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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Jan 2, 2011 18:37:03 GMT -5
would you still remember me?
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Jan 2, 2011 1:05:11 GMT -5
Yeah, i got one for my girlfriends Christmas and so far i've played it for all of 20minutes, so disappointed. The technology has huge potential though, but, i can't see me putting down my controller anytime soon.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Jan 2, 2011 0:55:48 GMT -5
Yeah so Kinect. Its OK, great premise, just no proper games as of yet. Is their anything cool in the pipeline?
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 23:18:16 GMT -5
Fallout: New Vegas. Man, the environment is bland. Okay, I get that it's supposed to be in a world after bombs got dropped. And that it's in a desert. But it's over 200 years after the nukes hit, and there's not even supposed to be that many of them that did hit. The hyped-up Strip consists of a whopping FOUR casinos, devoid of patrons, surrounded by an empty slum. And almost everything else is just dirt...and hills...and more dirt...and more hills. No, this isn't a complaint about graphics. But there's this huge, empty map with nothing of interest in it. It's supposed to be pristine or whatever, and they cop out by just giving out more of the same. Also, all of the missions seem like chores. I'm sorry that I got this game in the first place. Im feeling the same. Im walking about a desert randomly getting attacked by some freaky mutant dudes. So far i see potential but im still just thinking, meh. I really want to get into it, just very very bland.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 16:47:20 GMT -5
It would take some serious going to create a team to compete with the current Spanish side, who are, arguably the best side in history. Basketball, Hockey and Baseball aren't minority sports? Good luck finding them a regular tv slot before 2am or drawing fans (outside of a potential one off NBA game) of any decent number in Europe, South America, Africa and most of Asia then. You might want to do some research South America, and most of Asia are basketball crazy. Baseball is also big in Japan, Central, and South America. Also like I said before if Americans gave a crap about soccer we'd be at or near the top just like every other sport. Its just the way that our country is set up, we are great at turning out world class athletes. Heck the funniest thing about this thread is that for all your criticizing the US soccer team is still worlds better then your own national team. You might find that I praised the US side actually. Our side isn't that bad, just managed from Board level to team management by a bunch of backward monkeys!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 16:17:48 GMT -5
If you want to support a team, do the hat choice. All teams in the top 4 leagues in a hat pick one out and support them to death! Thats how I'm stuck with Kansas City Royals as my baseball team Makes more sense than the article I posted, aslong as you go totally hardcore haha.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 14:28:25 GMT -5
They are all in one league, that's not going to compete with the world, that the world coming to compete with you! Though they are all minority sport in a worldwide sense. Get out and compete in International competitions. The Olympics doesn't count, i mean, for "Soccer" they have an under 23 age rule! 1. Basketball, baseball, and hockey are hardly minority sports world wide. 2. There is a reason why other players around the world come to us. Its because the US, and Canada is where the elite players come to play in football, baseball, basketball, hockey. Because our leagues are made up of the best of the best. Same reason why the best American soccer stars usually go to Europe. 3. As I pointed out earlier besides soccer and cricket the US is already pretty much at the top or near the top in most international sports, and in soccer we aren't that bad and we only seem to be getting better. 4. Do you really want us to dominate soccer as well? That is a serious question, because if the US had an interest in soccer we would. The US has no problem turning out world class athletes by the barrel full. The thing is that virtually all of those guys end up in the NFL NBA NHL or MLB, because those are the sports that we all shoot for from a young age. If the US does develop a viable major soccer league then watch out world because as it is now we are fielding throw away athletes on our world cup team and they are still good enough to be in the lower tier of the best teams in the world. It would take some serious going to create a team to compete with the current Spanish side, who are, arguably the best side in history. Basketball, Hockey and Baseball aren't minority sports? Good luck finding them a regular tv slot before 2am or drawing fans (outside of a potential one off NBA game) of any decent number in Europe, South America, Africa and most of Asia then.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 13:28:38 GMT -5
They are all in one league, that's not going to compete with the world, that the world coming to compete with you! Though they are all minority sport in a worldwide sense. Get out and compete in International competitions. The Olympics doesn't count, i mean, for "Soccer" they have an under 23 age rule! It's easier to do things like UEFA because most European countries are packed closer together there (and most are smaller in land size than the US or Canada), and while there IS a CONCACAF champions league, it gets zero coverage and I don't know if anybody other than diehard fans of a year's given MLS Champion even knows it exists. You really can't have MLS teams making regular visits to British, Spanish, Italian, etc... leagues and being in the same league as them, much like you can't have NHL teams going and having KHL and Elitserien teams in their league standings, as the logistics just aren't realistic enough. Russia begs to differ! Its not about size and the World Club Cup is an ever growing competition. I can't understand why Americans watch and play sports that the rest of the world laughs at while World sports are rejected in the US... weird.!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 12:13:02 GMT -5
