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!

Friday, December 26, 2008

Boxing Day!

"Jingle bells, ManYoo smells, Chelski ran away. Oh what fun it is for Leeds to win on Boxing Day...!"
Yes, it's that magical day today when the rest of the family is locked away in the cupboard and the footie watching commences. It all starts with ManYoo away at Stoke in a few minutes. And then FSC is serving three live lashes of Boxing Day plum pudding.

Pull up a comfy chair and join me.

86 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm currently lying in third in the Predictions League. Here are my Boxing Day picks:

Stoke 0 ManYoo 2
Chelski 3 WBA 0
Pompey 1 West Ham 0
Spurs 2 Fulham 0
Liverpool 2 Bolton 0
Citeh 2 Hull 1
Boro 2 Everton 2
Sunderland 1 Blackburn 1
Wigan 2 Newcastle 1
Villa 1 Arsenal 1

7:52 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Good morning,
I am here watching two links of the United match.
I do have to leave at half time to take my niece to the airport but I will be here most of the day

7:55 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Happy Boxing Day everyone!!

7:55 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Not too happy at United's start
Twenty minutes gone and no score

8:06 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I am off to the airport.. as Arnold would say... I'll be back!

8:13 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Hi and bye, Dave! Hope to see you later. Chelski have gone one up through a fantastic header from Drogba.

Still 0-0 at Stoke.

8:28 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Chelski go in 2-0 up after Lamps tucks in a second in extra time with some comical defending from the Baggies.

Still 0-0 at Stoke in the second half. Pompey and West Ham 1-1 at the half.

8:55 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I am back.
COME ON UNITED!!!

9:24 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Half an hour left at Stamford Bridge and the Blues are having a breather. 2-0 there. Still goalless at Stoke.

9:24 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United REALLY need to win this. Under ten to go.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score."

9:28 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Stoke only have ten men??? When did that happen?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TEVEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

9:29 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Now, lets' have two goals from West Brom

9:32 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Free kick chance for Ronaldo?
Neville being a big brother to Ron. Keep it level Gaz

9:33 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

COME ON RONNY

9:34 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

ooh, just wide

9:34 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Into the final two minutes

9:35 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Four minutes of added time

9:37 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United need another goal in stoppage time for Dr. Dahlgren. So does Chelsea

9:38 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Two to go

9:39 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United just keeping possession.

9:39 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Stoke haven't touched it for at least a minute and a half. Into the last 30 seconds

9:40 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

THAT'S IT!!!!

A struggling win but I will take it.
Thank you Carlito

9:41 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Stoke didn't touch the ball for the last two plus minutes.
I am now going to dial up the Costa game... come on BOLTON

9:42 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Tony is at the Spurs game right now. He went with the landlord of The Walnut Tree(Checquers)

Still nil nil

9:44 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The Hammers are three-one up at Fratton Park

9:45 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Remember, if you need a password for any games it is 5000

9:46 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The Iraqigoals link for Costa's game is still on the Chelski game. It is ahead of the TV

9:47 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Typical ManYoo behavior, with Carlito knocking in a cheap winner in the 83rd minute, but I'm alright with it as it bags me another 10 points. The West Ham goalfest however ends at 1-4 and loses me ten.

Chelski have lazily settled for 2-0 against the hapless Baggies.

Next up - Citeh vs. Hull and the rest of the schedule, including Leeds with its new manager at home to league topping Leicester. Come on you super Whites!

9:59 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Welcome back, Davey. Your lot were lucky today.

10:00 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Keep your snotty United remarks to yourself! It's Boxing Day!
Good luck to your lot. Are you happy with your new manager? There are over 30,000 expected at Elland Road

Tony went to a drab nil niller

10:01 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

They kick off at Anfield
Come on Bolton... this is the time of year for Costa to start getting itchy bum time

10:02 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bolton almost in there early

10:04 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Liverpool forced to attack the Kop in the first half. I would always make them do that if I won the toss. They always want to attack it in the second half.

10:06 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Hull go close.

I am not sure which team I want to win this one.

