#cinch championships

[raphoupix]

Holger Rune

[woso-scotland]

The future is bright the future is Tangerine

[footballmanageraddict]

For Sparta! | Part 9 | Upsetting The Odds In The Championship

#FM24 #ForSparta! Part 9: Upsetting The Odds In The Championship. @SpartansFC returned to Scottish tier 2 with some optimism that they could again defy the odds. But not even King Leonidas expected them to have a shot at the playoffs! Read here:

King Leonidas was granted iconic status by The Spartans FC supporters as led his unfancied charges to an unlikely League 1 title at the first time of asking. That meant his Spartan army were set for their 4th campaign in the cinch Championship with everyone expecting them to fail. The Spartans board continued to refuse Leonidas’ requests to go professional – and he was certain nothing would…

[therealefl]

Southampton Starlet Leaves On Loan After 'Summer-Long Chase'

Scottish Premiership club St Mirren have re-signed fullback Thierry Small on loan from Championship outfit Southampton for the rest of the season, the club have officially confirmed. This will be the third loan spell of Small’s infant career, having joined the Saints from Premier League club Everton back in 2021 in rather controversial terms after the Toffees rejected Southampton’s offer of £1.5…

[selfishpresley]

And now Max won his championship in dusty cold Nevada without stepping on that podium

Thierry Neuville won his first WRC title in beautiful scenic Japan while Max Verstappen has qualified fifth in dust bowl weed smoked Las Vegas strip

[woso-dreamzzz]

Shot Through The Heart IV

Alexia Putellas x Archer!Reader

Summary: Your last final

You smiled at your girls. At nearly ten years old, they were growing like weeds.

Alexia had hung up her boots nearly six months ago and now it was your turn. It was your last world championship ever. It had been a good few years for you but you knew it was time to retire.

Your medals were getting a bit cluttered and Alexia was adamant that you didn't need as many bows as you had.

You knew it was time.

Your girls were forging their own paths. Maya loved football like Alexia loved football and Elena had scratched herself on one of your arrows once and had been hooked ever since.

It was time to move away from your sport and focus on your daughters.

Alexia had moved on to coaching at Barca and you had your own coaching planned. You'd received offers from your old team in Korea but had benched the idea with a simple 'maybe in a few years' as you wanted to focus on your girls first.

You rolled your shoulders as Alexia stood behind you, adjusting your shoulder brace.

"Not too tight?" She asked.

"It's good," You confirmed," I'm ready."

Alexia smiled at you fondly, cupping your cheek. "Girls!" She called," Your mum is about to head out! Wish her luck!"

Elena barrelled into you quickly, her arms moving to hug you tight. "You need to win!" She said," You have to win!"

"I'll try my best," You laughed," But you and your sister have got to be super quiet during the shots, alright? Do you remember why?"

"Because it's respectful."

"It's boring," Maya muttered as she approached. She usually had football practice today but Alexia had taken her out of it because today was the last final of your life. Maya hadn't really taken it well, perhaps not really understanding how important this was.

"Maya," Alexia said in warning," Enough."

Your girls may not have been teenagers yet but Maya certainly acted like one.

"I'm just saying!"

"This is your mum's last tournament ever," Alexia chided," And you will support her in it because we are a family. How would you like it if me and your mum didn't come to your games? Huh?"

"Sorry, mum." Maya moved to give you a hug and you held her nice and tight, opening your arms to welcome Elena back in as well.

"Good luck," Alexia said as you moved to head out, shouldering your bow as the tournament staff waited outside for you," Not that you'll need it."

"I'll take it anyway," You said, pressing a soft kiss to her lips.

Unlike football games, crowds at archery tournaments sat in silence. The target sat seventy metres away from you and you closed your eyes briefly to focus on the wind. It was barely there and you smiled. If there was one thing you hated, it was shooting in the wind.

You shook hands with your opponent, smiling at her in recognition. You used to play on the same team when you played in Korea. She was a few years younger than you so you never really interacted but it was nice to see her.

You weren't going to let her win though.

Archery had always been easy for you. It was repetitive and calming.

Notch.

Draw.

Release.

Repeat.

You matched it to your breathing, one eye closing to line up your shot. You drew on the inhale and released on the exhale.

Ten.

Ten.

Ten.

Ten.

