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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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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Two matches in to the season, Citeh are already on top of the league and knocking them off that perch looks a daunting task. Can Wolves do that today at Molineux. We can only hope for the sake of the Premiership season.
Good morning, Bob. I'm up and ready for some football. Sounds like you have a big day ahead of you.
Teams coming out of the tunnel at Molineux with loads of fanfare and some pyrotechnics.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Jonny, Jota, Jimenez, Helder Costa.
Subs: Gibbs-White, John Ruddy, Saiss, Ruben Vinagre, Hause, Leo Bonatini, Traore.
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Silva, Sterling, Aguero.
Subs: Stones, Delph, Sane, Mahrez, Otamendi, Gabriel Jesus, Muric.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
They're off from Molineaux.
And we're away at Molineux, Wolves in their typical gold and black and Citeh in their dark away number with bright yellow socks.
Morning, MUR - glad you could join me for proceedings.
Jon Champion and Kevin Kilbane the mouth pieces as the Champions visiting the team wearing old gold , who were gold medalists of the Championship last season
Glad to enjoy the pleasure of your company. How was your first week back?
Early pressure from the home side. They're trying to hit Citeh while their still on the bus.
It was really good but busy. We've got the largest incoming freshman class in Fredonia history - nearly 1,500 students.
The Teesiders won 1-0 with a late stoppage time winner last night as Pulis got revenge against the club that sacked him last season.
WOW! Like our school, sounds like they're trying to increase the student population.
Kompany called for a shirt pull and fortunate not to be booked.
Definitely - we did a lot of hard work with recruiting this year.
The free kick from from Jimenez straight to Ederson. Ryan Bennett blocks his punt from a foot away and is called for a foul. Isn't that legal?
Kpmpany booked as he fouls Neves this time and Martin Atkinson was neves going to let him get away with that nasty challenge and two in a matter of minutes.
Wolves have settled well here so far - they're formidable when playing at home.
Poor defending as Wolves took the free kick short and Helder Costs called offside . He was by inches.
What did you think about the result last night?
Clumsy by Fernandinho and the locals want another booking.
Now it's Fernandinho booked for a bad foul. That's two Citeh men cautioned early on.
I was hoping that the Baggies could knock Boro for seven. Sadly Boro picked up another useful win. They'll be promotion favorites for sure. Hoping for a good solid win at our old stomping grounds.
Gundogan straight at Rui Patricio, who fumbles then immediately gathers the rebound off a lobbed pass from Mnedy
Then Costa wins a Wolves corner a it starts raining.
Neves tries the spectacular - very ambitious effort.
The corner from Joao Moutinho is headed out then a long range effort is high and wide.
A big one at ER on Friday vs the Teesiders. I'll be around for the early season promotion six pointer.
Yeah - we certainly have had a tough early fixture schedule. That's for sure.
Jimenez has the ball in the net but he's been ruled offside. Shame.
Oh - off the bar from Aguero!
GOAL !!! No it's offside as Jimenez had the ball in the back of the net as Wolves broke and a fantastic through ball was played. Then Aguero has a shot come off the post off a deflected pass.
Oh - now it's Raheem Sterling with a rifled shot saved onto the woodwork - great save by Rui Patricio.
A really Sterling save from Rui Patricio off a long range effort then Aguero offside as Ryan Bennett had headed away a long ball from Fernadinho.
Will you be around for the Friday night match. It's also on ESPN+
City are beginning to press harder now. That disallowed Wolves goal has inspired quite a response, as they've taken it up a gear or two.
I should be, mate. That's the last day of the month, so we may be doing a last minute clean up.
Weekend at Bernie's fouled just outside the Wolves box on a weekend.
The free kick from David Silva is Silva , which is second rate because it was headed away by an old gold shirt.
Hope everything goes well Friday. Wolves up tot he challenge, so Citeh will have to be at their best to get three points from this match
Aguero tackled for a Citeh corner.
The corner taken short from Silva to Silva against the team in old gold and it comes to nothing.
Mendy wins a Citeh corner.
