The Day Before The Owl 2022 Open Thread

So much excite!  Two squadrons that I don’t have even a tiny bit of hatred for, playing for the Owl title.  What are we to do in the lead-up?  WATCH LESSER FOOTY, of course!

Because of the 2022 Sticky Icky Stoner Games Winter Olympics, or just out of rampant greed – all but the spotlight dance are behind Peacock’s pay wall.  NBC really can be the worst sometimes, though I certainly appreciate the heroic work done by Rebecc-ur and the Robbies.  Even Tim Howard, most days.

Anyway, Men Untied welcome Saints (7:30) to start things off.  Disappointed Dad OGS was apparently not THE problem in Manchester, after all.  Maybe not the solution, either – but Hippo will always wonder “what if” they don’t throw a spanner into the works with the vanity Ronaldo signing.  But what’s done is done, and they pick up the pieces,  Yet again.  I’d like Hassenhutl if he was somewhere other than the South Coast.

Back-to-panicky Everton host Madman Bielsa’s Leeds, in the best of the 10:00 fixtures.  OK, I might be a bit biased there.  Fortress Goodison needs to be a thing again, or it’s going to be an itchy, itchy Toffee Spring.  The ants are EVERYWHERE, man!!

Brentford/Palace and Watford/Brighton are the other options, so maybe I am not so biased after all.  The fuck’s up with all these morning insects??  Every time I have to kill a bug in my house (or spray budding wasps nests under my deck), I want to burn my house down to the ground.   Just ewwwwwww.  PRO TIP – don’t have children, they are no more hygeinic than rats.

Spotlight Dance (12:30, NBC) is…seriously??  Norwich hosting Man City??  Sure, the Blue Mancs play purty football, but Christ on a bike, this should be done and dusted within 15 minutes.  What am I to do with the rest of my day, watch REGULAR SEASON hoopsball?  I think NOT!!

Oh hello there, Footy Manager!!

I will think of other things for tonight, pinky swear.

 

Litre’s Midseason EFL Championship update.

Bahahahahahahahahaha every two years baby!

 

Oh boy do I enjoy myself every two years. You may remember me from such hits as “Fuck Tony Khan with a rusty screwdriver”, “Stick to wrasslin you rich cunt.”, and my pick em team name of Tony Khan has herpes.

Well reader, he has done a great job this season and I give him kudos. The most important players stayed because they love living in West London and Mighty Whitey is paying them Premiership wages. That being said, he didn’t buy a bunch of guys using his drunken analytics, he resigned important players and he pulled one over on Liverpool last week. In the offseason he said goodbye to the swarthy Scott Parker and his brand of possession Parkerball and signed manager Marco Silva whose game plan fits the squad that resides at the Cottage. Mitrovic who was shunned by SP last season has 30 goals thus far. Only two other players have scored 30 in a season in the history of the C’ship and Mitro has 17 games left in the season to keep banging them in. Have a look at that goal differential, delicious. It’s been a glorious season for me as I hate the seasons in the Premiership because it is a constant flogging and winning is fun.

Daddy Khan has paid for a new Riverside stand at the Cottage which opens next season so this is 100% the reason they kept everyone. Shad does NOT want to open it while still in the C’ship.

Fine by me. I turn fifty in a few years and my plan is to stay at the hotel and watch a game.

In looking at the table I hope Bournemouth drops down and the Robin Hoods and the Rovers come up. Fuck Scott Parker, Fuck QPR, Stamford Bridge is in Fulham and good day.

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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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herodotus450

Philly once again showing they’re a trash team from a trash city.
/Though Keith Yandle is from Boston if I’m not mistaken

TheRevanchist

Not that I don’t like MC, but: BOO!!!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Today I made the mistake of describing the results of my omelette flip as a “dog’s breakfast” while the poor girl was within earshot.

Mr. Ayo

Your poor wife.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Today’s edition of “Curbside Treasures with Mike Brown”

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scotchnaut

Oh, there’s MIL showing up 20 minutes before lunch unannounced like she always does. That late breakfast we had tastes even better now.

litre_cola

Mine are great and like top shelf booze.

herodotus450

Men In Lederhosen? Those Bavarians just never learn do they.

litre_cola

Mitroooooooooo!

Mr. Ayo

It’s already 8am? VODKA time!

Mr. Ayo

Those are for tomorrow. Although I could practice today.

Gumbygirl

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Gumbygirl

Gumby has a friend whose mom was fond of the ‘ludes back in the 70’s (as were we all!) She had a few too many and took her clothes off at a PTA meeting.

2Pack

Action PTA! ep IV: Lude Mom

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Today’s wordle *really* pissed me off (took me five guesses, including one of those “fishing” guesses that feels so dirty). Nice word choice by a newspaper that paid Maggie Haberman to sit on stories so she could publish them in a book later. Maybe I should just quit without having missed one yet.

ballsofsteelandfury

I did my first Wordle in 2 tries. I decided to retire right then and there.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

We call that one the “David Tyree”.

