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Unexpected funny error when ChatGPT created a Superstore episode with Bo in it
2023.03.22 06:05 vivganes Unexpected funny error when ChatGPT created a Superstore episode with Bo in it
I asked ChatGPT - Create an episode of Superstore with Bo in it. It generated an episode with a cool Bo :)
Title: Bo Knows Superstore
INT. CLOUD 9 STORE - DAY
Bo, a charismatic and energetic former football player, walks into the store and heads straight to the electronics department, where he meets Jonah.
BO: "Hey, man. You work here, right?"
JONAH: "Yeah, I do. Can I help you with something?"
BO: "Yeah, I need a new TV. Something big and flashy. You know, something that says 'I used to be a pro athlete, but now I just watch a lot of sports.'"
JONAH: "Uh, sure. We have some great deals on TVs right now. Let me show you."
As Jonah leads Bo to the TV section, they start chatting about football and Bo's career. Jonah is impressed by Bo's knowledge of the game and his easy-going personality.
JONAH: "Hey, do you want to come to our store's football league game tonight? We could use a good player like you."
BO: "Are you kidding me? I'd love to. Count me in!"
Cut to later that day, at the football field.
The store's football team, made up of employees, is getting ready for the game. Bo joins them, bringing his A-game and boosting everyone's confidence.
DINA: "Who's this guy? He's huge!"
JONAH: "That's Bo. He used to play in the NFL."
DINA: "The NFL? Holy crap! We're gonna win this game for sure!"
As the game begins, Bo shows off his skills, scoring touchdown after touchdown and leading the team to victory. The crowd goes wild, cheering and clapping.
After the game, Bo and the rest of the team celebrate their victory with pizza and drinks.
BO: "Man, that was so much fun. You guys are a great team. I should come to more games."
JONAH: "Absolutely, man. We could use a player like you. And who knows, maybe we could even recruit some other former athletes to join us."
BO: "I like the sound of that. Let's make this the best store football league in the country."
As the night ends, Bo walks out of the store, feeling exhilarated and happy. He knows he's found a new home at Cloud 9 and can't wait to see what other adventures await him there.
The camera zooms out as Bo walks away, leaving the store behind him but not his newfound friends and love for the game.
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Title: Bo Knows Superstore
INT. CLOUD 9 STORE - DAY
Bo, a charismatic and energetic former football player, walks into the store and heads straight to the electronics department, where he meets Jonah.
BO: "Hey, man. You work here, right?"
JONAH: "Yeah, I do. Can I help you with something?"
BO: "Yeah, I need a new TV. Something big and flashy. You know, something that says 'I used to be a pro athlete, but now I just watch a lot of sports.'"
JONAH: "Uh, sure. We have some great deals on TVs right now. Let me show you."
As Jonah leads Bo to the TV section, they start chatting about football and Bo's career. Jonah is impressed by Bo's knowledge of the game and his easy-going personality.
JONAH: "Hey, do you want to come to our store's football league game tonight? We could use a good player like you."
BO: "Are you kidding me? I'd love to. Count me in!"
Cut to later that day, at the football field.
The store's football team, made up of employees, is getting ready for the game. Bo joins them, bringing his A-game and boosting everyone's confidence.
DINA: "Who's this guy? He's huge!"
JONAH: "That's Bo. He used to play in the NFL."
DINA: "The NFL? Holy crap! We're gonna win this game for sure!"
As the game begins, Bo shows off his skills, scoring touchdown after touchdown and leading the team to victory. The crowd goes wild, cheering and clapping.
After the game, Bo and the rest of the team celebrate their victory with pizza and drinks.
BO: "Man, that was so much fun. You guys are a great team. I should come to more games."
JONAH: "Absolutely, man. We could use a player like you. And who knows, maybe we could even recruit some other former athletes to join us."
BO: "I like the sound of that. Let's make this the best store football league in the country."
As the night ends, Bo walks out of the store, feeling exhilarated and happy. He knows he's found a new home at Cloud 9 and can't wait to see what other adventures await him there.
The camera zooms out as Bo walks away, leaving the store behind him but not his newfound friends and love for the game.
2023.03.22 04:30 abestos_fever Extremely negative experience with capital one today, need advice for rectification
TLDR: credit company sends an offer with 0% chance of being accepted, hard check on account, no help.
So for starters I’ll list the underlying info that will help this story. I am a 21 y/o male in college with a CS of 670, I’ve got a few student loans on my acc but that’s it.
Last month I got an offer for the capital one platinum card. I know it’s not the sexiest card but I am trying to build some credit seeing that I am getting married next year. Basically I am using the card to buy gas throughout the month and then I’ll pay it off before the due date. Never missed a payment or had anything negative against my credit score.
Last week in the mail I got a “pre-qualified” offer for the quicksilver card. I looked at it read all the terms and decided to apply. I got denied and was confused at first but not mad AT ALL. I am genuinely a calm person, and I was more curious than anything about why I was declined. I read the sheet and none of the reasons listed as to why applied to me. Yesterday I got the email for the reason “Based on your application information, there is a currently pending or recently processed application with Capital One.” I automatically think that there must have been an issue on their end because the reasons for denial on the offer letter I received stated that if I have applied for 2 or more in the last 30 days. I had only applied for 1 card in the last 30 days so I called them today to get some clarification.
Again, I am calm a level headed going into the call. Not even kind of mad, I assume it was just a mistake. So I call them explain what happened to the lady and she explains to me that I can only be approved for a card once every 6 months. Now I start to get a little upset, I tell her that no where on the letter did it say this, and that it only said 2 or more in the last 30 days. I am not mad that I got denied, I am mad that I wasted a check on my credit when there was a 0% chance I could’ve gotten the card. She starts talking in circles, and eventually I am like well what are y’all going to do to rectify this. And she’s asking me “well what solution do I want?” And again after talking in circles I say to her that “I don’t know what solutions y’all offer, I am not the one who works at the credit card company who knows what y’all can and can’t do.” She then says that she will transfer me to a supervisor, but my break at work was ending so I told her that they would have to call me back later when I was off. She tells me they can’t call us, but that I can call later and immediately request a supervisor. I hang up and go about my day. I’ve worked in customer service throughout HS and even now as I finish college, so I tried to not be rude to her, but when she was purposefully talking in circles I definitely let a few fucks fly. More as emphasis than as an insult.
Now that I am off of work I called and immediately request a supervisor as I was told. This lady tries giving me the run around (now I have no patience for it) and when she is trying to ask me about why I’m calling I tell her I’m not going in circles again, just transfer me. After she asks me what felt like 1000000 verification questions I get put on hold for a few minutes and then speak to the supervisor.
I start talking to bill and I’m explaining what happened about how they sent me an offer that they knew would be instantly declined because of their policy and that now I have a hard check on my credit because they gave me incomplete information. I’m very annoyed at this point and I explain it to him like I explained it to the First Lady the 5th time and to be honest it was like talking to a 5 year old. He starts telling me that being denied is normal and that it is normal to be upset when it happens. But I tell him, I am not mad that I got declined I am mad that they basically set me up for failure because of their policy. He states that it’s not their fault that i applied (true) but that it’s what happens with credit cards. I again explain it to him like I would a toddler and he says that it’s a matter of perspective because I said “I feel like y’all set me up” and I cut him off saying that this isn’t my perspective your perspective, it’s the fact that you sent me an offer one month after sending me a different offer that was approved when it was impossible for me to be approved. He comes back with how people get approved and denied all the time for different reasons and that it wasn’t guaranteed I was going to be declined when I then quoted their policy that you WILL be denied if you apply for a different card within 6 months. Then he set me the fuck off lol, I was stern and clearly upset at this point, but then when I take a second from talking he starts saying “well people make choices…” and I said “don’t you fucking blame this on Me” and he starts I wasn’t going to blame you blah blah blah and this shit goes back and forth. I explain it one last time in the slowest, most clear way possible that they sent me an offer in February, I got accepted, and then a month later when it was impossible, literally a 0% chance of approval I get an offer for a better card and that they wasted a check on my credit because of it. Eventually I get to the point where he is useless so I basically tell him that on April 11th im paying off my card and then canceling it. And that I know it won’t impact y’all who bring in millions and billions of dollars, but just because I don’t matter doesn’t mean you can screw over the little guy. I told him that I know he is not the one who sent out both letters, and that I’m largely not mad at him, but that y’all need to fix this. Because wasting hard checks for people is ridiculous.
So will all that in mind, I get home tonight and realize that I can’t cancel and get a new card. Because I used up my two checks, and I need that extra one when I apply for housing next year when I graduate and get married. So yea I’m stuck with these jerks, but aside from getting that off my chest, do y’all know of any way to remedy this or am I just screwed? At the end of the day it’s not the end of the world because the check next year for housing won’t mess with my score too much, but it’s still extremely frustrating. Oh I could obviously tell he was talking down to me because I was a young college student. I get that I’m not the oldest/wisest and that I’m new to the credit card game. But he was talking down to me like I haven’t managed people, or been a head coach for a public school football team. And I know he doesn’t know that, but I am not some dumb college student who is clueless.
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So for starters I’ll list the underlying info that will help this story. I am a 21 y/o male in college with a CS of 670, I’ve got a few student loans on my acc but that’s it.
Last month I got an offer for the capital one platinum card. I know it’s not the sexiest card but I am trying to build some credit seeing that I am getting married next year. Basically I am using the card to buy gas throughout the month and then I’ll pay it off before the due date. Never missed a payment or had anything negative against my credit score.
Last week in the mail I got a “pre-qualified” offer for the quicksilver card. I looked at it read all the terms and decided to apply. I got denied and was confused at first but not mad AT ALL. I am genuinely a calm person, and I was more curious than anything about why I was declined. I read the sheet and none of the reasons listed as to why applied to me. Yesterday I got the email for the reason “Based on your application information, there is a currently pending or recently processed application with Capital One.” I automatically think that there must have been an issue on their end because the reasons for denial on the offer letter I received stated that if I have applied for 2 or more in the last 30 days. I had only applied for 1 card in the last 30 days so I called them today to get some clarification.
Again, I am calm a level headed going into the call. Not even kind of mad, I assume it was just a mistake. So I call them explain what happened to the lady and she explains to me that I can only be approved for a card once every 6 months. Now I start to get a little upset, I tell her that no where on the letter did it say this, and that it only said 2 or more in the last 30 days. I am not mad that I got denied, I am mad that I wasted a check on my credit when there was a 0% chance I could’ve gotten the card. She starts talking in circles, and eventually I am like well what are y’all going to do to rectify this. And she’s asking me “well what solution do I want?” And again after talking in circles I say to her that “I don’t know what solutions y’all offer, I am not the one who works at the credit card company who knows what y’all can and can’t do.” She then says that she will transfer me to a supervisor, but my break at work was ending so I told her that they would have to call me back later when I was off. She tells me they can’t call us, but that I can call later and immediately request a supervisor. I hang up and go about my day. I’ve worked in customer service throughout HS and even now as I finish college, so I tried to not be rude to her, but when she was purposefully talking in circles I definitely let a few fucks fly. More as emphasis than as an insult.
Now that I am off of work I called and immediately request a supervisor as I was told. This lady tries giving me the run around (now I have no patience for it) and when she is trying to ask me about why I’m calling I tell her I’m not going in circles again, just transfer me. After she asks me what felt like 1000000 verification questions I get put on hold for a few minutes and then speak to the supervisor.
I start talking to bill and I’m explaining what happened about how they sent me an offer that they knew would be instantly declined because of their policy and that now I have a hard check on my credit because they gave me incomplete information. I’m very annoyed at this point and I explain it to him like I explained it to the First Lady the 5th time and to be honest it was like talking to a 5 year old. He starts telling me that being denied is normal and that it is normal to be upset when it happens. But I tell him, I am not mad that I got declined I am mad that they basically set me up for failure because of their policy. He states that it’s not their fault that i applied (true) but that it’s what happens with credit cards. I again explain it to him like I would a toddler and he says that it’s a matter of perspective because I said “I feel like y’all set me up” and I cut him off saying that this isn’t my perspective your perspective, it’s the fact that you sent me an offer one month after sending me a different offer that was approved when it was impossible for me to be approved. He comes back with how people get approved and denied all the time for different reasons and that it wasn’t guaranteed I was going to be declined when I then quoted their policy that you WILL be denied if you apply for a different card within 6 months. Then he set me the fuck off lol, I was stern and clearly upset at this point, but then when I take a second from talking he starts saying “well people make choices…” and I said “don’t you fucking blame this on Me” and he starts I wasn’t going to blame you blah blah blah and this shit goes back and forth. I explain it one last time in the slowest, most clear way possible that they sent me an offer in February, I got accepted, and then a month later when it was impossible, literally a 0% chance of approval I get an offer for a better card and that they wasted a check on my credit because of it. Eventually I get to the point where he is useless so I basically tell him that on April 11th im paying off my card and then canceling it. And that I know it won’t impact y’all who bring in millions and billions of dollars, but just because I don’t matter doesn’t mean you can screw over the little guy. I told him that I know he is not the one who sent out both letters, and that I’m largely not mad at him, but that y’all need to fix this. Because wasting hard checks for people is ridiculous.
