All Hallow's Footie
Let's hope it's not a spooky day for all of our teams. Join me for the usual Saturday madness.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 8:46 AM
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!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Let's hope it's not a spooky day for all of our teams. Join me for the usual Saturday madness.
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!
Contributors
Previous Posts
- Bloody Confused, Chapter Six
- Premiership Wednesday?
- TV themes
- Midweek footy!
- Soccer Sunday
- TRY AGAIN... AN EARLY START!
- Song for Sarah
- Champions League - Gameday 3!
- Bloody Confused - Chapter 5
- Do We Really Want Spurs to Go Down?
129 Comments:
I had a rough mid-week. Here are my predictions for today:
Chelski 4 Sunderland 0
ManYoo 3 Hull 1
Boro 1 West Ham 1
Pompey 2 Wigan 0
Stoke 0 Arse 2
WBA 1 Blackburn 1
Spurs 1 Pool 3
Bolton 0 Citeh 3
Newcastle 3 Villa 1
The early one with Everton and Fulham has kicked off at Goodison.
Fifteen minutes in and not a lot going at Goodison as of yet.
Arteta lines up a free kick, it takes a big deflection but Schwarzer is equal to it.
It amazes me that Bobby Zamora is still playing in the Premiership. There must be a dozen Championship level strikers who are better than he is.
AJ, back at Goodison for the first time since his move, is trying a bit too hard. He's desperate to get onto the scoresheet.
Fellaini hits one against the post and only a desperate lunge from Aaron Hughes prevents the Yak from netting the rebound.
I've been searching around for Soccer Saturday but it seems to have been pre-empted by coverage of this match. I don't understand that as no one will be able to watch this in the UK live.
Everton have turned the momentum in their favor in the past five minutes. There should be a goal before half time.
Great cross in from Bullard and AJ whiffs at his chance. Zamora missed a chance there too.
Now it's Fulham's turn to have a purple five minute patch.
Half-time at Goodison and still 0-0.
Spare a thought for these two sets of fans. They support two mid-table sides who aren't going to win anything. Neither will be threatened with relegation this season, so they won't have the catharsis of a drop-zone battle. They've come out for a noon kick-off and they've seen dross.
The only half-time talking point was a dubious penalty claim for Everton where Fulham center back Hegeland was riding on Fellaini's back a bit. It probably would've been whistled if it had happened in the center circle but it was far too soft for a penalty. Move on...
Ohhh, the best chance so far. A corner comes over, big Hegeland nicks it on, Zamora floats a lovely ball over and Gygera has a free header six yards out and somehow contrives to head against the bar with Timmy Howard prone on his line. Should have been 1-0 Fulham.
At this point, I'd gladly take the fifteen points for a 1-0 Everton. Come on - feed the Yak already!
Jimmy Bullard lines up a tasty free kick chance....
Great free kick well saved by Howard. Zamora sticks the rebound against the post. How many chances does he need?
Pienaar's coming up in favor of the striker Victor Anichebe. Get us a goal, Victor!
Fulham have looked the more likely in the second half, to be fair.
Yes! Louis Saha has come on and won the match for the Toffees. More to the point, he's gained me 15 points.
Three minutes of stoppage time to play in this one.
Full time: Everton 1 Fulham 0
A fairly disappointing appetizer. Let's hope the main course is a bit better. Sunderland-Chelski is coming up on the box and I'll be looking for the feed for Hull vs. United.
Of course I'll be keeping an eye on Leeds away to Cheltenham. They're in the drop zone so I'll be hoping for three points today to take away the disappointment of the mid-week loss.
Colchester have done us the favor of beating Southend at home in the early kick-off.
Hey Bob, I am here for about 15 minutes before I have to go off to a 4 on 4 soccer tourney for Matt.
Tony said that he would join in this morning.
Hey, Dave. What do you think of my predictions for today? I'll look forward to a natter with the chelskilad.
I seem to have the Setanta USA feed for the United match because they've got American ads in between the programming, including for FSC.
