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On August 29th 2021, I went on my first proper footballing adventure in years: to Glasgow for the Old Firm Derby. After years of not being able to watch a game as a fan, I threw off my shackles, hitched a ride up north, and had myself a wonderful time. The game at Ibrox was …
To say that life back in the Premier League has been a baptism of fire for Norwich City would be a bit of an understatement. A 3-0 home loss to Liverpool was followed by a 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City, and most recently we saw a 2-1 loss at home to Leicester City. Obviously, these …
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Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, comrades, and, if you’re anything like me, you’re still reeling over the fact that the regular season of BattleBots has drawn to a close for another year. After fourteen rollercoaster weeks, we finally know who has lifted the Giant Nut (I won’t say who incase some people here haven’t watched …
Continue reading "BattleBots: Bounty Hunters – Predictions for Episode 6"
Well, comrades, this is the end. After fourteen long weeks of ups, downs, side-to-sides, massive yeets, explosions, bike racks, and an unparalleled level of love for P1 of all robots, we’ve reached the end of the 2020 season of BattleBots. In so many ways this season has been the most unexpected of all – literally, since …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2020: Predictions for Episode 14"
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, my dear comrades, and welcome to my predictions for the final episode of this season of BattleB- no, wait, that’s tomorrow. This is predictions for the latest episode of Bounty Hunters, which also drops on Thursday. Yup, we’re really getting spoiled for choice this week, there’s almost too much to keep up …
Continue reading "BattleBots: Bounty Hunters – Predictions for Episode 5"
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading my dear comrades, and welcome to the penultimate write-up of the season. I know, just as we were given something to live for with some robot-fighting goodness,it suddenly comes to and end, and we’re left to squat in existential dread waiting for the announcement that season six will indeed …
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, comrades, and welcome to some top 16 predictions. I know, it feels like just yesterday when the regular season was kicking off, the excitement was only just dawning on us that we were still getting a new season of BattleBots despite everything going on in the world, the fascination surrounding …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2020: Predictions for Episode 13"
Good afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, my dear comrades, and a warm welcome to the only review of the latest episode of BattleBots that really matters – this one! At least that’s why I hope you’re here. Thursday night’s episode offered us so many thrills, spills, and distinct lack of drills (R.I.P. Rusty), and now we, as …
Good morning, afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, my dearest comrades, and welcome to another load of BattleBots predictions. That’s right, the top 32 isn’t done just yet, as we venture over from the left of the bracket to the right of it. As a website that’s all about its socialism, you can understand how that makes …
Continue reading "BattleBots 2020: Predictions for Episode 12"
Good morning, afternoon, evening, whenever you’re reading, comrades, and welcome to another BattleBots write-up from your favourite sarcastic, no-f*cks-given, narcissistic robotic combat writer. No, not BattleBots Update, but me. In my vague attempts to fill the gap in the market of the above criteria in their much-maligned absence, I present before you a review of the eleventh …
