The Round Ball Game - II

[EdgeleyRob]

Thought you'd know that Alison, 'twas Jonesy who took them to their highest league position ever - 8th in the second tier in the previous season when City were relegated to the third tier.

[EdgeleyRob]

Didn't get to the game after all tonight. Didn't want to risk the journey to Paisley given the weather in the Central belt after a terrible day up here. Delighted that we got a 2-0 win tonight and now a wee bit clear at the top. Our best player Lewis Morgan, who scored the two second-half goals, is being signed by Celtic but looks like he'll be loaned back to the Buddies for the rest of the season, which is great news. He's got a lot in his locker, as they say.

Just for the Forum records

St Mirren 2 Dundee United 0 Scored twice in 19 2nd half mins to go 5 points clear at the top

[johncorrigan]

Just for the Forum records

St Mirren 2 Dundee United 0 Scored twice in 19 2nd half mins to go 5 points clear at the top

Thanks Rob...apparently former Saints Manager, Alex Rae (rubbish, he was) was summarising for BT Sport with Ally McCoist and they got pelted with snowballs by both sets of supporters. Local derby against Morton during the week is the next game for the Saints...long way to go, but our Manager is doing great. When he took over last year we were adrift at the bottom of the Championship and now we're a wee bit adrift at the top.

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Yep Celtic get 10% of the profit. Still, he hasn't been much use to us this season,with his petulance and modest form.
Just a modicum of normal, decent behaviour really should be a reasonable expectation. Some people in VVDs situation manage this, EG. Morgan Schneidelin.

Hear, hear, Sainty. Glad to see the back of him, and I couldn't have foreseen saying that a year ago.

[EdgeleyRob]

Lots of games over the next 4 days

Missed a Boxing Day game

Merthyr Town 0 Hereford 0

Today

Bournemouth 2 Everton 1 Won it with an 88th min 2nd goal,out of the bottom 3
Chelsea 5 Stoke City 0 3-0 up after only 23 mins,back to back league wins,2nd
Liverpool 2 Leicester City 1 Forum derby,Foxes took the lead on 3 mins,Reds scored twice in the 2nd half
Newcastle United 0 Brighton 0 Forum derby,Toon 1st point in last 6 home league games ,Seagulls no goals in last 5 away league games
Manchester United 0 Southampton 0 Forum derby,Reds 3rd league draw in a row,Saints 8 league games without a win
Aberdeen 0 Hearts 0 Plenty of chances,remain in 2nd place
Partick Thistle 2 Ross County 0 Scored in each half,off the bottom of the table
St Johnstone 0 Dundee 2 Conceded at the start and end of the game and had a man sent off
Brentford 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0 Conceded the 2nd on 83 mins,lost 4 of last 5 league games
Bristol City 1 Wolves 2 Both teams reduced to 10 men,won it on 94 mins,10 points clear at the top
Gillingham 2 Wimbledon 2 Came back from behind twice,all the goals in the last 28 mins
Oldham Athletic 1 Bristol Rovers 1 Took the lead just after the break,conceded on 72 mins
Carlisle United 0 Coventry City 1 Won it 5 mins after the break,5th
Exeter City 2 Barnet 1 Led at the break,won it in the last min,4th
Chester v Hartlepool United was postponed
Gateshead v Wrexham was postponed
Macclesfield Town 1 Sutton United 0 Scored a 10th min pen,keeper sent off,6 points clear at the top
Brechin City 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 Came back from 2-1 down at half time despite a red card
Queen's Park 2 Albion Rovers 2 2-0 up after 11 mins,conceded 2 in the last 2 mins
Edinburgh City v Clyde was postponed
Selkirk v Vale of Leithen was postponed
East Stirlingshire 3 Cumbernauld Colts 0 No details available

[EdgeleyRob]

Crystal Palace 0 manchester city 0 Forum derby,Eagles had a last min pen saved,citeh failed to score in the league for the 1st time this season
West Brom 1 Arsenal 1 Took the lead with an 83rd min OG then conceded an 89th min pen

[Alison]

Good luck to our teams today.

[cloughie]

Good luck to our teams today.

Who'd have thought that Burton at home would be a must win match?

[BBMmk2]

0-0 draw!!!

[EdgeleyRob]

Good luck to our teams today.

Hopefully a good new year for most of our teams

[Alison]

Who'd have thought that Burton at home would be a must win match?

You got a bit of a cushion Cloughers ....

[Alison]

You got a bit of a cushion Cloughers ....

