A Pivotal Day!!!
Will these two matches fizzle out and become damp squids or will they be crackers!!
Please join me on this Easter Sunday treat.
Dave
posted by United We Stand @ 10:00 PM
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We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Will these two matches fizzle out and become damp squids or will they be crackers!!
Please join me on this Easter Sunday treat.
Dave
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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207 Comments:
Right, Dave, I'm sorry to get all teachery on you, but I do believe the phrase is "a damp squib," but I have to admit that I do fancy a damp squid or two with a spot of spicy remoulade. Yum!
I'll be with you tomorrow morning with bells on!
(Can we expect an audience with the older Nocito brothers?)
Hello guys !
You will have the pleasure of my
company for a little while , then
I have to go and pick up the other
Nocito from Heathrow . White Hart
Lane was good fun yesterday . Well done to Leeds on a good win . Best
of luck to all involved today .
Hey Tony, you didn't tell everyone that there was snow this morning over in England.
Sorry Steve, thanks for the correction.
Of course, I meant Bob, not Steve
The Teams
Good Guys
VDS
Brown
Rio
Vidic
Evra
Ronaldo
Scholes
Carrick
Anderson
Giggs
Rooney
On Bench
Tevez
Nani
Hargreaves
O'Shea
Kuszczak
Bad Guys
Reina
Arbeloa
Carragher
Skirtel
Aureilio
Mascherano
Alonso
Gerrard
Kuyt
Babel
Torres
On Bench
Crouch
Benayoun
Riise
Hypia
Itandje
Ten minutes to kick off!!
Of course, the Beeb is going to blacked out. I am going to try manutd.com but I have been shut out of that as well.
I will be listening to Talksport
And we're off!!
Just saw that Chelsea Ladies are taking on Leeds Ladies kicking off at two!!!
Reina makes a great save from Rooney.
Bugger
Rooney had a one on one. He could have gone around the keeper. The radio is saying that if Roon hit the ground it was a pen and Carragher would have been off
Liverpool have had the most possession, United have had the best chance.
Scholes puts it in to Rooney and he misses the chance. If his touch was better he would have scored.
Mascherano in the book
From the Beeb
1342: Javier Mascherano gets the first yellow card of the day. Mascherano is penalised for a Paul Scholes-style late, sliding tackle on, er, Paul Scholes.
Morning, Dave. Early kickoff, eh? I'm here for the duration. Come on, you Reds!
What do you mean Mr. Dahlgren?
Which RED?????
Ah, I'll keep that to meself.
Morning, Chelskilad!
I know which one you are rooting for!!!!
Push off!!!
Good Morning Bob
I'm off to Heathrow soon .
The red one, eh? Sounds like it's been a tight one so far. I reckon that these days aren't actually that important. The championship is usually won or lost on those 1-0 wins or losses to the likes of Boro and Bolton. These matches usually end up 0-0 or 1-1. Very tight.
I agree with you but if it could be very important win if we get it!
Say hi to the rockstar in the family for me.
From Football 365: "20 mins: It's still very cat and mouse and the likes of Torres, Ronaldo and Gerrard have seen little of the ball although Rooney looks very lively."
Hey Tony,
How are the roads? Debs sent some pictures of the snow.
Of course, we get that much snow if someone sneezes!!
Ronaldo hits the post!!!
Bugger
1355: Ryan Giggs delivers the free-kick which is headed on to Cristiano Ronaldo. His sidefooted shot comes back off the post - but he's flagged offside. He wasn't, but anyway...
Tony, are listing to the match on Five Live?
No goals after half an hour
David don't take the piss out
of our snow ! It's all we have
so leave it alone . It's all
melting anyway . The roads seem
fine . Will listen to the football
in the car .
Giggs has a chance saved.
It is about time Giggsy and Scholesy score some goals!!!
When are leaving?
GOAL TO UNITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WES BROWN gets the goal!!
Yes, I said WES BROWN!!!
Reina has had a couple dodgy moments.
He came for a few balls that he didn't make.
That was why Brown scored his first goal in 3 years!!
Ah, the 'Orrible Orange with a rare goal. Well done!
Wes Brown ????
What is going on ?
I'm off in about 10 mins .
