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 a big afternoon of Carling Cup footie with Arsenal hosting Wigan and West Ham hosting ManYoo. Anyone want to bet against an Arsenal-ManYoo semi? Or that Fergie and Arsene will "play the kids" today? I thought not. Join me for all the usual LOB hijinks from 2:45pm EST.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:08 PM
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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C'MON ARSENAL!!!
Welcome, Gooner. Will you be sneaking a peek at the match today?
The team news is in. First for the West Ham v. ManYoo:
West Ham: Green, Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Ben-Haim, Barrera,
Kovac, Spector, Boa Morte, Cole, Obinna.
Subs: Boffin, Reid, Parker, McCarthy, Stanislas, Hines, Piquionne.
Man Utd: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Smalling, Evans, Fabio Da Silva,
Obertan, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Hernandez, Bebe.
Subs: Amos, Brown, Park, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva, Macheda, Eikrem.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
And for that match at the Emirates:
Arsenal: Szczesny, Eboue, Koscielny, Djourou, Gibbs, Walcott, Denilson, Wilshere, Vela, Bendtner, van Persie
Subs: Shea, Sagna, Arshavin, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas, Nordtvelt
Wigan: Habsi, Gohouri, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Stam, McArthur, Thomas, Watson, Figueroa, Boselli, Moses
Subs: Pollitt, DiSanto, N'Zogbia, Gomez, Diame, McManaman, Mustoe
Way hay - I've got a lovely clear stream through P2P for Fox Soccer Plus coverage of the the West Ham v. United match-up. Stick that up your bum, Rupert!
Teams in the tunnel then. Apparently it's really slushy and horrible in London today but the undersoil heating has done it's job and the match is on.
A few snowflakes coming down on Upton Park. I'll say it again - they'd better knock that off before I fly out to London on December 17th.
West Ham are a bit of a bogey team for United. Will that continue today. Fergie's dressed for the weather today with a silly red United hat and Michelin Man bubble coat. Avram is displaying satorial elegance and will be freezing on the bench in that thin wool coat.
And United get us underway on a bitterly cold London evening at Upton Park.
Bugger - the Fox suits have got to that original stream. I'm searching for another.
Good bright start from the United kids. The Davids would be pleased.
I've switched over to a good link for the Arsenal match:
http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4cf27091ed3aa
And now I've got the WH-UTD match up:
http://www.tuxtube.com/channel1.php
It's a multi-media fest in Fred-town today.
Denilson has a free kick chance which he hammers into the wall.
It's gotten snowier at West Ham. Fergie looks like he'd rather be at home with his feet up and a big bag of Pick 'n' Mix in his lap.
No goals in the first quarter of an hour in these Carling Cup quarter-finals.
GOAL! Victor Obinna gives the Hammers a shock early lead with a deflected shot that completely baffled Kuz.
Could the Carling Cup prove to be Avram Grant's savior? You never know - he does have a cup pedigree after having taken Chelski within a JT penalty slip of the Champions League and having won an FA Cup winners medal with Pompey.
That was a goal!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!
Sorry, Johnno - Clattenberg has disallowed it. Good to have you on board.
But that is. It's Jonny Spector, biting the hand that used to feed him. 1-0 to the Hammers - great header!
I thought that Obinna strike was a good goal but apparently Clattenberg called it back for an offside touch by Spector. So, it's particularly sweet that he popped up with the header.
This match is buzzing while the one at the Emirates has yet to really take off. And as I type that Vela, who's been booked already, dinks one just wide of the target. Should have been 1-0 to the Arsenal.
So, how are you, mate. Sorry that I didn't get a chance to catch up with you over the holiday. Hope it was a festive one for you and yours.
It's so pretty!!!!
Wow - O'Shea hits a shot that is more of a threat to the linesman on the far side than Rob Green in goal. An extraordinary effort - I don't think I've ever seen a more wayward shot.
No worries, Bob . . . I really need to get you out on the pitch . . . .
You'll need to give me a head-start. I'm not exactly what you might call "match fit" these days.
SAF looks like a big grey tit!
I am home from work before I go to the college... one nil Hammers... NOT LIKING THIS!
A real problem for Roberto Martinez as Victor Moses is prone and will need to be replaced. He went into a full-blooded challenge there with two Arsenal players and came out the worst.
Welcome Johnno... I'm forever bursting bubbles!!
A foul by Fabio... he and his brother make a lot of unnecessary fouls!
Welcome, Dave! How are you mate? No, the scoreline won't suit you, but there is plenty of time.
Still 0-0 at the Emirates.
Did you see that The Special One has been banned for one match along with the send offees! That's exactly want Jose wanted any way!!
