Closer Than Ever
The Big Match is over and it is all tied at the top of the league.
Join me for the rest of the matches.
Dave
posted by United We Stand @ 10:10 AM
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
The Big Match is over and it is all tied at the top of the league.
Join me for the rest of the matches.
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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122 Comments:
Good morning fellas, I just got back from my friend's house after watching the top two go at it.
The match on FSC is already 1-1 after 7 minutes!!
As for the match this morning, it was all Chelski in the first half and they scored in injury time.
United played much better in the second half and scored after a gift from Chelsea. Drogs was fouled inside his own half. Chelsea took the kick early and passed it back right into the path of Rooney(who was injured) but he took it one on one with the keep and tucked it in off the post.
Both teams could have won it. Drogs and Bollocks argued about a taking a free kick that lasted about 5 minutes.
Chelsea got a soft pen with 3 minutes to go. A cross might have hit Carrick's hand just inside the box but it wasn't ball to hand.
United then had two shots cleared off the line.
Now it is all level. Those of you that said it was United's league... shut up!!
I see us beating West Ham at OT and Chelsea losing to Newcastle on Monday and we will still be Champs
Citeh are also beating doomed Fulham
West Ham have taken the lead against Newcastle.
Come on Newcastle, you're my new favorite second team!!
Morning, Dave. Sorry that I missed out on this morning's festivities - I was up late writing and slept through my alarm.
Also, sorry to hear about Chelski's win. I cannot believe that they have a chance at a domestic and European double after the crap they've played this season. I'm now settling in with my brekkies to watch the Northeast derby. I've already missed two goals, as you say!
Again, I wasn't around this morning so you didn't miss anything
DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY LAST EMAIL!!
LEEDS ARE CONFIRMED IN THE PLAY OFFSS
Who cares about the Seagulls?
Citeh are two up
Swansea have taken the lead
Sounded like I missed a cracking match - sorry about the result.
West Ham are two up.
DON'T HAVE THEM START PLAYING WELL WITH UNITED COMING UP NEXT!!
Yeah, I did understand your last email. I thought that the Gulls were still in it, but I'm delighted to be confirmed in the playoffs. Now we just need to get our fifteen points back and be confirmed champions of Division 1!
In the championship
Leicester are beating Wednesday
Bristol City are beating the other Sheffield lot
Hull are beating Palace and Ipswich are in the lead.
Hull have boosted their automatic promotion hopes in the Championship, Frazier Campbell scoring his 15th goal of the season to put his side 1-0 up against Crystal Palace.
Can you imagine Hull City in the Premiership!? I hear their ground is state of the art, though.
The League 1 looks likes the Swans no matter the points.
They are two up
A Michael McIndoe penalty has put Bristol City 1-0 ahead at Sheffield United. A win for City today could put them right back in the shake up for an automatic promotion spot in the Championship.
How about Bristol City, Hull and Stoke all in the Prem? Crazy stuff!
Hull is the biggest city in England never to have a team in the top flight.
The Blades have tied it up with Bristols. That's not a result that just a bit of gossip.
We'd only be a point behind them with the deduction removed by the tribunal, though. It's tight.
Boom boom!
Preston have tied it up with Ipswich.
The Blues need a win
Gary Speed gets his 100th league goal for the Blades there. Name all of his clubs.
SHOCKER
Birmingham scored against Costa
Leeds, Newcastle, Bolton Sheff Utd.
Bit of handbags here between Chopra and Wheater.
You missed out Everton for Gary Speed. He is the consummate journeyman. Good player for us - we got the best of him.
1540: As it stands, Reading are in the bottom three, with Bolton above them on goal difference and Birmingham a point ahead.
The Swans are three up
Mikel Forsell is Brum's goalscorer and they're only decent player.
Bugger, Palace have tied it up with Hull. I don't want Palace or Warnock back in the Prem
Millwall are beating Carlisle
Bugger the Swans! I don't want Palace up either. They've been complete wasters in the Premiership. At least Hull, Stoke and Bristol City would add something new.
