There is a very light schedule this week (no early fixture at all), so let’s also look back at mid-week in Shempions.

Oh my cats, y’all.  The pure JOY of the Redshite melting down, in the home leg of the tie.  Up 2-nil after 15 minutes of play, only to lose 5-2.  With a trip away to Madrid still to come.  Already out of both domestic cups and barely within pissing distance of Top Four – this was their last real chance to salvage ANYTHING from the season.

God bless Don Carlo – yes, he may have left Everton in a lurch – but (i) he still won a Derby at Anfield with us; (ii) we are too dysfunctional to have a world-class manager anyway; and (iii) he gave me perhaps the best Schadenfreude of my entire, spiteful life.  This week is for you, good man.

NBC will continue its focus on the ass end of the Table, with Leeds/Sham Town getting the 10:00 TV coverage (USA).  Still relegation-bound Everton (as confirmed by The Athletic’s stat model, which has Everton finishing 18th) streams against Villa on Peacock, in what should be a total piece of crap for the neutral.  Lester/Arsenal is a much better option.

Spotlight Dance has the Cherries hosting City of Men (12:30, NBC).  A proper yeah right/scotchy Derby!  Expect Clubhouse shit talking to keep us entertained, as Pep fights to hold off ten Hag’s Men Untied for the Prem Silver Medal.

There is a bonus fixture I won’t watch, the aforementioned Redshite away to Palace (2:45, Peacock).  BLECH, I know not to push my Schaden-luck.

Only one on Sunday, but at least it’s a tasty London Derby – Spurs home to reeling/basket case Chelski (8:30, USA).  No doubt Tottenham feel that the 4th ticket to the Shemp is there for the taking.  Whereas Potter’s men are doing pure triage, trying to build some optimistic foundation for next season.  But I don’t see how they even qualify for ANY European footy next season, which will cause them all sorts of budgetary and man management problems.

Everyone loves a car crash when there’s no personal involvement, eh?  Maybe just me.  I really do suck.

Enjoy the football, we are almost done with February at least.  Just 6 more agonizing non-FITBAW months to cross off.