GOAL! Bloody hell - it's Spector again! He's really got it in for his former club. Obinna made a nuisance of himself and Spector continued his run to slot home.
2-0 Hammers!
BLOODY HELL... TWO NIL AND IT IS SPECTOR AGAIN!!
Way Hay!!!!!!!!
He is on the way out of the club and has never played center midfield before!!
COME ON... I WANT US TO BE UNDEFEATED!!
Yeah - that's a nonsense from UEFA. What I particularly liked was the look on Jose's face at the end of that hammering last night.
I think this proves a point, WHR. When you're blogging, West Ham are winning. Let's be 'aving ya!
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES, PRETTY BUBBLES IN THE AIR . .. .
Only scored one goal in his entire career before tonight!
United don't have many big guns on the bench, do they?
WHAT'S THE SCORE?, DAVEY, DAVEY, WHAT'S THE SCORE?
I'm loving the taunts, WHR - luv it!
GOAL! Arsenal take the lead. It might well have been an own goal from Alcaraz. Yes - I think so.
Oh - Rob Green nearly made a mess of that cross.
It's so rare the Hammers are up. Am I not supposed to taunt?
UWS has scarpered!
Taunt away - I only get a chance to taunt when Yellows is about. Or when we're winning in the Cup.
I am still here... we're going to win
The Arse are winning 1-0 with an OG
Oh dear - Vela has missed another glorious opportunity. This one should be out of sight at this point.
Taunt away... i can take it!
JUST WAIT TO THE SECOND HALF
Hopeless by Bebe!!
First the control on the run and then the shot!
Pepe is no Nani.
Bebe that is. He's not a patch on my boy Nani.
Half time at the Emirates with Arsenal 1-0 up through an own goal. "Far from convincing" according to the commentator, but Wigan haven't had a sniff yet.
Half time at Upton Park...not a happy chappy
What did the commentator say?
A third was ruled out? When did that happen?
2036: HALF-TIME Arsenal 1-0 Wigan
Paul Fletcher's HT snap-shot: "Hardly vintage Arsenal but they just about deserve their slender lead. Wigan have just the one player on the pitch who has scored more than once this season in Charles N'Zogbia... and it shows."
2037: HALF-TIME West Ham 2-0 Man Utd
Chris Whyatt's HT snap-shot: "Brilliant impressions of London buses, those first ever goals in English football for Jonathan Spector. He hadn't scored for thousands of minutes before tonight..."
I have to agree with the referee. Obinna's shot did strike Spector on the way through and deflected the shot wickedly.
Nice one about London buses!
So, that was a fun 45!
I think you're wrong WHR.... do you really want to be the only team to beat United since April???
Macheda is on for Bebe
Only Park is the other dangerous one on the bench!
I'm forever bursting bubbles
COME ON MAN U!!!
Obertan reminds me of Bellion... talk, lanky and hopeless
Odds on a Spector hatrick?
Stick those odds up your left nostirl... Odds on Man U winning 4-2?
What the hell, Green!
ooh, Green kicks it right into Macheda and Wee Pea almost in... if we get one... watch out
What link are you guys on?
Mine is jumpy
If Cole had held his crossing run, Spector could've been on for his hatrick. . . it's coming.
BLOODY HELL....I just found a new link and WEST HAM SCORE AGAIN!!
Is there a reason why your back four don't mark!!!!!!!?
Bloody Cole... he's hopeless
Don't waste your goals in the Cups West Ham..you're bottom
Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be . ..WE'RE GOING TO WEMBLEY!!!!
My new link on
http://eplsite.com/stream1.html
was so far ahead of my atdhe one
Odds on a Cole hatrick????
My new link joined as the commentator said
WEST HAM ARE IN DREAMLAND!!
Don't let us score!
I've just come back from a quick meeting....3-0! Would you Adam and Eve it!
Ipswich vs West Ham in the Final?
The Hammers are walking in a Spector Wonderland!
Sorry, Dave.
The snow is really coming down.... abandon the match and start again!
Hey, Dave, your lot won a corner!
30 minutes... plenty of time
OBERTAN SUCKS
I've just looked at the PPP predictions and no one chose either West Ham or Arsenal. Even WHR chose ManYoo!
I wonder how many we'd be winning by if we'd started Scott Parker?
Again, I have not been impressed with many performance this season despite being unbeaten.
We started off well for a few games but since then we have been hopeless until Blackburn.
I thought we had turned the corner... apparently not!
I think the problem with United is that their non-starters aren't good enough
The Upton Park faithful are blowing bubbles now.
Yellow ball is out... it is going to change everything!
