A statistician is afraid of flying because there's a small chance of a bomb being on the plane.
So he starts carrying a bomb himself.
Reason?
“The probability of two bombs being on the same plane must be much smaller.”
Every drop of optimism I had going into this season has evaporated. It's not even about the results. It's how we play. I've seen nothing I can work with.
Carrick , has like the simplest job this season, start Sesko and never Start Dorgu and everything should be fine.
But he is just doing rubbish everyday.
No problem, that sack will come one day, if you don't change.
I turn 50 today. This is a message to my kids but I offer it to you in case any of it rings useful.
I was born in Sri Lanka in 1976 in a country that, at the time, was about to enter a decades long civil war. My father was able to get stationed at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada for four years in the early 80s - when some of the fighting was most severe - and which from our vantage point in Canada gave us some respite from an otherwise omnipresent conflict.
He came as a diplomat but then my father filed for refugee status after four years when his life was threatened by militants. We stayed in Canada as refugees. My dad never really landed on his feet and we grew up on welfare.
My mom stepped up. She did an incredible thing and put our family on her back and kept marching forward. Sometimes the steps were very small but she always tried to keep moving forward.
I worked at Burger King starting at 14, giving my paycheck to my mom and dad to support our family in the role that I was assigned - earn enough to pay for our bus passes because we couldn’t afford a car.
I was a loser growing up. Some friends, some good memories but mostly forgettable and lonely. I wasn’t very studious but did get my act together in my final year and got into a great university.
I immigrated to the US soon after graduating and found an opportunity. Things clicked and I have been traveling a path to find myself ever since. Only in America is this possible…
I worked hard, followed the rules, paid my taxes and stayed in California out of loyalty for the opportunities it has given me despite its dysfunction.
I found my wife here. Had my kids here. Found my tribe here.
There have been some very hard times as well - deaths, divorce, financial pain, mistakes of omission and mistakes of commission. You can’t dwell on these things - they are weights that will pull you down if you’re not careful. Learn from them. Respect them. BUT MOVE ON.
To think 50 years ago I could have ever gotten a chance to meet the people I’ve met and have had the experiences I’ve had would have been mind boggling to my parents. It’s mind boggling to me now.
We forget often and try to convince others it’s not true but America truly is the best country in the world. Everything and anything is possible here. I can testify. Be grateful to be here.
This is the only place that gives EVERYONE a chance to live a great adventure. The first 50 years have been that for me - an incredible adventure.
Notice there is nothing here about accomplishments or money. Because it doesn’t matter and it won’t matter.
You will be dust in less than 100 years from now and the decision to be remembered won’t be yours so stop sweating it. It’s not in your control.
So what is in your control?
Be kind. Have fun. Work on something meaningful to you. Find your tribe. Try to find perspective. Find an incredible partner. Have a bunch of kids. Live an adventure. Forgive your parents - they were doing the best they could even if that wasn’t what you deserved.
I will do what I can to make my next 50 years a wild ride.
You should too.
I love you and thank you. ❤️
🙏🏽🙏🏽
In every discussion about Nigerian stock market I have never seen them mention market capitalisation (I haven't gone that deep tho)
Seems off coming from a crypto background.
Twitter is soooooo buggy nowadays 😭😭😭😭.
Everything is so delayed, image loading , clicking buttons, even the algorithm is bad. Is it only me tho?
Starting to use Instagram more because of this .
En octubre de 2011, Luis de la Fuente fue despedido del Deportivo Alavés después de nueve jornadas. Las llamadas dejaron de llegar. Pasó dieciocho meses sin trabajo.
Siguió yendo al mismo bar a desayunar. Siguió leyendo el periódico. Un día de 2013 encontró un anuncio pequeño en las páginas de deportes: la Real Federación Española de Fútbol buscaba entrenador para sus categorías inferiores. Llamó a Iñaki Sáez, antiguo seleccionador, que lo conocía. Mandó el currículum. Esperó.
La Federación le ofreció el puesto. El contrato duraba tres meses. La misión: clasificar a la sub-19 para el Europeo de Lituania. Sin garantías más allá de eso. De la Fuente firmó el 1 de mayo de 2013.
Lo que vino después fue un trabajo invisible. Campos juveniles, contratos cortos, categorías que nadie sigue. En 2015 ganó el Europeo sub-19 con un equipo que incluía a Rodri, Mikel Merino y Unai Simón. Luego la sub-21. Luego la absoluta. El 19 de julio de 2026, en el MetLife Stadium de Nueva York, levantó la Copa del Mundo.
Trece años después del anuncio en el periódico.
La carrera de De la Fuente no tiene la narrativa habitual del crack que triunfa: no dirigió al Madrid ni al Barça, no pasó por ningún gigante europeo, no tuvo un momento de revelación brillante que el mundo aplaudiera. Tuvo dieciocho meses sin llamadas, un anuncio pequeño, un contrato de tres meses y la decisión de presentarse.