Bugger! The Shrimpers stuck in a late equalizer to finish 3-3.
I have the Setanta feed with Footy HD. Lou MaCari is the color man
Come on, let's have a goal early so I can leave a happy chappy
I've got the same feed. My prediction is United 3-1 in this one. I reckon that the Hull bubble has been burst.
As for your predictions, you seem to think Newcastle will keep up their good run but Spurs won't
Will you be back for the Spurs vs. Liverpool? That looks like an intriguing match.
Dunno
Yep.
It's lashing down at Stamford Bridge.
There's your early goal - Ronaldo!
I am about to leave and I miss Ronny's goal!!
YES, MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE!!
Are you a happy chappy now?
Yes!!!!!!!! Leeds go one up at Cheltenham through Becchio. He's on a tear these days. We're both happy chappys now. Enjoy the tourney.
Hull drop out of the top four as a result of that early goal.
Lampard lines up a free kick but it's straight into the wall. The weather is just appalling in London today.
Stoke take the lead over Arsenal and surprise, surprise it comes from a Rory Delap throw. Arsenal can't deal with a huge hurl into the box and Ricardo Fuller finds the net.
Benni McCarthy's penalty puts Blackburn 1-0 up at West Brom.
Rooney hits a sharp shot that just rises over the top.
Deco hits a similar shot at SB and it strikes the bar.
Yes! Swindon have taken the lead at Scunthorpe. That really helps us. We're now level on points with them in second with Millwall on top.
West Ham cash in on poor defending at Middlesbrough as Hayden Mullins fires them into a 1-0 lead. Down at Portsmouth, Peter Crouch's looping header hits the Wigan crossbar.
GOAL! Hull City are back in this match with a Kuzan header from a set piece. Hull are in dreamland in the Theater of Dreams. 1-1.
Arsenal are completely at sixes and sevens as Clichy clears off the line from another Delap throw.
GOAL! Chelski go one up. Joe Cole hits one left footed, Sorensen somehow lets it nutmeg him and Alex sweeps in the crumbs.
1-0 Chelski.
GOAL! United are back in the lead. Berba feeds Carrick who drills home.
2-1.
GOAL! Chelski are two nil up now, Cole this time feeding Anelka who has an easy tap in.
Scunthorpe have leveled things in their match against Swindon. 1-1 there. And they're back on top.
I'm really irritated that 365 have Leeds listed at the bottom of the table on 3 points. Surely this is just a flashback to last season and the League hasn't docked us 26 points!
That United goal gives the Premiership a familiar look with Chelski on top, Liverpool second, Utd. third and Arsenal fourth. Hull now down to sixth.
Rooney tucks in what he thinks is his hundredth goal but it's ruled out for offside.
Leeds are all over Cheltenham but it's still only 1-0.
GOAL! Corner over and Ronaldo heads home. Easy.
3-1. That's my prediction. They can shut up shop now.
Half time at Cheltenham. 0-1 so far. Should be two or three given the shots on goal but I'm reasonably pleasd.
Chelski are cruising it now, with Anelka tapping in his second. He's hardly had to move to score two training pitch goals against a woeful Sunderland defense. Keano will not be best pleased. 3-0 now. My prediction is 4-0 and I should have gone for 8-0.
Teams are starting to come out for the second half...
Still raining cats and dogs at Stamford Bridge.
What does Roy Keane hope for in this second half. I'm sure that the players would much prefer to be back on the bus heading up north, with a curry in their laps rather than getting drenched and drubbed by Chelski. Surely there's no way back so it's just damage limitation in the second forty five minutes.
Hull meanwhile are looking slightly more adventurous, with Geovanni hitting an intriguing free kick that VDS sees go wide.
GOAL! Lampard heads home a lovely cross from Joe Cole, who's had a hand in all four Chelski goals this afternoon.
4-0. That result would earn me 90 points but somehow I fear there are more goals on the horizon.
