Half-Arsed Saturday Thread

You know how some weeks, you wonder if it would be even theoretically possible to give less of a shit? That is Hippo today.  And last night, when I wrote this slop.  Apologies in advance. Early Bird Special is Everton getting its shit pushed in by City of Men (7:30, USA).  I

A Bored Murrika Turns Its Eyes to AFRIKA Open Thread!

Ugh, another dead/sunless Saturday.  No NFL, no Prem.  Just more stupid FA Cup ties, including the one I hope Everton loses to Martin Prince's Lutes (10:00, ESPN+) - because it's all hands on deck to keep hold of 17th position in the table. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B61XAN2Ujw Fortunately, the wonky coverage of BeIn has us covered,

Wild Card Weekend Warmups!

What tasty treats await us all - presuming one is staying inside watching TV.  God help you if you are ATTENDING the Saturday night Chefs/Fins tilt.  Your bollocks are likely to freeze plum off.  Or, I suppose, your lady bollocks (sorry, TayTay). But first, Lesser Footy awaits.  The Prem is thankfully

Into the PeriloUs Void – Early Saturday Open Thread

What, did you wake up and hope to see Premiership footy?  And then JV NFL??  Too bad, you get nothing.  Absolute fuckall. Well, there are FA Cup ties, though the draw was pretty uninspiring (though surely nothing can bottom out as badly as Everton's dreadful nil-nil away to Palace on Thursday, when

Feats of Festivus Strength Thread (with Some Footy)

Welcome to Festivus 2023.  We've all got ample complaints, I am certain. Happily, we do get an early bird special, and its David Moyes Vengeance - Fronk's Hammers hosting Wakey's Men Untied (7:30, USA).  Men Untied are coming off perhaps their best effoUrt of the season, which is good.  But it