Harry

I'm not sure why net spend is an issue. Nobody ever wanted Klopp to break even on transfers. We just wanted him to improve the squad. Amazingly he's done that to this point with a balanced spend and thus has ample funds available now to push on further... great! However the sale coutinho in January balanced that year after the fact. Bottom line is klopps done what's necessary and built a good squad doing it.

Eh? Who

I may be biased but i feel there's a major difference between the kind of transfer activity i scoffed at United for and what Liverpool have done since then. It was Uniteds seeming desperation to sign the most famous player available in the transfer market rather than signing the player that addressed their area of greatest need. It was Juan Mata, then falcao and angel di maria, then schweignstager and valdes, then pogba and ibrahimovic. In amongst numerous pursuits of Ramos and Bale amongst others. Other players were signed too and luke shaw and schneiderlin actually made a lot of sense. But overall it mostly didn't seem based around improving the squad rather about trying to sell jerseys, get in the papers or just to prove to the world you were still a big club. Playing Rooney as a starter for 3 or 4 years than his form warranted. I actually feel proud of the signings we've made in the past few years as they've nearly all been clearly linked to weak areas and not celebrity names driven by commercial aspects. And (vvd excepted) the business has often been done quickly and efficiently, not via drawn out sagas that keep you in the papers for weeks. *takes off rose tinted glasses*

Currently watching the second episode of Glow. Seems ok.

Suits is a really nice easy watch. Good show.

Thanks mate. I take that as a compliment on me tbh because honestly don't think I'm even in the ballpark of being that awesome!

Thanks mate. Cheers for fixing the upload issue.

And here's me with the other one

Baby #2 due 10th January!

@Stan Any thoughts or suggestions? I'd be posting some pics now if i could

Didn't we used to be able to post pictures from our phone direct to the site? I don't seem to be able to anymore unless I'm missing something.

Worth cracking on mate. Hit those silver metallic blocks in each level and it shows you where every moon is on the map, so doesn't take long to collect the next 200.... toadette alone gives you 25. This last level there is 14 fkn difficult stages to get up to Bowser. All needs to be done in one take. Die and you go back to the start. I'm right into it but would say it's definitely the most difficult piece in any mario game. I'm determined to finish it.

This level is fucking impossible! Hardest piece of any game I've ever played. Has anyone ever finished it?

It starts really abruptly. A little clip of some bad guys coming to the kong island then I'm off and running. But never telling me why i need to collect so many items along the way. What's the point of all the jigsaw pieces? Banana coins? Would expect level 1 to include more orientation. I also found the movement mechanics a bit awkward. Am such a huge fan of the original donkey kong country... maybe my expectations were too high. But cant see how this rates as 91% on metacritic compared to 97% for mario odyssey. I'd give it 70 at best from what I'm seeing so far.

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. First impressions. Quite underwhelming. Undercooked on blending a story around the levels, and on telling you more about the many items you need to pick up along the way. Hopefully it will improve.

Mate i got one for Christmas and the first time I've played it consistently had been the last 3 weeks. Have totally got into this mario odyssey though. Up to 520 moons now and trying to tackle Bowser for the final time in legitimately the hardest level of Mario i've ever played. 6 hoirs on this so far and can only get halfway through the level!

I was the same. I got one for Christmas and only played it occasionally. Main reason I'm out of the habit of gamng and dingy think to pull it out. My wife's away right now so instead of chucking pin netflix at night I'm firing up the switch. Also taking it on the train to and from work which is useful if you can get a seat....

I have so much time for the way Nintendo make games. Always so expansive and sure to keep you busy for a good few weeks

I like when games leave a bit to do after the end bit but it seems to be a metric ton here... I'm just touched down and am fluffin around in the mushroom world trippin on all the mario 64 nostalgia! Think i peed a little when i fist stepped inside that castle as the familiar music kicked in... I just bought donkey kong country tropical freeze as my next game but am also contemplating the Zelda expansion packs.

I thought i finished it but then i met a little toad girl that made me think totally otherwise

Super Mario Oddysey on switch. Top notch.

Seriously mate whereabouts you talking? Its still possible to get returns in smaller markets. A friend of mine has a dozen properties in small towns that have a somewhat diverse source of employment (Not just one single company) and they are all positively geared. the ratio of house prices to rental returns are way more favorable in rural areas. He's having his mortgages paid for him and making a profit. At the end he can sell them or keep them and the stream of income will become vey attractive once those mortgages are down to zero.

Perth?

I've started watching vampire diaries with the mrs... Bearable show.

Just starting on season 1 of prison break. Enjoying it so far but defs wondering how a show about a prison escape can be drawn out for 4-5 seasons.