The Round Ball Game - II

[Alison]

Oooh Sainty.

You really need to get down to SMS next match and shout your head off.

Manager fails to convince in every regard.

[johncorrigan]

St Mirren 2 Dunfermline 0 2 goals in 3 2nd half mins,11 points clear at the top

Crackin' result yesterday compounded by the postponements around us. Nine games to go but lots of 6-pointers still to come. Thanks for the round-up, Rob, and thanks also for your stand-in's report. Starting to seriously worry about the Southern Saints, ts.

[BBMmk2]

Thanks ever so Rob!

Seagulls didn't do well but sorry Sainty!

[teamsaint]

Crackin' result yesterday compounded by the postponements around us. Nine games to go but lots of 6-pointers still to come. Thanks for the round-up, Rob, and thanks also for your stand-in's report. Starting to seriously worry about the Southern Saints, ts.

...and you haven’t even seen us play.

The more worrying thing than finishing bottom three is that an asset strip may be in prospect, as our owner shows all the signs of being, well , a bit dodgy, and not exactly flush.Not only that but a lot of the first team squad are on 4/5/6 year contracts that might make them hard to shift at decent prices.
One can only hope that the leftover VVD money is put by for a rainy day.

Anyway, thanks to ER for the round up ( sorry I forgot the UEFA cup game) well done Buddies, and also the Toon. 3- 0 tells its own story.

Like the Comsat Angels said, Waiting for a Miracle........

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O1XOW7LHRUg

[eighthobstruction]

....but nothing ever happens....cheer up you might have joe hart as goalie....[only just able to catch Noble, but he did slip out of his hands....]....

Keep Going the GAs....tickling the underside of playoffs....(quite like trout tickling ....probably....)

[teamsaint]

....but nothing ever happens....cheer up you might have joe hart as goalie....[only just able to catch Noble, but he did slip out of his hands....]....

Keep Going the GAs....tickling the underside of playoffs....(quite like trout tickling ....probably....)

Could have been written for our strikers, now you mention it.

Anyway, we’re not even in the bottome three....and Chelsea and Arsenal are bang out of form.........

[eighthobstruction]

....63% possession (and only one offside) says it all....

....must have been like watching a Stephen Poliakof show or Sharma/Beard presentations....

[EdgeleyRob]

Today

Arsenal 3 Watford 0 Ended a run of 3 consecutive league defeats,top 4 looks out of reach
Bournemouth 1 Tottenham 4 Forum derby,Cherries Scored 1st,mid table,Spurs unbeaten in 12 league games,3rd
Wrexham 2 Chester 0 2 goals in 8 2nd half mins,in the play offs

[johncorrigan]

Pellegrino gone!

[EdgeleyRob]

Midweek details

League

Stoke City 0 manchester city 2 Goal in each half,almost there
Wolves 3 Reading 0 Easy win,3 points clear at the top
Coventry City 2 Luton Town 2 Led 2-0 at the break,in the play offs by a point
Exeter City 0 Yeovil Town 0 Remain 6th place
Kidderminster Harriers 2 York City 1 Late consolation goal,remain in 4th
Dunfermline 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Conceded on 6 mins,3rd straight league defeat
Albion Rovers 1 Queen's Park 1 Equalised early in the 2nd half,bottom
Edinburgh City 1 Cowdenbeath 1 Conceded a late equaliser

Champions League last 16

Manchester United 1 Sevilla 2 Out 1-2 on aggregate
Barcelona 3 Chelsea 0 out 4-1 on aggregate

Scottish Cup quarter final replay

Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 1 AET Dons through on pens

And Mark Hughes is the new Saints boss

[BBMmk2]

One important match on Saturday: Man Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion 7.30pm FA Cup!!!!!

Come on you Seagulls!!!!

[Alison]

Good luck with Hughesy Saints.

[EdgeleyRob]

