The Round Ball Game

[eighthobstruction]

....Thanks Rob Rovers find winning ways again....

....Neigh neigh not Namar never never perish the thought....he'd be snapped in half by Shawcross and like....half the games would be taken up with him rolling around....not Messi or Suarez either....BUT not Jesse or Anthony either....United bench almost as nondescript as Liverpool.... Big up to Valencia he gets better and better (must be first on team sheet after De Gea)....

[teamsaint]

Great report, Rob. I can't remember the last time Palace were first up on on MotD. We were out yesterday afternoon at a theatre matinee so were spared the agony of following the Eagles hanging on to their lead for most of the game + 10 minutes of extra time. Four wins on the trot and still only just above the relegation zone.

Palace will be fine..


..and Benteke rubbing his hands with Wednesday night looming.....perhaps one day we'll stop him from scoring against us.

Justice done at SMS yesterday, as Bompey failed to punish us for another shocking penalty decision.

[johncorrigan]

Bompey

Bompey!!! I love it, sainty!

[teamsaint]

All fun and games in Scotland yesterday JC. you certainly kept AUFC honest ...the Buddies really in with a chance now. And what was going on with the Perth Saints ?

Its a strange, rather one sided rivalry that we have with Boscombe.

They really don't have any other proper rivals, so inevitably they particularly want to put one over on us. For us, its a bit odd. A lot of Saints used to have them as a pet second team, and even now, I think a lot of us are happy to see them doing amazingly well. Although they can stop now, actually, and get a bit worse.
The games for us though are more like games against Brighton or Reading. A bit of regional edge that makes it much more than a normal game , but nothing like the poisonous all out war that is the Saints -pompey derby.

Talking of which, a very poor effort by the Monkey Hangers yesterday, I'm sorry to say. Looks like the boys from nottarf krap will soon reclaim their rightful place in League 1.

[EdgeleyRob]

We won a cup folks

Football League Trophy Final

Coventry City 2 Oxford United 1 Scored 10 mins into each half,held on despite conceding on 75 mins



Premiership

Arsenal 2 unmentionables 2 Forum derby,Gunners came back twice for the point,now 7 points outside the top 4 but with games in hand,the other team are 4th after a 3rd consecutive draw

[johncorrigan]

All fun and games in Scotland yesterday JC. you certainly kept AUFC honest ...the Buddies really in with a chance now. And what was going on with the Perth Saints ?

I read EUFC earlier, ts, and thought there was another element of Breakfast that I hadn't got to grips with. I see it's the Honest Men you're referring to. Re the Perth Saints, no film of the incident available. Seems all the cameras were all ball watching. The half time whistle went and they all shot off for the bovvy instead of stickin' around for the bovver. So disappointing to have missed a good punch-up.
And thanks for the rundown of the Bompey relationship, ts...enjoyed the clarification very much!

[teamsaint]

We won a cup folks

Football League Trophy Final

Coventry City 2 Oxford United 1 Scored 10 mins into each half,held on despite conceding on 75 mins



Premiership

Arsenal 2 unmentionables 2 Forum derby,Gunners came back twice for the point,now 7 points outside the top 4 but with games in hand,the other team are 4th after a 3rd consecutive draw

Thanks for the weekend round ups, ER.

Hope John Wright was at Wembley to enjoy the day. Something to savour in the midst of pretty bad times for the Sky Blues.
Are they going to abandon the dreadful experimenting with the trophy format next season?

[cloughie]

I'm in a New York Stadium state of mind, Owls back to 6th on 66!

[EdgeleyRob]

Tuesday scores

Leicester City 2 Sunderland 0 Both goals in 9 2nd half mins,5 league wins out of 5,mid table
Manchester United 1 Everton 1 Behind at the break,equalised with a 94th min pen after Everton had a man sent off,5th
Brighton 3 Birmingham City 1 Took the lead on 2 mins,3-0 up by the 54th min,back to back league wins,top at least until tomorrow night
Rotherham United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2 Both goals in the 1st half,Fulham's defeat means the Owls are back in the play offs
Wolves 1 Nottingham Forest 0 Scored just after the hour,5th straight League win,11 points clear of the relegation zone
Southport 1 Macclesfield Town 2 Were 2-0 by the 15th min,held on for a 2nd away league win in a row,9th
York City 0 Bromley 2 Conceded a goal in each half,winning mini run ended,remain in the bottom 4,2 points from safety
Aberdeen 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Forum derby,the goal came on 22 mins,Dons 10 consecutive home league wins,2nd,Caley no wins in last 5 league games,bottom
Albion Rovers 1 Queen's Park 1 Earned the point in the 91st min after going behind on 22 mins,6th consecutive league draw,5th

[EdgeleyRob]

I'm in a New York Stadium state of mind, Owls back to 6th on 66!

