Hello everyone!
It’s Lesser Footy Saturday and there are some good matches on today.
But before we get to that, here to make an emotional appeal to you about stopping the Premier league until further notice, it’s Liverpool fan, Thomas from Roe Alley.
Thomas: This is Thomas from Roe Jigger, Der pewl. Some o’ ye nah me cousin, Termmy from Quinzee. Aren’t we jammy dat us fuv team is owned by de similar owner? Ay come ter yous, ask’n fe ellp. Ay want yous ter sign me petition ter stop de Prem. It’s not f dat der pewl ‘as ter play matches whun we ‘uv injies!
Virgil Van Dijk wuz de fairst player in ‘istory ter get injed, and ‘e is a Red! Jordan Pickford is a bellydingle. Ay tried ter ‘uv a bowl at ‘im but ‘e ‘ired bodyguards from all de death threats ‘e received. Ay call dem death promises because eez a munsti!
de Fabinho got rag.
Now wi’ Thiago, Trent, Joe Gomez, and ‘Endo be’n rag? Nobody ‘as ever experienced this suffer’n before! We aren’t go’n ter win de title due ter injy and it’s not f. We’re not evun allowed ter sign a player outside o’ de transfer window. This is why we drew ter brighton. Everyone is against us! Please sign me petition. Ta and god bless der pewl!
Uh, thanks Thomas.
Lets take a look at this week’s games:
Our Saturday opener has (Hopefully) Relegation Fodder, Burnley, taking on (Potentially Disappointing) Everton. After coming out flying, Everton has lost 4 of their last 5 and are desperately in need of a win. Luckily for them, they’re playing a relegation candidate in Burnley, who have a ton of players out with injuries. Meanwhile, Everton’s manager, Ancelotti, needs to solve several problems on defence and the likes of Michael Keane and Jordan Pickford need to step up their game, especially with Digne out. Luckily for Ancelotti, even if Pickford isn’t up to the task, the likes of Calvert-Lewin and James Rodriguez should feast on their inferior opponents.
Speaking of James, there has been a large narrative around him stating that he was a flop in la Liga. This simply isn’t true and I’ll show you why:
In his first season of 2014/15, he had 29 appearances, with 13 goals and 13 assists and was awarded “the Best Midfielder of La Liga”
In the 2015/2016 season, James had 26 appearances, which resulted in 7 goals and 8 Assists, with some Injury issues and Zidane’s arrival. Not bad.
In the 16/17 season, he had 22 appearances, 8 Goals, 6 Assists and his game time got massively reduced for some reason. Incredible stats nonetheless.
In the 2019/2020 campaign, James had 8 appearances and 2 goals/assists contribution while only playing 419′ minutes. A season to forget.
When you combine all 4 seasons, you get 85 appearances, 5409′ minutes played, 55 goals/assists contributions, resulting in a goal/assist contribution per minute of 98. Oh yeah, he also won 2 titles.
James Rodriguez was the 4th highest goalscorer for Real Madrid in his four league seasons behind only BBC. He had the 4th highest assists and the 2nd most assists for a Real midfielder, only behind Kroos. All this when he when he participated in only 55% of total League games during that period.
He was the second most creative player for Real Madrid behind only Kroos.
Notice James’ attacking contribution in his first three league seasons. These numbers are insane for a player who wasn’t a regular starter for Zidane.
In short, James’ time in La Liga can be best summed up as underused and incredibly underrated.
Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk.
Prediction: Everton get back on track by taking the Claret, turning that sumbitch sideways, and SHOVING IT STRAIGHT UP BURNLEY’S CANDY ASS!
Next up is Man Shitty against the MIGHTY WHITEYS (NAWT RAYCESS)!
Most of you are familiar with slavery that still goes on in Qatar. Well, the United Arab Emirates are also guilty of this practice. Especially the whole withholding a passport of a worker to keep them there forever. I mention this because it has become quite clear over the past 2 years that Pep looks like he wants to get the fuck out of City and yet he is still there. With City currently sitting in 11th, you would think the board my want to give Pep the punt if Man Shitty weren’t to finish in the top 4. With that said, the Citizens are still only 6 points out of first, so, we’re still a long way off of seeing what will happen if Pep doesn’t finish in the top 4.
