King Kenny: Revival?

Managers are now in a shitehole, are they not?

Football is bloody demanding, with players are getting fat and rich. It's crazy, and managers are they to keep it that way.

Everyone following football now is witnessing the downfall of Liverpool. I never really found them a threat to Arsenal's hopes of anything and I am justified in any way to say that. They meet the young boys and get fucked up by a four-goal haul by Arshavin. I know that's quite some time ago but now with mid-table mediocrity, their legacy is less vivid than it has ever been. Sole dependence on their ferocious captain and their pretty Spaniard has left them exhausted, lost and as wounded as ever. It's not pretty at all.

Until recently, with the return of Dalglish.


Tonight I saw the spark. His return after all these years has boiled a craze among fans. What he did before he left in the early 90's is nothing short of spectacular, but it's a new game now. Within months any manager, great or shite, can get a boot up their arse for not delivering instantaneous results. He may not have started on a very bright note, but the performance against Wolves tonight was a display of a certain revival that's possible. The flair was there, the passing was fluid enough, the initiative was encouraging and the results were delivered. Torres started finding his scoring boots again and it's an inspiration we all need to witness in football.

It's still too early to say though. New managers have come to propel their teams to greatness before; however, they still die off in the long run. Take Juande Ramos for example, or Rafa Benitez, or Avram Grant; all lifting Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea respectively for a brief moment and then losing steam.

Will King Kenny lose steam?

Still Speeding

With the release of 'Bring The Light', Beady Eye disgusted Oasis fans to the gut. I thought the tune was quite good though; being in stark contrast to what loads of other fans believed.

It's true what they say; that nothing Liam writes can top the monumental tracks such as Live Forever or Champagne Supernova. But it's just rock n' roll, innit? Oasis had the lyrical depth that can really be felt, sometimes guilty of being extra extra sappy, mellow and introspective like Sunday Morning Call. But hey, where then did Rock N' Roll Star come from?

As much as I can guarantee the sheer brilliance of Noel's solo album, in spite of it not even announced to be recorded yet, I still look forward to what Liam and Co. are up to. He may not have the great ability to pen down mind-shattering lyrics, but he has the raw spirit of rock n' roll. I personally liken his songs to Helter Skelter. There's that vibe, that grit and ruthlessness which does not give a fuck what anyone thinks.

Then the recent release of a second single; Four Letter Word, from their upcoming album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding', set to be released on Feb 28.

This track sealed the deal; I'm going to buy their album. Staying mad fer it.

Movie: The Social Network (2010)

It's been quite some time since I've penned down any thoughts on any sort of movies. I blame it on excessive porn. Probably it's because I've kind of lost interest due to the overwhelming bore of many movies that I find nothing worthwhile can be mentioned about them.

But whoever owns a facebook account and does not give this movie a try is essentially an idiot. I mean it. Aside a whole lot of jargon being thrown all over the film at an overwhelming pace, the mind will grow to adapt to it as the film progresses.

Unlike many other inventors, Mark Zuckerberg has a fairly interesting story behind the birth of the world's most unnecessarily addictive social networking site. Portrayed in this flick is also Zuckerberg's heightened sense of being an asshole. In fact I liked how much Jesse Eisenberg played so well on him being a prick that I eventually grew to liking him.

Then there's the appearance of Justin Timberlake. Who would have ever thought he could land a role in a movie of this proportion? Let alone act. His acting was plausible if not good. I think it's kind of a gamble allowing him the role of Sean Parker, the charming and fiery founder of Napster.

The rest were other unknown cameos.

As the film kicks off you could already see the degree of Zuckerberg's assholeness. The plot IMO was done in a fairly interesting fashion. The way they switched back and  forth between two timelines gave the flick a nice touch, although this has been done many times in films over the past forever. How the relationship between the characters was played out gave plenty of weight to the emotions and accessibility of the characters, especially the shattered relationship between Zuckerberg and his best friend Eduardo Saverin.


I really liked the score used for this. For something with so very little action involved, the music cue for some of the scenes gave it a somewhat daunting feel, that there is always something of a massive scale is about to take place. It essentially gave the scenes a sense of great importance and depth beyond people just sitting and talking to each other.

And they have a Beatles song inside to wrap up the story.

The script is undoubtedly fantastic. If it were the script alone I'm judging the film on, it would get a 10/10. Humor was woven neatly with wit, and added with a good cast of actors playing on them lightened the mood of the movie in spite of  all the anger, jealousy and betrayal which was the tone intended by the plot. It can be a brilliant script to me but for those who can't keep up with the excessive firing of technical terms and verbal wit it can be quite a headache. It's not that universally acceptable.

Verdict: 9.4/10