Sunday FA Cup Action!
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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!
Sunday, January 10, 2021
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. Here to join you for Leeds trip to the Creepy Crawleys. They're undefeated in nine matches and score goals, so are they the LUFC of L2?
Crawley sixth in l2 , so they're having a decent season. Either way, Leeds will be massive favorites
Leeds's fitness will probably be they key and perhaps patience
Morning, David - thanks for joining me early on. How are you, mate?
It's a decent Leeds lineup even if it's not full strength. Bob will not be 100% confident as Casilla makes his first Leeds appearance of the season
Morning chaps. What a cool old fashioned ground Crawley has. Looking for a bright start from Leeds. MOT!
The Leeds line-up for today:
Casila, Struijk, Coop, Alioski, Phillips, Shackleton, Pablo, Poveda, Costa, Rodrigo.
Subs: Capile, Huggins, Jenkins, Casey, Harrison, Raphinha, Greenwood.
You're welcome. Doing well on a rainy morning. Thank you for asking. How are you?
Morning, Steve - thanks for joining in this morning.
Good morning Steve. How are you this morning?
They're off from Crawley
We're set to go then in this Third Round clash. Come on, you Leeds!
Hey Boys
I sign in as Leeds kick off
Come on Leeds.... play better than my lot
Crawley attack from the off . The ref played the advantage and a long range shot is well wide
Shackleton clears for a Leeds corner
Looking a bit nervous early on here - Crawley are trying to get the jump. Corner.
Good morning, Dave
I just dialed up the match from the Bridge and from Ashton Gate
Casilla finger tips awayn the corner
Crawley win another corner
Back to back corners to Crawley
Mark 'em up!
Casilla punches away the corner then Leeds attack. It goes out for a goal kick
Morning, Dave!
Mansfield take early lead at Cheltenham
Jayne Mansfield on top at Cheltenham. Her cup runneth over
Still necking coffee so I'll let you know how I am when the caffeine kicks in.
I'm not arsed to check for myself but are Crawley semi-pro? Are they doing well in whatever league they're in? Is there a player to worry about? I would have thought a mid-table Premiership outfit would murder them. What am I missing?
We've just about settled now.
Crawley are L2, so a professional outfit.
Decent cross from Poveda but Rodrigo couldn't connect
Oh - great little ball in from Poveda there but Rodrigo decided to try to control it rather than head it. That was a chance.
That's the 4th division for me who is not up on my branding, right?
Silly free kick to give away there by Shackleton. Dangerous position.
Crawley are 6th in League 1... so they must be an okay side
Bristol C go close against Pompey
I have Craw/Lee on my telly
Chelsea/More on computer
Bristol C/Pompey on computer
If the Chelsea match gets out of hand I will turn it...I am just hoping for more misery for Frank
Crawley is sixth in L2, a playoff spot, and nine matches undefeated. As Bob stated they're professional, so they need to be taken seriously.
I meant League 2
I agree with you, Steve.... the FOURTH Division
Morecambe and Wise one position below Crawley . It may be an easier tie for Frank because Morecambe have missed the last several matches due to COVID and haven't trained for a while
Great to see big Liam Cooper back in the fold today after injury.
Oh - Poveda did well and nearly played Rodrigo in.
Through ball from Poveda intended for Rodrigo just too long.
Wow.... Morecambe almost score!!
A cross/shot almost caught out Kepa... He saved it when it was half over the line!
I guess there is goal line tech at the Bridge
As is the case often in Cup ties the lower division side had a spell of pressure in the early minutes, but now the Premier League side is imposing themselves on the match
I'm not seeing the threat. I've been to many US open cup matches and these guys are no Pittsburgh River Dawgs or Charleston Bettery.
Stop giving them the set pieces and you've stripped the armor away. C'mon Leeds!
It may have not been that close but there was a real worry there for Chelsea
Pablo Hernandez curls a shot wide form just outside the box
Ah - Pablo worked his way into to a good position but shanked his left-footed shot.
