The Round Ball Game - II

[jayne lee wilson]

Stunning contest at the Bridge, but only one winner in the Premiership today....and it wasn't Chelsea or Liverpool.....

"Never stop believing..."
But its hard to see the current leaders, with effectively two first teams to draw upon, giving away a ten-point lead....(and look at the stats for New Year leaders anyway...)

[Edgy 2]

Stunning contest at the Bridge, but only one winner in the Premiership today....and it wasn't Chelsea or Liverpool.....

"Never stop believing..."
But its hard to see the current leaders, with effectively two first teams to draw upon, giving away a ten-point lead....(and look at the stats for New Year leaders anyway...)

Yep cracking game that, could have done with a winner either way though to keep the pressure on.

No game for us until 15th Jan
Tomorrow off due to covid and next weekend's opponents are still in the FA cup

[cloughie]

Hangers 0 Oldham 0

Should have done better against bottom club ……

Shrewsbury 1 Owls 0 - just hope things can only get better - just wondering how and when!

[DracoM]

Stunning contest at the Bridge, but only one winner in the Premiership today....and it wasn't Chelsea or Liverpool.....

"Never stop believing..."
But its hard to see the current leaders, with effectively two first teams to draw upon, giving away a ten-point lead....(and look at the stats for New Year leaders anyway...)

Yup - v.sad for Reds.

[jayne lee wilson]

Yup - v.sad for Reds.

That incredible surge in 1982, from 12th at New year to the First Division Championship, really does look all-too-mythical now....
Souness even recalled it on the Sky panel the other day....

Salah's goal against Chelsea was another marvel, yes, but not enough credit was given, on Sky or MotD, to the Trent-Alex pass.
Just because he does this nearly every week shouldn't mean taking it for granted....

[gurnemanz]

But its hard to see the current leaders, with effectively two first teams to draw upon, giving away a ten-point lead....(and look at the stats for New Year leaders anyway...)

Don't worry. Still to visit Selhurst Park, where Palace will be up for the double.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Don't worry. Still to visit Selhurst Park, where Palace will be up for the double.

Now you really DO know to upset people.

[teamsaint]

That incredible surge in 1982, from 12th at New year to the First Division Championship, really does look all-too-mythical now....
Souness even recalled it on the Sky panel the other day....

The one year we felt we had a realistic chance of the title, but small club mentality, or something seemed to take a firm grip, and the team, which played some incredible football, rather fell apart under the pressure during March . A better side than the one that finished second two years later.
Sigh......

[cloughie]

The one year we felt we had a realistic chance of the title, but small club mentality, or something seemed to take a firm grip, and the team, which played some incredible football, rather fell apart under the pressure during March . A better side than the one that finished second two years later.
Sigh......

At least you are still up there instead of suffering a third visit of the century to the third tier - 1992 we were third in the Prem! It seems ‘Running out of money and luck’ is all relative, ts! Happy 2022!

[antongould]

Hangers 1 Bolton 0

So we are a Cup team …..

[teamsaint]

At least you are still up there instead of suffering a third visit of the century to the third tier - 1992 we were third in the Prem! It seems ‘Running out of money and luck’ is all relative, ts! Happy 2022!

On our one recent visit to tier three we were glad to have a team to watch at all, having been faced with the very real prospect of being wound up.

A sensible redistribution of cash in the game can't come soon enough.

A couple of upcoming games for me hopefully, Blackfield and Langley v Moneyfields ( Portsmouth Civil Service to you) and the super Saints v Brentford next week, all being well.

We have new Serbian owners. I think they may not have the deep pockets of the Saudis, but if they are honest and decent people, that will be enough for me. Maybe they can get Tadic back......

[EnemyoftheStoat]

We have new Serbian owners. I think they may not have the deep pockets of the Saudis, but if they are honest and decent people, that will be enough for me. Maybe they can get Tadic back......

I wonder whether their pockets will in practice be much shallower, if financial fair play rules are applied to the Saudis. I'm not holding my breath there. Still wait-and-see time, but it's not unreasonable to hope for some useful activity (keeper, scorer) during the transfer season.

[johncorrigan]

We have new Serbian owners. I think they may not have the deep pockets of the Saudis, but if they are honest and decent people, that will be enough for me. Maybe they can get Tadic back......

Maybe you could sign Parsley the Lion and Dill the Dog, ts...Serbidaceous!

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Maybe you could sign Parsley the Lion and Dill the Dog, ts...Serbidaceous!

We already have Dill the Dog, forever running round in circles, cunningly disguised as Shane Long.

[cloughie]

We already have Dill the Dog, forever running round in circles, cunningly disguised as Shane Long.

Hey jc looks like Owls legend Lee Bullen is returning north of the border to be Head Coach at Ayr Utd. Hope he does well there.