The Round Ball Game

[EdgeleyRob]

Thanks everyone, what an evening!!

Thrilling equaliser from Chelsea and my shouting frightened the cats!

Could/should have won enough to retire but happy with a few hundred.

I love you all Xx

Were you not on at 5,000/1 from the start Alison ?

Bank holiday extra

Chelsea 2 Spurs 2 From 0-2 down at half time scored on 58 and 83 mins to hand leicester the title,9th place
Brighton 1 Derby County 1 Hard earned point,went behind on 71 mins,red card 7 mins from the end then equalised in the 95th min,win the last game at Middlesbrough and they will be promoted

BTW Burnley,who were promoted today,are 5,000/1 to win the Premier League next season

[cloughie]

Congratulations to Leicester, and so pleased for Alison.

Like most footy fans, I have been thinking about this for a while, and I really do think this is probably the greatest sporting achievement, certainly in team sport, in my lifetime.( Although Cloughie's lifetime achievements were very special too.)

As Beefy! says , a fairy tale,and hopefully the start of a new era of success being more widely spread around.

....and let's hope for at least one more forum fairytale before the end of May!

[Alison]

To think how forlorn I felt during the winter 2014-15 with Leicester anchored at the bottom and absolutely nothing going right.

I wonder what Nigel Pearson must be thinking right now.

[johncorrigan]

Thanks everyone, what an evening!!

Thrilling equaliser from Chelsea and my shouting frightened the cats!

Could/should have won enough to retire but happy with a few hundred.

I love you all Xx

Wonderful, Alison. I think it's safe to say that we all feel a big bit of your joy at what your team won tonight. So happy for Ranieri. As Lineker said tonight he has done it without mind games or complaining but seems to have enjoyed himself throughout. An inspiration to all! I'm sure Saturday will be magic at the Kingpower. Pizza all round!!!

[eighthobstruction]

....fantastic....well done the Foxes....

[BBMmk2]

[QUOTE=EdgeleyRob;557276]Were you not on at 5,000/1 from the start Alison ?

Bank holiday extra

Brighton 1 Derby County 1 Hard earned point,went behind on 71 mins,red card 7 mins from the end then equalised in the 95th min,win the last game at Middlesbrough and they will be promoted

/QUOTE]

PLEASE SEAGULLS!!!!

[cloughie]

[QUOTE=Brassbandmaestro;557354]

Were you not on at 5,000/1 from the start Alison ?

Bank holiday extra

Brighton 1 Derby County 1 Hard earned point,went behind on 71 mins,red card 7 mins from the end then equalised in the 95th min,win the last game at Middlesbrough and they will be promoted

/QUOTE]

PLEASE SEAGULLS!!!!

Otherwise it's a forum two-legged standoff.

[jayne lee wilson]

TV & Radio 24-hr-gone-global, Newsnight-underdog-pyschology-specials, 8-page supplement in the Guardian today (albeit with some fascinating round-the-world reports - are Leicester City the new Man Utd.? Careful what you wish for etc...)

I think I'm suffering from the Leicester-City-Premiership variant of compassion fatigue...
There's only just so much celebration of another team's triumph a fan can take.

***
Anyone else watch Bayern - Atletico last night? FRANTIC stuff... Bayern, needing the 3rd, were stunned to see the ref awarding Atletico an 85th-minute penalty for a foul clearly a YARD outside the box. But Torres' kick was so poor (perfectly soft, midheight for Neuer) you wondered if he was just too ashamed to score it. Not with Simeone around of course - and Torres' distressed expression afterward said otherwise...(but maybe a sense of fairness, an old-world sportsman's conscience, lurked somewhere in Fernando's subconscious as he approached the spot...)

I hope ADU-SkyBlue can go A Rebours and give us all a thrill in the Bernabeu tonight...

[EdgeleyRob]

TV & Radio 24-hr-gone-global, Newsnight-underdog-pyschology-specials, 8-page supplement in the Guardian today (albeit with some fascinating round-the-world reports - are Leicester City the new Man Utd.? Careful what you wish for etc...)

