The First Big Test!
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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!
Monday, August 25, 2014
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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The team news is in and our man Balo isn't involved! Something wrong with that, surely.
Manchester City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy; Nasri, Fernando, Yaya Toure, Silva; Jovetic, Dzeko. Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Milner, Navas, Aguero.
Liverpool: Mignolet; Johnson, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno; Gerrard, Henderson, Allen, Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling. Subs: Jones, Manquillo, Sakho, Toure, Can, Markovic, Lambert.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
I've got a cracking link up through First Row Sports:
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Hey Bob
I am home about to watch the match
Balotelli wasn't registered in time to play in this match
NBC in the tunnel.. they do such a great job
Pouring rain in Manchester
It's not raining, it Manchester crying
Here they come out of the tunnel
Love that they're both wearing their traditional colors
No reason why Arsenal didn't wear red against Everton!!!
Citeh don't have white shorts this year… all sky blue for them this season
Balo's ONLY assist for the Citizens was to Aguerro against QPR in the 95th minute to win the league
BASTARD!!
We're off
Welcome, UWS - I'm back for the kick-off. Come on, you Reds!
Both sides won their openers but neither especially convincing in doing so. Each could lay down a marker for their rivals today.
First day back at school today, mate. You've got two more weeks of freedom, don't you?
Nice stuff from Liverpool there but the final ball from Coutinho wasn't there.
Oh - that was a lovely ball through from Gerrard to Sterling. His touch let him down.
Sterling really pressing his claim and Pool are doing all of the early running. Clichy is going to have a long night.
Busy looking at directions to Vassar for tomorrow.
Matt has a scrimmage there
The sound is off
Yaya tries one from distance - easily smothered by Mignolet.
Isn't Vassar a women's college? I reckon he's pulling your leg, mate. Not the kind of "scrimmage" that you imagined.
I start next Tuesday for both schools. Kids in on Wed
Crikey - that's an early start!
No it's not!!!
Always a day after Labor Day and Labor Day is Sept 1
Now it's Zaba who's under the cosh. Moreno bombing at him. Dangerous free kick now with Stevie G.
I suppose it is, eh?
Next year, LD is on the the 7th so a late start there!
Now it's Citeh's turn to go on the attack. Earn a corner.
Liverpool bossing this
How does Balo cost 2 mil less than Borini
Eto'o close to signing for Everton!
Brentford and Brum drawing 1-1 in Championship
Any thoughts about the £64 million price tag for Di Maria. You could have had approximately 4 1/2 Balos for that!
Samuel Eto'o is more than a bit passed it at this point.
Far too expensive
I don't rate him but some one has to come in a shake things up
Maybe catch lightning in a bottle
Yaya into the book - that will hamper him for the rest of the match.
I rate him but not at that price! Madness!
Another free kick chance for Pool.
Good afternoon Bob and UWS. I see that Balo is not even in the squad in his return to the Etihad.
That's the first time that Zaba has broken free down the right. Gerrard to the rescue.
Welcome, MUR. Yes - it's a false alarm on the Balo Alert System. He should be fit to play against Spurs at the weekend.
One Nil Citeh
slack defending by Pool
GOAL! Jovetic breaks through to score Citeh's opener.
GOAL !!! JOVETIC GIVES CITEH THE LEAD.
Great time to score, as they say, right before half-time. Really changes the half-time team talks.
Very slack defending indeed. Nasri's ball in was purely speculative and should have been easily cleared.
Talk about coming on board in the nick of time. Perfect timing by yours truly?
Balo's seen enough
Pass Hodgson sitting in the stands
Balo and Lallana are off for an early Bovril.
That is an early trip to the dressing rooms. I guess they want to have first dibs at the cuppas
A minute of stoppage time.
Poor cross by Yaya and that should do it till halftime and it does as Citeh are one up at the half.
HT
Pool unlucky to be behind in my book
I missed all but the last five minutes of the half. It was comical defending by Joe Allen on that goal by Jovetic.
I have to go pick up Jon
Hopefully I'll be back
I won't be around on Saturday
I am going to watch Tom play St. Lawrence on Friday and Clarkson on Saturday… ALMOST IN BLOODY CANADA!
We're back on at the Etihad for the second half.
Back for the second half and Danny has a goal disallowed for offside then Alberto tackles Jerko for a corner.
Citeh seem to have turned the screw here.
Loveren tackles Zaba for another Citeh corner. Nasri takes and Jovetic heads over.
Have a safe trip, UWS. It sounds like quite a trek.
I will probably be around for only the early match because it's Elizabeth's birthday on Saturday.
Citeh have risen to third in the table with that Jovetic strike. Meanwhile Liverpool have dropped to ninth.
