Will the Title Contenders Please Stand Up!
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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!
Saturday, March 05, 2016
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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Good morning, Bob. I won't be around for most of the North London Derby because Melanie has an early competition immediately followed by the SAT test. I will be around for the other matches.
Morning, MUR - great to have you on board this morning. Some pundits are calling this the most important North London Derby ever. Appropriately, I'm having some glitchy satellite trouble with NBC SN this morning (sigh)....
Welcome, mate. I hope the problem is solved. Fortunately, we are not having any problems. I'm not sure if it's the most important North London Derby ever, but probably the most important one since back in '71.
I just rebooted and seem to have sorted it out. All set for the 178th running of the North Londoners.
I'm enjoying a cup of a new chai latte that a colleague gave me this week for helping out with her research project.
Teams coming out at Shite Fart:
Tottenham (4-2-3-1) Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dembélé, Dier; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Davies, Trippier, Carroll, Chadli, Mason, Son.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Ospina; Bellerín, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Gibbs; Elneny, Coquelin; Ramsey, Özil, Sánchez, Welbeck.
Subs: Macey, Chambers, Monreal, Flamini, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
Well in. A fantastic reward. I just finished a mug of the McDonald's brand coffee.
I guess Ospina is injured since Macey is on the bench. Will he be the keeper in the replay at the KC on Tuesday?
Evil Cardiff are one up at Bristol City. I wish that was idle gossip.
Here we go, then. Go on, you Gunners - help me out with my PPP!
Middlesbrough defeated Wolves 2-1 in a Friday nighter at the Riverside.
They're off from SFL
Me too, maybe Bristol can do me a favor.
Spurs seem to be champing at the bit early doors.
The Spuds look the more confident team early doors.
Some panic in the Spurs box before Alde chops it out.
Evil Cardiff are one up at the half.
Oh - Delli Allie was given loads of room in the box there. Mark up, lads!
Dell Alli almost got a shot off directly from a throw, but Merte intervened with a last ditch tackle.
That is unfortunate.
A poor Spuds corner is cleared by the first man
Kane with the first shot on goal, a tame curling effort that will give Ospina a chance to touch the ball.
Burnley take an early lead vs Blackburn in a Lancashire Derby
It's a sign of the times that both sides are playing two defensive middies and only one striker up front. Kane even seems a bit pushed out left as he shoots again.
Harry Kane has a long range effort deflected for a corner off some shaky Gunners defending
Kane again, with a deflected shot that earns him a corner. He seems keen to strike it from any distance or angle.
Another corner - Spurs have started impressively. I don't like it.
Merte heads out the corner from Eriksen for another.
Wellie heads away the next corner.
I'm guessing that you don't have a craving for hash browns.
Nice Robert de Niro/Taxi Driver reference from the commentator. Lamella as "Travis Bickle.'
I'm off, mate. The match is being DVRed. I will see probably in the second half.
Spurs will be much happier with their start, although Arsenal will be content that Ospina hasn’t had any difficult saves to make.
Cheerio, mate - best of luck to Melanie!
As usual, Arsenal are trying to walk it into the net.
It’s a slightly odd game so far, in that Spurs have been so much better yet they haven’t created a clear chance, or even an unclear one.
Oh - great save from Ospina there from Lamella's shinned effort!
Bellerin is booked for a foul on Rose. It’s a free-kick in a good position on the left, and Eriksen wastes it again by hammering it straight into Ospina’s hands.
Coq au Vin picks up a yellow for a deliberate handball on the ground.
Half an hour gone and for all the storm and stress, that Lamella shinned effort has been the best chance of the match so far.
Glenn Hoddle, one of the BT commentators, reckons Lamela is a red-card candidate. Just passing it on.
Spurs are incessant in their attacking. They have so much energy. In fact it’s reminiscent of Arsenal in the early days under Arsene Wenger, when they had more energy than their opponents by virtue of the fact they weren’t having steak and pints for lunch and dinner every day.
GOAL! Ramsey has scored a huge goal for the Gunner! Huge!
Welly squared it to Bellerin who shanked his shot. Fortunately for him and the Gunners Ramsey was alert and his back flick completed baffled Lloris.
0-1 Gunners!
