Absolute Shambles

'I love football. What a game'- a tweet from Dan Walker while watching Manchester City vs Liverpool, 3 January 2019 Far back in August, 'Absolute Shambles' put their reputation as a leading Internet power by writing down predictions for the 2018/19 Premier League season . Slightly off in some regards, such as saying Harry Kane would win the Golden Boot and Kevin de Bruyne being Player of the Season, but spot on regarding the top 2 being Manchester City and Liverpool and José Mourinho having a 'third season meltdown'. That tips the balance, surely? We could sit here all day and laugh at how off the August predictions were (who would have thought that Wolves would finish 7th?!), but time is precious and we are busy people. Instead, let's start with the obvious; what a bloody season, and many congratulations to Manchester City on retaining the title. The dynasty has begun (BBC Sport) Once again, the Premier League declared itself to be the greatest sourc...

'Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps'- Tiger Woods As time marches on, the idols that we grew up with slowly move into the chronicles of history. Footballing legends in the time of young Ben, such as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, have ditched the boots and now stalk the dugouts as managers. Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, once fierce rivals on the pitch, now duke it out on Sky Sports as part of their inspiring bromance, while also lending their voices as co-commentators. Brian O'Driscoll now spends his time on BT Sport to discuss rugby, while Jeremy Guscott finds himself alongside the lovely Gabby Logan on the BBC to pick apart that wonderful game with the egg-shaped ball. Oh, and Tim Henman, once Britain's best tennis player, can now be found in a studio once Wimbledon rolls around (yes, he's a legend- he wasn't great, but he was the best we had). But there is one m...

'By all means enjoy the banter and passionate support for your football teams, even passionate opposition of other football teams – it is the lifeblood of football. But sectarianism and other expressions of hate are not acceptable and it is time for it to stop. Those engaging in it will face the full force of the law.'- Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, 2011-2014) comments on the introduction of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act, March 2012 Sport tends to bring the more passionate side of human beings to the surface. From glorious euphoria to the depths of total defeat, those games that involve balls of various sizes and numerous methods of scoring points take up a great portion of our lives. It's uplifting to see pictures and videos of fans celebrating wildly at seeing their team triumph, and we all feel a little sorry when the cameras focus on one spectator who looks as if they ...

'My responsibility is to tell the truth'- Christine Blasey Ford to the Senate Judiciary Committee, 27 September 2018 So here we are. 2018 is about to end, ready to bow out and let 2019 take the spotlight. In true 2018 style, it bends as low as it can go and proceeds to fall flat on its face. As it drags itself up to its feet to regain some composure, it shrugs it off and pretends that nobody saw that. Everyone saw it; it was painfully awkward and nobody wants to make eye contact with the year that is about to be added to the annals of human history. 2019 puts a hand on its compatriots shoulder and quietly tells the parting year to leave now. Some people have also experienced awkward moments on stage this year OK, that's quite an unfair way to say goodbye to 2018. It hasn't been a travesty of a year , none of us can deny that. Yes, Brexit has turned the United Kingdom into a laughing stock , Donald Trump is blundering his way through his tenure as President of th...