Your opponent was nearly as good as you but there was a reason you had been world number one for years.

You rarely missed the ten.

Sometimes it wasn't a proper bullseye but you knew how to aim your shots so there was another space in the circle for the rest of your arrows.

Your opponent consistently hit tens too but dotted inside her shots were a few nines and a disastrous six in her last set that let you know you had cinched the victory.

But, still, this was going to be your last competitive shot.

You made sure to make it memorable.

A bullseye.

You smiled, shaking her hand and the rest of her team's before looking up at the stands to see your wife and children. Elena looked ecstatic. You weren't surprised. She'd loved coming to practice with you ever since she could walk.

Maya was equally excited, jumping up and down even though her heart was firmly settled on football.

Alexia blew you a kiss as you began to get ushered away for the medal ceremony.

You accepted it happily, pretending to bite it for the cameras before excusing yourself as soon as you could.

"I'm so proud of you, amor!" Alexia came out of nowhere. She leapt into your arms and you had to drop your bow to catch her.

You spun her around with a laugh that got muffled against her lips against yours.

"Did you enjoy the match, girls?" You were talking to your children but didn't look away from Alexia, who was pressing soft, fluttering kisses all over your face.

"You're so cool, mum!" Elena said," Can you teach me how to shoot like that?"

"Let's wait until you're strong enough to draw a proper bow, Elena, but after that, definitely."

"Maya?" Alexia said, still refusing to leave your arms," What about you? Do you have something to say?"

Maya huffed like a moody teenager. "I guess archery isn't as boring as I thought."

You laughed. "Thanks, kid. High praise."

She puffed out her cheeks. "You know what I mean."

"I do." You hefted Alexia up higher and grinned. "Come on, you lot. I'm starving."

[thebirdsareafterme]

maxiel, galex, scaniel, brocedes!

OOOH OK I am ready.

Maxiel: makes sense, compels the FUCK out of me

I genuinely don’t think there’s been a ship that has compelled me like Maxiel. They make me so insane and I’ve spent the last 8 months of my life going up and down all 200ish AO3 pages in the tag like some kind of deranged possum, searching for more Maxiel content. They just make so much sense in my mind. You have Max, who has been taught his entire life that his only purpose in life is to win races, who is this angry, strung up little kid when he first joins F1…and then he meets Daniel, who is so kind and charismatic and has always been taught to enjoy the moment and the process of it all and just treats him with so much love even when he’s not winning or when he’s getting criticized by the media…and Max finally learns how to enjoy life outside of racing for the first time. Even outside of the general RPF scene of it all, the absolute pivotal Maxiel moments are so important and have so much significance in the grand scheme of the sport. Daniel leaving Red Bull because of Max (to an extent) which then caused a ripple effect on a whole bunch of people’s careers and ultimately led to the Horrors that we are currently living through, but at the end of the day, it’s about “If it can’t be me, I’m glad it’s him” and that fastest lap into “Thank you, Daniel.” Yeah, I could talk about them for DAYS if given the chance.

Galex: makes sense, compels me

They’re everythingggg to me. I love the childhood friends to lovers thing they have going on. The Galex lore is so interesting, like the throat infection incident, the collarbone biking accident, the whole thing about George being Alex’s hype man/personal photographer as a kid… underrated ship fr. They have the best chemistry and their sense of humour actually work so well together, and I NEED more content from them. I also CANNOT ship either of them with anyone else because it just does! Not! Work! In my head. They are each other’s ride or die and I love that for them.

Scaniel: makes sense, does not compel me

I love their friendship a lot and I think they have so much weird gay energy between them, but unfortunately my day one Daniel ship is still Maxiel. I think Scaniel has potential for growth, but unfortunately they do kinda give off besties to me. I will admit they have had some good, shippable moments, but Scotty just feels like a straight man in my mind. I think it’s just the DR effect (every man within a 5 mile radius falls in love with him) that drives this ship forward tbh.

