We are back! As you know, this is your weekly post to remind you to put the EPL tips in, tell you who is winning, and to give you the weekend’s fútbol schedule so that you could plan your weekend activities accordingly.
I am also using it to keep you up to speed on how we are doing on the two NFL Commentist competitions and to remind to put your tips in prior to tonight’s TNF game.
Before I begin, I want to give credit for all the hot lady soccer fan pictures to the Fútbol Babes Twitter account. Those folks do the Lord’s Work and deserve a follow from you.
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EPL Tipping Pool Standings
| Place | Tipper | Round Tips | Round Margin | Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | Balls | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2 | Son Of Spam | 6 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 3 | Game Time Decision | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 4 | Reverend Mayhem | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 5 | nomonkeyfun | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 |
| 6 | Mr. Ayo | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 7 | Litre_cola | 6 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
| 8 | Fronkenshteen | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| 9 | KBS52 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
| 11 | Spur | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
| 12 | bk109 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 13 | King Hippo | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| 14 | Wakezilla | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 |
| 15 | Yeah Right | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 16 | BFC | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| 17 | Sharkbait | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 18 | Maestro | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| 19 | Horatio | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| 20 | Don T | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| 21 | Blax | 2 | 1 | 16 | 19 |
| 22 | Herodotus | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
We had quite a bit of movement this week. Somehow, someway, the asshole that always disparages the quality of the EPL is still on top. I’m pretty sure that will change soon.
If you want to join the pool, there is still plenty of time as we’ve only just completed Round 5 out of 38. It’s free to play and all you have to do is create an account with ESPN Australia. It’s a different ESPN from here, so your normal ESPN login will not work: https://www.footytips.com.au/competitions/?ff=settings&competitionId=573249
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Weekend Schedule
I’m being told that Canadian viewers only need to sign up for DAZN and they can get all the coverage of all the world’s fútbol leagues in one place.
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In the US, NBC holds the rights to the EPL, so you’ll be able to see games on their networks and the NBC Sports Gold package. Here are the games on tap this weekend (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, September 20, 2019
12:00 Noon – Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
Saturday, September 21, 2019
4:30 AM – Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
7:00 AM – Burnley v Norwich City
7:00 AM – Everton v Sheffield United
7:00 AM – Manchester City v Watford
7:00 AM – Newcastle v Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday, September 22, 2019
6:00 AM – Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers
6:00 AM – West Ham United v Manchester United
8:30 AM – Arsenal v Aston Villa
8:30 AM – Chelsea v Liverpool
Monday, September 23, 2019
No game scheduled
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In the US and Canada, BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for La Liga, so you can find all the games there. Here is this week’s schedule (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, September 20, 2019
12 Noon – Osasuna v Real Betis
Saturday, September 21, 2019
4:00 AM – Villarreal v Real Valladolid
7:00 AM – Levante v Éibar
9:30 AM – Atlético Madrid v Celta de Vigo
12:00 Noon – Granada v Barcelona
Sunday, September 22, 2019
3:00 AM – Getafe v Mallorca
5:00 AM – Espanyol v Real Sociedad
7:00 AM – Valencia v Leganés
9:30 AM – Athletic Bilbao v Deportivo Alavés
12:00 Noon – Sevilla v Real Madrid
Monday, September 23, 2019
No game scheduled
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Liga MX games are aired in the United States on TUDN, and the varied Univision networks. Fox Sports Deportes also has selected games (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, September 20, 2019
