Apologies to all for not doing the odds last week, but I was very busy with uni assignments and study for an exam. But I have the week off this week so I have had plenty of time to do the odds this week. So here they are...
Yoda's Padawan's v "Superstar"
1.73 2.18
Both these teams have 3 wins and 3 losses each, but it is Yoda's Padawan's who sit higher up the ladder having scored 21 points more than Superstar so far this season. Last weeks line up saw them field 6 of the same players, including the same captain, and with no trades made by either team it will come down to the other 5 players on the field. In this match up it looks like the Padawan's have the edge with their 5 players being Robinson, Vidic, Barton, Nani, and Berbatov, whilst Superstars players are Friedal, Hangeland, Evra, Scholes, and Dempsey. Nani and Berbatov have been in terrific form so far and should see Yoda's Padawan's over the line.
Breno FC v The Mighty Ducks
1.95 1.95
Undoubtedly the match of the round! This game pits third placed Breno FC against The Mighty Ducks who currently sit in second place and equal first for points scored. The Ducks have managed to score just 11 points more than Breno FC so far, an average of under 2 points more per game. These teams differ greatly and from the 15 man squads only 5 players are the same (Cech, Malouda, Arshavin, Carroll, Carson). Again no trades have been made yet and BFC go into this match with all players healthy and fit. The Ducks on the other hand have some injury concerns especially in the defense with Konchesky a definite non-starter, and Richards doubtful to make the match day squad. Cleverley is also expected to miss with a knee injury. These concerns could see The Ducks make a trade, but no more than 1 as they will not want to start any points behind BFC. This game is too close to call and could end up being 68-68 just like the AFL grand final.
RobsOverAchievers v benjy251090
1.56 2.50
Preseason favourite Rob is sitting where everyone expected him to be, in first place with just one loss to his name, and that came in the first round. His opponent this week, benjy, has been scoring well, with only the top 3 teams scoring more than him, however he has been unlucky losing his last 3 games. The last 2 losses were by a total of 7 points combined. However with that being said Rob still goes in to this match as heavy favourite. Like many teams there are a few lot of players from Chelsea and Arsenal in these 2 teams with 4 in Robs team and 5 in benjy's. With these 2 teams playing each other this week there could be some low scores because they can't all score highly. Rob and benjy go in on level footing with only one trade made for benjy so far this week. Safe money is on Rob for the win.
BoredToffee :) v Paul The Octopus
2.09 1.79
Paul The Octopus is not having as much luck in this league as he did at the World Cup. He currently sits in last place with only 1 win from 6 matches. This is surprising considering he has scored more points than half the other teams in the league, including the team he is pitted against this week, BoredToffee, who are currently in 16th place with 2 wins. BoredToffee haven't made any trades so far this round, whilst Paul The Octopus has made 1. This trade was most likely getting rid of Konchesky, but we can only speculate about who was brought in. The Octopuses luck is sure to change soon and they should pick up the win here.
Gunz n Rozez v JosipAndTheSkokos
2.24 1.70
JosipAndTheSkokos could possibly be even more unlucky than Paul The Octopus. Only 4 teams have scored more than The Skokos this season, yet they have only managed to get 2 victories and so sit in 14th place. This week they are up against 11th placed Gunz n Rozez, who have 3 wins, but have scored 23 points less than The Skokos. The Rozez score a miserable 22 points last week, which was the second lowest score of the round, whereas The Skokos scored a respectable 43 points, however lost 8 points due to transfers and lost the match by 4! Lost points doesn't look like it will be an issue this week for them with only the 1 trade made, which again is most likely replacing Konchesky. The Rozez haven't made any trades, but should consider making a switch if they want to get a result from this game.
Hello v Q's Champions
2.07 1.81
Two of FanFooty's favourites do battle this week with HP putting his team Hello up against Master Q's team, aptly named Q's Champions. Hello could possibly be the only team without any players from Chelsea, which so far this year has proven to be a mistake with the Chelsea players racking up points, but last week it paid off as Chelsea lost for the first time. If this happens again this week when they play Arsenal then Hello could be in with a good shot of winning since Q's Champions currently have 3 Chelsea players. But if as expected Chelsea get the win then I can't see Hello getting the win. Although whatever happens this match should be a close one, with Q getting the victory.
