Wake Up, ASTRO!

The Arse 1
(van Wussie 71st)

Everton 1
(Cahill 11th)


I am totally pissed off. No, that's understating it. But I can't, for the life of me, state it properly - that is the state of my pissed-off-ness.

No, it's not the game. I think Everton came with a game plan - score an early goal, then shut up shop. Hang on tight for the points.

van Wussie spoiled the last part but bearing in mind the reported 70% possession that the Arse had throughout the game, Moyes must have gone back to Merseyside a contented Premiership manager.

No, what I'm so pissed off about is the fact that I couldn't catch the game. The game wasn't carried live - okay, I'm no prig, I know sometimes the idiots on ESPN prefer to carry wankers like Chelshite live just because they're the reigning champs (there's no accounting for taste) but at least give us a delayed telecast.

Oh, yeah - they did ... not! They scheduled the Arse-Everton game as a delayed telecast after the Bolton-Manure match. I was at my Mom's and so headed back home in time, we thought, to catch the 12.30am telecast.

Switched on the TV, broke out the keropok and what happens? The Poo-Villa game came on! WTF? Checked channels, got it right. Checked the schedule, there it was Arsenal versus Everton right in that blue band.

Astro techies don't know their Arse from their bollocks apparently. How very Malaysian - hi-tech First World facilities, Third World operational mentality.

OK - caught the Final Score thingy. Maybe we'll see it tomorrow.

Sunday - had guests over for Raya nosh (nasi tomato with ayam masak merah and daging masak pedas, jelata and dhal. Guests were Lady C's sisters) and then son #1 called out, we got the game scheduled at 8.30pm. Great. I still get to see the game.

Snarfled food, made decent dinner conversation and scuttled upstairs right on the dot. Son #1 had the keropok (Terengganu's ikan tamban) ready. Checked channels, OK. Checked programme, OK. We settled in.

Kick-off. Eh, who's dat wearing blue. Dat's Drogba, innit?

Gorblimey - it's the Shite-Blades game. Checked the programme - EPL Arsenal vs Everton. I could have cried.

So there you have it, gentle readers. The reason you're not getting a proper match report this week and getting a rant against Astro instead. Get your act together, you morons!

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Congrats to Lily's Poo for their fine win. Yer still let in one, though. Oh, I also suppose Rooney's getting a shave after his hattrick. Wonder if Colleen's getting a Brazilian as well ...