[antongould]

I'm in a New York Stadium state of mind, Owls back to 6th on 66!

Good stuff cloughers

[johncorrigan]

Tuesday scores

Leicester City 2 Sunderland 0 Both goals in 9 2nd half mins,6 league wins out of 6,mid table

Makes you wonder, don't it! Funny old game, Alison!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Makes you wonder, don't it! Funny old game, Alison!

Suddenly, they're in the top half of the table.

[EdgeleyRob]

Games coming thick and fast

Arsenal 3 West Ham United 0 Straightforward win,all the goals in the 2nd half,up to 5th on goal difference
Chelsea 2 unmentionables 1 Forum derby,all 3 goals in the 1st 35 mins,Blues 7 points clear at the top,1st league defeat in 9 games for the other team who are 4th
Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2 Forum derby,Cherries scored 1st,Reds went 2-1 up then conceded a 2nd goal on 87 mins,both teams unbeaten in 5 league games,Reds 3rd Cherries 13th
Southampton 3 Crystal Palace 1 Forum derby,Eagles scored 1st,Saints equalised right on half time then won it with 2 goals in the last 7 mins,Saints 9th,Eagles winning run ended,3 points clear of the bottom 3
Swansea City 1 Tottenham 3 Behind at the break,equalised with 2 mins to go then scored 2 goals in added time,5th straight league win,2nd
Newcastle United 1 Burton Albion 0 Scored midway through the 2nd half,back on top of the league by 1 point
Sheffield United 2 Coventry City 0 Conceded both goals in the last 20 mins,winning run ended,could be relegated this coming Saturday
Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 1 Conceded on 50 mins,equalised 14 mins later and Jags keeper saved a pen,unbeaten in 7 league games,6th
St Johnstone 1 Hearts 0 The goal came on 73 mins,visitors reduced to 10 men 10 mins later,3 league wins from last 4 games,4th

[teamsaint]

Games coming thick and fast

Arsenal 3 West Ham United 0 Straightforward win,all the goals in the 2nd half,up to 5th on goal difference
Chelsea 2 unmentionables 1 Forum derby,all 3 goals in the 1st 35 mins,Blues 7 points clear at the top,1st league defeat in 9 games for the other team who are 4th
Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2 Forum derby,Cherries scored 1st,Reds went 2-1 up then conceded a 2nd goal on 87 mins,both teams unbeaten in 5 league games,Reds 3rd Cherries 13th
Southampton 3 Crystal Palace 1 Forum derby,Eagles scored 1st,Saints equalised right on half time then won it with 2 goals in the last 7 mins,Saints 9th,Eagles winning run ended,3 points clear of the bottom 3
Swansea City 1 Tottenham 3 Behind at the break,equalised with 2 mins to go then scored 2 goals in added time,5th straight league win,2nd
Newcastle United 1 Burton Albion 0 Scored midway through the 2nd half,back on top of the league by 1 point
Sheffield United 2 Coventry City 0 Conceded both goals in the last 20 mins,winning run ended,could be relegated this coming Saturday
Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 1 Conceded on 50 mins,equalised 14 mins later and Jags keeper saved a pen,unbeaten in 7 league games,6th
St Johnstone 1 Hearts 0 The goal came on 73 mins,visitors reduced to 10 men 10 mins later,3 league wins from last 4 games,4th

Thanks ER, great round up. You're a busy chap with the results service right now.

Entertaining game at SMS tonight, with both teams playing their part.
Palace caught Saints on a night when our passing game was top notch, and with Tadic at his imperious best. He can open any defence up when he is in the mood, and he was in the mood tonight. He's a joy to watch, and it must be misery to have to defend against him when he is on song.