The Round Ball Game - II

[eighthobstruction]

....is there some reason why Ryan Shorecross never gets a mention....Costa said it was bad breath....

[Stanfordian]

....I will definitely say "Coo" if Liverpool get VVD....

....So it's Smalling and his motley band of bruvvers, and halfway housers, 6-7 Utility players, Bassetts All Sorts, anyone not injured for us MU's for about the 5th year running....

Hiya eighthobstruction,

So you are not a Man Utd fan then!

[eighthobstruction]

....I'm not a fan of the last 4 years Stanfordian....

[EdgeleyRob]

Wednesday

Scottish League Cup

Hamilton Academical 0 Aberdeen 1 Scored right on half time

This evening

League games

Arsenal 4 Leicester City 3 Forum derby thriller,Foxes led twice,Gunners scored twice in last 7 mins
Partick Thistle 0 Celtic 1 Conceded in 1st half

[P. G. Tipps]

Partick Thistle 0 Celtic 1 Conceded in 1st half

Though the Jags were generally outclassed by a second-gear Celtic side they were robbed of a draw by a last-minute penalty decision by the blind referee who was standing only a few yards away. Life can be so unfair.

Manager Archibald has got the lads in good shape, though. The team looks fit and it always tries to play good, attractive football and I think they could finish higher up the table than last season which would be some achievement.

European evenings at Firhill, so closely missed last season, would be the stuff of dreams for some.

[johncorrigan]

Though the Jags were generally outclassed by a second-gear Celtic side they were robbed of a draw by a last-minute penalty decision by the blind referee who was standing only a few yards away. Life can be so unfair.

Has always been the case when playing either half of the Old Firm, PGT, has it not. It sounded like the Harry Wraggs were always in with a chance. The Saints are down in lovely, sunny Greenock for a meeting with nice Morton this afternoon.

[BBMmk2]

Brighton's first gamer this season, at home to man City!!

[P. G. Tipps]

Has always been the case when playing either half of the Old Firm, PGT, has it not. It sounded like the Harry Wraggs were always in with a chance. The Saints are down in lovely, sunny Greenock for a meeting with nice Morton this afternoon.

Should be absolute bliss on the Costa Clyde, jc ... good luck to the Buddies!

[Stanfordian]

Arsenal v Leicester City. Exciting game for goals and some pretty one touch football from Arsenal! Arsenal cannot rely on always outscoring the opposition as their defence is all over the place. Sadly Peter Cech is nowhere near the keeper that he was.

[EdgeleyRob]

Saturday scoreboard

Watford 3 Liverpool 3 Fought back to lead 3-2,denied the win on 93 mins
Chelsea 2 Burnley 3 From 3-0 down at the break,2 red cards
Crystal Palace 0 Huddersfield Town 3 2-0 down after 26 mins
Southampton 0 Swansea City 0 Saints had chances
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 0 Conceded in the 1st half
Brighton 0 unmentionables 2 Forum derby,Seagulls punished for 2 mistakes
Ross County 1 Aberdeen 2 Came back from conceding on 2 mins
St Johnstone 4 Motherwell 1 Easy win,visitors had 3 sent off
Derby County 0 Wolves 2 Scored in each half
Sheffield Wednesday 1 QPR 1 2nd half equaliser,off the mark
Wimbledon 0 Shrewsbury Town 1 Conceded early goal
Bristol Rovers 1 Peterborough United 4 Well beaten,remain pointless
Grimsby Town 0 Coventry City 2 2nd half goals,top
Swindon Town 1 Exeter City 1 Led at half time
Maidenhead United 2 Hartlepool United 1 Conceded in each half,scored late pen
Dover Athletic 1 Wrexham 0 Conceded in the 1st half
Macclesfield Town 0 Bromley 0 Bore draw
Bradford Park Avenue 0 York City 5 4 up after 32 mins,red card
Stockport County 2 Harrogate Town 2 From 0-2 down at half time
Bath City 1 Chelmsford City 2 Came back from conceding on 5 mins,100% start
Concord Rangers 2 Truro City 2 Came back to lead 2-1,denied the win on 95 mins
Dunfermline 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Hammered,no points yet
Greenock Morton 4 St Mirren 1 Conceded 2 pens,red card
Queen's Park 2 Albion Rovers 5 Well beaten,remain pointless
Cowdenbeath 1 Edinburgh City 0 Conceded 1st half goal,no points
Fort William 0 Brora Rangers 4 Played 4 lost 4
East Stirlingshire 0 Gala Fairydean 0 Consecutive draws
Kings Langley 3 Hereford 3 Came back to lead 3-2,denied the win on 95 mins

Newcastle,Tottenham and Manchester United play tomorrow
No game for Selkirk

[johncorrigan]

Greenock Morton 4 St Mirren 1 Conceded 2 pens,red card

Thanks Rob. We were on a hiding to nothing today. Eric is a St Mirren fan who lives in Liverpool. He's been in touch with Danny Baker's show over the last while when he's going to a game. Since April 2000 he has seen 52 Buddies' games and has not seen them win. Eric phoned Baker this morning to say he was heading for the game at Cappielow...53 and counting!

[teamsaint]

Thanks for a terrific round up ER. Glad you got something out of the game after being 2 down.

Not a bad game at SMS, but Saints can't afford to keep throwing away wins against mediocre sides . I wouldn't be surprised to see a few incomings and outgoings after that, before the window shuts.

Still, our start looks positively healthy compared to Palace. No doubt they'll get it together soon.
And as for the Buddies.....what a shocker !!

[antongould]

What's the smallest number of seasons taken to get from Division 2 to Titus Bramble at level 7(?)

[EdgeleyRob]

What's the smallest number of seasons taken to get from Division 2 to Titus Bramble at level 7(?)

Early days yet ag.

Last word on the weekend games

Newcastle United 0 Tottenham 2 Forum derby,Spurs 2nd half goals,Toon red card
Manchester United 4 West Ham United 0 Afternoon stroll

[gurnemanz]

Still, our start looks positively healthy compared to Palace. No doubt they'll get it together soon.

Eagles grounded by Terriers. An embarrassingly inept and inauspicious start for South London's Number One.