Thursday Europa League

Arsenal 3 AC Milan 1 Gunners through 5-1 on aggregate,CSKA Moscow nexr

Friday League

St Johnstone 1 Hibernian 1 Last min equaliser v 10 men

Today

League

Bournemouth 2 West Brom 1 Came back from a goal down
Huddersfield Town 0 Crystal Palace 2 Out of the bottom 3
Liverpool 5 Watford 0 Thumping win,up to 3rd
Aberdeen 1 Dundee 0 1st half goal
Hearts 3 Partick Thistle Winless in 6 league games
Leeds United 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2 91st min winner
Wolves 3 Burton Albion 1 6 points clear at the top
Plymouth Argyle 3 Bristol Rovers 2 Led 2-1 at the break
Rochdale 1 Wimbledon 1 Took an early lead
Crewe Alexandra 1 Coventry City 2 Scored the winner just before the break
Morecambe 2 Exeter City 1 Slipped out of the play offs
Fylde 3 Hartlepool United 3 Scored twice in the last 2 mins at 3-1 down
Dover Athletic 2 Macclesfield Town 0 1st half goals,remain top
Woking 2 Wrexham 2 Conceded a late 2nd
Gainsborough Trinity 2 Stockport County 3 Conceded a late 2nd at 3-1 up
York City v Southport was postponed
Truro City 2 Chelmsford City 0 Forum derby,a goal in each half,Truro back to back league wins,Chelmsford 3 league games without a win
Dundee United 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Led at half time
Queen of the South 1 St Mirren 3 3rd straight league win,12 points clear at the top
Stranraer 2 Queen's Park 3 1st win in 5 league games,remain bottom
Edinburgh City 2 Stirling Albion 2 Conceded a 95th min 2nd
Fort William 1 Huntly 4 No details
East Stirlingshire 2 Vale of Leithen 1 No match details,3rd in the table
Whitehill Welfare v Selkirk was postponed
Basingstoke Town 3 Hereford 1 Back to back league defeats,remain top

FA Cup quarter finals

Swansea City 0 Tottenham 3 Straightforward win,2_0 up at half time
Manchester United 2 Brighton 0 Forum derby,Reds Scored in each half,Brighton had chances

Southampton,Leicester and Chelsea play tomorrow

No game for the unmentionables,Arsenal and Newcastle

[Lat-Literal]

Thursday Europa League

Arsenal 3 AC Milan 1 Gunners through 5-1 on aggregate,CSKA Moscow nexr

Friday League

St Johnstone 1 Hibernian 1 Last min equaliser v 10 men

Today

League

Bournemouth 2 West Brom 1 Came back from a goal down
Huddersfield Town 0 Crystal Palace 2 Out of the bottom 3
Liverpool 5 Watford 0 Thumping win,up to 3rd
Aberdeen 1 Dundee 0 1st half goal
Hearts 3 Partick Thistle Winless in 6 league games
Leeds United 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2 91st min winner
Wolves 3 Burton Albion 1 6 points clear at the top
Plymouth Argyle 3 Bristol Rovers 2 Led 2-1 at the break
Rochdale 1 Wimbledon 1 Took an early lead
Crewe Alexandra 1 Coventry City 2 Scored the winner just before the break
Morecambe 2 Exeter City 1 Slipped out of the play offs
Fylde 3 Hartlepool United 3 Scored twice in the last 2 mins at 3-1 down
Dover Athletic 2 Macclesfield Town 0 1st half goals,remain top
Woking 2 Wrexham 2 Conceded a late 2nd
Gainsborough Trinity 2 Stockport County 3 Conceded a late 2nd at 3-1 up
York City v Southport was postponed
Truro City 2 Chelmsford City 0 Forum derby,a goal in each half,Truro back to back league wins,Chelmsford 3 league games without a win
Dundee United 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Led at half time
Queen of the South 1 St Mirren 3 3rd straight league win,12 points clear at the top
Stranraer 2 Queen's Park 3 1st win in 5 league games,remain bottom
Edinburgh City 2 Stirling Albion 2 Conceded a 95th min 2nd
Fort William 1 Huntly 4 No details
East Stirlingshire 2 Vale of Leithen 1 No match details,3rd in the table
Whitehill Welfare v Selkirk was postponed
Basingstoke Town 3 Hereford 1 Back to back league defeats,remain top

FA Cup quarter finals

Swansea City 0 Tottenham 3 Straightforward win,2_0 up at half time
Manchester United 2 Brighton 0 Forum derby,Reds Scored in each half,Brighton had chances

Southampton,Leicester and Chelsea play tomorrow

No game for the unmentionables,Arsenal and Newcastle

Thank you.

It was on paper the week from hell in fantasy football. Just four games in the Premier League, mainly involving lower ranked sides. A lot of people decided not to spend hard earned points on transfers to bring in players that might be helpful just for today. The majority perhaps were relying on a captained Salah for hopefully double decent points and about five other players who were taking part. The five absentees were to be with a shrug of the shoulders a guaranteed nil points. Well, Salah did come up with the goods. A huge score from him - and luckily I had captained him. But I also took the risk of spending 12 points for changes including on Milivojević, Mane and Tosic all of whom performed well. So I got a huge 105 points - 93 once the 12 had been deducted - which is by far my best score this season and in less than promising circumstances. Mostly I will now keep these players in my squad.

Total number of players - 5,844,258

This gameweek position - 173,281

My overall position to last week - 969,821

My overall position to this week - 770,653

So I've got more than 5 million people below me.

[johncorrigan]

Queen of the South 1 St Mirren 3 3rd straight league win,12 points clear at the top

One of them days when the results all go in your favour, Rob. Saints take three and all the rivals draw to take us 12 clear. Eight games to go. League winner goes up automatically...come on you Buddies.
Watched Liverpool and Salah tonight - sensational! His hat-trick goal was best I've seen this season!