Mighty Fulham are currently not in the relegation zone, which is quite nice. After beating the Foxes on Monday, a healthy Fulham side will be ready to ride that momentum and beat Man Shitty for the first time since 2009.
On a side note, while this won’t happen, one thing I would like to see is Mighty Fulham become active in the January transfer window. Fulham is essentially a yo-yo club and if they want to remain in the EPL, they’re going to need better players. Playing matchmaker here, I genuinely believe Fulham could benefit from buying Jesse Lingard and Phil Jones from United. Both those players need a fresh start and in all honesty, I think both players would thrive being a big fish in a small pond. The problem is with Special Ed Woodward. Both Jones and Lingard aren’t worth much, but because Special Ed wants to get the most unrealistic deal ever since he’s not a lesser footy guy, but a fucking idiot, he’d probably start the bidding for Jones at 25 million and Lingard at 40 million when both players combined are worth no more than 20 million. This is also why both players haven’t already left United. Instead of just getting their salaries off the books, saving millions, Special Ed thinks he’s in a position of power.
Anyway, since City already clinched a round of 16 Champions league spot, I would expect Pep to field a strong lineup against Fulham.
Prediction: At his press conference, Pep gave lots of praise to the Mighty Whiteys. Though given Fulham’s nickname, that’s not surprising. I expect Pep to field his strongest XI because next week’s UCL match means nothing. Unfortunately, Man Shitty wins 3-1.
The penultimate game on Saturday is 5th place Rum Ham taking on Satan’s favoUrite team, Manchester United.
This is a YUGE match for both clubs and surprisingly favoUrs Rum Ham. United have only won 3 of their last 11 matches against Rum Ham. West Ham has also gone quite a few games where they have scored the first goal, which will throw off United’s game plan. Luckily for United, Michail Antonio will be out for the match. He’s a speedster who would have feasted on United’s painfully slow centre backs. There’s a reason why Ole plays 2 defensive midfielders in-front of the Centre backs; Ole doesn’t trust Slabhead and Lindeloff.
As for United, I don’t know which team, which lineup, which formation and which strategy is going to show up. For the success Ole has had managing United for almost 2 years, the fact I can’t answer the above shows his biggest problem. To a fault, Ole is loyal to certain players who do not belong in the starting XI (McTominay) and is indifferent to players who actually make an impact every-time they play (Donny Van De Beek).
With United absolutely shitting the bed against PSG, I expect them to get at least a draw, if not a win on Saturday, especially since the Poch rumours have picked up steam the past 2-3 weeks. I hope Ole pulls out the win because if he gets replaced by Poch, United will reset and when Poch doesn’t get the help he requests, United will be at the exact same position that they are at right now.
Prediction: Ole is going to have a starting XI that will piss most people off, but United will eek out a 2-1 win when Donny and Pogba sub on in the 75th minute. Also, Bruno will score on a PK.
The Main event:
The Racists who are against Poor Children eating breakfast (Chelski) vs The Horse cum rags (Leeds United).
Fuck Fat Frank Lampard and his BOJO supporting ass. Fuck Chelsea fans for being racist scum and fuck Roman Abramovich for bribing FIFA officials to avoid financial fair play and his illegal Israeli settler project currently happening in Palestine. Chelsea are scum and they deserve every bad thing that happens to them.
As for the Horse Cum Rags, well, I must admit, when they joined the Prem this season I was pretty indifferent because the last time they were in the Prem, I may have still been a teenager. But now that I see United is a week or two away from playing Leeds, the hatred is starting to return.
Former Chelski and now Leeds striker, Patrick Bamford is fired up to play against the Racists. Here’s hoping he shows up and has a monster game.
Prediction: Fat Frank is as inconsistent as Ole and Biesla plays a beautiful style of lesser football. This feels like a game Chelski will drop points. However, it would be typical of the Horse Cum rags to lose because it would set United back in their chance for a top 4 spot. We’ll call it a 2-2 draw.
Finally, last week, Horatio wrote an excellent tribute to Maradona. The one thing that pissed me off about how the media covered it was how much they bashed the man. When you compare how war criminals, or even Kobe Bryant was eulogized, and then compare it to Maradona, you’ll find they were quite malicious with him.
