The Monday Stickler
Another jam packed weekend of sport to look back on
For the first day in a while this actually feels like a Monday and it is a Monday. A stormy one in the nation’s capital and most of the country.
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Armed with a Cadbury’s selection box, oatcakes and pâté I settled in for another sofa of sport while the rest of the family went to Easter Road (except eldest daughter who no longer cares enough about football to go although she’s still a Hibee and went to the gym instead).
First up was Motherwell v Rangers interspersed with some darts and checking on Man City. Count Clement is almost trying to get himself fired with his line ups and Rangers were an absolute shitshow in the first half. The Steelmen were 2-0 up thanks to some Propper defending.
Who’s that in goals you might ask? Why it’s Jack Butland’s shadow of his former self. He’s been really suspect for a lot of this season. Rangers got it back to 2-2 thanks to the Count defying sports science by bringing in on guys who are apparently a bit tired and might get injured.
I love drawing Count Clement so I hope he hangs around a while longer but it’s looking increasingly ominous.
As the rest of the 3pm kick offs played out, more on them later, thoughts drifted to Tannadice for the game of the day - the Tangerine Bandwagon v Jimmy’s Humble Shepherds.