Oh - Fernandinho goes close with a shot from the top of the box.
The corner from Gundogan headed away . A cross is headed away then a long range effort from Fernandinho is wide.
We've also got Preston North End in mid-week. I'll have to miss that one as I'll be traveling up to ArtPark for an 80s blowout concert featuring Culture Club, the B52s and Thompson Twins.
An interesting fact from Jon Champion , who states that Wolves have more Portugeese players in their starting lineup then either Porto or Sporting Lisbon.
Sounds like a great concert. Thank you for a fantastic time there. The match should be while you're teaching? Looking to get one over Ridsdale?
That is interesting. Wolves have become an outpost of the Portuguese league in the West Midlands.
Definitely - perhaps you can keep me posted through some texts?
Wolves win a corner. Taken by Moutinho and headed out. A cross played back into the Citeh box and a shot from Jimenez out for a throw.
I will be teaching that afternoon as well. Not sure if UWS will still be on vacation.
I don't hear much away support for Citeh - are they taking their success for granted?
Jon Champion announcing in this match up of champions. Is that correct, mate?
Rui Patricio palms away a cross then Aguero taps the rebound back to the Wolves keeper.
Conor Coady booked for a foul from behind on Aguero
Not sure about the Citeh support today. It's also the fact that the Wolves fans are really vocal and getting behind their team
Great break there through Costa who outmanned Mendy down the flank.
Wolves fans applaud as Mendy is called for a really stupid foul throw. His right foot was a yard on to the pitch. He expected to get away with that?
Into stoppage time. a minute of that
Oh - Bernie Sanders was nearly in there. Great block by Boly.
It's 0-0 at the half as Wolves have done really well to hold Citeh with a great first half performance.A deserved standing ovation from the home fans.
Half-time arrives and Wolves have done a bit better than just hanging in there with Citeh. 0-0. Off to the shower.
BOOM BOOM, Basil!
Back from walkies and then feeding time for some pets. Looks like little happening early in the second half.
Helder Costa through as he got past Kopmany ,w ho was guilty of lazy defending, but took one too many touches as Ederson tipped his shot in to the side netting.
GOAL !!!! WOLVES TAKE THE LEAD OFF THE SHORT CORNER
Wow! I'm just getting back into my chair in time to see Wolves take the lead, albeit through a fortunate non-offside call.
And now David Silva has been denied a penalty! Wow!
Then Citeh thought they had won a penalty as David Silva thought he was fouled by one of the old gold jerseys and was booked for protesting.
Fernadinho heads wide off the free kick from Weekend at Bernie's during the weekend.
The replay shows that the goal should have been disallowed . The corner from Moutinho was played short to Neves then back to Moutinho. His cross was headed in by Willy Boli off his hand and Jota, next to him was offside.
Weekend at Bernie's has his weekend cut short as he's replaced by Jesus.
This would be the first really huge upset of the season and may benefit in the PPP.
A long range effort from Gundogan is straight to Rui Patricio.
Ruben Neves wide as Jota laid off a pass after a long ball from Moutinho , who was gifted possession by Mendy.
Boli not just guilty of hand ball, but offside as Doherty had headed on the cross.
Neves guilty of a less than Sterling challenge just outside the Wolves box.
GOAL !!!! THE FREE KICK WAS FROM GUNDOGAN WAS HEADED IN AT LA PORTE , WHICH WAS AT THE FAR POST. IT WAS A FREE HEADER AS CITEH TIE IT UP. HIS FIRST CITEH GOAL.
Aguero went down , looking for a penalty, but Martin Atkinson was having none of it.
Aguero well wide from just outside the box.
Adama Traore, a recent signing from the Teesiders, on for Helder Costa. Will his pace create problems for Citeh.
Play stopped as it was clash of heads between Jesus and what looks like Conor Coady.
Jesus up and ready to come back on. The Wolves player was Doherty, who appears to have come off the worst for wear off that challenge.
Back to the action.
OH!!!! Jesus with a close range header that is saved by the knees of Rui Patricio off a cross from Aguero.
Sane on for Gundogan .
