The Round Ball Game - II

[cloughie]

Like that Alison.

Simce Sky can’t be bothered to cover the european super money cup, I’ve neen watching some Championship football on the SKy red button, where you get the whole game, one camera angle no replays.
Tonight , Bristol City drawing 0-0 at Rotherham, a game which barely had a chance of any note, at least the large sections I saw. Should have opted for Owls, V WBA, with its “ bit of a shocker “ ending for our Board S Yorkshire team . Bad luck Cloughie.

Yes shame to lose lead in the last few minutes but had been offered a point at 7.30 then would have taken it. The Championship tophalf is close and points from Leeds and WBA are ticking the points over - after our transfer embargo we are bringing on a number of young players - we are building - could end up getting nowhere this season but optimistically we could be top six.

[teamsaint]

Yes shame to lose lead in the last few minutes but had been offered a point at 7.30 then would have taken it. The Championship tophalf is close and points from Leeds and WBA are ticking the points over - after our transfer embargo we are bringing on a number of young players - we are building - could end up getting nowhere this season but optimistically we could be top six.

I think that equaliser dropped you about ten places.
Still, as you say, better signs for your lot at this early stage. I watched WBA against Bristol City last week. Worth betting on high scoring games with WBA, they have a good attack and a porous defence.

[antongould]

Hangers 2 Dumbarton Oaks 0 ..... for the good times as perry would say ...
Man U 3 Toon 2 .... and we saved Jose ....

[Lat-Literal]

I will skip the news from Old Trafford. From what I was hearing of Coventry fans on the train back into London, Jose was supposed to be on his way out. Charlton. I got there. They lost. This in more than one way was a game of two halves. First, following a reminder to self that I really don't like travelling up on the old work line for anything, football included, and another train line which suggested that Charlton is a third of the way to Dover, I have to say that I found it very, very friendly there. A good half hour chat with a 58 year old DJ in the Royal Oak where we went everywhere from Robert Plant and Van Morrison to Motown. Two older guys who were excellent on weather matters, with stiff upper lipped but comically jaundiced approaches to their team. The woman who sat next to me, not young, a season holder because she is a "glutton for punishment". All of this was quite unusual. Within reason, I usually approach them. All these approached me. Perhaps I just happen to have a London look about me, especially in torrential rain at its most "atmospheric".

If the team are not getting their act together, other than with the pink in their hair, the view from the North stand is excellent. In the corner, a replica of my grandmother's tower block. The rest is all trees. I liked the contrast - and also the accents. But half time was a nightmare. Of the four grounds I have been to this year. it must say something when it was Exeter that was the best organised on tea and pasties. This was the worst. The ground also had the heaviest police presence. Afterwards, one waits in the middle of away supporters for three quarters of an hour to get onto a platform. Then the carriage, packed to the rafters, is two thirds them and one third law enforcers. I could go to Charlton regularly but only if I lived very close to Charlton. To really support Charlton and have to get a train would be to encounter the same scenario every time as not many away supporters hail from Kent. I didn't mind the result too much. My friend Nigel would have been pleased had he not died at 40 of a brain tumour - and his team's fans are very lively. They did him proud.

God Watch Over You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxvnoAR_AcA

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

According to stats that I was looking at, it's not even the biggest city in Yorkshire, Eine, (Sheffield apparently) unless you join it with Bradford which takes it 4th behind that there London, Brum, and Madchester.

We've been here before. We're talking about cities - the City of London has a population of under 10,000. Greater London isn't a city at all - just a collection of local councils. Sheffield was once bigger than Leeds, but that was over 40 years ago.

[cloughie]

Hangers 2 Dumbarton Oaks 0 ..... for the good times as perry would say ...
Man U 3 Toon 2 .... and we saved Jose ....

It was Kris who coined in not Perry.. but I like the sentiment - Love Affair had a similarly themed song - but really Zoot Money should be their aim - Big Time Operators back in the league!
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...and probably did not do a lot for Rafa?

[cloughie]

We've been here before. We're talking about cities - the City of London has a population of under 10,000. Greater London isn't a city at all - just a collection of local councils. Sheffield was once bigger than Leeds, but that was over 40 years ago.

I’ll settle for Sheffield being bigger than Bristol tomorrow!

[Lat-Literal]

We've been here before. We're talking about cities - the City of London has a population of under 10,000. Greater London isn't a city at all - just a collection of local councils. Sheffield was once bigger than Leeds, but that was over 40 years ago.

Eine - this is wonderfully typical of your outlook which includes firm views on what is and isn't Eastern Europe.

I'm not going to argue it. From what I have seen so far in 2018, football is less regional than about localities. I think we can extend this to socio-economic groups. While legions in the US, Africa and the Far East are sporting shirts of the Big 6, I would be a little worried if I were a businessmen focussed on attendance. If you take out the bald headed, the grey haired, the women with a long term determined angle, the disabled, the overweight and the young lads and girls who are looking for a home temporarily, there is not a sound base from which to grow the product fashionably at ground level. I've been surprised. While more diverse, it is very old England now and lovelier for it. But if it were radio, execs would be worrying their heads about how and where the next generations will be coming from. When this is understood, no doubt in time desperately, we'll have Beyoncé fronting the RPO at every "venue".