Brocedes: makes sense, compels me A LOT

THIS is THE SHIP of all ships. The lore goes so hard and it’s so devastating to me. I’m a sucker for a good childhood friends to lovers to enemies storyline, so they are right up my alley. It’s just the most insane story that when I tried explaining it to my casual F1 fan friend, they asked me if it was from a movie and I was like NO! This is irl!!! The way that they have a 6 hour, 3 part YouTube docuseries about their relationship is crazy. No other ship has as much angst as them, and no one will ever come close to being them. It’s the way that they fundamentally are a part of each other’s careers and that you cannot mention one without the other, it’s the way that Nico talks about that era of his life and how he could only stomach their childhood favourite cereal on the weekend before cinching the championship, how he ruined his body and soul to beat Lewis and how his retirement changed Lewis’ whole outlook on the sport!!! And through it all, there is an awkward third-wheel in the form of either Daniel Ricciardo or Sebastian Vettel just smiling through the most disgusting vibes a room could ever have, which, in my opinion, adds to the whole drama of the ship. This ship has so much narrative and character and it is so so devastating to think about, I need to see or make a Brocedes movie before I die.

[akkivee]

i think there’s plenty of proof too!!!! that nagosaka’s time is coming!!!! it’s really hard to be patient when only rei, obviously lol, has been the only one to be a part of the plot so far lol

kuukou and rei have functionally served the same role in their respective teams so far, so your observation about their inner speech bubbles is really neat lol!!!! (unrelatedly this is why i think nagosaka switch on being the last division bc rei and kuukou affect ichiro in this third act lol) whatever rei has in store is in relation to his wife, be it bringing about her ideal world (what he’s trying to get ichiro in on i think, despite making himself the enemy lol) or something else, and i feel like sasara is going to want to return the favour for bringing him and rosho back together. rosho hopefully will still be the heart of dh and keep them in check if need be lol

i haven’t yet managed to make this post lol, but that unami chapter i think is playing into the concept of karma that’s always been floating around kuukou, where his actions and intent have paid off in various ways, one of which was getting him out of trouble he voluntarily put himself in. kuukou has to be getting into trouble in this next arc, like it just has to happen lol, and a good way to show the affects of that good karma he accumulated in harmonious cooperation and really show that bat’s a family that puts their lives on the line for each other by getting jyushi and hitoya to save him lol. bc that has to happen, some vibe overlap with fp i think is a given but rather than gendice trying to save ramuda from forces they can’t control, it’d be kuukou being saved from something he’s willingly subjecting himself to

if we get bb vs bat (a matchup i’m fearful of simply bc bb has the bigger jp fandom lol) i don’t think kuukou’s gripe with ichiro would be any perceived imbalance of feelings but that hesitation and inaction he said he’s never liked about ichiro, something we’ve seen kuukou lead ichiro from twice, in the unami chapter and in the youthful riot track, and commented on during bb vs dh. kuukou and ichiro want the exact same thing but i can see them maybe differing on approach

the guidebook➕ specifically mentioned the true hypnosis mic affects each target in different ways and it’d be kinda neat to see sasara and kuukou (and nemu too maybe) experience different after effects!!!! kuukou with forgetfulness, sasara’s new piercings on his ears are on an acupuncture point used to help with migraines so maybe he has bad headaches but it’s not very plot relevant in those terms lol. tho having effects at all lends into how inhumane the true hypnosis mic is, which is a plot point lol

@thedragonofbadasstemple that post was getting a little too long for me to keep reblogging lol

my hypmic collection goals has pretty much dwindled to getting kuukou plushies and mochi set variants only lmao like i used to aim to decorate my walls with merch, buy preorders for bonuses and tho admittedly a lot of that has slowed to help fund this trip to japan lol, i have been looking at merch like ‘do i need that????’ instead the usual impulse buy lol

i enjoyed the rep squad stages and would love to buy the ones i enjoyed the most in addition to bop2023 but it really is difficult to keep up with both canon and stage items when they both cost ¥8000 usually lol

i think it’s bc we’ve seen what hypmic has done with its characters and story that we, as nagosaka fans, expect it to happen for our faves and i don’t think it’s unfair to do so lol. we’ve all had our guesses and observations and had fun coming to conclusions based on crumbs but i think by everyone swinging on by to voice their complaints, we have loooong reached that point where it’s just not sustainable and feels more neglectful than anything. so even tho it’s exhausting lol, i think we should keep on having those high expectations and keep the pressure on kr to provide lol

[its-a-ducky-mess]

Just For Fun: Skating Analysis

A vast majority of the side-character cast are seen ice-skating in Snowball Skate.

Sarah, while alone, is shown to barely be able to stand idle without losing balance. However, by keeping a hold of Duck, she's seen happily skating around.