Hernandez finally gets a shot off... well wide
Citeh takes the lead vs Brum,
I agree, Steve - they appear to be solely long-ball merchants.
ooh...SO CLOSE BY LEEDS
Weekend at Bernie's with the goal on a weekend
Oh - Poveda is denied by a good save by the Crawley keeper. The chances are starting to come thick and fast for us.
AGAIN.....there is more than one way to play!
Decent near post save by Morris in the Crawley goal from ALi
That was a lovely turn and scamper away from Costa and his ball through should have been had a finish on it by Shackelton.
Poveda wins a Leeds corner
Corner from Poveda headed wide at the near post by Rodrigo
City are two up at home to Birmingham..... BORING
bugger.... Chelsea take the lead
Citeh two up vs Brum
Mount with a long effort.... snuck inside the post
Weekend at Bernie's with both Citeh goals. What a weekend
Morecambe had been doing well
Heesenthaler related to former player, Andy?
Bugger...Bristol C take the lead
Pass from Hernandez just too long for Rodrigo as the keeper gathers
Sorry about that, Dave. Still plenty of time for Pompey to come back
Goals in 4 of the 6 Cup ties already
Barnsley and Tranmere and the main one
Crawley won 5-6 at runaway National League ( Fifth Tier) leaders, Fawlty Towers, in the First Round.
Oh - lovely nutmeg there by Pablo. Just about found it's target.
Barnsley vs Tranny sounds like a cure for insomnia
Agreed, Bob. That was a classic pass. Nearly came off
they were 3-5 down with not much time left
I don't think that the long balls to Rodrigo are going to work today. He's not a tall target man and the Crawley back four are stereotypically big.
Morec are not being overrun here.
If Chelsea score another, I'll tune in another match
The boss looks unhappy, and I get it. We should be a goal or two up at this point.
Too much passing by Leeds in the Crawley box . They need to shoot
One two many passes in that move - someone should have had a go.
What are Leeds doing.... are they Man U in disguise.... SHOOT THE BALL
Great move to make space and then it was passed it back!
I don't blame Blame Bielsa at all. Even if the halftime talk is in Spanish the players will completely understand
That was a foul in the middle of the box... should have been a pen
Curling shot from Rodrigo just wide. It's a corner
Oh - Rodrigo works his way into a shooting position but it's wide of the mark. Took a nick off the defender.
Crazy First Round Tie,. Dave. Fawlty Towers appear to be returning to the Football League after a ten year absence. Is that tie a sign that they should have a position in L2 next season?
It's LEEDS TIME
Again... Leeds are playing like my lot.....trying to be too fancy!
Matthews with a long range shot soft and well wide. Not exactly Stanley Matthews there
I agree - it's overly intricate. No killer pass.
I'd like to see Poveda and Costa switch sides. Costa is the naturally left-footed player and Poveda is stronger on his right.
City three up
Bielsa will be throwing Tazones de te a los jugadores
Phil Foden with the Citeh goal
Absolutely, Dave - this isn't good enough.
Shot from Rodrigo high and wide
5Live is commentating on the Leeds match... Terry Butcher on the mic
Oh - decent turn and shot there from Rodrigo.
Loose there from Kal - that's the danger for us if we don't get some goals.
Ashley Maddison gifted possession by Kal Phillips then hos shot blocked by Mini Cooper then a Crawley corner
Oh - great save by Kiko there. Nichols it was at the backpost with the header.
Nice save by Casilla from a Lee Nicholls header off the corner. That's the closest either side has come to scoring
STRUTH...great save there
Leeds survive
Look what happens when a decent corner comes in
Time for a couple of chances - come on, boys!
That's enough of that. Stop giving Crawley corners.
Lobbed pass from Hernandez too long
We can't keep giving away set pieces - Crawley have clearly done their homework on us.
Bloody Pep has put a really strong side out against Brum
I don't complain about that at all
He is playing KDB again.... he better not complain that he is tired.... the plays every match!
