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On Wednesday the first of June at Wembley Stadium, Argentina and Italy will go head-to-head in the first of what UEFA and CONMEBOL hope to be three editions of the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions, or the Finalissima, as it is more likely to be known as. Argentina, having triumphed over Brazil to win the 2021 …
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Happy Easter, comrades! On this fine holiday where we celebrate the resurrection of our lord and saviour by stuffing our faces with chocolate rabbits (such is the nature of our society), what better occasion to take time out to reflect on the BattleBots final that was? I should start by saying that I’m aware the …
Good day to you dear comrades, and welcome to, and I can’t believe I’m actually saying this, the final episode review/preview of the current (soon to be most recent) season of the finest robotic combat show currently on television. It doesn’t seem like fourteen weeks have passed since SawBlaze sent Minotaur into a fiery abyss …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2021: Predictions for the Final"
Good afternoon, comrades. The newest season of BattleBots is winding down before we’ve had time to process half the action that’s unfolded across our screens over the past few weeks. At least that’s how it feels. To think we only have two more episodes of the main tournament left before we find out who wins …
Continue reading "BattlBots 2021: Episode 12 Review and Top 16 Predictions"
Good afternoon, comrades, and welcome to how I think the top 32 should look. Yes, I promised yesterday there’d be an upcoming post regarding the discrepancies with the bracket. As with every year, there are a fair few. Broken rankings, broken systems, broken promises that everything would be fairer. Obviously, something like this is totally …
Good afternoon, comrades, and welcome to the first bit of coverage of the top 32 this season. After ten long, gruelling episodes, we know how the bracket looks, and we have a better idea of who this year’s Giant Nut winner is going to be, and the path they will have to take. Now, I …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2021: Who Wins the Giant Nut? Episode 11 Review"
Hey all you cool cats and comrades, it's your boi, back again, for some more beautiful power rankings from everyone's favourite RC version of the 2011 film Real Steel. While we don't have Hugh Jackman on our books, we can offer you a lot of fire, sparks, and shocks as the top 32 begins to …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2021: Episode 9 Power Rankings"
Well folks, the time is nearly upon us. Episode eight marks the first set of bots to have completed their regular season schedule, and the bracket is starting to take shape. We now have a clear idea who the top seeds will be, who has a solid chance of making it through, and who the …
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A lot has happened in the world of Norwich City since I last posted something about this current season. From winning two games in a row and climbing out of the relegation zone, and reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup, the Canaries go into Friday night’s game against Southampton back at the bottom …
Continue reading "13 Games to Go: The Views of a Pessimist and an Optimist"
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you're reading, comrades, and welcome to yet another edition of some BattleBots power rankings. This week's rankings come slightly late on account of me moving house at the weekend, but in order to try and get something out before the next episode airs, I've done a certified speedrun to get this …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2021: Episode 7 Power Rankings"
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