The Round Ball Game - II

[BBMmk2]

MrsBBM was very pleased with Liverpool yesterday!

[teamsaint]

Ab-so-lutely! AND ALMOST EVERY-SINGLE-ONE-OF-THEM AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT FINISH! Stunning game, minute-to-minute, end to end, balance of power shifting unpredictably, such talent everywhere on the pitch...If you didn't watch live don't miss it on MotD!

Watched it. Fantastic finishing from Liverpool.
.
Both the near post efforts were unstoppable, despite the commentators , er comments.

[cloughie]

Watched it. Fantastic finishing from Liverpool.
.
Both the near post efforts were unstoppable, despite the commentators , er comments.

I hope Rhodes was watching and learning - mind you the supply and passing was pretty good!

[johncorrigan]

Very sad to read about the death of the former Baggies' legend, Cyrille Regis. I always think of him scoring some spectacular goals, and he bravely opened up a very difficult path for Black players which allowed others to follow. RIP.

[teamsaint]

Very sad to read about the death of the former Baggies' legend, Cyrille Regis. I always think of him scoring some spectacular goals, and he bravely opened up a very difficult path for Black players which allowed others to follow. RIP.

A clip of classic Regis in his pomp. Remember the game well, as two excellent sides played out a classy draw.

One of those players that even opposition fans seemed to like.

[Stanfordian]

I'm just about to watch the Man Utd v Stoke game at Old Trafford. With the new Stoke manager sitting in the stand this could prove to be a more tricky game than it should be but my head tells me 3-0.

[Alison]

I'm just about to watch the Man Utd v Stoke game at Old Trafford. With the new Stoke manager sitting in the stand this could prove to be a more tricky game than it should be but my head tells me 3-0.

So far so good Stanners!!

[EdgeleyRob]

So far so good Stanners!!

Manchester United 3 Stoke City 0 Walk in the park,anyone know Stanners' lottery numbers ?

[teamsaint]

Blimey.

Although TBF predicting 0 for Stoke wasn't too tricky......

[johncorrigan]

Blimey.

Although TBF predicting 0 for Stoke wasn't too tricky......

[EdgeleyRob]

FA Cup 3rd round replays

Leicester City 2 Fleetwood Town 0 Scored in each half,including the 1st ever goal awarded by VAR
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Carlisle United 0 Scored in each half
Swansea City 2 Wolves 1 Conceded the 2nd 3 mins after equalising in the 2nd half
Wigan Athletic 3 Bournemouth 0 Well beaten by the League 1 leaders
Chelsea 1 Norwich City 1 AET,Took the lead,conceded the equaliser in the last min of normal time,2 men sent off,went through on pens

FA Trophy 2nd round replay

Stockport County 3 Kidderminster Harriers 0 1 up at the break,3rd goal came via a late pen

League

Telford 3 York City 5 Were 4-1 up at half time,5th straight league win,4th

[Alison]

Well done the Stockport!!

Who 'ya got in the next round?

[EdgeleyRob]

Well done the Stockport!!

Who 'ya got in the next round?

Maidenhead United (whoever they are ?) away.

And well done the Foxes

[Lat-Literal]

FA Cup 3rd round replays

Leicester City 2 Fleetwood Town 0 Scored in each half,including the 1st ever goal awarded by VAR
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Carlisle United 0 Scored in each half
Swansea City 2 Wolves 1 Conceded the 2nd 3 mins after equalising in the 2nd half
Wigan Athletic 3 Bournemouth 0 Well beaten by the League 1 leaders
Chelsea 1 Norwich City 1 AET,Took the lead,conceded the equaliser in the last min of normal time,2 men sent off,went through on pens

FA Trophy 2nd round replay

Stockport County 3 Kidderminster Harriers 1 up at the break,3rd goal came via a late pen

League

Telford 3 York City 5 Were 4-1 up at half time,5th straight league win,4th

Excellent result for York City.

I watched Chelsea v Norwich and wasn't at all impressed with the Chelsea diving.

[Lat-Literal]

Just as in politics and business, being a name in football is peculiarly more important than having had persistent success. It's like being sprinkled with magic dust. I genuinely can't understand this phenomenon unless it is indicative of a societal deficit in imagination. Following the managerial merry-go-round that has seen a reallocation of the good and the bad to various Premier League teams, the fans of Stoke City appear to be full of excitement about the latest in this theme, Paul Lambert. Lambert has cleverly joined Stoke at a time when he has been able to acquire new players in the January transfer period and the club is about to embark on a series of easy fixtures. That might well get him off to a reasonable start.

But my main memory of him is of his time at Aston Villa when ultimately he was considered by many to be atrocious. Consequently, I thought I would check to see what else he has done. Apart from a two and a half year period at Norwich City when he was mainly successful, he walked out on Livingston after just seven months on the grounds that they had only won two games; he resigned from Wycombe when that club was eliminated from League Two under his management; he left Colchester in less than one year of being in charge; he left Blackburn in six months under a release clause in his contract by mutual consent; and he left Wolves after six months when he and that club agreed to part company following a review.