An End of the Year Feast
posted by The Blue Devil @ 9:05 AM
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, December 31, 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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Hello, good afternoon and happy old 2016 to you all. Let’s end this vile year on a high, with some hardcore football action. I’ll be focussing primarily on the six Premier League fixtures, and particularly whether Chelsea can move nine points clear by beating Stoke.
I'll also have my eye on some of Leeds' rivals for Championship promotion - Brum, Derby and PNE v. Not a Big Club - this morning.
Morning Boys
What a shame Huddersfield scored an injury time equalizer against Rovers
Not good for Leeds
Sitting on my couch with my new laptop and my link going strong on the phone
Jose has made five changes for the match today
Jones, Rojo, Carrick, Lingard and Mata drop out
In comes Smalling, Baiiley, Fellaini(sigh), Martial and Miki
Morning, UWS - Happy New Year's Eve - I'm going to get the SS link going on my phone.
Are you absolutely loving the new laptop?
Points earned in the calendar year 2016
Kante 123...two less games than the rest
Arsenal 108
Spurs 106
Love it...especially for mornings like this
what is your weather like?
Snow is falling again
Do either of you have plans for this evening?
My plan is to wake up Kathy on the couch with about 30 secs to go of the year
Pompey only drew yesterday... they are not going up automatically
Weird having games on NYE and not NYD
At least have another round of matches on Monday
How many goals is Zlatan behind the top of the charts?
He's going to score four today btw
Nice one, mate. We'll be having a quiet night in as well.
Leicester host West Ham
I want them to win to fight their way away from the bottom and knock the Hammers off their run before United's first visit to the London Stadium
No snow over night here - we had a light dusting yesterday. No big deal right now.
I don't want either of those sides to be relegated. Why can't Stoke be relegation threatened? Or West Brom?
Diego Costa has 13 goals and Zlatan and Alexis are one goal back on 12. Very tight up there.
The footie is going to come thick and fast. The FA Cup 3rd round is going to be spread from Friday through Monday of next weekend.
Not sure when all the games in the Cup are going to be played
Not sure when United play
I spent years and years and years writing all the scores in a spiral notebook. I filled two full notebooks since the start of the Premier League. I have every league game and then the FA Cup with its own page
I decided that last season was going to be the last one... the last thing I EVER wrote... Manchester United FA Cup Winners!
Brammal Lane has a goal
The host take the lead and will go top
Happy 75th Birthday Sir Alex
ManYoo v. Reading is the early one next Saturday morning.
Mou and Karanka very chummy coming out of the tunnel. Here are the teams:
Manchester United (4-3-3) De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind; Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba; Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic, Martial.
Substitutes: Romero, Jones, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.
Middlesbrough (4-3-3) Valdes; Bernardo, Chambers, Gibson, Friend; Forshaw, Leadbitter, de Roon; Traore, Negredo, Downing.
Substitutes: Guzan, Fabio, Ayala, Clayton, Ramirez, Rhodes, Stuani.
Happy 75th, SAF!
Celtic came from behind to win the Old Firm derby 2-1
The are only slightly ahead at the top of the table...19 points!!
Apparently Carrick is ill
Got your link for SS going as we get ready to start at OT. Come on, you Red Devils!
Valencia earns United's first corner of the afternoon.
Traore lets fly from distance - rubbish effort.
Good morning lads Happy New Year
It's a reunion between Jose and old mate, Aidar, who was his assistant at Real
Ruddy Norah.. I was eating a breakfast sandwich as United take two of the worst corners of all time and give away a 3 on 1
Thankfully Boro blow it
Now a volley well over the bar from Foreshaw - not really the player you would have wanted that chance to drop to (or perhaps you would).
Leicester should have been one up according to Chris K.
Is that one of Kathy's breakfast sandwiches? I could murder one of those right about now (and I've already had my brekkies!).
United vs Boro is on NBCSN and all the other matches are on Premier League Extra Time. Te goal rush is showing Chelsea vs Stoke
Finally a decent corner but HB heads it straight at the keeper. Should have done better
Of course at least he had a chance after the corner was actually crossed
A really Evil match it's BEIN shown on the telly as it's Ridsdale vs Not a Big Club in a match of Super Villains.
