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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!
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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 Afternoon. Here to join you for the semifinal that may be known as much for the battle of wits between two German managers
Leipzig with a similar financial plan to PSG, but just a few years behind
Hiya, I'll join in too. I don't have any skin in this one at all, so just play exciting attacking football, please.
Afternoon, gents - great to have you on board again for this one. I'm wit Leipzig today but definitely want to see some attacking stuff.
The teams getting prepared for battle now:
Leipzig: Gulacsi; Mukiele, Upamecano, Klostermann; Lalmer, Sabitzer, Kampl, Angelino; Nkunku, Poulsen, Olmo
Subs: Mvogo, Tschauner, Orban, Haidara, Forsberg, Lookman, Adams, Schick, Hasltenberg, Ramos, Borkowski, Wosz
PSG: Rico; Kehrer, Kimpembe, Silva, Bernat; Marquinhos, Paredes, Herrera; Neymar; Di Maria, Mbappé
Subs: Bulka, Innocent, Choupo-Moting, Icardi, Sarabia, Kurzawa, Diallo, Draxler, Gueye, Dagba
Referee: B Kuipers (Ned)
I agree with both of you. Would love to see some entertaining football and rooting for Leipzig.
PSG definitely pulling out all the stops for this one. Mbappe is back in the starting line-up, although there are question marks about his fitness. Might not last the full 90 minutes, but that might not matter. Angel Di Maria is also back in the fold for a fairly frightening front line for the French side.
I am here
Again, if you need me off the link let me know
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Celtic take an early lead(6th Min) at home to Reykjavik
TUDN on mute is fine for me.
Too bad Tyler Adams' heroics didn't get him a start.
Good afternoon everyone. Ready for an exciting match
Agreed. Would love to see Tyler Adams AKA Three Presidents starting
It's old Clive Tyldsley and Jermaine Jenas on the microphones for today's match.
So..... all German Final? all French Final? French German Final?
Leipzig with lots of financial backing from the Red Bulls organization
I'm spared that anyway.
Would like an all German final. They're the two most exciting teams left
Indeed - what does Tyler have to do for this side?
They're off from Lisbon
First ever Euro semi for Leipzig
Odds are on PSG v. Bayern, no? Anything but that would be a massive upset.
Oh Lord. Naglesman's suit is worse than Pep's Neo-Tramp look
Gulasci , the Leipzig keeper , a former reserve at Liverpool
My hope is for PSG to go through and then get thoroughly rogered by Munich.
Bob and I also posting messages to brothers Tony and Mike
We are multitasking
Agreed, Steve. It's a clown costume. Would that be worthy of an FA Cup Final suit
All of my American sports friends have been texting me about my thoughts about Leo Messi joining Leeds. He's not coming to Leeds!
Straight from the Men's BewareHouse final discount bin.
I think I want PSG knocked out.... I don't like them at all
It may be a happy hat-trick for Steve. Bayern thrashed the Spuds 7-2, Barca 8-2. Would they thrash PSG by quite a margin?
Have they really? That's funny!
Who has to give up their #10 shirt at ER!!
Nkunku should have hit the target with that effort. Good chance.
I agree with Dave. Want an all German final.
Messi should retire and stop MESSIng about. He's not short of a bob or two and it's only going to get worse for him if he takes his flea-circus around as his form declines.
Naglesman's costume would be a prefect way to scare off the trick-or-treaters
Neymar misses another chance!!
Oh - Neymar was in on goal but could only find the outside of the post!
OH! Mbappe puts through Neymar and with just Gulasci to beat, has a shot clip the outside of the post
Ball in the net... stupidity at the back!!
Ref calls a handball!!
Mbappe has it in the net but it's ruled out for a handball.
It did hit his hand... but what the hell are they doing!
PSC looking a bit rampant. Neymar should have buried his chance, and then PSG get called back because the Leipzig keeper clanged his clearance off Neymar's arm.
OH! Atrocious clearance from Gulasci off of Neymar, but bailed out as Neymar is called for handball
Sergio Rico easily saves a long range effort from Sabitzer
Premier League fixtures to be announced on Friday.
Sabitzer lectured for a foul on Neymar
Neymar always bounces 4 feet off a challenge. He must weigh about the same as Ann Hathaway.
