Looking at the Table – Sabado Lesser Thread

There’s really fuckall to do until Most Glorious el beisbol Cardinals start around 2p (banner pic in honoUr, also since it pisses so many off that maybe we can has extra clubhouse participation??).  That’s because all the Premiership fixtures are tomorrow morning.  So sad.  Everton’s match is on CNBC, which I am sure you were all just DYING to know.

Here is table:

Linky Poo

Wakey’s Red Devils qualify for Shempions play if (i) they draw against Leicester; or (ii) Chelski lose.  Prong (ii) might be likelier than chatted about, since Wolves have to worry about 7th not being good enough for Europa (should Arsenal win the FA Cup).  Chelski lose all tiebreakers, due their meagre +13 goal differential.  If my feeble brain’s maths is correct, Chelski get 4th (ie, can nae finish 3rd or 5th) if they draw.

Don’t worry, Rebecc-ur and the Robbies will ‘splain it much better.

Two of Cherries/Moose Hornets/Villa will punch they tickets down the Lesser River Styx, alongside poor, super-duper-ded Norwich.  Villa survive with a point, unless Watford win.  Should BOTH win, then our Moose Hornets need to win by TWO GOALS MOAR than the Midland Twats.  Goals scored is the next tiebreaker after goal differential.  Poor yeah right, he needs BOTH fellow shitmonkeys to lose, and a Bournemouth win.  But since their GD is even with Watford, and only 1 less than Villa?  Margins don’t matter to Cherries folk.  To make it even more impossible to predict, all three of their opponents (Hammers, Gooners, Badass Muthafuckin’ Toffees) have almost nil to play for.  They may not show up at all, they may play like their hair is on fire.

The Athletic also has a great, long-form piece on the Bananacakes Deluxe final Championship round, if you have access and a spare hour (you deffo have that, don’t kid yourself):

Linky Poo el Dos

But no access?  Litre has yewwwww covered, with his own imaginary two cents:

OK, so if you have followed along on my roller coaster ride (you shouldn’t have), Shad Khan’s futbol club is in the C’Ship playoffs. Playoffs you say? Yes, it’s very intense, but ultimately rewarding should you win. What do you win? A lot of money and usually a weekly shitkicking by a club with way more money than you. 
Recently as a supporter I have been through this twice. The first time we lost to Reading like we were graduating at *UNC. The second time we beat John Terry and that dickhead Grealish in the final and got promoted. That. Was. Awesome. 
This year our neighboUrs Brentford finished 3rd and will play a team from Wales. We finished 4th and will play a team from Wales. The last day was bananas, and I didn’t get to watch it as I was airport, but just as well because Mighty Whitey (nawt Raycess) drew to Wigan who sadly will go down due to financial issues. 
As I mentioned above if you win promotion you get the opportunity to get shitkicked every weekend next year except against similiar less talented clubs. Fulham once finished 6th in the league (Seriously!) but they inevitably went down due to lack of funds and shitfuckery management. Would I like to see the team on teeeveee every weekend? Yes. To get shitkicked? No, that hurts. In the C’Ship it’s ruthless, but every week the London Jaguras have a chance to win. I like that. Due to all this I am pretty ambivalent about promotion. If it happens, great, if it doesn’t we will lose some players and be in thr C’Ship for ahwile, great. 
In the Prem, I want Villa to go down. That is all.
Monday is the 1st leg and both West London teams play in Wales. I have a 2 hour conference call, because of course I do.

 

As one would expect, Hippo has 2 Swedish and 1 Nor-vay offering to GAMBLOR.  I shall spend my Saturday morning cursing that, and denying the awfulness of reality with Pretend Man City.  Big Black Ricardo is now my starting keeper and captain (he won the “Golden Glove” award for 2052!), and Black French Satan is my lead striker.  French forwards and Sudamericano midfielders – that’s where it’s at, y’all.

In my Pretend mid-80s now, how far can I go?  Bet your ass I will find out.  Finished 4th in the 2053 Bullshit Club World Cup, which means I can’t possibly win 7 trophies in a season before 2057-58.  #Goals

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Reclusive, vulgar Broncos fan. Also a proud fookin' Evertonian. Likely dropped on my head repeatedly as a small child. [Insert George Carlin quote followed by thoughtful nod.]
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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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It’s fine.

