Blarmy

Didn’t go, but also called it at 3-1, same as at 1-0 last night. But I maintain it’s a weird feeling as I just don’t understand how professional sports people can collapse so predictably, even more so in team sports. They’ve been playing all their lives, surrounded by professional coaches, sport psychologists etc and managed by someone paid millions, and yet do the single one thing that maximises the chance of turning a winning position into a defeat. England didn’t even switch it up after two amazing Argentina chances that didn’t go in. Even then they didn’t manage to collectively realise the simple fact that it was going much better before they parked the bus. I, and I’m sure many millions of other England fans, were screaming for them to play further up the pitch and stop allowing wave after wave of Argentine attacks, but the players and manager couldn’t grasp this simple concept, even though the players had demonstrated for 50-odd minutes they were perfectly capable of playing executing it. It blows my mind.

It’s a weird feeling, knowing you are going to lose at 1-0 up.

Said to the missus at the time that he’s basically telling the players he doesn’t believe in them. Shocking game management…

That horrible moment when you realise the manager doesn’t think you can score again, even though you scored two minutes ago.

Was determined to not get wound up tonight. I failed after about 8 minutes.

Big twat

Right, I’m off for a litre of Horlicks.

Malt loaf is the business. A bakery in my local town does their own which is AAA standard. They eat it with cheese up here.

When trees and sand start fighting you know all is lost.

Not me as I have God on my side. Blarmy crosses himself and looks skyward.

Potentially. As it’s been hot the cats are out all night so we’ve been leaving water and biscuits outside. The biscuits are gone in the morning 🧐

First I’ve seen for about 40 years! Happily coexists with our moggies too.

Rename to Splitarse United, bet that won’t be in the bad words database.

Probably the person flogging the music licensing deal.

No. Cats out the bag unfortunately.

When does the weekend officially start?

Either raw or cooked into a sauce. NEVER anything in between.

Starting to wonder if these links are red herrings.

It’s very important we get the right manager in. Can’t have another season where we get battered every week.

Brussel Farting.

I live in a market town, pretty built up but surrounded by countryside. I sometimes hear owls but have never seen one.

Good to know 👍🏻

Sparrows. Used to be the bird I saw the most (not a bird spotter by any means but enjoy natures air shows when I’m in the garden) and now I’m surprised when I do see one. Blue Tits seem to be more common these days.

Just got back from Cornwall and the amount of trees destroyed by last winter was frightening. Either blown over during storms or uprooted due to saturated ground. Many of these trees survived hundreds of years before being destroyed by the winter of 2025/26. Various locals told me it was the stormiest, wettest and warmest winter they could remember, and there is very visible evidence of this. Not many deniers down there.