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!
Sure, most football fans will be drawn to the Merseyside Derby this morning to see if Rafa's side can bounce back from their latest disappointment. Me? All eyes on Kettering Town, who host the mighty Leeds United in Round 2 of the Cup. Oh, Chelsea and Arsenal are on as well....
posted by The Blue Devil @ 7:36 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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In the Birmingham Derby that kicked off earlier this morning, Brum are leading Wolves 0-1 as we head toward half-time.
The second half has just started at Molyneux and Brum are still leading in the Brum derby.
Oh, Kevin Doyle came mighty close to equalizing there. He's about the only decent Wolves player on display.
Yesterday's matches earned me a paltry 20 points on the I Know the Score. I'm hoping for better from these predictions today:
Wolves 2 Brum 1
Everton 0 Liverpool 1
Arsenal 0 Chelski 2
Half an hour left for Wolves to pull something out of the fire here. A loss today would leave them second bottom.
Everton are about to kick off at Goodison. No link yet for my boys, though. (sigh)
Weird - the only link I can get for the Kettering v. Leeds match seems to be out of Holland.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/english-fa-cup
Wolves go close to finding an equaliser as Jarvis' powerful volley is superbly turned away from the centre of his goal by Hart. Great save from the Birmingham keeper.
15 minutes left in that one.
Great preview to the match - unfortunately all in Dutch though.
The Leeds team for today: Ankergren, Crowe, Michalik, Bromby, Capaldi, Howson, Doyle, Kilkenny, Snodgrass, Beckford, Grella
The best news is that Becchio is on the bench!
Great scenes from the 1972 FA Cup triumph now. I don't know what the Dutch fans make of it, but I'm luving it.
Uh oh, now clips of 1973 - skip that one, lads.
Hey Bob
I am here.... and Costa score!!
A lucky deflected shot goes in by Mascherano
Best of luck today in the Cup
The referee for this afternoon's match - Andy D'Urso. Oh dear.
Cheers, mate. Welcome!
Kettering look rather busy early on. I don't like it. Cute ground.
Liverpool leapfrog Villa and Citeh into fifth on the strength of that Mascherano goal.
Decent volley from Michael Doyle there but always going wide.
All Leeds now. We weathered a few attacks in the first five minutes and now we're pouring on the pressure. Very professional looking.
Good Morning Guys .
I'm going to be in and out for a while as I might fall asleep from time to time .
By the way Bob , I have the Leeds match on ITV .
Morning, Tony - late night?
Hey Guys
I thought you were going to be sleeping Tony?
Bob,
are you watching Leeds on ITV? There is a link on atdeh
No , it was an early Gatwick run .
Decent quick break by Kettering there. A bit scarier than I'd like.
I was trying to get it through Atdhe but it didn't come up so I got this one through p2p.
Alright, it's about time for a goal, lads. I'm on pins and needles here.
Oh, nearly there. JB rounded the keeper, pulled it back but Snoddy just couldn't get onto it.
My link on athe is working fine
The referee blows his whistle for full-time at Molyneux. Birmingham have beaten Wolves 1-0 thanks to Banjo Boy's fantastic strike at the start of the match. The hosts improved after the break but still only tested Hart with one shot from Jarvis.
I have been in and out
Did Everton have a goal disallowed?
I'll try it at half-time.
ITV are interviewing the Kettering manager in the middle of the first half???
Decent free kick opportunity here. Come on, Snoddy!
Dunno, I've been watching the Leeds. Sorry.
Most classic interview during a match is when Match of the Week used to talk to the local manager at the beginning of the second half.
They were talking with John Bond and the team scored against Norwich. There was silence as Gerry Harrisson asked him about the goal. Then of course he said Diabolical!
Ooh Leeds go close twice
Cross bar and then saved!
How did they not score TWICE ?
OOOHHHHHH - JB off the bar. Great ball through from Grella but JB's shot was just a fraction off.
I've got both matches going!
Penalty ref! Oh, we were robbed. Surely Grella was pushed over.
Everton get the ball in the net but it called back for offside. Jo was 100 yards offside
You need the ref that was at Fratton Park yesterday
I saw that your Argentine played for your reserves... is he back yet?
Tony,
is the draw for the third round at half time of this match on ITV?
Dave , please explain how you can be 100 yards offside ?
Half time at Goodison
Everton 0 Costa 1
I really don't know when it is because I missed the start of the program .
ooh, the Yank volleys one that is blocked... nice hit
Becchio's on the bench today. I'm delighted as I thought he'd need until New Year's to get back.