[up in the woods version]

Game Time Decision

Where’d I leave the marshmallows

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

In the cabin….. it’s 2020.

yeah right

Congrats Fox. Your first full day of baseball coverage and you absolutely screwed the goddamn pooch. Who gives a 3 hour window for a baseball game? Oh you can finish watching the game on our fucking app!

And the virtual fans are a goddamn freak show.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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[DOOR FLIES OPEN]

[…] with baseball season officially underway, and the Cardinals having already poisoned our screens, it’s time for the annual argument about baseball […]

Gumbygirl

Here’s a weird sports related coincidence: I know two kids who are professional race car drivers. The first, Garrett Smithley, is the son of a guy I went to high school with. His dad Bob was my brothers best man at his wedding. The other one, Bret Holmes, just won his first race on Friday in the Arca series. He went to high school with Gumby’s best friend’s kid, and we spent a lot of time with him.His Aunt Cindee is a friend of ours too, and she is a loud and proud lesbian, she’s fucking hilarious and we love her! I haven’t seen Garrett since he was little, but I saw Bret a year or so ago in Birmingham. I have zero interest in racing, but weird, huh?

ballsofsteelandfury

That’s awesome!

Brick Meathook
SonOfSpam

Aw, we just lost Regis Philbin. AND YET KATHIE LEE STILL LIVES.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Also, Peter Green, first and best Fleetwood Mac guitarist. Maybe I jinxed him by posting Green Manalishi here yesterday.

SonOfSpam

He was certainly in the top two Fleetwood Mac guitarists. But Regis could almost make Notre Dame likable. Almost.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Given the events of the last couple years, I’d say second best FMac guitarist ever is now Mike Campbell. Though that Buckingham fellow was pretty proficient! Extra points for having sex with Stevie Nicks!!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I am really disappointed we didn’t get to see Regis take over Merv Griffin’s role in a remake of The Man With Two Brains.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Or better yet they could make a sequel and call it:

The Man With Two Brains Two.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Or The Man With Two Brain Farts. That could be me!

scotchnaut

“Bear with me. Imagine a society where everyone had to wear a mask but there was a censoring device in it so that you could cut anyone off at any time if you didn’t like what they were saying. [starts writing]

-Philip K. Dick

yeah right

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Please post this at least once a day; if things continue in their present direction, eventually I’m going to be ready to take the plunge. And pay full price.

herodotus450

It was supposed to be a coke sting by the DEA but then those two showed up and it turned into an interview…

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

They should have switched out Portnoy for PFT Commenter at the last minute. He probably could have wheedled some incredible soundbytes out of Mango.

Unsurprised

they’re already indistinguishable

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s so many things to love about AFL. One of them is that there are regularly “hail mary” plays, and even if nobody catches it, THE PLAY DOESN’T END. It’s great fun.

ballsofsteelandfury

That Power-Saints game was something, wasn’t it?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It certainly didn’t end the way I expected it to!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Through the first half, this Port Adelaide / St. Kilda is a great game.

Unsurprised

I cannot wait to see the fans’ response

rockingdog
rockingdog

found a funny:

interviewer: do you have any questions

me: yes, why isn’t bigfoot called bigfeet

interviewer: i meant questions about working here

me: oh sorry, if bigfoot worked here would you call him bigfeet

Unsurprised

Good dogs.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m watching the replay of Port Adelaide vs St. Kilda (no spoilers please).

If you are a Christian evangelist, how do you choose who to root for in this game? I mean, the Saints seem like the obvious choice, but it must be hard to resist the siren call of the Power’s logo:
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ArmedandHammered

The hand holding the lighting bolt is not white.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s not brown or black, either…wait…

ZOMBIE POWER!

yeah right

Just in case you missed it; Kyle Hendricks damn near threw a Maddux yesterday. CG shutout with 9 Ks and 0 walks on 103 (ish?) pitches.

Not sure we’re even going to finish this weird fucking season but goddamn that was beautiful. In only 2 and 1/2 hours to boot!

Fronkenshteen

The Houston Chinese consulate story seems like a hot one.

ArmedandHammered

Just the prelude to both sides continuing to make some very bad decisions.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m more interested in the arson case in Maricopa county.

Fronkenshteen

How’d Wainwright look in spring training? Thinking of starting him at P on my fantasy bets today. Everyone is gonna load up on Strasburg.

Fronkenshteen

I think West Ham comes to play tomorrow. Since the restart, they’ve been playing their best footy of the season. Soucek just signed a deal to stay. I dunno. They’re feeling good, and with nothing to play for, they’ll be loose. Bad news for Villa.