They are all in one league, that's not going to compete with the world, that the world coming to compete with you! Though they are all minority sport in a worldwide sense. Get out and compete in International competitions. The Olympics doesn't count, i mean, for "Soccer" they have an under 23 age rule!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 11:51:30 GMT -5
This is what should happen, I actually keep an eye on the NY Red Bulls and before that I kept an eye on the Metro Stars, I wouldnt call myself a fan though . Though i lived the early years of my life over in NY. I feel the MLS and US Soccer has alot of potential, there are alot of very good young lads coming through the system in the USA, though as shown in the case of Freddy Adu, the media need to back off and let them develop before you go making him a star, too much pressure will lead to players cracking, which is the reason I think Adu has not even scraped the level that the media hyped him at, despite a mass of natural talent. The wage cap makes sense to stop teams going bust, but is holding the league back from bringing the best players in. Let teams go wild, if you offer a top player competitive contract and sponsorship and the chance to live in work in the likes of New York, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Washington etc. I guarantee you that that lifestyle would appeal more than the like of Bolton, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, etc, in the UK. MLS also limits the amount of overseas players. Crazy move. I understand the need to develop talent from the USA but if the college and youth team systems are doing their job properly then the talent will come through anyway and make the grade alongside the pros from around the world. Plus, the overseas talent gives the young local talents someone to aspire too in their own teams. I am a huge fan of American football and i really feel it can make the grade, its growing every year. With one or two adjustments the league could really work and people would watch. The MLS will never be higher than a fifth tier league no matter what the quality of play is. Most Americans simply aren't interested in soccer if its not the world cup or our kid isn't playing. Much like the Olympics the only reason most get excited about the World Cup is because its and event. Take that away and give the average US viewer a regular season game between N.Y. and Columbus and it wouldn't matter who was playing on either side, because most people would not watch. There are a variety of factors as to why that is but I'm going to skip most of them and get to the big one. Most American sports fans already have three to four teams they are die hard fans of usually NFL, College, MLB, NBA, and NHL. In essence we already have so many established teams and sports that it would be very hard for any other team oriented sport to displace on of the older leagues, because people are already dividing their passion time and money between the well established teams that they grew up with. Would be nice to have a team you could support that could actually compete worldwide instead of within only the USA? Thats my biggest gripe with US sports, its all just self-serving. Get out and play the world!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 11:28:58 GMT -5
Instead of trying to pick a team from the premier league, if an american loves football/soccer, why they don't better support the mls? As someone who did support MLS this season, it's because the rest of the world treats MLS like a joke (as the best players don't really want to play there). The best players in the world aren't ever going to come to MLS unless they're hanging on way past their prime (and therefore, just aren't that good anymore), the money isn't there in MLS when compared to the Euro, South American, and Asian leagues. That, and I'm not saying ALL of them are this way, but a number of American Euro-league fans are Euro-league fans as a way of trying to look more "cultured" than your typical American NFL, NBA, or MLB fan. I think if there was a way to get better players and coaches in the MLS, and if some of our best athletes actually wanted to be professional soccer players (and stay in the US to play, instead of going over to Europe (again, where the money is)) instead of (American) Football, Baseball, or Basketball players, you'd see MLS's profile rise. This is what should happen, I actually keep an eye on the NY Red Bulls and before that I kept an eye on the Metro Stars, I wouldnt call myself a fan though . Though i lived the early years of my life over in NY. I feel the MLS and US Soccer has alot of potential, there are alot of very good young lads coming through the system in the USA, though as shown in the case of Freddy Adu, the media need to back off and let them develop before you go making him a star, too much pressure will lead to players cracking, which is the reason I think Adu has not even scraped the level that the media hyped him at, despite a mass of natural talent. The wage cap makes sense to stop teams going bust, but is holding the league back from bringing the best players in. Let teams go wild, if you offer a top player competitive contract and sponsorship and the chance to live in work in the likes of New York, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Washington etc. I guarantee you that that lifestyle would appeal more than the like of Bolton, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, etc, in the UK. MLS also limits the amount of overseas players. Crazy move. I understand the need to develop talent from the USA but if the college and youth team systems are doing their job properly then the talent will come through anyway and make the grade alongside the pros from around the world. Plus, the overseas talent gives the young local talents someone to aspire too in their own teams. I am a huge fan of American football and i really feel it can make the grade, its growing every year. With one or two adjustments the league could really work and people would watch.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 10:50:37 GMT -5
