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!
Three words: North London derby. It's Arsenal v. Spurs live on ESPN2 from 8:45 am onward. Now, you're not really going to sleep in, are you? Join me for the usual LOB coverage of the match of the day.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 7:21 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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Good morning fellas
I have to be at Rec Soccer from 9 to 10. I will be back later
I have a strong link going from VSS.
Hopefully they will show the Carling Cup Draw at 8:30
Which big guns will be drawn together?
Arsene looking for his 1000th league point
The Teams
The Arse
Almunia
Sagna
Gallas
Vermaelen
Clichy
Fabrgas
Song
Billong
Diaby
Bendtner
RVP
Arse Shaven(hehehehe)
Subs
Mannone
Senderos
Nasri
Eduardo
Ramsey
Eboue
Gibbs
The Spurs
Gomes
Corluka
King
Bassong
Assou-Ekotto
Bentley
Huddlestone
Palacious
Jenas
Keane
Crouch
Subs
Button
Hutton
Bale
Pavlyuchenko
Dawson
Kranjcar
Woodgate
ESPN 2's coverage has started
Doesn't look like the Sky link is going to the draw or maybe it is at half time
Nope, we missed it. The draw has been made
Blackburn v Chelsea
Manchester United v Tottenham
Portsmouth v Aston Villa
Manchester City v Arsenal
Games to be played week commencing 30 November
Of course, Chelski get the easiest draw... at least it isn't at home!
United and Spurs have a replay of the Final last season
Citeh hosting the Arse
Pompey has a chance to get to a semi in this horrible season
Morning, Dave! My predictions for the day:
Arse 3 Spurs 2
Bolton 1 Chelski 3
Burnley 1 Hull 0
Everton 1 Villa 2
Fulham 0 Pool 2
Pompey 0 Wigan 1
Stoke 1 Wolves 0
Sunderland 1 West Ham 0
United 3 Blackburn 0
And I'll take another 4-0 win for the Mighty Leeds at home to Yeovil today, ta very much.
Wish I wasn't missing most of this match!
I am off at kick off
Interesting how Pompey have scored double the goals in the Carling Cup than in the Prem.
Good luck with your predictions!
And with your 4 goal walloping!
I've got Martin and Andy going through VSS. Lovely!
ESPN use Google Earth and zoom right into... HIGHBURY!! You could see the Emirates as they go in!
Looks like the VSS link is just behind the telly.
Me too. I have both going.
TV slightly ahead of computer
It also looked as if they were zooming in south of London!
I am off
Be back in an hour or so
Cheerio, mate! Good luck to the kids!
Brilliant atmosphere inside the Emirates today.
And we're off!
Bendtner has an early pop. Shot was always rising.
That was a peculiar backpass from Song. Outside of the right peg and it went straight out for a cheap corner for Spurs.
Surely a deliberate handball from Bentley. Lucky not to get booked early.
Arshavin is already torturing Ledley King. Corner to the Arse. Clever one in to Arshavin but it comes to nothing.
Bentley goes in late and this time he'll certainly go in the book.
Bentley tries a speculative shot from half way but this time it didn't come off.
Free kick in and Gallas was first to it. Just wide.
Oooh, great save from Gomez to keep Fabregas out. Arsenal are really clicking now.
Lots of niggle but Mark Klattenburg hasn't seen fit to show a card yet.
Coming up on half time and it's been cagey. 0-0.
Oh, RVP wastes one trying to take it with his leg peg. Should have steered it across with his right to Arshavin.
Looks like Bendtner's going to have to come off. He's done his groin.
Eduardo on for Bendtner now...
GOAL! And it's RVP again. His fifth goal in five matches!
Good ball over from Sagna and RVP just beat King to the cross and steered it inside the near post.
1-0!
And another! Fab has scored a solo effort right from the kick-off that is so quick that the cameras missed it at first.
2-0!
The Arse leapfrog United for the time being into second on 22 points.
Half-time: Arsenal 2-0 up and in the driver's seat.
The teams are back on and the crowd is still buzzing from that two goal onslaught right before the half, especially Fabregas's brilliant strike.
Well, Spurs were 4-2 down last season. Can they do the great escape again?
Oh, Diaby should have scored but it was cleared off the line. RVP did really well to cross.
The problem for Spurs is that when they play Crouchie, they're tempted to play the long ball every time. Not fluid in attack today, Spurs.
Eduardo was in one on one but Gomez did well to save with his feet. Arse definitely knocking on the door again.
GOAL! Now what's happened? There was a foul out right, Sagna was allowed to play on while the Spurs defenders stopped. The cross came over and RVP tucked home his second.