It's a start. At least HB had a chance.
Morning, MUR - great to have you on board for the New Year's Eve celebration today.
I rad the earlier posts and a definite 74th Happy Birthday to SAF AKA The Best
Set piece for United... comes to nothing
Is there any other side less dangerous from set pieces
Martial... with a great... couldn't find a man
Great reflexes by Victor Valdes to stop a close range karate chop.
Thanks Bob. Same to you and Kate, who hopefully is not at upset at you in her exercise in futility yesterday
Same to all
When are United EVER going to score early on?
Michail Antonio has missed a decent chance to give West Ham the lead at Leicester. Still no goals in the six Premier League games, though my sources tell me it won’t be long.
Talking about promotion rivals, Bob will be pleased that the Terriers were held 1-1 by Blackburn earlier this morning.
Kate's still recovering....
ooh, Pogba off the post with a bicycle kick
I was very happy about that result this morning.
Pogba was well offside
OH!!! Pogs has a bicycle kick come off the post after MIki headed on a karate chop to him
That would have been a marvelous goal for Pogs.
Commentator being sarky toward United
SHUT UP
Hopefully , she was able to take the Orient Express to do some scouting duty for Leeds in their upcoming cup tie. It finished 1-1 between the Orient Express and Cambridge earlier this morning.
United have a chance but useless pass by Pogba
Boro break... could have scored.
Phew
A superb run by Traore and he picks out George Friend , who had a shot blocked for a corner.
should have shot first time there!!
Lee Grant just made a superb save from Costa to keep it 0-0 at the Bridge.
Come on Man U
Come on Man U
Come on Man U
Bob will not be pleased that the Evil Blades defeated Northants 1-0 in their run for promotion. He probably won't give a toss that it finished 1-1 between Soutend and Charlton
Lee Grant has made an excellent save from Diego Costa at Stamford Bridge, where it is still Chelsea 0-0 Stoke. No goals yet - not a sausage.
Do you have scroll at the bottom of you screen talking about possibly losing all the NBC channels?
Our local news last night said our area wouldn't be affected
Not happy about that at all. The Blades are just fine at their present level.
Charlie Adam fouls Costa , whose improved temprament is evident as he sees the funny side of it as the rugged Scot shared a laugh with him
The Champs have taken the lead
Silmani with the goal
I haven't seen that scroll - is it just TWC blackmailing us?
Wonder why you don't have it and I do?
GOAL !!! SLIMANI GIVES THE FOXES THE LEAD VS THE HAMMERS FOR THE FIRST PREM GOAL OF THE DAY
I'm surprised that Slimani hasn't scored more for the Foxes this season. I really rate him.
UWS will be interested to read that it was a header from a great cross. A great way to score the first Prem goal of the day
Martial wins a free kick... I think it was a dive
Kung Fu Panda earns a free kick. This could fly in.
Pogba hit the woodwork last match...Pogba hits row Q this time
I don't think he has got a run in the side . he seems to be scoring about once every two and a half matches. He should start more often as he has a great understanding with Mahrez, his international teammmate
Goal in Wales.... Bournemouth take the lead
In L2 it finished 1-1 between Jayne Mansfield and Donny Trump. Melania will not be happy about that field trip
According to Merse, Stoke are the better team at the Bridge
This is same old United... not scoring!!!
Poor old Swansea.
You lot won't score enough with a 4-5-1 formation - that's the main problem.
Bob Bradley may be gone , but it's the same defensive errors as Wilshere made a great run , picked out a player, who passed into the box. A defender cleared against his pwn post and Afobe took advantage of the clearance sale , scoring from a yard out
Barnsley take the lead against Zola's Brum
Zola hasn't earned a point yet in charge
Merse seems to be correct. stoke is playing really well.
Martial with a good run in the box... Miki with a shot saved
Yikes. I thought Napoleon would be doing better.
Valdez got down well to hold that one.
Sounds from Tony Cottee as if the Swans could ship a lot of goals today.
Has Jose ruined Rashford
"Stoke the better team," says Jeff. How much would we love a Potters win today at the Bridge.