But surely you can't be offside in your own half so that only leaves 50 or so yards .
I've lost my Merseyside link!
It's all us. Thirty minutes plus gone. I'd like at least one goal by half time. These mugs are barely hanging on but they look dangerous on the break.
Are you singing with them Bob??
'mugs' and 'dangerous'
Interesting
Tony... I was being sarcastic... and stop calling me Shirley!
BTW, the atdhe link went to Justin TV
Got the derby link back
Listen Shirley , I knew you were . And Bob you are right . These Mugs are dangerous . They could easily score on the break .
Another Kettering player goes into the book. Free kick chance now.
Driven low and collected by the Kettering keeper. Shame.
This is the same round as Histon last year, right?
I can't see history repeating itself. Leeds are going to win by AT LEAST two clear goals
I hope so. Only a few minutes left of the first half now.
They'll be attacking their huge bank of fans in the second half!
Half time for Leeds
no worries Bob
Peep peep! That's it for the first half. 0-0. We're playing well so far but I want some early goals.
More interviews with players as they're trooping off.
Teams out for the second half in Liverpool
looks like no draw during half
Maybe at the end of the match
Bob, are you wearing your shirt?
If so, take it off like the blokes in the stands
Brrr - they're showing a super Leeds fan in the crowd who's just wearing a scarf and no shirt. Not for me.
I've got the lucky Leeds shirt on - you'll have to tell me when to take it off.
Good win by England against South Africa in the cricket .
Looks like the 3rd round draw is at the end .
Alright - it's coming off. It's got to be washed any way.
Who are these tossers on the pitch?
Well done
So who did we get in the next round then?
Find an ITV link Dahlgren
You want a home game against a Championship team
Lost my Costa link again
No, I want a home match against Staines.
I've got the ITV link now.
ooh, Reina saves a shot standing up and it lands at his feet and goes through his legs and ALMOST in
BUGGER
I want to see that tubby sod in the Kettering goal getting some exercise in this second half, preferably picking the ball out of the back of the net repeatedly. Here we go!
Almost an hour gone and Martin Tyler saying that Costa are hanging on. Everton are clearly the better side
They are off again in Kettering
Lucas has a bloody face. An elbow by Hair Bear Bunch.
Nothing called
That "tubby sod" is the Kettering manager isn't he ?
Yup, the draw is after this match
Lovely jubbley
Leeds try a Giggs to Scholes corner... doesn't work out as well... another corner
Corner to the good guys....
Comes to nothing. JB's jabbering about being impeded when he tried to head it on goal.
Second corner and JB gets a header but called for a foul... useless header btw
We're knocking on the door but Kettering are hanging on well.
Come on Everton
Do a Citeh from last week and get some goals!
What about Citeh... SEVEN draws in a row!
Jo being replaced by Saha... come Louis
Tubby sod gets down well to a Snoddy shot. He needs more exercise. Come on!
Not yet but it getting close to you know what!
20 to go at Goodison
So it's Hair Bear and Saha up front for Everton now?
ooh, Cahill heads it towards goal and it is brillantly saved by Pepe. HBB almost gets the rebound
BUGGER
Struth... Kettering hits one JUST wide!
My Costa link keeps going out once in a while.. no such problem with Leeds
Now, it is passed the hour mark which means only one thing... LEEDS TIME!
Time to make some changes, Simon. I'd like to see Luciano get a run out.
Bugger - Kettering get a free kick out wide left. More interviews at the touchline. WTF?
I guess ITV want Kettering to win.. they are interviewing everyone!
John Deehan... a name from the past
oh my god
Sorry mate
BUGGGGERRRRR!
What was you keeper doing!
Casper was in nowhere land on that free kick. Hopeless defending.
Leeds are still going to win
This will spur them on
Come on, you Whites - get it right back!
Leeds appeal for a pen... ref says no soup for you
Shirt is off, correct?
What happened there ??? I left the room for five minutes so it must be my fault .
should have done better there. Tub saves low
Oh, it must be! No, knocked out. Grella with a great chance there well saved by Tubby.
The goalkeeper is their manager?
Shirt is off. Come on, you Leeds!
No link from Goodison still
I guess so...
Bring on Becchio of a defender!
Found another link for the Merseyside derby... two nil Costa
About an hour ago I said the "tubby sod" was the manager .
I'm literally flinching here every time the ball is crossed in, as if I can nod it home. Come on!
Yes, you did. Well spotted Tony.
Under ten to go at GP
Missed it... sorry
A little over twenty minutes left. The Leeds faithful don't look too happy. It looks miserably cold in Kettering today.