Doherty with a shot off of Mendy for a Wolves corner off a run and pass from Jota.
The corner headed away by the first man.
Helping out Kate with putting some things away now. I'll be back for the Leeds match.
Jota with a Sterling tackle, but it results in a Citeh corner.Now Jota down and Martin Atkinson none too pleased. Time wasting? Now back up.
The corner from Sane out for another.
The next one from Sane out by the first man.
Cheers . Will be looking forward to the pleasure of your company and wishing you and Kate well.
Moutinho called for a high boot on Silva , which neither a gold nor Silva medal challenge.
Each team with a substitution as Mahrez on for Sterling and some Vinagre on the dressing as Johnny Otto is replaced for a Wolves substitution.
Jota with a half volley just over off a run and cross from Adama Traore.
A kick save from Ederson as Adama Traore put a pass off the box as he skipped easily past Mendy then his rebound blocked for a corner.
The corner from Moutinho headed away by the first man
The Doherty headed wide of a Vinagre cross.
A late Citeh corner and a quintet of stoppage time minutes, which is not music to Nuno Santo's ears.
Wolves just about to seal a very creditable draw against the presumptive title winners.
Aguero wins a a free kick about 25 yards from goal off a run and pass from Sane.
OH!!!! The Free kick from Aguero clips the top of the bar and over for a goal kick. That was probably Citeh's last chance to win it.
That's that as Wolves gain a creditable 1-1 draw against the champions. The biggest crowd at Molineaux in 37 years.
Next up a London Derby on NBCSN and it's between teams supported by LOBers based in the DC area as it's the Gunners vs the Hammers.
In the battle of the Maids , Maid N Head defeated Maid Stone 3-2 in a National League match
A return to the EM for Wilshere as he aims to prove the Emery Board wrong by releasing him form the club where he had been since he was nine years old.
Well, that was a good start to the day. Now I'm back for the big one. Leeds away at our old favorites Norwich City. Norwich stole a few off us a few years back so there's no love lost between the clubs. Should be a firecracker.
The match on NBC Sports is Arsenal hosting cross town rivals West Ham in the first match of their season that would seem winnable.
Team news for that one:
Arsenal: Unai Emery is without Mesut Ozil, who is ill. Aaron Ramsey replaces the German.
West Ham Manuel Pellegrini makes four changes. Carlos Sanchez, Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks and Michail Antonio start.
Wahay - it's Leeds Time! The ESPN+ stream looks excellent!
Well done - both sides wearing their usual colors.
The teams out on the pitch at CR on a rainy day in Norfolk.
The Leeds starting line-up: Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Jansson, Berardi, Douglas, Phillips, Alioski, Klich, Hernandez, Saiz, Roofe.
Bielsa on his blue bucket as usual. Love him!
Agreed. Yellow and white do not clash. Welcome back. MOT!
Matches kicking off around the country now.
MOT!
They're off from CR
And we're away at Carrow Road.
Off from The EM
Early free kick for the Canaries. Cleared out.
An early Canaries free kick headed away by Jansson.
In case you are wondering, the road to Wembley starts today with the preliminary round of the FA Cup
Wild effort from new haircut boy Alioski.
Alioski skis it high and wide after a free kick from Barry Douglas was headed away
Norwich making most of the early running. Win a corner now.
Jansson blocks from Lightner for a Canaries corner
The corner was headed away
Bristol City takes a surprise lead at the Swans
Oh - dangerous cross over - not liking this so far.
Ayling clears a teasing cross from the lively Lightner
And another Norwich corner.
Now Barry Douglas blocks for a Canries and BPF gathers the corner from Lightner.
Good claim. Now we need to start imposing ourselves on this match.
Crawley takes the lead vs Bury
A promising break comes to nothing after a stray ball from Klich.
Bob will not be pleased that The Evil Blades have taken the lead at Bolton
Better from us now. We've settled after that nervy start.
Not pleased at all.
A wake up call for Fred as the Real Dons take the lead vs the Black Cats
Table topping Posh take the lead at Argyle
Forest Green takes the lead vs Swindon
Big call for handball there. Nothing doing from the ref.
