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!
Somehow I've carved out a quiet moment or two in the office this afternoon to follow what I hope will be a Premiership holiday cracker between two of the top sides in the country - Chelski and Citeh. It's all live from 2:45pm EST, so jump on board the LOB trolley and have a cuppa this afternoon with me.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:41 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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Here's the team news out of Stamford Bridge today:
Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Romeu, Meireles, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Lampard, Torres, Mikel, Malouda, Ferreira, Kalou.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Milner, Toure Yaya, Barry, Silva, Aguero, Balotelli. Subs: Pantilimon, Dzeko, Johnson, Savic, Nasri, Toure, De Jong.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
Citeh took an early lead through a Balo strike , but Raul Mireles just scored the equalizer, so it is now 1-1.
The halftime score from The Bridge is 1-1.
Hiya, MUR! Great to hear from you today. Despite my best intentions, I got waylaid by a couple of chatty colleagues during that lively first half.
Teams are back out - this is probably the perfect result for you United fans out there, so you'd probably prefer if the referee were to blow up for full time right about now.
We're underway for the second half....
Good afternoon,BD! I wonder if a chelsea victory would be more beneficial.
It is still 1-1 at The Bridge.
Very cagey opening few minutes to this half, which will suit the ManYoo boys. Long may it continue, eh?
BLOW UP REF!
I would like to see Chelsea win this match.
I'd say that you still have to keep an eye out for Chelski, Spurs, and perhaps even Arsenal if RVP stays fit. It's not just purely a Manc title battle quite yet.
I agree. If Citeh lose then we trail by two points.
Mata weaves his magic then is brought down cynically by Kompany who has already been booked. He is lucky to still be on the pitch.
We cannot discount those pesky London Lads.
I agree. Can't count your chickens.
I'll be jumping into a final exam in a few minutes. How is your week looking?
Ramires is down injured after being barged off the ball. It seemed a foul,IMHO.
We start our semester exams on Thursday, so it is strictly review through Wednesday. SOme of the students are mentally on vacation .
Clichy has just been sent off as that was his second yellow as Ramires was off on a run and cynically tripped by Clichy. That was the correct decision by Clattenburg.
The free kick by Drogba was just over.
Red card for Clichy - he's off for a fairly innocuous trip on Sturridge which produces a second yellow. Citeh down to ten! Wow!
It will be interesting to see how the league leaders play the remainder of the half a man down. Will their undefeated run end?
Citeh player should not complain. Kompany was lucky not to see a second yellow.
Bosingwa wins a corner off of Zabaletta . Agureo fouls Romeu.
The free kick by Mata is headed away.
Shame - Aguero is being withdrawn to allow some extra defensive cover from Kolo.
Ramires has a shot blocked as Citeh are under the cosh for the first time this season.I have not see Citeh defend so despearately this season. Romeu is booked for a foul on Balo.
Kolo Toure is on for Aguero for tactical reasons. This due to the red card. I agree It is a shame.
Well, I'm off to set up my exam, mate. Enjoy the rest of the match. Thanks for checking in this afternoon. Cheerio!
Cheers BD. THank you for the company.Enjoy the rest of the day. Have fun watching your students take their semester exams.
Chelesea have been quicker to those 50-50 balls and crisp with the tackles.
Balo shoots at Cech from long range on a Citeh counter led by Silva and Yaya.
Both teams are not guilty of sloppy passing.
Citeh now keep possession in the Chelsea half until it is ended by a hard, but fair tackle.
Sturridge drags a shot wide after a great possession. Lampard is on for Mireles, the goal scorer.
Ramires is booked for a foul on Balo. It seemed like the psycho made a meal of it.
Nigel De Jong replaces David Silva in another defensive move that is gretted by boos from the Chelsea fans.
Romeu dispossesses Yaya, but Citeh eventually get the ball back.
Drogba is booked for a late challenge on Zabaletta . This is getting ridiculous as it didn't seem a major foul.
Ramires has a shot comfortably saved by Hart after a cheeky back heel by Drogba.
IT'S A PENALTY TO CHELEA AS LAMPARD PUT STURRIDGE THROUGH AND LESCOTT BLOCKED WITH HIS HANDS.AN OBVIOUS PENALTY.
GOAL!!! 2-1 CHELSEA AS LAMPARD BLASTS THE PENALTY SENDING HART THE WRONG WAY.
Malouda is on for Ramires.
AVB changed his mind and is having Malouda come on for Mata instead.
Will this be Citeh's first defeat of the season ? they are a goal down with a defensive lineup and a man down.As I type Dzeko is on for Lescott to rectify that problem.
Balo goes past Bosingwa and is fouled. The free kick form Milner is too high for Balo.
Balo is called for a foul to end a Citeh attack.Mikkel is on for Strurridge as Chelsea make a defensive move to hold on to their lead.
Chelsea begin to keep the ball near the corner flag.
The ref overrules the linesman and its a corner to Chelsea as Drogba wins a coorner off of Barry after chipping him. Now Yaya comitts a stupid foul on Ramires as ther are four minutes of stoppage time.
Back to the corner flag and Drogba is frustrating some Citeh defenders.
A brilliant twist and turn by Drogba to get away from two Citeh defenders then he chips over from long range from a difficult angle.
Plenty of Oles around the ground as Citeh cannot win the ball off of Chelsea.
That's it as Chelsea hand Citeh their first league dfeat of the season as they win 2-1.
Thanks for keeping the home fires burning. A good result for you lot today, eh?
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