Friday Footie
There's Friday morning footie as we start with Reading vs Leeds. Come join us if you can.
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Lakenheath Old Boys
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!
Friday, April 06, 2012
Lakenheath Old Boys
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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Reading just took the lead through Adam Lefondre with ten minutes remaining as they lead 1-0. Evil Neal responds with a double sub as Robbie Rodgers is on for Ross and Danny webber is on for Snoddy.
It was too easy for LeFondre as a cross was headed across from Hal Robson-Kanu and LeFondre heaed into an empty net unmarked in the six yard box.
Mikkel Forsell is on for Becchio. You waited bloody forever to bring on the subs Neil. I guess he was playing for a 0-0 draw.Bob will be pleased.
Great save by Lonergan from Leigertwood.The corner is taken short.
GOAL !!! 2-0 AS LEfONDRE DOES IT AGAIN OFF THE SHORT CORNER AS JASON ROBERTS ASSISTED. INTO STOPPAGE TIME.
BD will be delighted, but not WHR.
Paul Robinson got injured when the goal was scored and is still down.
My apologies for not posting a picture, but I just got back from a 60 mile round trip when the first goal was scored. BD will claim that I brought good luck.
Rive minutes of stoppage time that will probably end up being seven due to the injury.
Why is Neil Warnock going to get to make lots of signings when Simon didn't . He was sabotaged by Captain Birdseye.
Hayden mULLINS IS ON FOR hAL roBSON _KANU
So Reading defeat Leeds 2-0 thanks to two goals in the last minutes from Adam LeFondre.Bob will be delighted, but Jonno will have a different opinion.I think that puts Reading top of the table.
Now I am turning on the Gilette soccer special. Next is Swansea vs Newcastle on FSC.Burton Albion just went 0-1 up at Daggenham and Tranmere now lead Stevenage 2-0.
Burnley lead Brighton 1-0 and that will hurt Gus' lot as they aim to make the playoffs.
Blackpool lead 0-1 at Watford.
Bradford City have gone 2-0 up vs Southend United.
Fawlty Towers vs who as the second placed team is being held 0-0 vs Accrington Stanley.
BUGGER!!! A relegation battle as bottom of the table Hereford have tied it up vs Plymouth and it is 1-1. Another team in the relegation battle as Barnet is drawing 0-0 at Cheltenham.
Jeff will be pleased as Hartlepool lead 0-1 at Colchester even though he seems to be absent today.
Gary Taylor - Fletcher has gone off injured for Blackpool with a neck brace. That will be a serious loss for the Tangerines as they push to make the playoffs.
It's a must win match for the Hammers at Barnsley in the late kickoff as they are six points out of an automatic promotion spot with Sotton playing tomorrow.
For some reason, John Salako goes bonkers as Carlisle take the lead Wycombe Wanderers
Paolo's Swindon lead 0-1 at Morecambe as I was unaware that Paolo's lot have the best defense in the Football League.
A horrible day for Southend United as they push promotion and are now down two goals and two men at Bradford City.
A shocker as Crawley tail 0-1 at home to Crewe.
Notts County have taken the lead at Orient as they trail Carlisle United for the final playoff spot in League One and the O's just had a goal disallowed for offside.
The reporter says that Hereford is dominating vs Plymouth as it is still 1-1.
We're off from the Liberty Stadium.
If Swansea win then they move up to ninth , level on points with Liverpool. If the Toon draw or win then they move up to fifth , ahead of Chelsea.
Swansea should have taken the lead As sigurddsson shot just wide with just Krul to beat.It's the battle of the Dutch international keepers.
Blackpool have gone 0-2 up at Watford. and Cheltenham have taken the lead vs Barnet.
Stephen Dobbie scored for the Tangerines.
Jon"The Beast" Parkin gives Scunny the lead vs Exeter.
GOAL !!!! 0-0 TOON AS CISSE SCORES WITH A GREAT FINISH PAST WORM.
It was a great through ball from Cabaye as the Swansea defense was caught out.
Fawlty Towers have taken the lead at Accrington Stanley. Who are they?
Tranmere lead Stevenage 3-0 and Notts County lead 0-2 at Orient.
