Ghosts in the Machine Saturday Morning Thread

No Prem matches today.  Fookin’ seriously – NONE.  There is a Cup final at Wembley, but I ain’t got no time for that.

You do get a tasty Championship promotion playoff, with Team Knifey hosting the Robins Hood (10:00, ESPN+).  These always fascinate me, when a neutral.  Though I think it would be much neater for Foe-rest to win promotion.  Historically relevant club, been on hard times of late.

I mean, you could also make a case for Luton, but they were really backfooted in the home leg of their tie with Huddersfield (yesterday, a 1-1 draw).  I don’t see it happening for them, and Huddersfield will be boring chum, should they be promoted (like they were before they went down a few years ago).

There is also at least SOME drama in the last round of Kraut footy.  Our pals at Comintern FC could rise to 5th, and get “Europa proper” instead of Conference League.  They’d need a home win over confirmed ded fuckin’ last Bochum, paired with Freiburg dropping points away to the Baby Aspirin.  Ordinarily, you’d like Bayer there – but they are cemented in 3rd, no way to improve or worsen.  Could phone it in.

Stuttgart are at home to Koln, needing a win and a Hertha loss (at Dortmund, fixed in 2nd position), to swap 16th for 15th.  15th is safe, 16th gets that terrifying playoff with a Bundesliga 2 side to fight over the last promotion/relegation slot.  Stuttgart could also fall to 17th (automatic relegation) if they really get humped and Bielefeld hump the Energy Drinks.  So, all that goes on at 9:30, also ESPN+.

Frogger takes over at 3p, in their penultimate round.  I think BeIn has the rights to that, and usually only show PSG.  Shit network, that.  I won’t go into fine detail, other than to remind you that OGC Nice are still on track for 69 points, if they win out.

Sunday is FOAR HippoTerror.  At least I will know what Slightly-Less-But-Still-Disappointing Everton need when they kickoff (home to Beesus, 11:30, USA).  Because the relegation zone action is staggered.  White Lives Matter away to Spurs (7:00, USA), followed by new relegation favoUrite Leeds hosting Brighton (9:00, Peacock).  Still too much uncertainty to feel even a bit safe.  Things can change – and have changed – on a dime, so worry seems prudent.

tl;dr – read a book, I guess.