So will all that in mind, I get home tonight and realize that I can’t cancel and get a new card. Because I used up my two checks, and I need that extra one when I apply for housing next year when I graduate and get married. So yea I’m stuck with these jerks, but aside from getting that off my chest, do y’all know of any way to remedy this or am I just screwed? At the end of the day it’s not the end of the world because the check next year for housing won’t mess with my score too much, but it’s still extremely frustrating. Oh I could obviously tell he was talking down to me because I was a young college student. I get that I’m not the oldest/wisest and that I’m new to the credit card game. But he was talking down to me like I haven’t managed people, or been a head coach for a public school football team. And I know he doesn’t know that, but I am not some dumb college student who is clueless.
2023.03.21 23:10 Unlucky-Blood3725 He chose 22 ‼️
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2023.03.21 21:39 420MacMan [USA-CA][H] PS1+2+3+4+Vita, XBox OG+360+One, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Switch, DS, 3DS, TONS of Manuals/Covers/Cases [W] Paypal
Have a few items i'm trying to clear out all in great condition, noted if games are loose or CIB. Open to discount for bigger bundles.
Shipping starts at $5.00 and Free Shipping on Bundles over $75 with Friends & Family please. Pics upon request.
COD : Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition CIB $10
Plants vs Zombies 2 : Garden Warfare $10
FFXIV Complete Edition CIB $10
Has Been Heroes CIB $10
Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition CIB $$20
The Division $5
Deus Ex MD $10
3x PS4 Cases with Double Discs Slots $15
Assassins Creed Odyssey $10
The Walking Dead: Season 2 $30
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational $30
Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel 1 $60
Dynasty Warriors Next $25
Stranger Of Sword City $30
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space $30
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace $45
Shantae Half-Genie Hero [Risky Beats Edition] $60
UnEpic SEALED $130
Risk Of Rain SEALED $45
Aqua Kitty SEALED $70
Trillion: God Of Destruction $30
Grand Kingdom Case $10
Toukiden : Kiwami Case $15
Reverie $40
Sir Eatsalot $50
Crush 3D Loose in 3DS Case $10
Cubic Ninja $10
Codename S.T.E.A.M $5
Warioware D.I.Y Loose in 3DS Case $30
Smash Bros 3DS CIB $17
Steel Diver CIB $8
OEM Charging Base for original 3DS $20
FF Tactics GH CIB $30
FF9 CIB (Case damaged) $15
Crash Bandicoot 2 Loose in Twisted Metal GH Case $15
Sim City 2000 Game+Case (damaged) $15
Oddworld Abes Oddysee CIB $25
Score 6x Game Cartridge Case $10
Bleach Blade Of Fate Loose $15
Advance Wars 2 Days of Ruin Loose $30
007 GoldenEye Loose $35
Beetle Adventure Racing Loose $20
Snowboard Kids 1 Loose $50
Zone Of The Enders HD Collection CIB $15
Yakuza 3 Loose $15
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Loose $15
Genji Days Of The Blade $20
Genji Days Of The Blade Loose $10
South Park : The Stick of Truth SEALED $10
Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Ghost
Need for Speed Pro Street
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Red Faction Guerilla x2
Battlefield 3
MoH Warfighter LE Loose
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Crysis 2
Deus Ex HR
Call of Duty 2 Steelbook
Mercenaries 2 in Generic Case
Warhawk
Call of Duty MW3 x2
Assassins Creed 4 BF
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 $10
The Getaway $10
Samurai Showdown Anthology $30
007 Agent Under Fire Loose $10
Welcome to Jumppack
Metal Arms in Generic Case
MX vs ATX
Army Men
Rocky
NCAA Football 2004
Army Men : Sarges Hero
Full Spectrum Warrior
FIFA 2001 MLS
NCAA Football 2003
Eye Toy Antigrav with Eye Camera $20
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Wheel of Fortune
Motorcross Mania 3
Seaworld Deep Sea Adventures
Socom US Navy Seal
Red Faction Case $5
Final Fantasy X-2
ThrillVille
Assassins Creed 1
Assassins Creed 3 Steelbook
The Evil Within
BF3 Limited Edition
Kinect Adventures
Motionsports
Call of Duty Ghosts
3rd Party Controller $10
Darksiders 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance in Gamestop Case $10
OEM Black Controller with Battery Pack $20
Midnight Club 3 Case with Burnout 3 Disc
Wreckless
Unreal Championship 1
Mace Griffon
Cabelas Deer Hunt 2005
Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball
NFL2k3 CIB $8
Monopoly Party+Manual in Blockbuster Case $10
Star Wars Rogue Leader+Manual in DVD Case $15
Spiderman 2 Player's Choice (Missing Manual) $15
Megaman Anniversary Collection (Missing Manual) $20
MC Groovez Dance Craze$10
Fifa Soccer 2002 $10
Spiderman 1 Case $5
007 NightFire Case with Fantastic Four Games $5
Ys VIII Lacrimosa Of DANA (PAL Version) CIB $40
Generic Dual Wiimote Charging Dock $10
Wii Monster Hunter 3 Manual $5
Wii Elebits Manual $5
GC Ghost Recon Case & Manual $7
GC True Crime Streets of LA Case & Manual $10
GC Spiderman 1 Case Only $7
GC Dead to Rights Case & Manual $10
GC Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Case & Manual $10
GC Hitman 2 Case & Manual $10
GC MoH Frontline Case & Manual $7
GC Rainbow Six 3 Case & Manual $7
PS2 Call of Duty FH Case & Manual $7
GC NFL 2K3 Case $5
GC Turok Evolution Case & Manual $5
PS4 Nioh Case $5
PS Vita Exist Archive Case $5
PS3 Zone of Enders HD Collection Case & Manual $10
PS2 Dragon Quest 8 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Onimusha 2 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Tekken 5 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Kingdom Hearts 1 GH Case & Manual $10
PS2 Kingdom Hearts 2 GH Case & Manual $10
PS2 Area 51 Case & Manual $10
GC NBA 2K2 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 Case $ Manual $10
PS2 Starwars Battlefront Case & Manual $10
GC Prince of Persia Cover & Manual $10
GC Viewtiful Joe 1 Manual $20
PS2 Katamari Damacy Cover & Manual $10
GC Burnout 3 Takedown $5
PS2 Nightmare before Christmas Oogies Revenge Cover & Manual $15
PS2 GTA San Andreas Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Capcom Classic Collection Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Manual $5
PS2 Megaman X Collection Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Star Ocean Till the End of Time Cover & Manual $10
PS2 R-Type Final Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Soul Caliber 2 Cover $7
XB Panzer Dragoon Orta Cover & Manual $30
XB Ninja Gaiden Black Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Mad Maestro Cover & Manual $10
PS2 007 Everything or Nothing Manual $5
PS2 Half Life 2 Cover $10
PS2 Devil May Cry 3 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 FF X-2 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 REZ Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Rygar Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Chaos Legion Manual $7
PS2 Zone of Enders 1 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Final Fantasy 12 Manual $7
PS2 Front Mission 4 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence Cover $7
PS2 Escape from Monkey Island Cover $7
PS1 Final Fantasy Chronicles GH Back/Front Cover & Manual $10
PS1 Tenchu 1 Cover & Manual $15
PS1 Final Fantasy 7 GH Front/Back Cover & Manual $15
PS1 Buster Bros Collection Cover & Manual $20
GC Zelda Master Quest Manual + Windwaker $30
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Shipping starts at $5.00 and Free Shipping on Bundles over $75 with Friends & Family please. Pics upon request.
PS4
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Storybook Edition SEALED $140COD : Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition CIB $10
Plants vs Zombies 2 : Garden Warfare $10
FFXIV Complete Edition CIB $10
Has Been Heroes CIB $10
Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition CIB $$20
The Division $5
Deus Ex MD $10
3x PS4 Cases with Double Discs Slots $15
XBox
One Lords of the Fallen $10Assassins Creed Odyssey $10
PS Vita
Toukiden: Kiwami $35The Walking Dead: Season 2 $30
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational $30
Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel 1 $60
Dynasty Warriors Next $25
Stranger Of Sword City $30
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space $30
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace $45
Shantae Half-Genie Hero [Risky Beats Edition] $60
UnEpic SEALED $130
Risk Of Rain SEALED $45
Aqua Kitty SEALED $70
Trillion: God Of Destruction $30
Grand Kingdom Case $10
Toukiden : Kiwami Case $15
Reverie $40
Sir Eatsalot $50
3DS
Legend Of Legacy Launch Edition SEALED $55Crush 3D Loose in 3DS Case $10
Cubic Ninja $10
Codename S.T.E.A.M $5
Warioware D.I.Y Loose in 3DS Case $30
Smash Bros 3DS CIB $17
Steel Diver CIB $8
OEM Charging Base for original 3DS $20
PS1
Fighter Maker Loose $10FF Tactics GH CIB $30
FF9 CIB (Case damaged) $15
Crash Bandicoot 2 Loose in Twisted Metal GH Case $15
Sim City 2000 Game+Case (damaged) $15
Oddworld Abes Oddysee CIB $25
DS
Intec DS Case $10Score 6x Game Cartridge Case $10
Bleach Blade Of Fate Loose $15
Advance Wars 2 Days of Ruin Loose $30
N64
N64 Console with hookups and 1x OEM Grey Controller (Controller is in good condition 8/10 and analog stick is 8/10, console was painted with black acrylic spray paint from previous owner and cartridge slot has been modded to play Japanese N64 carts so doesn't include the slot flaps) $80 shipped007 GoldenEye Loose $35
Beetle Adventure Racing Loose $20
Snowboard Kids 1 Loose $50
PS3 $6 Each unless Noted
Tales Of Symphonia Chronicles CIB $20Zone Of The Enders HD Collection CIB $15
Yakuza 3 Loose $15
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Loose $15
Genji Days Of The Blade $20
Genji Days Of The Blade Loose $10
South Park : The Stick of Truth SEALED $10
Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Ghost
Need for Speed Pro Street
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Red Faction Guerilla x2
Battlefield 3
MoH Warfighter LE Loose
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Crysis 2
Deus Ex HR
Call of Duty 2 Steelbook
Mercenaries 2 in Generic Case
Warhawk
Call of Duty MW3 x2
Assassins Creed 4 BF
PS2 $6 Each Unless Noted
MDK 2 Armageddon Loose $10Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 $10
The Getaway $10
Samurai Showdown Anthology $30
007 Agent Under Fire Loose $10
Welcome to Jumppack
Metal Arms in Generic Case
MX vs ATX
Army Men
Rocky
NCAA Football 2004
Army Men : Sarges Hero
Full Spectrum Warrior
FIFA 2001 MLS
NCAA Football 2003
Eye Toy Antigrav with Eye Camera $20
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Wheel of Fortune
Motorcross Mania 3
Seaworld Deep Sea Adventures
Socom US Navy Seal
Red Faction Case $5
Final Fantasy X-2
ThrillVille
Snes Games
Mortal Kombat 2 (label is damaged) $10XB360 $7 Each unless Noted
Zone Of The Enders HD Collection Limited Edition SEALED $60Assassins Creed 1
Assassins Creed 3 Steelbook
The Evil Within
BF3 Limited Edition
Kinect Adventures
Motionsports
Call of Duty Ghosts
3rd Party Controller $10
Darksiders 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance in Gamestop Case $10
OEM Black Controller with Battery Pack $20
OG Xbox $7 Each unless Noted
TRON 2.0 Killer App $15Midnight Club 3 Case with Burnout 3 Disc
Wreckless
Unreal Championship 1
Mace Griffon
Cabelas Deer Hunt 2005
Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball
Gamecube
GB Player OEM Case Holder *Missing outer cardboard and Manual $25NFL2k3 CIB $8
Monopoly Party+Manual in Blockbuster Case $10
Star Wars Rogue Leader+Manual in DVD Case $15
Spiderman 2 Player's Choice (Missing Manual) $15
Megaman Anniversary Collection (Missing Manual) $20
MC Groovez Dance Craze$10
Fifa Soccer 2002 $10
Spiderman 1 Case $5
007 NightFire Case with Fantastic Four Games $5
Switch
TechKen Switch Pro Wireless Controller CIB Purple $20Ys VIII Lacrimosa Of DANA (PAL Version) CIB $40
Wii
Nights Journey of Dreams in Gamestop Case & Manual $10Generic Dual Wiimote Charging Dock $10
Covers, Cases and Manuals
Wii Dragon Quest Swords Manual $7Wii Monster Hunter 3 Manual $5
Wii Elebits Manual $5
GC Ghost Recon Case & Manual $7
GC True Crime Streets of LA Case & Manual $10
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2023.03.21 21:32 chosen_number The Bo and Barry Show
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2023.03.21 21:23 BeloG9 I think Isak learned to much from Joelinton
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2023.03.21 20:59 Common-Access-6560 Erling Haaland: Manchester City striker withdraws from Norway squad with groin injury
 | Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has pulled out of the Norway squad for their opening Euro 2024 qualifiers through injury. submitted by Common-Access-6560 to OnlyFootballSoccer [link] [comments] Haaland, 22, picked up a groin problem after scoring a hat-trick in City's 6-0 thrashing of Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday. It means he will miss Norway's games against Spain and Georgia in Group A. "Erling took it hard when he realised that he could not fight for the team," said Norway coach Stale Solbakken. "Fortunately, there is still plenty of self-confidence, talent and cohesion in this group to win points in the next matches." Norway national team doctor Ola Sand added: "After doing tests and examinations yesterday it became clear that he will not make it for the games against Spain and Georgia. It is better that he receives medical follow-up at his club." Haaland has scored 21 goals in 23 appearances for Norway since making his debut as a 19-year-old in September 2019. His treble for City against Burnley took his tally to 42 goals in 37 games in all competitions so far this season, including five goals in a 7-0 hammering of RB Leipzig in the Champions League earlier this month. #haaland #mancity #premierleague #norway #soccer #football https://preview.redd.it/9dljvjjfe5pa1.jpg?width=976&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b42eaf3ec3a0a1f541f0f47a518f679394f874bc Pep Guardiola's side are second in the Premier League, eight points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, and play Liverpool next at Etihad Stadium on 1 April. They also face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals and Championship side Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley next month. |
2023.03.21 20:25 Steelsoldier77 Week 1 Recap + Power Rankings
Hey all, I'm back this year with your weekly recap and preview posts. Between another kid, finishing grad school and getting promoted at work I'm a lot busier this year than I was last year, so there's a non-zero chance I have to abandon this project at some point, or at least scale it back a bit, but I'll keep it up as long as I can because I like doing it.
