FEED THE TROLLS EP 6: The (not so) super team Falcons & why it isn't working. Ft. Thorin & Kassad

Episode 6 of the Tech Girl Talks podcast, hosted by Sam "Tech Girl" Wright, titled "FEED THE TROLLS EP 6: The (not so) super team Falcons & why it isn't working. Ft. Thorin & Kassad" was published on May 28, 2024 and runs 61 minutes.

May 28, 2024 ·61m · Tech Girl Talks

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Team Falcons was meant to be the incredible Counter-Strike super team. Rumours flowed as Falcons was touted as the Saudi Arabian CS2 team with deep pockets and a list of legendary players were linked with signing to the organisation after they announced Major winning coach Zonic had agreed to move to Falcons from Team Vitality. However, the lineup never materialised and now the team consisting of Snappi, Magisk, maden, du Preeh and Sunpayus appears to be struggling. So what is wrong with Team Falcons? Kassad joins @Thooorin and myself to discuss what went wrong for the (not so) super team. 0:00 Kassad & Thorin the grumpy men of Counter-Strike 01:10 What is a Super Team? Kassad's answer 03:08 What is a Super Team? Thorin's answer 06:20 What was Team Falcons supposed to look like 09:20 Kassad "the decision makers at Falcons did everything wrong" 14:59 Did Team Falcons damage the Counter-Strike scene? 19:55 Why does this current lineup not work? 23:07 Falcons vs. HenryG's Cloud9 29:08 Too much hype and too much money? 32:30 Kassad fires everyone 36:30 Learning from the past on how to succeed 38:31 Let's discuss Zonic 45:50 Kassad reveals industry buy-outs and salaries 50:00 When unlimited money demands results 55:30 What would your super team look like? 59:00 We like the players in Team Falcons Find Kassad on x: http://www.x.com/kassad Find Thorin on x: http://www.x.com/Thorin Find me on the socials: Blog - http://www.techgirlblog.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/techgirlza Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/techgirlza Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/techgirlza Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/techgirlza Discord - https://discord.gg/SKvCd82nv4 TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@TechGirlZA

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Team Falcons was meant to be the incredible Counter-Strike super team. Rumours flowed as Falcons was touted as the Saudi Arabian CS2 team with deep pockets and a list of legendary players were linked with signing to the organisation after they announced Major winning coach Zonic had agreed to move to Falcons from Team Vitality. However, the lineup never materialised and now the team consisting of Snappi, Magisk, maden, du Preeh and Sunpayus appears to be struggling. So what is wrong with Team Falcons? Kassad joins @Thooorin and myself to discuss what went wrong for the (not so) super team. 0:00 Kassad & Thorin the grumpy men of Counter-Strike 01:10 What is a Super Team? Kassad's answer 03:08 What is a Super Team? Thorin's answer 06:20 What was Team Falcons supposed to look like 09:20 Kassad "the decision makers at Falcons did everything wrong" 14:59 Did Team Falcons damage the Counter-Strike scene? 19:55 Why does this current lineup not work? 23:07 Falcons vs. HenryG's Cloud9 29:08 Too much hype and too much money? 32:30 Kassad fires everyone 36:30 Learning from the past on how to succeed 38:31 Let's discuss Zonic 45:50 Kassad reveals industry buy-outs and salaries 50:00 When unlimited money demands results 55:30 What would your super team look like? 59:00 We like the players in Team Falcons Find Kassad on x: http://www.x.com/kassad Find Thorin on x: http://www.x.com/Thorin Find me on the socials: Blog - http://www.techgirlblog.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/techgirlza Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/techgirlza Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/techgirlza Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/techgirlza Discord - https://discord.gg/SKvCd82nv4 TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@TechGirlZA

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