3-0 Arsenal!
Harry Redknapp not looking best pleased on the bench. Crouchie is booked for dissent.
I am back
Comprehensive from Arsenal, heh?
Big miss by Eduardo
Oh, Eduardo's missed another golden opp to make it 4-0. He was played onside by Corluca but could find the net when it was gaping.
Have a good SS link going strong
Yeah, Spurs just haven't had a response to Arsenal's movement. Welcome back.
I don't know what Arsene's agitated about - his side is three up!
Vermaelen goes into the book for an agricultural challenge. Arshavin off for Eboue.
Eduardo gets his head to a Fab cross. Straight at Gomez though.
Inside the last ten minutes now.
Spurs are getting hammered!
Spurs are looking a wee bit sad.
Into stoppage time.
'Appy 'Arry not too happy
Have you seen Damned United?
It is on here in Albany. I am going to go see it
Do you think Arsenal can win the league?
They look very impressive but they have looked like this before but have fizzled.
Bassong does his hammy!
The Arse up to second as the final whistle goes
United, take back your spot!!!
All over - 3-0 win. Gooner will be pleased by that start to the weekend.
Well, that's whet the appetite for the 11 am kick-offs.
Uh Oh, Millwall get the performance of the week for beating Leeds last week
Bolton v Chelsea starting on FSC
We are off a the Reebok
These two met in the Cup this week.
Bolton get a chance but no go
Reading score very early at Coventry
Orient take the lead against Sotton
Good stuff on SS with the boys giving Le Tiss a bit of teasing.
I have Bolton Chelsea on the TV
and SS and Fulham Costa on the computer
Hartlepool take the lead... does it matter?
Jeff's happy that Hartlepool are 1-0 up.
I've got SS on the laptop and Bolton v. Chelski on the box.
Acrobatic save from Jaskelainen there.
Chelsea go close a couple of times
Good news for East Anglia
Cambridge and Norwich take the lead
COME NO TRACTOR ROYS
Stoke take the lead against Wolves
Bugger - Colchester are off to a flyer. 1-0.
Burnley have a pen. Alexander to take....
Also a penalty at the Hawthorns....
Millwall losing
Burnley have a pen...one nil
Drogba nearly in there. Good save Jaskelainen.
Did I tell you that I'll be spending a couple of weeks around the holidays in London? Can't wait!
YES!!
FULHAM HAVE SCORED!!!
Lucky you!!!
Who would have thought it? Bobby Zamora has opened the scoring for Fulham against Pool!
Zamorra with the goal!
Bolton have a shot on goal. Should have made Cecch work harder!!
I know - I haven't been over for the holidays since I was in college!
Peterborough take the lead against Barnsley
Old Fergie beats them and now Young Fergie
Nope Barnsley tie it up
What's happening with Leeds?
Hartlepool has been pegged back
The Hammers are in front!
Goal at Stadium of Light
The Hammers take the lead
Fairly even so far at Elland Road. Sam Vokes is up front with JB again today.
Terrible defending by Bolton!!
The ball should have been cleared but wasn't and then Chelsea get it in the net but it was called offside. I think it was from the first touch by Bollocks
Ivanovic has the ball in the net for Chelski but it's deemed offside.
Is your Argy still hurt?
Celtic two up
Oh, Davies should have scored there. Open shot and he shot well wide.
Yeah, Becchio's out long term.
SS can't see the problem but when the ball went in after the header was missed it went to Bollocks. He may have go a touch before it went back out. He was offside
Cambridge are two up
Still scoreless in the battle of Yank keepters
0-2 Hammers. Excellent day for them!
The Hammers are two up!!
Where are you JOHNNY
If anything, Yeovil have had the better of the first half. I'm not happy.
YES!!!
POMPEY TAKE THE LEAD!!
Come on Leeds!!
GET YOUR FINGERS OUT!
"Witches and warnocks at Deepdale..."
Boom, boom.
horrible joke by Jeff and he knew it
Sunderland get a goal back by Andy Reid
Cahill tries to keep it down.. that's what she said
Nice one! Haha
Costa tie up.. who else... Torres with a rocket
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!
Leeds 1-0 up. Some confusion about the goalscorer. Could be Brad Johnson, could be JB. I don't care.
Leeds score!!!
Carlisle take the score over Charlton
ex Leeds man Harte
Stoke 2-0 up. A long throw from Rory Delap, what else?
Stoke are two up
Everton take the lead against Villa
Sounds like it was Brad Johnson with a cross-shot that went straight in. His sixth goal by my count.
Penalty to Chelsea
Red
I don't know if he was touched!!