I can only conclude it was because he was a socialist. He has Che Guevara tattoos on his body, which he speaks highly of. He declared himself an honorary Palestinian. He rolled with Castro for many years and has a tattoo of Fidel on his body. He also spoke out against American imperialism and provided food supplies runs for the Venezuelan people under Chavez, during America’s crippling sanctions. Then of course, for the British, he scored the Hand of God, with the Falklands War still fresh in everyone’s mind.
Speaking of the World Cup ’86, when asked to comment about Maradona’s death, England’s goalie in ’86, Peter Shilton, just HAD to mention Maradona never apologized for the Hand of God.
To that I say, did Shilton apologse to his ex wife Sue when he was caught with another man’s wife in a car which he had crashed while driving drunk into a lamppost? Did Shilton apologize to his ex wife Sue, as she stood by her husband during his chronic gambling addiction? Did Shilton apologize to his sons?
Did 6’1 Shilton ever apologize to his ’86 teammates for being out jumped by a generous, 5’5 Maradona?
While we’re also on the subject of World Cup ’86, people bashing Maradona for the hand of god goal also seem to forget that the match against England wasn’t the World Cup finals, or even the semi-finals. It was a quarter finals match.There’s no reason to think that English squad was good enough to beat Belgium, let alone not get destroyed by West Germany or France in the Finals. They sure as shit weren’t winning anything when their goalie is losing a jumping competition to a player 7 inches smaller than him.
Many still say “But he cheated!” Yeah, no shit. Forgetting that Maradona still shouldn’t have out jumped Shilton for a second, this argument is also denying the fact that England wasn’t cheating as well. Look at this!
Now lets say that the goal wasn’t allowed, if Maradona still scores this goal to make it 1-0, England isn’t coming back from that anyway.
RIP to the GOAT, Diego Armando Maradona.
Enjoy the games!
If Michail Antonio was playing today, United would be losing at least 4-0
and Fronk would have got laid at the half!
United bought Maguire because of his air game. Yet, United employ a zone marking, making Maguire redundant.
Zonal marking at fault for the second league game in a row and United have given up a ton of goals off set pieces due to zone marking.
STOP USING ZONAL MARKING AS A STRATEGY YOU FUCKING IDIOTS AND LET YOUR 80 MILLION POUND AIR BALL WINNING DEFENDER AIR HIS FUCKING PAY CHEQUE YOU STUPID INCOMPETENT DILLYNANINIES!
He does have the biggest head in the world.
Oh I am sure Man U twitter is handling this well.
SUMMA MUH BITCH!!! HELL YEAH!!!
Bubbles for all!
Resting Bruno makes sense, but it is depressing to see how much this team drops when he isn’t on the field.
Pogba is playing his way out of a transfer
Good thing I have his as captain in FF. I am just the worst at futbol FF.
So people who use Grubhub has the energy, let alone the desire and physical ability to dance? I think Grubhub has grossly misunderstood their target audience.
I much prefer to pick up my own takeout. If I’m gonna eat my food cold, I want it at least to have been my own fault.
My own favorite is when a store refuses service because they have too many Grubhub orders. It amazing when in 2020 people say “We don’t want your money.”
It’s so cold and dreary today in SoCal that I’m worried the laundry I’ve hung outside won’t dry before lunchtime.
Fucking Fornals. How do you not put that ball on net?
Telles and McTominay toasted there by Bowen. Shit defending
I’ve got a great idea for a movie reboot! It’s Stephen King’s “Christine” but the car is called “Karen” and she doesn’t kill anyone but gets them fired instead.
Or calls the cops on them.
A guy I went to high school with has turned into a raging Trumpster (and a cop! yay) and his mom’s name is Karen. I can only imagine what she’s like these days.
Rum Ham being a big pain in the ass. I like it.
Not surprising. Rum Ham is currently in 5th
Donny and Pogba starting is wild to me. Ole is growing a pair. Bruno resting up for RBL makes sense
Thoughts on the Man U kit?
Ugly, but not as ugly when they were going to wear shorts that had stripes exactly like the shirt
If any lions are released in the stadium, the West Ham players are fucked.
I bought the yellow submarine Fulham kit. It is so bright that it is wonderfully aggressive.
Welcome to Lockdown 2.0. Southern California has fewer than 15% remaining ICU beds and we’re going back to stay at home mode.
Christ I hope this means less traffic driving home from work.
Also, think of all the money we’ll save on the holidays!
I’m pretty sure I saw this image rotated 90 degrees as “proof” of election fraud.