Aussie hawkas v Finally Coaching
2.29 1.66
Sixth placed Aussie hawkas take on fourth placed Finally Coaching in what should be an interesting encounter. Both teams have 4 wins each, but Finally Coaching have accumulated 36 points more than Aussie hawkas from the 6 rounds. That is an average of 6 points more per round. Because of this Finally Coaching has the edge, and should be expecting to pick up his fifth win of the season. To the team news now and the hawkas will be hoping that Lampard returns this week to strengthen his midfield, whilst Finally Coaching has the injury concern of Micah Richards to worry about. Alex and Tevez are the only similar players in these teams, but Finally Coaching looks too strong for the Aussie hawkas, who rely too much on clean sheets playing a 5-3-2 formation.
Hilly's Heroic's v Gregson United FC
1.98 1.93
Hilly's Heroic's are on the rise, picking up victories in the past 2 rounds after restraining from trading, something I am sure he found very hard to do. To Hilly trades are like candy, he just cant get enough! When Hilly is involved in a match it is hard to compare total scores of each team since he has lost so many points in transfers, but I will do it anyway! Hilly has a total of 220 points, compared to GUFC's total score of 262 points. Going by that you would think GUFC have it in the bag, but it wont be that easy on closer inspection. There are only 3 players in both teams and they are Bale, Berbatov and Drogba. It would be surprising if GUFC started with 3 Newcastle players again this week as they are playing Man City, so he will most likely substitute them with the Stoke players on his bench. I think this will come down to whether Lampard plays or not. If he does Hilly will get the win, if not GUFC will pull out the victory.
theschtokies v DONS
1.62 2.35
If TheSkokos are the unluckiest team in the league then the DONS are definitely the luckiest. The DONS have managed to win 4 games so far, but have only scored more points than 5 other teams in the league! Yet they sit in seventh place. To be fair theschtokies have only scored 8 more points than DONS, but have also managed to pick up 4 wins. DONS will be starting this round 8 points behind theschtokies, which almost gives the win to theschtokies before the round begins, unless the trades score highly. One can only speculate what these trades were with the only obvious injury concern was Dembele. Because of these trades I am tipping theschtokies for the win.
Lettuce United v what am i dreaming
1.89 2.02
The final match of the round pits Lettuce United, who are currently 13th, against what am i dreaming, who are 17th. However Lettuce United have only managed to score 1 point more than what am i dreaming in the first 6 rounds which shows how close this league is. On the trades front Lettuce United have made 2 trades (again most likely getting rid of Konchesky, and possibly Lampard), but don't lose any points as they had 2 free trades stored. what am i dreaming has made just the 1 trade this week, possibly trading out Richards who is in doubt. Without knowing who has been brought in it is hard to determine a winner, but I believe Lettuce United will leave with the 3 points.
So who do you all think will get the victories this week? Am I way off with my tips, or will there be a surprise win? Tell me your thoughts here
I'm swinging the axe.
Anyone else want to chime in? I only bother doing this so we can get some discussion going on the matches, but I wont bother if no one bothers saying anything
Are we allowed to say what trades we did??
Course you can if you really want to
Yea it's great CF ;) Shame no one seems to be interested in it atm...
Yeah it takes me ages to write up the whole thing so I would appreciate it if people then got a discussion going
news just in:
what am i dreaming coach speaks publicley "I am going to give Richards a starting position as i have seen evidence that he should be playing this weekend, also Rooney is out and i have brought in cover for him, that cover has also one himself the captains armband. That's all i have to say." is what the manager said at 7:00
Does the what am i dreaming coach want to elaborate on who the replacement for Rooney is? My guess is Berbatov??
lol interesting... I've just used my wildcard... probably stupid but what the heck...
Quote from: CrowsFan on September 29, 2010, 07:37:39 PM
Does the what am i dreaming coach want to elaborate on who the replacement for Rooney is? My guess is Berbatov??
Coach chrisuzz replies with "no comment" :P
Well that does make stuff interesting BOOMZ. How many people did you get rid of?
um... actually I'm not sure lol think 5...
You should play around with it boomz. Clear everyone from your squad and start again and see what arrangements you can come up with
I was thinking that... I'm still looking at it now ;)
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
You have earned it Q ;)
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
You'll never be again after I smash you :P. I think I made a trade ???. I haven't checked up since Monday and can't remember if I traded or not :P. Element of suprise.....
Nice write up CF. I would do the A league one but left all my hw for the last week :P.
Quote from: Hellopplz on September 29, 2010, 08:28:41 PM
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
You'll never be again after I smash you :P. I think I made a trade ???. I haven't checked up since Monday and can't remember if I traded or not :P. Element of suprise.....
Nice write up CF. I would do the A league one but left all my hw for the last week :P.
