Samirah - Comments

Thanks for the Minnesota stuff, top drawer. I was trying to figure out how to get Atlanta's stuff in myself.

I must say I have enjoyed reading this story. I'm working through my first season with AFC Wimbledon...not sure about doing a career story about it yet, but reading these always gets me in the mood. By the way, do you do your own kits?

Okay, I have a probably really annoying and stupid question to ask regarding kits, specifically making them myself. I have gimp, but since I see most people use photoshop, is there a best version to get? And since I have never done this before, I would be hoping I can ask for advice. Honestly, I am probably going to start with trying my hand at my own kits, but I have been wanting to do some of the USL teams since I know most of them. (If I don't suck too bad of course.)

Any advice or help?

So a quick question. After downloading the main file (the 6.5 gb one), then we do the updates as well? I'm just trying to clarify for myself...

What resolution do you use for this? I am sadly limited in my resolution a bit so was looking for something nice to get despite that.

I don't know if it is possible, but was there any way to actually make it so the NASL or USL Pro system is playable or at least has actual games? If you play in MLS, what is the point of sending players down to your affiliates for experience if they don't play at all? Or am I just missing something?

Thanks all.

Do you put it in the Database UI folder or just Database?

An outstanding person, I only got to meet him once, but he was someone who could make you laugh even with his seriousness. Such a sad end. Genie, you're free!

Messi is a great player. But he wasn't the best player of this tournament. To be honest, Rodriguez was far more deserving of the Golden Ball. And I will always say that Germany was the better team.

Will it though? Kroos and Khedira tend to work well together, if they are ever put out at the same time. I see them almost like I see how the US use Jermaine Jones and Michael Bradley. Though I do admit the Real Madrid midfield is pretty full at the moment.

My issue with Messi is simply that he didn't deserve the Golden Ball. And his team didn't deserve to win the World Cup. Every pundit in the world that I've heard and listened to has said the same thing. No one can believe that Messi got the award. And several were openly saying so right then. But FIFA is all about popularity and such, rather than actual performance.

I could say that Robin van Persie was incredible during the group stages, scoring and assisting goals as well. He tapered off in the knockout rounds too. The thing to me is this: the German players faced a much harder group with everyone gunning for them, yet their players (especially Müller) kept pounding away. Müller isn't the best player in the world and frankly never would be. But he knows how to perform for his team. In fact, I'd say the Germans typically have a few players that tend to look poor for their club sides and then turn it up a notch for Die Mannschaft.

I'd say that Messi also probably doesn't think he deserved the award based on how he looked accepting it. Sure, some of that is probably because he was upset that they lost the real prize, but he really looked disgusted when he accepted the trophy. I think he was given the award on reputation and not performance. After all, Kroos completed more passes than anyone else in the entire tournament as well as a better pass completion percentage than Messi too.

I'm going to be going to see Crystal Palace play here in Richmond on the 28th. It'll mark the first time ever a Premier League team comes to Virginia so it should be interesting (though I'd be shocked if CP doesn't destroy the Kickers to be honest, even in pre-season).

IF an Argentinian had to win the Golden Ball for the tournament, it should've been Mascherano. He was just about single-handedly responsible for keeping Argentina in the game against the Netherlands and he was pretty much responsible for keeping Germany from scoring early. Actually Demichelis played much better than Messi throughout the tournament.

But I'd say Müller would've been my pick for the Golden Ball, with Robben and Rodriguez being second. Of course, I have to ask how Romero was up for the Golden Glove considering that other than the semifinal, he didn't do anything. Ochoa and Howard performed far better than him. But Neuer got it (to be honest, I have no beef with that since he is likely the best goalkeeper in the world). My best goalkeepers this year would've been Neuer, Navas, Howard, Ochoa and Cillisen (spelling?).

But I am just happy that Germany won. Germany is the team. They play like a team, not a bunch of individuals. And Boateng was brilliant yesterday. Just saying.

I can say this. I'm proud of the US team for how they played. I'm respectful of Belgium, as they didn't pull all that time-wasting crap either. Yes, I would've loved to see the US score on a couple of their chances...Wondo in particular but also that set piece with Dempsey. But we went out with a fight and the US has embraced this team at least. MLS is already outdrawing all but MLB and NFL right now. And with the US, only the Super Bowl had higher viewership than the US games for sporting events.

Algeria looked good. Considering that I know a few of their players said they would be observing Ramadan, I was wondering how they would do. But other than being gassed, they kept pushing. Fair play to them.

I think that the USA will beat Portugal, yes I am biased, but the USA got the monkey off their backs against Ghana, now they can settle and play. And losing Altidore hurt the US against Ghana because we needed a holdup striker in that game, but against Portugal, I don't think we do. I think the US should take some lessons from Germany on playing quick players up top and unlocking what is a woeful defense (especially with Coentrao gone and Pepe out) with passing. Bradley played well under what he always has before against Ghana, but I think this is a game that he'll rebound in strongly.