ABe Lincoln takes the lead vs rock bottom Notts County
Scunny takes the lad vs Barnsley
Now sunny at CR.
Oh - Pukki snuck in there but was well blocked out by Jansson.
Ramsey has a goal disallowed for offside as he had headed in a rebound after s shot was saved.
The announcer said Leeds didn't play well in midwwek. Considering the opposition, I thought it was a creditable performance.
The Potters take the lead vs the Tigers
Table topping Posh two up at Argyle as Bob's winter visitors will not be pleased.
I thought we did okay, too.
Swindon ties it up at Forest green
Leitner wins another Canaries corner.
ActUALLY, A a long throw near the corner flag that is easily dealt with
The Canaries winless on the road since January. That's a real surprise.
Great run and nice slide rules pass by Snoddy to Arnautovic and his shot is off the side netting.
Some pretty passing from us but the final ball isn't quite coming off.
The announcer said it hasn't Kliched for Leeds. He needs to leave the puns to Yours Truly.
YESSSSSS!!!!!
Klich was his third goal of the season! Great stuff!
GOAL !!! WAY HAY. IT DOES KLICH FOR LEEDS AS HE SCORES WITH A REBOUND
A cross from Hernandez was headed by Alioski, saved by Tim Krul , then the rebound was easily Kliched in.
Lovely move with a chip from Pablo to Ali whose diving header could only be parried out by Tim Krul. Klich stuffed it back in.
0-1 Whites!
Congratulations , mate. Leeds really Kliching.
Bob will not be pleased that Not a Big Club have taken the lead vs the struggling Tractor Boys.
Leeds back on top.
Leeds fans singing, "We're top of the league!"
Nice one, mate!
Oxford shoes take the lead by trodding on Richard Burton.
MOT!
Crawley two up vs Bury while Notts County scores a much needed equalizer at Abe Lincoln
Cheers, mate. Anything to help
YESSSS!!!!
Ali strikes home our second!!!!
GOAL !!!! ALIUOSKI PUTS LEEDS TWO UP WHILE ARNAUTOVIC GIVES THE HAMMERS THE LEAD AT THE EM!
Lovely interplay there between Kemar and Ali and he hammered home from an acute angle beating Krul at the near post!
0-2!
A Pre Saiz run and pass was laid off by Roofe to Alioski who beat Tim Krul with a well placed shot, but the keeper should have done better
The Gunners were caught on the counter as Iwobi was tackled just outside the Hammers box . A few passes later, Arnautovic played a nice one two and scored with a well placed finish from the D
Well done, mate. You must be delighted, but feeling sympathy for Yellows.
Bob will not be pleased that The Evil Blades are two up at Bolton.
Arsenal level it through a bit of spicy nacho action.
GOAL !!! THE GUNNERS TIE IT UP.
Saiz with a wild effort there. He hasn't brought his shooting boots today.
Nice inter play down the Gunners right as Miki passed to Bellerin and he passed to his compatriot and fellow fullback, Nacho for an easy tap in.,
Glory, Glory Leeds United!
Nice one, Bob. That may call for a celebration with some nachos for your brother.
Ah - a bit of a wasted chance by Sammy there.
The Shrews take the lead at Luton
That finish from Nacho was quite caliente!
Oldham up two up at Morecambe and far from Wise.
Oh - that shot by Pukki could have gone anywhere but fortunately was blocked out.
Puki with a shot deflected for a Canaries corner off of Kal Phillips.
a very hot and spicy pun indeed.
Macclesfield with a reality check on their return to the Football League as Jayne Mansfield is on top
Wasall takes the lead at Rochdale.
Oh - Klich had his chance there from a great ball out from Ayling. Wasted it.
Arnautovic flagged ioffside as he was through with just Cech to beat. The replay showed that he appeared to be level.
We're totally controlling the midfield now.
Wally's rock bottom QPR takes a much needed lead vs Wigan
Abe Lincoln now leads bottom club , Notts County , 2-1.
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