Shrewnaldo
@shrewnaldo.bsky.social
Gaming addict, mostly Football Manager, some other games at which I'm absolutely awful.
Football, Football Manager and books. That's about it really.
Misanthrope. "... to read without joy is stupid", John Williams
Football, Football Manager and books. That's about it really.
Misanthrope. "... to read without joy is stupid", John Williams
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Shrewnaldo
@shrewnaldo.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Thread of my reading in 2025
I'll include both fiction, which I read hard copy or kindle, and non-fiction for which I primarily use audible
All posts will be spoiler-free
I'll include both fiction, which I read hard copy or kindle, and non-fiction for which I primarily use audible
All posts will be spoiler-free
Is Alisson back tomorrow?
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Is Alisson back tomorrow?
Thank fuck proper football is back this wkend. And no more internationals until March 🙏
For fpl purposes, is Gabriel legit out for months? I was going to transfer out Pope and I really don't want to take another -4
For fpl purposes, is Gabriel legit out for months? I was going to transfer out Pope and I really don't want to take another -4
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thank fuck proper football is back this wkend. And no more internationals until March 🙏
For fpl purposes, is Gabriel legit out for months? I was going to transfer out Pope and I really don't want to take another -4
For fpl purposes, is Gabriel legit out for months? I was going to transfer out Pope and I really don't want to take another -4
I still can't believe we've qualified from that group
Like, it's genuinely hilarious that we managed to get 13 points from those 6 games
Like, it's genuinely hilarious that we managed to get 13 points from those 6 games
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I still can't believe we've qualified from that group
Like, it's genuinely hilarious that we managed to get 13 points from those 6 games
Like, it's genuinely hilarious that we managed to get 13 points from those 6 games
That'll do
Listen, can we just play well please Scotland?
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
That'll do
Listen, can we just play well please Scotland?
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Listen, can we just play well please Scotland?
Far-right white South African... I wonder where he'll end up seeking asylum... 🤔
BBC News - South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Matthew Gruter: South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Far-right white South African... I wonder where he'll end up seeking asylum... 🤔
BBC News - South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How come NFL players are allowed to wear metal necklaces on-field? Seems like an obvious risk to them and opponents
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
How come NFL players are allowed to wear metal necklaces on-field? Seems like an obvious risk to them and opponents
And then scores that. Simple but very mature movement
Karetsas is a fucking brilliant player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And then scores that. Simple but very mature movement
Karetsas is a fucking brilliant player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Karetsas is a fucking brilliant player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
Absolute quality on the ball and the defensive effort to block that latest Che Adams shocker. Right winger tracking back on a lost cause to block it
Phenomenal wee player
It's fucking hilarious listening to the commentator and James McFadden absolutely bemused about "where this has come from" and why aren't Scotland better
The same folk who repeatedly claimed "who cares about the performance" when we fluked the last two results
This is who we are under Clarke
The same folk who repeatedly claimed "who cares about the performance" when we fluked the last two results
This is who we are under Clarke
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It's fucking hilarious listening to the commentator and James McFadden absolutely bemused about "where this has come from" and why aren't Scotland better
The same folk who repeatedly claimed "who cares about the performance" when we fluked the last two results
This is who we are under Clarke
The same folk who repeatedly claimed "who cares about the performance" when we fluked the last two results
This is who we are under Clarke
Just seen some actual proper decent analysis from Neil McCann ahead of the Scotland game. Amazing.
Why do I have to listen to Michael Stewart and all the other plebs instead of this?
Why do I have to listen to Michael Stewart and all the other plebs instead of this?
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just seen some actual proper decent analysis from Neil McCann ahead of the Scotland game. Amazing.
Why do I have to listen to Michael Stewart and all the other plebs instead of this?
Why do I have to listen to Michael Stewart and all the other plebs instead of this?
Reposted by Shrewnaldo
NEW #FM26 BLOG POST!
Buggy. Confusing. Inconsistent. These are my thoughts on Football Manager 26 - and I have A LOT of thoughts.
Any reposts appreciated.
Buggy. Confusing. Inconsistent. These are my thoughts on Football Manager 26 - and I have A LOT of thoughts.
Any reposts appreciated.
My thoughts on Football Manager 26
After the longest wait, Football Manager 26 is finally here... but is it any good? That's a question many people have already answered with an emphatic "no". FM26 came out on 4 November to unprecedentedly negative reviews on Steam, with a 27% approval rating as I write this. Even the professional gaming critics who consistently heap praise on FM have been much more divided this time around.
fullerfm.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW #FM26 BLOG POST!