Penalty to Chelski and Bolton have had Samuel sent off.
Lamps converts and Chelski's 0-1 up.
1-0
Lamps
Why did he go down. He could have scored himself!
Charlton have equalized through Deon Burton.
There was contact cut I don't know if it was a foul
Charlton tie it up
My SS link just froze
Pompey scored a second! I missed it!
Leeds have gone in 1-0 up. More of the same please. We now lead the division by five points.
Ipswich only drawing
I have my link for Costa still going and it is from some Showtime channel. They are showing all the goals from the other games.
SS claiming that it was JB who scored, perhaps got a last touch on Johnson's shot.
Kenwin Jones pushed a Hammer down and gets a red
It's noon and the teams are back yet. Running a wee bit late.
They have started again at the Cottage
I've still got the lucky Leeds shirt on. It'll stay on as long as we're leading.
Two subs coming on for Bolton.
Villa score an early equalizer
Comes off the bench and scores
Of course, the match on the TV is over
I still think that if there is a foul in the box, there shouldn't be a red. The Pen is a big enough punishment.
Terry blocks off a run... why isn't he in the book?
Wolves get a goal back
Come on Bolton... useless!!
2-1 Stoke now.
West Brom are 3-0 up!
WBA are three up
They are going to go back up
Come on Ipswich!
Bolton are knocking at the door here.
Right now, Leeds have a FIVE point lead on Colchester
Love it!
Sotton are two down to Orient
Drogs goes close again
Now we need a goal by Millwall to peg Colchester back
Yes, indeed.
Yikes!
Lamps crashes the crossbar
Lots of ooh and ahhs in the Studio
Surely a pen for Fulham!!
Carra surely fouled him.
Carra falls and bring Zammora down with him. It would be a pen for the big boys
Torres coming off for Babel
Surely to save him for Lyon
Two nil to Chelski
Deco with the goal.. it was coming
So, Arsenal and Chelsea both win
United, it is your serve
Deco makes it safe for Chelski.
Still one nil Leeds an hour in. Come on, you Whites. Hang in there.
What do you mean hold on?
Score FOUR!!
Ipswich are 1-0 up! Could be the first win of the season for the Tractor Boys!
YES!!
Ipswich with the goal!!
Of course, they will concede in the 90th minute
I'm not greedy - I'll take the three points.
Strachan's first game is not going well
Charlton are losing again
Come on Millwall
AND MILLWALL DO SCORE!!!
Wolves have come back to tie it up
2-2 between Stoke and Wolves now!
POMPEY ARE THREE UP!!
Pompey are in dreamland! 3-0!
Geovani scores a perfectly good goal but called back and then gets a second yellow
Norwich two up
Geovanni thought he'd equalized a moment ago. Now he's picked up a second yellow and he's off!
Leeds now SEVEN points up
LEEDS SCORE AGAIN!!
EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES
YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Max Gradel puts us 2-0 up!
YES!!!!!
FULHAM HAVE SCORED!!!!
It's a bloody cakewalk in L1 for us now. We're miles ahead!
Nevland with the goal.. ex United player
Let's hope this continues for Costa
Last season... beat United followed by draw at home to Stoke
This season... beat United followed by a loss at Fulham
Erik Nevland with Fulham's second goal.
Long may it continue
No Torres to save Costa!
Celtic three up
ooh, Fulham go close again
Sotton get a goal back at Orient
Don't you think that Liverpool's season is over? All but out of the CL, out of the Carling, out of the title race. What's left?
Ecclestone(?) coming on for Costa.. he is replacing Benayoun... why?
Degan with a Red Card for Costa
I would think that it was only a yellow
Red card for Benayoun! It's all going wrong for Pool.
Sorry - you're right. Benayoun went off and it was Degan with the red card.
No, Benayoun was substituted a few minutes earlier
Sunderland tie it up with 10 men
Burnley score a second against unlucky Hull
Leeds score a third
Beckford!!
I told you FOUR!!!!
YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
JB has scored now. 3-0! We're rampant!
Now Carradona's been sent off! Rafa must be having kittens!
ABOUT TIME!!
CARRAHGER IS STRAIGHT OFF!!
Deserved!!
I AM LAUGHING IN SCOTIA!!!!
7 to go at the Cottage
Tony will be pleased!!
Wonder where they are in his table
That's Beckford's 11th of the season. Lovely!
Seven point lead and a six goal cushion
Boro are still losing
Fulham get the ball in the net but offside
Chelski score their third
I'll look forward to Greeny's post mortem of the Liverpool debacle.
0-3 Chelski - og. there.
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