With bear spray at the ready, Reimer, Kevin and Graham don snake chaps and wander DEEP into the woods in the search for Luke’s home. At times they're not sure (Nor)which way to go but all three arrive safe. They’re beyond bewildered that Luke has power and running water this far from civilization, but they press on to deliver you another gripping episode. Luke’s homemade Golden Boot trophy that he’ll award to the highest point scorer for Bender at the end of the season sits prominently on the kitchen table – a kitchen table that Luke built with his own two hands. Luke’s handy and so wasn’t the 1-0 victory by Newcastle over Aston Villa this past weekend and Kevin wastes no time jumping on Luke about that one. Graham copes with a second straight Spurs home loss while Reimer basks in the latest Liverpool win over Burnley and their dinosaur-sized striker, Wout Weghorst. Bender 30s DOES have a match this weekend. Much to Travis’ delight the scrimmage has been cancelled. They’ll face Foeke’s Strings while the Bender 40s gets the Cyclones for the second-straight week in the play-in game on Wednesday - Ticky, Ticky, Two! There’s an extensive sports book session in this installment followed by a “how to” navigate the DGW26 in FPL. Geography is back along with broken metatarsals and the nostalgic sounds of Nintendo’s Ikari Warriors. The bus has been secured for the USMNT trip to Orlando and after Reimer’s deep dive of Daryl Dike – even though he won’t play for the USA that night or maybe ever again – March 27th can’t get here soon enough.
