FA Cup Final Open Thread

Big Boy Fox has you covered, pre-game at Noon EST, kickoff 12:30. Dunno whether Gus Johnson and his miscast-for-lesser-footy enthusiasm will be announcing again or not. He really drives the ex-pats bonkers, FWIW.

The matchup between Manure and Crystal Palace will have a damned strange feel for a final. The perpetually alcoholic ruddy-looking Louis van Gaal is getting the sack immediately after the match (nice of the club to leak the news overnight), win or lose, to be replaced by the pictured Special One. This brings me a personal mixture of relief and disappoint, as Mourinho was likely Everton-bound had LVG stayed on with United. He’s a very effective manager, until the players get sick of him and revolt (as Chelski hilariously did this season), but Christ, what a fucking asshole. As long as my Toffees now do the sensible thing and immediately snap up the unfairly scapegoated (and forced to coach out almost a entire season neutered, but still made the CL semis) Manuel Pelligrini, I will be extremely happy.

Plus, if’n we end up doing as has been strongly whispered and siphon away Soton’s Koeman, I’m afraid Sill will renounce his Quakerism and burn my fucking house down.

On the other sidelines, you have tracksuit-sporting (but in no way a King like our buddy Huggy Bear) Alan Pardew. His Palace side have won maybe two League games since Boxing Day. I shit you not. Apparently, he will keep his job and take them down next season.

Enjoy the confusing action, and stay tuned FOAR HAWT DFO coverage of teh Euros and South American Euros! VIVA!!!!!