Who doesn't want to throw a shoe on George W. Bush?

Liverpool's slim title chances

I'm a huge Liverpool-fan and I can't deny that things looked good when winning against Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City. But what Liverpool-fans are witnessing is not a squad of champions - things have looked spooky because we almost lost against Wigan and have played draws against Fulham, West Ham and now Hull.

Torres' injury is no good, and we can't blame the injury. Unless it's Gerrard, then some of the blame may have been in his injury.
A squad has to make chemistry without certain players, no matter how important players we're talking about.

I'm a massive Dirk Kuyt-fan and simply love him, but I think Benitez made a wrong decision when assigning him as a sole striker on top against Hull. I believe in Kuyt as a good striker when he gets the chance, but unfortunately not as a sole striker. Kuyt played very well with Bellamy, Crouch and plays well with Torres when the opportunity is there. Benitez should know - he was the one bringing the Dutchman to Anfield.

And mixed up with my opinion (or complaint) that Ryan Babel is getting far too little time on the pitch, I would of course suggest him to partner Kuyt on the top. With Gerrard and Mascherano in central midfield, while Benayoun and Riera completes the midfield positions by filling respectively the right and left side.

It may not be good enough in other fan's ears, but you have to give 100% and think smart even when meeting teams like Fulham, West Ham or Hull, when having ambitions about winning the league title. We can no longer depend on Chelsea's results the day after. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING!

If Rafa doesn't do anything that makes more sense, I'm afraid Liverpool will barely manage second place this year. I'm expecting it, really.

I fell in love with a... Xbox?

I've got to say this - in an age of 5 with a Super Nintendo in your living room, you have more fun in your everyday life.
In an age of 9 with a Nintendo 64 in your living room, you invite your friends for multiplayer battles in Mario Kart 64.
In an age of 13, nothing is more cool than the Playstation 2 and your favourite game called Gran Turismo.

In an age of 19, the Xbox 360 has now become your everyday life.


This machine is geniously good! I mean, the LIVE-part and the fact that you can download classic arcade games in renewed version is cool. I downloaded my favourite game of all time - Banjo-Kazooie, originally made for Nintendo 64 - to my Xbox, and I played like hell.
This renewed version includes the egg and key-mystery that never could be solved on the Nintendo 64 due to insufficient space in the game.

And I simply love the concept of gamescore-points! Almost the only reason to why I buy and download games (and many of them!) is just to get those points and brag about them when you compare with other friends.

Now that they've updated the whole LIVE-thing, I'm in love. Simple as that.

Get your fingers out of your ears, Benitez!

Liverpool has been a huge irony this season. They have beaten Manchester United, Manchester City and even Chelsea on Stamford Bridge, but are losing points against the "easier" teams like Fulham and now West Ham.

While Liverpool-fans have waited impatiently since 1990, and the chance finally has arrived - Who's to blame?


As fans usually do, they either blame the ref, the player(s) or the manager. My opinion is to blame the manager.

Rafael Benitez has been credited as a great strategist, and I can agree on that one. But he makes weird choices sometimes, like in this season. It seems like he doesn't want to listen to the fans, the media, the experts and commentators just to make his own choices to prove that he is right.

For instance:

- Lucas was a disaster against Fulham. When Alonso stood at the sideline ready to get on the pitch after 70 minutes, everyone expected Lucas to be taken off. Instead, the hardworking Mascherano was taken off, and Liverpool were stuck at the exact same place Lucas had been responsible for for the last 69 of those 70 minutes.

- The 20 million transfer for Robbie Keane is a waste of money and a waste of time for both Keane and Liverpool FC. I surely hope Benitez kept his receipt, because Keane would probably be better off in Tottenham where he actually scored goals.

- Speaking of Robbie Keane - despite Keane's hard time finding the net, it seems that Benitez is using him only to give him a chance. After all, Benitez wants to prove it was a good buy, and after all, he cost the team 20 million pounds.

- Instead of getting in Ryan Babel at Robbie Keane's spot last night, Rafael Benitez set N'Gog in his place. N'GOG FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! I like the kid and think he's a good player, but he's more of a emergency-striker, like when Benitez is in deep shits with injuries or he wants to save Torres/Kuyt during the english cups.

Here's my two cents.

- Use Lucas less, or even sell him. I don't believe in him, and we already have Gerrard, Alonso and Mascherano as great players. Sell Lucas now and get a better one on the transfer market in january.

- I wasn't happy with the transfer of Robbie Keane in the first place, especially not 20 million pounds. With those pounds, if not half of it, Benitez could even have got Gareth Barry to Anfield.

- Since Keane's having such a hard time finding the net, he should be substituted instead of starting each match. That won't do anything with his confidence as the confidence he has now don't score goals at all.

- Benitez have three underrated players in his team that should play more - Ryan Babel, Yossi Benayoun and Jermaine Pennant.
And if Keane's getting benched, that's where Babel comes into the picture. Babel himself have said he's not satisfied with the small amount of time he's allowed to play. After all, he's always getting substituted with Riera in the 75th minute almost every time.

Yossi Benayoun is a great player that should start more often in my opinion. But if Benitez are choosing to start with Benayoun on the bench, I understand - we have a lot of good midfielders. But don't let Lucas get Benayoun's place!

Jermaine Pennant is a very good player and frankly, I hope he's getting sold during this winter. He's too good to be wasted on the bench or outside the squad every game. But until then, when needed, I advise Benitez to use him.

What the hell is wrong with the film industry!?

They're about to make a fucking spin off called Ace Ventura Jr. Pet Detective!?

