The Round Ball Game

[EdgeleyRob]

EA's quiz.

I'm not good on the Manchester clubs but a feeble attempt at an answer.

1.Bert Trautmann,1956 FA Cup.

2.1968 European cup, manyoo, I recognise Best & Busby.

3.Man City FA CUP, homecoming 1969,I assume Neil Young is in the picture.

4.Man City won the FA Cup in 1934 (beating Portsmouth btw ts)so this must be the parade through Piccadilly

Are you a closet city fan EA ?

[EdgeleyRob]

Easy ones.

[johncorrigan]

Thanks as ever, ER.



Yes there is - it's the same score as in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park in front of 127,000 spectators. Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt with Puskas scoring 4 and di Stefano 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_717RCKR1us

Me old dad worked in Babcock & Wilcox Engineering in Renfrew - there were often tickets going for a big match and he used to tell me that he was offered a ticket for the Real/Eintracht game and nearly turned it down cos he was offered overtime - he said he would never have forgiven himself if he'd missed it and to the end, apart from Celtic winning in Lisbon, it remained his football highlight.

One of the best things listening to the football results yesterday was Charlotte Green reading the names of the clubs in the Scottish Cup: Auchinleck Talbot, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Buckie Thistle, Dalbeatie Star, Deveronvale, Formartine United, Inverurie Locos, Gala Fairydean, Whitehill Welfare, Turriff United....It sounded like a cross between a Scottish shipping forecast and a list of abandoned stations on a line closed by Beeching.

Yes it was nice hearing her...she's good...and your comment gives a chance to post this beaut again...like you need an excuse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OHD2uCpfU

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Are you a closet city fan EA ?

Well done with the answers.
My dad took the photos. You can see where his loyalties lay.

But your pictures really warm the heart.

[BBMmk2]

Sorry it's late,another family birthday bash last night.

Cardiff City 1 Newcastle United 2.Toon up 6 places to 11th.
Liverpool 3 Crystal Palace 1.Eagles still finding it tough.
Doncaster Rovers 1 Leicester City 0.Surprising defeat,Foxes remain 3rd.
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Ipswich Town 1.Draws not enough for the Owls,still in the bottom 3.
Brighton 1 Nottingham Forest 3.Took the lead,couldn't see it through.
Colchester United 0 Wolves 3.Good run continues,3rd.
Stevenage 0 Coventry City 1.Clear of relegation zone.
Wimbledon 0 Northampton 2. Poor result v the 2nd bottom side.
Bristol Rovers 1 Fleetwood Town 3.Heading for a point but conceded 2 very late goals.
Mansfield Town 1 Hartlepool United 4. WOW super result against a top 6 team.
Torquay United 0 York City 3.Great result against fellow strugglers,York now 16th.
Hearts 0 St Mirren 2. A win at last.
St Johnstone 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0.Bad day at the office,knocked off top spot.
Cambridge United 1 Hereford United 0.Conceded very early goal,now 15th.
Salisbury City 2 Wrexham 1. Ahead at half time but let it slip,can't seem to get going this season.
Chelmsford 1 Bath City 0.Welcome 3 points,up to 17th.
Stockport County 4 (YES FOUR) Worcester City 0.YaaaaHoooo,Worcester were very poor though.
Truro City 3 St Albans 7. Blimey,not a lot one can say about that.

Southampton and Chelsea play today,Partick Thistle tomorrow.

As ever, rob, a great service! thank you! A pity that the Seagulls di9d'nt today. Forest of all clubs!!

[teamsaint]

Thanks for a great round up ER. Four for Stockport. Brilliant.

Great photos from EA, as well. The 1969 cup final is my first real memory of big time football.

I was at SMS today for Saints V Swansea. If the footy was like this every week, the ticket prices wouldn't seem quite so bad. Two teams with fine attacks really going for it. Swansea are clearly an excellent side, easily the best opposition at SMS so far this season. They were unlucky not to equalise, but 2 canny substitutions turned the game for us Perfect weather too.

[EdgeleyRob]

Well done with the answers.
My dad took the photos. You can see where his loyalties lay.But your pictures really warm the heart.

Yes I know the feeling,my dad was born and raised in Moss Side and so was city through and through.

[EdgeleyRob]

Thanks for a great round up ER. Four for Stockport. Brilliant.

Great photos from EA, as well. The 1969 cup final is my first real memory of big time football.

I was at SMS today for Saints V Swansea. If the footy was like this every week, the ticket prices wouldn't seem quite so bad. Two teams with fine attacks really going for it. Swansea are clearly an excellent side, easily the best opposition at SMS so far this season. They were unlucky not to equalise, but 2 canny substitutions turned the game for us Perfect weather too.

Sound like a great afternoon's footy ts.

Southampton 2 Swansea City 0.Saints 4th for at least a fortnight.
Norwich City 1 Chelsea 3.I saw the Will i am goal,a beauty.

[EdgeleyRob]

Midweek forum results.

Partick Thistle 0 Hibernian 1.Now 8th.

Macclesfield Town 1 Hereford United 0.Bulls on the slide.
Wrexham 1 Southport 0.Welcome 3 points.
Barrow 2 Stockport County just another 4.Top half of the table.
Truro City 0 Poole Town 2. Not good 3rd from bottom.

J P Trophy.

Sheffield United 0 Hartlepool United 1. Super result.
Wolves 0 Notts County 0.Notts through on pnalties.
York City 0 Rotherham United 3. Concentrate on the league
Leyton Orient 0 Coventry City 0.Orient through on penalties

[teamsaint]

Thanks ER.

At last something to really cheer the Edgeley park faithful...and against a former league side.

A bit of cheer for the hard pressed monkey hangers too.

I would never knock the JPT. We had a wonderful day at wemerlee when we won it, after some rather rubbish years.

[EdgeleyRob]

And what on earth has happened to Sheffield United ?

[teamsaint]

And what on earth has happened to Sheffield United ?

mystery. And Coughie?.................

[antongould]

Thanks ER.

At last something to really cheer the Edgeley park faithful...and against a former league side.

A bit of cheer for the hard pressed monkey hangers too.

I would never knock the JPT. We had a wonderful day at wemerlee when we won it, after some rather rubbish years.

We will take all the cheer we can get thanks Ts, and thanks as always ER .....didn't realise we were playing...

[EdgeleyRob]

Brazil seems a long way away ,why is it always so?

[teamsaint]

Brazil seems a long way away ,why is it always so?

Law of the universe, ER.

Admit it, somewhere, deep down, almost but not quite completely hidden away, there is still a glimmer of hope that one day you will see an England captain lifting another trophy.

Go on, admit it. It will help.

and the corporates all missed the goal.