So the Toon are in fifth place as they leapfrog Chelsea.
Colchester have tied up vs Hartlepool as Freddie Sears , on loan from the Hammers, scored from the spot.Ha Ha Jeff!
High and wide from Danny Graham as he was never going to trouble Krul.
It gets worse fro Southend as they look to finish the game with eight men as they had two men sent off and a player go off injured with all their subs used up. Crawley have tied it up vs Crewe and Cheltenham lead Barnet 2-0.
Daggenham have tied it up vs Burton Albion.
Joe Allen shot harmlessly at Krul, then Newcastle broke , but Ba had a shot blocked as he was double teamed.
Scunny have defeated Exeter 1-0 and are helping their chances of survival.
Cheltenham have defeated Barnet 2-0.
Bradford City have defeated nine man Southend United 2-0. It has finished Crawley 1 Crewe 1
Ben Arfa has a shot easily saved by Worm.
Notts County now lead 0-3 at Orient.
It has finished Hereford 1 Plymouth 1
Swansea have had tons of possession, but Newcastle are well organized and as a result Krul has been a virtual spectator.
Burnley have defeated Brighton 1-0.
Alfreton have won 0-1 at second placed Wrexham and Blackpool have won 0-2 at Vicarage Road.
A great save by Krul from a long range effort by Sigurdsson.
Caulker has a header from the corner loop on to the top of the net as he should have hit the target with a free header.
Reading lead Sotton , who play Pompey in a South Coast Derby tomorrow.Brighton could be overtaken by Middlesbrough for that final playoff spot tomorrow as Leeds remain tenth, but they may drop done tomorrow.
If Shrewsbury win at Macclesfield later today then they will move ahead of Crawley for that final automatic promotion spot.
Plymouth are five points clear of the drop zone, but that may change if Macclesfield get a result vs the Shrews.
Fleewtood are eight points clear of Wrexham thanks to their shock defeat vs Alfreton while Bath have already been relegated thanks to results on Tuesday.
Barnsley vs West Ham United kicks off in about five minutes.
Williamson is booked for a rash challenge.
Sigurdsson shoots the free kick straight at Krul. It was an easy save.
Into stoppage time as Newcastle continue to pack their box with eight players to frustrate Swansea.
Halftime and Newcastle lead 0-1 at the Liberty Stadium.
The second half is underway from the Liberty Stadium as Swansea's two top scoreres, Danny Graham and Scott Sinclair, are on the bench.
a great start by Swansea as Nathan Dyer sets up Sigurdsson, whose shot is deflected just wide.
I have a link from Oakwell as the Hammers lead 0-1 at Barnsley fifteen minutes in .
A must win match for the Hammers if they are to have any hopes of earning an automatic promotion spot and they will need help from Pompey.
A corner from Cotterill is easily headed out by the Hammers.
Stephen Dawson of Barnsley has been booked for a nasty challenge on Thompkins.
Thompkins headed a free kick to Vaz Te w. whose volley was easily saved by the keeper.
Useless cross by Rangel after a great Swansea move but Joe Allen forces Krul to fumble out for a corner after his effort was deflected, thanks to a poor Newcastle clearance.
Krul catches after a scramble in the box from the resulting corner.Now Danny Simpson heads out a cross from Rangel for a corner.
GOAL!!! 0-2 HAMMERS AS NICKY ,MAYNARD BASICALLY SCORED A GOAL OUT OF NOTHING AS HE DRIBBLED UNCHALLENGED AND SCORED WITH A GREAT FINISH IN THE CORNER FROM THE D
Rangel shot straight at Krul when the Hammers scored.
Just what Jonno wanted heading into that key encounter vs Brum at Upton Park on Monday.
Great work by Nathan Dyer, but Luke Moore fell down with his back to goal.
Shane Ferguson is on for Demba Ba, who receives an ovation form the travelling Toon fans.
Useless shot by Luke Moore.
McCartney clears out for a Barnsley corner.
Rob Green , with an unorthodox punch , that leads to another Barnsley corner that is easily cleared.
