Welcome to Lesser Hades – Saturday Open Thread

When one door opens, another door slams into your face.  And sometimes breaks your nose in the process.

Yes, after the glorious HAIL GAMBLOR outcomes last week (which I have NOT pissed away!), the universe struck back.  Everton has become an integral part of my sportsball lunatic identity, and it is crashing and burning.  The last adult in the room (Director of Football Marcel Brands, who has been continually marginalized and overriden – despite being CORRECT in what kind of project the club needs) is out the door.  His “allies” within the Everton hierarchy are also on their way out.

It’s terrifying – our arrogant, knows-fuckall-about-footy owner is doubling down on his unpopular managerial decision.  Apparently, he thinks the mistake he made with Fat Sam (the original arrogant, footballing dinosaur/con man(ager))…was not hiring him in the first goddamned place, but rather not giving him complete authority to drive Everton deeper into the grave.  Enter 62 year-old Rafael “Fat Redshite Cunt” Benitez, who is every bit as controlling (in man management) and negative (in tactics), who is about 10-15 years past his sell-by date.  Despite needing a root and branch rebuild, with a commitment to youth and a progressive playing philosophy – he’ll be fucking off the remaining “flair” players (he’s already freezing out Lucas Digne) to sign more Newcastle castoffs and miscellaneous other “proven veteran” types that will do as he says.

In short, Everton is fucked.  As a Proud Bitter Blue, I can not accept this “Evercastle” vision, and am conscientiously objecting.  I was already refusing to read or listen to anything Useless Fuckweasel said, but I can’t even watch the matches now.  There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, the club has been destroyed and it’s a million miles back.  Maybe we really do need to get relegated, an idea I have always panned.  I don’t know what could possibly be a big enough shock to the system.  After all, owners tend not to fire themselves.

Thank fuck The Athletic is actually covering this crash and burn, as opposed to pretending Blues should be happy with whatever slop we get.

Anyway, here are the other fixtures.  City and Wolves kick us off (7:30, NBCSN), as the latter try desperately to bore the champions to death.  Eventually, the dam will break – and Wolves certainly don’t have the firepower to respond.

Gooners and Saints lead the 10:00 window (NBCSN), and I am furious with Arsenal and Handsome Mikel right now, giving fucking Moshiri and Benitez a temporary reprieve to paper over all the damage they are doing.  Eat shit, motherfuckers.  I won’t watch the Slippy G lovefest that is Villa/Shite (USA), neither.  Streaming Leeds and Chelski is the only tolerable option.

Trashbirds/Red Devils is your Spotlight Dance (12:30, NBC), presuming Norwich doesn’t test all COVID-y (after their match last weekend with #TransformerNuAIDS-ridden Spurs).  Flawed team beating the piss out of shit team?  Think I will pass.

Sunday is all vile shite, too.  Thank fuck for RedZone.

I have nothing meaningful to say about Army/Navy (the USAA ad barrage-bowl).  The tables have largely turned, with Army now being pretty good, and Navy being terrible.  This impacts my life not at all.  Maybe I will get bored enough to watch if there is funky weather.  MOAR likely, Football Manager awaits.  Sweet, sweet heroine.

Talk about what you will.  I shall return later to preview tonight’s…NOTHING.

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King Hippo
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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Horatio Cornblower

Chestnut Hill College is getting smoked by 20 against St. Louis.

While I have fun taking shots at Syracuse, and especially Boeheim, but I very much want Syracuse to be good again and back in the Big East.

BC can fuck off forever.

scotchnaut

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for Diego Fagot but work-wise, down the road, I think he’s going to have trouble breaking through the Tortilla Ceiling.

Horatio Cornblower

Sort of? related, but TC Boyle’s ‘The Tortilla Curtain’ is a really good book. Not much of an entree, though.

Horatio Cornblower

Now I want another kid*, just so I can keep this name going:

https://twitter.com/deleteevelyn/status/1469543222070464513/photo/1

*I do not want more children, I am old and tired.

Gumbygirl

Woohoo Navy!

Horatio Cornblower

UConn’s 3-pt shooting is an atrocity comparable to genocide.

scotchnaut

Slow your roll, Mr. Marjorie Taylor-Greene.

Horatio Cornblower

If she were the last woman on Earth and I the last man the human race would die out.

scotchnaut

Yeah, your love of buttsecks would provide that outcome.

/BANG! GAZZO! ZING!

Horatio Cornblower

Damn, that was on target. Unlike UConn’s 3-point shooting!