As for Ronaldo, I doubt he is truly healthy, but he is too competitive to admit that he's possibly seriously hurt. And he's seen Messi start to shake off that not performing at the World Cup label and he's worried he'll lose there again too. But the thing is, outside of Ronaldo, Portugal really doesn't have a great amount of talent. Nani doesn't tend to perform well, Veloso is probably their best midfielder in my mind (outside Ronaldo) and it just seems to me that they're bare.

As for the Germany-Ghana game today, I think Germany will prevail. Their abilities outstrip Ghana who are having to deal with the gut-check of how they lost to the US after several of their players had made the mistake of guaranteeing victory in the media.

I think it is arrogant to discount how good Costa Rica has been this tournament. They ARE that good, they just got completely ignored heading into the tournament which meant that they have something to prove. As an American, I like watching them because they play extremely hard and fully deserve to be going on. I would've liked to see England do better, but I think the conditions in Brazil seriously hurt England.

I have to say that Altidore finally looked a bit back to form today (though he would've been even better if he had rounded Krul and tucked away a goal). That flick he had to Colback to help set up the second goal was brilliant and his hold up play was strong today. At least that is good signs for the US. I also like how Poyet is eager to keep giving him confidence. I have to say that Poyet is a very good manager and Sunderland look like they'll stay up this year off of evidence of that.

I have to say that Altidore finally looked a bit back to form today (though he would've been even better if he had rounded Krul and tucked away a goal). That flick he had to Colback to help set up the second goal was brilliant and his hold up play was strong today. At least that is good signs for the US. I also like how Poyet is eager to keep giving him confidence. I have to say that Poyet is a very good manager and Sunderland look like they'll stay up this year off of evidence of that.

Deano, a quick question if you are around. With your new stadiums little pack (I manage Brentford), how do you recommend putting them into the stadiums folder? Because I don't want to lose all the stadiums if I just overwrite everything, or will it only add the specific ones from the config? Sorry...

Don't get me wrong, one of my film professors was Scorsese's cinematographer for some time, but Wolf of Wall Street is frankly nothing but a drug and sex fest. Lone Survivor was merely okay itself, though I do give kudos to Peter Berg for not acquiescing to the calls for American exceptionalism like most of the right-wing pundits here wanted.

To be completely honest...Saving Mr. Banks blows both of them out of the water in my opinion. At least as far as overall film is concerned. And both the other two movies I named are much better films as well.

I've been re-reading The Honorverse books by David Weber in my spare time with work and such. However, this week I won't be able to as I have to interview for a transfer to Germany. I also just finished reading The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson. She also happens to be the writer of the new Ms. Marvel comic coming out shortly (at least here in the states).

Since I have to do reviews of films, I go see a few at a time generally. Of course, my editor really loved assigning me to go do both Wolf of Wall Street and Lone Survivor. To be fair though, Lone Survivor was a good film...Wolf of Wall Street was...eh.

Twelve Years a Slave and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom were both incredible. Seriously, if you haven't seen them, you should definitely do so.

Where are the pics from in the info screens? The reason I ask is that the link that was posted earlier (not yours VP) was for Steklo X3...but it hasn't been updated in some time, so I was wondering. Cheers.

I added premium membership on Christmas Day, since a friend gifted me with FM 2014 (couldn't afford to get it otherwise with bills). I have been able to download most things (even though the logos took a bit), but no matter what, I can't get the facepack to download past the 1 gig mark now. Before the speed was improved, it would still not get very far and would be corrupted.

My speedtest is: 35.63 Mbps download.

I am unable to get past a certain point when downloading the megapack. Also, I have been experiencing VERY slow downloads since I went ahead and became a premium member. Which I don't understand.

I don't know if someone has already done this, but can someone do the kits for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC and Aue? Thanks a bunch!

Wrong. Under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Conventions, you have no right to annex or take land. Abbas has said he will begin negotiating from the 1967 ceasefire borders, but anything else is frankly illegal and even most Americans admit that. Make no mistake, without US support, Israel would be alone and a pariah.

Under the Geneva Conventions, Israel is violating numerous aspects of International Law. Indeed, their "annexations" of land (including the Golan Heights for one) are considered illegal by all including the United States, as are any and all settlements. If not for those settlements, and the fact that the Israeli government turned Gaza into an open-air concentration camp, there would be no Hamas.

I'm against Hamas, but I am pro-Palestinian and the fact is, Israel VASTLY overstepped recently and once again are killing women and children (despite saying that their attacks are all pinpoint strikes). My cousin is a USAF Strike pilot (or he was before he resigned his commission after 15 years in disgust) and he said that Israel seems to just be trying to punish innocents to send a message. He would know how that is because his squadron had been ordered to bomb civilian areas in Iraq during that war.

Considering that the Israelis had agreed in principle to a long-term cease fire negotiated by Israeli and Egyptian diplomats 3 hours before the assassination of Ahmed al-Jabari...who was killed while preparing to present the plan to the rest of the Hamas leadership (according to the NY Times, Haaretz, Ma'an and other media outlets), I call into question the integrity of Israel's leaders. Though I know some people who live in Israel (many in the country according to them are upset with the government for this too), I will always stand in support with my Palestinian brothers and sisters on principle.