The Round Ball Game

[antongould]

To cheer the downhearted - the clip below has been providing giggles at this end. The medical assistance provided to the yellow 23 after his tumble presumably left him in need of considerably more intensive treatment....

One downhearted Monkey Hanger considerably cheered up .......

[teamsaint]

which of us can honestly say we haven't wanted to do the stretchering off like that at some time or other?

[cloughie]

ts, is there an embryonic term 'being Klopped'!

[EdgeleyRob]

midweek action

League Cup

Stoke City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0 Easily beaten,time to concentrate on a play off push
Southampton 1 Liverpool 6 Forum derby,didn't see that scoreline coming,Saints scored 1st,Reds scintilating,hope that has made our JLW feel a bit better,hard luck ts

League

Bristol Rovers 3 Wycombe Wanderers 0 Matt Taylor hat trick in 12 2nd half minutes,up to 10th place

FA Trophy replay

Gloucester City 0 Chelmsford City 1 Scored winner in the 7th min,and through despite playing the 2nd half with 10 men

[teamsaint]

Brilliant finishing from Liverpool the difference.
Actually a decent game for over an hour.

[Alison]

Was out and missed the big match. What an amazing score.

How come Liverpool so ordinary at home? I hope the Foxes can trounce them on Boxing Day.

Good win Chelmsford.

[Beef Oven!]

Brilliant finishing from Liverpool the difference.
Actually a decent game for over an hour.

What was the score in the end?

The Saints were one-up last time I looked.

[teamsaint]

What was the score in the end?

The Saints were one-up last time I looked.

we lost. goal difference doesnt really matter in the cup.

did united win their QF, Beefy?

[Beef Oven!]

did united win their QF, Beefy?

Champions League? I think we'll get through.

[teamsaint]

Champions League? I think we'll get through.

nobody is really interested now it's not on proper telly.

[cloughie]

anton, the hangers hanging in there, defying the media who were in for the giant kill!

[antongould]

we are cloughers but our home form is far from great .........

[Alison]

Hold on Foxes.

[teamsaint]

Hold on Foxes.

easy.

[EdgeleyRob]

Hold on Foxes.

easy.

Easy peasy so far,great stuff Alison,some difficult looking fixtures in the coming weeks (Chelsea next looks interesting) but let's hope they can keep it going

FA Cup

Salford City 1 Hartlepool United 1 Took the lead with an early pen,glorious chance near the end to win it.
Turning into a BBC/Salford love in this !

Herefordshire FA Cup

Hereford 6 Bromyard 0 Just scraped through

League

Manchester United 0 West Ham United 0 Dropped to 4th,only 1 shot on target,fans getting restless
Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1 Points dropped after dominating for long periods,conceded right on half time,equalised on 73 mins
Swansea City 0 Leicester City 3 Top of the league,Mahrez hat trick sealed the win
Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 1 Forum derby,Blues had plenty of chances,spirited performance by the Cherries and a late winner
Brighton 3 Charlton Athletic 2 From 0-2 at the break amazing comeback,top of the league and still unbeaten this season
Torquay United 0 Wrexham 1 Scored the wnner on 78 mins,now in the play off places.
Stockport County 1 FC United of Manchester 2 No comment
Gosport Borough 2 Chelmsford City 1 Fought back to 1-1 after going behind early in the 2nd half,conceded a late 2nd
Maidstone United 2 Truro City 1 Conceded 2 on 74 and 80 mins,late consolation goal

no games for Coventry City.Wimbledon,Bristol Rovers and York City
All the forum games in Scotland were postponed due to waterlogged pitches

Tomorrow -

Newcastle United v Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

Monday

Everton v Crystal Palace