The Round Ball Game

[EdgeleyRob]

"Time to look away now" time.

Friday.

Crystal Palace 0 Birminham City 4.Despite this still looking good for the play offs.
Leicester City 0 Millwall 1.Just outside the top 6.
Coventry City 1 Doncaster Rovers 0.Not much to play for now
Hartlepool United 0 franchise fc 2.The end is nigh.
Port Vale 3 Cheltenham Town 2.Looking set for promotion.
Rotherham 1 Wimbledon 0.Still clear of trouble.
Welling United 3 Chelmsford 0. 4th in the table.
Havant and Waterlooville 1 Truro City 0.Game over
Aberystwyth Town postponed.

Satd'y.

man city 4 Newcastle United 0.Still in danger.
Southampton 2 Chelsea 1.Forum derby I'm not taking sides.
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Barnsley 1.Precarious.
Bristol Rovers 0 York City 0.Another forum derby,York 2nd from bottom.
Cowdenbeath 1 Partick Thistle 2.Top of the table
Hyde 2 Wrexham 0.Losing touch but games in hand.
Macclesfield Town 1 Stockport County 1.Didn't deserve anything form this game really,now in bottom 4
Woking 1 Hereford United 1.Play offs still mathematically on.

[teamsaint]

Great round up ER, many thanks.
Were you at Macc today?

could be the point that keeps you up, plenty to play for yet.

Saints had to dig deep today. Looks like there is going to be a right old scrap to avoid the last relegation place in the PL.

[EdgeleyRob]

Great round up ER, many thanks.
Were you at Macc today?

could be the point that keeps you up, plenty to play for yet.

Saints had to dig deep today. Looks like there is going to be a right old scrap to avoid the last relegation place in the PL.

No,couldn't make it,had a bit of work to do at home (that's work as in work work,not work as in DIY work ) but my snout (son) tells me we were very lucky to get a point.

[scottycelt]

Now Martin O'Neill is sacked ...

[teamsaint]

Now Martin O'Neill is sacked ...

I bet the Sunderland fans were really hoping for that......
Bonkers.

[johncorrigan]

I bet the Sunderland fans were really hoping for that......
Bonkers.

Yeah, but I just feel that his heart hasn't been in it...and their problem, with or without him, is where the goals come from...he's got no Henrik to call on these days.

http://backpagefootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/koko_1348994a.jpg

Now there was a truly great player. I'd pay to see him again.

[teamsaint]

Yeah, but I just feel that his heart hasn't been in it...and their problem, with or without him, is where the goals come from...he's got no Henrik to call on these days.

http://backpagefootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/koko_1348994a.jpg

Now there was a truly great player. I'd pay to see him again.

Maybe so. Its certain even before today that they are in huge trouble. They are out of form, have an Ok squad but their best goalscorer out, and their fixture list is horrendous.
Unless something has gone on behind the scenes, (and in the hot house of Pl survival it may well have) it still seems that they are throwing away their best chance of survival.
But who knows? perhaps their board know more than we do !!

Henrik. A joy to watch. unless you were a defender.....

[EdgeleyRob]

Crazy timing,Sunderland must have a replacement lined up surely.

Henrik Larsson was pure class btw.

Super free kick by Lambertinho today TS,just seen it on the telly,he learned how to do that at Stockport you know

[Nick Armstrong]

My predictions;
Southampton 6 Chelsea 1

Close!

[teamsaint]

Yup, we are certainly grateful , ER !! he is a fantastic footballer, He would improve the England squad. Top English goalscorer in the PL too.

[teamsaint]

Close!

Apparently we let Beefy down today.

[scottycelt]

Henrik Larsson was pure class btw ...

The last of the genuinely world-class footballers to be seen north of the border alongside 100% effort at all times and passionate loyalty to the club which spotted his rare talent and gave him his chance to blossom.

No wonder he is still held in such high regard by real football fans (not just at Celtic).

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

well played Soton; les bleus were miserable, dire, plain bad &c

[aeolium]

I hope Stockport can escape the drop. At least they managed an away point. Hereford apparently had no shot on target all game but still scored

[BBMmk2]

I'm saying nothing about our away game!! to be expected?