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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, February 23, 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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The teams!
Leeds (4-4-1-1): Meslier; Ayling, Cooper, Llorente, Dallas; Raphinha, Struijk, Klich, Harrison; Roberts; Bamford
Subs: Casilla, Alioski, Cresswell, Casey, Costa, Jenkins, Huggins, Hernandez, Gelhardt
Southampton (4-4-2): McCarthy; Bednarek, Salisu, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Tella; Adams, Redmond
Subs: Forster, Ramsay, Stephens, Chauke, Jankewitz, Minamino, Djenepo, N’Lundulu, Ings
Referee: Andre Marriner
Both teams hit by the injury bug
Now it says Ings is on the bench!
I'll miss the kick off because I'm taking Jon to work
Hiya, Dave - thanks for getting us going this afternoon. It was particularly helpful as I'm racing back upstairs to my office after my class.
I'm settled in and have NBC Sports dialed up on my phone. MOT!
Welcome
Good Afternoon ,Bob and Dave. Her e having just finished raking a ton of leaves as it's just starting to become warm and humid
Definitely a day for Leeds to get three more points and add to the Saints woes
Hiya, David - how are you, mate? Leaf raking? I won't be doing that again until September.
COME ON LEEDS! MOT!
The teams now out on the pitch at ER:
Leeds (4-4-1-1): Meslier; Ayling, Cooper, Llorente, Dallas; Raphinha, Struijk, Klich, Harrison; Roberts; Bamford
Subs: Casilla, Alioski, Cresswell, Casey, Costa, Jenkins, Huggins, Hernandez, Gelhardt
Southampton (4-4-2): McCarthy; Bednarek, Salisu, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Tella; Adams, Redmond
Subs: Forster, Ramsay, Stephens, Chauke, Jankewitz, Minamino, Djenepo, N’Lundulu, Ings
Referee: Andre Marriner
Marcelo is keeping the faith with the side that should have beaten Wolves on Friday evening.
Doing well, thank you for asking. How about you. I think we collected a lot of leaves due to the cold snap we had
I agree with Bielsa . The performance was good enough to name an unchanged side
Lots of matches in the lower divisions today
This is the makeup game due to an FA Cup makeup match between Saints and Shrews that was originally postponed due to COVID in the Shrews squad. That's not what I call the taming of the Shrews.
MOT!
They're off from ER!
COME ON LEEDS! MOT!
Here we go then - a draw would bring us up to 11th again above Wolves. A win would have us leapfrog both Wolves and Arsenal back up to the top half.
A couple of early Leeds stumbles. Is it the pitch or the footwear?
A win would be great. I think Steve would concur despite the positional change
Quick start from the Saints. Let's shut them down.
This is a makeup match that was postponed because a makeup match was being played. Make sense?
Players already starting to slip on the new pitch - bloody hell!
Makes sense to me, mate.
The announcer said a stumble from Dallas. There shouldn't be since all the ice and snow melted several days ago
Oh - Patrick was in there, but he decided to slip it to Tyler rather than shooting. Come on, Patrick - be more greedy!
Saints free kick just outside the Leeds box
PHEW! Vestergaard had a free header and headed just wide off a nice free kick
Bloody hell - Vestergaard was in there with a free header. Should have scored. Phew!
Nervy start from us - we need to wake up!
Despite Saints poor run of form they did well against Chelsea on Saturday, so Leeds would do well not to underestimate them
That should Tella us all that Leeds need to give Saints players less space as Nathan went on a solo run then shot straight to Meslier
Oh - Che Adams burst through there and Teller forced Meslier to save. Come on!
Our players are looking like Bambi on Ice out there. Surely we should be training on the new pitch.
I think this is a match where the crowd would help because the fans would be shouting encouragement to the players
I agree. That's the only way the players will adapt to the new pitch. Perhaps the pitch change should have occurred at the end of the season
Hopefully we can grow into the match after those early jitters.
That's an Ayling challenge oh so someone tella me that
Now Luke has earned us a decent free kick chance. These Raphinha free kicks were a real threat for us against Wolves.