That's just disgraceful! Don't they EVER mix up the genius of Jim Carrey into that crap!

That fucking Guitar Hero drumkit!

Me and my friends bought the whole band pack containing Guitar Hero: World Tour yesterday morning, and was ready to play all day, if not all night. After a couple of hours, the red drum suddenly wouldn't work anymore, so we packed the stuff together and got to the store to collect a new one, because we still had our receipt.



Four hours later, the yellow one suddenly wouldn't work anymore, and the blue and the orange one showed clear signs of being somewhat fucked up. When using the blue drum, the blue and the red were showing on the screen. When using the orange one, both the orange and the red one showed. If we used the yellow one (the broken one), it was registered as a beat on the - wait for it - the red drum.

I recommend everyone who plans to buy this band pack to wait until maybe there will be a new and better version on the market, if possible.

But I got to say - we had a lot of fun time as long as it lasted!

Formula 1 fans: Crying, laughing, or both?

If it wasn't enough seeing Max Mosley involved in a sex scandal, a season packed with ridicolous punishments, losing the Canadian GP and the selfish Bernie Ecclestone being the selfish Bernie Ecclestone as usual - the 2009 spec Formula 1 cars to improve overtaking is here:



After a couple of weeks laughing, I will probably cry as hell.

The hype around Cristiano Ronaldo

The hype around Cristiano Ronaldo is neverending.
The Manchester United-player is the hottest in the media, whether it's about sports or his private life (like gossip). He's a skillful young man with record-breaking 42 goals in one season.

But I don't like him. Let me tell you why.

1. Diving
His main problem is diving. About 90% of the Manchester United-fans love him, naturally for all the goals he's providing. Everyone who is not a Manchester United-supporter hates him, and they mention the diving as a huge, if not the only part of it.

2. Complaining
He complains a lot. It is allowed to complain about referee decisions, everyone does that. But here's what I mean - Ronaldo dives, does not get a free kick or recieves a yellow card, and complains. How reasonable is that, really? He should very well know that he don't deserve free kicks and penalties when diving, and even if he's getting away with so much (getting penalties against Middlesbrough etc.), he still complains. That's just silly and annoying.

3. Not necessarily doing a good job
Even though Ronaldo is providing with goals or assists, he doesn't really play with his heart outside the sleeve, as they say(?). When he loses the ball, in 9 out of 10 situations, he's never going to try to get that ball back. He's just left standing, either dissapointed with himself (who wouldn't?), frustrated, or whining because he didn't get the free kick he wanted for his dive.
Look at players like Dirk Kuyt, running around like hell. Sure, Kuyt doesn't have those dribbling skills and speed like Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ronaldo does certainly not have the working capacity of Kuyt. Or Wayne Rooney for that's sake. How many times do you see Ronaldo sprint after the opponent he just lost the ball to? How many times do you see Rooney or Kuyt do the same? Many times.

This is three things which brings us to a conclusion. The media and fans is all about what he has achieved. How beautiful his free kicks is, how beautiful control he has with the ball, and how beautiful it is to watch some dribbling leading to an assist or a goal.
Hell, I've got to admit - he's a fucking good player, and some of his goals are stunning - but that's about it when it comes to Ronaldo, no matter how important his goals are!

If you ask me, players like Kuyt and Rooney deserves way much credit for their effort that Ronaldo is barely doing.

Oh, just one other (irrelevant) thing - People may dislike Ronaldo for being metrosexual. You know, a term used for a person that's well into fashion and beauty and such. I think Ronaldo is the only Premiership player that has trimmed his eyebrows.

Please, do not call me a Ronaldo hater (even though I dislike him, but I do not hate him. Just almost) and don't be so childish to tell me that I'm jealous of him. I'm not. I've said that I think he has got talent like hell, and I've tried my best to make an objective analysis which doesn't offend people, trying to make reasonable points and such without talking bullshit.

Offensive comments will be deleted. Thank you for reading :)

Why is that?

Why is it that you're considered stupid when listening to certain bands that others don't like?
I mean, it's like clothing or having a slim body. If it isn't adjusted right to the society, the inhabitants of the world, it isn't right. A child can easily be left out from his or her friends because he or she doesn't dress "right".

It's the same with music as well. I've ignored bands like My Chemical Romance because I guess I don't like the way they dress, or because my brothers hate that band. Besides, based on the assumption that they are emo, which I don't know to this day. I don't know if any of my friends listen to it either.

But, ironically, a week ago, I watched a video with a song I liked very much. Without knowing it, the song was The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. Now as I know what band made that song, I still like it very much, but don't dare to listen to the song in case one of my brothers notices and starts teasing me.

The conclusion here is that I should be ashamed of myself. I've ignored a band and its music just because of assumptions and their looks. The persons behind the music plays a huge part when it comes to fans, it seems.

But at least My Chemical Romance is loved by many, no matter what.

The genius Radiohead

The sweet, comforting xylofon in No Surprises.
The strong bass riff that is National Anthem.
The great noisy tempo that is Electioneering.
The high scream in You.
The creepy guitar sounds in Subterranean Homesick Alien.
The excellent start in Airbag.
The dramatic Jigsaw Falling Into Place.
The dramatic Where I end and you begin.
The tragic sound of Videotape.
The "punch-in-the-face" that is Just.
The surreal My Iron Lung.
The very warming Nice Dream.
The relaxing House of Cards.
The excellence of Paranoid Android.
The mellancollie of Let Down.
The spiritual Reckoner.

The variously and geniously Radiohead.