The English Premier League season is finis and an anti-climactic day it was. Chelsea wrapped the title up a week or two ago and finished eight points ahead of God's Righteous Angels in Blue. City were level with Chelsea at the half-way point and then just went somnambulant for a couple of months. When they woke from there stupor Chelsea were gone. No trophies for City this year and I thought that automatically meant the manager's head as a trophy but it looks like Manuel Pellegrini will be back. FFP restrictions are off this summer and City will be buying again.
Osama bin Laden's favorite club had a very strong campaign and looked to pip City to the second spot but faltered a bit down the stretch just as City regained their form.
Chevrolet United of Manchester recovered from the bewilderingly dreadful David Moyes "era" and a slow start under Louis van Gaal to finish fourth. They also waxed City late in the season at Old Trafford.
So, that was pretty much the chalk. Only on Merseyside where they drink the purple Kool-aid was there expectation that some club other than the big four would qualify for the Champions League but the Cannibals became the Ex-Cannibals last summer and contending this year was never going to happen and didn't: Liverpool finished sixth, eight points out of fourth, can look forward to a scintillating tie with Young Boys in the Europa League and will be doing it without Raheem Sterling and perhaps without manager Jolly Rodgers. They lost 6-1 today at "Stoke." Have a nice summer, Livers.
LFC fans showing their love in hopes of convincing Raheem not to leave and become Tarnished Silver. (Motherfuckers are CRAZY, man, they're fucking CRAZY. Look at that blowfish guy. Btw--Sterling didn't even play, coach's decision. This was in warmups.)
LeBron James...My oh my, LeBron James. There are statistics for everything now in sports and here's one from earlier this basketball season: No team in NBA history has ever gone on to win a championship after being at 19 wins and 20 losses after 39 games...That's deep, really deep. Since that truly shocking "start" however the "Cavaliers" charged (Get it, cavaliers charged?) to a final record of 53-29, blew out Boston four games to nil in the first round of the playoffs, won the last three against Chicago to win that series 4-2, have beaten Atlanta the first two games in Atlanta and have Riley Curry's father in their sights. Cleveland...Well, LeBron James, has done this in the 'Offs without their Tall Man, Kevin Love, with a hobbled Kyrie Irving, with Dan Gilbert as their owner and with David Blatt their coach--In other words it has been all because of LeBron James.
James' ex-team, the Miami "Heat" finished the season with the 21st "best" record in the 30-team league. Also all because of LeBron James.
Osama bin Laden's favorite club had a very strong campaign and looked to pip City to the second spot but faltered a bit down the stretch just as City regained their form.
Chevrolet United of Manchester recovered from the bewilderingly dreadful David Moyes "era" and a slow start under Louis van Gaal to finish fourth. They also waxed City late in the season at Old Trafford.
So, that was pretty much the chalk. Only on Merseyside where they drink the purple Kool-aid was there expectation that some club other than the big four would qualify for the Champions League but the Cannibals became the Ex-Cannibals last summer and contending this year was never going to happen and didn't: Liverpool finished sixth, eight points out of fourth, can look forward to a scintillating tie with Young Boys in the Europa League and will be doing it without Raheem Sterling and perhaps without manager Jolly Rodgers. They lost 6-1 today at "Stoke." Have a nice summer, Livers.
LeBron James...My oh my, LeBron James. There are statistics for everything now in sports and here's one from earlier this basketball season: No team in NBA history has ever gone on to win a championship after being at 19 wins and 20 losses after 39 games...That's deep, really deep. Since that truly shocking "start" however the "Cavaliers" charged (Get it, cavaliers charged?) to a final record of 53-29, blew out Boston four games to nil in the first round of the playoffs, won the last three against Chicago to win that series 4-2, have beaten Atlanta the first two games in Atlanta and have Riley Curry's father in their sights. Cleveland...Well, LeBron James, has done this in the 'Offs without their Tall Man, Kevin Love, with a hobbled Kyrie Irving, with Dan Gilbert as their owner and with David Blatt their coach--In other words it has been all because of LeBron James.
James' ex-team, the Miami "Heat" finished the season with the 21st "best" record in the 30-team league. Also all because of LeBron James.