Now it's Welly with a header, saved by Lloris. Arsenal are going for it!
That's half-time at Shite Fart. Arsenal go in 0-1 and smiling.
Hey Boys
I am finally downstairs after watching the first half upstairs
Went to the movies last night
Got my SS link going strong
We're back on at Shite Fart after the interval. At present, Spurs and Arsenal are tied on 54 points in second.
They just said that there were a lot of tackles in the first half
I was paying attention, for some reason, and the first foul called was after 8 minutes. Spurs first foul was in the the 25th minute. At that time, it said Spurs 1 Arsenal 3 in fouls
Kyle Walker with a crap cross... that has been a theme for both Spurs fullbacks... pretty much everyone except for the Ali chance
I am a big Stoke fan this afternoon... I really need to have Chelsea stop winning and climbing the table
Coq.... gets a second yellow card and is off
Arsenal are down to ten men!
Morning, UWS - great to have you on board for the second half.
What a silly boy - he's got himself sent off. No way around it now - Gunners will have to play with merely one defensive middle - Elneny.
Hi Bob,
You seemed to have disappeared as soon as I arrived!
I'm back and see that Coq Au Vin is sent off for a second yellow. It was a rash challenge on Harry Kane. The first yellow for hand ball on the floor? What a numpty
What movie did you and Kathy see last night?
Oh - Alli with a great effort there.
Great effort by Alli... deflected over
Hello UWS. I'm back in time for the drama at the Lane as Della Alli volleys just wide then Harry Kane has a shot cleared off the line off the corner. Superb save by Ospina from Kane
Oh dear - now Ospina's in trouble. Great save from him from Harry Kane. Now he's kicked the ball out to touch.
I had some laptop troubles that I had to sort out.
WOW!!!! The Spuds were a millimeter away from eqaalizing as Ospina is down for treatment
Was that off the line?
Ospina falls over ala LVG
He was hit in the ghoolies
That was so close!!
Could you imagine in there wasn't goal line technology... there would be so much debate... not now
Welcome back, mate - how's the morning been?
Moring MUR
Great use of the new technology. No debate about it.
El Neny heads out a cross for another Spuds corner .
GOAL FOR THE SPURS!!!!!
GOAL !!!! ALDERWEIRELD TIES IT UP FROM THE CORNER.
GOAL! There is the equalizer. Alde with the touch.
Arsenal are now really under the cosh at 1-1 and with ten men to withstand the last 30 minutes.
We went to see the Tina Fey movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
It was surprisingly very good. Not a comedy like the promos suggest
Lamela volleyed the corner and then Alderweireld shot between Ospina and a Gunners defender from a couple of yards out
GOAL!!!
GREAT GOAL BY KANE!!!
Bloody hell - what a strike from Harry Kane!
2-1 Spurs!
GOAL !!!! BLOODY HELL!!!! TWO GOALS IN A MINUTE AS THE SPUDS HAVE COME FROM BEHIND TO TAKE THE LEAD.
Great comment by Arlo
OH MY GOODNESS ME
Please keep doing that 'Arry in the summer!
Spurs trying to kill it off, just as Arsenal tried to do in the first half.
I hope he does too, UWS. We need his goals this summer.
a SUPERB CURLING EFFORT FROM hARRY kANE , BUT DEFINITELY preventable as Wimmer played an innocuous ball down the left.. Merte should have cleared by his own corner flag, but instead , Della Alli back heeled the ball as it appeared to run out of play . He passed to Kane , who was Abel to score with that fantastic finish
Spurs are rampant!!
AGAIN, I picked Spurs in the Fall!!!
I'll find the quotes if you don't believe me
That should be worth 20 pts in the PPL standings!!!
England can also use some of that commitment and skill from Della Alli
Harry Kane now level on 17 goals with Lukaku, two behind Vardy at the top.
Spurs top of the table for the first time since before I was born!! Bob was a whopping two months old
Correct, UWS. You have mentioned the Spuds on a regular basis. Well done.
Dixon has his red blinkered sunglasses on this morning
Alexis booked for a stupid push on Lamela, who is replaced by Ryan Mason. A move designed to hold on to the lead.
Lee is looking through a kaleidoscope?
So I get the twenty points?
