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!
It's another day packed with footie highlights, including a full schedule of L1 fixtures at 10 a.m., WC 2010 qualifiers throughout the afternoon and an England friendly against Slovenia to warm up for Wednesday's big clash at Wembley with Croatia. I've got the family visiting this weekend, so I'll be in and out throughout the day. Enjoy the matches, lads!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 7:30 AM
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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Blimey, Charlton are 1-0 up against Brentford and seemingly cruising toward a sixth successive win in L1.
If Leeds win today against Stockport County, we eclipse a club record of seven straight wins at the beginning of the 73/74 championship season.
Come on, you Whites!
Best of luck today Bob
I will be around later today. I am off to Tom's game. Hopefully, I will come back to see that Leeds won and then following England on FSC and Brazil/Argentina on the computer
Have fun
Wow, there is even a link for the Charlton game
Charlton are two up coming up to half time
Morning, Dave! We've had a terrific couple of days with the family. Did the whole Niagara Falls experience yesterday. Have you been?
Yes, indeed, Sky are big upping L1 by showing Charlton v. Brentford this morning. The league leaders are 2-0 up at the Valley at half-time.
Steve is there with you?
Yes, I have been to the Falls a few times. Once in college, with the family before my wedding and with Thomas as a baby. We should go again. Matt and Jon haven't seen it
Some of the big WC qualifiers today:
Denmark v. Portugal and
Hungary v. Sweden both in Group 1
Spain v. Belgium in Group 5
France v. Romania in Group 7
It's probably changed in the past ten years. The boys would probably love all the attractions on the Canadian side.
Yeah, Steve, Melanie and Eric in the house this weekend.
yes, we normally go to the Canadian side.
Sounds like a lot of fun for the Dahlgrens
Make sure you say hello from the Nocitos
Brentford kick off the second half looking for two goals to get back into this one.
In another big L1 match it's third v. fourth with the Dons v. Huddersfield at 10 a.m.
We'll send along a photo that we took with a cut-out Mountie and moose. Good stuff!
Charlton look really good.
Looking forward to the picture
I am off now
I'll be around later
TTFN
Cheers, mate. Talk to you later.
Oh, nearly there for Brentford. This match isn't quite over yet.
Still 2-0 into the last five minutes.
That's it - Charlton have set the pace at the top of L1. They're on six wins on the trot, 18 points in the kitty. We've got to match them now.
Way hay - I'm checking in after brekkies and the Leeds boys are 2-0 up through goals from Grella and big Lubomir Michalik.
Morning. Beautiful day here and I'm in and out. Hope you are all well.
Scotland up 1-0 after a goal by Scott Brown. Just about twenty minutes left in the rain at Hampden.
I am home
2-0 Scotland, McFadden finally nets one. He picked up a yellow and is out against Holland on Wednesday.
Just put Justin TV on and have SS
Cambridge United are SEVEN nil up against Forest Green!!
Good job with Scotland
Now the Dutch!!
Leeds still two up
Paul Jones gives Stockport a lot of credit even when they're losing
Norwich only draw at nil
Charlton and Leeds still have a 5 point lead.
Huddersfield are holding on to a 3-2 lead.
MIK Dons are pushing for the draw
Huddersfield have held on
Leeds win!!
14 straight home wins!
A club record beating the '69 team
A tied club record with 6 straight wins with "74 team
Common link.... Championship winning teams!!
Scotland have won!
Well done
Now, let's have an England win at the bottom of the hour on FSC
Sotton only draw at home again
Good to take points off of Colchester
Sotton still on -6
Ukraine beat Andorra 5 nil in England's group
They are now 10 points behind England with a game in hand
England's line up
Green
Johnson
Cole
Upson
Terry
Gerrard
SWP
Lamps
Barry
Heskey
Rooney
I have the preview of the match on ITV
FSC still on their UEFA program
ITV have gone to Wembley and the teams are in the tunnel
Wembley not sold out... 70,000+ in the stadium
A year ago, England went off the field at half time scoreless with Andorra
Then Wednesday was the Theo show
HERE THE TEAMS COME
Of course, all the red seats near the royal box are empty
NUMPTIES!!