In addition, I was planning on doing a season preview series, but I was called up for a month of reserve duty in the army and was unable to get that done. It's also a difficult task because it would require keeping a tight watch on roster moves for the whole league because team rosters aren't finalized until right before the season. So this first edition of my power rankings will kind of serve as a short preview for each team.
But anyways, on to this week's games. As usual, I would love to get other people's opinions about the games and players.
Arizona Rattlers (1-0) @ Quad City Steamwheelers (0-1) 60-53
The opening game of the season didn't disappoint as we saw the perennial powerhouse Rattlers take on last year's championship runners up Steamwheelers in a game that came down to the wire. Both teams traded scores for most of the game until late in the fourth when QC turned it over on downs and Arizona was able to capitalize and go up by two scores, effectively sealing it with a minute left. Both quarterbacks were electric, each throwing for 4 touchdowns and running for another 2 on the ground. Also of note- this was Jarrod Harrington's first game with QC, playing against his former team, catching a td and rushing for another.
Player of the Game: Drew Powell, QB, Arizona
Frisco Fighters (1-0) @ Green Bay Blizzard (0-1) 76-30
This game was actually pretty close for the first quarter, until Frisco scored 39 unanswered points and effectively sealed the game before half, by picking off Green Bay quarterback Jarome Johnson twice in the final minute of the half. Frisco looks like they haven't missed a beat since last year, with TJ Edwards as efficient as ever, not turning over the ball and rushing for 6 touchdowns on the ground. They didn't appear to be missing my favorite running back, Justin Rankin, who left for Bay Area in the off season. Jerminic Smith returned as their number 1 receiver, and defense was able to grab 4 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. As for Green Bay, their defense looked nothing like the force they were last year. Losing numerous start defensive players, including rookie standout linebacker James Brown probably didn't help. As for offense, last year's starting QB Jack Sheehan left for the NAL, leaving GB scrambling to find a replacement. They started the game off with rookie Jarome Johnson, who is built like Marquise Brown. He had some decent designed QB runs, but was wildly inaccurate throwing the ball, and was eventually benched in favor of fellow rookie Max Meylor, who was also terrible. The only player who really looked like he was even trying was WR Steve Newbold.
Player of the Game: TJ Edwards, QB, Frisco
Power Rankings
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In addition, I was planning on doing a season preview series, but I was called up for a month of reserve duty in the army and was unable to get that done. It's also a difficult task because it would require keeping a tight watch on roster moves for the whole league because team rosters aren't finalized until right before the season. So this first edition of my power rankings will kind of serve as a short preview for each team.
But anyways, on to this week's games. As usual, I would love to get other people's opinions about the games and players.
Arizona Rattlers (1-0) @ Quad City Steamwheelers (0-1) 60-53
The opening game of the season didn't disappoint as we saw the perennial powerhouse Rattlers take on last year's championship runners up Steamwheelers in a game that came down to the wire. Both teams traded scores for most of the game until late in the fourth when QC turned it over on downs and Arizona was able to capitalize and go up by two scores, effectively sealing it with a minute left. Both quarterbacks were electric, each throwing for 4 touchdowns and running for another 2 on the ground. Also of note- this was Jarrod Harrington's first game with QC, playing against his former team, catching a td and rushing for another.
Player of the Game: Drew Powell, QB, Arizona
Frisco Fighters (1-0) @ Green Bay Blizzard (0-1) 76-30
This game was actually pretty close for the first quarter, until Frisco scored 39 unanswered points and effectively sealed the game before half, by picking off Green Bay quarterback Jarome Johnson twice in the final minute of the half. Frisco looks like they haven't missed a beat since last year, with TJ Edwards as efficient as ever, not turning over the ball and rushing for 6 touchdowns on the ground. They didn't appear to be missing my favorite running back, Justin Rankin, who left for Bay Area in the off season. Jerminic Smith returned as their number 1 receiver, and defense was able to grab 4 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. As for Green Bay, their defense looked nothing like the force they were last year. Losing numerous start defensive players, including rookie standout linebacker James Brown probably didn't help. As for offense, last year's starting QB Jack Sheehan left for the NAL, leaving GB scrambling to find a replacement. They started the game off with rookie Jarome Johnson, who is built like Marquise Brown. He had some decent designed QB runs, but was wildly inaccurate throwing the ball, and was eventually benched in favor of fellow rookie Max Meylor, who was also terrible. The only player who really looked like he was even trying was WR Steve Newbold.
Player of the Game: TJ Edwards, QB, Frisco
Power Rankings
- Arizona Rattlers (1-0): The Rattlers appear to be set to continue dominating the West. They didn't lose any key players apart from Kyree Woods, but they are stacked at defensive back anyways. They added start defensive lineman Ulric Jones from the 2022 champion NAZ Wranglers. And most importantly, they've still got two-time reigning IFL MVP Drew Powell leading them.
- Frisco Fighters (1-0): Frisco's offense is electric, with so many weapons at their disposal, the most important of which is quarterback TJ Edwards. Last year he and Blake Sims spit snaps fairly evenly throughout the first half of the season, but Edwards proved to be more careful with the ball and is a bit more agile. Honestly, he has a fair chance to win MVP this year is he can repeat last year's performance over an entire season. He specializes in throwing on the run, but also has games where he'll score 5-6 touchdowns on the ground.
- Bay Area Panthers (0-0): Anyone who followed the league last year might do a double take when seeing BA at the 3 spot, but anyone who followed the transaction reports this off season shouldn't be surprised. Their biggest move was probably bringing on Dixie Wooten, a former championship winning head coach, as their offensive coordinator. They then signed and traded for players such as LB Darin Hungerford, RB Justin Rankin, QB Dalton Sneed, WR Carlos Thompson, and more. Look for them to be this year's worst to first team, a la 2022's NAZ Wranglers.
- Quad City Steamwheelers (0-1): Quad City got off to a slow start last year, but was reenergized by the return of EJ Hilliard and were able to make a run for the championship game. This year, they bring back a strong offensive line, and most importantly EJ Hilliard for the entire season. Their core offensive weapons remain the same. Their big question mark this year is the defense, which was slightly below average last year.
- Massachusetts Pirates (0-0): The Pirates' strengths remain the same when compared to last season. Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield is super dependable, but last year missed time due to injury. They have a very deep receiving corps, including one of my favorite players Thomas Owens. They also built upon what was already one of the top defensive backfields by adding former Green Bay cornerback Momodou Mbye, who was one of the top at his position last year. The biggest change for Massachusetts this year is their head coach Rayshaun Kizer leaving to coach the Omaha BEEF of the CIF, but he is replaced by the Pirates' offensive coordinator, Mark Stoute, who has a ton of experience as head coach in the indoor game across numerous leagues.
- Sioux Falls Storm (0-0): Ok ok, I know some of you will call me a homer on this one but hear me out. Sioux Falls has brought back Storm legend and hometown hero Lorenzo Brown, who led the Storm to a championship in 2019. Brown played sparingly in 2021 and not at all in 2022, but if he can return to 2019 form he will elevate a Sioux Falls team that, while losing some key offensive playmakers (Carlos Thompson, Aaron Dilworth, Nate Chavious) gave its defense some much needed additions in All-IFL linebacker James Brown, defensive lineman Kyree Campbell and retaining 2022 IFL sack leader Undraez Lilly.
- Duke City Gladiators (0-0): 2021's passing leader Nate Davis got injured in the Gladiators first game last year, but that hardly had any impact on one of the most electric offenses in the league. They have what is probably the best WR tandem in the league in IFL legend Dello Davis and freak athlete Jared Elmore, in addition to Gregory Dent who scored touchdowns last year in all phases of the game. Now, Nate Davis is back and should lead this team to new heights.
- Vegas Knight Hawks (0-0): Vegas was wildly inconsistent last year, cycling through quarterbacks like marshmallows. But this year Daquan Neal has made the move from Tucson to Vegas and should give them a huge boost. Neal is a former MVP and championship winning QB from his time in Iowa, who also had a tryout with the Colts last year and was signed for a short period of time to the USFL. However, we saw Neal's play decline a bit in the latter half of the season, so it remains to be seen if he can return to form. He's got some good weapons, and I am personally pretty fond of WR KD Cannon. The Knight Hawks also have Kony Ealy on defense, who some may remember from his time with the Carolina Panthers.
- Iowa Barnstormers (0-0): The Barnstormers roster remains largely unchanged from last year, for better or worse. Quarterback DJ Peterson had some really great moments last year, but also some duds. It seems like when he gets just a bit of pressure on him he collapses and forgets how to pass. Maybe he will be a bit cooler in the pocket with a year of experience behind him. The Barnstormers were able to take advantage of a mediocre Eastern Conference last year and snuck into the playoffs, but I can't really see that happening again.
- Tucson Sugar Skulls (0-0): Tuscon is kind of an unknown at the moment. They lost head coach Dixie Wooten and star QB Daquan Neal, but have brought in 2022 offensive rookie of the year Ramone Atkins from Duke City, but questions remain if the new head coach can fix Tucson's god-awful defense from last year.
- Northern Arizona Wranglers (0-0): NAZ were the worst team in the league in 2021, going 1-13, but turned it around in 2022, adding a ton of talent and winning the IFL championship on the back of a fierce defense and solid offense led by Kaleb Barker. Now, he's no longer on the team, and the Wranglers have hemorrhaged key defensive players as well, such as linemen Ulric Jones, defensive player of the year Jaquan Artis, Darin Hungerford and more. The main positive they have going for them is head coach Les Moss, who should be able to keep this team from being the worst in the league.
- San Diego Strike Force (0-0): Are the Strike Force even still a team? Do they exist? You wouldn't know it from their website, which is still promoting highlights of their last win from the 2022 season. It's hard to tell what's going on with this team, but with no real splash signings, it's hard to imagine they've made a big improvement over last year's team.
- Tulsa Oilers (0-0): Tulsa is an expansion team, so we don't have any baseline to go off of. The one thing I can say is that their QB situation is not great, and they will need to decide between Giovanni Sanders, who sucked it up for a couple games for Bismarck last year, and Bobby Froehlich, who was pretty unspectacular for the Rapid City Marshalls in the CIF last year.
- Green Bay Blizzard (0-1): So Green Bay has the unfortunate disadvantage of having already played before writing my week 1 power rankings. I won't go too much into it at the risk of repeating my game recap, but any redeeming features they may have had last year (defense, mostly) were nonexistent this past game, and their QB situation is a nightmare. Good luck.
2023.03.21 17:49 elecit0 Possession football?
Have you guys had success with possession based football? Personally found that heavy metal, high tempo play-styles are still better in scoring goals and conceding less. Feel like the control approach of city, arsenal and Napoli is far harder to replicate on fm.