Aw yeah, full circle baby!

Mr. Ayo

Buddy must be a huge fan of this Faygo [sic] player.

Horatio Cornblower

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scotchnaut

“Original Red Pop” is the most honest product description I’ve ever come across.

Mr. Ayo

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Horatio Cornblower

A few years back he never would have been admitted to the Academy.

Horatio Cornblower

At some point UConn is going to learn to close out games where they have a big second half lead, but apparently tonight is not going to be the night.

scotchnaut

Holy crap it’s windy here. I’m hoping Hurricane Sacres Tabarnak! bypasses our house.

litre_cola

Windy here too. Must be all of Canadia.

scotchnaut
litre_cola

Nope, no damn way. This song will be in my head for weeks gahhhhhh its already there. Damn you!!!!!

Doktor Zymm

I received something called a “Yonanas” in the mail, which I did not order, and which no one will admit to ordering for me, but was definitely addressed to me. I will give thanks to the supply chain gods for their seasonal gift of a healthy frozen yogurt makers.

litre_cola

I am watching the MLS Cup and one of the players just got smoked with a beer from the Portland fans.

Doktor Zymm

Good start, but they still have a ways to go before they match Philly fans

scotchnaut

If you haven’t had your yearly fill of overt propaganda, feel free to check out the ads during the Army/Navy game and I assure you, you’ll be all caught up.

clint greasewood

The O/U in Navy/Army is 34.

Horatio Cornblower

I’ll take the under, assuming we’re talking about my interest in the game.

Horatio Cornblower

Can’t believe Hippo didn’t preview the MLS Cup, where we’d get to find out who was the equivalent of the 4th best team in the Mexican leage.

ballsofsteelandfury

4th?? 😂🤣

litre_cola

The winner of this game would not be able to beat Puebla on a bad day.

Horatio Cornblower

Just sat down to lunch, looked out the window and my wife is heading to the front of the house with a ladder.

I’m going to need to look into this.

Horatio Cornblower

Good news, our gutters are cleared!

yeah right

You married a good one!

Mr. Ayo

Yeah, she’s great at clearing pipes.

Horatio Cornblower

She’s no Nancy Reagan, but then who could be?

scotchnaut

Any pretend starlet in the ’40’s that wanted a contract?

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TheRevanchist

This is from the only good Cracker album. Great song! Is is somebody’s birthday today you might know?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Yes, me! Also, a friend of mine who submitted sexy photos of herself to Hustler magazine! Also, my date to the junior prom!

Horatio Cornblower

Fun fact: All of these are the same person!

TheRevanchist

I’m still waiting to see his Hustler spread eagle.

Mr. Ayo

HBD RTD!

Gumbygirl

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

You didn’t like Kerosene Hat? But what about “Take Me Down To The Infirmary”?

yeah right

Or Euro Trash Girl?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“I remember you – you drive like a PTA mother.” – Jeanine Pirro to Henry Ruggs

yeah right

Happy birthday!

scotchnaut

Senators up 3-0 and dominating the 2nd period vs Tampa! [looks outside] “Uh, why is the sky purple and why is there an extended middle finger breaking thru the clouds? Can’t be a good sign.”

TheRevanchist

I guess as sexy as you can get in any state named “Dakota”.

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Game Time Decision

Love the side eye from the blonde

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Which is funny because there are many comely lasses calling themselves “Dakota” who work near the airport and are extremely sexy.

litre_cola

Stupid Ronaldo. Looks like next year Fulham won’t play Norwich for the 5th year in a row.

litre_cola

Just got back from the Columbian market with Decilitre? Did we buy an assortment of juices he has never heard of? Yes. Did I buy rando bags of chip like products? Si.

Also stopped at the Mexi resto and got a taco plate. Success!

TheRevanchist

In the FCS, North Dakota State will have to carry me today. Inject it into my veins!

Horatio Cornblower

I’d congratulate Ball and Mr. Ayo on a fine Sexy Friday post, but it’s at 69 comments and one simply does not mess with perfection, so I’ll do it here.

ballsofsteelandfury

Much appreciated!

scotchnaut

I noticed that as well and was going to mess with it but figured I’d get sent to a figurative corner for my transgression.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I locked the comments so its perfection will stand for all time.

Horatio Cornblower

Nice!

scotchnaut

I had no choice. [shrugs shoulders]

Horatio Cornblower

THESE SAINTS, I CALL THEM SEBASTIAN, BECAUSE THEY’RE JUST STANDING THERE TAKING SHOTS!!
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Cecil Rhodes

Religion is no match for sheer military force!