[Lat-Literal]

Like that Alison.

Simce Sky can’t be bothered to cover the european super money cup, I’ve neen watching some Championship football on the SKy red button, where you get the whole game, one camera angle no replays.
Tonight , Bristol City drawing 0-0 at Rotherham, a game which barely had a chance of any note, at least the large sections I saw. Should have opted for Owls, V WBA, with its “ bit of a shocker “ ending for our Board S Yorkshire team . Bad luck Cloughie.

Teamsaint, I was saying tonight to a pal who is trying to work out what is going on that I am definitely not about to work towards being a part of the 92 club. Smashing though Swindon and Doncaster etc no doubt are, I have no reason to head towards such sporting hot spots. However, I will latch what I can do onto other things - current interests, past associations. We discussed favourite walks out of Lulworth and how Bournemouth or even Yeovil could be combined. I will always be Arsenal and York, I said, as such things can't be changed. But everyone I know understands that I had a problem with one stadium move - not square enough - and the current lead into the other - out of town. Anyhow, I have a list. I have a little list. Southampton is, actually, on it and it is by far my biggest dilemma. So many friends across the years who were Saints. I'd really like to go. I could go there with a Lulworth rather than to Bournemouth. But it is another blessed bowl now and presumably very enclosed. So can you sell the ground to me so that I can match it up with my personal associations?

[johncorrigan]

I'm fed up with Saturdays!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Eine - this is wonderfully typical of your outlook which includes firm views on what is and isn't Eastern Europe.

UK cities


Birmingham 1,101,360
Leeds 715,404
Glasgow 598,830
Sheffield 575,400
Manchester 530,300
Bradford 528,155
Edinburgh 495,360
Liverpool 465,700
Bristol 428,100
Cardiff 341,000
Belfast 333,800
Leicester 329,839
Nottingham 321,500
Coventry 316,900
Newcastle upon Tyne 289,800
Sunderland 275,300
Brighton & Hove 273,369
Plymouth 264,200
Kingston upon Hull 260,200
Stoke-on-Trent 253,200
Wolverhampton 249,470
Derby 248,752
Swansea 244,500
Southampton 236,900
Salford 233,933
Westminster 226,841
York 208,400
Portsmouth 205,400
Aberdeen 196,670
Peterborough 183,631
Chelmsford 168,310
Oxford 161,300
Dundee 148,270
Newport 145,700
Norwich 132,512
Exeter 127,300
Cambridge 123,900
Gloucester 123,400
Winchester 116,600
Preston 114,300
Worcester 101,328
Lincoln 97,541
Bath 88,859
Derry 83,652
Wakefield 77,512
Chester 77,040
Carlisle 71,773
Lisburn 71,465
Durham 65,549
St Albans 57,795
Hereford 55,800
Perth 47,1 80
Inverness 46,870
Lancaster 45,952
Canterbury 43,432
Salisbury 40,302
Stirling 36,440
Lichfield 32,219
Newry 27,433
Chichester 26,795
Ely 20,256
Truro 18,766
Bangor 18,808
Ripon 16,702
Armagh 14,749
Wells 10,536
London 9,401
St Asaph 3,355
St David's 1,841

[teamsaint]

Well, if you really want to make playing againts a side like Chelsea even more difficult than it already is, one way to do it is to miss easy chances, and leave the centre forward unmarked at a free kick. Oh, and give away soft posession just after finally waking up and getting into the game.

I still think there is a half decent team to be had out of our squad, but until , in particular, they cut out the worst of the defensive errors, regular defeats are the only likely outcome.

We sold our tickets for the game today, and spent some of the money on tickets for Watford. Hopefully more of a contest of something like equals.

Good to see Barkely playing well though,he is a pleasure to watch at his best, and must surely be of use to England.

[cloughie]

Great result for the Owls at Ashton Gate. The only down side of being sixth is that the Blades and Leeds are above us but we’re we are and it will do for now!

[Alison]

I'm fed up with Saturdays!

What the heck is going on? Liked it when you were winning ....

Not recovered after Stubbsy?

[johncorrigan]

What the heck is going on? Liked it when you were winning ....

Not recovered after Stubbsy?

Premier division splitting into two leagues Alison - Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers, Livingstone and Killie...then a gap to Motherwell, Dundee, Hamilton, Saints and the pretend Saints. We got thumped 3-0 by Hamilton a couple of weeks back who got totalled 6-0 by Hibs yesterday. I mean we were beaten by half-time v the Dons yesterday. Just need to re-group, I suppose. I preferred it when we were winning...I preferred when you were winning too. Made me quite happy when Mahrez blazed that Pen over the bar today to be honest.