Not as much as I thought

[EdgeleyRob]

New year,here we go again

Brighton 2 Bournemouth 2 Forum derby,Seagulls led twice,Cherries 2nd equaliser came with 11 mins left
Burnley 1 Liverpool 2 Won it in the 94th min,unbeaten in 13 league games
Leicester City 3 Huddersfield Town 0 All 3 goals in the 2nd half,1st win in 5 league games
Stoke City 0 Newcastle United 1 Winner on 73 mins,consecutive away league wins
Everton 0 Manchester United 2 Both goals in the 2nd half,back up to 2nd
Sheffield Wednesday 0 Burton Albion 3 1 down at the break,3rd successive home league defeat
Wimbledon 2 Southend United 0 Scored in each half,in the relegation zone by a point
Bristol Rovers 2 Portsmouth 1 Came back from behind with 2 goals in the last 6 mins
Coventry City 1 Chesterfield Scored on 14 mins,won 4 of last 5 league games,3rd
Newport County 2 Exeter City 1 Went behind on 3 mins,Conceded the 2nd 14 mins after equalising
Halifax Town 1 Macclesfield Town 4 Easy win,won 5 of last 6 league games,top
Hartlepool United 2 Gateshead 2 Led twice,2 points from last 6 league games
Wrexham 3 Barrow 3 2-2 at half time,went ahead on 76 mins before conceding on 94 mins
Alfreton Town 1 Stockport County 3 Went 3-0 up on 74 mins v 10 men before conceding a late pen
York City 2 North Ferriby United 0 Scored in each half,back to back league wins
Chelmsford City 2 Braintree Town 2 Came back from a goal down to lead before conceding a late 2nd,5th
Truro City 3 Poole Town 1 Straightforward win,4th,just 5 points separate the top 7 in this league
Hereford 5 Redditch United 2 4-2 up at the break,scored the 5th on 83 mins

[teamsaint]

New year,here we go again

Brighton 2 Bournemouth 2 Forum derby,Seagulls led twice,Cherries 2nd equaliser came with 11 mins left
Burnley 1 Liverpool 2 Won it in the 94th min,unbeaten in 13 league games
Leicester City 3 Huddersfield Town 0 All 3 goals in the 2nd half,1st win in 5 league games
Stoke City 0 Newcastle United 1 Winner on 73 mins,consecutive away league wins
Everton 0 Manchester United 2 Both goals in the 2nd half,back up to 2nd
Sheffield Wednesday 0 Burton Albion 3 1 down at the break,3rd successive home league defeat
Wimbledon 2 Southend United 0 Scored in each half,in the relegation zone by a point
Bristol Rovers 2 Portsmouth 1 Came back from behind with 2 goals in the last 6 mins
Coventry City 1 Chesterfield Scored on 14 mins,won 4 of last 5 league games,3rd
Newport County 2 Exeter City 1 Went behind on 3 mins,Conceded the 2nd 14 mins after equalising
Halifax Town 1 Macclesfield Town 4 Easy win,won 5 of last 6 league games,top
Hartlepool United 2 Gateshead 2 Led twice,2 points from last 6 league games
Wrexham 3 Barrow 3 2-2 at half time,went ahead on 76 mins before conceding on 94 mins
Alfreton Town 1 Stockport County 3 Went 3-0 up on 74 mins v 10 men before conceding a late pen
York City 2 North Ferriby United 0 Scored in each half,back to back league wins
Chelmsford City 2 Braintree Town 2 Came back from a goal down to lead before conceding a late 2nd,5th
Truro City 3 Poole Town 1 Straightforward win,4th,just 5 points separate the top 7 in this league
Hereford 5 Redditch United 2 4-2 up at the break,scored the 5th on 83 mins

Great stuff ER.

Good to see you are keeping you energy levels up, and don't seem to require rotation over the holiday fixtures.
Board honours to County and Bristol Rovers today, I'd say.

[johncorrigan]

Great stuff ER.

Thanks Rob. Wishing most of the Board Teams lots of 3 points in 2018.

By the way, I got an illustration of how long some of our footballing memories go back in the Guardian's Letters Page on Saturday, which I thought might entertain some in our wee band here:

As a lifelong Stockport County supporter, I’d have more sympathy with Southampton fans bemoaning another player leaving for Liverpool (Letters, 29 December) if their club hadn’t signed our manager, goalkeeper, two defenders and a midfielder as a job lot in the late 1990s.
Ian Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Shropshire Union canal