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!
I'm getting to the afternoon's matches a wee bit late. It's the last English club in the CL this season up against a very tasty Benfica side. I'll be in and out as usual but following this one and a scattering of FA Cup and Championship matches as well.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 3:14 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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Robert Di Matteo has gone with a controversial line-up tonight with Drogba and Lamps out and Torres in.
Cech, Cole, Luiz, Ferreira, Terry, Ramires, Mikel, Meireles, Torres, Mata, Kalou.
Subs: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Cahill, Essien, Lamps, Drogs, Sturridge.
UWS will be delighted - Pompey are 2-0 up over Hull. That's pulled them off the cellar floor above woeful Donny but they're still three points from safety.
No goals yet in the Cup:
Spurs v. Bolton
Sunderland v. Everton
Good afternoon, BD. Why did RDM pick that lineup. Is he conceding the CL to concentrate on finishing in 4th place or did Roman irk him?
Everton lead 0-1 at Sunderland in the Cup. LOVELY JUBBLY! My pick to win the cup in the PPP.
Coming up on half-time now and RDM will be happy to go in 0-0 and having played rather well.
Still no goals in the CL. The Special One's team can't break down the Cypriots!
Afternoon, MUR! And well in with the Toffees. I still think that a Merseyside Derby final would be fun.
Oxford United have taken the lead at Accrington Stanley. Who are they?
If they win there will be an all Merseyside semifinal.
Hey Boys,
I am here for a while switching channels between the CL an FA Cup
ALmost half time at WHL, still scoreless
Thhe halftime score in both CL matches is 0-0.
Two matches being played on the same night at the Stadium of Light!!!
Good afternoon UWS. Is the match at WHL on plus?
Pompey two up at home to Hull!
Five Live talking last night was saying that Leeds could get promotion this season or would be favorites next season.
Half time at WHL.. no goals
Pompey is the only team to have scored in the first half in the Championship.
That may be true about Leeds.
Yes it is
I can't believe I still have it!
Maybe I always did! I don't have the HD channel but I have the regular one near the non HD fsc
Pompey would be off the bottom and only three points from safety with a far better GD than any other team around them... PLAY UP POMPEY, POMPEY PLAY UP
The Spurs v. Bolton fixture is dragging out longer than the 100 Years' War.
That's a nonsense from Five Live. We haven't been in the top six since a couple of weeks back in November. Not happening.
As for next summer, our squad will be weaker than it is now, after a summer sell off of Snoddy, McCormack and Becchio.
How on earth could we possibly be favorites? That's just the media's love affair with Warnock.
Afternoon, UWS - hope you're having a good week. The weather here is terrific!
Don't yell at the messenger... I think Savage agreed with him
What a sitter for Benzema!
Hey Bob, our weather has turned chilly and windy... still sunny!
Leeds are only THREE points off the play offs!!
Robbie's entertaining but he's a silly sod.
How about a wager on our promotion then, UWS?
Hey... the Spurs Bolton match isn't even at the replay stage!
Some Bolton guy had to be taken off on a stretcher. He hurt his leg after fouling Bale.. I think he was booked as he was stretchered off... pretty eerie having to stop play and have a stretcher come on
I think they have a good shot!!
Dinner?
That fixture is cursed!!
You're on, mate! During Euro 2012?
Benfica have not won their last five Champions League matches which were level at the break (home and away), since beating Celtic 1-0 in October 2007.
What is with Roberto keeping the old guard on the bench... didn't AVB get crushed for doing the same at Napoli
West Ham still only drawing at Young Fergie's place
Free kick chance for Spurs just outside the D
VDV with a a nice shot and whacks the crossbar... the keeper didn't have chance!
Stoke only just lost to Liverpool in quarters and Bolton are here too... I forgot about them meeting in the semi last season... the other two semi final teams fell along time ago.... UNITED AND CITEH
I want this year's FA Cup Final to be
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Off for a bit... pick up the boys
Cheers UWS.West Ham have taken the lead at Posh.Jonno will be pleased.
I am off to WHL where it is still 0-0.
Ledley King headed about a foot over from an excellent cross. Nearly 1-0 to Spurs.
The Hammers now lead 0-2 at Posh.
The Hammers are now one point behind second palced Reading.
