a chance, a free header minutes from the end, he wasted it with a poor effort straight at the goalkeeper.
Indeed, as Arnason also said, Iceland "almost nicked the win so him saying we aren't going for the win contradicts that." It's all the more impressive that they actually came from behind. Sides that are set up in the truly defensive way Ronaldo described tend to have no way back once they concede the opening goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score as Portugal drew 1-1 with Iceland.
There was just so much hypocrisy, and also self-indulgent wastefulness. Around the time that Iceland did get those chances to nick it, Portugal got a series of free kicks. Ronaldo, of course, insisted on taking them, only to add to his continuously poor set-piece record in recent times. His goal against Portsmouth for Manchester United in 2008 may be one of his most famous, but he has failed on what feel like endless attempts to repeat it.
The thing with Ronaldo is that, for all his preening and self-indulgence, many teammates do like him a lot. At one media dinner, one figure began criticising the Portuguese's selfishness as a player, only for a former Manchester United teammate of Ronaldo's to immediately interject that, in 2007-08, the player told Owen Hargreaves to take United's free kicks as he was hitting them better.
But Ronaldo's comments on Iceland are why he possibly doesn't get the credit he deserves as a player. He should have known that, given the nature of the Iceland story, there is just no way to say those things and not look bad.
Despite all that, the fitting final word went to Iceland. "I mean, he can say whatever he wants," Arnason said. "He didn't really get a chance today, he got one and he couldn't put it away. What can I say? Sore loser. Tough s---."

Ronaldo justly DESTROYED by ESPN.
 
http://www.espnfc.com/team/portugal/482/blog/post/2893927/cristiano-ronaldos-iceland-criticism-was-arrogant-and-did-him-a-disservice
 
If only Cristiano Ronaldo had been so cutting on the actual pitch. After the Real Madrid star failed to score in Portugal's frustrating 1-1 draw with Iceland, a match in which he put forward a very quiet and underwhelming individual performance, he at least succeeded in taking some attention away from the Nordic heroes with the following comments in the mixed zone.
"Iceland didn't try anything," Ronaldo said after Iceland had actually pulled off the greatest result in their history in their first ever tournament match. "It was a lucky night for them. We should have three points but we are OK. I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end. It was just unbelievable. When they don't try to play and just defend, defend, defend this is in my opinion shows a small mentality and are not going to do anything in the competition."
You could say it was surprising that Ronaldo would come out with disrespectful comments like this, as the Iceland story is so well-known by now, but they're all too believable given what we have already heard on numerous occasions throughout his career. The sad reality is that, aside from being bitter and laughable, these words were also self-absorbed and a typically arrogant attempt to absolve himself of any criticism.
Put simply, these are the type of comments that fuel his critics, reiterate why he is greatly respected rather than adored and why he doesn't have the widespread affection that his ability should afford him. Iceland's Kari Arnason offered a bit more edge after the game, saying that Ronaldo is "not a gracious human being" and adding: "His comments are the reason why [Lionel] Messi is always going to be one step ahead of him... it shows we got under his skin. It was lovely to hear that."
Given how deeply competitive Ronaldo is with Messi, Arnason's words may have irked the Portuguese even further. Asked whether you would expect Messi to say things like that, the Iceland defender said "no."
Arnason plays his club football with Malmo, and appeared in Real Madrid's 8-0 humiliation of the Swedish side in the Champions League this season -- when Ronaldo hit four -- so that adds another level of hypocrisy to the star's comments. It's extremely rich for Ronaldo to complain about how Iceland celebrated such a meaningful result for them, given the ostentatious and often ludicrous in-your-face way he celebrates genuinely meaningless goals when Real are just adding another to a pummelling of vastly inferior-resourced sides like Malmo, Getafe or Levante. With the way he reacts to those -- to use the player's own phrase against him -- you would think he had won the Spanish title. That is still something he has barely done, managing it just once in seven years.
Ronaldo surely can't even claim ignorance of the Iceland story. His comments came after he was asked about whether he could see the romance of their result. He didn't seem to care about that.
The comments are even worse when you consider the pattern of the game, let alone the context. Iceland kept him so quiet on the pitch, with crunching tackles and pressing, which may explain why Ronaldo was so unfairly vociferous on it. When Ronaldo did finally get a chance, a free header minutes from the end, he wasted it with a poor effort straight at the goalkeeper.
Indeed, as Arnason also said, Iceland "almost nicked the win so him saying we aren't going for the win contradicts that." It's all the more impressive that they actually came from behind. Sides that are set up in the truly defensive way Ronaldo described tend to have no way back once they concede the opening goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score as Portugal drew 1-1 with Iceland.
There was just so much hypocrisy, and also self-indulgent wastefulness. Around the time that Iceland did get those chances to nick it, Portugal got a series of free kicks. Ronaldo, of course, insisted on taking them, only to add to his continuously poor set-piece record in recent times. His goal against Portsmouth for Manchester United in 2008 may be one of his most famous, but he has failed on what feel like endless attempts to repeat it.
The thing with Ronaldo is that, for all his preening and self-indulgence, many teammates do like him a lot. At one media dinner, one figure began criticising the Portuguese's selfishness as a player, only for a former Manchester United teammate of Ronaldo's to immediately interject that, in 2007-08, the player told Owen Hargreaves to take United's free kicks as he was hitting them better.
But Ronaldo's comments on Iceland are why he possibly doesn't get the credit he deserves as a player. He should have known that, given the nature of the Iceland story, there is just no way to say those things and not look bad.
Despite all that, the fitting final word went to Iceland. "I mean, he can say whatever he wants," Arnason said. "He didn't really get a chance today, he got one and he couldn't put it away. What can I say? Sore loser. Tough s---."