OH! Nice free kick from Raphinha and chested down by Bamford, but straight to McCarthy. It was offsides anyway
Great ball in but Patrick's touch let him down.
Alex McCarthy did have a brief loan spell with Leeds almost a decade ago
YIKES! Large chunks of turf have been dug up. The groundskeeping crew need to sort that out
The pitch looks really chopped up again. We should get our money back.
Why water the pitch if there's been excessive rain?. The ground is over saturated
Agreed, Bob. Leeds probably would have been better off keeping the old pitch
Not an attractive match so far. The pitch is really making it hard.
Oh - Patrick was nearly in there but Salas did well to strip him.
Bamford goes down easily under a challenge from Vestergaard. Never a penalty
With Matty Klich playing Kal's role, we're losing his invention, and we haven't got the other impact players (e.g., Jack, Raphinha) on the ball enough.
Oh - Patrick went down under Vestergaard's challenge there. Nothing doing from the ref.
I am back from the store... as I was pottering around the kitchen...Leeds look like they are trying to play the modern game!! TOO MUCH PASSING IN THEIR OWN HALF
ooh... Roberts should have scored!
Better from us there, working it to Jack who whipped in a dangerous cross that Vestergaard had to clear.
So glad that Raph stayed on his feet
OH! Nice solo run by Raphinha , who lays it back to Tyler Roberts at the edge of the box and wide open he shoots well over
Oh - great move from Raphinha there, his first real action of the match. He set up Tyler who blasted over.
If he had been a less honest player, Raphinha might have gone down there.
Welcome back, Dave. The pitch is really horrible and hurting both teams. Players from both sides have lost their footing and large chunks of turf have come up
Tyler Roberts wins a Leeds free kick
What's up with the pitch....it was relaid just recently
Free kick chance for Leeds
Tyler draws a foul there from Vestergaard who picks up the first yellow card of the match. Good to get him in the book early.
Nice move... finally shot on goal....saved
The pitch is terrible; it's really affecting the play.
But we have a free kick with Raphinha hovering over it.
Corner to the Good Guys.... can't believe I say that... it's LEEDS!!
Deep corner....comes to nothing
OH! Free kick from Raphinha headed across by Llorente and a Kliched shot deflected over for a corner
Oh - nice move there worked through Struijk who nodded it back into the mix and Coop poked toward goal. Tipped over.
Are they saying why? Is it the glorious Yorkshire weather?
Jack Harrison the latest player to lose his footing
Bertrand through.... saved! Called offside anyway.... probably a handball too!
Ryan Bertrand then with Meslier to beat forces a good reflex save as it's called for hand ball
Oh - great save by Meslier. It was called back for a handball but the keeper didn't know that.
Off to make a cup of tea for me and Kath
Coming up on the half hour mark - I'm not pleased by this performance at all. Soton aren't that good and we should be beating them easily.
Correct, Dave. That's one of the reasons. Not sure why they're watering the pitch. If there's excessive rain then the pitch has already been watered. I think the new pitch was poorly installed and worse than the one that was replaced
Saints looked decent vs Chelsea and may be improving. Agreed that Leeds should be doing better
Struth....penalty to the Saints!
VAR?
NEVER A PENALTY!!!!
VAR HAS TO OVERRULE IT!!
SO PATHETIC!!
BUGGER! SAINTS HAVE A PENALTY AS THE REF HAS TELLA US THAT LLORENTE CALLED FOR A TRIP ON NATHAN. NICE RUN AND PASS FROM JWP
Bloody hell - Diego Llorente has given away a penalty on his home debut.
VAR CHECKING
VAR check on it - it looks soft to me. I hope that they overturn it.
He kicked him...the foot was moving back!
I am fed up with all of this!!
He's going to check!
He has to see that the foot that made the contact that it was moving back and made by the attacker
That looked a dive for sure. Andre Marriner going to the monitor
Andre Marriner is going off for a look now.
It's taking far too ,long. Ridiculous
How can he not overturn this in five seconds
NO PEN!!!!!
BOOK HIM!!!
Lovely - it's overturned. Teller should also be booked for that. That was shocking from him.
