The Round Ball Game

[johncorrigan]

Thanks Rob...to cheer me and some of the other eliminated, though I imagine some may be beyond cheer, here's a stunner from Bundesliga newbies Paderborn from their game at the weekend with Hannover.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/golazos/paderborns-moritz-stoppelkamp-jaw-dropping-90-yard-golazo-v-hannover-official-video/

[cloughie]

Midweek forum action.

League.

man city 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0. doh !

A classic game of two halves - don't think we're quite ready for the big boys yet but Stu will work on it!

[amateur51]

Midweek forum action.

Chester 2 Wrexham 1. Took the lead very early,then conceded in the 73rd and 93rd minutes.

Not sure that new Wrexham manager Wilkins has found his hairdryer technique yet but this derby result might be just the moment to acquire it

[EdgeleyRob]

If you don't want to know the scores,look away now -

Liverpool 1 Everton 1. Late worldie from Jagielka after Reds dominated.
Chelsea 3 Aston Villa 0. Easy win keeps Blues top.
Crystal Palace 2 Leicester City 0. Forum derby,Foxes back down to earth after conceding 2 in 3 second half minutes,Eagles 9th.
Southampton 2 QPR 1. Scored straight after conceding the equaliser,remain 2nd.
Cardiff City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1. Couldn't find a second equaliser,down to 9th
Nottingham Forest 0 Brighton 0. Good away point v the league leaders.
Coventry City 0 Preston 2. Defeated by 2 second half goals.
Hartlepool United 0 Portsmouth 0. Stopped the rot,out of the bottom two.
Newport County 4 Wimbledon 1. Well beaten,mid table.
St Mirren 1 Celtic 2. Drew level just after the break,couldn't find a 2nd goal.
Aberdeen 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2. Managed to come back from 2-1 then let it slip.
Albion Rovers 1 East Stirlingshire 2. Turned it around after going behind.
Southport 0 Bristol Rovers 1. First half winner,now up to 4th after a poor start to the season.
Wrexham 3 Eastleigh 0. Straightforward win,now on the verge of the top 5
Hereford United 0 Hungerford Town 2. Fourth home defeat of the season
Truro City 1 Slough Town 2. Led at half time,8th.

FA Cup 2nd qualifying round.

Harrogate Town 1 Stockport County 2. Hard fought win,ages since we had a cup run.
Chelmsford 6 (SIX) Worthing 0. Just scraped through

Newcastle are at Stoke on Monday.

[teamsaint]

Thanks ER.

Great round up.
I was at SMS for an exciting if slightly scrappy affair. Saints were well worth their win on chances created, but QPR wrre in good nick,and look to have a fair chance of staying up on this form.
Check out the goals on MOTD.

I see Wrexham gave our "other " team Eastleigh a bit of a lesson !!

Incidentally, I though folk might be interested in this article.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/24/the-knowledge-crystal-palace-brighton-closest-derby

The most one sided Derby fixture in British football?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

good day at the office for the special one and les bleus; stunning goals at Saints/QPR and a wonder shot from Jagielka ...

cheers EdgeleyRob for a fine round up to which i would add the comment that Rooney got a red card in a game in which the Hammers were a little unfortunate to get nil points

[amateur51]

Thanks ER.

Great round up.
I was at SMS for an exciting if slightly scrappy affair. Saints were well worth their win on chances created, but QPR wrre in good nick,and look to have a fair chance of staying up on this form.
Check out the goals on MOTD.

I see Wrexham gave our "other " team Eastleigh a bit of a lesson !!

Manager Wilkins found his hair-dryer as predicted?!

[jayne lee wilson]

I've gone quiet. Very quiet. Why. You know why.

Already worried about Balotelli. Falling over. Looking peeved a lot. Being kicked a lot too. (BUT Howard DID save THAT one!)

Every game seems the same, Henderson and Lallana keeping it all going, Sterling off-colour but looking too good for this place, the rejigging of Markovic, Coutinho, Suso, Lambert...
But - Gerrard cheered up (a Liverpool Artisan's response to just criticism, perhaps...), the team played better... and then sat back on a 1-0 without a defence good enough to do that.
If Sturridge returns in Basle we yet find the class which lit up White Hart Lane...

I do love to watch Chelsea. So compact, and so many of their players have a wonderful technique on the ball. What about Fabregas' backspinning pass out left to set up Costa's goal? Like a sand wedge out of the bunker, stopping dead on the green.

[Stanfordian]

I've gone quiet. Very quiet. Why. You know why.

Already worried about Balotelli. Falling over. Looking peeved a lot. Being kicked a lot too. (BUT Howard DID save THAT one!)

Every game seems the same, Henderson and Lallana keeping it all going, Sterling off-colour but looking too good for this place, the rejigging of Markovic, Coutinho, Suso, Lambert...
But - Gerrard cheered up (a Liverpool Artisan's response to just criticism, perhaps...), the team played better... and then sat back on a 1-0 without a defence good enough to do that.
If Sturridge returns in Basle we yet find the class which lit up White Hart Lane...

I do love to watch Chelsea. So compact, and so many of their players have a wonderful technique on the ball. What about Fabregas' backspinning pass out left to set up Costa's goal? Like a sand wedge out of the bunker, stopping dead on the green.

Hiya JLW,

Henderson gets better and better and Gerrard slowly declines. Sterling had a less influential game that those of late. I'm worried about Balotelli's a fine player but his temper is a smoking gun. With regard to Lallana I never trust a footballer with boy-band haircut. Just like Sir Alex was poor judge of goal-keepers, in Pepi Reina, Rodger's let go a better keeper than in Mignolet the one he bought.

[Beef Oven!]

.....Balotelli's a finer player but his temper is a smoking gun.

You are BBM, and I claim my £5!

[gurnemanz]

Already worried about Balotelli. Falling over. Looking peeved a lot. Being kicked a lot too. (BUT Howard DID save THAT one!)

... and after having had such an appalling game the week before (thanks, Tim!), virtually gifting Palace the match.

[johncorrigan]

Came back after going two down to get a late draw and a total rant from former Aberdeen captain Willie Miller about how the hell the Saints managed to get anything out of the game - I mean he's right, our defence is pretty pants (actually it's ugly pants) but hey we managed a psychologically valuable point. Better than nowt, I say!

[teamsaint]

Came back after going two down to get a late draw and a total rant from former Aberdeen captain Willie Miller about how the hell the Saints managed to get anything out of the game - I mean he's right, our defence is pretty pants (actually it's ugly pants) but hey we managed a psychologically valuable point. Better than nowt, I say!

A point is a point.

perhaps you need big pants, JC.

and yes, I DO have a nasty cold, and am unble to function properly, which is why I am posting all over this board !!

[LeMartinPecheur]

perhaps you need big pants, JC.

Or Coleridge-brand fast thick pants??

[EdgeleyRob]

Latest.

Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 0. Goes from bad to worse.
Brighton 1 Cardiff City 1. Conceded straight after scoring,19th.
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Ipswich Town 1. Scored very early,9th.
Aberdeen 2 St Mirren 2. Yep,from 2-0 down.
Eastleigh 1 Bristol Rovers 1. Good away point after having a man sent off on 30 mins.
Wrexham 1 Kidderminster 0. Late winner,up to 3rd.
Chippenham Town 2 Hereford United 1. A tough season so far for the Bulls

Champions league.

Sporting Lisbon 0 Chelsea 1. Top of the group.
Basel 1 Liverpool 0. Unexpected defeat.