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2023.03.21 17:47 Wolverine78 EFootball Reality Check
Lets say we all made a reality check on this game , what our individual level of play really is without the smoke screen that divisions are , are we improving ? is our level changing ? , whats the constant ? the reality. Most of us reached Division 1 and for some reason we still have this doubt , are we really deserving our victories , the fact that this doubt exists already says something about the game. We did not program the game and we dont know how its coded but we do have common sense , observation skills and human intelligence and by analyzing the focal point of each match which are the goals and imporant turning points we can more or less have an idea of how good we are , and than deal with the problematic result that emerges.
Lets have a look at some events in game that are familiar to everyone :
Nobody is good and nobody is bad in this football game , our levels dont increase or decrease , the only thing that changes is the game version through updates and it remains a series of manipulated events by the script. There is no organic play and there are no significant different levels , its all based on scripted patterns of highs and lows. All this before even talking about the state of the servers that are an other problem stacking over all this or even used to amplify it.
Why would i want to analyze this tho ? because if you do this you will lose the enjoyment of playing the game. Why would i want to lose enjoyment , am i sadistic ? no , its the only way for people to realize that a sports video game that has no sports principles is an anomaly , a joke , it defeats its purpose. Once enough people realize this it maybe can be productive in the future and start choosing football simulations depending on how fair and organic the gameplay is and not other superficial elements.
Konami change this game , you managed to create the best football simulation in the past but the amount of DDA ruined it , give us back a genuine platform where to compete before other games do it because once there are other fair and competitive football games me and many others will stop playing EFootball and never look back.
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Lets have a look at some events in game that are familiar to everyone :
- If the majority of my goals are scored in the 45th / 90th minute i am not good.
- If i play by pressing x all the time and hope for a positive outcome i am not good.
- If the majority of my goals are scored through rebounds i am not good.
- If i am unable to win without auto players like Mbappe , Vieira and other magnets i am not good.
- If my victories never reflect the game stats which show my opponent was better i am not good.
- If i put my controller down and let the game defend in certain moments i am not good.
- If i score a lot of goals that feel like ''they were meant to be'' i am not good.
- If i am not able to win without a meta formation i am not good.
- If i cheat im not good and also pathetic.
Nobody is good and nobody is bad in this football game , our levels dont increase or decrease , the only thing that changes is the game version through updates and it remains a series of manipulated events by the script. There is no organic play and there are no significant different levels , its all based on scripted patterns of highs and lows. All this before even talking about the state of the servers that are an other problem stacking over all this or even used to amplify it.
Why would i want to analyze this tho ? because if you do this you will lose the enjoyment of playing the game. Why would i want to lose enjoyment , am i sadistic ? no , its the only way for people to realize that a sports video game that has no sports principles is an anomaly , a joke , it defeats its purpose. Once enough people realize this it maybe can be productive in the future and start choosing football simulations depending on how fair and organic the gameplay is and not other superficial elements.
Konami change this game , you managed to create the best football simulation in the past but the amount of DDA ruined it , give us back a genuine platform where to compete before other games do it because once there are other fair and competitive football games me and many others will stop playing EFootball and never look back.
2023.03.21 17:40 LBTIII If I have time now, is it worth it to do these? Or wait until they are all out Thursday and do them in 5 total games?
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2023.03.21 16:10 cellulardatakeisha Chance me for Binghamton Univeristy
Hello everyone, I applied to Binghamton EA, but I received a deferral. I am curious if anyone has an opinion on my chances of being accepted during the regular decision round. Heres some of my stats:
I'm a senior white male from Westchester NY
First generation college student of immigrant parents from Ireland
GPA: 3.64 weighted at the time of applying (no unweighted at my school)
No class rank
Low SAT score so went test optional
3 honors classes, 8 IB classes (No AP classes at my school)
Applying to Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Strong mid year transcript, increased GPA to 3.73
Recently sent a LOIC to admissions, basically explaining to them that it is my top school and how much I want to go there. They responded to me by adding it to my application file
Decent essay
Played varisty football 9th-11th, and lacrosse 11-12th, volunteering for local food pantry, landscaping for my towns Conservation Board, ~30 hours of community service
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I'm a senior white male from Westchester NY
First generation college student of immigrant parents from Ireland
GPA: 3.64 weighted at the time of applying (no unweighted at my school)
No class rank
Low SAT score so went test optional
3 honors classes, 8 IB classes (No AP classes at my school)
Applying to Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Strong mid year transcript, increased GPA to 3.73
Recently sent a LOIC to admissions, basically explaining to them that it is my top school and how much I want to go there. They responded to me by adding it to my application file
Decent essay
Played varisty football 9th-11th, and lacrosse 11-12th, volunteering for local food pantry, landscaping for my towns Conservation Board, ~30 hours of community service
2023.03.21 15:52 Loutvas TTK comparison/would you watch a basketball game that has a basket of 100m diameter?if not why would you support this ttk?
If you wouldn’t watch a football(soccer) game with 100m wide goals or a basketball game with a 100m diameter basket with people sitting and shooting/scoring goals and baskets why would you support this TTK
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2023.03.21 15:45 niall_od98 No one talks about Bachira's underrated weapon..
We all know Bachira has 5 star skill moves and great playmaking abilities, but no one ever mentions the fact that, since a young age, Bachira has an insane football IQ that matches both Rin and Isagi.
Where is this crazy football IQ shown? Bachira's monster. We have seen time and time again that Bachira's monster goes where he thinks the play is most exciting and that the reason he loved playing with Isagi and Rin is because they went where he imagined the monster to go.
But those positions where the monster went? They were often key positions where if a pass was made, would create a goal scoring opportunity. Bachira has been seeing this monster since before Blue Lock which shows an innate, high level awareness of the game.
Whilst he does not have the same level of spatial awareness or 'active' IQ of Rinsagi, he is able to intuitively predict positions at the same level of Rin and Isagi (at least at 2nd selection) in order to make passes to them.
TL;DR Bachira's monster shows a high level of intuitive football IQ to read/predict the best positioning for strikers
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Where is this crazy football IQ shown? Bachira's monster. We have seen time and time again that Bachira's monster goes where he thinks the play is most exciting and that the reason he loved playing with Isagi and Rin is because they went where he imagined the monster to go.
But those positions where the monster went? They were often key positions where if a pass was made, would create a goal scoring opportunity. Bachira has been seeing this monster since before Blue Lock which shows an innate, high level awareness of the game.
Whilst he does not have the same level of spatial awareness or 'active' IQ of Rinsagi, he is able to intuitively predict positions at the same level of Rin and Isagi (at least at 2nd selection) in order to make passes to them.
TL;DR Bachira's monster shows a high level of intuitive football IQ to read/predict the best positioning for strikers
2023.03.21 14:00 ogreatgames NFL 2K3: Enjoy Wild Football! - Xbox Game
 | submitted by ogreatgames to Ogreatgames [link] [comments]  #nfl, #xbox, #play -- NFL 2K3 For Microsoft Original Xbox. Enjoy a wild game of NFL football! Avoid incomplete passes while going toward the ultimate goal of touchdown after touch down. Go through quarter after quarter while aiming to gain each yard against tough professional teams such as the Denver Broncos. Plus it even has cool features such as Blitz Pickups too. Go long and find new ways to score touchdowns and goals. On top of this, NFL 2K3 even features a whole new franchises mode! Tackle, move and more to win the game of football here! -- Hey check out similar videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVduyMnVQjzNS9CUbOuXSZC1WPJKq3drL |
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2023.03.21 12:30 ogreatgames Madden NFL 2002: Play Hard - Gamecube Game!
#football #nfl #nintendo --
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Hey check out similar videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVduyMnVQjzMloKdJzl0b1S1peRP9VwBp
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#football #nfl #nintendo --
Madden NFL 2002 For Nintendo Gamecube. Slam through the ranks and go for the glorious touch down in Madden NFL 2002! Learn the ropes with a few practice games and aim to take on some of the best teams in the NFL. Score goal after goal while dealing with professional teams such as the Louis Rams. Furthermore, there is a special mode called Two Minute Drill too. Hear the crowd roar loudly as some of the best players take the field! So what are you waiting for buy it and find out about this incredible football game. --
Hey check out similar videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVduyMnVQjzMloKdJzl0b1S1peRP9VwBp
2023.03.21 12:20 ogreatgames Madden NFL 2001: Score Touchdowns! - PS2 Game
 | submitted by ogreatgames to Ogreatgames [link] [comments]  #football, #videogame, #intense -- Madden NFL 2001 For Sony PlayStation 2. Charge through the defense in a rousing game of football. See and experience the Read-N-React Defense feature in the game. Feel the roars of the crowd as you go for touchdown after touch down. The in game physics are wonderful to see too. Plus you can even experience select old school teams to play with and their cool uniforms. There are plenty of touchdowns to score in this wonderful game. -- Hey check out similar videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVduyMnVQjzPiJf6HCiIvUWhY98fBI-45 |
2023.03.21 12:03 FFBot Official: [Simple Questions and League Issues] - Tue , 03/21/2023
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Questions about Collusion, How Waivers Work, Stat corrections, League Scoring, etc. all belong here. Any commissioner question on how to handle a situation in your league belongs here.
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2023.03.21 11:49 Bartoni17 One wild ride of an interview with Polish NT goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski from Bologna. He jokingly asked prime minister for 10 million PLN bonus and he accepted it.
Recently Łukasz Olkowicz from Przegląd Sportowy made an interview with Łukasz Skorupski. Here's original: https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/reprezentacja-polski/wszystko-wyplynelo-tak-sie-klocilismy-o-premie-ze-nie-gadalismy-z-pewnymi-zawodnikami/ys6v8bj
And here’s translation:
Łukasz Olkowicz: You know what interests people.
Lukasz Skorupski: Bonus?
Bonus. Didn't it occur to you that people would be furious when they found out about it?
Łukasz Skorupski: We knew. We were talking to each other and we knew they could be fucking furious.
And that didn't stop you?
Łukasz Skorupski: It wasn't our idea. The prime minister promised a bonus. In words, nothing on paper.
But you agreed.
Łukasz Skorupski: There was a chat between us: We'll get it - nice. We'll not get it? We didn't go crazy about it. You understand? The bonus was too much because it was too big.
You negotiated part of it yourself. At dinner with the prime minister, you got ten million more.
Łukasz Skorupski: I was talking about something, but it was for funnies. And the prime minister accepted it. In my opinion, at such tournament, we should not talk about the bonus at all, everything should be settled on paper before the World Cup. There was little we could do. They told us about it just before leaving to Qatar, we were goiing to the airport right away. Normally, we would have arranged this beforehand.
When did you start talking about the bonus in Qatar?
Łukasz Skorupski: After promotion from the group. Some things journalists wrote were true, some things not. Arguments started between us, talks with the coach. We've all been so excited in the team, I'll be honest: bonus, bonus, when is the bonus?
And you know what's best?
That you didn't get it?
Łukasz Skorupski: No, that the team had a great atmosphere at the tournament. For example, we would come back from training and sing songs. We laughed that we are like Brazil. Because this Brazil was having fun after each training on drums, and we would come back and sing songs from the 90s, 2000s. We had our loudspeaker in the back, everyone chose, and then the rest picked up. Great stuff. Same music at the gym. It was fucking awesome, really. After the games we went out for dinner, we took care of the atmosphere. We were a good group, we were close. The atmosphere was fantastic and then it all went downhill.
Money ruined it. You had an argument over the distribution of the bonus.
Łukasz Skorupski: We are promoted fromt the group and instead of being happy, we suddenly started arguing about this bonus. You'll have so much, others so much. But we were arguing so much that we didn't talk to certain players. And the day before we sang together. The match against France was approaching. "Lewy" says, the team council: "Gentlemen, let's make a deal. We can't think about the bonus, only about the match." We agreed not to talk about this bonus anymore. With all due respect to money, but no one on the team lacks it. Calm came back, we played the game.
The best in the tournament.
Łukasz Skorupski: And then the story began in the newspapers.
Did you follow this?
Łukasz Skorupski: I read something, but you know more... They promised us an exaggerated bonus, but instead of being happy that we were promoted from the group, they started to shit on us.
You have exposed yourself. Wouldn't you be better off if you said, "We got lost in this, we lost our heads for a moment"? You said yourself the bonus was exaggerated.
Łukasz Skorupski: The media live off such information.
The media mainly shot at Czesław Michniewicz (NT coach) because of the bonus.
Łukasz Skorupski: I'll tell you that I felt a bit sorry for him. I had a good relationship with him.
Why didn't you answer?
Łukasz Skorupski: To whom?
To journalists. In his defense, if you wanted him to stay.
Łukasz Skorupski: We have agreed internally that we do not talk about it with the media. I guess "Lewy" later gave an interview about it, right?
And Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Łukasz Skorupski: Later, when we got along and the match against France was over, we sat down for dinner, drank some wine and everyone got over it.
Has the tension released?
Łukasz Skorupski: We didn't talk about the bonus anymore. A lot of people left immediately after the game. But let me tell you in general - the atmosphere was great. It was beautiful in that respect. Beautifully.
Have you heard discussions from Poland about the style of the national team's play? That people have doubts?
Łukasz Skorupski: We sometimes talked among ourselves that the style was average.
The team was successful, but people turned up their noses. Did you understand the criticism? Objections from fans and journalists?
Łukasz Skorupski: We understood, but we kept telling ourselves that the result is the most important thing. And the results were good?
Were.
Łukasz Skorupski: The game wasn't beautiful, everyone said it was ugly, but it delivered results. Why are you looking at me like that? We advanced from the group? We advanced.
Did you like this game?
Łukasz Skorupski: Damn... I don't want to criticize Czesio like that either. The coach sets the tactics. He wanted us to play that way, so we did what he told us.
Did you believe in this tactic?
Lukasz Skorupski: What? It woked. We advanced from the group. At the club you play quite differently, more football. On the other hand, I understand Czesio a little. When was he supposed to train it? Like in the World Cup, we played every three days.
Others played differently.
Łukasz Skorupski: Fuck, who were we playing with? With Argentina. They are the best players in the world, they set their own tactics.
And with Mexico?
Łukasz Skorupski: And what, did Mexico play well with the ball? Better than us?
You and they played not to lose. There wasn't too much risk.
Łukasz Skorupski: After all, we wanted to win. If we had scored a penalty, we would have won. What... We played so poorly?
The match against Mexico was considered the worst at the World Cup. Skorup, teeth hurt.
Lukasz Skorupski: Really? I do not know what I can say. But what, in total we drew 0-0. Should I criticize the coach now?
No, just don't get off topic. Tell me how did you react?
Łukasz Skorupski: We were aware that the fans were attacking us. On the other hand, such a tournament is the biggest in life, you don't want to spoil anything. And you can't go wrong. You understand? One mistake and it's over. You know you can't lose the first game. You play tournaments differently than you play qualifying. We wanted to leave this group, for us it was a success, wasn't it? When was such a success last time?
36 years ago.
Łukasz Skorupski: And why is it not talked about at all? There was talk about the bonus and style, and the fact that Poland went to the World Cup and left the group after 36 years and there was silence. Did we play badly against France?
Well.
Lukasz Skorupski: You see. We lost, but individually we were blown away by players who are the best in the world. Why do you think we played like that in Qatar?
Because that's what the coach chose. I think he thought the result would cover everything. It did not cover. The first such a long discussion about style has begun in Poland, in which both sides have arguments.
Łukasz Skorupski: Exactly, everyone has their own opinion. I'm interested in winning matches, points. I'm out for the rest. For me, the most important thing is the result.
You don't care about style?
Lukasz Skorupski: No. I don't care when someone says that the national team or Bologna play badly. There are three points? There Are. Thank you. Who will remember in ten years how we played. They will remember our results.
Or that in the match against Argentina you ran to survive and lose as little as possible.
Łukasz Skorupski: It was our match for everything. It is known that this Argentina eats us with talent, right? We were there more with such working our assess off, we chose the simpliest football. We were tried to stay in the tournament. We couldn't risk anything. Nothing. That's the truth.
But then it goes out into the world that one of you ran around asking them not to shoot again.
Łukasz Skorupski: But is it true?
You tell me.
Łukasz Skorupski: I don't know if anyone asked for it. Any Argentinian could say that. Honestly, I haven't heard anything like that.
You are the goalkeeper. Don't you think outfield players want to have some fun with the ball so it doesn't fly over their heads?
Lukasz Skorupski: Points. Result. That's the most important thing for me.
Maybe you don't get tired, but such Piotr Zieliński for sure.
Lukasz Skorupski: Ha, ha. Well, I think he was struggling in Qatar. He played somewhere on the right or left side. We used "Zielu" wrong, and he has such skills.
What is the problem?
Łukasz Skorupski: See how he plays for Napoli. You pass him the ball, he has three players on his back and he won't lose it.
Why can't this be applied to the national team? Not only with Michniewicz, it was there before.
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't know. I think the defenders and the goalkeeper also have to play well.
We don't have players so weak to play so badly.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, no, I think the same. It'll be all right.
With Santos?
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't know him. I mean I know him as a coach, but I don't know what the style will be.
He said defense is the most important thing.
Łukasz Skorupski: Do you know what Allegri was saying? You know what Chiellini and Bonucci were talking about? That the Italian championship is won by those who concede the fewest goals.
In the national team, you got in touch with Jacek Góralski. You have a similar past.
Łukasz Skorupski: Maybe he has even worse.
Downtown. Bydgoszcz.
Lukasz Skorupski: Oh Jesus. We talked about it. He told me a lot, had a few actions.
Did you like each other right away?
Lukasz Skorupski: Right away. "Góral" is direct. Fucking great dude.
Dude, buddy or friend?
Lukasz Skorupski: A friend. From the national team he and "Zielu". The best.
But with Piotr Zieliński, you are fire and water.
Łukasz Skorupski: We get along. He is also so…
What?
Łukasz Skorupski: Not as much of a psycho as me, but a similar mentality.
What do you mean?
Łukasz Skorupski: Also such a fox, he had some actions when he was young.
I've seen his posts on the internet.
Lukasz Skorupski: Not that. Some fights, no fights. "Zielu" is fucking great. First of all, helpful, if you need something, it's right away. You know, he plays for Napoli, the Champions League and doesn't try to be a star at all.
In the movie "Transsiberian" one of the characters utters the phrase: "Do not kill my demons, because the angels will die too." What about your demons today?
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes they are… But I hide it well. In Italy they don't even know I'm like that.
Are you or have you been?
Lukasz Skorupski: I was. I don't want to go back to that life at all.
Do you control your demons?
Lukasz Skorupski: I control. I am 31 years old, I have a child, a wife. I play football professionally, for ten years in Serie A. I earn good money, damn. You know how it is. I can't be stupid anymore.
Do you think you're securing the future right now? Not only yours.
Łukasz Skorupski: I'll make a living from it, so I have to make the most of it. I have to. I can't play the clown, risk to go out or something. I'll tell you, I don't even want to anymore. See how cold it is in Bologna today.
Minus one.
Łukasz Skorupski: In such weather, when I was 20, I would put on a T-shirt, a leather jacket over it and go to the city.
Now you're constantly complaining that you're cold.
Łukasz Skorupski: You don't even want to leave the house. Do you understand how it all changes?
You said yourself you'd rather invite your friends over to your house than spend the night at a party.
Łukasz Skorupski: The family is there, the kid is here. Everything worked out well. And I really prefer the way we sat down yesterday - we talked, watched the match, drank a glass of wine. Why the fuck would I go somewhere. Everyone knows each other in Bologna, right.
I think even if they didn't know you, you wouldn't go out.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, I don't want to anymore. I guess it's age, huh?
I already told you. We are getting older.
Łukasz Skorupski: When I think about what I did in Górnik… Parties until eight in the morning, and training at nine. The body has changed too. If I did that now, I'd be walking backwards for three days. No discos at all. I will go out with my wife to a restaurant for dinner, sit, talk and go home. Where should I go? Of course, I can afford more during the holidays, then you can make something.
I like the custom in Italian teams that you and your teammates go out for dinner every week.
Łukasz Skorupski: They have, We have such a custom in Italy.
In Empoli you went out on Wednesdays.
Łukasz Skorupski: And today Stefan Posch was punished for being late for training. We were already training and he came in after ten minutes. The day before we came back late from the match, he couldn't sleep, and in the morning he overslept. The punishment was to buy dinner for everyone. He paid today. It might have cost him a bit.
At least the team is connecting.
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes, yes. There's a punishment or something and a supper.
Did you pay fines in Bologna?
Łukasz Skorupski: It wasn't a punishment, but after signing a new contract with Bologna, I bought dinner for the whole team. I'm not getting fines now. I'm not late, never happened to me. Sorry, I came too late at Nawałka's (former Polish NT coach and Skorupski's coach in Górnik) once.
In Górnik or in the national team?
Łukasz Skorupski: In Górnik. Imagine that we went to a party after practically every game. Once we lost to Polonia Warszawa 0:4. I don't know if you remember this game.
No.
Łukasz Skorupski: We lost and I say: "Fuck it, I'm not going anywhere". I didn't go and… I overslept. Dropping in for briefing, man... 10,000 fine from the coach.
He probably thought about Katowice at night.
Łukasz Skorupski: I didn't even say anything to him, I didn't explain myself. He wouldn't have believed it anyway. And that's the only time I haven't gone anywhere and I've missed my check-in. Jesus. That's how it stuck in my head that I've been vigilant ever since. Coach Nawałka used to look deep into your eyes. He greeted us, passed his hand and approached within five centimeters. Do you know why?
Did he want to emphasize his sincerity?
Łukasz Skorupski: He was getting closer like this, give me your hand, the left one, because my right one hurts. He brought his nose close to your face and sniffed. He knew some people were drinking.
Ha, ha.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, I promise you.
I was told by the players of Świt Krzeszowice, the first club where Nawałka started as a coach, how he checked them to see if they had drunk anything. During the camps he visited them in their rooms. "What's up gentlemen?" How do you feel? - He was asking. "All right, coach," they replied. - Oh, I found some lint - he picked up a crumb from the carpet and carried it to the bin. He looked for beer caps.
Lukasz Skorupski: You see. With us, he would look at you and say, "Okay? Are you okay? Are you ready?" He knew that when there was a match, there could also be a party. He is sly. He wanted to introduce professionalism to Górnik. Because in order to achieve something with the team he had, he had to do it.
If you hadn't met Nawałka, would we be talking in Italy now?
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't think so. I'm afraid that I would not play in Italy and I would stay in Poland and play in Ekstraklasa. I had talent, but without the discipline and working us to the ground he unleashed in me, I wouldn't have excelled.
The perfect coach at that moment for someone as defiant as you?
Łukasz Skorupski: I was tough, I had it in me, because it's family with us. We don't cry, we don't feel sorry for ourselves. Something really serious had to happen to go to the doctor. If you cut something, it's no big deal. For them, it was such a shame to cry at the doctor's office because something hurt. We grit our teeth and say hello. That's my whole family. What, I also did not go to coach Nawałka with such trifles. It was so with him that if there was a foul in training and someone was lying down, he would approach with a clear message: "You get up or it's time to leave training". Really. He was still asking. "What, an ambulance?! An ambulance?! Are we calling an ambulance or are you getting up?" And suddenly everyone got up. "And yet it doesn't hurt," he triumphed.
Did he end pretending?
Łukasz Skorupski: Everyone in the team finished. You know, when there was a perfidious tackle, then the coach would get angry and admonish: "Too much." But some kind of slide, a sharp entry, without crying. And man, at one point, no one cried anymore. Everyone got up immediately and developed a character on it. We were fucking going and we rode this rhythm. We walked like soldiers. I really appreciate it. Thiago Motta in Bologna also has such a character. It's like, "Something hurts? Okay, then get off the field." He doesn't care if it's me or someone else. For him, the most important thing is who works in training.
Once I talked to the referees, they said that Górnik was the easiest to ref. Because the players did not pretend, they did not argue with the referees. There was a ban from the coach.
Łukasz Skorupski: The coach threatened that if we get a yellow card for talking, we will be punished immediately. I'll tell you he was right about that. He showed how important details and discipline are. He gave me my debut in Ekstraklasa in Wrocław with Śląsk together with Milik and Olkowski. I owe him a lot, he developed my character, he taught me discipline.
And hard work in training.
Łukasz Skorupski: He was famous for working hard.
Only four workouts a day.
Łukasz Skorupski: Just so you know that we really at the camps practiced three or four times a day. I remember the camp in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where we started at six in the morning - oxygen, i.e. running. Honestly? I'll tell you, we complained, complained, and now I appreciate it. I'm in Italy and I'm not at all scared of their work here.
Thanks to working with Nawałka, was it easier for you to find yourself in Serie A?
Łukasz Skorupski: The approach I got to know thanks to him in Górnik, I met after coming to Italy. In my opinion, it has been abroad for a long time, but not yet in Poland at that time.
You said that you and Nawałka keep in touch and write text messages.
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes the coach will talk after the match. At the World Cup, he wrote to me in his style: "Congratulations, we keep fighting." When I defended against the Netherlands or Chile, he texted me that it was a good match.
You sent back longer responses to show him you'd changed. No "Thank you", but a few lines.
Łukasz Skorupski: I have to let him know that this is another Łukasz Skorupski. Because you know, I changed with him, I was a bit of a boor. I grew up with Górnik fans, we were all the same in Zaborze.
Were you rude?