From 365: "GOAL BROWN. Reina's nightmare continues. Rooney crosses from the left and Brown gets there before the Liverpool goalkeeper to head the ball into the empty net. 1-0 United."
Sounds like a real clanger.
Say hello to Mike for me.
He was sent off for dissent.
He is going loopy
Dear oh dear. Mascherano's off for arguing over a yellow card that Torres picked up. It's all going wrong for Rafa and his men today.
1415: RED CARD Liverpool
Fernando Torres sees yellow for complaining to Steve Bennett and Javier Mascherano - who has been chipping away at the ref for a while now - has another go. The Argentine is held back by Steven Gerrard as he approaches Bennett but it doesn't do him any good. He gets a second yellow for dissent.
Half time!!!
United one up with goals and players
You must be pretty happy so far. A good morning for United.
I am not that pleased about having to play against ten men.
It seem to make the ten men try harder sometimes.
Keep it tight United.
hey guys...i have a football site and i would love if u guys could write something on the site
Site is www.soccerxp.com
I am a ManU fan btw. Hoping for a positive reply.
I could not find any Contact email id to send mail to...that is why thought of commenting here.
Really sorry if it was wrong.
Well, I hate ManYoo, anakin, but your website looks pretty good when I checked it out. Thanks for the post. How did you find us?
i was actually searching for bloggers who would want to contribute to my site. I have football fans writing columns. All of them are really passionate and write for the love of the game.....
So thought of asking people here.
Rooney was almost in again
Gerrard has a shot saved by VDS
Who is that? That is twice in two days
Come on United, get another one please!!
Thanks for the offer, Anakin.
Free kick chance to United just outside the box. The radio said that it could have been a pen.
Maybe too close for Ronaldo.
Hit wide
From 365: "54 mins: Glorious chance for Ronaldo to score his first goal against Liverpool but he blasts his free-kick wide of Reina's post."
i also have a movie site at www.reelsuave.com
Interested to write for that?
U guys shoould make ur blog big...it will do well
An hour gone.
Just thirty minutes to hang on
How much do you pay your writers, anakin?
Rio in the book for kicking the ball away after fouling Torres.
Looking pretty good for United now. You'll be six points up on the Arse at full-time with a 1-0 win.
all my writers are football fans GatorBob...they are fans of various football clubs. They write cos they want their opinions to be heard and they love the game and just want to contribute. And till now no one has even mentioned anything about compensation.
Naughty, naughty, Rio.
Banayoun is coming on for Babel
United need a goal!!!
Torres getting close to a second yellow.
20 minutes to go at Old Trafford.
Come on United!!
Gerrard has shot go wide
Oh, you know that United will hold on now against ten men.
No I don't!!
From sister Debs from Sky
Well from what little I know and from what I saw....he got involved in something he needn't have done...*shrug*
Its pretty funny on sky though,cos Jamie Rednapp and another guy whose name I cant think of (he's bald..and Scottish)....is it Andy something?....anyway,they were having quite an argument about it....The Scottish guy thought the ref overreacted in sending him off...but Jamie thought he was right to do it. They keep talking about what happened with Ashley Cole this week as well
FSC are showing the second half of Torino vs. Milan and boy, is it dull!
Tevez and Nani on for Giggs and Anderson.
Interesting substitutions by SAF.
Not exactly planning to "hold on"
That must be Andy Gray, Debs is talking about. I still haven't seen the Cashley incident yet, so I wouldn't be able to comment on that.
Tevez gets an early shot saved by Pepe
Carlito wasn't starting? What was Fergie thinking!
I hope not!!
Wayne Rooney is hobbling with what looks like a knee injury.
Rooney is still struggling
Cashley should have gone.
It was a nasty tackle and then he turned his back to the ref and said book me, read my name...
Roon seems to have run it off.
COME ON UNITED, KILL THEM OFF in the last 13 minutes.
UNITED SCORE!!!!!
RONALDO FROM A CORNER!!!!
He had just had a one on one with the keeper but it was saved. From the following corner...
Hi Debs, she just popped in to read her comment!!
NANI SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE NIL!!!
Points in the bank now, eh?
Unstoppable shot by Nani!!!
