After two straight weeks with heavily delayed #Pondcast deliveries, we get things back on track this week with the usual Tuesday afternoon posting. So no broken hearts should come on that front — in the footballing world though, the same promises couldn’t be made this past weekend. For example, D.J. grapples with the reality of a “bottled” title race, while Boro supporters prepare themselves for a now-certain drop with a 3-0 drubbing. In the Champions League, half of Madrid and a seaside principality each had their own dreams dashed.

This thing is sounding pretty dour right about now, isn’t it? We promise we kept it lighthearted and not at all gloomy.