What's annoying me today

So that there are more Saturday games (from Tuesday) than Sunday games (from Thursday)?

Although having just checked the weekend split is 4 Sat / 6 Sun.

I'm not sure that would explain the complete lack of afternoon matches on New Year's Day, nor would it explain why we can't have fewer matches today and more on Thursday. We've already got more next Sunday (6) than Saturday (4), so it's not like it's to protect next Saturday either (which I would argue is less important than NYD fixtures anyway).

Presumably it’s the way the fixtures have fallen, because no one can play Thursday & Saturday.

Crystal Palace have just played Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday.

Because they had to fit in the league cup game.

Getting tickets for Villa away.

Thoughts and prayers.

Disgusting.

www.ipsos.com/en-uk/uk-opinion-polls

I apologise but I'm going to have a rant.

Yesterday I went with some friends to counter protest a racist rally by Canada First in downtown Toronto. I've got increasingly angry about it as the evening went on. Yes, I'm very biased and a bit drunk, and I'll say first that the cops did everything right - they were there in numbers, friendly and polite when we interacted with them, fast to react to the flashpoints when they happened, and defused it by taking the smaller group (us) away in the end. But I'm angry that those scum got their win, angry that they're allowed to peddle their shit on our streets, angry that we couldn't stop them, angry that people online who clearly weren't there are proudly claiming this as a win for basic decency, angry that we couldn't stop them, and generally just really fucking frustrated. I'm old enough and smart enough to know that no matter how satisfying it would be it wouldn't make a difference if I threw hands but I can't stop thinking about how I should have just kicked that fucking dickhead in the head when we were standing on a windowsill on Bay Street and he stood in front of us and asked if we'd be standing up for pedophiles next. I'm so angry that they get to go home and tell their equally shitty friends about the win they got today.

They call themselves Canada First and there's people with Trump flags and MAGA shirts, ffs. I have never in my 16+ years living in Canada for a single moment wanted to live anywhere else and I'm very proud of this country, and I fucking despise what these people think it should be.

I'm just so fucking frustrated. Apologies for the screed, I'll stop now. But tomorrow I'll try and figure out how to turn my anger into useful action.

Don’t apologise Be happy that being a relatively successful middle-aged white bloke hasn’t stopped you feeling like this. Yeah, sure, it’s not far from the bare fucking minimum that we should expect of ourselves… but it’s still a bar that way too few people get over.

I'm actually rather proud of "our" Russ. Partly because I expect to be in a similar situation when the weather improves and the UK cunts hit the street.

Thank you. I'm still really angry about it. Determined to do as much as I can do, even if that just means making a point of continuing to turn up, be present, and show those turds that they don't speak for every middle aged straight man with a melanin deficiency.

Get a gun....

Chicago: Getting a gun.

We don't do that up here. PALs are not that difficult to get but there are a lot of restrictions on tbe kind of firearm you're allowed to own, and very few people are allowed to carry outside the home - basically law enforcement and licensed bodyguards.

Man fixing our boiler today which will cost most of the tax refund I've been waiting six months for.

May shortly be in a similar position

It's"fixed" but still leaking. Not sure that's fixed then, is it?

Depends if the leaking water is hot?

Left the charging thing for my ear buds on the previous train.

The morning after Monday night wine celebrating Mrs Rave's contract extension.