Blastronaut

Funny you say that, I was thinking as I typed that that the only time I've had a better view for less work was at the summit of Beallach na Bar (the road to Applecross) but I'm no sure it counts as Munro and we literally parked the car to take in the view and get some pictures. Fucking scary road to be driving on though, walking up Ben Nevis was way less stressful.

Not far off if you count u23 level but its probably unfair to rate either of them on goals scored. Always rated Wijnaldum though. Nae ego, quietly goes about his business, rarely loses possession, never injured. Cunt never misses a match and puts in a shift in whatever position he's asked.

Totally disagree and the fact so many people like yourself claim he's over-rated is the main reason I think he's under-appreciated.

I can't comment on Pike or Snowdon but if it's any reassurance Nevis is childsplay compared to most of the Monros.

Wijnaldum apparently finally agreed a contract with Barca. Fair play to him, seemed to be a bit under-appreciated in England.

Best advice I ever got from a drummer was "just blag it and glare at the bassist when you make a mistake"

Ah fuck. That came out all wrong. I swear that was meant as a "how the fuck did we forget James?" rather than questioning if he's black enough.

Fair point. David James probably counts too.

Charles Itandje is the only other I can think of.

The Holy Grail only in the sense that a couple of lunatics seem to claim to know where you can find it despite there being no solid evidence it even exists.

Anyone else catch the Mackem presenter owning himself during the Cheltenham coverage on itv yesterday? No Idea who he was but he just done insisting he'd never been seen dead in Newcastle colours and no ammount of money could get him to ever wear black and white when his co-presenter pointed out the black and white suit he was wearing.

Nice one. Good to hear it at least getting put to use and not just resigned to being an ornament. Honestly got no idea what a Yacht Rock is though. Sounds like a sub-genre I'd give a wide berth. But each to their own (whatever floats yer boat?).

Ah fuck. Well there goes my long game sales pitch. Well if both of those happen to fail and you cant get a reasonably priced replacement you know where to find me. In all seriousness though, I know bugger all about them but they've earned my trust after reading that link. Either they're incredibly honest and really good at what they do or they're just wary (weary?) of miserable cunts like me calling them out.

Krafth strikes me as one of those players who doesn't have much going for him technically or even a great football brain but got where he was through his work rate and his ability to follow instructions. Cunts got no chance playing for a manager who can't motivate players or offer anything in the way of tactical instructions.

Actually, huge respect to this builder/company. Radically Transparent Marketing. Names and describes the Blue Box mods and tells folk upfront to expect "glitchy Octave tracking and poor gating". I'm down with that.

@sammynb actually after a quick glance over the link I like this guy. Its a lot of words for "I put a blue box and a dist+ in the same pedal" but at least he's telling it like is, rather than the usual "let's imply stuff without actually saying it" nonsense from the EQD link.

I'm not having that "typical Jock" comment I noticed somewhere earlier in this thread. He's a tory cunt and a total embarrassment to Scotland since he stopped playing and started talking. If he wasn't such a colossal bellend I'd at least give him credit for signing Mo Johnston at Rangers but its clear now it was never about breaking down barriers or bridging divides and all about his ego. Just a flaccid cock trying too hard to prove it still has some balls.

I love some of that uncontrollable glitchy stuff. Imagine themadness you could conjure up with just a blue box and a Clari(not). Ive used the data corrupter but their disaster transport is a pretty cool delay and not all that hard to tame despite its name.

I totally agree, a lot of their stuff is great. This is actually a good fuzz too which is why this one pissed me off so much. It's a Mk2 Tonebender with a low pass filter tacked on. And as if that isn't bad enough, notice how they don't mention if it's Silicon or Germanium. See if you can guess!

Here's one I was just asked about (let me know if I'm boring you all btw). It's got it all! Misleading marketing wank, false scarcity and borrowed a classic fuzz circuit and put their name on it. Originals go for silly money. https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/black-ash "Limited to 1500 units worldwide, Black Ash is a fuzz/overdrive that takes some cues from the vintage “three-knob Bender.” It uses a highly curated cache of rare and irreplaceable components including paper-in-oil capacitors and NOS half-watt carbon composition resistors from EQD President Jamie Stillman’s personal stash to light a fire under this classic fuzz/drive with an explosive-yet-detailed treble response, a sturdy midrange, and subterranean bass extension."

Looked up the CKK Royal fuzz since I hadn't heard of it and was curious. Didn't find much on the diy scene but in a game of Russian Roulette I'd be all its based on the Big Muff circuit. That's not even a criticism though, especially the price they sell it going for. Actually a breath of fresh air. Those additional switches are common Big Muff mods, the tone control responds the same from the videos I checked out and it just sounds like and old school Big Muff.

Haha. You're all good man, caught me at a good time. I had new neighbours move in Friday so all my negative energy for the weekend is spent. Actually looks like a nice setup though. Decent way to spend a Sunday. 👍

To be fair to Yedlin and Manquillo, Cafu never had to play under Steve Bruce.

It's like the grown-up equivalent to my four year old finding that one bit of wallpaper seem he can get a grip of and fucking up all those hours of labour, just because he can. You're not kidding about Tomo Fujita though, I just checked him out. He's great! So much laid back (non-patronising) wisdom, and fuck me he can play. That rake!

Thats a spectacular self-own. Even at the time and without the benefit of hindsight it's either an admission that he has no authority or just further proof that he's a complete shit-merchant. Still mind-blowing how he can get work at this level. Wonder how the interview went? "So Steve, I see you've managed a few other clubs in the Premier League over your managerial career already. Tell us about your achievements there and why you're the right man for this job." "Well, I didn't get Wigan relegated and they went on to achieve great things after they replaced me with Spanish fella."