Aaron Lerner

It’s truly fantastic. I am so happy from watching the first few episodes.

Just watched the first episode of the Scrubs reboot and holy shit, they nailed it.

They’re so, so good at what they do.

Without a doubt.

To be fair, Glass Albert Pujols could be anywhere from, like, 48-62 years old.

I got a NextDoor email sending me a post where someone was talking about calling the cops because of Ring video of some teens ding-dong ditching their front door.

And, like, grow up. Part of me hopes they call the police and the cops laugh in their stupid faces.

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honestly, the "acc accomplish greatness" banner in the background makes this picture

Wolves set up for a long throw involved the target setting up by standing off the pitch.

If I’m remembering my referee training properly, you’re technically not allowed to leave the pitch without referee permission except when to take a restart, when your momentum carries you out, etc.

Luigi had his say, now Mario wants his time.

Carlson, like Ovi and Backie, was OUR guy. We drafted him. We went crazy when he scored the world juniors winner before ever playing a game for the club. He won titles in Hershey.

He was there through so many of the playoff disappointments before the Caps finally reached the promised land in 2018.

The Arsenal that folks are talking about so derisively bears almost no resemblance to the actual team playing the matches.

Lazy, engagement-bait narratives and years of tribal bias have really done a number on people’s brains.

Are the Spurs fans booing the guy walking off the pitch with a shoulder injury sustained when their player violently scythed him to the ground?

My word.

would you rather fly in the government fuck plane or the government coke plane

only if you float in water like a duck

And players "pay" for clauses like that. You take less money and / or give up something else in the negotiation to get a no move clause. Or the team offers you one to entice you to sign with them instead of somewhere else.

Witchcraft, at the very least!

They have won 3 Premier League matches since December 1st. 3-6-7.

I guess I've had the luxury across the pond of not being bombarded with his shill-i-ness.

Yeah, it's unpleasant to say, and I understand if people feel differently on that particular issue.

I guess my hope is that they at least recognize what is happening so that they know they are being "fooled" so to speak.

That heart-head tension (or ignoring the head altogether and going with the heart) is what they count on. It is the fundamental functioning mechanism of sportswashing.

There is no world in which you should want Manchester City to win the league ahead of ANYBODY.

As an Arsenal fan, even though my heart says I'd rather City win than Spurs, my head knows that is not right.

I would rather Spurs win the league than City.

Arsenal, like all clubs, have their warts. Those warts pale in comparison to laundering the reputation of a government accused of decades of violent human rights oppression.

I don't even have to touch the accusations of financial cheating and the influx of money that has made the game worse.

The giveaway is clear, too. So many people have pointed it out. For years, people mocked Arsenal for not being pragmatic enough.

Now that they're doing precisely what the outsiders said they needed to do, suddenly everyone is clutching their pearls.

Fuck off. I don't countenance hypocrites.

This part hasn't been said enough. There is nothing about what Arsenal do that is appreciably different from what any other top club does to try to win the league.

You're kidding yourself if you think Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea (Mourinho, c'mon), Fergie's United did anything different.

Congratulations to Martin Samuel. He has been sportswashed.

They rely on the simple-minded to place tribalism above morality. To react emotionally and hate Arsenal rather than think rationally to realize laundering human rights abuses and cheating will always be worse than anything Arsenal do.

I'd be interested to see how that stacks up against other top two finishers over the years.

My gut tells me that this season from Arsenal will be towards the top of the "success despite a forced chopped and changed back four" chart.

Don't forget the defense, too. Gabriel and Saliba have missed 7 and 8 matches, respectively.

There was a point where Arsenal started something like 8 different back four combos in 9 games (or 7 in 8, something like that).

Kavanagh handled speed of restart exactly how you'd want to see, I think. He used his voice, gestures, and whistles to keep play moving, and Arsenal responded appropriately.

I kind of hate to admit it, but it was and felt...better to have throw-ins go faster.

Yes, although I'm not sure how much contact there actually was versus Raya dressing it up. The replay wasn't helpful.

He definitely grabbed Raya up high to slow him down and prevent getting the ball back in play.