Looks as if Arsene Wenger has had some harsh words to say at half-time. His Arsenal side have started the second half on the front foot at Stoke.
GOAL! I was right - Anelka sticks in Chelski's fifth from a Malouda's cross. It's the mercurial Frenchman's hat-trick.
Keano has been banished to the stands after having a few choice words to say to the fourth official.
Two quick goals at Brighton. It's 1-1 there and Millwall are still in second place.
GOAL! Vidic scores United's fourth to blow my prediction there. Corner in and the big man side-foots home. Sloppy defending there. Now way back for Hull now.
Djibril Cisse is coming on for Sunderland, goodness knows why. He'll know that it's a hiding to nothing.
This is fairly embarrassing for Sunderland now. Chelski are knocking it about to cheers of Ole and look as if they could score at will now.
5-0 to Chelsea, 4-1 to Manchester United but still Arsenal trail 1-0 at Stoke. Are the Gunners slipping out of this title race?
No rest for Sunderland's back four. They'll be happy to see Joe Cole make way but it's Didier Drogba to replace him. Yikes!
Ishmael Miller produces a special goal to put West Brom 2-1 up against Blackburn. Will Ince be sent to the stands as well having earlier gone ballistic at McCarthy's sending off when Rovers were 1-0 up?
The match at Old Trafford has run its course, so I'm off to the Britannia to see what on earth is going on there.
Lovely jubbly. Brighton have scored two quick ones. They're 3-1 up now. That should have us in second. Meanwhile Scunthorpe are 3-2 up over Swindon.
Twenty minutes left for Arsenal to dig this one out. Adebayor has come off injured for Carlos Vela.
Jesus! Another Delap long throw and another goal. Arsenal are 2-0 down. That's criminal defending. I can't tell you how many times this season that Arsenal have let in goals that you wouldn't expect a park side to let in.
Hull have pulled another one back. That result would at least give me 15 points.
Malouda should have had Chelski's sixth there.
Uh oh - it's just got worse for Arsenal. RVP - silly boy - went running in on Sorenson and shoved him into the net and stamped on his foot after he'd claimed the ball. Pure frustration and it's a straight red card.
It's been a hugely disappointing four days for Arsenal and I think that the Gooners out there have got to start contemplating the unthinkable - the end of the Wenger era. Let's be honest - Arsene hasn't won anything for Arsenal in a long long time and the team he's built has a very soft core that is continually exposed.
More good news for Leeds. Oldham are two nil down at home to Yeovil.
Five minutes left at Cheltenham. I'd love to see the pad of a second goal as I'm on pins and needles.
An equaliser for Middlesbrough. Mido smashes home against West Ham and it's now 1-1. The goal had been coming.
Are Hull about to 'do a Spurs'? It's now 4-3 at Old Trafford as Geovanni adds to his tally of goals at big grounds by firing home from the spot.
Rooney is booked after twice kicking Hull players after a dropped ball. To be honest that could have been two yellow so he's lucky not to see red. He's clearly frustrated at not getting on the scoresheet and seeing Manchester United's lead whittled down to 4-3 but that's no excuse.
At last Portsmouth have an equaliser as Niko Kranjcar nets against Wigan to make it 1-1. Relief for Tony Adams.
Yes! Swindon have equalized at Scunthorpe. It's 3-3 there. Excellent. And Millwall have gone down 4-1 at Brighton. We're still 0-1 getting into stoppage time.
More bad news for Arsenal - Theo's gone down in a heap after a nasty tackle from Delap. He's receiving treatment.
Chelski have finished their rout in the rain 5-0.
Walcott's being stretchered off holding his shoulder.
GOAL Arsenal! Game on - can they possibly come back. From a free kick, Clichy somehow squeezed a shot through a crowd. It's 2-1. It would give them a power of good to stick in an equalizer.