Łukasz Skorupski: You know that, well... When I met Nawałka in Górnik, man, he also started teaching me such kindnesses. "Thank you, please, why don't you talk like that?" he pointed out. And so to all players, not just me. Thank the lady at the laundry. Thank the lady in the kitchen.
"Good morning" must be said.
Łukasz Skorupski: I didn't always say before. I will remember coach Nawałka well. In national team we talk about him a lot.
And what are you talking about?
Łukasz Skorupski: That "Nawala" was fucking awesome. Everyone knows that we worked hard and everything was arranged like in the army. But man... There was no money in Górnik, but he was able to arrange everything in such a way, to wind up the president of Zabrze that she paid us salaries every month. Because earlier in Górnik they paid once every six months. The coach came and we came to him to help with these payouts. He met with the president and they started paying monthly. We didn't have rarities, but some fruits appeared after training.
The fields had to be even.
Łukasz Skorupski: Bartek Spałek, our masseur, I remember that he took creatine, some other supplements, conditioners. Everything was coming in.
Was it Nawałka who introduced it?
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes! Earlier, come on, and he introduced such a greater professionalism - breakfasts in the club, dinners in the club. He was trying to put it all together. Although I remember, honestly, that sometimes we complained about it.
You called him Fidel.
Łukasz Skorupski: It was like that, we were exercising at the gym. He was looking one way and you did eight reps instead of ten. Right away he would be angry with you: "How much have you done?! Eight! Two more!". I don't know how he saw it, but he didn't miss a thing man, he saw it all. At one point, the team thought, "Well, there's no resisting and there's a ride. We're going this way." We didn't have any outstanding players, and we were standing well in the table, even in sixth place.
And many got promoted: you, Paweł Olkowski, Arek Milik.
Łukasz Skorupski: Each of us has gone abroad. It was so that when Nawałka started, I did not believe in such things at all. He brought Remek Rzepka to the club, I think he studied in America. And he introduced what the entire Ekstraklasa is doing now. And yet we are talking about what happened ten years ago in Poland. They were the first to introduce rollovers.
How did you react?
Łukasz Skorupski: I did it, but with the thought - what the fuck is this? Shall I roll some muscles? Some rubber, extra work? Give me the ball and the games. And they began to notice that motor skills are improving, that injuries are prevented. In Górnik, everyone had to be at the gym half an hour before training.
And you are doing it in Bologna now.
Łukasz Skorupski: It's normal abroad. In Poland, it came with coach Nawałka. You know how it was in Ekstraklasa. Earlier, probably with coach Wieczorek... Although I don't remember. Okay, never mind. I was already playing in the first team, and I would arrive at the club at 10:50. Five minutes to get changed and at 11 I left for training. End of training, bath and departure.
This would not work for Nawałka.
Łukasz Skorupski: You had to be in his locker room 45 minutes before training. Let me tell you, I really appreciate it now. The best coach I had in Poland. I always talked when I was playing for Górnik that coach Nawałka should join the national team. He's gonna make all these rules, damn it. And you see - he did some result.
Quarterfinals of the European Championship.
Łukasz Skorupski: Damn, well... But let me tell you that at the national team it was a bit different. Lighter.
At the first team training camp in Grodzisk Wielkopolski there was also a similar drill, only the players told him to let it go.
Łukasz Skorupski: I wasn't there yet. He was so much more laid back after that. And you can't go like that during training sessions with the national team, because you play two matches a week. You come prepared from the club, you work on tactics without great strength and so on, because the match is coming soon. This is what it looks like in the national team. More could be done when it was EURO, where we had two weeks of preparation. Now at the World Cup, we didn't live in training either. All the time tactics and matches. But, you know, you've been in form because you're coming mid-season.
I always remember Coach Nawałka well. I don't know how he did it, because there was poverty in Górnik, but at some point we had everything I said - nutrients, some fruit after training. We were paid our salaries every month. We went to Zakopane for the camp. Oh Jesus. We stayed in one of the best hotels. And what the fuck, how much we ran. But let me tell you - I have respect for the fact that he developed such a character for me.
A lot of coaches could kick you out of the club for "Lorneta and Medusa", where you fought with other customers and trashed the place.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well fuck, that's why I'm telling you. He gave me a second chance, he did a great job. After it happened, I had a meeting with him at the club. I entered the coach room without knocking. I sat down on the sofa right away, I remember that. The coach looked at me strangely: "What are you doing?! Get up, leave and come back like a normal person." So I went out, this time I knocked. I sat down and told him everything how it was.
How did he react?
Łukasz Skorupski: Nice, because he said that he also did stupid things in his youth. It happens to young people, you know you have to go crazy. The most important thing for him was not to do it again. And I didn't repeat it. I didn't play in the first match after this action, but in the next round I was again in the lineup. I had a good season, my best in Ekstraklasa. Because you know, damn, I wanted to repay him a little.
Well, but he gave up on your brother.
Łukasz Skorupski: Not him, but club's board.
Michał was after a serious injury and trained as a guest with the first team of Górnik. He had a chance to stay.
Lukasz Skorupski: Exactly. He was injured, he did not have a contract with Górnik, but he could train with us. We just did this action in "Lorneta and Meduza" and they thanked him right away.
As the first.
Łukasz Skorupski: Earlier there was an idea to offer him a contract. I got a penalty, Olo Kwiek got a penalty, Adam Danch got a penalty.
How did the 20-year-old, promising player in Ekstraklasa felt arrested?
Łukasz Skorupski: Four of us were in arrest - me, Adam Danch, Olek Kwiek and my brother. Each in a different cell. And man, what's going on down there? You sit and sleep with a break for food.
Although good?
Łukasz Skorupski: A piece of bread and tea in a metal mug. Jesus. The worst days of my life. I promise you. The worst three days of my life! I had everything ruffled, you're lying in the same clothes. Nor bathe, only pee somewhere next to people.
Who were you sitting with?
Łukasz Skorupski: With a guy who sold drugs to someone else who died. You understand?
With a dealer.
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes. Life is like that. I don't know how in Italy they will read it and ask: what the...? Even though it was ten years ago, write that it was ten years ago.
You had a black eye then.
Łukasz Skorupski: We sat in the same clothes and waited for them to take us out. We left after three days. We were pulled out by the late Krzysiu Maj with Bartek Laburda. Before that, there was also a sobering-up room. You go, you strip down to your panties and you sleep like that. Just so you know, because there are some psychos... They take their belts off, everything. You are lying on a mattress on the ground, and the worst thing is that there are twenty people in the room and there is no toilet.
How did Matilde react to all this when you told her what you were like?
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, she was in shock. But she also knows that I have changed. Also thanks to her. She appreciates that I was able to leave Zaborze and take care of myself, and you know what a difference it makes.
Big?
Łukasz Skorupski: Man, no... Compared to my life in Poland, it's a gulf. She appreciates that I was able to adapt to another. This in Italy. You know how they live here, you've seen it - coffee, cappuccino. Although there is also crime in Italy.
You, for example, were robbed in Bologna.
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes when I think about it, it still makes me furious. We lived on the ground floor in an apartment with a garden. I was playing at home against Napoli, Matilde left the house half an hour after kick-off. They had to watch her. After the match with my young and "Zielu" we still kicked the ball in the gym at the stadium. Leo knows his uncle, likes him. Everything's fine, we go home, and there's like a bomb went off. Everything is broken, lying on the ground. I felt fucking bad.
Matylda was in Zaborze?
Lukasz Skorupski: She was.
Did she like it?
Łukasz Skorupski: These were our beginnings, and you know how it is in a relationship - deeply in love, you won't say anything bad. Today, as she recalls that visit, she admits that she was shocked.
What shocked her the most?
Łukasz Skorupski: That Silesia is still so gray. And she's from Sardinia. For her, the strangest thing was that every block in Zaborze is the same. Only the number changes. She shook her head: "All the blocks are the same. Only the hospitals are different, and there is no difference." And what, well, I took her to Auschwitz, I remember. She insisted on going there. For Italians, this is a moving story, they take the history of the concentration camps seriously. She wanted to see, so we went. Today, when Matilde is in Poland, we mainly visit my family in the countryside. We will also go there this June.
Where?
Łukasz Skorupski: To my mother. It's a village, 50 kilometers from Brodnica. It takes an hour and a half to get to Toruń. Lakes, we have a boat, fish, bonfires in the evenings. It's fucking great there. Matilde likes it too, she loves nature. Boy, we're walking somewhere in the fields, and she raves about the cows. She's in love with animals, right. Cows, chickens, it doesn't matter.
The whole family from mother and father - cousins, aunts - lives there. They all live 15 kilometers next to each other. One family from mom, the other from dad. Here is one village, here is another, and there was a disco between them. My parents met there. Later, my father went to Silesia to work in a mine, and my mother with him.
Your dad wasn't interested in football.
Łukasz Skorupski: He was from the countryside, he had nothing to do with football. He didn't play it at all. The old man was a boxer. You know, he trained himself and boxed himself.
Did he go to your games?
Lukasz Skorupski: No. Rarely. I don't blame him. I never wanted to be daddy's boy. When I was young, he used to come to a game.
And when have you already played in Ekstraklasa?
Łukasz Skorupski: I don't think he came to Ekstraklasa even once. My old man wasn't a Górnik. He watched on TV.
When I started training in Zaborze when I was young, I jumped over the fence and was already on the pitch. Nobody had to see me off. When I was ten years old, times were different, I would get on a tram and drive an hour to training. Two transfers from Zaborze and you had to walk there too.
You were ten years old and you were already driving alone?
Łukasz Skorupski: We traveled from Zaborze in two or three. We had a training group where parents of other coaches licked ass, and I was always alone. I don't blame the old man for not coming. I know he worked hard and had to rest after the mine. Those who had more money, some business of their own, could come to their son whenever they wanted. They were sucking up to the coaches, giving gifts so that only the kid would play. I was the only one who didn't care about it. I was fucking great keeper in the youngsters and the coach loved me. His name is Jerzy Urban. Write it, write it, he will be happy. Sometimes we text each other. He treated me fairly even though I came without my parents and I didn't suck up to anyone. I was good and that was it, and he let me play. Other parents were furious: "Why doesn't my son play, I bought shirts for the team." The coach liked me so much that he would take me home after training and drink tea with the old ones.
Two years older brother, Michał, also played football.
Łukasz Skorupski: I think that as a goalkeeper I feel so good and agile because I had a different childhood. I would go outside with the boys and jump from tree to tree, doing some flips in the bushes. And train to add to that. Mom would let us out at nine o'clock in the morning, we would come back at 11 pm, when she was screaming from the window: "Come home!". That's how I grew up, huh.
I would never trade my childhood for anything. I went crazy. Jesus, you went to the lake, no matter if the water was warm or cold. When I was young, I spent my summers in the countryside. We drove tractors, I went to work to pick strawberries or potatoes.
Did they pay well?
Łukasz Skorupski: Tenner in an hour. We earned about 50pln a day. In the evening we met at the fire station and played a match, and at the end a shop and ice cream. The next day the same. Oh, I slept in the barn too.
Idyllic, carefree.
Łukasz Skorupski: Like in the countryside. It was a little different in the city. Although I played football everywhere - in the countryside and in the city.
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And here’s translation:
Łukasz Olkowicz: You know what interests people.
Lukasz Skorupski: Bonus?
Bonus. Didn't it occur to you that people would be furious when they found out about it?
Łukasz Skorupski: We knew. We were talking to each other and we knew they could be fucking furious.
And that didn't stop you?
Łukasz Skorupski: It wasn't our idea. The prime minister promised a bonus. In words, nothing on paper.
But you agreed.
Łukasz Skorupski: There was a chat between us: We'll get it - nice. We'll not get it? We didn't go crazy about it. You understand? The bonus was too much because it was too big.
You negotiated part of it yourself. At dinner with the prime minister, you got ten million more.
Łukasz Skorupski: I was talking about something, but it was for funnies. And the prime minister accepted it. In my opinion, at such tournament, we should not talk about the bonus at all, everything should be settled on paper before the World Cup. There was little we could do. They told us about it just before leaving to Qatar, we were goiing to the airport right away. Normally, we would have arranged this beforehand.
When did you start talking about the bonus in Qatar?
Łukasz Skorupski: After promotion from the group. Some things journalists wrote were true, some things not. Arguments started between us, talks with the coach. We've all been so excited in the team, I'll be honest: bonus, bonus, when is the bonus?
And you know what's best?
That you didn't get it?
Łukasz Skorupski: No, that the team had a great atmosphere at the tournament. For example, we would come back from training and sing songs. We laughed that we are like Brazil. Because this Brazil was having fun after each training on drums, and we would come back and sing songs from the 90s, 2000s. We had our loudspeaker in the back, everyone chose, and then the rest picked up. Great stuff. Same music at the gym. It was fucking awesome, really. After the games we went out for dinner, we took care of the atmosphere. We were a good group, we were close. The atmosphere was fantastic and then it all went downhill.