Doncaster have leapfrogged Carlisle into the automatic second place promotion spot on goal difference.
Nice goal by Sunderland
Nice goal from Chopra. Sunderland and Keano in front.
Hope they show the highlight of the earlier game
Let me know if you think it is a pen.
I wonder if they show Bollocks and Drogs going at it
Newcastle get a goal back
Why is this an important match - these two are playing for nothing but local pride?
Both could still go down. They are only on 36 points.
Wednesday have equalized at Leicester
Half-time - 2-1 Sunderland. It's looking like Derby, Fulham and Reading for the drop. How do you feel about that?
Newcastle have come all the way back and tied it up.
Let's hope they keep it going for next Monday
They were both on 37 points before Chopra's goal. Now Sunderland on 39 and Boro on 36. I still think they're both safe. It's either Bolton or Reading for the third drop spot.
I agree but they still aren't safe
Southampton are in the drop zone with WBA to play.
Southampton won the Cup in '76 and Pompey were relegated the same season.
Who's in the Cup Final this year?
Well, was it a pen?
Soft penalty there for Chelski. I thought it was more ball to hand than hand to ball. Tough break.
I thought so too
David Wheater has had a horror show today.
Bolton have scored at Spurs
Michael Chopra does have that Peter Beardsley running stance - I can see the influence.
Spurs have tied it up
Bolton have taken the lead at White Hart Lane straight after the restart. The Trotters are battling for survival at the bottom of the Premier League and an inspired change at half-time from boss Gary Megson has done the trick as substitute Stelios Giannakopoulos turns the ball home from close range to make it 1-0.
1611: "Newcastle and Bolton are showing good form and will be difficult for Chelsea in their last two games."
Reading appeal for a penalty against Wigan after the ball appears to hit Marcus Bent on the arm at the JJB but referee Martin Atkinson waves their claims away. That game remains goalless.
The Cottagers still alive - barely.
Stoke are beating Colchester.
If the scores stay the same... they are up!
Tranmere have taken the lead against Southend.
Millwall are two up against Carlisle
Carlisle down to ten men
Bloody Hell, Brum are two up
As it stands we would play Carlisle in the playoffs.
Sheff Utd are two up against Bristol City
What are Pool playing at? Saving themselves for Chelski? Probably. Rafa is so predictable.
I would like Leeds to avoid Forest.
That would be a good final at Wembley
Steven Cohen was talking on FFF about how he'd picked up a ticket for Wednesday's match off a friend. He's going to fly from LA to London and back in forty eight hours - and he's hoping to see a 0-0 draw!
Wednesday have come from behind to take the lead at Sunderland
Nasty clash between Pogatetz and Jones.
Of course, not Sunderland. I meant taken the lead at Leicester
Carlisle three down.
Good time to take them on in the play offs.
Crouch has gotten one back for Costa
1627: Dullsville at the JJB. The best chance fell to Marcus Bent after six minutes when he hit the post with a header. Not a lot has happened since.
UNITED SURELY CAN GET A WIN AT WIGAN!!
Yeah, maybe so. I'd still take the fifteen points and the Division 1 championship. It's been a while since we had some silverware in the cabinet.
Yes, you can.
And the Hammers have nothing to play for now.
Good old Crouchie, having his nachos.
Come on Liverpool!
Of course, we have lost to West Ham three times in a row in the Prem
We are going to beat WH and Chelsea will lose to Newcastle.
Fulham have scored at Citeh
You favorite Boro player has just saved the day for Gareth Southgate's boys.
Boro have scored.
Offside? Very close
Watford are losing at home to already relegated Scunthorpe.
They may miss the playoffss
A lot of goals in the Prem today. Only Wigan vs. Reading is a borefest.
If Chopra had a left foot they should have been way ahead
Brighton have scored!!
WHO CARES!!!
They've scored again.
I CARE EVEN LESS
Right you are. Good luck to them in Division 1 next season.
Ipswich are now losing.
