A Very Big Friday Afternoon!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:21 PM
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, March 01, 2019
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!
Contributors
Previous Posts
- Premiership Plus Predictions Game - Week 28 Update
- Another Big One for the Leeds Boys!
- The Biggest Match of Any Season
- Panini Cheapskates
- Saturday on the LOB
- Sad news tonight of the death of Peter Tork at the...
- More Champions League Round of Sixteen Action and ...
- Saving The Biggest For Last
- An Underwhelming Sunday
- FA Cup 5th Round Saturday
158 Comments:
Good afternoon, Bob. Here to join you for the big afternoon after a big morning.
COME ON LEEDS! MOT!
Afternoon, mate - thanks for joining me for what promises to be a titanic struggle.
The team news out of Elland Road this afternoon:
Leeds: Casilla, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Alioski, Phillips, Klich, Hernandez, Roberts, Bamford, Harrison.
WBA: Johnstone, Adarabioyo, Hegazi, Dawson, Holgate, Barry, Livermore, Harper, Robson-Kanu, Rodriguez, Gayle.
Kemar Roofe is back in training but alas is not available yet. So, we'll be looking for goals again from Tyler Roberts and Patrick Bamford up front. Pablo will be pulling the strings in midfield with Alioski again deputizing as left back.
Wahay! The coverage is starting up!
Here are the stakes tonight. The Whites could go top on 67 points with a win tonight, while the Baggies could come within a point of us with a win. That would be catastrophic for our promotion hopes. Come on, you Whites!
Teams starting to arrive in the tunnel to the strains of the Kaiser Chiefs' "I Predict a Riot."
Lots of danger men for the Baggies, including top scorer Jay Rodriguez, Robson-Kanu, Dwight Gayle and Jake Livermore.
West Brom about to get us underway then, wearing their traditional change strip of yellow and green stripes. We're in our usual classic all-white
Oh what a goal!!!!!!!
Pablo, you beauty!
Congratulations. Leeds one up early doors.
Pablo's eighth goal of the season, and it couldn't have come at a better time.
Oh dear - Liam Cooper trips up Rodriguez setting up a dangerous free kick.
Fortunately, it hits the wall and goes out for a corner. What a start to this match!
Liam Mini Cooper with a fender bender as the Baggies have a free kick ion a promising posiution.
Crystal Gayle with the free kick into the wall and out for a corner
Great to see us back on top where we belong.
Crystal will be singing "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" after that free kick effort.
MOT!
We've won all 15 occasions that we've scored first.
Marcelo on his blue bucket, as usual.
I like how we're chasing down every ball here. We look really up for this one.
Just saw the replay of the goal. Nice finish
LOL! Perfect lyrics to describe the occasion.
Tyler Roberts with a sharp half chance. Saved.
Thanks, mate!
Nice break there through Harrison but he couldn't find anyone in the middle. So far it's all us going forward.
I'm loving this first quarter of an hour. Keep it going, lads!
I didn't like that risky backpass from Pablo. Keep it tight, lads.
Ali penalized for what looked like a 50/50 challenge. They can swing one in now.
Gareth Barry's free kick is brilliantly handled by Kiko!
Great pressure from our boys - keep it up!
Nice touches from Patrick. His hold up play is superb.
So far Baggies boss Darren getting No Moore points today, looking none too pleased.
Oh - Kal has a go from distance and the keeper found it too hot to handle.
Kal Phillips with a nice tackle in midfield , then a long range effort spilled by Sam Johnstone, then gathered,
Excellent sweeping up by Kiko and then Klich fouls. They'll knock another long one in.
The Baggies with a free kick in midfield because a Baggies player was Kliched. Long free kick from Gareth Barry gathered by Casilla.
Half way through this first half - I'm fairly pleased with proceedings so far.
So far, Leeds with a solid performance in this promotion six pointer.
Tyler Roberts called for a soft foul on Craig Dawson, who acted more like Les , when challenged.
Barry can keep taking those free kicks like that all evening.
What was Les Dawson's catch phrase? I can't remember.
YESSSSS!!!!!
A superb team goal finished off by Patrick!
2-0!