Money ruined it. You had an argument over the distribution of the bonus.
Łukasz Skorupski: We are promoted fromt the group and instead of being happy, we suddenly started arguing about this bonus. You'll have so much, others so much. But we were arguing so much that we didn't talk to certain players. And the day before we sang together. The match against France was approaching. "Lewy" says, the team council: "Gentlemen, let's make a deal. We can't think about the bonus, only about the match." We agreed not to talk about this bonus anymore. With all due respect to money, but no one on the team lacks it. Calm came back, we played the game.
The best in the tournament.
Łukasz Skorupski: And then the story began in the newspapers.
Did you follow this?
Łukasz Skorupski: I read something, but you know more... They promised us an exaggerated bonus, but instead of being happy that we were promoted from the group, they started to shit on us.
You have exposed yourself. Wouldn't you be better off if you said, "We got lost in this, we lost our heads for a moment"? You said yourself the bonus was exaggerated.
Łukasz Skorupski: The media live off such information.
The media mainly shot at Czesław Michniewicz (NT coach) because of the bonus.
Łukasz Skorupski: I'll tell you that I felt a bit sorry for him. I had a good relationship with him.
Why didn't you answer?
Łukasz Skorupski: To whom?
To journalists. In his defense, if you wanted him to stay.
Łukasz Skorupski: We have agreed internally that we do not talk about it with the media. I guess "Lewy" later gave an interview about it, right?
And Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Łukasz Skorupski: Later, when we got along and the match against France was over, we sat down for dinner, drank some wine and everyone got over it.
Has the tension released?
Łukasz Skorupski: We didn't talk about the bonus anymore. A lot of people left immediately after the game. But let me tell you in general - the atmosphere was great. It was beautiful in that respect. Beautifully.
Have you heard discussions from Poland about the style of the national team's play? That people have doubts?
Łukasz Skorupski: We sometimes talked among ourselves that the style was average.
The team was successful, but people turned up their noses. Did you understand the criticism? Objections from fans and journalists?
Łukasz Skorupski: We understood, but we kept telling ourselves that the result is the most important thing. And the results were good?
Were.
Łukasz Skorupski: The game wasn't beautiful, everyone said it was ugly, but it delivered results. Why are you looking at me like that? We advanced from the group? We advanced.
Did you like this game?
Łukasz Skorupski: Damn... I don't want to criticize Czesio like that either. The coach sets the tactics. He wanted us to play that way, so we did what he told us.
Did you believe in this tactic?
Lukasz Skorupski: What? It woked. We advanced from the group. At the club you play quite differently, more football. On the other hand, I understand Czesio a little. When was he supposed to train it? Like in the World Cup, we played every three days.
Others played differently.
Łukasz Skorupski: Fuck, who were we playing with? With Argentina. They are the best players in the world, they set their own tactics.
And with Mexico?
Łukasz Skorupski: And what, did Mexico play well with the ball? Better than us?
You and they played not to lose. There wasn't too much risk.
Łukasz Skorupski: After all, we wanted to win. If we had scored a penalty, we would have won. What... We played so poorly?
The match against Mexico was considered the worst at the World Cup. Skorup, teeth hurt.
Lukasz Skorupski: Really? I do not know what I can say. But what, in total we drew 0-0. Should I criticize the coach now?
No, just don't get off topic. Tell me how did you react?
Łukasz Skorupski: We were aware that the fans were attacking us. On the other hand, such a tournament is the biggest in life, you don't want to spoil anything. And you can't go wrong. You understand? One mistake and it's over. You know you can't lose the first game. You play tournaments differently than you play qualifying. We wanted to leave this group, for us it was a success, wasn't it? When was such a success last time?
36 years ago.
Łukasz Skorupski: And why is it not talked about at all? There was talk about the bonus and style, and the fact that Poland went to the World Cup and left the group after 36 years and there was silence. Did we play badly against France?
Well.
Lukasz Skorupski: You see. We lost, but individually we were blown away by players who are the best in the world. Why do you think we played like that in Qatar?
Because that's what the coach chose. I think he thought the result would cover everything. It did not cover. The first such a long discussion about style has begun in Poland, in which both sides have arguments.
Łukasz Skorupski: Exactly, everyone has their own opinion. I'm interested in winning matches, points. I'm out for the rest. For me, the most important thing is the result.
You don't care about style?
Lukasz Skorupski: No. I don't care when someone says that the national team or Bologna play badly. There are three points? There Are. Thank you. Who will remember in ten years how we played. They will remember our results.
Or that in the match against Argentina you ran to survive and lose as little as possible.
Łukasz Skorupski: It was our match for everything. It is known that this Argentina eats us with talent, right? We were there more with such working our assess off, we chose the simpliest football. We were tried to stay in the tournament. We couldn't risk anything. Nothing. That's the truth.
But then it goes out into the world that one of you ran around asking them not to shoot again.
Łukasz Skorupski: But is it true?
You tell me.
Łukasz Skorupski: I don't know if anyone asked for it. Any Argentinian could say that. Honestly, I haven't heard anything like that.
You are the goalkeeper. Don't you think outfield players want to have some fun with the ball so it doesn't fly over their heads?
Lukasz Skorupski: Points. Result. That's the most important thing for me.
Maybe you don't get tired, but such Piotr Zieliński for sure.
Lukasz Skorupski: Ha, ha. Well, I think he was struggling in Qatar. He played somewhere on the right or left side. We used "Zielu" wrong, and he has such skills.
What is the problem?
Łukasz Skorupski: See how he plays for Napoli. You pass him the ball, he has three players on his back and he won't lose it.
Why can't this be applied to the national team? Not only with Michniewicz, it was there before.
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't know. I think the defenders and the goalkeeper also have to play well.
We don't have players so weak to play so badly.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, no, I think the same. It'll be all right.
With Santos?
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't know him. I mean I know him as a coach, but I don't know what the style will be.
He said defense is the most important thing.
Łukasz Skorupski: Do you know what Allegri was saying? You know what Chiellini and Bonucci were talking about? That the Italian championship is won by those who concede the fewest goals.
In the national team, you got in touch with Jacek Góralski. You have a similar past.
Łukasz Skorupski: Maybe he has even worse.
Downtown. Bydgoszcz.
Lukasz Skorupski: Oh Jesus. We talked about it. He told me a lot, had a few actions.
Did you like each other right away?
Lukasz Skorupski: Right away. "Góral" is direct. Fucking great dude.
Dude, buddy or friend?
Lukasz Skorupski: A friend. From the national team he and "Zielu". The best.
But with Piotr Zieliński, you are fire and water.
Łukasz Skorupski: We get along. He is also so…
What?
Łukasz Skorupski: Not as much of a psycho as me, but a similar mentality.
What do you mean?
Łukasz Skorupski: Also such a fox, he had some actions when he was young.
I've seen his posts on the internet.
Lukasz Skorupski: Not that. Some fights, no fights. "Zielu" is fucking great. First of all, helpful, if you need something, it's right away. You know, he plays for Napoli, the Champions League and doesn't try to be a star at all.
In the movie "Transsiberian" one of the characters utters the phrase: "Do not kill my demons, because the angels will die too." What about your demons today?
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes they are… But I hide it well. In Italy they don't even know I'm like that.
Are you or have you been?
Lukasz Skorupski: I was. I don't want to go back to that life at all.
Do you control your demons?
Lukasz Skorupski: I control. I am 31 years old, I have a child, a wife. I play football professionally, for ten years in Serie A. I earn good money, damn. You know how it is. I can't be stupid anymore.
Do you think you're securing the future right now? Not only yours.
Łukasz Skorupski: I'll make a living from it, so I have to make the most of it. I have to. I can't play the clown, risk to go out or something. I'll tell you, I don't even want to anymore. See how cold it is in Bologna today.
Minus one.
Łukasz Skorupski: In such weather, when I was 20, I would put on a T-shirt, a leather jacket over it and go to the city.
Now you're constantly complaining that you're cold.
Łukasz Skorupski: You don't even want to leave the house. Do you understand how it all changes?
You said yourself you'd rather invite your friends over to your house than spend the night at a party.
Łukasz Skorupski: The family is there, the kid is here. Everything worked out well. And I really prefer the way we sat down yesterday - we talked, watched the match, drank a glass of wine. Why the fuck would I go somewhere. Everyone knows each other in Bologna, right.
I think even if they didn't know you, you wouldn't go out.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, I don't want to anymore. I guess it's age, huh?
I already told you. We are getting older.
Łukasz Skorupski: When I think about what I did in Górnik… Parties until eight in the morning, and training at nine. The body has changed too. If I did that now, I'd be walking backwards for three days. No discos at all. I will go out with my wife to a restaurant for dinner, sit, talk and go home. Where should I go? Of course, I can afford more during the holidays, then you can make something.
I like the custom in Italian teams that you and your teammates go out for dinner every week.
Łukasz Skorupski: They have, We have such a custom in Italy.
In Empoli you went out on Wednesdays.
Łukasz Skorupski: And today Stefan Posch was punished for being late for training. We were already training and he came in after ten minutes. The day before we came back late from the match, he couldn't sleep, and in the morning he overslept. The punishment was to buy dinner for everyone. He paid today. It might have cost him a bit.
At least the team is connecting.
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes, yes. There's a punishment or something and a supper.
Did you pay fines in Bologna?
Łukasz Skorupski: It wasn't a punishment, but after signing a new contract with Bologna, I bought dinner for the whole team. I'm not getting fines now. I'm not late, never happened to me. Sorry, I came too late at Nawałka's (former Polish NT coach and Skorupski's coach in Górnik) once.
In Górnik or in the national team?
Łukasz Skorupski: In Górnik. Imagine that we went to a party after practically every game. Once we lost to Polonia Warszawa 0:4. I don't know if you remember this game.
No.
Łukasz Skorupski: We lost and I say: "Fuck it, I'm not going anywhere". I didn't go and… I overslept. Dropping in for briefing, man... 10,000 fine from the coach.
He probably thought about Katowice at night.
Łukasz Skorupski: I didn't even say anything to him, I didn't explain myself. He wouldn't have believed it anyway. And that's the only time I haven't gone anywhere and I've missed my check-in. Jesus. That's how it stuck in my head that I've been vigilant ever since. Coach Nawałka used to look deep into your eyes. He greeted us, passed his hand and approached within five centimeters. Do you know why?
Did he want to emphasize his sincerity?
Łukasz Skorupski: He was getting closer like this, give me your hand, the left one, because my right one hurts. He brought his nose close to your face and sniffed. He knew some people were drinking.
Ha, ha.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, I promise you.
I was told by the players of Świt Krzeszowice, the first club where Nawałka started as a coach, how he checked them to see if they had drunk anything. During the camps he visited them in their rooms. "What's up gentlemen?" How do you feel? - He was asking. "All right, coach," they replied. - Oh, I found some lint - he picked up a crumb from the carpet and carried it to the bin. He looked for beer caps.
Lukasz Skorupski: You see. With us, he would look at you and say, "Okay? Are you okay? Are you ready?" He knew that when there was a match, there could also be a party. He is sly. He wanted to introduce professionalism to Górnik. Because in order to achieve something with the team he had, he had to do it.
If you hadn't met Nawałka, would we be talking in Italy now?
Lukasz Skorupski: I don't think so. I'm afraid that I would not play in Italy and I would stay in Poland and play in Ekstraklasa. I had talent, but without the discipline and working us to the ground he unleashed in me, I wouldn't have excelled.
The perfect coach at that moment for someone as defiant as you?
Łukasz Skorupski: I was tough, I had it in me, because it's family with us. We don't cry, we don't feel sorry for ourselves. Something really serious had to happen to go to the doctor. If you cut something, it's no big deal. For them, it was such a shame to cry at the doctor's office because something hurt. We grit our teeth and say hello. That's my whole family. What, I also did not go to coach Nawałka with such trifles. It was so with him that if there was a foul in training and someone was lying down, he would approach with a clear message: "You get up or it's time to leave training". Really. He was still asking. "What, an ambulance?! An ambulance?! Are we calling an ambulance or are you getting up?" And suddenly everyone got up. "And yet it doesn't hurt," he triumphed.
Did he end pretending?
Łukasz Skorupski: Everyone in the team finished. You know, when there was a perfidious tackle, then the coach would get angry and admonish: "Too much." But some kind of slide, a sharp entry, without crying. And man, at one point, no one cried anymore. Everyone got up immediately and developed a character on it. We were fucking going and we rode this rhythm. We walked like soldiers. I really appreciate it. Thiago Motta in Bologna also has such a character. It's like, "Something hurts? Okay, then get off the field." He doesn't care if it's me or someone else. For him, the most important thing is who works in training.
Once I talked to the referees, they said that Górnik was the easiest to ref. Because the players did not pretend, they did not argue with the referees. There was a ban from the coach.