Please?
I don't want to be relegated!
The potato blight is coming to an end?
Lost my SS link... very annoying
Sorry, mate - no one picked Spurs to win the title.
A tame effort from Alexis is well wide.
READ THE QUOTES!
Wenger deserves some blame for playing two defensive middies.
I wonder if Simon will three peat. He and the Gooner must be livid.
I did answer your movie question
What quotes?
Harry Kane shoots just wide.
Sorry, but I think your prediction was just past the deadline.
I'm interested in that Tina Fey movie and the book that it's based on. It's more about journalism than a straight comedy.
Sounds like Wenger didn't think his side was expected to win.
Dier is booked for a foul on Wellie.
In the Championship,
Cardiff two up at Ashton Gate
Burnley one up at Turf Moor against hated rivals Blackburn
I think I hear the Spuds fans sounding a little Gene Kelly.
Yes, it has some humor but a good movie
My friend REALLY liked it
About time - Wenger throws Giroud on for the past fifteen minutes.
Finally got my SS link back
DESMOND!
That is only their third shot?
GOAL! Desmond! Alexis finally scores again!
2-2!
GOAL !!! DESMOND AT SFL AS ALEXIS TIES IT UP FOR THE TEN MEN
They're dancing at the King Power
He scuffed that shot a bit but it still beat Lloris. What drama!
Ramsey played Bellerin down the right and he played a nice slide rule pass into Alexis , who placed it well in the corner, but Lloris should have got a hand to the shot.
Rose off and Davies on for the Spurs.
Will anyone kick out Desmond from the Lane
Why have Lee Dixon doing the color for this match - it makes no sense at all.
Like for like as Ben Davies from the Swans Academy replaces Danny Rose from the LUFC Academy.
City v Villa next on NBC.. what a waste of a match!
Everton West Ham on USA... a better match
It's kicking off a bit now as Dier lunges in on Giroud. He should have got a second yellow there.
Lee Dixon wants to see red - naturally.
Dixon wants a second yellow for Dier
Arsenal players need to stop surronding Mike Oliver even though Eric Dier is lucky not to be getting a second yellow after that shirt tug.
Lee Dixon is wearing his red tinted glasses while the rain is teeming down in North London
Oh - Alli had time to shoot there but only picked out Ospina.
Ospina saves from Della Alli
So, if the score stays the same and United win tomorrow and they'll be 2 points behind the Arse
I'm just saying
I'll bet Dixon is wearing red down to his socks and undies today, just like the Gooner.
I heard screaming in the streets of Alex. Did it have anything to do with that shirt tug?
The title race is wide open!
Number One Son is on for Dembele. Sounds like the Poch is going for it.
It sure is and the goal from Alexis kept the Gunners slim title hopes alive.
Mason scuffs a curler well wide.
I sure hope we win at the league's highest ground tomorrow. I sure don't see Citeh slipping up vs vanilla soft serve.
Kyle Walker was far too casual and fortunately a pass from his own box bounced off a a Gunners player and straight to Lloris
Welly's day is over - Flamini to come on. Wenger can't get enough of the defensive middies today. Don't you want to win it, mate?
I don't see us winning tomorrow
We struggle against the teams we should beat
Watford midweek as an example. United should have lost that one 4-1
A holding middie for a striker as Fl;amini is on for Wellie. Arsene seems content to get a draw
Decent effort by Erickson
Arsenal haven't missed Cech
Ospina superbly tips over a shot from Eriksen
For United's sake, I am on the Toffee's side today
Agreed. I wasn't expecting Ospina to have such an outstanding match
Did you see the report of the Leeds' owner's son sending getting into twitter battles with fans
What an idiot
Wimmer called for hand ball just outside his box. He knew nothing about it.
No - I didn't catch that - I'll have to look at the Leeds papers on line.
Lloris does well to push away a swerving free kick from Alexis.
Decent effort by Sanchez off free kick
Saved by Lloris
oooh, almost a classic OG... CLASSIC FINISH
Could have been a second yellow there for Bellerin.
And that was so close to an own goal from Gabby!
OH!!! Nearly an OG by Peter Gabriel as his sliced clearance was inches over the bar. Kane shoots over from the corner.