Are City too reliant on KDB?
If Bob had a Tardis he would join Bielsa in letting the Leeds players have it
Chelsea double their lead
Werner does know how to score!
Tap in from two yards
I don't know how sharp Crawley look, but they do look like they're capable of capitalizing on a corner, even a free kick that doesn't come in at knee height.
As long as Leeds don't get caught and end up chasing this, they'll tire our and Leeds superior conditioning will prevail.
I had the same question about David Silva in the past as well as Kompany. I think Citeh are quite reliant on KDB.
Half-time - 0-0. Not good enough. I want to see some goals from us in the second half.
It's 0-0 at the half as no injury time is added. Bielsa will let the players have it
Pompey tie it up just before half time!!
Pep doesn't have a weak side. He's collected the best of the best and they still won't take the handbrake off. I hate watching City which I only do against Arsenal and when there's a chance that their opponent can match them.
There are matches every day this coming week
3 on Tue
2 on Wed
1 on Thur
1 on Fri
Not sure when games change from make up games to the round of matches
We've got Palace on Thursday. None of our matches have been postponed. It's modern football, and you know I have views on it.
Bielsa definitely not pleased and rightly so as he makes a triple substitution! One of the subs is Jack Harrison.
The boss is ringing the changes at the interval. Harrison, Jenkins and Casey all on for the second half. I want goals!
Second half underway
Just read the comments . Agreed with Steve about Citeh. I have the same question as Dave about the make up fixtures
Delighted for Dave about that Pompey goal. It must have been the last kick of the first half
I love that about Bielsa - he doesn't mess about. If it's not working, he makes some changes.
I like any footie fan love being able to watch matches but completely understand the point made by Steve. It sure seems like the Prem is thinking about footie instead of the pandemic
Ah - Pablo had a chance from the edge of the box but skied his effort.
Here are the changes. Jack Harrison for Rodrigo, Jack Jenkins Struijched on to the pitch and Oliver Casey for Mini Cooper. Bielsa making a point as he replaced the central defensive partnership with two academy grads
Bugger! That was the danger. Now we've got a real banana skin on our hands.
1-0 down.
Chrissakes!
BUGGER! SIRROLA GIVES CRAWLEY THE LEAD. SIRROLA GOT PAST SHACKLETON THEN WENT ON RUN AND SCORED WITH A WELL PLACED FINISH
Goalkeeper. WTF!
This is exactly the scenario that we wanted to avoid. Now Crawley will pack the defense and try to frustrate us.
Bloody Hell....sorry mate...I was emptying the dishwasher as the goal was scored
COME ON LEEDS
Sorry, Bob. Plenty of time to come back. I'm sure you and LUFC fans will not be pleased at the lack of an attempt to tackle Sirrola, allowing him to score
His first ever Crawley goal?
Chelsea three up... I've turned that match off
GORDON BENNET!!
Two nil!
NEAR POST....GEEZ
BLOODY HELL! ASHLEY MADISON HAS A SHOT SQUEEZE IN A TINY GAP AT THE NBEAR POST . A HOWLER BY CASUIILLA . CRAWLEY TWO UP
Leeds have been rubbish this half!!
Sorry mate..... thru the legs!!!
Oh, come on. Casillas again not up to the task of keeping a 4th division strike out of his own net. Sorry Bob.
Kiko beaten at his near post. Ridiculous!
no....just front post
Poor form!
Lee Nicholls won the ball and put through Maddison . Not sure that putting two inexperienced youngsters in the heart of the defense was the right call.
We've got a hole to dig out of. There are some goals in us, so we just need to grind them down now.
Leeds cannot just pass it around looking for openings.... they need to get the ball in the box as often as possible.... and SHOOT!
I truthfully thought Leeds wouldn't have any problems today....they wouldn't try and play the fancy way...they would go at Crawley!
Raphinha coming to the rescue now. The boss is having to throw some players on that he probably didn't want to.