Fernando trips Sterling just outside the box.
Clumsy challenge by Fernando. Now Stevie G. can pop up with one of his trademark curlers.
Positions change rather rapidly at this early stage of the season.
Training pitch move to Henderson who bollixed it up entirely. Corner.
Chipped over by Stevie G and Zaba blocks for a corner that is easily caught by Hart,
Agreed, Bob. He took far too long.
Did you see that the West Yorkshire Derby is on BEIN on Wednesday.
GOAL! Jovetic again!
GOAL !!! 2-0 CITEH . JOVETIC WITH A BRACE. NICE FINISH CHEEKY BACK HEEL THEN SILVA SQUARED IT FOR JOVETIC TO SLOT HOME.
Nasri bursts through and knocks it across. It was bobbly as it came to Jovetic but it's a nifty finish past Mignolet. Big mountain to climb for Pool now.
2-0!
The champs are looking like well ...uh .. champs.
Citeh are marauding again looking to kill off the match.
Indeed they are, MUR - this is impressive.
Correct. It was Nasri , not Silva, with the assist.
I don't see Pool coming back.
Our Uniteds are BEIN televised tomorrow and Wednesday while Gooners Gunners are on FS1 on Wednesday.
Oh - nearly a third for Jovetic and Citeh!
I see that - looking forward to it.
Brendan Rodgers reacts to the goal and Markovic is on for his Pool debut, coming on for Coutinho.
Better from Pool . Nice one two between Alberto and Markovic is cleared for a corner taken by Markovic and headed away
Not sure that that's going to make the crucial difference.
How was your first day back with the students?
Probably not. I guess he's conceded the match and wants to assess one of his new signings.
The last thing Pool wants to see is Navas with a fresh pair of legs running at them
Nice through ball to Sturridge and shoots well wide from a narrow angle. Great pass from Sterling.
A Spanish swap as Navas is on for Silva.
Another chance for Sturridge and he heads well wide.
Jerko is down, holding his thigh.
Citeh are now level with Chelski on GD but the Blues have scored more goals.
Another example of Citeh's depth is Aguero waiting to come off the bench in case Jerko can't continue.
Wow - that is deep.
And now that change is made.
GOAL! That was quick! Aguero latches onto one and slots home.
3-0 - that is laying down a marker!
GOAL !!! 3-0. REALLY DEEP AS AGUERO SCORES SECONDS AFTER COMING ON. SUPERB LONG BALL AND A GREAT FINISH.
Citeh now top of the table? That has a familiar ring to it.
On the replay, Mignolet was well out of position. I don't know what he was expecting there.
I think Citeh are second and Spurs first on goals scored.
Pool have a tricky trip to SFL this weekend. it's a difficult start to the season.
I just checked . Citeh and the Spuds are joint first. Both are level on goal difference and goals scored.
Emre Can on for Joe Allen. An attacking move.Can he make a difference?
Well in, MUR!
Not sure he can at this point. Liverpool fans will be looking forward to seeing Balotelli and Lallana because they don't look good enough to challenge on this evidence.
Emre Can booked immediately as he fouls Jovetic on the break.
I think Pool can finish in a CL spot, but this shows why I didn't pick them to win the league. I agree that Balo and Lallana should be starting.
Ta, Bob. Perhaps Citeh can go top of the pops this early in the season.
Clichy tackles Johnson for a Pool corner.
Rickie Lambert on for Sterling. Can he make a difference like he did last week?
The corner from Moreno is headed well over by Can.
Jovetic with a deserved standing ovation as he is replaced by Fernandinho. Pelligrini obviously shutting up shop.
Skrtel clears a pass from Silva for a corner. Slick passing by Citeh.,
Nasri takes it short. Now Pool on the break.
GOAL!!! LAMBERT PULLS ONE BACK FOR POOL THANKS TO GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY. STURRIDGE WON THE BALL BACK. hE CROSSED AND lAMBERT'S HEADER WAS SAVED BY HART THEN HIS REBOUND SQUIRMED JUST OVER THE LINE OFF OF HART.
Johnson is hobbling and now signals that he wants to be subbed.
It now looks like the Pool goal may be credited as a Zaba OG
Now Skrtel is down, getting treatment.
Citeh and Chelsea are tied for second , level on goal difference and goals scored.
Sorry, MUR - I'm off home now. Despite the consolation o.g., this one looks done and dusted.
Capital One Second Round tomorrow!
Cheerio!
Now Alberto Moreno is down. It appears that he has twisted his right ankle. Five minutes of stoppage time. Will it be six?
Cheers mate. It was great chatting with you.
It's over and Citeh win convincingly 3-1.
That's it for me.Cheerio.
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