Not like that would happen but I would shrug that off as I'm easily going to win the AEPL Pre-Season Cup ::)
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:43:46 PM
Quote from: Hellopplz on September 29, 2010, 08:28:41 PM
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
You'll never be again after I smash you :P. I think I made a trade ???. I haven't checked up since Monday and can't remember if I traded or not :P. Element of suprise.....
Nice write up CF. I would do the A league one but left all my hw for the last week :P.
Not like that would happen but I would shrug that off as I'm easily going to win the AEPL Pre-Season Cup ::)
Winning the preseason cup means you play every league match starting 2 points behind cos you are that much better than everyone else :P
Quote from: CrowsFan on September 29, 2010, 08:45:13 PM
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:43:46 PM
Quote from: Hellopplz on September 29, 2010, 08:28:41 PM
Quote from: Master Q on September 29, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
Ahh, good to be the favourite again :D
You'll never be again after I smash you :P. I think I made a trade ???. I haven't checked up since Monday and can't remember if I traded or not :P. Element of suprise.....
Nice write up CF. I would do the A league one but left all my hw for the last week :P.
Not like that would happen but I would shrug that off as I'm easily going to win the AEPL Pre-Season Cup ::)
Winning the preseason cup means you play every league match starting 2 points behind cos you are that much better than everyone else :P
My pick is that you'll choke if you make the final. And you'll choke in this match against the unlikely bunch from Hello ;).
Well done as always CF :) My game will be close this week. I'll organise the A League odds tmw HP.
lampard is said to be not playing :(.. but i am rising..
Quote from: Fletch74 on September 29, 2010, 09:46:05 PM
Well done as always CF :) My game will be close this week. I'll organise the A League odds tmw HP.
Thanks. I might be able to do them next week If I'm not swamped first week back ;D.
Quote from: Hellopplz on September 29, 2010, 11:10:09 PM
Quote from: Fletch74 on September 29, 2010, 09:46:05 PM
Well done as always CF :) My game will be close this week. I'll organise the A League odds tmw HP.
Thanks. I might be able to do them next week If I'm not swamped first week back ;D.
I'm sorry guys, don't have time to do the odds today. I've tried to change things around, but just not enough time.
Great work CF! ;)
Yeah the minus 8 last week was costly, although got Nani in before he went up, so that's a plus! Only the one this week, Konchesky out, hopefully get over the line!
Nice write up CF
Your goin down :D
Thanks reesbr. You are probably right about our match, my defense is a big issue this week. Who you going to give the captaincy to?
So is mine though ;)
I'm thinking I will just stick with Torres. You?
Yeah good choice against Blackpool.
I was thinking Berbatov, but might risk it and go VDV
who where the smart people who chucked some money on me to win the h2h and classic smart people!!! I think there is only three people who can win the classic league for the official epl game.
Rob there are so many weeks left ::) Anyone can still win it, but out of curiosity, who do you think those 3 are? I'm guessing they're you, CF and Fletch ???
NoQ cf and fc hammers and Q you can tell the people who have good teams already!
reesbr is only 11 points behind us rob, so he is still in with a shot
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 01, 2010, 07:33:52 PM
reesbr is only 11 points behind us rob, so he is still in with a shot
OMG ::)
i just said, i think three people can win based on there teams doesnt matter if they where 50 points in front ..
ah right. i just looked at reesbr's team and it is pretty good. he will probably beat me this week. plus i don't think he has used his wild card yet
Thanks CF. You will beat me for sure though
Yeah I haven't used my wildcard yet. Don't plan to for a while
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 01, 2010, 07:45:40 PM
ah right. i just looked at reesbr's team and it is pretty good. he will probably beat me this week. plus i don't think he has used his wild card yet
reesbr knows that wasnt a stab at him he knows i love him (not in a gay way) sorry revise to 7 teams after taking into account wildcards etc...
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 01, 2010, 07:55:55 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 01, 2010, 07:45:40 PM
ah right. i just looked at reesbr's team and it is pretty good. he will probably beat me this week. plus i don't think he has used his wild card yet
reesbr knows that wasnt a stab at him he knows i love him (not in a gay way) sorry revise to 7 teams after taking into account wildcards etc...
Hahahaha lol
Quote from: reesbr on October 01, 2010, 07:57:12 PM
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 01, 2010, 07:55:55 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 01, 2010, 07:45:40 PM
ah right. i just looked at reesbr's team and it is pretty good. he will probably beat me this week. plus i don't think he has used his wild card yet
reesbr knows that wasnt a stab at him he knows i love him (not in a gay way) sorry revise to 7 teams after taking into account wildcards etc...
Hahahaha lol
where have you been havent spoke to you in ages?
Where have you been Rob??
