Lakenheath Old Boys

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Carling Cup Third Round Live!

It's Carling Cup time again and the big boys have joined the party. My eye will be firmly fixed on Elland Road where my Leeds boys take on the old enemy from Anfield. It feels like the 70s again.

I'll be popping in and out of meetings and classes all day but I'll look forward to the pleasure of your company.

44 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The other fixtures tonight:

Arsenal v West Brom
Barnsley v Burnley
Bolton v West Ham
Carlisle Utd v Portsmouth
Nottm Forest v Blackburn
Peterborough v Newcastle
Scunthorpe v Port Vale
Stoke City v Blackpool
Sunderland v Birmingham

All the kickoffs start at 2:45 EST.

9:52 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

As predicted, we're fielding a full strength side, while Liverpool are going with Ryan Babel and David Ngog up front with some fellow named Jay Spearing tucking in behind them.

Come on, you Whites!

2:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm back at my break and with ten minutes gone it's 0-0 at Elland Road. Even so far.

2:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Meanwhile, things cannot get any worse for Paul Hart's Pompey side, who are trailing away to Carlisle.

2:59 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Leeds miss a great chance. Great football from the home side ends with a right-wing cross that picks out Michael Doyle with a free header eight yards from goal but he heads wide.

2:59 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm back after my class and not happy to see Liverpool 0-1 up through a 66th minute strike by David Ngog.

4:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm going to take UWS's advice and take off the lucky Leeds shirt. I've got a great VSS stream up for the big match and we've got 15 minutes to rescue this one.

4:17 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nice sharp shot by Brad Johnson. Well saved by the keeper.

4:18 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Howson finds Beckford who's bowled over. The ref isn't impressed. The Pool defender did well.

4:19 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

365 suggests that we've missed a lot of chances.

4:19 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Arsenal have weathered plenty of pressure from West Brom, but they've scored with their first real chance of the second half. Dean Kiely could only parry Carlos Vela's shot, and Sanchez Watt was on hand to turn home the loose ball.

4:20 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

A certain Steven Gerrard is making a substitute's appearance here. Let's hope that the kid isn't any good.

4:20 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The goalscorer Ngog is coming off for Stevie G. Meanwhile Neil Kilkenny is coming on for us.

4:21 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Down to about ten minutes and change now.

Come on, you Whites!

4:22 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Liverpool looking very comfortable at the back now stroking it about.

4:22 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The Yank Mike Grella is also coming on to replace Becchio. Apparently Becchio had one in the net that was disallowed. Very frustrated looking lad.

4:24 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nice stuff from JB there. Nearly carved out an opening from nothing.

4:25 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Stoke have turned things round. Having trailed 2-0 they lead 3-2 as Ricardo Fuller starts and finishes the move to register his first goal of the season.

4:25 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Game over at the Emirates, where Vela has made it 2-0 to Arsenal against West Brom.

4:26 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oooh, Grella nearly got in there, but Glen Johnson did well to nod back to the keeper.

4:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Bugger, Liverpool pick up a cheap free kick here in a dangerous area. It's deflected over and out for a corner.

4:28 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

And if things weren't hard enough, Fernando Torres is coming on now.

4:28 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Five minutes to get the elusive equalizer here.

4:29 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Looks like Burnley might be getting a taste of their own medicine. Last year's giant-killers are in danger of being on the other end tonight as Hugo Colace gives Barnsley a 3-2 lead.

4:29 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Remarkable game at the Britannia. It looked like Stoke had got out of jail, but it's all square again as Ben Burgess makes it 3-3!

4:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here we go with Leeds United!

4:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Big Enoch is on now for that miracle goal. Grella tries a pop. Still nothing doing.

4:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Rafa has thought again about bringing on Torres. He must be satisfied with things.

4:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Instead it's Martin Skrtel coming on to try to bolt the door.

4:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Babel off and Skrtel on as we head toward added time.

4:33 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Since Dave isn't here, I'll have to say it -

IT'S LEEDS TIME!

4:33 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

And it'll have to be done in four minutes. I wish we had Manchester United time. Ah well....

4:33 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Three minutes left in this one.

4:34 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We've got to get it out of our half!

4:35 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Simon Grayson looks as if he's already thinking about the trip to the Dons on Saturday.

4:35 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

One last chance here. And it comes and goes.

4:36 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's it. Our Carling Cup sojourn ends for another season. I didn't see much of today's match but it appears that we wuz robbed.

Forward on together!!!

4:38 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Happier news for Arsenal who have beaten Championship heavyweights West Brom 2-0 with a side full of kids.

4:38 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Sunderland have knocked out Birmingham 2-0.

4:39 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's it for me, lads. Ta ra!

4:39 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Sorry Mate

6:47 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers!

8:26 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Another day - another set of Carling Cup fixtures. UWS will no doubt be focusing on United's match at OT against Wolves, but there are plenty of other good ties today.

3:09 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nearly half an hour gone and Villa are 1-0 up against Cardiff, Everton are 0-2 up at Hull and Spurs are 0-1 up at PNE. All other fixtures are goalless.

3:09 PM  

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