Yes - I'm afraid he has. Maybe you lot should loan him out to Leeds?
Hopefully Kate scouted the 1-1 draw between the Orient Express and Cambridge . She also played a half at the Reading Railroad before being rudely interrupted by the foghorn. UWS and I will be looking forward to any info ahead of our Cup tie vs Jaap's chaps.
Oh - Hair Bear just over the bar with a header.
Burnley take the lead vs Sunderland
Andy Gray with the goal
Boy he is old!! Villa, Wolves, Sky!!!
Kate likes to play in all conditions, MUR.
Bolton take the lad vs Scunny in a promotion six pointer in L1 while struggling Coventry take the lead at the Posh.
Brum two down at Barnsley
Chelsea take the lead
Cahill with a header from a corner
I commend Kate , but the ref abandoned the match at half time . The match will have to be replayed . The Seagulls vs Evil Cardiff was postponed for the same reason
Martial with a good run but again the final cross is piss poor
Lee Grant had made a superb double save from Hazard and Costa then Cahill scored with a superb header from the corner. Charlie Adam should have done the same a few minutes ago from a corner from Shaquiri,
I think Andy Gray also played for the Toffees . Rangers , and Dundee United/
Brum get a goal back
Oh - off the bar!!!
Martial with a great effort but hit the post
United come back and Zlat nets the ball but ref calls for high kick.... NEVER
No way that should have been called back!!!
I reckon that goal should have stood. Yes - the foot was high but I think Zlatan had every right to go for it.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! ZLATAN HEADS UNITED INTO THE LEAD AS HE OUTJUMPS VALDES OFF A KARATE CHOP.
No it's disallowed. It was atypical scissors goal. What was wrong with that. We've been robbed
That was a definite goal!!!
Valdez is staying down just in order to make sure that that goal gets marked off.
Ex Red Valdes was no where near him
Joser has a legitimate gripe against his old mate's team
Nice miming routine from Mou on the sideline.
Luton Airport takes the lead vs a Barnet
Southampton take the lead against WBA
WBA get the equalizer almost immediately
OT crowd talking about Victor Valdez
apparently he's a wanker
The FA Cup schedule.
The Hammers vs Citeh on Friday kicks off at 255 PM EST
United vs Jaap's Chaps is the early match on Staurday
The 10 AMERS will be on FS1 and FS2 . The televised matches will be Barrow vs Rochdale and Sutton United vs the Real Dons.
The late match on FS1 will be Ridsdale's lads vs the Gunners.
Cambridge vs Leeds will be a Monday Nighter.
According to the OT faithful, Victor Valdez's parentage is somewhat in doubt.
Two minutes of stoppage time.
I'm really arsed off about that. Why can't we play on the weekend? I may not be able to watch that one on Monday.
They may be right.
Chelsea is one up at the half.
United should easily be a goal or two up on this performance.
Bournemouth two up
United were held 0-0- by Boro in the League Cup last season. Hopefully United can win this time.
Half-time then. I'm off to wash some dishes.
United refusing to the get the ball in the box even when the half is ticking down.... whistle blows.... STUPID
The Foxes nearly went two up as it's 0-0 at the half at OT. The Foxes ha d a shot come off the post and Darren Randolph saved the rebound.
The second half is underway from SB as the league leaders are one up.
Azpi with a rash foul on Martin Pieters
WAY HAY!!! BRUNO MARTINS-INDI TIES IT UP FROM THE FREE KICK
Back for the second half and I'm delighted to hear that Stoke are on level terms!
Stoke tie it up really early in the second half at the Bridge
Can you Charlie Adam and Eve it as his superb long free kick was headed back across the box by Crouch and Martins-Indi stabbed in the equalizer at the far post.
United starting the second half too slow
I HATE IT
I can Adam and Eve it that Crouch out jumped everyone for a header.
I saw some list that Stoke have gone the most amount of games without an Englishman scoring for them
United are up there high on the list
Isn't this like our League Cup tie vs Boro last season? different manager , same result?
United should be so annoyed about that disallowed goal that they should be going all out to score FIVE
Crouchie must have been the last Englishman for Stoke . He is credited with the assist.