Rafael coming on for United...not very attacking!
Bring on Park too SAF
He is coming on for his bro
John...you said earlier you're going to Wembley... do they play in the Championship????
What the hell just happened???? Are you cloning at ManYoo now?
STRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
United are being HAMMERED!!
Arsenal are 2-0 up now through a Niklas Bendtner goal.
Okay . .. now I'm dancing in my chair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats John!
Well deserved!
29 matches are unbeaten and now this!!!
At least we've now seen Fabio and Rafael in the same place. For a while I thought it was a joke.
We were going for hat-trick of wins in this competition!
Odds on Cole?
Odds on Spector?
My stream still hasn't caught up to the fourth goal.
We better take it out on Blackpool on Saturday evening!
Try the one that I posted a few minutes back
Thanks, Dave. It's so rare. So effing rare!
Of course, it just paused!!!
20 minutes left.. don't let us score!
Of course, both of them could get one? One could take the white ball and on take the yellow
WHU better play like this at Sunderland on Sunday!
No undersoil heating at Bloomfield Road. Will that game still go on?
Gordon Bennett... another fabulous change by SAF... Wes Brown on to go on and win it!
Are you singing along John?
Fergie, what's the score
just over the bar by Hernandez
Well, hopefully this will jump start our season . . .
I hope the match goes on on Saturday!
I hope so too
15 minutes to score four... should be a doddle
just like crucifixion
REF.. THE SNOW IS AWFUL... CALL IT OFF
Winston Reid, Kiwi World Cup hero, coming on late.
Flag is up but United still don't get it passed Green
The bloke tries a shot from THE DEN!!
Not a bad effort there!
Penalty... no
10 minutes to go... don't let us score!!!
Boom, boom Dave!
We want five!
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas getting a late run out for the Arsenal. Goalscorer Nik Bendtner coming off.
Kovac is crap.
SAVE 'EM UP FOR THE STADIUM OF LIGHT!
United go close from a header
Bit of a strip tease there on the touch-line.
chutneypie on Twitter: "My dad is a die-hard West Ham supporter here in Cairo, however he went to bed as soon as he saw Spector was playing! Haha!"
I think the 'haha' there is a touch harsh. Funny. But harsh.
4 to go plus stoppages... don't let us score!
Nice one - Hammers fans singing, "Live round the corner/You only live round the corner...live round the coooornerrrr!" Luv it!
According to the BBC, no snow in Blackpool this week. Around freezing for maximum temp though
Into injury time... don't let us score!
Oh - Vela's frustrating night continues as he has one cleared off the line. The kid could have had a hat-trick at this point.
You have to admit this isn't good for England? Cole is going to be in Fabio's next squad!!!
Some berk is on the pitch at the Emirates delaying the inevitable final whistle.
Lads, that was great! You are right. I need to spend more time on the LOB.
Fair enough... you're not going to let us score
I GIVE UP!!
I'm off home for some supper before my late class. Enjoyed it, lads. I'll talk to you soon.
MANY CONGRATULATIONS JOHN... and STEVE
Meet in the Final
I'm off to college
TTFN
UWS
Here's the Wednesday Quarter Finals
Result
Ipswich Town 1 WBA 0
Well done Tractor Roys... in the Semis!!!
Into added time at St. Andrews, The Blues scored a late goal. It is 2-1 going to 5 minutes of added time
2 minutes to go
Citeh are three up against Salzburg in the Europa League
Baloteli with a brace and Adam Johnson
It is over.... IT WENT TO THE 97th minute! Birmingham have beaten Aston Villa 2-1!
Barry Fry was the bloke in the studio for Sky. Ex Brum and he was cockahoop!!!
The crowd have come on the pitch. They are heading over to the Villa fans. I hope nothing comes from this. There are thousands of them on the field goading the Villa fans that are still in their stand!
The Final Four of the Carling Cup is set.
Arsenal
West Ham
Birmingham
Ipswich
The draw is going to be made in a few minutes
There is some trouble at St. Andrews.
Flares going back and forth from the field to the stands. Seats as well!
The police have separated the groups. They are advancing the with shields and sticks.
IDIOTS... YOU WON THE BLOODY GAME... GO HOME AND CELEBRATE
It has been all the Brum fans going straight to the Villa end after the match
Looks like order has been restored
Why did the police let them get to the Villa fans in the first place!
I HOPE FIFA AREN'T WATCHING!!!
Semi Final Draw
Ipswich vs Arsenal
West Ham vs Birmingham
2 Legs of course
Teams out first will play first leg at home
First leg played w/c 10 January, second leg w/c 24 January
A Gooner vs WHR final is on. Let the games begin!
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