Davos seems like it will be the home to Kai Roberts for at least the rest of this season and two more. We aren't certain where Kai will go from there but it seems like right now he might be sticking with Davos. With Davey Jones name up there on some of the all-time statistics, (none are at the top), Kai would like to beat some of those. He wants to prove himself and the doubters who don't think he can handle a full career. With eight full seasons to be able to put up numbers for this team, he is hoping that he will be able to accomplish more than Davey did. It seems that Kai is dead set on beating every number of Davey's and hopefully climbing his way towards the top. It's going to be a long and fun journey, but Kai is ready to take that leap. He knows it starts with the rookie season and from there things only go upwards. He is aiming for the Stolzy award this year as the top rookie and he hopes that he can get it.

Cool, McJustice has already tied his hat-trick total from last season, and he led the league that season too! Nice Work  @CoachReilly 

God damn I couldn't help but notice either but I didn't tell him.
 
Sounds like LeBron is the basketball version of Ronaldo.

I'm becoming way too attached to this game.  Run by a bunch of corrupt European officials top to bottom.  
 
This is legit the second saddest moment in sports win-loss results ever for me.  Fuck Sevilla. 

Congratulations to the Europa League for winning the Sevilla Cup again.

if you *need* to trade me, don't feel like you have to hold on.  i'd like to stay but don't want my old motha fucka blocking you guys from doing anything. maybe i'm a decent bargain at 4.5M though.
 
that being said, i'd love to stay. just don't want to block @YEAH!stlemania's plans as he is someone i respect greatly  

The only way I think this will work is if we have 1 LR on top and 1 on the bottom.

WHAT THE FUCK MY LR IS AT THE TOP SUM1 PLZ HELP

Why did we allow this thread to sink?
 
Me and my girl saw 10 Cloverfield Lane in theatres last night. It was fucking great.
 
John Goodman was just incredible, he made me so uncomfortable the entire movie. I'd go as far to say as he was nearly on a level with Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, or John Lithgow in Season 4 of Dexter. The other two actors did great as well. The whole movie does a very good job of making you uncertain as to what the fuck is going on exactly outside the bunker, despite the fact you realize it must have something to do the original Cloverfield. You also are constantly questioning the mind and motivation of John Goodman's character the whole way through, and you never really figure it out for sure until the ending. Which, as I somewhat alluded to, still manages to catch you a little bit off guard despite everything you know.
 
Definitely worth the 83-89% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's kind of a part mystery, part drama, maybe a little bit of a thriller/horror. If you like these things, watch it.