Nani beautiful goal there....
From Debs about Andy Gray
yep....that's him
Thanks Bob :)
Talksport has just said that NO Liverpool player has scored against United in the Premiership under Rafa!!
Their only goal was an own goal by O'Shea
Torres substituted for Riise
last season n this season...united have won all 4 games including this one....with liverpool not even scoring.
So United have their three points.
What is the best score for me in the second game?
I think I would say a draw.
Into stoppage time
Team News From The Bridge
The Blue Bad Guys
Cudicini
Carvalho
Terry
Cole
Essien(right-back!)
Bollocks
Makelele
Lamps
Cole
Drogs
Kalou
The Red Bad Guys
Almunia
Sajma
Toure
Gallas
Clichy
Eboue
Fab
Flamini
Helb
Adebayor
Van Persie
All over at Old Trafford.
A very satisfying Easter Morning for me.
Well done, mate! Are you sticking around for the Chelski-Arse? I am!
I am here
What do think will happen?
From Auntie Beeb
1523: FULL-TIME Man Utd 3-0 Liverpool
Rafa Benitez looks like he wants to have another word with Steve Bennett, who is already surrounded by Liverpool players. Javier Mascherano's sending-off will be the main talking point but that didn't affect Pepe Reina's ability to cope with crosses did it? Benitez still without a win over United in eight attempts.
6 points clear as I type
hey guys.....so any of you interested?
From the Beeb
Chelsea got away with it on Wednesday. However, because of Cole's disgraceful behaviour, Liverpool are the team to be punished. How can that be fair?"
Let's hope the Refs clamp down on the mouths. United included.
Debs just said that Fergie has said that he is hoping for a draw.
I am going to have to fight the kids for the TV. The NCAAs start at Noon as well. Our local Siena Saints are playing Cinderella again.
hey united we stand....did u read what i typed above....care to reply to anything?
Are you hoping for a draw too? What do you think will happen? Good warm up on FSC from the Sky boys with Gallas trying to gee the lads up and highlights of previous clashes. I'm predicting a 0-0 draw.
Any comments on Gallas's do?
I think you would look good with the Gallas do!!!
I think I want a draw
MR. TERRY, please put your socks under your knees!!!!!
Oh dear, it's Mark Clattenburg!
And we're off
The boo boys are getting started early on Gallas and Cashley.
I wouldn't mind Chelski's home record to go down the drain!!!
It was Arsenal that last beat them at home. FOUR years ago
Has Adebayor scored with his new hairdo?
Dangerous free kick coming up here, earned by Drogs.
Why is Eboue complaining? He was two yards away
Do you see Arsenal or Chelski as more of a threat to you? Or are you just a cocky so and so.
I can't remember Adebayor scoring recently, except against Milan in the Champs League. Didn't see the match, though.
Nice shot
Decent hit from Bollocks and Almunia did well to make it look comfortable.
MLS starts up again next with the season opener between the magnificent New England Revolution and the Dynamos. Are you excited? Will you be watching? I will!
Why don't Leeds have a game tomorrow with the rest of the league?
Sagna's having a mare so far. Maybe his braids are on a bit too tight?
Dunno, maybe because we've played a game more than many of the sides.
I don't know which would be more of a threat. I am scared of both of them.
As for the MLS, I really don't care much.
My friend gives me a hard time about not caring.
I think that Star Wars wanker has pissed off finally. Honestly, he's trying to drum up support for his poxy website but when I mention getting paid for articles, he gets all high and mighty about doing it "for the love of the game." I suppose those adverts on his site are just there for decoration, then, eh? What a complete muppet!
If I HAD to pick a winner it would Arsenal. I feel they are more apt to dropping points then Chelski
I completely ignored him
May the Force be with him
I'm thinking damp squib for this one rather than Easter Sunday treat. I'm sticking with my Belgian chocolate bunnies for the Easter treat. This one's going to be a snoozefest, I fear.
You've got loads of experience ignoring irritating tosspots in the middle school classroom, right?
United's game was pretty good I hear.
Let's hope they show the highlights at half time
Siena is down by five
How much would you have to get paid to want to massage Drogba's thigh?
