The Round Ball Game

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

we are duly grateful for the result ....

[gurnemanz]

It was a great kick by Punch, but the Sky pundits showed Toure in the wall actually lowering his head at the key moment. He probably should have blocked it.

PS This picture seems to prove the point.

[teamsaint]

"Shoulda Woulda Coulda".

anyway, we'll have him back if you don't want him !!

( especially now he has learned not to blaze everything over the bar).

[EdgeleyRob]

Latest.

FA Cup quarter final replay.

Blackburn Rovers 0 Liverpool 1. Villa await in the semis.

League.

Motherwell 5 St Mirren 0. Fourth loss on the bounce,relegation looks inevitable.
Aberdeen 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0. Lost 3 out of the last 4,remain 3rd.

[jayne lee wilson]

Yes well.... sheer relief more than anything else... and an FA Cup semi gives us something to live for apart from Nielsen Symphonies....

[Beef Oven!]

Love Jeff Astle (except when he missed that open goal against Brazil in 1970) RIP .

But WTF, starting MOTD with Leicester

Put some bloody proper football on!!!!!

Edit: What a game!!!!!!!! Football is mankind's greatest invention!!!!!!

[EdgeleyRob]

Love Jeff Astle (except when he missed that open goal against Brazil in 1970) RIP .

But WTF, starting MOTD with Leicester

Put some bloody proper football on!!!!!

Edit: What a game!!!!!!!! Football is mankind's greatest invention!!!!!!

“In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.”

Sir Robert Charlton.

[EdgeleyRob]

Latest.

Brighton 0 Bournemouth 2. Look safe on 45 points but one more win will make sure.
Southampton 2 Hull City 0. Comfortable win,up to 5th but probably out of top 4 contention
Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace 4. An amazing 4 goals in 14 2nd half minutes for a 4th straight win,11th
West Brom 2 Leicester City 3. Came back twice,last minute winner,now only 3 points adrift.
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Charlton Athletic 1.Let a half time lead slip,13th.
Coventry City 1 Colchester United 0. The goal came in the 1st half,vital win v relegation rivals,16th
Wimbledon 0 Oxford United 0. Remain safely in mid table.
York City 1 Hartlepool United 0. Played against 10 men for the 2nd half,still 3rd from bottom due to other results
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Celtic 1. Both goals in the 1st 4 minutes,remain in 3rd place.
East Stirlingshire 0 Montrose 1. Conceded on 20 minutes against the team at the bottom,6th.
Bristol Rovers 2 Southport 0. Straightforward win,still 2nd a point behind Barnet,2 horse race for the title
Grimsby Town 0 Wrexham 1. Super win v the team in 3rd,up to 11th.
Farnborough 1 Chelmsford 3. Great away win,up to 10th
Stockport County 1 Gainsborough Trinity 3.
Truro City 2 Corby Town 1. Great result v the league leaders,remain in 3rd still an outside chance of the title.

Chelsea and Man Utd play tomorrow

Liverpool Newcatle and St Mirren play on Monday

[Beef Oven!]

“In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.”

Sir Robert Charlton.

[eighthobstruction]

thanks Rob....can't believe Rovers consistency....up up up....

[johncorrigan]

It's too late for the Foxes sadly.

Hadn't realised St Mirren so adrift.

Yes indeed Alison - I went away to the Hebrides and come back and 'adrift' is putting it lightly. Great Foxes result yesterday - still hope.

Motherwell 5 St Mirren 0. Fourth loss on the bounce,relegation looks inevitable.

The team are obviously as disheartened as me (5-0 Motherwell is even worse than it sounds, Rob). It's not been a pleasant sight watching this season and 'inevitable relegation' it is, particularly given the recent form of their fellow strugglers. Thing is that they look in danger of spending a long time in the long grass - not many signs of new shoots there. Ross County tomorrow night - only three points offers them a stay of execution you have to think.

[teamsaint]

sorry to hear about The Buddies raidly unravelling season.

Important at this stage to try to recover ( or get) some form and cohesion, and to go into the summer with a positive outlook for the new campaign, but that is seldom easy in these situations.

THanks for the round up ER, sterling work as ever. The summer break can't come soon enough for County , I guess.

Great win for the foxes, keeping in touch is the key.

Saints saw off a toothless Hull side at SMS to keep the european dream going. Had seats behind the goal where we scored both yesterday, which is always fun !!

[Beef Oven!]

Manchester United 4 - Manchester Citeh 2

[Alison]

Congratulations Beefy. But don't deny Leicester their moment of glory on MOTD. They have rather shaken up the bottom of the league you know!

Must confess I had all but given up on survival. Trust flipping Spurs to allow Villa the win.

Poor St Mirren, the new management didn't really make much difference then.

[jayne lee wilson]

Manchester United 4 - Manchester Citeh 2

Cracking Mancs derby wasn't it? Van Gaal always was too good not to come good. And for once we're pleased to see United win! 4th spot reappears faintly on the far horizon...

But what on Earth is up with City these days? 4 wins in 15!? Looked like their brilliant new-old selves for 10 minutes, but after that...