The Round Ball Game

[teamsaint]

Thanks for the excellent round up, ER.
a few surprises there. If Hartlepool survive it will be the greatest escape ever.At least they have given last place to it's rightful owners.

Edit: I don't suppose there is a piece of music similar to portsmouth point, called portsmouth Bottom?!

[antongould]

Thanks for the excellent round up, ER.
a few surprises there. If Hartlepool survive it will be the greatest escape ever....!

It will indeed but it is fun while it lasts.......

[gurnemanz]

Four goal Palace!! A rare event. Even sweeter against a promotion rival. Looking forward to upcoming highlights.

[johncorrigan]

It will indeed but it is fun while it lasts.......

Big Yogi Hughes was hard and honest as a player and has been the same as a manager, especially in his years with Falkirk. Glad to see Hartlepool making that move up the table.
No comment about the result from Paisley today except.....'expletive deleted' typical!!!!

[amateur51]

Forum football round up.

Thursday (Europa league thingy).
Newcastle United 0 Metalist Kharkiv 0
Sparta Prague 0 Chelsea 1

Friday.
Aberystwyth Town 1 Bala Town 3

Today.
Crystal Palace 4 Middlesbrough 1
Bury 0 Coventry City 2.Shame Mark Robins has left.
Hartlepool United 2 Leyton Orient 1.Pool fighting back,maybe too late though.
Wimbledon 2 Bradford City 1.Dons still bottom of the league.
Bristol Rovers 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0
Port Vale 0 Morecambe 1
York City 1 Barnet 2
St Mirren 0 Hibernian 1
Morton 2 Partick Thistle 2
Ebbsfleet United 0 Stockport County 0.Good point as we had a man sent off in the first half.
Hereford United 3 Lincoln City 2
Eastleigh 1 Chelmsford 0
Truro City 0 Staines Town 3.Grim season for Truro 12 points from 27 games.

FA trophy semi final 1st leg
Wrexham 3 Gainsborough Trinity 0.League and cup double possible?

Leicester didn't play.

This Board-tailored results service is remarkable in itself, but it's EA's commentary that really enlivens it. Many thanks, maestro!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...watched the Oldham Everton Cup Tie and have to say how impressed i am by Oldham's football against both Mersey sides ... how come they struggle in the league?


as to the 1-1 in Madrid that counts as a win for the Old Man eh

we are soon to discover if Les Bleus can prevail over their neighbours in the FA Cup

[teamsaint]

...watched the Oldham Everton Cup Tie and have to say how impressed i am by Oldham's football against both Mersey sides ... how come they struggle in the league?


as to the 1-1 in Madrid that counts as a win for the Old Man eh

we are soon to discover if Les Bleus can prevail over their neighbours in the FA Cup

Having watched a lot of L1 football over the last few years, i would say that most teams in that division try to play good passing football. One of the big differences between leagues is the quality of the strikers. In L1, defences get let off the hook regularly by the moderate quality strikers.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

defences get let off the hook regularly by the moderate quality strikers

..well at half time Frank and pals are not testing the Brentford keeper at all .....

[Lancashire Lass]

One of those special afternoons yesterday when you're reminded why football is the greatest game in the world. We knew it was a make-or-break match and at 83 minutes and 1-0 down, relegation was getting close to inevitable. Then Midson scores -- one point not enough, just ten minutes to get an unlikely winner -- and Alexander bangs home our lifeline in the 94th minute!

As other forum members have noted, our results haven't done justice to our playing, but to be honest the corner from which we scored the winner should probably have been a goal kick, so it has evened out. Yes, we're still bottom, but with two points separating the bottom five teams, there's everything to play for. We play our game in hand on Tuesday and that *could* change the situation completely.

Cloughie, you kindly apologised (no need to) for Wednesday not knocking out the Frannies in the FA Cup -- glad to see another Yorkshire club do the job though (and you know how much it costs me to say that!) Hope you continue to progress towards safety.

[teamsaint]

a proper celebration by the Dons fans for the winner.
Well done, LL....long way to go yet for all of us strugglers !!
(can't believe how prolongedthe agony is in the PL..we have 12 games to go and finish on May 19....)

[EdgeleyRob]

..well at half time Frank and pals are not testing the Brentford keeper at all .....

Chelsea 4 Brentford 0.

Manyoo v Chelsea quarter final maybe ?

[BBMmk2]

Bobby Robson would have been 80 today. Much missed RIP

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Chelsea 4 Brentford 0.

Manyoo v Chelsea quarter final maybe ?

er many a whatsit between cup and kick eh ....

[EdgeleyRob]

Forum football update.

Monday.
Chelmsford 1 Havant and Waterlooville 1

Tuesday.
Birmingham City 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0.The Owls are edging towards safety.
Leicester City 1 Charlton Athletic 2.
Crystal Palace 2 Bristol City 1.Only 4 points off 2nd place.
Wimbledon 1 Northampton 1.Still bottom of the league but only 2 points difference between the bottom 5.
Bristol Rovers 1 Rotherham 2
Partick Thistle 1 Hamilton 0.2nd in the table.
Ebbsfleet United 1 Hereford United 0
Gateshead 0 Wrexham 1.Top of the league!
Stockport County 0 Tamworth 1.Normal service resumed.
Truro City 1 Dorchester 2
Crewe 0 Coventry City 2.Cov lose 3-2.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

cheers for the results EdgeleyRob

the Arsenal Board have confirmed that Arsene Wenger's job is safe

T'graf open letter to Stanley K