WAY HAY! Penalty denied and rightly so. That should tella the ref that there should be a booking for young Nathan for diving. Why isn't there one?
If he had conned VAR that would have been a better magic act than any for Penn and Tella.
BOOM BOOM!
So on we go - still 0-0. My heart is still racing though.
Now then - Teller has given away a free kick that Raphinha can swing in to the big boys. Come on!
Pompey away to Oxford in L1 today
Straight into McCarthy's arms - shame.
This one is definitely a nailbiter.
Pompey are really struggling at the moment
Stupid foul by Tyler Roberts on Ryan Bertrand
Late from Tyler. Fortunately, no card.
Rash thru..... SCORE!!! Tackled!!! He is down hurt.... is it a pen?
Bad last touch.....that was a good tackle
Nice Leeds counter off the saints free kick and Raphinha through. Was that a penalty? Foul as Alpha Romeu drove into him?
Oh - a break from Raphinha but he dawdled too long on it rather than shooting. Allowed Romeu to get back.
Looking at the replay it was a good tackle. Nice through ball from Klich
Alpha Romeu drove Bob crazy with that last ditch tackle
Raphinha's back on now, fortunately.
Geez.....Leeds fooling around with it at the back....KNOCK IT OFF
He did as well - I could just see the ball nestling in the Soton net.
Leeds has been better the past few minutes
Saints players furious as JWP took a quick free kick and scored with just Meslier to
to beat. Andre Marriner wasn't ready. PHEW!
What happened there.... Ref blew the whistle too early?
NO goal
Leeds need to get their fingers out
Into stoppage time. An LOB blogging trio of those minutes
Soton are complaining that the ref blew the whistle before they took it. Whatever. Goal not given.
Stu Armstrong wins Saints first corner of the match in the final minute of stoppage time
Corner conceded right on the stroke of half-time. Mark 'em up!
Curling corner somehow punched away by Meslier and headed out for another
It's 0-0 at the half.
Half time scoreless
Ref tries to talk to player.... the player is rude and doesn't want to hear it...I'd book him
Players need to treat refs like rugby
Half-time: The teams go in 0-0, which is probably a fair scoreline. But given the crazy action, we might have seen three or four goals. Hoping for some Leeds goals in the second half.
Geez
Two of the four games on Saturday is on the Cock
The two early games on NBCSN
We are off for the second half
Come on Leeds
We're on for the second half. The commentators pointing out that Soton's second half record has been really poor. Let's hope that continues. Helder Costa on for Jack Harrison.
Southampton on the front foot
I LOOK AWAY.... BAMFORD SCORES!!!
Redmond gets a shot off but Meslier makes up for his earlier error.
WAY HAY! PERFECT TIMING . BAMFORD SCORES WITH A GREAT FINISH OFF A NICE THROUGH BALL
Def onside... ONE NIL IT IS
They were showing the replay of the Redmond shot then switched back just in time for the Bamford goal
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Patrick strides through onto a ball from Tyler and strikes a lovely low shot his left peg. His 13th of the season!
1-0!
Nice save by Meslier
Decent save by Meslier from Stu Armstrong. That was an Ayling attempt at a tackle prior to the shot
Oh - Armstrong tries his luck and Meslier beats it away. Most dangerous time of all after just scoring.
oooooh....just wide by Roberts!!
He's missed two great chances!!
Helder Costa came on for Jack Harrison at the half and the through ball from the goal was from Tyler Roberts
Oh - Tyler should have scored there. That's a real weakness of his. He gets into great positions but isn't clinical enough. Great work by Raphinha down the left flank now.
Just wide by Tyler Roberts . Great ball down the left to Raphinha then a nice pass from Raphinha to Tyler Roberts
Leeds starting the second half looking the Leeds we have seen this season
Damn..... he should have scored again!!
It would be lovely to see Meslier record his seventh clean sheet of the season. He's not going to beat Ederson's 14 but never mind.
OH! Bamford should have done better . Forced a decent save by McCarthy off a pass from Dallas then Tyler Roberts straight to McCarthy
I played De Gea instead of him.... should have played Meslier because he had the two games
Still winning tho
Oh - Patrick with a second big chance now. Should have scored but McCarthy parried it. Back out to Tyler who shot straight at McCarthy.