WAY HAY ! PATRICK BAMFORD PUTS LEEDS TWO UP AS ALI PASSED TO KLICH, WHO PUT BAMFORD THROUGH AND SCORED WITH A GREAT FINISH PAST SAM JOHNSTONE
That's Patrick onto five goals now.
Congrats, Bob. On track to go top of the table ahead of the Saturday matches
Not sure about the catch phrase , but on track to have three points in the Baggie.
Daren Moore upset than Bilesa
Oh - Kiko has to tip over a decent hit from Rodriguez!
Fortunately, the header goes wide.
Superb tip over by Casilla from a long range effort from J Rod off a pass from Crystal Gayle after Tyler Roberts coughed up possession.
Adarabioyo, on loan from Citeh, wide with a header off the corner.
Oh - Pablo clipped one through for Tyler to run onto.
Dangerous move shut down by Pontus.
Pablo with another shot from distance. This time is well over the top. Maybe deflected?
Long range effort from Pablo Hernandez lands in Row E for Effort
We're temporarily down to ten men now.
Jack Harrison down to ten men for the time being as Jack Harrison is being treated for a bloody nose,.
I like to see our goal difference growing again. Now at +19.
Harrison back on , but without a number
AN increased goal difference would be the icing on the cake.
I'd have that half-time whistle about now.
It could make the difference between, say, first and second or second and third. It's very tight up there.
Bamford with a long range effort a few feet over
We're really snapping into the tackles tonight. Luv it!
Darren Moore trying to listen to Bielsa'a tactics. He needs to know Moore Spanish to accomplish that
Agreed. A superior goal difference would be like using a Blade to cut through a Canary like a knife through butter.
Bamford hesitated too long and Mason Holgate was there to tackle him and clear.
Into the two minutes of stoppage time.
This LOB blogging duo of stoppage time minutes
Ali wins a late corner for us. Luv to see this go in.
Ali wins a corner off of Hegazy off a nice cross field pass.
Oh - a little dribbler nearly evaded the WBA defense.
WOW ! Pablo scored sweet sixteen second after kickoff, which was sweet for Bob.
Leeds two up at the half. Congratulations, Bob!
A very satisfactory half comes to an end. We lead 2-0 at the interval.
We're back on at Elland Road. The Whites about to kick off again. Let's hope we get another one early on.
Second half underway from ER!
COME ON YOU WHITES! MOT!
That would be lovely
Bamford holds up a player and WBA have a free kick.
The Baggies yellow and green striped kit is the same away kit they wore when we lived in England
Klich is down after a head clash from that free kick.
Looks like Klko and Klich ran into each other there.
Oh - Robson-Kanu nearly go onto that free kick and Kiko was in no man's land.
Hal Robson-Kanu over with a close range header off the free kick from Barry off a rare misjudgement from Casilla
Gareth Barry gets the first caution of the night, upending Tyler.
Even in his old age, Garth Barry with his requisite booking, for naughty challenge on Tyler Roberts
No surprises that he was the first booking of the match
Pablo trips up Robson-Kanu and now the Baggies have another decent free kick chance. Don't like it.
Pablo Hernandez called for a trip on Rakeem Harper just outside the Leeds box.
Gayle straight into the wall and then Kiko collects. Phew!
Gayle more like Crystal with that free kick into the wall.
With a wall like that , no need for a border wall!
Crystal Gayle Ayling after being tackled aggressively, but fairly.
Good clearance from Kal there from a threatening cross.
Long cross from Hal Robson-Kanu headed out by Kal Phillips for a Baggies corner
Vicious stuff from Barry again - should have gone off.
Nasty by Barry on Tyler Roberts. Already on a booking, but only a lecture. Lucky not to get a second yellow.
Nice one touch Leeds football and Johnstone does well to save from Klich. Now Barry concedes a Leeds corner
Crystal Gayle wrestled down by Klich near the halfway line
The hour mark arrives so changes are imminent.
Cometh the hour cometh the changes and Gareth Barry, who is on thin ice may be the first one to be replaced.
Whew! Came up for air and I can see that Leeds has been doing right by Bob. MOT!
Will Gareth Barry do his best impersonation of the Chelsea Kepa?
Good afternoon, Steve.