I think I'm suffering from the Leicester-City-Premiership variant of compassion fatigue...
There's only just so much celebration of another team's triumph a fan can take.

***
Anyone else watch Bayern - Atletico last night? FRANTIC stuff... Bayern, needing the 3rd, were stunned to see the ref awarding Atletico an 85th-minute penalty for a foul clearly a YARD outside the box. But Torres' kick was so poor (perfectly soft, midheight for Neuer) you wondered if he was just too ashamed to score it. Not with Simeone around of course - and Torres' distressed expression afterward said otherwise...(but maybe a sense of fairness, an old-world sportsman's conscience, lurked somewhere in Fernando's subconscious as he approached the spot...)

I hope ADU-SkyBlue can go A Rebours and give us all a thrill in the Bernabeu tonight...

?? Eh,Jayne ??

Forum latest

Conference South play off semi final,1st leg

Truro City 0 Maidstone United 2 Conceded the goals on 27 and 56 mins,mountain to climb in the 2nd leg on Sunday

[jayne lee wilson]

ADU-SkyBlue - lhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_United_Group

Anyway. They played as if.... they didn't want it all that much....
Oh, what a surprise....
ADU-Guardiola now move into the steel citadel of guaranteed success.
Exciting, isn't it.

As for tonight, I'm with Han Solo...
gotta BAD feeling about this....
(which is why it's so much fun...)

[cloughie]

?? Eh,Jayne ??

Forum latest

Conference South play off semi final,1st leg

Truro City 0 Maidstone United 2 Conceded the goals on 27 and 56 mins,mountain to climb in the 2nd leg on Sunday

Everest and a half I'd say and a distance to travel. These hardworking part-timers are a stark contrast to the pampered mercenaries of the Prem!

[jayne lee wilson]

Yes, all I was hoping was that the current players of the Blue-Citadel might just play for themselves & give the neutral euro-lover a bit of drama... I love to see Aguero doing what he does despite disliking the superclub setup as much as anyone. But no - Kun managed to put it on the roof of the net in the 88th minute, yet the response seemed oddly muted, no last-minute assaults. Just a strange lack of interest, Corporate torpor all-round. Real weren't much better, but at least they showed how much their tradition still means...

I don't think it will be quite so uninvolving at Anfield tonight...

[EdgeleyRob]

ADU-SkyBlue - lhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_United_Group

Anyway. They played as if.... they didn't want it all that much....
Oh, what a surprise....
ADU-Guardiola now move into the steel citadel of guaranteed success.
Exciting, isn't it.

As for tonight, I'm with Han Solo...
gotta BAD feeling about this....
(which is why it's so much fun...)

Yes, all I was hoping was that the current players of the Blue-Citadel might just play for themselves & give the neutral euro-lover a bit of drama... I love to see Aguero doing what he does despite disliking the superclub setup as much as anyone. But no - Kun managed to put it on the roof of the net in the 88th minute, yet the response seemed oddly muted, no last-minute assaults. Just a strange lack of interest, Corporate torpor all-round. Real weren't much better, but at least they showed how much their tradition still means...

I don't think it will be quite so uninvolving at Anfield tonight...

One can never be neutral when this team are involved.
Wonder if they'll finish top 4 (tee hee).
Good luck Liverpool.

[EdgeleyRob]

Europa League - Semi-Final - 2nd Leg

Liverpool 3 Villarreal 0 Another cup for the forum beckons,led at the break via an OG,2 more in the 2nd half and a red card for Villareal means a 3-1 aggregate win,will play Sevilla in the final

[johncorrigan]

Europa League - Semi-Final - 2nd Leg

Liverpool 3 Villarreal 0 Another cup for the forum beckons,led at the break via an OG,2 more in the 2nd half and a red card for Villareal means a 3-1 aggregate win,will play Sevilla in the final

Terrific result - Sturridge is a great player - when can stay fit. Klopp looks a great fit at Liverpool. Hope they don't put in a fawlty performance in Basel later in the month.