Cole and Gerrard both win their 75th cap
FSC still five minutes away from their show and the national anthems being played
On the bench for the Three Lions
Foster, Lescott, Brown, Bridge, Carrick, Beckham, Cahill, Young, Lennon, Milner, Robinson, Defoe, Crouch and Cole
FSC's show finally starting
Hopefully no panel show.
Kick on ITV and they are off.
FSC still showing line ups
Over a minute in and FSC finally kick off
Martin Tyler at the mic for FSC
ITV have their normal crew
I am going to turn down the computer but leave it on for the half time stuff. I am now concentrating on the TV
That looked like a handball by Green. Very lucky there
England with a free kick chance. Heskey was brought down with a challenge. I think Hesk made more of it than he should
The free kick was hopeless
Green absolutely handballed it!!
He was well out of his area and he came out and grabbed it
England all in white and Slovenia all in green
ooh, Slovenia go very close
Terry beaten for pace with a through ball.
The striker rounds Green, there is cover behind and the ball hits on top of the net
22,870 at Elland Road today
Well done
England have been useless so far after quarter of an hour
Slovenia have been more dangerous.
Gerrard looks hurt right now
Not good for England or Costa
SG looks like he has run it off
Roon has England's first real chance. Shot blocked after keeper was beaten
Off the frame of the goal by Terry
Penalty to England
Very soft decision
Rooney did the following but the Ref blows up. Roon didn't dive but it wasn't a foul!!
Lamps to take it... scores
Very undeserved lead from an undeserved penalty
The poor bloke that 'fouled' Rooney has had to come off. He was hurt in the incident
Rooney hits the post at the back post. Should have scored
Half time
Very unimpressive from England.
I really hope they do better in the second half and ESPECIALLY next Wednesday.
Not good enough
Changes for England for the second half
Defoe for Heskey
Milner for Gerrard
Lennon for SWP
Carrick for Lamps
FSC are now ahead of my computer by about 5 seconds
Defoe and Rooney on
Have we seen this partnership yet?
No improvement at all from England!
The back four have been kept intact the entire match so far and they look very suspect!!
I hope the Croats aren't watching!
30 minutes of the dullfest left
Goal... by Defoe
I thought Lennon should have taken the man on but passed it back to Defoe... shoots from just inside the D.
Two nil
On the field now we have...
West Ham
Costa
Chelsea
West Ham
Chelsea
Citeh
United
Citeh
Villa
Spurs
Spurs
United
off the line from a Rooney shot
Federer beats Leyton Hewitt in four sets after dropping the first
10 to go and finally Rooney is coming off
He is replaced by Carlton Cole
Let's hope Carlton doesn't pass it to the green team!!
This time Carlton CAN pass it to Jermaine
SLovenia have scored!
Nice finish
Don Fabio not a happy chappy!!
Glen Johnson should not have allowed the cross to come over. The commentators have all said Johnson has been good going forward but his defending is suspect
Five to go
Good turn by Cole
Hopeless finish!
I want Owen!
On ITV
Teddy S. has nominated Cashley for Man of the Match
Who knows why!!
Into the 93rd minute
Slovakia have one more chance... cleared and then whistle has blown
England 2 Slovakia 1
Don Fabio does not look pleased
Either is Don Nocito
I will be in and out for other matches
Hope for some company
TTFN
BTW, I don't know why I said Slovakia!
Well, they didn't score either!!!
USA are still scoreless after 25 minutes
ooh, just wide by Dempsey
Portugal scored a late equalizer in Denmark but are long shots for qualification
They are in FOURTH
The top four have all played seven games and have three left
Denmark have 17
Hungary have 13
Sweden have 12
Portugal have 10
BUGGER
El Salvador have taken the lead in the 31st minute!!