Sure enough, bad boy Barry is coming off. James Morrison on for him.
YESSSSS!!!!!
Patrick has another!
3-0!
Sam Field of Dreams on for Rakeem Harper and Gareth Barry replaced by Mo Jo Rsin'
Get in! There's another one. Home and dry surely now.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! PATRICK BAMFORD SCORES WITH A DEFLECTED EFFORT OFF OF CRAIG DAWSON TO PUT LEEDS THREE UP.
Now Field of Dreams is on for Rakeem Harper.
Wonder who Bob will be rooting for in the Plastic Ware Derby on Monday. probably a Not So Big Club
We want four! We want four!
Leeds crisp with the tackles.
Patrick is on a hat-trick now - he's on six for the season.
Hope Leeds get some Moore goals. Darren , not so much!
Definitely have to plump for Not a Big Club in the derby at their death trap stadium.
Steady. A fourth would be confirming that Biela's been peeking over a bush at the Baggies practice.
Jefferson Montero on for Hal Robson- Kanu on the final roll of the dice for Darren Moore. No Moore changes, Darren!
Free kick chance now out wide left.
LOL! Nice one, Gooner! Welcome!
Bamford wins a free kick just outside the Baggies box
Oh - Ali wasn't far away from a fourth there.
Ali just wide with a long range effort. It deflected for a corner
Agreed! Nice one, Gooner! Warming up for the North London Derby!
If we had young Jack Clarke on now, he'd be tormenting the Baggies backline.
A quarter of an hour remaining. Bob would take the final whistle now.
Harrison is replaced by Stu Dallas.
A substitution Texas style as Jack Harrison replaced by Stuart Dallas.
I would indeed, mate.
Bielsa's not happy about that tackle on Klich.
Leeds fans getting all bouncy bouncy now.
WOW ! Just under 36,00 in attendance at ER! Fantasttic!
Bilesa booked for protesting the non call for the challenge on Klich
Great tenacity by Ali in the challenge.
That might be our biggest gate of the season. It's usually right around 34K.
Great tracking back by Dallas.
Holgate with a challenge on Dallas that's no more honest than Watergate!
Two Baggies players injure themselves there.
Two Baggies players collide. Sam Field back up , but Mason Holgate still down on the Field.
ER sure hasn't been the Field of Dreams for Sam Field and his Baggies teammates.
Five minutes left for us to add to our tally.
Long range effort from Klich curled straight to Sam Johnstone.
Is that kid that's coming on a Jim will fix it winner. He can't be older than 12!
Pontus clears for a Baggies corner
Into stoppage time now - we just need to hang on to that clean sheet.
AN LOB Blogging trio of stoppage time minutes
Klich had an opening there but he hasn't had his shooting boots on tonight. Tyler Roberts comes off and is replaced by Shackleton. Tyler was great tonight.
A standing ovation for former Baggie , Tyler Roberts, who is replaced by Jamie Shackleton
YESSSSS!!!!
It's 4-0! Alioski with his seventh of the season!
GOAL !!! AN EASY TAP IN BY ALI WITH THE KNOCKOUT PUNCH OFF A PASS FROM SHACKLETON TO PUT LEEDS FOUR UP.
It's over as Leeds thrash the Baggies 4-0. '
CONGRATULATIONS, BOB!
Wahey! Very helpful for the goal difference. Congrats!
Well, that couldn't have gone any better. We've certainly laid down a marker there with a 4-0 win over one of our main promotion rivals. We're back on top now, and the others will have to chase us. Norwich play at Millwall tomorrow and are a point behind us and the Blades have the Steel City Derby on Monday and are three points behind us.
67 points from 35 matches now. +21 GD. 11 matches to play.
Well, that couldn't have gone any better. We've certainly laid down a marker there with a 4-0 win over one of our main promotion rivals. We're back on top now, and the others will have to chase us. Norwich play at Millwall tomorrow and are a point behind us and the Blades have the Steel City Derby on Monday and are three points behind us.
67 points from 35 matches now. +21 GD. 11 matches to play.
Congratulations, Bob. Next, the North London Derby where Steve and fellow Gooners will be hoping for a Gunners victory in the North London Derby tomorrow.
Post a Comment
<< Home