Koke, you son a bitch! You killed Democracy!
“STOP THE KOKE! STOP THE KOKE!”
“No, don’t do that.” – Maradona
All this talk about Michigan choosing not to play next week in order to screw Ohio State out of the championship and probably the playoffs is nonsense. What kind of selfish, childish, impudent brat would do something like…
(remembers who is the Head Coach of Michigan)
…oh, shit.
Harbaugh is a competitor. He’ll play.
It’s interesting that even though coronavirus continues to rage out of control in the United States, both college football and the NFL have seen practically zero positive cases this week.
You should watch “Christmas on Wheels” just for the scenes of her wearing jeans.
/goodness gracious!
Is “Christmas on Wheels” the Dennis Byrd story?
Is “Planes Without Landing Wheels” the Lynyrd Skynyrd story?
Let’s go hammers. Don’t let these bastards breathe.
“Let’s go hammers. Don’t let these bastards breathe.”
I’ll take “Things Scotchy Has Said In A Hobo Jungle” for $800, Al…Ken.
/pours one out for Alex
Son of a… Horatio beating me at my own game.
“Hammers are a poor choice-if you want to take their breath away, consider a handcrafted garrote.”
-Anon, N. Ontario
By the way, excellent write-up, Wakey, and I’m not just saying that because you gave me a favoUrable mention.* I could feel the righteous hate flowing through my keyboard. But get rid of the that Liverpool Tawwmy. A) he’s from Liverpool, and fuck them, and ^) I have a screaming headache from trying to decipher that gibberish they call English.
*No, that’s pretty much exactly why I’m saying it. I am a deeply shallow person.
Horatio, if the hyperlink worked when I was typing, I would have put your link in the damn post.
“Noooooo — the Brugers down by DM has the best shmear in town. Go back.”
I woke up at 11:52 am. My son and daughter are home, so we have no more spare bedroom and my wife snores.
It is time to convert the basement to a spare bedroom.
“When you compare how war criminals, or even Kobe Bryant was eulogized”
Don’t you mean war criminals like Kobe Bryant?
Tosh.0 vs. Kobe Bryant – YouTube
“No, #8 was the rapist. #24 is the team player with an unbeatable jumpshot!”
I used to fly Turkish Air from Chicago to Istanbul with connection to Adana on a regular basis. You wanted to use the toilet early in the flight, because a lot of the passengers weren’t familiar with Western style toilets and you might encounter shit and piss on the floor or bench. Fucking gross.
Goddamnit, what’s not to be familiar with? It’s not like those things are hard to figure out.
I’m roughing it this morning — no blueberries for my pancakes and no bacon. It’s a healthy breakfast!
“It’s a healthy breakfast!”
-I’ll take, “Phrases that Andy Reid never heard as a child”, for $600, person that is replacing Alex.
I had Cherry Coke with my breakfast. That counts as fruit, right?
Arizona is wearing their military appreciation uniforms for the game against Colorado today.
Much like the real military, Arizona is devoid of any leadership above the player level and their lackluster abilities to win anything is second to their purpose as just some group of kids getting killed so their stories can be used for corporate fundraising efforts.
Oh, good. OSU’s new center can’t shotgun snap. At least Ohio State only uses the shotgun in only 90% of its plays.
This Coronavirus Disease 2019, I call it the Asian Longhorned Beetle because it infested that grove of Buckeyes in Columbus and now their survival is at risk.
found a funny:
catdog is 50% cat, 50% dog, 50% pain and 100% reason to remember the name
Go West Ham!
I’d hammer them…
Not gonna lie-as far as ham is concerned, I prefer bone-in.
#richglaze
Is it asking too much to have a (televised) football game (that I have access to) start at 11am?
/getting a bit fed up at the world not revolving around me, smgdh
You don’t have BeIn ?
I think it’s the only channel I don’t get.
/I’m filling the void by watching “Christmas on Wheels” and let me tell you, Tiya Sircar is smoking hot!
I miss the Hallmark Christmas Movie reviews!
There will be at least one installment of “I Watched It So You Don’t Have To”, I promise.
WHOOHOO!!
v
Seriously, when we first started watching the good place, I almost got into a fight with lady bfc bc I think Vicky is the hotter character.
England is just mad because there was a side bet on that game between the two countries, the winner got the Falkland islands.