A looping header goes over Howard's head!
Not good news!!
The goal came after good US pressure
I have the big SA match up on the computer from VSS still scoreless
Struth!!
El Salvador almost score again!!
oooh, Davies almost ties it up. Just wide
Sadly, there was a big roar when the goal was scored. Where are all the Yanks!
Kaka doing a lot of complaining after an Argentina free kick. In the book
The Sky Sports commentator thinks the ref is a pompous twit!
Two Americans for a chance to head it in at the six yard box. Dempsey heads it down and over!
US have one saved off the line
Davies was set up by Jozy
My SA link is very choppy
YES!!!!!!!!!!
Dempsey heads it in set up by Landycakes
Lots of players were offside but not Dempsey with a delayed run
GAME ON
Brazil take the lead in Argentina!!
As for England's group
England P 7 Pts 21
Croatia P 8 Pts 17
Ukraine P 7 Pts 14
According to my calculations
Croatia can only get 23 points
Ukraine can only get 23 points
SO England only need one win.
Croatia H
Ukraine A
Belarus H
Of course, a point from the first two would be enough too
We can't blow it now, can we?
YES!!!
HULL'S WONDERBOY JOZY scores a brilliant header in added time!
TWO ONE!
Half time and the US are winning!
The Salvadorian coach is not a happy camper. I think he is complaining about the first goal and offside but Demp was not offside!
I got my link back from Argentina
Brazil are two up!
Into the last two minutes of the half, Diego really bitting the fingernails
The A B game is being played at the Rosairio Stadium
I wonder which games were played there in '78
Was it when the Argies beat Peru 6-0?
Second have underway in Utah
Donovan has a nice shot just over
Half time in Argentina
Argentina 0 Brazil 2
Ozzie Ardiles in the studio for Sky on VSS
Argentina are still in fourth place. Two points ahead of Colombia and Ecuador and 4 ahead of Uruquay
US letting ES back into this.. keep it tight
YES!!
NO!
Jozy puts the ball in but it has been called back
Why?
No way was it offside!
Who called that?
The ref called it not the linesman... WHY?
Did the ref think it was offside??
That was ridiculous
Don't know if he called it for offside or a foul
Neither was right... pathetic
ES have a break. A turnover in a bad area. The US survive
Howard is screaming at his teammates
Dempsey has a breakaway. No goal
Underway in SA
Hondorus two up on T + T
20 to go in Utah
It should be 3-1
Davies should done a lot better there!
He then dives but hurts himself
Holden on for Davies
Not like for like
Looks like Dempsey has moved up top
30 minutes to go for Argentina to get something
12 for the US to hold on
How can the brilliant #7 be wasted on Holden
The Argentine's have a goal back
Great strike by Datolo.. never heard of him
5 plus stoppage time for the US
Fabiano scores Brazil's third two minutes after Argentina's goal
Great save by Howard. A snap shot could have easily gone in
The US can't keep possession!
oooh, what a great header and great save
The US almost sealed it there
The US have another chance.
Holden has put in a couple of great crosses
Into 3 minutes of added time
Lost the link form Argentina
US with some DESPERATE defending!
Almost there
It's over
US win!!!
Bring on T and T
Have a good rest of the weekend together Dahlgren boys
Take care everyone
UWS
Thanks for keeping the home fires burning, mate. It turned out I was more out than in today. Great coverage!
Of course, I'm delighted with the wins from England, the U.S. and especially from my Leeds boys.
I reckon you're right with your calculations about England. A win agaisnt Croatia on Wednesday seals it. Also the U.S. will qualify with another win in midweek.
As for Leeds, I don't really care about Charlton at this point. As long as we go through second, I'm a happy chappy. Very happy to see that we've put five points between ourselves and the third placed team. It was a great day - sorry I missed it.
Thanks Mate
Just one more thought
This was the first anniversary of our lives changing with all this computer stuff
LONG MAY IT CONTINUE!
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