Juan Bernat wins a PSG corner
The corner from Di Maria is headed wide by Marquinhos
I reckon that Ann could take Neymar in a sumo - and I'd like to see that.
Then Di Maria with a shot blocked for a corner
And he's down again.
Laimer fouls Neymar just outside the Leipzig box
PSG... one nil!
Nice head from a nice free kick
GOAL !!! MARQUINHOS HEADS IN THE FREE KICK
GOAL! Marquinhos nods some PSG's opener!
PSG... one nil!
Nice head from a nice free kick
Nice free kick from Di Maria. Rarely did that for United
Poulson decides to just let Marquinhos walk through and put a thumping header into the net. That's captaincy for you.
NEVER did it for United
Di Maria even lighter than Neymar. Anne Hathaway would squash him like a bug
I heard that the Prem fixtures were leaked and that United host the Gunners and Leeds host the Toon for their opening matches. Any truth to that?
31 minutes in....Celtic 3-0 up in CLQ
Celtic three up vs Reykjavik.
Oh - Mbappe in there but denied by the keeper. Leipzig really under the cosh now.
Nice close range block by Gulasci from Mbappe for a corner
I doubt it!
Again...United won't play until midweek
Hadn't heard that - I was hoping we might get one of the big boys right away.
I just saw the leak....The Sun
Angelino tackled for a Leipzig corner
I guess no defender wants to revive Gentili's treatment of Maradona, but even so, I do wonder if a defender after watching Neymar leap around at the slightest touch doesn't think, "right, the next one's leaving a mark!"
Was I correct about the two fixtures I mentioned? You heard it first from Yours Truly
Wouldn't mind seeing Neymar marked. Anne Hathaway or Sarah Poulson for that matter would do just fine
Look at that. Neymar can leap into a chest bump with Marquinhos and land without a scratch. But breath on him when he's on the ball near the box, and he's goes down like he's been shot. I really can't stand him.
Why not - regardless he's going to leap around as if he's been scythed down.
Neymar trips Mukelele
I am in your corner Steve!
I hate Neymar too.
Danny Olmo wins a free kick just outside the PSG box
Free kick chance for the NY RedBulls....I mean Liepzig
Off the top of the wall
The free kick from Sabitzer is deflected for a corner
The corner eludes everyone and is out for a goal kick
Players like Neymar need to start getting banned - that the only way to stop the nonsense.
I guess I was correct about it being United vs the Gunners and Leeds vs the Toon in the opening round of matches
Barn door botherer Poulson again can't hit the target.
Oh - if Poulsen had netted that chance, this game would have come back to life. The match needs a Leipzig goal.
There is no reason why CBS don't show the Champions League Final on Sunday...except they are show the NORHERN TRUST Open golf!!
Why put money into a sport and not show it!
OH! Long ball from the back finds Laimer down the right and he passes to Poulsen, whose shot is inches wide
Well....unless the leak was completely false
Banned, or dealt with on the pitch. There are plenty of Argentinians and Italian stiletto-booted defenders about.
Ht at Parkhead
3 nil
Agree with you about CBS, Dave. I'm worried that more and more of the footer is going to go to streaming.
Clive Tyldsley mentioned that PSG have been unlucky to be eliminated. Blowing a 4-0 lad vs Barca and a three goal agg lead vs United is negligence not misfortune
Sadly it's about taking advantage of us by charging us, knowing that we miss out if they don't charge us.
Sneaky free kick nearly catches the Leipzig keeper out.
Free kick from Neymar nearly beats Gulasci at the near post,. but clips the outside of the post. Similar free kick to the Championship final
German league restarted and ended before the rest
French league have been off since March
Has it been a factor?
Streaming is never live....always a text update behind
It's also the ridiculously exorbitant TV deals that the terrestrial stations had to decline. Anyone watching them being sold for 150m in the US knows that's going to come out of our hides eventually.
Might have to go back to the dodgy links if they keep nickel and diming us.
GOAL !!! DI MARIA PUTS PSG TWO UP
TWO NIL... Di Maria nets an easy chance after a defensive error!!
AGAIN... passing it out of the back....STUNNING!!