Gumbygirl

Passersby were amazed by the unusually small amounts of blood.

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ArmedandHammered

He was really dehydrated by the time they got around to shooting him with the arrows. Also, their range safety is for shit, did they all just surround him and shoot? The arrows are from many different directions.

ArmedandHammered

I also love the look on his face, “Why did you not let them kill me? And really, you let that bastard shoot me in the crotch?”

Horatio Cornblower

62 Romans were killed in the crossfire.

yeah right

In anticipation of the off season I’ll eschew all sporting action today. Going to get some walking miles in, probably support my favorite local pizza place – Buono’s – quaff a few frosty beverages and maybe a movie or two.

This past week alone I’ve watched The Godfather, Godfather Part 2 (first one was infinitely better) and All That Jazz. I’m bringing the 70″s back, baby!

Horatio Cornblower

Godfather III never happened.
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Gumbygirl

Did you do jazz hands while you watched?

yeah right

No but I immediately wanted to watch Chicago afterwards.

Horatio Cornblower

The King’s African Water Pistols seem to have had their shit good and stirred by last week’s debacle at the Team That Shall No Longer Be Named.

Cecil Rhodes

As is proper!

litre_cola

Wife sees me in last season’s yellow 3rd Fulham kit.

“Could you wear a different Fulham jersey every day if you had to?”

“Had to? If it were culturally acceptable I would be in sweatpants and a footy jersey every damn day due to comfort.”

Also tried to take a sip of last nights water, it was last nights gin.

Mr. Ayo

Break out those Jag Rags!

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Horatio Cornblower

When I was in high school we had to watch a movie about suicide. Our hero bombs his SATs, gets kicked off the swim team, and then his girlfriend dumps him. He winds up driving off a cliff yelling “I’M A WINNER! I’M A WINNER!”, (all facts to the contrary)

Anyway, sounds like someone should probably take away Urban’s car keys.

ballsofsteelandfury

Only because he might kill someone else.

I’d invite him to the Grand Canyon and mention how cool the bottom looks.

SonOfSpam

Depends on the car. Maybe a Yugo or Pinto.

Redshirt

It’s actually poetic the Bengals would lose the “Worst Run Team in the NFL” contest.

rockingdog

Found a funny;

ur really gunna act like that when santa claus is literally on his way to town

Doktor Zymm

Condolences on your team, Hippo. Is there any sport and/or league which doesn’t have fucked up ownership that messes up the games? (or makes them more interesting by adding variance if you’re chaotic neutral)

Game Time Decision

New season just started. Work is killing me the last few weeks so wasn’t able to do a preview post. However, the NLL jerseys need a take down post.

litre_cola

The 50+1 rule in Germany is the best outcome possible for ownership IMO. However it still does go a bit off.

https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-bayern-munich-agm-revealed-a-clash-of-worlds-in-german-football/a-59958465

TheRevanchist

Wrexham

TheRevanchist

Yes. They have been filming for a while now. And they put quite a bit of the town’s popular locations into the footage. I’m so excited to see it. Been watching lots of It’s Always Sunny In Philly and Ryan Reynolds movies in preparation.

Horatio Cornblower

They’re going to sell the club after that documentary and they are going to make a fortune.

litre_cola

Visiting Luton Town, this has draw written all over it. COME ON YOU WHITES!

*I believe this was also a pornography title.

Mr. Ayo

The Nuthouse would crack trying to peel apart just this one post.

Mr. Ayo

2127 is truly the year of the Hippo!

Don T

-Many thought Gilkey started to slip in his mid-80s.

-But had a career renaissance at 103!

-Ooh and became a saucy centenarian!

-Ooh!

/Pretend Men in Blazers

Dunstan

Things got a lot easier for Fake Man City when climate change wiped out a lot of the coastal teams.

2Pack

Army Navy used to irritate me as a young NCO watching the absolute fools in the stands, knowing one of them likely would soon be my platoon leader. Now it just amuses me knowing they will be in my office soon asking me questions.

scotchnaut

Don’t despair-Sillycuse/Georgetown is on at noon. Thirty-two years ago this was an awesome game!

Horatio Cornblower

I dearly miss when those games meant something. The Big East needs its monsters back.

TheRevanchist

I can either go to bed or go to Walmart right now. It’s almost 6, so the store should just be me and the other old people. Hmmm…

Yep. Going to bed.