The Football.....

[nickyboy]

Decent enough game at the Etihad last night despite Madrid parking the bus

Son #2 went last night. Fuming at City's inability to close out the game

 

[T4tomo]

Championship run in is getting very interesting, Bournemouth are imploding and Forest have got up a head of steam, and a 4 way shoot out for last play off place, which sadly I think Boro won't make.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Son #2 went last night. Fuming at City's inability to close out the game

Yeah, gotta keep it in perspective.

Scored 4 against Real Madrid(!), won the game, favourites to go through and all with a makeshift defence.

We should have done even better, but still, you've got to be happy with that.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

 

[PaulSB]

Championship run in is getting very interesting, Bournemouth are imploding and Forest have got up a head of steam, and a 4 way shoot out for last play off place, which sadly I think Boro won't make.

For my lot, Rovers, the QPR Sheffield United game is crucial. We need a QPR win and then I think Rovers have every chance of edging in to sixth on the final day. Mind you Fulham are already on the beach and we need them to turn up at Bramhall Lane.

QPR win on Friday and Rovers on Saturday means I'll need tickets at St Andrews! We should have done much better and should at least be third but then we've blown up these past three months.........which says much about the rest of the league.

 

[T4tomo]

For my lot, Rovers, the QPR Sheffield United game is crucial. We need a QPR win and then I think Rovers have every chance of edging in to sixth on the final day. Mind you Fulham are already on the beach and we need them to turn up at Bramhall Lane.

QPR win on Friday and Rovers on Saturday means I'll need tickets at St Andrews! We should have done much better and should at least be third but then we've blown up these past three months.........which says much about the rest of the league.

Yes But you blew up when Brereton Diaz was out and now he's back. I think you have the momentum too. Fingers crossed for Mowbray if we don't make it.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Championship run in is getting very interesting, Bournemouth are imploding and Forest have got up a head of steam, and a 4 way shoot out for last play off place, which sadly I think Boro won't make.

Well, if the powers that be continue to thwart my promise to take my grandson to see Bournemouth play Leeds, I can confidently predict that if Leeds stay up Bournemouth will miss promotion, however if Leeds do get relegated then Bournemouth will go up.

 

[benb]

Any other Fulham fans?
I met Harry Wilson at the game last Tuesday, when promotion was secured. Amazing match. (Yes, I know I need a shave, and have a double chin!!)

PS to add: shame last night wasn't as good, but fair play to Forest

 

[gavgav]

League one final day this Saturday should be very interesting, the title, automatic promotion, play offs and relegation places all still to play for. My team Shrewsbury are of course in our annual position of 17th (we literally finish there EVERY season, bar the Hurst miracle in 2017/18) So nothing to play for but we have a say in things with us playing Wigan, who are currently top. They pipped us to automatic promotion in that amazing season, along with the above thread mentioned Blackburn Rovers, so we owe them one 😃

 

[PaulSB]

League one final day this Saturday should be very interesting, the title, automatic promotion, play offs and relegation places all still to play for. My team Shrewsbury are of course in our annual position of 17th (we literally finish there EVERY season, bar the Hurst miracle in 2017/18) So nothing to play for but we have a say in things with us playing Wigan, who are currently top. They pipped us to automatic promotion in that amazing season, along with the above thread mentioned Blackburn Rovers, so we owe them one 😃

That was quite a season which ended well for us on a very wet night in Doncaster. As I recall we drew at your place and won at Ewood. I spent many Saturdays looking for your results as it was toe to toe for a long time from what I remember. Hope you beat the pie eaters, we're not keen on them.

 

[PaulSB]

Earlier this week @roubaixtuesday got me thinking about when the kids were young and growing up in a household which eagerly awaited the arrival of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph every night. The stories are legion but some favourites are these.

#1 son was quite small, he's tall now. We went to Maine Road when he was five, I think, and he stood on his seat to see. Rovers scored, we leapt skyward, #1 screamed........he came down between the seat back and the tipped up seat!

#1 had never stood on a terrace so in August '95 I took him to Burnden Park. Rovers were PL champions. It was a bright hot summer day. We went in shorts and T-shirts. Rovers lost 2-1 and the heavens opened. We got soaked on the open terrace and trudged back to the car and sat in a few moments of silence. #1 made one remark:

"and they haven't even got a roof"

All my kids wanted to support Utd until it was beaten out of them. There are six years between son #1 and #3. By the time #3 is taking an interest in football #1 is fully conversant with why you support your local team come what may. The conversation at tea went like this:

#3 "Is it OK if I support Man Utd?"
#1 "If you want to live in this house you're a Rover"
#3 left the table and fled upstairs weeping. Proud but concerned Dad followed to explain.

 

[Accy cyclist]

with us playing Wigan, who are currently top. They pipped us to automatic promotion in that amazing season, along with the above thread mentioned Blackburn Rovers, so we owe them one 😃

Accy play Wimbledon away for the last game of the season this Saturday and you could say we owe them one by sending them down, in payback for our League 2 play off semi-final defeat to them in 2016, but barring a goal difference/mathematical miracle, even if Wimbledon were to win they're already relegated as I post. For me Morecambe v Sunderland is the league 1 match of the day! Both need a win to guarantee their respective ambitions of survival and a play off place. I think Sunderland will win, but hopefully Morecambe (and Fleetwood, though maybe to a lesser extent https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co....-town-fans-series-violent-incidents-accringto) will survive. Surely the game must have sold out weeks ago knowing Sunderland's support and the quite short journey for them of 'a mere' 115 miles.

 

[PaulB]

So if Liverpool don't lose to Villarreal by more than two goals next Tuesday night, they will complete their entire fixture list, a feat that has been accomplished only once before by an English team in football history!

That team was Liverpool in 2001.

 

[cisamcgu]

So if Liverpool don't lose to Villarreal by more than two goals next Tuesday night, they will complete their entire fixture list, a feat that has been accomplished only once before by an English team in football history!

That team was Liverpool in 2001.

Surely, every team completes their fixture list ???

You make, to me at least, less and less sense every post ...

 

[T4tomo]

So if Liverpool don't lose to Villarreal by more than two goals next Tuesday night, they will complete their entire fixture list, a feat that has been accomplished only once before by an English team in football history!

That team was Liverpool in 2001.

Surely, every team completes their fixture list ???

You make, to me at least, less and less sense every post ...

I assume he means gets to the finals of the cup competitions.

but he is still wrong, I give you Middlesbrough in 96/97. Both cup finals (+ 1 replay) and f***ing relegation (arguably caused by initially not completing a fixture vs Blackburn and losing the rearranged one plus points docked). All possible fixtures played.