Been so busy reesbr did u watch the gf today? and just saw bennys team pretty good team, he is my smoky for the league.
LOL im versing paul the octopus.. and i forgot to trade.. go me.. and I forgot to change captain.. hopefully van der vart plays a ripper game for me :)
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 02, 2010, 10:05:54 PM
Been so busy reesbr did u watch the gf today? and just saw bennys team pretty good team, he is my smoky for the league.
which benny, me? :S
Don't worry BS next week you will get 2 free trades. You don't need to trade every week!
And yes benjy you. what other benny is there?
isnt there like a ben 207 or something :S or maybe that is a league
if yes, thanks rob :D
yer went to do my team at 830 and was lockout :-[
Unlucky hawka cos the lockout is 8.30!
In this one it is better to trade early cos the prices change during the week so better jumping on early before their price rises
I think I brought in Ashley Cole this round? Tried checking to see if I traded and was locked out :(.
Checked up too late for the Virtual Sports and Fox Sports ones :(. Didn't trade there or change formation :'(. I'm screwed.
HP why do you have so much money in the bank???
You trade cahill for cole who cost 2.4 more and you still have 4.1 left over!!!
Idk :P. I need to use my wildcard soon.
Chose a few strong backs who either got injured (Ivanovic), Got injured (Vermalean) or just didn't do well first few weeks (Baines). Not to mention Davies up forward losing a little cash.
Lost alot of cash but Wildcard should be coming up soon. Next week, or the week after, or the week after that :P.
Ok well I play you in week 11. Want to wait till after that before playing your wildcard?
Might as well. Unless I verse Rob earlier :P. Knock off top spot ;D.
Haha ok I can handle you beating rob ;D
Berbatov not in starting line up for Utd today against Sunderland
*Facepalm. I really suck at this game :(.
Why do you suck HP?
Look under my DP ;). Says it all really :P.
Haha.
United's lineup is quite different today.
Van der Sar,
Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, O'shea
Anderson, Fletcher, Scholes, Nani
Owen, Macheda
Bench: Kuszczak, Evra, Smalling, Gibson, Berbatov, Bebe, Hernandez.
Going for 3 strikers on the bench is interesting...
Suprised Rafael, Anderson, Owen and Macheda are starting. Owen scored a goal mid week so guess he deserves it. But Bera on the bench is reidiculous in the form he is in.
Guess they don't rate Sunderland. Hopefully Henderson can make them pay 8).
I'm not surprised by Anderson or Rafael, both are great players and part of the future of United. Rafael will make the right back spot his own this season!
But yeah weird about Berbatov, especially with the international break coming up it's not like he needs a rest...
Anderson has been good in some of the matches I've seen him in. Gotta work a little on his overall game though.
Don't know alot about Rafael. But Evra on the bench is quite......
Trust me Anderson will be a star!
I'm sure he will ;).
Bebe might see some game time.
I think Bebe will only see game time if they are up by 2 or more with 10 minutes to go. But would be good to see him get some more match time
y is evra on the bench crow ?
No real clue hawka.
Doesn't really need a rest considering he gets next week off since he is banned from playing for the french team. I guess they are just trying to get more game time in to rafael which is great in my opinion, but it should have been o'shea dropped to the bench
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 02, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Berbatov not in starting line up for Utd today against Sunderland
that sucks for u HP, isn't he your captain in the other EPL game? I've hot him in the official game :(
20 minute delay for the start of the sunderland - man utd game because of a burst pipe in the man utd change room haha
haha rely mayb the same pipe type as the mcg
Quote from: Fletch74 on October 03, 2010, 12:01:49 AM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 02, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Berbatov not in starting line up for Utd today against Sunderland
that sucks for u HP, isn't he your captain in the other EPL game? I've hot him in the official game :(
He's Captain in both the Official and AEPL :'(. Hopefully he comes on at Half Time and Scores a Hat Trick (but Sunderland still win).
argh i have berbatov captain -.- ... hahaha funny s*i*
LOL I HAD VAN DER VAART CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 02, 2010, 10:05:54 PM
Been so busy reesbr did u watch the gf today? and just saw bennys team pretty good team, he is my smoky for the league.
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Yep sure did
Quote from: BoredSaint on October 03, 2010, 07:35:36 AM
LOL I HAD VAN DER VAART CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice stuff BS. I had Nani captain and then just before lockout I decided to change and was tossing up between VDV or Malouda, but went Malouda :(
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 03, 2010, 12:05:59 PM
Quote from: BoredSaint on October 03, 2010, 07:35:36 AM
LOL I HAD VAN DER VAART CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice stuff BS. I had Nani captain and then just before lockout I decided to change and was tossing up between VDV or Malouda, but went Malouda :(
I forgot to trade and change my captain this week.. so got a bit lucky :)
Why did Berba have to come in and NOT score >:(.
bad luck there HP..
