The Round Ball Game

[BBMmk2]

True! We will suck the jam out of them!!!

[cloughie]

Owls six-pointer today!

Executed well, but relative status quo at top remains.
Good day for County, Saints top/bottom derby all square.

[EdgeleyRob]

Good win for the Owls, trouble is the other Sheffield lot won as well.
Massive and well deserved 3 points for us today.
Commiserations to Aeolium as Bath City are now relegated which is a shame.
Hope the Saints are not bottling it.

[cloughie]

Good win for the Owls, trouble is the other Sheffield lot won as well.
Massive and well deserved 3 points for us today.
Commiserations to Aeolium as Bath City are now relegated which is a shame.
Hope the Saints are not bottling it.

Pleased to beat Huddersfield away, and for the curse of MoM not striking!

[teamsaint]

Great win for the Owls..hope they get out of L1,and Udders win the playoffs.
Stockport can soon start "planning for next season".
As for us........by a combination of insanely complex ticketing arrangements and some other variables I wasn't there today.We are certainly not in the best of form, and seem to have started conceding goals.(although to be fair, poopeys first today was a once in 3 years wonder strike). However, we got a point which may yet prove valuable.

We have a huge week coming up, a nice trip to Palace on monday for me, and Reading at home on Friday.
As ER suggests, we need some bottle, as well as some skill.
Keep your fingers crossed for us at Selhurst.....

[BBMmk2]

Well thosejammy Chelsea buns have done it again! Indeed these Blues tend to creep up on you! iam with the Wigan Atheletic manager on this though. The winning goal from Chelsea did look offisde?

[EdgeleyRob]

Well thosejammy Chelsea buns have done it again! Indeed these Blues tend to creep up on you! iam with the Wigan Atheletic manager on this though. The winning goal from Chelsea did look offisde?

And the 1st goal too BBM!, but as they are a messageboard team perhaps we should keep quiet and hope they and Newcastle finish in the top four.(cliche time-these things even themselves out over a season).
Let's hope for 3 points for all our sides over the next 2 or 3 days.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

er i did say they were jammy .... two things in footie should be treated with a deep hush ....momentum & luck

other MB teams seem too be doing well but what an edge to the games now .... it does not come bigger than the Gooners v City .... and Sparky agin Sir A!

[John Skelton]

Fulham v Chelsea tomorrow. 3-1 to the Mighty Whites.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

monstrous red card for QPR's Derry ...Man U 1 QPR 0 courtesy of ref!

Ashley Young collects the ball in the box from Wayne Rooney and is felled by Shaun Derry. The referee points to the spot but there are two clear flaws with that: firstly Young was offside and secondly, the contact was very minimal.

bbc live

[EdgeleyRob]

Now watching on Sky,disgraceful decision.If Young hadn't been offside you could argue maybe a penalty but red card never. I wouldn't mind but Howard Webb isn't even playing today!!!!!

[aeolium]

I think there's strong evidence that refs and linesmen favour the big teams, especially when they are playing at home. It may just be crowd pressure, especially for a linesman who will get a baying crowd on his back if he raises his flag for offside when the home team score (as he should have, twice, yesterday at Stamford Bridge).

[EdgeleyRob]

Sorry to see your team relegated Aeolium,let's hope they can come straight back.
I know how it feels, not nice.(non footy people don't understand).

[aeolium]

I'm not actually that bothered, Rob, as I'm only supporting them because of a family link with one of the players, who may be moving on anyway. My 'home' team is Swansea who are doing OK in a higher league

[teamsaint]

Now watching on Sky,disgraceful decision.If Young hadn't been offside you could argue maybe a penalty but red card never. I wouldn't mind but Howard Webb isn't even playing today!!!!!