Doktor Zymm

Four in hard mode, although hard mode might have made it easier in this case.

Cecil Rhodes

Good day, dear fellows! I have just returned from a mission to South West Africa, where I was able to secure a tidy sum of money in return for letting Royal Dutch Shell move their oil through Walvis Bay. The Dutch can be so reasonable when they have no choice!

I was delighted to see that the King’s African Water Pistols were able to conquer their Wolven foe this week despite being undermanned — just as the Argentines learned during the Falklands War, you cannot underestimate an undermanned force if that force is British! Should the Water Pistols find their way into the top four at the conclusion of the campaign, I will be forced to restore their former name!

Like many of you, I will be spending my time out on the veld keeping an eye out for some Superb Owls tomorrow. Despite their foe’s apparent superiority, I will be favouring the Bengali Tygers of Cincinnatus, as I have met many vicious tygers here in Rhodesia. I should hope that this contest is as entertaining as this Everton match is at the moment!

Gumbygirl

My good sir, I must protest! Rammmmmmiiiittttt!!!

TheRevanchist

That’s what she said

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“But I already am!” Brett replied.

litre_cola

So the illustrioUs BallsofSteel sent me a present for my now beloved Yam FC Puebla.

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ballsofsteelandfury

Still in First place!

litre_cola

I knew that would be a draw. Also that the Buccaneros are always good at home and complete trash away.

ballsofsteelandfury

Did you bet the Bucaneros? I thought I saw you bet TJ.

litre_cola

I did bet TJ against my own wisdom.

borisnow

For anyone doing DFS for the SuperBowl, here’s what I’m doing:

  • Making 80 – 100 lineups
  • Using 6 different Captains, 5 pass catchers and Mixon
  • Michel will be about 30% less owned than Akers. Akers is a little dinged up with a shoulder issue, Michel played nearly the same amount of snaps that Akers did vs SF, and Michel is potentially an Akers fumble away from being RB1 again. Regardless though, McVay is not to be trusted. As such, I’ll have exposure to all LA RBs (even Henderson), but I just find it interesting that Michel is THAT much less owned than Akers.
  • Stacking a WR captain with the OPPOSITE team’s QB is a strategy that only works maybe 15% of the time, but on a slate such as this, it could be the way to go to get different than all the other folks playing out there.
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2Pack

Inter Milan

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’d constantly be shouting the instruction “bounce” if she were my volleyball partner, if you catch my drift.

Horatio Cornblower

I don’t get it.

2Pack

Ciao Tutti! Wonderful write up Hippo but I did not understand a single thing you spoke of. Northern footy may as well be Greek footy to me… but given the “Med chicks” thing I have… I’d probably watch me an azz load-o-Greek footy too. Anyways here are the ladies cheering on their sides in one of the big games down here… Naples. (Givin Marika a break this week Balls)

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litre_cola

My earz is burnin.

litre_cola

Heh Cosenza from the readin books.

Horatio Cornblower

Crazy priests forever!

2Pack

I’d go with Pisa. They are like my side team over here. Vacationed on the beach there for years, good people, good times. Home team here is heading to the C Series next year. We are cover your eyes crappy.

2Pack

Welp… Pisa – Ternana 0-0, they kissed each others sister I guess… My home team tied also so theres that.

litre_cola

2Pack I am a collector of footy scarves. (I have 80)… I would gladly reimburse you if you were to find one from Pisa, hell I have even been there!

2Pack

I will keep my eyes open.

litre_cola

Would be awesome if ya see one. I have the usual from Italy from games attended like Lazio, Roma, Juve, Inter.

2Pack

Juve is like the Yankees here. The guy next door is a huge fan. I like the second tier, the vibe is different. A buddy here has a sports bar and has been big into the Vicenza squad since the days of Rossi, who just passed away last year, and Baggio who lives in my comune. I’ll have to snap some pictures in Fausto’s place and post them some day.

litre_cola

Please do, I would love to see them! I support Torino in Italy as I could never support the clubs of the games I have seen there, maybe Hellas Verona but that’s about it.

We are moving and I am building a sports bar in my basement. Would love to see those pics!

2Pack

I love Verona too. Oldest went to the university there. It is a cool town.

2Pack

I have no words. Its puzzling because by and large Italians are very good tolerant people. But some of the youngsters are cant fix stupid. I think they do the shit for attention from their mob, because around the house their mothers would kick their ass.

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Gumbygirl

I too have been to Pisa, and I have the obligatory “holding up the tower” picture to prove it. We sat at an outdoor cafe and drank way too much wine with some very boisterous Irish youts, it was a great day!

2Pack

Porte di Pisa has THE best seafood places. My go to beach is just south of there Terrenia, pretty popular with celebs.

2Pack

Their beach wear is MUCH better… trust me.

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Gumbygirl

This is the beauty and majesty of our King. We all love him to pieces, despite not understanding a single word he says!