Fans bloodied outside the stadium before the match
Yikes!!! The Leeds owner is never far from the drama and it seems to run in the family.
Joel Campbell on for Ozil late on
Four minutes of stoppage time.
It's the most important North London Derby in years , so there is bound to be some bad blood between rival fans.
Big game in Germany today
Dortmund host Bayern
A win by the hosts would make the gap only two points!
I saw those pictures at half time. Not good.
Great saving tackle there by Wimmer!
OH!!! Ramsey could have scored a late winner as he was played through, but he was tackled by Wimmer as he was about to shoot. The corner is cleared by Wimmer./
Doesn't feel like Spurs have a man advantage
Bayern slipped up in midweek, losing at home to Mainz. Their first challenge in several years
Last chance for the home side. Eriksen fires it wide and that will be that. Advantage Foxes for sure.
Just wide by eriksen and that should do it
That's it!
Desmond stays for good
Leicester City are the only happy ones
I am off for walkies!!
I'll be back
That's it as it finishes Desmons in a thrilling North London Derby. The Foxes will be pleased.
Cheers UWS.
Next up - Citeh v. Villa. Here's the team news:
Man City: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernandinho, Touré, Navas, Silva, Bony, Aguero.
Subs: Zabaleta, Sterling, Kolarov, Caballero, Mangala, Iheanacho, Manu Garcia.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Richards, Lescott, Clark, Hutton, Gana, Westwood, Veretout, Cissokho, Agbonlahor, Ayew.
Subs: Okore, Bacuna, Sinclair, Gil, Bunn, Lyden, Gestede.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
My eyes will be focused on Leeds' home match against Bolton. We really need a result today, in order to put some distance between us and the bottom.
It's Citeh vs Villa on NBCSN as it's a return for the center of vanilla soft serves two central defenders, who have been a soft touch this season
It's the Toffees vs the Hammers on Born in the USA as it's a return to Goodison for Slaven as it's battle between the two teams he played for in the Prem.
Leeds eliminated the Trotters from the Cup and it would be great to see them follow that up with three points vs the struggling Trotters
They're off from the Etihad
And now from Goodison
Adrian is none too pleased with a challenge as a Toffees striker appeared to have taken a Chunk out of him. I think the Spanish keeper overreacted.
Teenage Reese Oxford heads out for an early Toffees corner. The Coyote heads out the corner and Adrian does well to tip over a rocket from Barkley from 25 yards out
Barkley has a shot blocked for a third corner that is cleared away. early pressure by the Toffees.
Last placed Charlton take an early lead at peter Griffin Park
The replay shows that the Toffees should have had a penalty as young Reese Oxford rugby tackled Stones in the box when a corner was taken
Naughty by Micah Richards on Aguero on his return to the Etihad.
Rangers have thrashed Prem side, Crocodile Dundee , 4-0 in the Scots Cup.
Just wide by Payet on the Hammers first attack of the match while Guzan does well to tip over a close range effort to keep it 0-0 at Citeh
Bob will not be pleased that the Evil Lions have taken the lead vs the Tangerines.
Kate rides the crazy rails as the Cottagers take the lead at the Reading Railroad.
GOAL !!! THE CHUNK GIVES THE TOFFEES THE LEAD. BRYAN OVIEDO MADE A RUN DOWN THE LEFT AND PASSED TO THE CHUNK, WHO EASILY TURNED YOUNG REESE OXFORD AND SHOT PAST ADRIAN OFF THE INSIDE OFF THE POST AND OVER THE LINE FOR A GREAT FINISH
Port Vale take the lead vs struggling Colchester
I am back from walkies and breckies.... The Toffees are doing United a favor
Kevin Mirallis is booked for stupidly diving.
Welcome back, UWS
I'm back, lads.
Plymouth behind at home to Oxford
A bad hair day for Jeff as BArnet take the lead vs his team. Meanwhile, the Oxford shirt takes the lead at the Argyle sweaters in a promotion six pointer.
Come on Stoke!
Welcome back, mate
Naughty by Richards on Silvca. Misbehaving on his return to the Etihad.
Plymouth tie it up
Bob will be pleased that the Argyle Sweaters have tied it up vs the Oxford Shirts
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