I think five substitutions are allowed in the Cup, so Bielsa has two remaining
Useless pass by Ali in the Crawley box
Allioski.... useless cross
geez.... shoot the damn ball
Nice pass from Hernandez, but poor pass from Shackleton intended for Helder Costa
Oh - that should have been one back! Great ball through from Pablo.
And Raphinha and Sam Greenwood is on now to rescue this one.
Raphina.... you lot have a Greenwood.... from Arsenal
COME ON LEEDS
The final rolls of the dice for Bielsa.Raphinha for Poveda which is a good change. Sam Greenwood signed from the Gunners Academy on for not sure
Crawley want a pen...not given
Greenwood on. I don't think he ever played a match for us. I remember him on the bench in pre-season once. I hope he can save your bacon today.
Another Crawley corner. Stop those.
Half an hour left - we need goals now!
It is refreshing that once the ref has made a decision or when a goal is scored...we know it actually happened
Still enough time to come back, but Needs need to drastically improve
I hope so, too - he's looked lively in reserve matches but very young and green.
Leeds haven't stepped up a gear.... come on!
A goal would surely turn the tide
Shot from Jack Harrison blocked by Tunnicliffe
AGAIN... didn't get the shot off.... COME ON... SHOOOT
Bit more urgency from us now - come on!
Leif Davis is the player that came off for Greenwood.. Fair enough . A chance to see is he's the best Greenwood since Masson
Why didn't Harrison shoot..... I don't want to hear about weaker foot! YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL!
How can I have to good feet? Tom does! Matt does!
We aren't professional
Crawley gave us a tough time in the Cup at OT the year they were promoted from the Conference. We only won 1-0. That had to be around 2011
Barnsley on top vs Tranny
Plenty of time.... get going!!
Usually, even if Leeds are losing....they have played well and entertained.....not today!
Matthews with a deflected shot that's off Casilla for a corner. Didn't like they way Casilla was casual as if it's unimportant
For some reason Leeds isn't up for the match. definitely uncharacteristic for them
Stupid foul by Kal - and he gets a yellow for his troubles.
Kal Phillips booked for a foul on Ashley Maddison. He looked as if his mind was elsewhere as if he could care less
3-0! Unbelievable!
BLOODY HELL TUNNICLIFFE PUTS CRAWLEY THREE UP OFF A SET PIECE ON A REBOUND FROM A SAVE BY CASILLA
GORDON BENNETT
Wide open from 6 yards up
Free kick and a pathetic defensive header from Kal Phillips . Volley from Maddison saved by Casilla and Jordan Tunnicliffe smashes the rebound into the roof of the net
Leeds have been so poor in this second half!!
I was really looking forward to this match, hoping that we could go out and have some fun, get some time for the kids and some goals. This is embarrassing.
Leeds looks like United.... toothless
Hard to blame Casilla for the third goal. It was horrible Leeds defending. What's going on Kal. Conceded a free kick because he wasn't paying attention and a absolutely pathetic defensive header.
Oh this is bad. Really sorry Bob.
Naylor should have given Pompey the lead!!
Free kick chance now - this one needs to fly right in or else we're done.
Hopeless from Raphinha.
Useless free kick!!
Free kick from Raphinha curled wide
Now it's got all scrambly, which will just suit Crawley.
My question is did Bielsa make too many changes at the half and was it wrong two bring on two inexperienced players at the heart of the Leeds defense
Currently three three nillers in the Cup. The match at Ashton Gate the only one currently ties up
Leeds are still just passing it around.... play like you normally do... go for the throat!!
Cheltenham equalize at home to Mansfield
Pompey making more of the chances
A lovely bowl of oatmeal has arrived at my side for consolation.
Cheltenham ties it up vs Jayne Mansfield, who may be too exhausted for extra time
Phew....almost a fourth
Oh - we're all over the place now. Nearly concede a fourth.
Really poor there from Oliver Casey.
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