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.
Philly once again showing they’re a trash team from a trash city.
/Though Keith Yandle is from Boston if I’m not mistaken
What a fine gentleman:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1492566801338834947
Not that I don’t like MC, but: BOO!!!
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.
Your poor wife.
Today’s edition of “Curbside Treasures with Mike Brown”
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Frank Lampard’s Everton, y’all
Oh, there’s MIL showing up 20 minutes before lunch unannounced like she always does. That late breakfast we had tastes even better now.
I was fortunate in that my in-laws at least lived 10 hours away. When they visited, I just hid/napped a lot.
Mine are great and like top shelf booze.
Men In Lederhosen? Those Bavarians just never learn do they.
Goodison Park is perfection when the Toffees show up and give their all for the shirt.
Mitroooooooooo!
It’s already 8am? VODKA time!
PLUS PILLS as I recall from last nite
Those are for tomorrow. Although I could practice today.
it does make perfect imo godbless
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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.
Action PTA! ep IV: Lude Mom
Donny van der Beek looks pretty damned good to me, no idea how he failed to get a sniff with Men Untied.
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.
I did my first Wordle in 2 tries. I decided to retire right then and there.
We call that one the “David Tyree”.
Four in hard mode, although hard mode might have made it easier in this case.
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!
My good sir, I must protest! Rammmmmmiiiittttt!!!
GET INNNNNNNNNNN
That’s what she said
In Frank We Trust (also wut she said)
“But I already am!” Brett replied.
So the illustrioUs BallsofSteel sent me a present for my now beloved Yam FC Puebla.
Still in First place!
I knew that would be a draw. Also that the Buccaneros are always good at home and complete trash away.
Did you bet the Bucaneros? I thought I saw you bet TJ.
I did bet TJ against my own wisdom.
For anyone doing DFS for the SuperBowl, here’s what I’m doing:
Inter Milan
ah’d Inter HER Milan if u noe wut ah meen
I’d constantly be shouting the instruction “bounce” if she were my volleyball partner, if you catch my drift.
I don’t get it.
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)
got any HAWT Serie B tips for us HAILers of GAMBLOR??
My earz is burnin.
Reckless Hippo LiveBets!
$60 on Huddersfield (+350)
$30 on Soton (+600)
$50 on Cosenza (+400)
Heh Cosenza from the readin books.
oh how beautiful it is!
when I get out of the house…
Crazy priests forever!
I love how he was horny for ADULT women, so naturally he ended up de-frocked.
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.
$60 on TowerzFC it is!!
Welp… Pisa – Ternana 0-0, they kissed each others sister I guess… My home team tied also so theres that.
perhaps next week, there will at least be some tongue!
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!
I will keep my eyes open.
Would be awesome if ya see one. I have the usual from Italy from games attended like Lazio, Roma, Juve, Inter.
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.
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!
I love Verona too. Oldest went to the university there. It is a cool town.
Is Lazio the SAWX, due to their comically intense racism?
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.
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!
Porte di Pisa has THE best seafood places. My go to beach is just south of there Terrenia, pretty popular with celebs.
Their beach wear is MUCH better… trust me.
This is the beauty and majesty of our King. We all love him to pieces, despite not understanding a single word he says!