GOAL !!! 0-3 HAMMERS AS MARK NOBLE SCORES THANKS TO A BLOOPER FROM THE BARNSLEY KEEPER THAT ALLOWED NOBLE TO SHOOT INTO AN EMPTY NET.
As I typed Swansea made a double substitution and one of them,Scott Sinclair , had a shot deflected just wide.
GOAL !!! 0-2 NEWCASTLE AS GUESS WHO, IT WAS CISSE AGAIN WITH A GREAT CURLING FINISH IN THE CORNER AND THAT SHOULD SEAL THE VICTORY FOR THE TOON,.
nEWCASTLE CAUGHT sWANSEA NAPPING AND Cisse took advantage from a duperb thorugh ball from Cabaye after a great run by Ben Arfa.
So , those Swansea changes to no avail were Danny Graham for Luke Moore and Scott Sinclair for Nathan Dyer.It was all in vain.
well wide by Sigurdsson.
Dan Gosling is on for Cabaye, who assisted on both goals, and receives a deserved ovation form the travelling Toon fans.
Naughty by Routledge on Jonas.
Two minutes of stoppage time form Oakwell.
Halftime and 0-3 to the Hammers as there is a chorus of boos from the home fans. Kevin Nolan scored that first Barnsley goal from a yard out.
Ten minutes plus stoppage time from the Liberty stadium as this match is basically over.
Rangel heads wide from the corner taken by Sigurdsson. That was a decent chance.
BLOODY HELL!!! WHY IS THERE FOUR MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME. LET'S PUT THIS MATCH OUT OF IT'S MISERY , WEBBIE!
Three minutes of stoppage time. That's more like it.
Swansea have a free kick just outside the box thanks to a hand ball from Danny Simpson.
Sigurdsson shoots it straight at Krul and that should be about it and it is as Webbie blows the final whistle.Newcastle win 0-2 at the Liberty Stadium.
Since the Toon won they are up in fifth place only two points out of a CL place. They will hope for help from their rivals ,Sunderland in the early kickoff tomorrow.
The second half is underway from Oakwell.
GOAL !!! 0-4 HAMMERS AS THEY WERE GIVEN THE FREEDOM OF OAKWELL ON THE BREAK AS DAVID BUTTON SAVED A SHOT FROM MCCARTNEY AND RICARDO VAZ TE EASILY PUT AWAY THE REBOUND.
OH OFF THE BAR FROM NICKY MAYNARD FROM ABOUT THIRTY YARDS OUT AS HE WAS SET UP BY MARK NOBLE.
Danny Collins is on for Guy Demal and George McCartney will move to right back.
The travelling Hammers fans are dancing in the stands as they enjoy their Bank Holiday.
Lee Collins , on loan from Port Vale, is on for Scott Goldbourne as Barnsley make a change.
Rob Green easily gathers a cross from Lee Collins.
Now the Hammers have a corner that is taken short.Vaz Te easily falls down in the box and the Barnsley fans finally have a laugh.
More Barnsley changes as Perkins is on for Smith and O'Brien is on for Davies.They made all their allotted substitutions.
Well over by Nicky Maynard as his shot lands in row Q.
Kevin Nolan is booked for committing a foul just outside the box.
The free kick by Jim O'Brien is headed out by McCartney for a corner.
Useless corner from O'Brien as the ball went straight out of play.
Henri Lansbury, on loan from Arsenal, is on for Gary O'Neill.
Mark Noble puts Danny Collins through and his cross is cut out by Foster for a corner.
Barnsley win a corner off of Danny Collins.
Rob Green catches the corner from Jim O'Brien.
Henri Lansbury shoots straight at David Button.
Useless shot from Thompkins.
Poor control by Maynard or else he would have been through on goal.
Nicky Maynard has a goal disallowed for offside.
Pappa Bouba Dioup, the wardrobe, is on for Mark Noble.
Kyle Higganbotham heads wide from a free taken by David Cotterill after a foul conceded by the wardrobe.
Winston Reid blocks a shot for a Barnsley corner.
Rob Green did well to push away a long range effort from Jim O'Brien for a Barnsley corner.Useless short corner.
Three minutes of stoppage time.
The Hammers win 0-4 at Barnsley. I look forward to chatting tomorrow.
CHEERS!
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