Great save by Bogdan from VDV as he had just Bogdan to beat. Spurs should have taken the lead.
I'll be off in a moment too for my afternoon class.
Useless pass from Bale, but he did well to win the ball back, then Assiou-Ekotu lost possession.
Great save their by Cech!
Raul Mereiles coming off to lots of whistles. He must have played for Sporting. Lamps replacing him.
A goal for the Blues now would just about put them through, you'd have to think.
Bogdan saved easily from Ade off a great cross from Assiou-Ekotu.
Hello BD. I would think that a goal would clinch a semi place for the blues.I am watching the match at WHL.
Ade had a shot deflected for a corner.
The corner from VDV is off of Bogdans shins for another corner.
Great saving block there by JT.
I am back.. still not goals at WHL or in the CL
Livermore should have scored off the resulting corner as he had a header graze the bar, but he was unmarked in the six yard box.
Hello UWS. It's all SPurs at WHL.
Ballhog Defoe coming on
Middlesbrough have taken the lead at Portman Road.
Klansnic has a shot and Cudicini makes his first save of the night
Bolton had a rare break and a shot was straight at Cudicini.
Dafoe on for Parker.
Parker is the one coming off for Defoe
Defoe's first touch... was of course... a shot!
Decent attempt
Great save by Bogdan from Dafoe.
Everton now lead 0-2 at the SOL.
Two goals at the same time in the CL
Both by the away side!
Kalou for Chelsea
Benzema for Real
GOAL AT WHL.... FOR SPURS!!
What a glut of goals!
Ryan Nelson with Spurs goal
GOAL 1-0 SPURS . A HEADEER FROM A CORNER, BUT MY LINK FORZE SO i DID NOT SEE WHO SCORED.iT LOOKED LIKE LIVERMORE.USELESS KEEPEING FROM BOGDAN.
Goal after goal after goal after goal in four matches!!
It was Ryan Nelsen. It was difficult to see beciase the link froze.
TWO NIL SPURS!!
Bale!
Accrding to my calculations that is four goals in aprroximately sixty seconds.
GOAL !!! 2-0 SPURS COURTESY OF BALE. a SUPERB FINISH.
Five goals in three minutes!
Do you think it is fair of the FA not to move the FA Cup Semi Final for Chelsea? Liverpool's semi is on Saturday and not Sunday so Liverpool won't play on the Hillsborough anniversary but Cheslea want more time to prepare for the midweek CL semi... they wanted it changed to Friday
Another goal as Palce take the lead vs hapless Donny.
Real have doubled their lead... Kaka
SIX straight comments on BBC Football Updates WITH GOALS!!
I agree that Liverpool shuld not play on the anniversary of the Hillsborough disasater. Chelsea should be allowed to play on Friday or at an alternate time on Saturday.
That's a good score for Pompey
Does that include my comment about Palace scoring.
The seventh comment was a league one update
for a Brentford goal and a goal for Leyton Orient
Another goal as The Tractor Boys have tied it up vs Middlesborough. It is 1-1 at Portman Road.
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What happened? I blacked out for a minute there. I didn't miss any goals did I? Now that is how you score goals people. Top work alround fellas.
Great work!
West Ham lead 2-0... they really need this win... they are away... they can't win at home
I aprreciate you emailing the Lakenheath pictures from Tony. Cheers to you and Tony.I immmediately recognized the high school.
Let's hope this is the case on the last day of the season!
Tom Bradstreet on Twitter: "This is desperate from Sunderland. Misplaced passes, poor positioning from set-plays... Everton being made to look world-class."
That would leave them one point behind second place Reading.
They were a real pain about getting on the base!
They had an armed officer follow them to the school!
I hope we clinch the tile by the time we travel to the SOL.
I heard that it is has been almost impossible to get on the base since 9/11.
Bolton have a free kick just outside the box.
The free kick from Rickets is cleared.
Real now lead 0-3 in Cyprus. They have booked a place in the semis.
Real are three up
Goal for Bolton in the 90th minute
Kevin Davis
GOAL !!!!KD PULLS ONE BACK FOR BOLTON WITH A GREAT FINISH.
Three minutes of stoppage time.
