Well, for chav moms who support Chelsea anyway ,, smgdh. Yes, the title is decided, thanks to an 82nd minute goal by little used (zero Prem starts) forward Michy Batshuayi. Who I hoped Everton might be able to pry away this summer, but now will be a North London folk hero forevs. SIGH.
At least Everton won their Friday night footy match against dire Watford, 1-nil, on a Ross Barkley screamer. It could be the last home appearance in royal blue for Ross, Phil Jagielka, and (shudder) Romelu Lukaku. Suicide NEVAR seemed MOAR appealing, yo.
Man City (who realistically need only 6 points from their last 3 games to clinch Top 4 and CL qualification, given their massive goal differential) take on Foxy Footy to start the weekend (7:25, NBCSN). Oddly enough, the Foxes have won 4 of their last 5 against Ian Curtis’ favourite side. Making it 5 of 6 would surprise greatly.
In the 10:00 window, you have own-destiny-controlling Swans visiting Sunderland, the team that fucked over Hull last week (NBCSN). Who knows if they have it in them to play spoiler two weeks running, or if they’ll just go back to playing dead? Southampton/Boro and Burnley/Bournemouth are on Extra Time, with no real impact on anything.
Arsenal, after beating United last Sunday, probably have the best (albeit small) chance of catching the Redshite for the final CL ticket. They get free-falling, 13th position Stoke (12:30, NBCSN) in an absolute must-win match.
Side note – with all the new TV money, there is now “merit pay” of 2m pounds sterling for each place higher one finishes in the table. Looking at how clumped together sides #8-15 are…14m would buy a pretty decent player (even in the inflated transfer market) to help a mid-table side consolidate its position, at least. But very few seem arsed about it, once survival is assured and European footy is off the table. Before yesterday’s Chelsea/West Brom match, they noted that Tony Pulis-managed teams have a total of five wins out of fucking 41 matches after reaching the magic 40 points (generally accepted as the safety threshold). Make it 5/42, as WBA lost to Chelsea.
Rant over, back to actual sport. You get a Sunday triple, over two networks because I guess some other even fruitier (no ofence) Euro-sport is taking precedence. The first is a doozy, Hull taking on Crystal Palace (7:00, CNBC). Should the Tiggers win this one (and Swans get anything on Saturday), all of a sudden Fat Sam is back in the shit. While Hull and Swansea have winnable Final Sunday matches (Hull against Spurs with 2nd locked up, Swans v. WBA)…Palace must play at United. It’s likely the Red Devils will still have at least a mathematical chance at Top 4, and even if not…it will almost surely be Wayne Rooney’s last home game at Old Trafford. Yeah, they will be trying to win.
Next is the Redshite at West Ham (9:15, CNBC), the best chance for the door to crack open for Arsenal and/or United to make a run at Top 4. Here’s hoping! Followed by the White Hart Lane finale, Spurs v. United (11:30, NBCSN). Hopefully, this won’t be too much of a letdown with Spurs locked into bridesmaid position (hey, at least they can’t choke that away again like last season – progress!!), and we will see a spirited match. WHL deserves that kind of send-off.
also, I guess we hop to other thread now?
[makes like a bunny rabbit]
why are there golf assholes on the Ice Footy channel??
START THE GODDAMN HOCKEY GAME ALREADY!
GO SENS, eh?
But no, wait until Most Glorious el beisbol Cardinals have finished Most Glorious el victory
Especially if just Rashida Jones…
/and substitute judgment-impairing Colombian Marching Powder FOAR food
One of my best friends got engaged today and I am getting ready to go celebrate with us and ours, but I was supposed to play in my beer league hockey game tonight. What I mean to say is can’t you propose on an off day my man?
you could always set your buddy on fire. PRO TIP: This is also a good way to test and see if’n the bride loves him for reals!
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This is the greatest thing I’ve seen this week.
and that was only Tuesday morning…..
Don’t you wish Jon Lester would throw some strikes???
Not really
Well then you don’t have him on your fantasy team?
He does, he’s just a masochist…..
https://youtu.be/C5WFXWiIYUs?list=RDMhtLGcDASrY
The Swiss just scored 2 quick goals to tie the game up against Canada.
I haven’t seen Canadians get blown up from a quick attack in France since the Battle of Normandy.
Well, it’s ballet day again. I do get to see both of my daughters and all 3 of the granddaughters which is fantastic and all I have to do is survive the ballet. Beauty and the beast this time.
It’s times like these I’m envious of you oxy practitioners.
“It’s NEVAR too late to start!!”
– your friendly neighbourhood quack
Most Glorious el beisbol Cardinals and wee Small Bears are on FS1 in 5 minutes, too. So much smgdh
Yep, I’m going to miss that too.
Lester/Martinez is the good matchup. Tomorrow’s starters have a combined ERA of 11+
Over at my old man’s house and we’re watching Inferno. 5 minutes in, and this shit is funny because it’s such a train wreck
Chris Sale is like watching baseball on speed.
Am I yelling at my tv? Yes. Yes I am.
Is there a “road goals” rule in the playoffs, like in CL ties? Or does it go to extra time/pens regardless?