They are done
STRUTH
Costa Del Pool tie it up
AND Fulham have a pen
Danny Murphy has scored
Yeah, shame that we won't have any East Anglian sides up in the Prem next season.
The pen was saved but Murphy nets the rebound
Wow! Fulham are still alive!!
They need to go for the winner. That would put the cat amongst the proverbial pigeons at the bottom. They'd be on thirty points, with Reading, Brum and Bolton right in it.
1642: Jimmy Bullard hammers a rasping shot millimetres over as Fulham press for a win. A rueful smile from Roy Hodgson
Fulham again go close to a winner against Manchester City, Clinton Dempsey's late effort being saved by the outstanding Joe Hart.
1500 BST KICK-OFFS
Birmingham 2-2 Liverpool
Man City 2-2 Fulham
Sunderland 2-2 Middlesbrough
Tottenham 1-1 Bolton
West Ham 2-2 Newcastle
Wigan 0-0 Reading
1644: "Never seen so many draws. Except on my granny's washing line."
Why aren't we watching that one?!!
Nice one!
We're heading into the final stages now and as things stand West Brom and Stoke are both going up into the Premier League. Will either stay up?
I know Setanta has WH Toon game
They have a funny show on Setanta.
It is puppets of Mourinio, Sven and Roon. It is funny, you should youtube it
Ipswich have tied it up
I've seen some clips of that on YouTube. WSD had the bloke who does the voices on last Friday. He's really good at Jose, not as good with Sven. The Roon is just a high-pitched Scouse accent - does he really speak like that?
that's the one
I think he does
Didn't think so. I've heard that Stoke play some good football, but people said the same thing about Swindon under Glen Hoddle. Look where they are now - playing good football in Division 1.
GOAL for SUNDERLAND
Doncaster have won.
Are they up?
I'm always surprised when I hear Ronaldo speak. I expect to hear a squeaky foreign accent but he's got a really deep voice and his English is spot on.
Just looked it up, they aren't
Very sexy deep voice
OH MY GOSH!
FULHAM HAVE SCORED!!!!!
Not yet - Forest and Carlisle are still in it a point behind them on 79 pts. And of course, we should be on 88 points. Have I mentioned that?
HULL HAVE SCORED A LATE GOAL
All still to play for
Ipswich have drawn
Now, Boro aren't looking as safe.
Wigan and Reading have drawn
FULHAM HAVE WON
Blimey - lots of goals around and about.
How everything has changed.
Wigan could be in trouble
Sunderland have won
They are very close!!
Kamara sealed it with his second goal in the 90th minute!
Sunderland have won and Boro are right back in the relegation mix.
Everything else is done
Come on, Crouchie - get your second!
Five Live is on
Good to spend the morning with you.
Nice chatting with you, mate. Great day for Fulham. I'm hoping that they can get another win next weekend and stay up.
Here is the bottom of the Prem
With everyone having two to play
Sunderland 39 -20
Wigan 37 -17
Boro 36 -19
Bolton 33 -20
Reading 33 -28
Birmingham 32 -17
Fulham 30 -25
Derby WHO CARES
So, is anyone safe?
Maybe Sunderland because some of the teams play each other
Five Live say that Sunderland are safe
Yeah, I'd say Sunderland and even Wigan are fairly safe. They're one win from the traditional forty point safety line.
It's going to be two from four (Bolton, Reading, Brum and Fulham). Fulham are still really up against it - they need two wins, full stop - but they showed some real grit today, so you can't quite count them out. If I were a betting man, I'd probably say Birmingham, Fulham and Derby for the drop.
Dear oh dear. Here's the latest news on the United vs. Chelski dust-up from Football 365:
"Following a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, their players were embroiled in a post-match scrap with groundstaff, a livid Sir Alex Ferguson described referee Alan Wiley as "diabolical", his assistant Carlos Queiroz launched an astonishing paranoid rant and Rio Ferdinand apologised for kicking a steward. Good grief. Have they lost the plot?"
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