{"id":8495,"date":"2015-06-14T12:07:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T17:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themagicworld.org\/bloog\/?p=8495"},"modified":"2015-06-15T09:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T14:28:57","slug":"un-duextrois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.themagicworld.org\/bloog\/un-duextrois\/","title":{"rendered":"Un, Duex, Trois…"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"roy2\"<\/a>More time spent with this, than with (writing about) what your are about to read:
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It’s almost as if I’m a utility man for a lower mid-table League 2 team, say…for example, York City,<\/a> and of course it’s summer break and being a utility player I’m certainly not playing international football, so….it’s summer break and few thoughts other than a trek to gym ((not the real<\/strong> me of course)) and then a toddle off to the boozer ((now that’s<\/strong> more like the real me)) occupy my days. Almost like that. Almost.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned move<\/a> is complete, but the settling in is not. So consider this a metaphorical unpacking of boxes perhaps, and nothing more.<\/p>\n

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\"roy3\"<\/a>Sports is ALSO just a bunch of notes<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

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Watching sports rather than watching sports and then writing about sports has, perhaps, been a relief for some of y’all. But that’s been the order of things lately.<\/p>\n

Take yesterday, Saturday June 13th, for those of you butthurt dwellers living in a cave somewhere ((as opposed to a cava<\/a>, which would not be a bad place to dwell)). There was so much non-stop sports it was endless. Euro 2016 Qualifying; Women’s World Cup; NASCAR Xfinity race from Michigan; Copa America Football; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Madison IL (rain-delayed); Men’s Under 20 World Cup from New Zealand ((I didn’t stay up for the finish as it teed up at Midnight CDT, but Serbia beat USA! USA!! USA!! 5-6 on pens)); all that, plus the 24 Hours of Le Mans!!<\/p>\n

So that was a day to write about. And I have just done so without even mentioning that I correctly predicted the final score of the Women’s World Cup tilt between South Korea and Costa Rica….a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n

I did not, however, correctly predict the winner of the Camping World Truck race, however. I had Matt Crafton pegged to win that. Instead, he got pegged on a late restart and finished the race on pit road as Cole Custer went on to take the checkers.<\/p>\n

Yes, I don’t know who the fock Cole Custer is either.<\/p>\n

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\"roy1\"<\/a>England coach Roy Hodgson gives Wayne Rooney & Co their final tactical pep talk before today’s Euro 2016 qualifying match with Slovenia<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

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Looks like the Three Lions took his advice to heart. As I wrap this up, there they are on the pitch, in Ljubljana, Slovenia in bright in red gym clothes trotting around. At the 36th minute it’s Slovenia 0 England 0.<\/p>\n

Just about how I’d expect it to be.<\/p>\n

I’ll bet that nobody on the England team could properly pronounce Ljubljana.<\/p>\n

And at the 37th minute, Milivoje Novakovi\u010d sealed that truth for Slovenia by stealing England’s lunch money and stroked one by Joe Hart on the counter. It’s now 1-0.<\/p>\n

And I’m thinking I should have picked this on ESPN’s steak for the cash instead of Austria win\/draw versus Russia.<\/p>\n

But nah….why bother thinking about it. Either pick would serve me well. I’ll be happy with my Austria pick. They are up 1-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n

And now…it’s off to work.<\/p>\n

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