“Yma o Hyd” – A Wales World Cup Preview

Beerguyrob - November 15, 2022November 10, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXtf1XFczk Does dim llawer o lwyddiant i’w gael yn hanes pêl-droed Cymru. Aeth Cymru i mewn i gêm gymhwyso Cwpan y Byd FIFA am y tro cyntaf yn y 1950au. Ac eithrio rhediad sydd bellach bron yn chwedlonol i rownd yr wyth olaf yng Nghwpan y Byd 1958 (lle collodd y

Better Know a Slave LaboUr Cup Participant – Senegal! (and JV early)

King Hippo - November 12, 2022November 11, 2022

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My burned-out ass doesn't want to go through all the Prem scheduling - but here is the linky-poo for you to peruse at yer leisure. Let's get to those wacky, "No homo obvs" Senegalese! I mean, before we get into the...not great, Bob!...let's acknowledge that the (Butch) Lions of Teranga have quite

And all the Angels vomited: World Cup Preview. Switzerland!

DJ TAJ - November 9, 2022

You folks have, no doubt, heard of the game of soccer, haven’t you? Have you ever wondered how that game came to be? Well then sit right down, because Grandpa Stupid has a whopper of a story to tell you. Soccer, it turns out, began in a faraway land, across the

November Spawned This Lesser Footy

King Hippo - November 5, 2022November 3, 2022

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There are leaves in the yard (thankfully, I live in a townhouse now so NOT MY FOOKIN' PROBLEM), a chill in the night/morning air. At least some days, I did have to turn my air conditioning back on this Thursday. But without question, it is November now, nut cuttin' time

MOAR Saturday Funsies – Early Thread

King Hippo - October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

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Good morning! God's in His heaven, MRSA Dreamboat is 3-5. Let's do some Sabado-ing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLOr7G0ZM4M Leicester and City of Men kick our day off (7:30, USA), and it is worth a viewing. You can nap later. Hulk SMASH! the recent "Foxy Footy competence boomlet" - at least, humanity hopes. USA has the

Your 2022 World Cup México Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - October 25, 2022October 23, 2022

The long and the short of it is that México, the land of my birth, isn't doing Jack Shit in Qatar except picking up tips on how to exploit poor people for cheapo labour. So, instead I will take this opportunity to tell you about the country in a format very

Question Time Saturday (Early Open Thread)

King Hippo - October 22, 2022October 22, 2022

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Don't worry about Hippo's Lesser burnout, Litre_Cola has questions for the class. TAKE IT AWAY, eh? Howdy! I have a few Q's for the Prem thus far. Shocked that the King's Water Pistols are in 1st? Litre : Thanks other Litre for the invite! Hell yes I am surprised they are in 1st.

Ides of October, 2022 Early Thread

King Hippo - October 15, 2022October 13, 2022

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Wakey, wakey, chucklefucks. I am reasonably burned out on Lesser Footy, but I did want to pat myself on the back (and fuck up my c-spine even worse) about this Shempions League DFO predicion: 2. Pick a Shock Result! King Hippo – Maccabi Haifa are going to beat somebody in the Holy Land – the

The Greatest of HippoShame (and Early Footy Thread)

King Hippo - October 1, 2022September 29, 2022

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I don't know how to soften the blow, so I will just rip the bandages off. With great sadness and mental anguish, Hippo is no longer a BlackBerry user. Tried everything I could. Got a replacement device off New Egg, but it would only text and gmail (AT&T wouldn't support it

Partially Lesser and Fully (Early) JV Thread

King Hippo - September 17, 2022September 15, 2022

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Well, the stupid Queen is still fucking ded. I still don't care, apart from this weekend's schedule being at least less fucked up (though note that "fashionable" Sky Six sides Chelski, Men Untied, and Filthy Redshite all get the weekend off after their European travels). Partial fuckery beats full fuckery. No

“European Hangover?” EPL and Early JV Thread

King Hippo - September 10, 2022September 9, 2022

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The Qatar Slave LaboUr Cup has messed with footy's schedule, and we got Shempions action in the first week of September (and before any international break). Perhaps this will cause a little heartburn for the European contestants, or we won't notice at all. Anyway, none of this is Thomas Tuchel, who

JV Saturday Thread teh Firstest

King Hippo - September 3, 2022September 3, 2022

There's a fuckton of action (AND narrative!!) later tonight, so that will get its own thread. But don't neglect the hors d'oeveres! NC State (-11.5) at East Carolina (Noon, ESPN) NC State should never, ever play these hillbilly Deliverance extras. ESPECIALLY in Satan's taint (aka Greenville, North Cakalaky). But, because our "leadership"