Screws me in 2 forms of the game ::).
At least my Smokie in Henderson is doing well for Sunderland 8).
I did the same HP traded in Berba for Rooney put him as captain
gotta love tevez.. hope he scores :)
Forgot to do Subs and Captain :'(
Captain is Malouda, which matters, Subs are ok.
yay scored the highest in our league :) i love van der vaart
BoredSaint no you didn't. You got 59 points, but Finally Coaching got 73!!
Also I am a rubbish bookie!!! I only got 4/10 right. I would have lost so much money
Everybody has their off weeks ;).
Just lucky you aren't a real one :P.
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 04, 2010, 05:51:46 PM
BoredSaint no you didn't. You got 59 points, but Finally Coaching got 73!!
Also I am a rubbish bookie!!! I only got 4/10 right. I would have lost so much money
I got the highest in the head to head league didnt I??
Quote from: BoredSaint on October 05, 2010, 01:25:15 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 04, 2010, 05:51:46 PM
BoredSaint no you didn't. You got 59 points, but Finally Coaching got 73!!
Also I am a rubbish bookie!!! I only got 4/10 right. I would have lost so much money
I got the highest in the head to head league didnt I??
No, Finally Coaching got 73
Quote from: Fletch74 on October 05, 2010, 01:28:39 PM
Quote from: BoredSaint on October 05, 2010, 01:25:15 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 04, 2010, 05:51:46 PM
BoredSaint no you didn't. You got 59 points, but Finally Coaching got 73!!
Also I am a rubbish bookie!!! I only got 4/10 right. I would have lost so much money
I got the highest in the head to head league didnt I??
No, Finally Coaching got 73
wow fletch u suck almost as much as forest.
that seems a bit harsh rob considering you both got the same score :P
James have a look What he writes then tell me if it's harsh... Yeah overall
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 05, 2010, 06:49:41 PM
James have a look What he writes then tell me if it's harsh... Yeah overall
That wasn't harsh Rob. I was just saying that Finally Coaching had a higher score... Good to see you back online :)
First all don't be sarcastic fletch, and second of all you know what I was talking about don't play dum princess.
Fine I got the 2nd highest score in our league.. :) ::)
second highest is still good though boredsaint. now you just need to start getting the second highest every week and then you will win!
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 05, 2010, 10:41:48 PM
First all don't be sarcastic fletch, and second of all you know what I was talking about don't play dum princess.
TBH Rob, I didn't know what you were talking about. I thought u were talking about what I wrote to BoredSaint... If I wanted to be harsh to anyone, it would only be you :P
I have done my ACL flower, why does bad things always happen to good people!!!
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 07:15:55 PM
I have done my ACL flower, why does bad things always happen to good people!!!
How did that happen?!
Either way, hope you get better soon :).
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
yeah ruptured gone heard a twang there goes my scottish dancing career!!!
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:22:01 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
yeah ruptured gone heard a twang there goes my scottish dancing career!!!
Thanks boys 6 months out spewing, fletch is wishing i did my hand ACL so i cant type lol thats was bad!!
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:23:36 PM
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:22:01 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
yeah ruptured gone heard a twang there goes my scottish dancing career!!!
Thanks boys 6 months out spewing, fletch is wishing i did my hand ACL so i cant type lol thats was bad!!
get well soon :)
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:23:36 PM
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:22:01 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
yeah ruptured gone heard a twang there goes my scottish dancing career!!!
Thanks boys 6 months out spewing, fletch is wishing i did my hand ACL so i cant type lol thats was bad!!
No such thing as a hand ACL :P
But in all seriousness get better soon. You will be wearing a leg brace for months which is not very fun at all!
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 11:55:25 PM
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:23:36 PM
Quote from: RobsOverAchieverss on October 06, 2010, 09:22:01 PM
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 06, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
How did you manage that Rob? Is it a full rupture?
I did my LCL a few years back, it was not fun
Get better soon
yeah ruptured gone heard a twang there goes my scottish dancing career!!!
Thanks boys 6 months out spewing, fletch is wishing i did my hand ACL so i cant type lol thats was bad!!
No such thing as a hand ACL :P
But in all seriousness get better soon. You will be wearing a leg brace for months which is not very fun at all!
All the best for the recovery Rob. In all seriousness, I'm sorry to hear that you injured yourself.
Don't know why you'd think I'd be laughing at you ???