Oh dear - Leipzig fight PSA a second right before half time.
Absolute madness.... how is it allowed? How do the bosses put up with it?
I'm starting to think that you're right, Dave - someone must start to figure out that the possession is not worth the loss of goals like that.
Neymar hits one wide
Clive has sadly become a modern day commentator.... just scraping the name
Oh - bad miss there by Neymar - should have been 3-0.
BLOODY PEP
OH!!! Just wide by Nyeymar after combining with Di Maria and Mbappe
Into a pair of stoppage time minutes
Haven't commentators always done that. Of course our favorite example is from the 1978:
"...And Van der Kierkoff!"
screaming the name.... autocorrect1!
Kimpemebe obstructs Danny Olmo and should have been booked for that
I agree but it wasn't screamed at the top of their lungs....and they all do it
David Coleman....One Nil
Poor free kick from Angleino headed out and PSG are two up at the half
HT... suit boy is the first down the tunnel
Half time then. PSG go in 2-0 up and all probably try to coast it in the second half. Leipzig have been a shadow of themselves.
John Motson...it's there
Second half begins in Glasgow.... Celtic score a fourth sharpish
My dog has nothing to do with it!!
August 18th...normally I would be in depressed mode....not this year...wonder why?
The guys on the panel better lambaste the passing in the back!
Question mark for keeper...how about saying it was IDIOTIC
Nothing much said about it!!
Stuns mee
They are giving the Pressing the credit.... STUPID!!
Kate and I are in the midst of making a peach/blueberry cobbler with peaches from our backyard. Just about to come out of the oven. Lovely!
That's just teasing!!!!
Send some my way!
The second half is underway from Lisbon
Forsberg is coming on. Such a classy player, one that should have been an Arsenal player after Cesc, or when we declined Cesc's option.
I'm jealous, Bob. Wish I was there to have some
Peach Blueberry is a divine combo.
Patrick Schik on for Danny Olmo. Hopefully, Schik is more razor sharp then Leipzig were in the first half.
It's smelling really good right now. The squirrels left us just enough peaches to do one cobbler.
What a shame... he didn't change his suit
My neighbor texted me to go after her overwhelming basil crop at half time. I just filling a shopping bag full and will make pesto to freeze for the winter. If I don't eat it first.
Wish Clive Tyldsley would shut up about the two legged ties. For every exciting one there are ten tedious ones
I am eating a piece of homemade Butterscotch Bundt Cake
Delicious
You need a really cold winter to cull the squirrel population. Ours are too populous too. They're loving climate change.
Wonder if that suit from Nagelsman would be considered fit to wear in the FA Cup Final. If Pep can dress casually then why not?
That sounds brilliant, Dave.
What are you? A bear?
We have a large squirrel population. More so in the winter than the summer
Our next door neighbor Jake who used to take out a few with his BB gun every year moved over a couple of blocks and his parents have moved in. They're a bit less belligerent about the wildlife.
I think the suit would be more appropriate in a Tirana disco circa 1977.
Don't you have grapefruit and oranges in your backyard, David? When do those come on?
Long range effort from Forsberg lands in Row T
PSG are strolling it now - let's hope Leipzig can get back into this one.
If it's not cold, they overpopulate. There are not enough owls or hawks to sort them out. We used to have cats that would take a handful, but not it's just dogs that would love to tear them up, but are too clumsy and terrible climbers.
I do. You sampled a few if I remember correctly. They become ripe around mid November. There are plenty to spare if anyone comes down for a visit
I was jus going to say that Neymar kept on his feet in the box....then he did a swan dive.....stupid foul but such a dive
Why is VAR used to punish the divers?
Of course.....everyone will say....."there was contact"
I loved those grapefruit straight from the tree. That's a good memory David.
GOAL !!! PSG GO THREE UP
Ball in the net....will it count...I think it will count
GOAL! PSG have a third goal. Leipzig are livid about it and it will be checked but for now Bernat has a goal.
Mukele slipped, nit fouled. Then the cross from Di Maria headed in by Bernat despite the best efforts of Neymar to rob him
Goal given
Never a foul.... again... trying to dribble out!
