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That's terrible news about Houllier. Putting aside the rivalry between clubs, he seemed like a very decent and classy man. R.I.P.

I'm glad that The Last of Us Part II did very well. I had such a great time with that game and enjoyed it a lot. I want to do a second playthrough, but it's probably a bit too soon to do so, so that may have to wait a while. I appreciate what the game and its predecessor have both done in terms of elevating the medium with how stories are told, characters are built and developed, and how worlds are created. Certainly one of the greatest games that I've played for this generation. I've also done my best to steer clear of the number of minefields of hate that you can find online in certain internet cesspits, which I can only recommend highly enough.

Very sad news about Maradona. Although he wasn't my personal favourite or somebody that I was particularly fond of, his contribution to the game is without question. A true legend of the sport. I keep meaning to watch the film/documentary about him, as I hear great things about it. In other football related news: United made it very hard for themselves today, but I thought they were more than good enough for those three points. We missed so many good chances and, tbh, Southampton scored with their two best efforts in the game. Aside from that and a little bit on either side of halftime, I thought we were more than doing enough to win it. Ole should've started with Cavani, who has looked great recently. Looked immense today! Pleased to see VDB starting and looking good, too. Overall, exciting game!

Good numbers, Ashbrah. You'll have thighs, quads and arse of the gods in no time. "What do you want for Christmas, Ashmon?" "New set of wheels, cuzzzzz"

Yeah, I think having another person there to basically force you to do them is the best thing, tbh. What rep ranges are you working with when squatting? I hit 80kg x10 reps for the first time yesterday. My quads felt really pumped after that.

Not a fan of burpees! Haven't done them in a long while. They do get my heart racing, so they do work. I don't do facebook challenges, so... Aye yeah, did legs today after work. Got about 3 sets into to squats and questioned why I was ever even born. My calves right now feel like they've been stretched in about 10 different directions. Hamstrings were quite tired, too.

I think VAR (or rather the people officiating it) isn't really benefitting anyone. Everyone is suffering from the inconsistencies of it. Yesterday's game was ridiculous and I can't work out why West Brom didn't have their penalty. Ours was given for the exact same reason as the one that Palace got against us earlier this season, so at least that's consistent...ish. I don't have a problem with the retake and it's great that the rule about keepers and their line is finally being enforced after years of it not being so. Although, whether that's what the rule should or shouldn't be is another question entirely. Football is just fucking weird, atm. I spend most of the games waiting for the next incident or VAR-call, or penalty, or handball. It's not the same game as the one that I grew up with. I thought United were trash yesterday and very, very lucky to get away with it. It's one poor performance too many. We really need the next person after Ole to be the right one, because we're going nowhere.

Season 2 of His Dark Materials has been great, so far. Really enjoying it. It naturally feels like there has been a step up since season 1, and I think the casting choices have been the right choices, especially for the roles of Lyra and Will. Love it, tbh. Thought Episode 2 was one of the strongest eps of the series.

Training legs on Monday, the start of the week when you're meant to be at your freshest, makes a lot of sense. Also, at the same time, it is unbelievably fucking stupid, since it now means that I'll be tired and drained for tomorrow and maybe Wednesday.

This game is going to push even a new console like the PS5 to the limit. Looks like it requires a ton of processing power...so those fans will already be in overdrive. Should have just waited for the PS6, tbh. This is just The Last Guardian all over again.

Congratulations, @bob and Bobette. Achievement unlocked!

Really poor performance from us. Our home form is appalling. Arsenal looked more up for it and mentally looked better than us. Completely deserved that win.

Tasty game tomorrow. I hope that we put in a great shift and get a good result. Tempted to say that we'll win 3-0...two from Sir Marcus and the other from Bruno.

Lol, so this Government didn't have the money for poor kids' meals last week, but suddenly have found the money for furlough for another month.

Those slides. Fucking hell. The numbers AND the formatting. We're so screwed.

He's utterly useless. Twitter is doing his job for home! Apparently wanted to do the conference on Monday, then the info got leaked. Then decided to host the announcement at 4pm, then delayed it til 5pm, then 6:30pm, then 6:45pm. He's blundered it by messing up going into a second lockdown, and he hasn't even got this conference right. Utterly useless. Give it to Rashford until the end of the season.

Very appropriate for today.

Yeah, this is really sad news. He's an icon and seems to be universally liked/loved. It's a shame. On the plus side, 90 years old is a fantastic run and he'll be remembered fondly. Still, it's always sad to see a legend go. R.I.P.

Sir Marcus Rashford, Prime Minister of the UK. What a guy. When he's not making sure that children get fed, he's scoring goals in the Champions League.

I'm just waiting for that time to jump in and starting over on PS5 seems to be the logical thing to do for me. I enjoyed my time with it and that was on its first iteration, so I've missed all of these updates. Looking forward to re-starting!

This will be you in a month's time:

You have an arse day?

Hit legs today. Finished about 2 hours ago, but my calves are still on fire and it feels like all of the energy has been sapped out of me. Completely wiped out now.

Funny enough, I've switched my routines around and am aiming for volume these days instead of going for high weight. I've been doing reps in the 8-10 range (mostly 10) and have been enjoying it a lot more. It's amazing the burn you get on those final few reps. My legs felt like they were going to burst.

Thought United looked very flat against Chelsea. I don't think Chelsea were anything great either, although they should have had a penalty thanks to Maguire. We were the better team, although it wasn't by much. Just an all-round boring display by two managers who are punching above their weight and are out of their depth. Chelsea were there to be had and we didn't do enough to challenge them. Getting quite frustrated at the lack of game-time for VDB, too. He seemed like such an obvious player to put on in a game where we're trying to break the opposition down like that. Playing Dan James from the start was a huge mistake and meant that we threw away one sub by replacing him. Ole got the defensive part right yesterday, but the attacking part was just lifeless.