Cudicini going walkabout
Arsenal are wearing red socks. I think they look better with red than white.
I think Chelsea look better in blue socks rather than white.
Nice passing game from the Arse, but no cutting edge so far. Just one goal would be enough to nick this, I reckon.
Siena down by ten
Nice turn and shot by RVP
Drogs knees it back to the keeper
Almunia doing a Cudicini impersonation
I could work for the BBC, or manage Luton or Spurs! This was exactly what I was thinking.
1630: "Arsenal are playing a very high line. That's twice they've been caught by the ball over the top."
David Pleat on BBC Radio 5 Live
A scramble in the box.
That could have been Arsenal's opener
Arsene is complaining about something to the fourth official
This game is starting to open up
Someone is going to get sent off here. Probably one from each
How did Gallas miss that??
Where have you buggered off to Dahlgren?
a swing and a miss by Kalou
Half time at The Bridge.
Predictably scoreless.
Nice goal by Nani
We're off for the second half
Nice save by Cudicini
Good start by the Arse
Why doesn't Hleb shoot? He never seems to want to pull the trigger.
Has our Star Wars friend taken you away from me with the Force?
RVP is playing horribly!!
Mascherano ran 30-40 yards to get involved with a Torres booking.
Silly boy
Eboue handballed that. He is on a yellow already but it is given the other way!!
Arsenal pass well but too much
Wonder if Tony is off the m25 yet
AND THE ARSENAL SCORE!!!!
Sajma
Nice header
Goal! Sagna! Are you happy?
Where have you been?
Rather a red goal than a blue
Did you hear that?
Chelsea haven't beaten a team in the top seven. Is that right?
I just looked it up. They beat Pompey at the beginning of the season.
Result
Chelsea Ladies 1 Leeds Ladies 2
WELL DONE!!!
I still think Chelsea are going to score
Sagna looks like can't continue
Sorry, a friend called from the West Coast to congratulate me on my job. I'm back now.
Bollocks should have done better
I was afraid Anikan had beamed you somewhere!!
Good chance for Bollocks, but he's whiffed it. Two more Arse players down. This is getting chronic. Looks like Nic Anelka up and ready to come on.
Anelka coming on.
Do you see Chelsea scoring?
How many Arsenal players are off the field now... three?
Chelski fans not happy about those changes by Avram.
Bollocks coming off and the Chelsea fans sing... "You don't know what you're doing"
Now it Jose chants
I can't see Chelski scoring now, honestly. I think that Arsenal can probably hold on and it'll be a massive boost for them if they can.
What was that Bobby???
Oh well, that's how much I know. Goal from Drogs. Oh dear.
Drogs is booked for taking his shirt off.
Toure completely missed his header there. Scandalous. Arsenal really are porous in the middle of the backfour.
I hate that. What's wrong with a bit of celebration?
The radio said that Drogs was booked for taking off his shirt and then should have had a second yellow for jumping into the crowd!!
I agree
Oh, Anelka snatched at that chance. Should've done better; could've broken Arsenal hearts.
The most classic taking off of the shirt was Diego Forlan for United.
He scored and took off his shirt. He couldn't put it back on. He was running around getting his arm stuck in the sleeve as the game restarted!!
Theo on for RVP now.
I really don't want Chelsea to win!!
sorry Tony
I only see one winner
I did enjoy one time when Arjen Robben jumped into the crowd after scoring a crucial goal for Chelski. He'd already been booked, so when he turned back around, the ref was showing him a red. The look on his face was classic.
I do remember that Forlan moment too. I think that ManYoo was experimenting with a shirt that had an inside lining, which made it hard to get back on.
Who's going to win, then?
Drogs scores another. I could see it coming!!!
Oh, my, Drogba has won it! Stop the presses!
Does Avram know what he is doing!!!
Almunia should've saved that, don't you think?
He seems to. So are there going to be any more goals, Nostradamus?
He almost gets his hat-trick
Drogs nearly with his hat-trick. A good save there for Almunia.
This game ain't over yet!
Drogba's won the battle with Adebayor.
Five minutes of stoppage time. Plenty of time for the Arse to pip one in.
Five minutes of added time
Where'd you go? Did you get bumped off, Dave?
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