Today is the first set of repeated fixtures. They met back in mid November

10:10 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Mark Halsey is in charge of the game at Elland Road.
It must be a big match to have a Prem ref

10:12 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Doncaster Rovers have taken the lead at the City Ground

10:17 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Cambridge have taken the lead against local rivals Histon. Sorry to bring up the H word Bob

10:18 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Great goal by Citeh. Great run by Ireland found by Robbi. Nice goal

10:20 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Uh oh, Leicester have taken the lead after 24 minutes

10:26 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Costa have had 8 corners in the first 25 minutes!!
And they score from the last one

10:28 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Grrr....

10:28 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

You are there!

Where are you right now?

10:29 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Liverpool have scored? I don't see it yet.

10:30 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Two nil to Citeh
Caicedo with his second of the day

10:31 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Three nil
Robinho with Citeh's third

10:33 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

3-0 Citeh and a quite ridiculous and wonderful goal celebration from Robinho.

10:34 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Again, where are you?

10:34 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm still at Gooner's so I have to run up and down the stairs to post.

10:34 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

No trubs.

I got your Christmas card and CD. I haven't listened to it yet. The envelope was completely destroyed. It was put in another envelope from the Post Office


Say hello to your bruv and all the family for me

10:36 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Wigan have taken the lead against The Toon

Forest are two down

10:37 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Citeh are rampant. Four nil Robinho with his second

10:40 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Finally FSC have some goals for a day. Two in the first one and 4 so far here

Brum have taken the lead at Portman Road

10:43 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Cambride are two up

10:44 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Citeh 4-0. Game over.

10:45 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Sorry about the Christmas envelope. I don't know what happened? Hope you get to hear the CD.

10:47 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Forest are three down at home

Half time at Anfield

10:48 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Halt time at Elland Road

10:49 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

SWP should have made it five

10:51 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Citeh go in four nil up at the half and honestly it could have been eight nil.

10:53 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bolton get us started for the second half

11:03 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Citeh's game starts a full four minutes after Costa's

11:08 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Leeds' new manager's old team are winning.
Histon have a goal back in the big one in Cambs

11:09 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We need a goal quick-like.

11:12 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Good few minutes for Merseyside

Costa take the lead and so do Everton.

I missed the Costa goal, I was in the basement

11:13 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I sense it... it's LEEDS TIME

11:14 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

No team has been relegated if they have 22 points at Christmas. Hull have 27. Surely they are safe


Keane scores his second... three nil Costa

11:16 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Histon have tied it up at the Abbey Stadium

11:19 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers, mate!

11:31 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I agree with you - Hull are safe now. But the bottom half of the table are all in danger.

11:31 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Pompey are now 11th but only three points out of the zone

11:32 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

So are Bolton in tenth

11:34 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Wigan double their lead against Newcaste scored by Zaki from a pen. It must have been a professional foul because the Toon are down to ten

11:37 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Two quick goals at Eastlands. Hull get one and Citeh do as well

11:44 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What a match on FSC!

11:49 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

YESSSS!~

11:51 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

LEEDS SOCRE!!!!
Snodgrass in the 90th!

11:53 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Full time... could have done with 3 points but one will do

11:54 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Newcastle have scored late. Still 2-1
Everton beat Boro

11:56 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Wigan hold on

12:00 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Tony's report from White Hart Lane

I'm home again . I know there were no goals but it was still good fun . We went into
a pub across from the ground for a couple . Mike texted me while I was there . I told
him it was bloody noisy . Spurs songs on the music system and even better the made
up ones from the hard core supporters . The weather was cold but bright . First half
was actually quite warm , but the temperature really dropped for the second half .

12:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

What an absolutely amazing clearance off the line!
The best ever??
I went off to the store to come back for the Villa penalty. NEVER A PEN.
The English dive just as much as the foreigners

1:44 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Forest fired their boss

1:46 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Into the last minute of the 90 with 4 added minutes to follow
Can the Arse hold on?
Good luck Steve

2:07 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Oh my,
Villa tie it up!!!!

2:07 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

And it's over
Not a bad day of goals for FSC. Now they are going to show the Pompey Hammers game

Shame I didn't have more company on here.
YOU REALLY NEED TO COORDINATE YOU TV AND COMPUTER STEVO!!!

Have a great rest of Boxing Day.

I'l be around for some of Sunday's games.

Take Care

Dave

2:12 PM  
Blogger West Ham Rising said...

Happy Boxing Day All! I'm in Columbus, GA. We do have FSC so hopefully I'll see some highlights of West Ham's rout of Pompey!

3:25 PM  

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