Łukasz Skorupski: The coach threatened that if we get a yellow card for talking, we will be punished immediately. I'll tell you he was right about that. He showed how important details and discipline are. He gave me my debut in Ekstraklasa in Wrocław with Śląsk together with Milik and Olkowski. I owe him a lot, he developed my character, he taught me discipline.
And hard work in training.
Łukasz Skorupski: He was famous for working hard.
Only four workouts a day.
Łukasz Skorupski: Just so you know that we really at the camps practiced three or four times a day. I remember the camp in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where we started at six in the morning - oxygen, i.e. running. Honestly? I'll tell you, we complained, complained, and now I appreciate it. I'm in Italy and I'm not at all scared of their work here.
Thanks to working with Nawałka, was it easier for you to find yourself in Serie A?
Łukasz Skorupski: The approach I got to know thanks to him in Górnik, I met after coming to Italy. In my opinion, it has been abroad for a long time, but not yet in Poland at that time.
You said that you and Nawałka keep in touch and write text messages.
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes the coach will talk after the match. At the World Cup, he wrote to me in his style: "Congratulations, we keep fighting." When I defended against the Netherlands or Chile, he texted me that it was a good match.
You sent back longer responses to show him you'd changed. No "Thank you", but a few lines.
Łukasz Skorupski: I have to let him know that this is another Łukasz Skorupski. Because you know, I changed with him, I was a bit of a boor. I grew up with Górnik fans, we were all the same in Zaborze.
Were you rude?
Łukasz Skorupski: You know that, well... When I met Nawałka in Górnik, man, he also started teaching me such kindnesses. "Thank you, please, why don't you talk like that?" he pointed out. And so to all players, not just me. Thank the lady at the laundry. Thank the lady in the kitchen.
"Good morning" must be said.
Łukasz Skorupski: I didn't always say before. I will remember coach Nawałka well. In national team we talk about him a lot.
And what are you talking about?
Łukasz Skorupski: That "Nawala" was fucking awesome. Everyone knows that we worked hard and everything was arranged like in the army. But man... There was no money in Górnik, but he was able to arrange everything in such a way, to wind up the president of Zabrze that she paid us salaries every month. Because earlier in Górnik they paid once every six months. The coach came and we came to him to help with these payouts. He met with the president and they started paying monthly. We didn't have rarities, but some fruits appeared after training.
The fields had to be even.
Łukasz Skorupski: Bartek Spałek, our masseur, I remember that he took creatine, some other supplements, conditioners. Everything was coming in.
Was it Nawałka who introduced it?
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes! Earlier, come on, and he introduced such a greater professionalism - breakfasts in the club, dinners in the club. He was trying to put it all together. Although I remember, honestly, that sometimes we complained about it.
You called him Fidel.
Łukasz Skorupski: It was like that, we were exercising at the gym. He was looking one way and you did eight reps instead of ten. Right away he would be angry with you: "How much have you done?! Eight! Two more!". I don't know how he saw it, but he didn't miss a thing man, he saw it all. At one point, the team thought, "Well, there's no resisting and there's a ride. We're going this way." We didn't have any outstanding players, and we were standing well in the table, even in sixth place.
And many got promoted: you, Paweł Olkowski, Arek Milik.
Łukasz Skorupski: Each of us has gone abroad. It was so that when Nawałka started, I did not believe in such things at all. He brought Remek Rzepka to the club, I think he studied in America. And he introduced what the entire Ekstraklasa is doing now. And yet we are talking about what happened ten years ago in Poland. They were the first to introduce rollovers.
How did you react?
Łukasz Skorupski: I did it, but with the thought - what the fuck is this? Shall I roll some muscles? Some rubber, extra work? Give me the ball and the games. And they began to notice that motor skills are improving, that injuries are prevented. In Górnik, everyone had to be at the gym half an hour before training.
And you are doing it in Bologna now.
Łukasz Skorupski: It's normal abroad. In Poland, it came with coach Nawałka. You know how it was in Ekstraklasa. Earlier, probably with coach Wieczorek... Although I don't remember. Okay, never mind. I was already playing in the first team, and I would arrive at the club at 10:50. Five minutes to get changed and at 11 I left for training. End of training, bath and departure.
This would not work for Nawałka.
Łukasz Skorupski: You had to be in his locker room 45 minutes before training. Let me tell you, I really appreciate it now. The best coach I had in Poland. I always talked when I was playing for Górnik that coach Nawałka should join the national team. He's gonna make all these rules, damn it. And you see - he did some result.
Quarterfinals of the European Championship.
Łukasz Skorupski: Damn, well... But let me tell you that at the national team it was a bit different. Lighter.
At the first team training camp in Grodzisk Wielkopolski there was also a similar drill, only the players told him to let it go.
Łukasz Skorupski: I wasn't there yet. He was so much more laid back after that. And you can't go like that during training sessions with the national team, because you play two matches a week. You come prepared from the club, you work on tactics without great strength and so on, because the match is coming soon. This is what it looks like in the national team. More could be done when it was EURO, where we had two weeks of preparation. Now at the World Cup, we didn't live in training either. All the time tactics and matches. But, you know, you've been in form because you're coming mid-season.
I always remember Coach Nawałka well. I don't know how he did it, because there was poverty in Górnik, but at some point we had everything I said - nutrients, some fruit after training. We were paid our salaries every month. We went to Zakopane for the camp. Oh Jesus. We stayed in one of the best hotels. And what the fuck, how much we ran. But let me tell you - I have respect for the fact that he developed such a character for me.
A lot of coaches could kick you out of the club for "Lorneta and Medusa", where you fought with other customers and trashed the place.
Łukasz Skorupski: Well fuck, that's why I'm telling you. He gave me a second chance, he did a great job. After it happened, I had a meeting with him at the club. I entered the coach room without knocking. I sat down on the sofa right away, I remember that. The coach looked at me strangely: "What are you doing?! Get up, leave and come back like a normal person." So I went out, this time I knocked. I sat down and told him everything how it was.
How did he react?
Łukasz Skorupski: Nice, because he said that he also did stupid things in his youth. It happens to young people, you know you have to go crazy. The most important thing for him was not to do it again. And I didn't repeat it. I didn't play in the first match after this action, but in the next round I was again in the lineup. I had a good season, my best in Ekstraklasa. Because you know, damn, I wanted to repay him a little.
Well, but he gave up on your brother.
Łukasz Skorupski: Not him, but club's board.
Michał was after a serious injury and trained as a guest with the first team of Górnik. He had a chance to stay.
Lukasz Skorupski: Exactly. He was injured, he did not have a contract with Górnik, but he could train with us. We just did this action in "Lorneta and Meduza" and they thanked him right away.
As the first.
Łukasz Skorupski: Earlier there was an idea to offer him a contract. I got a penalty, Olo Kwiek got a penalty, Adam Danch got a penalty.
How did the 20-year-old, promising player in Ekstraklasa felt arrested?
Łukasz Skorupski: Four of us were in arrest - me, Adam Danch, Olek Kwiek and my brother. Each in a different cell. And man, what's going on down there? You sit and sleep with a break for food.
Although good?
Łukasz Skorupski: A piece of bread and tea in a metal mug. Jesus. The worst days of my life. I promise you. The worst three days of my life! I had everything ruffled, you're lying in the same clothes. Nor bathe, only pee somewhere next to people.
Who were you sitting with?
Łukasz Skorupski: With a guy who sold drugs to someone else who died. You understand?
With a dealer.
Lukasz Skorupski: Yes. Life is like that. I don't know how in Italy they will read it and ask: what the...? Even though it was ten years ago, write that it was ten years ago.
You had a black eye then.
Łukasz Skorupski: We sat in the same clothes and waited for them to take us out. We left after three days. We were pulled out by the late Krzysiu Maj with Bartek Laburda. Before that, there was also a sobering-up room. You go, you strip down to your panties and you sleep like that. Just so you know, because there are some psychos... They take their belts off, everything. You are lying on a mattress on the ground, and the worst thing is that there are twenty people in the room and there is no toilet.
How did Matilde react to all this when you told her what you were like?
Łukasz Skorupski: Well, she was in shock. But she also knows that I have changed. Also thanks to her. She appreciates that I was able to leave Zaborze and take care of myself, and you know what a difference it makes.
Big?
Łukasz Skorupski: Man, no... Compared to my life in Poland, it's a gulf. She appreciates that I was able to adapt to another. This in Italy. You know how they live here, you've seen it - coffee, cappuccino. Although there is also crime in Italy.
You, for example, were robbed in Bologna.
Łukasz Skorupski: Sometimes when I think about it, it still makes me furious. We lived on the ground floor in an apartment with a garden. I was playing at home against Napoli, Matilde left the house half an hour after kick-off. They had to watch her. After the match with my young and "Zielu" we still kicked the ball in the gym at the stadium. Leo knows his uncle, likes him. Everything's fine, we go home, and there's like a bomb went off. Everything is broken, lying on the ground. I felt fucking bad.
Matylda was in Zaborze?
Lukasz Skorupski: She was.
Did she like it?
Łukasz Skorupski: These were our beginnings, and you know how it is in a relationship - deeply in love, you won't say anything bad. Today, as she recalls that visit, she admits that she was shocked.
What shocked her the most?
Łukasz Skorupski: That Silesia is still so gray. And she's from Sardinia. For her, the strangest thing was that every block in Zaborze is the same. Only the number changes. She shook her head: "All the blocks are the same. Only the hospitals are different, and there is no difference." And what, well, I took her to Auschwitz, I remember. She insisted on going there. For Italians, this is a moving story, they take the history of the concentration camps seriously. She wanted to see, so we went. Today, when Matilde is in Poland, we mainly visit my family in the countryside. We will also go there this June.
Where?
Łukasz Skorupski: To my mother. It's a village, 50 kilometers from Brodnica. It takes an hour and a half to get to Toruń. Lakes, we have a boat, fish, bonfires in the evenings. It's fucking great there. Matilde likes it too, she loves nature. Boy, we're walking somewhere in the fields, and she raves about the cows. She's in love with animals, right. Cows, chickens, it doesn't matter.
The whole family from mother and father - cousins, aunts - lives there. They all live 15 kilometers next to each other. One family from mom, the other from dad. Here is one village, here is another, and there was a disco between them. My parents met there. Later, my father went to Silesia to work in a mine, and my mother with him.
Your dad wasn't interested in football.
Łukasz Skorupski: He was from the countryside, he had nothing to do with football. He didn't play it at all. The old man was a boxer. You know, he trained himself and boxed himself.
Did he go to your games?
Lukasz Skorupski: No. Rarely. I don't blame him. I never wanted to be daddy's boy. When I was young, he used to come to a game.
And when have you already played in Ekstraklasa?
Łukasz Skorupski: I don't think he came to Ekstraklasa even once. My old man wasn't a Górnik. He watched on TV.
When I started training in Zaborze when I was young, I jumped over the fence and was already on the pitch. Nobody had to see me off. When I was ten years old, times were different, I would get on a tram and drive an hour to training. Two transfers from Zaborze and you had to walk there too.
You were ten years old and you were already driving alone?
Łukasz Skorupski: We traveled from Zaborze in two or three. We had a training group where parents of other coaches licked ass, and I was always alone. I don't blame the old man for not coming. I know he worked hard and had to rest after the mine. Those who had more money, some business of their own, could come to their son whenever they wanted. They were sucking up to the coaches, giving gifts so that only the kid would play. I was the only one who didn't care about it. I was fucking great keeper in the youngsters and the coach loved me. His name is Jerzy Urban. Write it, write it, he will be happy. Sometimes we text each other. He treated me fairly even though I came without my parents and I didn't suck up to anyone. I was good and that was it, and he let me play. Other parents were furious: "Why doesn't my son play, I bought shirts for the team." The coach liked me so much that he would take me home after training and drink tea with the old ones.
Two years older brother, Michał, also played football.
Łukasz Skorupski: I think that as a goalkeeper I feel so good and agile because I had a different childhood. I would go outside with the boys and jump from tree to tree, doing some flips in the bushes. And train to add to that. Mom would let us out at nine o'clock in the morning, we would come back at 11 pm, when she was screaming from the window: "Come home!". That's how I grew up, huh.
I would never trade my childhood for anything. I went crazy. Jesus, you went to the lake, no matter if the water was warm or cold. When I was young, I spent my summers in the countryside. We drove tractors, I went to work to pick strawberries or potatoes.
Did they pay well?
Łukasz Skorupski: Tenner in an hour. We earned about 50pln a day. In the evening we met at the fire station and played a match, and at the end a shop and ice cream. The next day the same. Oh, I slept in the barn too.
Idyllic, carefree.
Łukasz Skorupski: Like in the countryside. It was a little different in the city. Although I played football everywhere - in the countryside and in the city.
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