How did We Do? Morning Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 31, 2023May 30, 2023

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I like to check back at the end of the EPL season to see how well we did at predicting stuff. Call it an accountability thing or call it a competitive thing. Either way, here is a handy dandy table showing the final results plus how we predicted them: ACTUALHippo LitreBallsMan

Playoffs?? – A 3-Day Weekend of Finales

King Hippo - May 27, 2023May 25, 2023

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Have an extra drink (or PILL - we believes in diversity and inclusion here at DFO) for Wembley's groundskeeping crew. Three finals (each potentially going 120 minutes) in three days, starting with The Most Valuable Match in Football as Luton Town and Coventry City square off for the last golden ticket

Playoffs??? An Addams Family Miracle

King Hippo - May 20, 2023May 19, 2023

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Were you watching on Thursday? I was, and I still don't believe it. Wednesday lost the away leg nil-4 to Dick Town (aka Petersborough), a gap that no side in EFL playoff HISTORY had ever overcome. But Wednesday scored two in the first half, allowing the supporters to dream and causing

Playoffs?? Are You Kidding Me?? – A Lesser Primer

King Hippo - May 13, 2023May 12, 2023

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With respect to our many King's Afrikan Water Pistols supporters...there ain't no Title race. Silver medal is damned fine work, for Handsome Mikel and his very young (by contender standards) squad. I hope they make it all the way across the line next season, but progress is very rarely a straight-line endeavoUr. You

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Congressional Mad Libs!

Senor Weaselo - May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

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In a move that shocks either nobody or everybody, New York Congressman George Santos turned himself in as the Justice Department this morning and is facing 13 charges: seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of lying

“Pep Crushing Fat Sam” Lesser Open Sabado

King Hippo - May 6, 2023May 5, 2023

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The big (pin intended) news of the past week is Leeds making the ultimate panic move - hiring Fat Sam Allardyce aka Gravy Tits aka (many other nicknames). He's corrupt, a tactical dinosaur, solely interested in media attention and self-promotion. Don't cry for the Stupid White Male being left behind,

Lite Lesser/NFL Day Three Open Thread

King Hippo - April 29, 2023April 28, 2023

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Three fixtures today. Seriously. Just three. But rage at the dying of (Evertonian) light, we must. If you are insomniac-awake, might as well turn on Palace/Rum Ham (7:30, USA). But I wouldn't go out of my way to do so. Neither team will get relegated, or qualify for Europe THROUGH THE

Down the Lesser Stretch They Goeth

King Hippo - April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

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This weekend will be slightly off, given that we have FA Cup raging semis (City of Men/Team Knifey today, Trashbirds/Men Untied tomorry) gumming up the works. But the Prem marches onward, starting with yesterday's presumed Anger Release Fixture (Gooners taking their frustrations out on Ded Sham Town)*. * Sometimes, a pre-written

Ides of April Lesser Funhouse

King Hippo - April 15, 2023April 14, 2023

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Onward we trudge, with at least Most Glorious NFL Draft starting to peek around the corner. But alas, summer also lurks - we had one hell of a thunderstorm in North Cakalaky as I type this (Friday morning). At least it won't be in the 90s when the clouds part.

Men Untied Rise Again? Lesser Footy Thread

King Hippo - April 8, 2023April 7, 2023

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While we wait on the Easter Bunny to spring back into life, at least there is sportsball to keep us occupado. Home to Still Shite But Trying Harder Everton (7:30, USA) should be a nice cure for the Fightin' Wakeys goalscoring woes. I am still mad at them for capitulating so meekly to

1 April Lesser and JV Hardwood Thread

King Hippo - April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

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April Fools' Day is the dumbest day of the Murrikan calendar. YES, even worse than Greeting Card Day (ie, 14 Feb). Take that shit somewhere else. City host the Redshite early (Peacock, 7:30), but down a Foden and likely Haaland, too. They should still be better (especially at home) but there's

Happy Flacco Eight/Dark Thoughts Saturday

King Hippo - March 25, 2023March 24, 2023

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Not much going on until tonight's Flacc-tion, unless you count international footy (and you shouldn't). Big picture, I have been impressed with the high quality of play, and having no bastard fuckstain teams beyond the first weekend. Very pleasant changes of pace! I will briefly opine on tonight's fixtures, but first...a

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