Goal given and match over
Finally had my appointment to renew my driver's license today... I got a Real ID and not an Enhanced because I already have a passport..... the people you meet in DMV....yikes!
Leipzig's Magyar keeper is about as bad as not having one at all. Shocking to see someone that inept at this level. I can only think he's better in their League. In the CL, he's a Morris dancing clown.
Glad you enjoyed them Bob and Steve. There's more if you come down in the winter or late autumn
That's smart Dave. And if it's like VA, once you have it, you can leave the chums you made there behind and renew by mail.
I know the diving was always around on the continent and we had the likes of Franny Lee but when did any contact makes a man go down and anytime a man goes down... it's a foul!
I saw that keeper play in the Bundesliga and he looked a decent keeper the times I saw him play. Surprised he's having a mare today
This match is effectively over now, unless Leipzig get a quick one back.
Absolutely Steve
An Enhance allows you to go into the Canada and Mexico but.... I don't plan on going .... and if I did.... I have a passport!
That is the only difference between the two.... and an extra $30
Definitely done and dusted for sure. PSG's first CL Final since 1976. They lost to Bayern in that final. Will there be a rematch this year
I love that. A 3-0 lead, facing a Morris dancer in their goal, and MmmmBoppp reminds PSG to keep their concentration.
Because of Covid, you have to go to the DMV in the county you live... I live just in Schenectady... so I had to go to the hell hole DMV. I usually go up to Ballston Spa in Saratoga County...it's closer... and not busy!
Now, they sub on Tyler Adams? That's taking the piss.
The latest on the PPP if anyone is interested. Since United lost on Sunday that eliminates Johnno from contention.Bob and MOT finished tied for first. Bob, if you send the info I can verify the information
Well it wasn't PSG....they are younger than that
Leipzig's American player is on as Three Presidents is on for Kevin Kampl
Ballston Spa does sound lovely. Probably can get a face peel there so that your photo is stunning too.
I guess I am wrong....Born in 1970
Merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain
Why are those upstate cities like Schenectady and Troy so hard scrabble - I don't get it.
My mistake . Bayern defeated St. Etienne (Steven) in the 1976 Final. Will they defeat French opposition this final
Rust belt survivor economy?
Ballston Spa is actually pretty much a dip in Route 50 just south of Saratoga...and your horse it naturally won
I'll be missing out on my trip out to Saratoga Springs this year because of obvious reasons. It was lovely having dinner with you and Kathy last year, Dave. They're doing some Zoom nonsense for the conference I usually attend. No thanks.
Spent 30 years in Schenectady City Schools....got worse and worse!!
That stinks... of course...next time you do come out....you are bringing Kate and staying here
As far as I know the DMVs in Texas are still closed. Everything is done online or over the phone. It's a big mess. I think we have a similar system with the IDs but I'm out of the loop with that
I don't reckon that if MmmBap had put that on goal that the Morris dancer would have stopped it. Should have been 4.
That was a lovely dinner and then you stayed at ours for a couple of days which was brilliant
You left on the Saturday I think.... United drew with Liverpool the next day
Reminds me of one of my favorite football songs:
Arsenal fans to Sylvain Wiltord to Carly Simon's hit:
"Your Sylvain - you probably think this song is about you."
Genius, that.
So did our schools. Glad we retired when we did. The digital learning is a disaster based on info from sources in our area
I had to make an appointment a month before... still crowded!
Only allowed in if you had an appt. It was at 11.... didn't get out to 12
"You're," that is. Shocking spelling.
Brilliant stuff
I like Mbappe , but am not a fan of the rest of the PSG team
Yeah - I don't envy in my friends doing P-12 this year. I think we can just about get it done, but I have an average of 1 hour a day of exposure and will just about go into class Saran Wrapped. P-12 teachers have more like 6 hours exposure a day.
Congrats on the win... well joint win
Wonder if that suit has anything to do with Leipzig's poor performance
Great song.
Also liked "Diaby, Diaby, you knocked out John Terry, Diaby" to the tune of Let It Be after Abou's attempted clearance put Terry's head in row Z.
Celtic have hit the Icelanders for SIX
Long range effort from Angelino straight to Kaylor Navas, but batted away instead of cleared then cleared away
Terrible break by Mpop and Nmar
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