Buggy. Confusing. Inconsistent. These are my thoughts on Football Manager 26 - and I have A LOT of thoughts.
Any reposts appreciated.
Buggy. Confusing. Inconsistent. These are my thoughts on Football Manager 26 - and I have A LOT of thoughts.
Any reposts appreciated.
"golden charm offensive" otherwise known as bribery / paying tribute to the don
Absolutely fucking mental that this is just accepted as normality
BBC News - US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Absolutely fucking mental that this is just accepted as normality
BBC News - US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"golden charm offensive" otherwise known as bribery / paying tribute to the don
Absolutely fucking mental that this is just accepted as normality
BBC News - US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Absolutely fucking mental that this is just accepted as normality
BBC News - US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Intent of this is good and some of the content is welcome - hopefully "pass maps" is shorthand for "analytics" but I doubt it
The language isn't half weird though. Probably AI'd, I guess
community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic...
The language isn't half weird though. Probably AI'd, I guess
community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic...
Our Planned Approach for FM26 Updates
Since the launch of the Advanced Access Beta and the full release of FM26, we have been closely monitoring your reports, feedback, and general commentary. With a record 2.5 million players thus far ac...
community.sports-interactive.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Intent of this is good and some of the content is welcome - hopefully "pass maps" is shorthand for "analytics" but I doubt it
The language isn't half weird though. Probably AI'd, I guess
community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic...
The language isn't half weird though. Probably AI'd, I guess
community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic...
I've still played only one match on #fm26. I just find the game so demotivating
But I can't help thinking of OOP and IP possibilities opened up by the new tactics options - even if the ME is still a bit yikes
Thinking 4-1-4-1 OOP into 3-diamond-1 with wingbacks IP
But I can't help thinking of OOP and IP possibilities opened up by the new tactics options - even if the ME is still a bit yikes
Thinking 4-1-4-1 OOP into 3-diamond-1 with wingbacks IP
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've still played only one match on #fm26. I just find the game so demotivating
But I can't help thinking of OOP and IP possibilities opened up by the new tactics options - even if the ME is still a bit yikes
Thinking 4-1-4-1 OOP into 3-diamond-1 with wingbacks IP
But I can't help thinking of OOP and IP possibilities opened up by the new tactics options - even if the ME is still a bit yikes
Thinking 4-1-4-1 OOP into 3-diamond-1 with wingbacks IP
Looked like Jaxson Dart was out cold during that fumble there
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Looked like Jaxson Dart was out cold during that fumble there
Are some of the role instructions bugged in #fm26?
The poacher has "make more forward runs" disabled? The Free Role doesn't have "roam from position" selected? The CM "attacking midfielder" doesn't have "forward runs" selected?
The poacher has "make more forward runs" disabled? The Free Role doesn't have "roam from position" selected? The CM "attacking midfielder" doesn't have "forward runs" selected?
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Are some of the role instructions bugged in #fm26?
The poacher has "make more forward runs" disabled? The Free Role doesn't have "roam from position" selected? The CM "attacking midfielder" doesn't have "forward runs" selected?
The poacher has "make more forward runs" disabled? The Free Role doesn't have "roam from position" selected? The CM "attacking midfielder" doesn't have "forward runs" selected?
I went with Timber ffs
Three weeks on the bounce I take a -4 but I just enjoy making transfers and I couldn't decide between Mateta and Joao Pedro - so went with them both
Only remaining decision is captain. Sticking with Haaland seems sensible but boring. Tempted by Timber or Gabriel
Only remaining decision is captain. Sticking with Haaland seems sensible but boring. Tempted by Timber or Gabriel
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I went with Timber ffs
At some point in the last ten minutes of that match, both of those sides were 2nd in the live table
With the draw, those two teams are 3rd and 7th
The Prem this season is weird at being both full of quality and yet some mundane sides near the top
With the draw, those two teams are 3rd and 7th
The Prem this season is weird at being both full of quality and yet some mundane sides near the top
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At some point in the last ten minutes of that match, both of those sides were 2nd in the live table
With the draw, those two teams are 3rd and 7th
The Prem this season is weird at being both full of quality and yet some mundane sides near the top
With the draw, those two teams are 3rd and 7th
The Prem this season is weird at being both full of quality and yet some mundane sides near the top
Sigh
I drop Richarlison for fpl and of course he's straight back in the team. Guaranteed to score a double today ffs
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sigh
I drop Richarlison for fpl and of course he's straight back in the team. Guaranteed to score a double today ffs
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I drop Richarlison for fpl and of course he's straight back in the team. Guaranteed to score a double today ffs