Category Archives: Frivolities

Barcelona Will Not Win a Trophy in 2015-16

Posted on May 23, 2015 by jerblaber

De la grada al campo. #CREADAPARABRILLAR pic.twitter.com/r1DBuo1DKs — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 23, 2015 Barcelona are actually going through with this. The Catalan club’s home kit next season will feature horizontal stripes. (There’s the pic, in case you haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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BT Sports Advertisement For The Christmas Fixtures

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

I stumbled on this advertisement at the Chelsea blog We Ain’t Got No History. Apparently, they can’t take a joke and chose to talk shit about BT Sports because of their #banter. Of course, this is the same community that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Arsenal Hotspur FC

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

Note: This is a work of fiction. We are not in any way implying that North London’s two clubs should merge, despite it being really the best solution for everyone involved.  Crazy idea that just might work: What if Tottenham and Arsenal were to merge clubs? … Continue reading →

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Two Sides to Every Coin

Posted on October 8, 2014 by lastsecondpoints

  The silence was piercing. It was one of those nights for Arsene. The darkness of the bedroom seemed even more pitch black, Annie laid on the opposite side of the bed, and it seemed more of a chore to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview, Round Two

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

We have a lot of exciting games coming up this weekend in the world of football. I don’t know why that is, but I’m gonna say it’s because stupid international football is back after this weekend to take away all … Continue reading →

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Champions League Play-Off Round Haikus

Posted on August 9, 2014 by jerblaber

Maribor-Celtic No Fraser Forster/And Agim Ibraimi’s good/Scots win regardless Red Bull Salzburg-Malmö The Austrian champs/Shall not stand in the Swedes’ way/They’re Zlatan’s first team AaB-APOEL Aalborg must watch out/De Vincenti is in form/For the Cypriots Steaua București-Ludogorets Marcelinho’s brace/Gave rise to dreams … Continue reading →

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A Fan’s Logic

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

Sports fandom is a very tricky. You can worship a player one day, and call him a cunt the next. You can pledge your allegiance to a racist, an adulterer or hell even a guy who hangs out with Lil Wayne … Continue reading →

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Hey Luis

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

  The Internet is the best thing ever, you guys.

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The Blame Game

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Doctor Impossible

You can almost hear him, all the way from Brazil. Why always me? You can sense that that was Mario Balotelli’s exact sentiment when confronted with the accusation that it was his fault, that all of this was his problem, his cross … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Daily Mail’s 2014 English National Team Predictions

Posted on June 15, 2014 by jerblaber

Last night, during Italy’s 2-1 victory over England (a game more entertaining than many expected), this tweet appeared on the @edizd_ timeline: In 2007, the Daily Mail predicted this would be England’s starting XI at the 2014 World Cup. #ENG … Continue reading →

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