Think we can say for sure that you didn't choose your team on a "glory-hunting" basis. Though they do have a rather magnificent history, namely under legendary manager Nigel Clough! Did you just say under manager NIGEL Clough? Haha sorry, there was an article on little Nigel I was reading the other night and automatically filled the spot in. Brian!!! Apologies, major difference in managerial qualities!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 10:48:12 GMT -5
My opinion is you really shouldn't be complaining if an American shows any kind of interest in your sport, since most of us couldn't care less. Also, how is someone trying to get into soccer from America supposed to choose a team to follow if he's going into it without any past connection to it? Should he throw a dart at a map? Pick the team with the coolest uniforms? Hottest wives? Finally, Simmons rocks. Watch the sport, take in as many games as you can enjoy and choose a team that you enjoy watching because of thier style of play, personalities on the park, how hard they like to tackle. Its a sport with many varietys of styles of play and not all are enjoyable to watch. I'm not saying you cant support if your not born into it but just don't analyze each team and pick one that is suited from where they may place in the league table or what thier stadium is like. Just watch and enjoy and take a basis from there.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 9:53:45 GMT -5
As a detached casual fan who just wants to enjoy soccer (not describing myself, BTW *), why would you choose a team that was going to suck, and hate itself (hi there, Birmingham City), and never get on the TV? Go ahead, pick Man U, you might as well. *Nottingham Forest fan here. How's THAT for tortured? Think we can say for sure that you didn't choose your team on a "glory-hunting" basis. Though they do have a rather magnificent history, namely under legendary manager Nigel Clough!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 30, 2010 9:19:16 GMT -5
Seriously, where is the passion? Over here and in Europe you are pretty much born into supporting a club/team. In the USA it feels to me like alot of the time people just pick a side. I just came across this article helping fans from the US pick a team from the English Premier League (Real Football or Soccer to you guys ) Its the most absurd thing I've read regarding sports, actually analysing what team you should support in English Football. Craziness! Here are his conditions on picking a side: I kept six goals in mind throughout the screening process: Goal No. 1: Avoid the whole "jumping on the bandwagon" thing. I didn't want to be like those losers in the mid-'70s who started rooting for the Cowboys or Steelers just because they were winning. Goal No. 2: Avoid a team that's too tortured. Already went down that road with the Sox. Once was enough. Goal No. 3: If possible, gravitate toward a city that could double as a potential vacation spot. (Translation: London.) Goal No. 4: Put it this way: I'd rather have less hooligans in my life than more hooligans. I don't even like when my dogs get rowdy. Goal No. 5: Pay careful attention to the list of celebrity fans attached to each team. For instance, one of the EPL teams (we'll reveal which later in the column) counts John Gotti and Osama bin Laden among its fans. I'm not a celebrity, but just in case somebody mistook me for one, that's not a list I'd want to be on. Goal No. 6: Pick a team that's successful enough to crack Channel 613 from time to time and will avoid the ignominy of getting kicked out of the EPL. And by the way, that can happen. At the end of every season, the bottom three teams are relegated to the second division, with the top three teams from the second division getting called up. (Imagine if baseball did this?) You don't want to be stuck with a team that gets relegated. So that factored in more than anything else. There are 20 EPL teams in all. I ruled out nine immediately because of relegation dangers and other factors. This just comes across as pathetic and completely against the spirit of Football in my opinion. Football is about passion over here, it's not something where you pick and choose a team. That why football games have unrivaled atmospheres, the fans are die-hards and it means something for their team to win every week. Losing against rivals usually means being on the receiving end of intense ribbings from colleagues and friends alike. Its a way of life over here, not a choice. If you want to watch football for the enjoyment of it, then hell yeah go for it, in time you'll enjoy a team and grow an affinity for them, but, don't go looking for a side based on certain parameters. Full Article here: sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060719Opinions?
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 17, 2010 6:05:51 GMT -5
Hmmm thanks, but no success through that site
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 17, 2010 5:35:15 GMT -5
Im looking to find the source of a few images I have, is there anywhere where i can say, upload a picture, the site will "read" the image and return a link bunch of links with said page or site that the image is on?
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 17, 2010 3:02:59 GMT -5
WTF... must be a North American thing, never even really heard of it over here. Even us Scots must be too classy for that! Anyone touches my trash without permission and ill thrash them upside the head Never really see homeless folks either, in my area at least the respite available to those who are homeless isn't bad at all (designated hotels, hostels, etc.). Only time i see them is in big cities like Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle!
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 15, 2010 5:04:38 GMT -5
Mossy works all over Europe and is highly respected by his peers as one of the most talented, knowledgeable and dedicated individuals in the business. Hes simply fantastic and deserves the shot. Ive been lucky enough to work with our own and others events and share some road trips with the man and i wish him all the best. If anyone deserves it Johnny Moss does. I have no doubt the lad will make it.
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Dec 5, 2010 20:36:29 GMT -5
I fell in love with a girl who had 2 kids, and the kids became a big part of my life. If the girl is worth a little effort then yeah i would do it again!
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