Another chance...bugger
That's a great record for a young keeper with a newly promoted team
Helder wins a corner now - we've got the bit between our teeth now, for sure.
Not magical by Tella as he Struijched down a Leeds defender on the counter
What does Nathan Teller have to do in order to get a yellow card today? Really cynical trip there.
Why hasn't Ings come on?
Stu Armstrong wins a tackle , goes on a run then finds Che Addams and his shot is well blocked
Just as Dave mentioned. Now Danny Ings coming on. That will not please Bob
Here he comes with Minemino
Two big guns
Klich has a problem now - he might have to come off.
Danny Ings and Mini Me coming on now for Teller and Redmond.
Minni Minnow, who scored on Saturday about to come on too.. Attacking switches as Danny Ings on for Redmond and this decision quite a tella of one as Minnie Minnow on. Two strikers on
Ali Kliched on to the pitch to help deliver the knockout punch to the Saints
Alioski is going to come on for Klich, who's got a sore back.
Each side only has one change remaining as an hour has been played
Leeds big chance again.....right at the keeper!
OH! Superb reflex kick save by McCarthy. Thought Leeds had gone two up. Great Leeds passing
This is a real nailbiter now; could swing either way.
Oh - should have been a second there. Great save by McCarthy!
Che Addams passing as if he's a member of the Addams Family, straight to Meslier
Believe it or not, that was Diego Llorente, our center half, on the end of that last chance. Total football, that is.
Tractor Boys take the lead at the Tigers.
That was definitely a defender's type shot
Shrews three up vs the Fake Dons
Salford one up at Morecambe and None Too Wise at the half
Ings wins a corner off Coop. Mark 'em up!
Leeds survive...off the line by Bamford.... Meslier could have saved it
OH! Header from Vesty off the corner from JWP cleared off the line by Bamford , just over the bar
Phew! Patrick clears it off the line somewhat unorthodoxly.
Bamford a hero at both ends . Scores at one end and saves a goal at the other
25 minutes to see this one out now. We really do need a second goal as a cushion.
I want to see us controlling this match more.
Rams take the lead vs the Terriers as does Bristol City at the Riverside , which is not idle gossip
Agreed with both statements, Bob.
Canaries take the lead at St. Andrews. Canaries now ten points clear at the top
Has the bloke that got sent off inside two minutes at OT played again?
Romeu is coming off injured now, so Ralphie will make his final sub.
The final roll of the dice from Ralphie and an attacking one as Djnepo driven on for Alpha Ropmeu
Down to about 20 minutes left to hang on for three vital points.
As far as I know he's at two minutes of Prem experience on his CV.
I just checked FOTMOB. The player sent off at OT in the second minutes hasn't played since. He's been on the bench without playing. He played a minute in another match before the one at OT, so he has three minutes of career Prem experience
JWP tries one from distance now - Meslier straight behind it. We've got to stop giving up the ball.
Roberts off for Pablo
Ryan Bertrand fouls Helder Costa near the corner flag
The final roll of the dice from Bielsa as Pablo Hernandez on for Tyler Roberts
Wasted free kick
Well done, Helder - chased down that ball by Patrick and picked up a good free kick chance.
Pablo to come on for Tyler who laid on the only assist of the match. Good contribution for him.
That means no late subs this match, which will please Dave
Fifteen minutes left to see this one out.
Bristol City two up at the Riverside, which is not idle gossip
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DALLAS DOUBLES THE LEAD!!
YESSSSS!!!!!!!
What a great team goal finished by Stu!
YESSSSSSSSSS!!! LEEDS TWO UP. SUPER STRIKE FROM DALLAS IN THE D OFF A PASS FROM HELDER COSTA
That's Stu's fifth goal of the season - a great return for our Swiss Army Knife.
Congratulations, Bob. Leeds now tenth on 35 points and pretty much safe. Perhaps another point or two needed
Yes, safe but 40 points is still my pre-season goal for us.
Bristol City three up at the Riverside
Just a pair of wins needed. Should be there by Spring Break.
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