Real win 3-0 away
Into 3 added minutes at WHL
5 at Portugal's SoL
Last minute for Chelsea to hang on
That's it
Chelsea get their first away win in the CL this season
Congrats Chelsea
DEFOE TAKES A SHOT FROM A HOPELESS ANGLE!!
HOPELESS!!!
BLOODY BALL HOG
Defoe shoots again... BUT DOESN'T PASS!!!
Great save by Bogdan from Dafoe
GOAL !!! 3-1 SPURS AS SAHA SCORES WITH A GREAT FINISH FROM LONG RANGE.
Saha with a corker!! 3-1
Bale has a point.... Defoe should pass!
Last kick of the game
An all London semi on April 15
When Defoe comes on... he tries to just score to justify a place but he should be a team player!
Spurs win 3-1 and play Chelsea in the semis.A "Get Well Soon Fab" banner.
Still no more changes in the Championship... good night for Pompey so far... could get slightly better with a Leicester goal against Forest or a Palace goal against Donny
Now I am off to the English SOL.
Chel;sea win 0-1 at the Portugese SOL.
The Hammers win 0-2 at Posh
Pompey defeat Hull City 2-0
Another final is
Leicester 0 Forest 0 in the East Midlands Derby.
Top of the Championship with only Brum having a game in hand
Sotton 78
Reading 73
West Ham 72
Brighton 62
Boro 62
Brum 60
Blackpool 60
Cardiff 60
Hull 58
Leeds 57
Leiecester 56
Derby 55
Everton still lead 0-2 at the English SOL with five minutes plus stoppage time remaining.
I join that match too... Everton could have scored again immediately... an Everton guy beat one guy, beat another and tried to beat him again... SHOOT
Leeds is still in the playoff hunt as they are only three points behind sixth place Brum.
Stracq is on for Jelavic.
I don't know what Dahlgren is doing... they're going up!
I noticed that too. He seemed to run out of gas.
5 added minutes for Sunderland apparently.. still two of the 90 as well
Lee Cattermole receives a customary booking for a nasty foul on Jags.
It has finished 1-1 at Portman Road and Donny have tied it up at Palace.
Into stoppage at the English SOL.
I think Donny scored quite a while ago
Sorry about that . I must have missed that.
Tony Hibbert is on for Tim Cahill.
A great through ball to Frazier Campbell as he fails to beat Timmy when put thorugh. A battle of for emr Man United players.
With Chelsea one foot in the CL semis... advantage Spurs! Surely, Chelsea will be all thoughts on Barca or Milan
Ex Red Campbell has a chance but save by Timmy
Should be a fascinating CL semi.Hope the cup semi is better than the match last Saturday.
It's official
DOUBLE DERBIES FOR THE SEMIS!!
Cockney and Merseyside derbies he we come!
I am off to college
TTFN
Cheers UWS. It was great chatting.Have fun at the college.
I'm back Wednesday afternoon to follow what I can of the CL matches today. I've got a link up on First Row for the Milan v. Barca match up.
As I join the match, Barca are apoplectic that they didn't get a pen there when Alexis Sanchez was in on goal and seemed to be uprooted by the Milan keeper.
Good afternoon, BD. We must be psychic as I walked in the house about the same instant you joined the match.The penalty incident was weak at best.
No goals as yet in the CL tonight.
Messi had a goal called back for offside a minute after the so called penalty.
Afternoon, MUR - how are you, mate?
Oh - big chance for Zlatan there but he put it straight at Valdez.
Zlatan was put through and should have put Milan 1-0 up, but was guilty of poor finishing
Goog. How are you, BD? I took the afternoon off because the wife and kids have dentist appointments later this afternoon.
Zlatan would love to score against his former club. Juan LaPorta, the Barca president, stated that signing Zlatan was a huge mistake.
I am here but not 100%... I have no control of the TV right now either!
No goals in the SPL or League One as the Blades host bottom club , Chesterfield, who won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on Sunday. Inverness Callie hosts St. Johnstone in the SPL.
Good afternoon, UWS.How have you been?
It's Bloody Efan. SHUT IT EFAN!
Great save by Abbiatti from Xavi after he played a great one-two.
If Arsenal had defeated Milan then they would have played Barca for the third year in a row.
Kevin Prince, the ex Pompey player, shoots high and wide,but the ref blew for a foul.
Alexis Sanchez has a shot deflected straight to Abbiatti after some slick Barca passing.