BTW... shut it!
Corner to Leeds now....
Grella off and Becchio. Come on, Luciano - it's hero time!
Under 20 to go... definitely LEEDS TIME
ooh, great save by Tubby... did you know he was the manager!
Oh, tipped over by Tubby. He's going for the MOTM award today.
I believe we've established that.
What do you think of this comment from some bloke on the Beeb?
From WiseMrBadger on 606: "Re: Leeds going 1-0 behind at Kettering - we're resting players as promotion is the big priority for a club of our size. The FA Cup will just be a bad distraction. I would rather go out now than later down the line, which let's face it is inevitable."
Bloody hell - Snoddy goes sliding straight into the advertising hoardings behind the goal. That can't have tickled.
1516: Joseph Yobo's miserable afternoon is over. He comes off - Lucas Neill is on. Everton have around five minutes left to salvage something here and get some reward for dominating long periods of this match.
Still plenty of time at Rockingham Road!
Rubbish - the 3rd Round of the Cup is a big payday for the club. We should be able to finish this lot off.
Ach, ten yards out and he popped it over!
OHHHHH - how did that not go in!!!!!
oh my God!!
Another brilliant save!
Is he Polish?
How did that stay out ???
Someone needs to kick Tubby in the head. I am well and truly sick and tired of his fat face!
Finally !!!
YES!!!
WELL DONE!!
JB
Have you stopped jumping up and down!
YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Pick that one out, Fatso!
Nice move and goal
JB's 14th of the season. You beauty!
From Tubby to Fatso.... made me laugh
1520: We'll have three minutes of added time at Goodison Park. The Liverpool fans are chanting 'Going down' at their Blue counterparts. Cruel.
Everton have dominated... Costa will move up to fifth
How has he gone from "Tubby Sod" to "Fatso" in a matter of minutes .
Oh - must be! No, skied over the bar again. This is agonizing!
Simon's looking a bit happier. Honestly, I'd be okay if we drew now and took them back to our own patch for a true hammering. That would be alright. I won't be greedy.
All over at Goodison
Costa win 2-0.
Very lucky win... did not play well
Struth... that was almost in
Ooh, that was too close for comfort.
Everton inching closer to the dropzone. They're not safe at all.
Into the last ten minutes. Keep it tight, lads. No surprises.
That's it - lump it down the pitch.
5 to go
one last time... Leeds time
They're playing it about for fun. Gordon Bennett!
Snoddy should have done better there!
Oh, Snoddy will want that one back. I was hoping for a repeat of the goal.
Peter Lorimer in the stands
Chance for a late corner here. Come on!
And another. Come on, you Whites!
Oh, Jason Crowe with a header over the bar.
Into 3 added minutes
Come on Leeds
Everything's going through Snodgrass.
I can't wait for Leeds to get back into the Premiership so I can start hating them again!
Get the cross over!
Two missed chances!
Into stoppage time.
One more minute
What was Crowe doing knocking him over?
Has Becchio had a touch?
Leeds are hanging on for dear life when it should be the other way round
ooh, I thought Leeds were in there on a break
That should do it
That's it... see you at Elland Road!
You'll take it... wallop them by Five!
And that's it. 1-1.
I'm reasonably pleased with the performance and the way that we came back. Looking forward to the replay already.
Tubby had some great saves!
Now for the draw
Well 1 - 1 is a lot better than it looked like it might be .
Well done Bob . Good luck with the replay .
The 3rd Round draw to made just before 4
Come on United.. home draw against Peterborough
Leeds a home draw against Sheff Wed.
Chelsea away to Costa
Arsenal away to Citeh
I'll take it. Not bad. Gooner's not going to like that draw at all. More shenanigans with Ade and Toure.
I just made it up!!!
The draw is happening in a few minutes
ITV are on commercial break and then it is the draw
Oh really...bugger, I liked that.
Sorry for exciting you!
Have you still got that link going?
The draw is next
I've got the link back now...
I am going to miss the end of the London derby because of a boy's practice AGAIN!
Bloody parenting
Pouring with rain at the Em
Here we go....
Here comes the draw
They just showed Alan 'bloody' Sunderland
I will post all of the draw as it happens.
Teams lining up in the tunnel and FSC still on commerical
DON'T CHANGE IT!!!!
your lot #49
That's what she said!
balls out of the bag
teams out of the tunnel
Spurs vs Peterborough
Chelsea v. Watford - lucky buggers
West Ham v. Arsenal
Villa v. Blackburn
Reading v. Liverpool
Bugger - we're going to get United!
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