The Arse have a corner. This si gripping stuff. Bendtner gets a header on target but Sorenson nonchallantly chests it down. Not much time left now. Long ball time for the Gunners. The referee is looking at his watch. Stoke are sticking Kitson on to waste some time. Ref checking the watch again. Arse can't get it out of their half. Referee wastes time booking a Stoke player. Another long ball from the back...and it's all over. 2-1 Stoke. A bad bad day for Arsenal.
A third goal at Fratton Park and it goes to.... Wigan. Heskey's 100th Premier League goal puts the visitors 2-1 up on Portsmouth.
It's ended 4-3 at OT. Good thing that Dave wasn't around to witness that. He'd have had a heart-attack.
Just about to start up at Shite Fart Lane. It's a clash of the new Prem favorites against the bottom of the league club. Ordinarily you'd say Pool victory and that's my prediction but given what's happened in the past week, it's a tough call to make.
GOAL! Shocking defending by Spurs and Harry doesn't look pleased at all. Quick throw, Keane turned and laid off to Kuyt who fired in a scorcher from an acute angle.
Liverpool 1-0!
More shocking defending from Spurs. Bent at the near post nearly swings one into his own net. If Liverpool tonk Spurs it could provide the only morale boosting relief for Gooners today.
This one's gone off the boil since that early goal. Spurs have offered no response at all and Liverpool seem keen to cruise it ahead of the CL midweek fixture.
I am here... phew!!!
How'd the tourney go?
Half-time: Spurs 0 Pool 1
'Arry Redknapp will have to make some changes in the second half if the dynamic is to be changed in this match. Otherwise Liverpool will be happy to ride out an away win and rest players for midweek.
They played well. They drew two, lost one and won one. They should have won the one they lost
I see Chelsilad never joined you.
What a plonker
Yeah, a no show from chelskilad. I reckon he's overconfident about the Blues' form.
Spurs have made some changes at half time. Can they pull another late, late show out of the air?
Gerrard hits the bar!!!
And off the bar again!!! What a balls-up between Gomez and Ledley King there!
Where'd you go, Dave? Off to snatch some cheese on toast?
Gerrard is completely bossing the match now. It's come to life again since the half.
We're back off the boil at Shite Fart Lane.
Costa have been all over Spurs but Jamie C puts one in his own net! YES!!!!!!
Would you believe it?! Jamie Carragher has nodded a brilliant header...but into his own net!
1-1! Game on!
What - did that goal wake you up out of your cheese on toast slumber?
Spurs fans are bouncing up and down in the rain again but they seem to have forgot the fact that they're still bottom of the league on 7 points from 11 matches. They actually have to start winning some matches to stay up.
Ledley King gets a yellow card for a silly foul on Reina. He must not have been watching the Arsenal game earlier.
Spurs launching one last effort to steal the points. They don't really deserve a win to be honest. This will definitely go down as two dropped points for Pool.
Come on you Spurs!!
I didn't got anywhere, I just lost the use of the computer
Tom Huddlestone looks like he outweighs me - how is that possible for a professional "athlete?"
Shocking behavior from the Nocito family.
SPURS HAVE WON IT!!! Unbelievable!
YES!!!!
SPURS SCORE!!!
Great shot by Bently, great save but knocked in.
I WANT LIVERPOOL TO LOSE!!!!!!!!
That will lift Spurs off the cellar and will keep Liverpool level with Chelski at the top.
I know you do.
It's unfortunately another ten dropped points for me. I think I'll end up with something like 30 for the day.
great job by Bent to keep that alive.
Costa were all over them earlier. Off the post and bar.
Costa will be off the top. United will be 5 points back with a game in hand.
30 secs for Spurs to hold on
That should do it
Blow your whistle ref. Over an extra minute
YES!!!!!
Good result for United and Arsenal.
'Arry does it again!!
That's it - it completes a miserable day for the Gooners. Steve is fortunately off the grid in Boston today but I fear that we need to put Simon on suicide watch today.
I'm off to have a swim. I'll check in with you tomorrow, mate.
Sorry I wasn't around much
Next week, United are at the Emirates early morning Saturday
Cheers
Dave
Post a Comment
<< Home