Great Milan defending as Sanchez was through with just Abbiatti to beat , but Antonini made a superb last ditch tackle to prevent a certain Barca goal. If Antonini had committed a foul then he would have been off for an early bath.
Barca must have 80% of the possession as they have done nothing , but pass the ball. As I type , Milan break and Seedorf shoots a weak volley into the ground straight to Valdez.
Barca must have put completed over 150 more passes than Milan.
Hiya, UWS! Sorry to hear about your lack of TV situation.
Iniesta shoots into the side netting after another long Barca possession. Great cross from Danny Alves.
We finally have a goal this evening as the Blades take the lead vs Chesterfield. Bob will not be pleased.That moves them ahead of the Owls into an automatic promotion spot.
Not pleased. Not a big club.
Based on this first half performance one would think that Barca is the home team.
St. Johnstone takes the lead at Inverness Callie.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!
Bottom club , Chesterfield ties it up at Bramall Lane.
Bayern take the lead at Marseille and as I type the ref blows the halftime whistle and it is 0-0 at the San Siro.
On my link it's Lineker hosting with El Tel, Didi Hammann and Graeme Souness. Anyone else watching that?
I am here now.. what a blatant pen that was! What was the official on the end line watching!
Chesterfield tie up late in the half at Barmall Lane
Let's go WEDNESDAY
I am at home watching on FSC.I saw the replay and have to admit I was wrong. Abbiati definitely fouled Alexis Sanchez.I just saw the Bayeren goal as they scored on the break courtesy of Super Mario.
The Blades are in second place , level on points with the Owls, but ahead on goal difference.
I can't decide if I want Barca to this tie. I would like them to be knocked down a peg but I don't want Chelsea to win the CL.. I don't want them to knock out Spurs from the CL if they win it
If Chelsea wins the CL then the EPL gets more points and will be more likely to finish in the top three so the EPL can keep four CL spots.
How come you're home?
I took the afternoon off so I can the wife and kids to the dentist.
Huh?
I don't think Chelsea will finish in the top four but will take the fourth spot if they win it
Away we go for the second half
What was the scores in the group matches between these two?
The second half has kicked off from the San Siro.
Why are Milan wearing their away kit and Barca wearing their home?
I remember United and Barca did that in the group matches in the 99 season
Barca won 3-2 at the San Siro
That is correct. That match was the day before Thanksgiving. The teams drew 2-2 at the Nou Camp in the opening match of the group stage back in September.
It was 2-2 in Spain
Naughty by Masch on Robinho as the ex Liverpool player fouls the ex Citeh player, making both of them naughty.
Zlatan was miles offside.
Robinho is off.. is it because of that injury?
El Shaarawy is on for Robinho, who completed only 45% percent of his passes.That is simply not good enough in a CL match.
The Blades have taken a 2-1 lead vs Chesterfield.
It may be , but Robinho has been virtually a passenger the entire match.
Too much rolling on the ground for liking!
That seemed a minor foul by Keita on Nocerino. Why is the Milan rolling around as though it was a two footed challenge.
That behavior will earn Nocerino an automatic spot in Italy EURO squad.
DId you answer my question on why each team are wearing the wrong colors?
That was pathetic from that guy at the back post.. he was open
I can see Barca changing colors as the are the way team and both teams have red stripes, but I am clueless as to why Milan is wearing their away strip even though they are the home team.
Nasty tackle there on Messi.. why.. there was cover
The free kick from Messi was not that far over.
This is becoming like the Real and Baraca games!
A kickfest
Kevin Prince was guilty of poor acting.
The first half was more of a footballing contest and less of a kickfest.
That's what I meant... Milan should be wearing their homes... They better the same in the second leg.
Again, United and Barca did it during their group games in 99
Now Keita is booked after losing control of a routine pass.
Bugger.. Sheff Utd retake the lead against bottom club Chesterfield from the spot
That may be the case. Barca should be wearing their change strip at the Nou Camp.Why did United and Barca do this in '99? United won the Cl in Barca that year.Coincidence or not?
I have no idea why they did it
What was the score of both ties of that year?
I have to take my wife to the dentist . I will be back in a few minutes.
BUGGER!
As I type the Blades increase their lead to 3-1.
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