Duck by himself is very skilled, being able to perform a successful jumping spin moments after he was shown losing his balance on the ice.

Seeing as the Ribbon Sisters are acrobats already, skating is a cinch to them.

Flamingo and John seem to employ a similar method of skating as Sarah and Duck, using their birds for balance.

Scooter Boy is seen slowly sliding along the perimeter of the rink while never letting go of the railing, before slipping and having to barely hold on. Which is frankly very funny to me.

Plate Girl is seemingly good at skating, as she's skating along the perimeter with no balance methods, holding her plate in front of her almost akin to a steering wheel. She's even shown shutting door to the rink closed as she goes by it in the top gif.

Scarf Lady, as seen numerous times in the episode, is very good at skating. This is fitting as she was a competitor in the Winter Sports Championships.

The Librarian also seems well-adjusted to skating, taking slow, drawn out motions as he circles around the inner part of the rink.

Bread Man should not be allowed to skate, as he's seen losing his balance to such a degree that he almost flings Cake over the railing and has to dive to catch him.

Music Lady and Cloud Captain are shown to manage skating well, even holding onto each other and skating side by side with no difficulty.

[anonduck07]

Not the biggest Lando fan but you have to admit he's given his all for this team and this win feels like the culmination of it all you know? He's been with them for their worst and now he's cinched their first constructor's championship since 1998 for them. A win that was 5 years in the making.

[papayafiles]

rooting for oscar this weekend in a way i never have before because we NEED to cinch this constructors championship. mclaren boys please lock in.

[fortheloveofaussiegrit]

Andy Murray, Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber on day 2 of the Cinch Championships, 20th June 2023 (📷Luke Walker/Getty)

[footballmanageraddict]

For Sparta! | Part 7 | Crazy Relegation Fight

#FM24 #ForSparta! Part 7: Crazy Relegation Fight. @SpartansFC endure another tough season in the cinch Championship, in which the relegation fight again goes all the way to the wire. And a crazy final day sees the bottom 6 split by 4 points. Read here:

The Spartans FC just about managed to stay in the cinch Championship for a 3rd campaign as King Leonidas’ young side finished 8th amid a really tight relegation battle. And it seemed another tough campaign lay in waiting. The Spartans board yet again decided going professional wasn’t a financially sound move, yet deemed it suitable to spend a ludicrous £1.4m on training facility upgrades –…

[blorbocedes]

did nico really flop that hard in 2015?

he didn't flop as badly as checo, but he made a few crucial mistakes that let lewis cinch the championship in Texas. I haven't rewatched 2015 yet, but from my rudimentary understanding nico was a quali merchant (Monaco baby) but fucked up in the race, and this is when merc reliability wasn't great so nico DNF'd twice and it was joeover 🥲

nico started from pole at the US Grand Prix and had he won that race the championship would still be in contest, but he made a mistake and lewis not only won the race but the championship too. then nico locked himself in his hotel room, then partied with lewis, and won the next 3 races and ended the season 59 points below lewis 🥹 for comparison, max is currently 314 points and checo is 189 😅

but I would love someone with more knowledge on the 2015 season to elaborate if they want!

[charlitosalcaraz]

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates with the winner's trophy after victory in the Men's Singles Final match on Day Seven of the cinch Championships at The Queen's Club on June 25, 2023 in London, England.

(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

[solarsonicsoda]

Wrestlemania Main Event Reviews - Wrestlemania XXXV

Becky Lynch def. Ronda Rousey (c) and Charlotte Flair (c) for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship and WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship in 21:30 (Rousey entered as Raw Women's Champion, Flair entered as Smackdown Women's Champion)

The first women’s main event! Flair is in a helicopter approaching the stadium, she lands outside and gets the red carpet rolled out for her as she exits. She takes off her jacket and gets her robe put on ready for her match. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are here to play Bad Reputation as Ronda enters! Charlotte heads down to the ring as fireworks go off in the distance. Then here’s Becky! She’s got a whole new look here which I always thought looked super cool! The crowd chant to her theme and the sea of Becky signs are ready!