So much to unpack!
1) Love love LOVE Thomas from Roe! Wish I could understand him.
B) Potentially Disappointing Everton? It’s a certainty, mate.
%) The juxtaposition of slavery talk and “buying players” is… chef’s kiss.
?) The English press would never give Diego his due. Only the Spanish language press eulogized him properly.
There it is. Guess I will get groceries at the half.
Thankful for our Leagues Who Compensate focus so I didn’t have to read 4000 words on AMERICAN HERO LOU HOLTZ who, according to the White House, was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor for “individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”
Lame Duck Trump is probably the last chance I may have to buy myself a national honor (that I can afford). I gotta get some emails going…..
Demand that O’Henry peanut butter be brought to the US!
Now, as to Wakeys point about Mighty Whitey getting better players. The London Jaguras had a 2 week break before the start of the Prem.
The starting lineup today and against Foxy footy has 2 guys from last year and neither are 9ur Captain Cairney, and Mitrovic. It has taken some time to gel and get Scotty P’s system in place.
I believe we will stay up although the next 2 matches are v Man Shitty and Liverpool. I will have my phone off next weekend as I do not need that abuse from my mates world wide.
I’ll be rooting for mighty Fulham for most of this year.
That match certainly deserved to be taken out back and shot.
“This spot seems as good as any.”
-Ted Cruz’s Dad
Fookin’ Christ, Sigurdsson. Complete give-up move.
”He’s not that terrible.”
Good morning all. Decilitre thought it would be fun t o get up at 345 for a bite to eat. As its futbol Satutday I get up. Howevah, hed had an apple, some yogurt, a health muffin then we both passed out on the couch.
Hippo for fuck sakes you must beat these tits.
I’ve been up since 3. I really should have come over and babysat for you. Really dropped the ball on that one.
I’ve been up since my “afternoon” nap ended (just before 8p)
I’m only two sessions into therapy but I’ve been surprised how many things she’s kind of “acted” surprised about when I go, “oh yeah that’s not a big deal though.”
I feel like being up since 8p last night would also fall in that realm of interest.
How do you get that kid to GO BACK TO SLEEP? I get a pass on one middle night diluted milk and, any wake ups after about 4:30a result in BEING WIDE AWAKE until noon.
It is rare. I was prepared to start gambling on Asian footy. He looked very tired, so I gave his brain zero stimulation and he just laid on the couch and went back to sleep.
“Giving a young man’s brain zero stimulation? Yes, that sounds about right.”
-UNC Administration
There it is!
Everything still sucks but I guess I can pill up and carry on now.
#NuAIDS done cancelled the Hippo/Horatio hoopsball Derby
PeyPey Lesser SINGS!
bite-yer-hand-off-FOAR-a-point…
Hey, Fabian Delph hurt hisself YET AGAIN. Not like he was doing fuckall anyway.
Oh boy, Burnley is trending on The Twitter.
They flying a plane FOAR white supremacy again?
Do you think Moyes will start Benrahma over Fornals v ManUre today?
Dunno your personnel well enough to say, but suffice to say he will play things tight/compact.
That’d probably be a no, then.
if y’all gets a lead, he’ll not cross midfield again
“KEEP CALM, AND TRUST VAR”
Everton, that
Oof
Have you noticed that everything sucks? Because everything sucks.
Seconded.
oh noes, BANANA KIT
Hey, Hippo, u mad about the squad selection?
Oh you best believe it, Other Hippo!!
Best of luck to Hippo’s blues this morning. Pope is back in net, and Burnley’s back 4 can be a tough nut to crack.
I stuck with 1-1 (DCL) in prediction league. You ready for your Derby with Wakey??
Yeah, although 5th feels completely unrealistic for this team. It took all we had to SQUEAK out that win vs Villa. Wish Antonio was healthy, because I don’t think much of that Haller chap.
Oh Gawd, Sillycuse is playing #2 Notre Dame. A reminder-Orange’s senior starting qb Rex Culpepper spiked the ball on fourth down to stop the clock last week.
He was the cancer guy, right? Was it brain cancer??
/there is also a Hippo/Horatio hoopsball Derby today
//good thing I can has ALL TEH DRUGS
Testicular. He was thinking with the wrong head again.
So you’re saying the compliments were…Mighty White of Pep? 😀
Well played