5:00 PM – Morelia v Guadalajara
7:00 PM – Atlas v Toluca
Saturday, September 21, 2019
3:00 PM – Atlético San Luis v Santos Laguna
3:00 PM – Necaxa v León
3:00 PM – Monterrey v Puebla
5:00 PM – Pachuca v Tijuana
7:00 PM – América v Querétaro
Sunday, September 22, 2019
10:00 AM – Pumas UNAM v Cruz Azul
5:00 PM – Juárez v Veracruz
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In the United States, Fox Sports has the rights to the Bundesliga, so you can find games on the Fox Sports networks. Here is the weekend schedule (you know the drill..):
Friday, September 20, 2019
11:30 AM – Schalke 04 v Mainz 05
Saturday, September 21, 2019
6:30 AM – Bayern München v Köln
6:30 AM – Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin
6:30 AM – Hertha BSC v Paderborn
6:30 AM – Frieburg v Augsburg
9:30 AM – Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig
Sunday, September 22, 2019
6:30 AM – Borussia Mönchengladbach v Fortuna Düsseldorf
9:00 AM – Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund
Monday, September 23, 2019
11:30 AM – Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim
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BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for Ligue 1. Luckily, BeIn Sports has like 8 channels through their BeIn Sports Connect app, so you can see most of the games live:
Friday, September 20, 2019
11:45 AM – Strasbourg v Nantes
Saturday, September 21, 2019
8:30 AM – Olympique Marseille v Montpellier
11:00 AM – Reims v Monaco
11:00 AM – Metz v Amiens SC
11:00 AM – Bordeaux v Brest
11:00 AM – Nîmes v Toulouse
11:00 AM – Nice v Dijon
Sunday, September 22, 2019
6:00 AM – Rennes v Lille
8:00 AM – Angers SCO v Saint Étienne
12:00 Noon – Olympique Lyonnais v PSG
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ESPN has the rights to Serie A. All games are available on the ESPN+ package:
Friday, September 20, 2019
11:45 AM – Cagliari v Genoa
Saturday, September 21, 2019
6:00 AM – Udinese v Brescia
9:00 AM – Juventus v Hella Verona
11:45 AM – Milan v Inter
Sunday, September 22, 2019
3:30 AM – Sassuolo v SPAL
6:00 AM – Bologna v Roma
6:00 AM – Lecce v Napoli
6:00 AM – Sampdoria v Torino
9:00 AM – Atalanta v Fiorentina
11:45 AM – Lazio v Parma
Monday, September 23, 2019
No game scheduled
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As I like to say on the AFL Beat:
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!
Enjoy the weekend!
(112/69)
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BONUS!
Just in time for the NFL Thursday Night Football Extravaganza, here is your reminder to put in your tips for the NFL Tipping Pool and for the DFO Eliminator Challenge. Links are below:
Tipping Pool: https://mobile.footytips.com.au/competitions/?ff=ladders&competitionId=575837
Eliminator Challenge: http://fantasy.espn.com/nfl-eliminator-challenge/2019/en/group?groupID=56874
After Week Two, there are still 23 Commentists left in the Eliminator Challenge. Tough luck to Rev, Maestro, Xerox of Fate, and DJ Taj, who placed their faith in the Carolina Panthers, Carson Chargers, Carolina Panthers, and no team and were duly rewarded.
As for the NFL Tipping Pool, here are the standings:
| P | Tipper | Round Tips | Round Margin | Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | King Hippo | 13 | 10 | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Reverend Mayhem | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 |
| 3 | Yeah Right | 10 | 16 | 23 | 26 |
| 4 | Maestro | 11 | 13 | 23 | 28 |
| 5 | Game Time Decision | 10 | 17 | 23 | 33 |
| 6 | Son Of Spam | 9 | 16 | 21 | 20 |
| 7 | BALLS | 9 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 8 | Litre_cola | 8 | 30 | 20 | 47 |
| 9 | WhyEaglesWhy | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 |
| 10 | TheKingInYellow | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 |
| 11 | Fronkenshteen | 8 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 12 | Don T | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
Well done to everyone but especially King Hippo! That’s a pretty impressive 13 out of 16 score! Also, a big hearty to Don T, who has joined the pool and is still within reach. Please remember that you get a 5 point bonus for picking all games correctly, so you can catch up quick!
As you saw this week, a lot of positions can change pretty quickly. And, as I mentioned above,
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!
No way those are Real
In news no one cares about The Mighty Fulham plays Sheffield Wednesday. It’s Saturday in the UK so we are sure to lose.
So when Dinamo Zagreb advances shall I expect a jersey with fleshltlvr #1?
Of course!
Spurs need to stop allowing goals in stoppage time at the half.