Blind with an atrocious cross
Ibra with a chance...saved
Great pass by Pogba
Robson-Kanu has fired the Baggies back into the lead. 1-2 at St. Mary's.
WBA take the lead at St Marys
Jose whining about the time wasting
Shaq concedes a free kick in a dangerous position, but the free kick from Fab is headed out for a corner. Willan is just wide with a long range effort off the corner.
Is this going to be another two points lost at home
That was Hal Robson -Kanu's first goal for the Baggies.
Welsh hero Robson Kanu with the Baggies goal
Oh - Miki a toe away from opening the scoring at OT.
oooh, United break comes to nothing
Lee Grant made a great close range save from Costa
Burnley two up vs Sunder
United are going to start getting frustrated... Fellaini will get a red
Martial should not be replaced
He is going at the defense
Andre the Giant Gray with his Burnley's second goal puts Burnley two up as Mannone was caught in no man's land way out of his goal. Gray rounded him then scored for an easy tap in.
QPR take the lead at Wolves
They are in desperate need of a win
Lost six in a row
How is that a foul against Smalling
Burnley three up
BUGGER !!! WILLIAN GIVES CHELSEA A 2-1 LEAD
Chelski are unfortunately back in front. They're actually being pushed by Stoke to score a few goals today.
2-1.
Rashford sent to warm up along with Mata
Don't take off Martial
BUgger Chelsea retake the lead
Sunderland are going down.
I knew this game was going to go like it is going
A great team goal as it started on the left with Hazard and he played a cross field pass to Moses, who beat Martin Pieters. He passed in the box to Hazard ,w ho laid it off for Willian to score with a first time effort.
So, Hull, Sunderland and Swansea for the drop?
This is the only scoreless match in the Prem.
SAF still looks healthy
He shouldn't have retired!!
Of course, maybe he knew United would be pants!
Brum have invited Desmond
Imbula on for Affellay and Bojan for Shaq as Sparky makes a double substitution.
Who is Mata going to go on for?
Blind off for Rojo?
I'd take off HB for Mata... it won't happen though
Well done, Zola. Perhaps he will get his first result as the Blue Nose Gaffer.
WAY HAY !!! DESMOND JUST ARRIVED AT THE BRIDGE THANKS TO A GOAL BY AN ENGLISHMAN!
Still got around 30 min to get a goal
DESMOND at the Bridge.... CROUCHIE
Ref is rubbish
Eventually the ref calls a handball
What a ding dong at Stamford Bridge!!!!
Rojo for Blind and Mata for HB...YES
BUGGER !!! WILLIAN AT THE DOUBLE TO MAKE IT 3-2 CHELSEA
Bloody Hell Chelsea!!!
Stoke were trying to be too fancy just outside the box. Fab picked up a lose pass and picked out Willian , who scored a near post rocket in the upper 90
Stoke were level for 74 seconds. Willian has scored his second to restore Chelsea’s lead once again.
The list I saw was made a week before Christmas for non English goal scorers
Stoke 55
West Brom 20
United 11
So Stoke are off the list
Why aren't we watching that match?!!!
Bloody hell
Bloody hell - Boro have scored! Sorry, chaps.
DAMN IT !!! BORO TAKE THE LEAD.
Useless defending
Why didn't DeGea go with his hands
To be fair to Boro, that was a nice goal. Great ball over, lovely cushioned knock down by Negredo and Ledbetter finished sharply.
Rashford is getting prepared to come on straight away.
Zlat always goes to the back post... change it up
Oh - Valdez saves at Zlatan's feet!
Zlat with a chance again after a mishit by Mata... Bloody keeper having a blinder at OT again
United are going to turn stupid and make idiotic tackles
Burnley FOUR UP
It was Boro's first sustained spell of pressure as a free kick was headed and several passes later a cross from Callum Chambers was headed down by Negredo and scored with a first time finish by Grant Ledbitter, who scored the winner in the penalty shootout here last season
United will equalize - plenty of time.
Here comes Rash.
Rashford off for Smalling!!
United need to go for throat
But why take Martial off? Take bloody Daley Blind off!!!
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