Meatwad

A comfortable, expected win for hosts and holders Qatar over Lebanon in the opening game last night, the highlights can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c21LiQfIZ1c

The QP twitter guy is a proper lunatic for thinking this took a deflection.

Took in West Park's dramatic loss to Threave today, the home side started slow and Threave were good value for their 2-0 lead until WP fought back. West Park were much better after the break and deserved to be ahead, I thought. The decision-making of their #9 perhaps cost them from putting the game out of sight. The Threave winner was a stunner, a proper thunderb*****d.

Adam Johnson, Center for the Nottingham Panthers and one-time Pittsburgh Penguins prospect, has died in hospital after an utterly horrific accident when he was sliced across the throat by the skate of a player who was sent flying in a body check.

A midweek round of fixtures this week, with three games tonight, five on Wednesday and two on Thursday. In the two earlier fixtures today, Celta drew 1-1 with Girona and Real Sociedad beat Almeria 1-0, which has La Real all but confirmed for the Champions League next season. There could be a big surprise in the late game, as Real Valladolid are leading Barcelona 2-0 at HT. Tomorrow, already-relegated Elche host Sevilla, Real Madrid host Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis are at home to Getafe and Atlético Madrid are away to Espanyol. Some spicy games in the battle to avoid the drop during this game week, especially if Valladolid hold on against Barcelona.

That Colin McGowan video message on Facebook can be summed up in one image.

That was utterly sensational.

Recently posted two new posts towards the end of last week on my blog covering my save with Thistle, which you can read here. Away from my own game, I've been doing a wee update on my own that focuses mainly on Scotland, but with other leagues done too, and you can download that here. Most SPFL moves up to today done, same goes for EFL and most Bundesliga too. Very basic work done, apart from creating the Japanese players Celtic and Hearts have signed from scratch due to no J-League.

I'm into April 2024 now with Alemannia Aachen and our promotion bid has taken a hit in the final furlong. Can we get it back on track this month? Read here -- https://kartoffelkapers.wordpress.com/2022/10/22/schanzerfreud-april-2024/

Have a few times for the ones you would expect for Thistle in the last 10 or so years. Do think there's a lot of pent-up stuff post-pandemic happening just now and that's probably a factor in why they're happening as much lately.

Any particular reason why Annan aren't using the new SPFL shirt font two years after it changed? Appreciate it's likely cost-cutting but surely something like that is subsidised by the league?

Just finished my second season with Alemannia Aachen in the German third tier after promotion in my first. A dramatic season that went all the way to the final day, and you can read it all here.

I have, with great misfortune, have seen some absolutely dogshit goalkeepers both for and against Thistle in nearly 20 years going but that boy for Dunfermline today is making a right go for the podium, utter mince.

Immensely satisfying to watch a team batter and batter you and you get the winner with a sucker punch on the counter. McCall correct in assessing that as dugmeat, we've capitulated to teams putting that amount of pressure on us in recent games too.

Manchester City were relegated from the English top-flight in 1937/38, the season after they won the league. They were also the league's top goalscorers that season, a fairly unique acheivement.