They stand off to begin Becky goes for the arm of Ronda as Flair stands off. The other two fight in the corner and Becky gets sent out the ring. Ronda targets Flair and sends her outside too! Ronda hits a judo slam into the barricade on Becky, and another to Flair on the floor, She further targets Becky but gets caught with a suplex into the barricade from Flair. She heads into the ring and taunts. Becky heads back in and there’s history here. They fight back and forth until Flair takes out the knee. Flair tries the Dis-Arm-Her, but Becky rolls her up. Flair kicks out, further brawling, and Becky attempts the Figure-4, but Flair kicks her away. Ronda comes in with a step-up knee strike to Becky and throws Lynch around. As Ronda targets Becky’s arm, Flair comes in with big boots and with Becky, attempts to powerbomb Ronda out the ring. As they reach the ropes, Ronda pulls them both over with a rope-assisted armbar! Becky gets out and hits a baseball slide on the hanging Rond who falls to the outside! Amazing! Becky goes for Flair in the corner, but she’s ready and takes her down. Flair exposes her knee and drops it on Becky. Flair heads up and goes for a moonsault, but Becky catches her with the Dis-Arm-Her! Ronda comes in though and rolls Becky through with an armbar, though Becky’s struggling means they are rolling as Ronda tries to properly cinch it in! She has the arm but Flair hits a big knee strike! She hits a weak Natural Selection on both of them but they both kick out. Flair throws Becky to the outside but Ronda throws strikes at Flair. Flair retaliates with some chops. Ronda is resilient, so Flair chops her in the face, so Ronda returns with a big elbow strike! Ronda goes for an armbar but Flair powers out of the attempt to lock in a Liontamer. Becky runs in and hits a bulldog and then hits a reverse DDT on Ronda and a regular DDT on Flair at the same time! She lays in some nice strikes to Flair but Charlotte fights back. She cartwheels over the rope when sent into the corner and hits a big boot from the apron to Becky. She goes up top but Becky stops her and hits a Bexploder from there!

Ronda goes up top, and resists Becky’s attack, then hits a double crossbody! Arm drags to both and she locks in a double armbar! But Flair and Lynch lift her up and powerbomb her thrice to break the hold! Flair throws Becky out and covers Ronda but she kicks out. She goes for a spear on Lynch on the apron, but she dodges and gains control, hitting the Lass Ride for a 2-count. Becky sends her outside and faces off with Ronda. Becky rolls through with a suplex to lock in the Dis-Arm-Her but Ronda gets the rope! She pulls Becky up and plants her in the corner but Becky dodges and locks in the Dis-Arm-Her with the ropes! Flair hits a big boot on Becky and then a Spanish fly on Becky for a 2-count! Flair suplexes Ronda but Lynch tries a Dis-Arm-Her on Flair. She counters by sending her into a turnbuckle pad and boots her to the floor. She targets Ronda and locks in the Figure-4 around the ring post until Becky breaks it up. Flair launches her into the barricade, attempts the Figure-4 in the ring but Ronda rolls her up! She kicks out and locks it in this time, then bridging for the Figure-8, but then Becky comes in with a leg drop to break it up! Becky brings out a table and sets it up in the ring but Flair attacks. She puts her on it and goes up for the moonsault, but Becky stops her. Ronda comes in and attacks Becky, sending Charlotte to the floor, and tips the table to the fans’ chagrin. She gets Becky up for Piper’s Pit but she slides out and attempts to lock in the Dis-Arm-Her, but Charlotte comes in with a double spear, though both kick out! She sets up the table in the corner and is able to hit a spear on Becky for a 2-count. She lines up for a double spear through the table but they hip toss her into it and it only just breaks! Ronda and Becky square off, throwing wild strikes until Ronda lands a step-up knee! She gets her up for Piper’s Pit but Becky reverses into a pin for 3! Ronda had her shoulders up for half of the pin which sucks but Becky wins! The crowd loves it! 

Pros: Great action, cool spots, right winner, exciting Cons: A bit messy, botched finish

This match was a lot better than I remembered! I felt a little underwhelmed at the time and the finish was a big dampener, but rewatching it I enjoyed it a lot more! Great stuff with some super cool triple threat spots, but a few messy or awkward moments. This is probably down to Rousey’s inexperience but she also brings a lot to the table. The finish was also upsetting but these things happen I guess. Ronda just needed to keep the shoulder down. Other than that though, a very fun match with the result we all wanted! 

4 STARS OUT OF 5