The Round Ball Game

[EdgeleyRob]

Grim news about the Brazilian football team in the air crash. Nothing like it since Munich.

Very sad news,a terrible tragedy

and the show goes on

League Cup quarter finals

Hull City 1 Newcastle United 1 AET,Toon lost on penalties
Liverpool 2 Leeds United 0 Much changed team left it late
Arsenal 0 Southampton 2 Forum derby,below par and much changed Gooners,Saints scored twice in the 1st half and deservedly through
Manchester United 4 West Ham United 1 Straightforward win

So we just missed out an all Forum semis line up

Man Utd v Hull
Saints v Liverpool

League

Lincoln City 1 Wrexham 0 Played against 10 men for an hour
York City 1 Guiseley 1 Conceded a late equaliser

Scottish Cup

St Mirren 5 Spartans FC 1 Stroll,welcome respite from league woes

[johncorrigan]

Scottish Cup

St Mirren 5 Spartans FC 1 Stroll,welcome respite from league woes

300 of them couldn't have beat us on Tuesday, Rob.

While I'm here, you know how goalies never score a wonder goal when they go up into the box for the last minute corner?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38171160

Nice celebration!

[antongould]

Scary the Toon can bring Tiote on and be guaranteed a place in the Guinness Book of Records ....

[BBMmk2]

Scary the Toon can bring Tiote on and be guaranteed a place in the Guinness Book of Records ....

I can't believe it! Like those games against Brighton, AG!

[cloughie]

I can't believe it! Like those games against Brighton, AG!

Perhaps Newcastle and Brighton are not the automatic 1 2!!!!

[EdgeleyRob]

Perhaps Newcastle and Brighton are not the automatic 1 2!!!!

Brighton bottled the chance to go top today

Thursday

QPR 1 Wolves 2 Both goals in the space of 2nd half mins,1st win in 10 games

Friday

Nottingham Forest 2 Newcastle United 1 2 red cards,2 pens saved,lost it to a late OG

Today

Home team 1 Chelsea 3 Ho ho ho,behind at the break to an OG,8 consecutive wins with only 2 goals conceded
Crystal Palace 3 Southampton 0 Forum derby,Eagles welcome points after 6 straight defeats,Saints never recovered from gifting the 1st goal
Sunderland 2 Leicester City 1 Late fight back,still no away win,just 2 points off the relegation zone
West Ham United 1 Arsenal 5 Led 1-0 at half time,4 goals in the space of 14 2nd half mins,up to 2nd
Cardiff City 0 Brighton 0 Red card late on,missed the chance to go top
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Preston North End 1 Took an early lead,red card on 65 mins and scored a 79th min pen,2 visiting players sent off for fighting each other ! 6th
Tranmere Rovers 1 York City 0 Conceded in the 93rd min,dreadful form continues,now rock bottom
Gloucester City 0 Stockport County 1 Scored 15 mins from the end,up to 9th
Chelmsford City 3 Hungerford Town 3 Took the lead but were 1-3 down by the 55th min,earned the draw with 91st min goal
Truro City 1 Bishops Stortford 2 Took the lead on 30 mins,lost in to an OG and a pen
Hamilton Academical 1 Partick Thistle 1 Came back in the 2nd half to earn the point after 3 straight defeats
St Johnstone 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Well beaten,red card,conceded the most goals in the SPL,now bottom
Falkirk 3 St Mirren 1 Led at half time despite having a man sent off,6 straight losses and well adrift at the bottom
Gala Fairydean 1 East Stirlingshire 10 (TEN) Gotta be the highest ever Forum team tally,Game of 2 halves,our team scored 5 in each
Hereford 3 Salisbury 1 Bulls go marching on,2-1 up at the break,sealed the win on 60 mins

Bournemouth,Liverpool,Manchester United,Wimbledon,Bristol Rovers,Coventry and Hartlepool play tomorrow

No game for Wrexham

[Beef Oven!]

Thanks Rob!

Great day for London (North and West, anyway). Poor Hammers But they are almost in Essex anyway (closer to London than wannabe Billly Bragg, at least).

Chelsea scored 4 goals in the match with City!! Where were you City?

No opportunity for Yaya Toure to refuse champagne/alcohol on religious grounds this time, he’ll have to wait for that sanctimonious chance to come round again!

Great role model for young people - who says footballers are fickle? Respect to Yaya

Way to go Palace!!

[Beef Oven!]

Leicester seem to have no idea about being champions. They go to the team that has the worstest home record in the league, and still lose!

Should they have been made champions in the first place?

[EdgeleyRob]

That dink by Sanchez for the Gooners was sublime.
That save by the Sunderland keeper at the end was unbelievable.
That tackle by aguero was criminal.

[cloughie]

That dink by Sanchez for the Gooners was sublime.
That save by the Sunderland keeper at the end was unbelievable.
That tackle by aguero was criminal.

That fight between the PNE players was incredibly stupid but took the pressure off our ten!

[johncorrigan]

Falkirk 3 St Mirren 1 Led at half time despite having a man sent off,6 straight losses and well adrift at the bottom

Made worse by the next teams up getting results, Rob. Things can only get better!!! Now, where did I put my Steve McQueen Soundtrack's LP?

[EdgeleyRob]

League

Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3 Forum derby,Reds were 2-0 and 3-1 up,Cherries came back with 3 goals in the last 14 mins
Everton 1 Manchester United 1 Led at the break,conceded an 89th min pen,dropped 7 points by conceding in the last 10 mins of games this season

FA Cup 2nd round

Curzon Ashton 3 Wimbledon 4 Another amazing comeback,the part-timers were 3-0 up by the 62nd min,Dons scored 4 goals in the last 10 mins.
Bristol Rovers 1 Barrow 2 On the wrong end of a cup shock despite taking a 10th min lead
Cambridge United 4 Coventry City 0 Another cup shock,Conceded 3 goals in the 1st 38 mins
Port Vale 4 Hartlepool United 0 All over when the 4th goal went in on 56 mins

[teamsaint]

thanks for the weekend round up ER.
bit of a shocker for us, but Palace were due a change of fortune. Well done to them .
another big game for us on Thursday.

[johncorrigan]

Interesting the Bournemouth/ Liverpool 4-3 and the AFC 3-4 win, because up in these parts Celtic also came from two goals down against Motherwell at Fir Park to win 3-4.

[johncorrigan]

Thought some might be interested in the SPFL goal of the month award.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-38224175

...and yippee! first league win of the season last night for the Buddies!