Extra time regardless. No road goals from what I am led to believe
Here.
THAT IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!!!
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NICE TOUCH FOR TEH BACKGROUND SOURCE!!
Why is he yelling? Is he getting pegged?
BUTTS UP
NO BUTTS OFF!!
/Giselle opens fist…FAST
That Madden cover makes me wish the curse is real because I hope Brady fucking dies.
I don’t care if I sound ignorant. I hate making all the uniforms pink and shit for a day.
But what about all the money the NFL doesnt give to charity?????
And the more shit they can sell…… to people who don’t give to charity?????
teh circle is complete!
Who would want to shit for a day? That sounds painful
That’s why one always keeps a pack of them Preparation H wipes in the master bedroom loo.
Why are there #BFIB in the banner pic?
Time to get moving, Cottagers!
They are dominating play, fair play to Reading they are parking the bus effectively. It is embarassing that they are time wasting in a 2 leg tie.
A hearty thank you to whoever recommended Bon Cop Bad Cop! That shit was funny, had some nice titties, and was very informative as to the language dynamics of eastern Canadia.
I recently heard about this show, gotta check it out.
It’s a show now? I caught the movie on Netflix.
So Trump is taping himself like Nixon now?
No, he thinks he’s still on The Apprentice
Was yesterday’s “tapes” tweet Trump threatening Comey? As in “Watch what you say to the media because I have our whole conversation on tape”?
Forgive me, I’m a bit of a dumb.
A threat, but an empty one; if anybody recorded it to protect himself, it was Comey.
You believe this electorate can flip the House in 2018?
After 2016 I have no confidence.
I anything positive.
Any circumstances under which you see Congressional Repubs turn on Trump?
No
Seems like they’ve done it then. I have to tip my hat to them. They’ve played the perfect 40 year long game, and it looks like they’ve locked up total control. I’m going to keep leaving pictures and articles of New Zealand around for my wife to see. Maybe one day she’ll change her mind. Because this place will never snap back after what we are about to endure.
It was broken the day Trump took office. We live in a corporatist fascist state now. It’s only a matter of time before the judiciary that isn’t already in line (Which, sadly, includes a majority of the Supreme Court) is simply ignored and marginalized with impunity a la Andrew Jackson telling the Court to go fuck itself and forcing the Cherokee to march the Trail of Tears anyway.
And it will happen. And as a lawyer I am ashamed to say that my profession exists in part to prevent this from ever happening, and it not only failed but has actively participated in the collapse.
Anything can happen.
However, this electorate isn’t flipping anything.
Nearly every midterm in the last 80 years has lead to gains for the opposition party. The only recent exceptions were 1998 (Clinton was very popular) and 2002 (still in the 9/11 let’s unite to bomb the world afterglow). American voters are fickle and change their minds for the sake of changing their minds, so it would truly shocking if the Dems didn’t gain seats.
The question will be how many of the gains go to establishment Dems and whether they offer enough palatable options to regain the House majority.
Can’t wait to watch EVERY Democratic challenger get mysteriously hacked right before Election Day. I’m also imagining what glorious voter suppression techniques await us in 2018.
The hackers have learned to hide their tracks better.
Dems will gain, but I think the GOP will still have a majority.
Ah Firstrowsports.eu you never disappoint. 8 streams for teh mighty Cottagers.
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Well, in this 2016/2017 DTL we are in this didn’t even piss me off or even raise an eyebrow.
I’ll never take Tom Brady’s YELLING TO SHOW INTENSITY seriously.
That’s why I never liked The Replacements. Band not movie.
I found some unused rage sitting around in a corner for this. Brady on the cover would have been just another indignity to be borne, but fuck him and the GOAT he rode in on.
Go cartoon anvil and/or piano!
They left out the “F.U.C.K.E.R”
Imma go photoshop that.
Give me a couple minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QbEcVVBHM
I believe it was written that we would talk about el glorious Fulham if they made it to the playoffs and here we are….
When do teh playoffs start, eh?
IN 40 MINUTES. YOU COULD SAY I AM A LITTLE ON EDGE.
I looked, thinking it would be on teevee on BeIn, or FSPlus, or one of the other random secondary channels. But nooooo.
Yeah i will find the illegal skysports stream i hope.
In this morning’s fantasy, while walking his dog, Rikki-Tikki-Deadly encounters none other than Jenn Sterger!
JENN STERGER: [bends down to pet the dog] What a cute little wiener dog!
RTD: [peeks down her shirt] She’s half beagle.
JENN STERGER: Oh, so only half-wiener.
RTD: Like Brett Favre, yes.
“Dear Penthouse Letters,
I was turgid as a football before Tom Brady’s equipment guy got to it. Even in my baggy Raiders (R) shorts, “Jenn” could not help but notice, and by her gasp and smile I knew she was impressed. My dog was licking her ankles (as far as he could reach) mimicking my own desires……..”
The funny thing is that I *do* have baggy Raiders shorts!
“Are those Raiders shorts?” Jenn smiled coyly, “or is it…a tent?”
Raiders MINI camp!
At least it is not rookie camp.