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5th January 2009, 09:59 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Blyth Spartans 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers So, my home town club go out of the FA Cup thanks to a top-class free kick from Villanueva.Yes, we lost. Yes, Blackburn made 11 changes from their last Premier League match. But...we gave them such a scare. Blyth, near the bottom of the Blue Square North, lost to a Premier League side by a single goal. We defended brilliantly for 80-odd minutes, and there were a couple of chances near the end where we could and possibly should have scored. Well done, Spartans. Proud of ya.  |
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5th January 2009, 10:19 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Well, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a wee bit disappointed not to get a result, especially with the chances we had late on - but I've got to be realistic. I fully expected us to get tonked (even with Allardyce naming a virtually unrecognisable team), and we didn't. Not even close to it. For a non-league team that hasn't won a league game in (I think) 11 to run a Premier League side so close... Yep. They did us proud. |
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6th January 2009, 11:56 PM
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Blog Entries: 3 | Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Burnley 1 - 4 Tottenham We started so fantastically well, too! Half an hour of beautiful passing, moveing, crossing, and a spectacular goal, only to be let down by a couple of injuries, and a Tottenham that came out for the second half and... if this weren't a family forum, I'd say they "raped us", but it is, so I shan't. We crumbled. The back line just died... doesn't help that we're statistically one of the worst Championship clubs for defending against corners. It was almost like watching a relegation-fighting Championship club being picked apart by a club at the top of the Premiership! Ah well... second leg, eh? Only need to get the score to 3-0 and hold on for half an hour... or even win it outright with 4 or more to nil! And Defoe should be available... glee. I wish our Duff was like Newcastle's. Friggin' eejit. --- You know what would make the game more fun? If a goal counted regardless of where it's sunk. 'Twould be mildly amusing to watch a goalie having to work against a swiftly executed one-two-bang from his back line. |
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7th January 2009, 12:59 AM
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7th January 2009, 12:13 PM
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Blog Entries: 3 | Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Your accusation wounds me! 'Twas but the musings of a heartbroken emu! One has to admit, though, that you did give it 110% in the opening minutes, and Wellbeck's goal was offside. |
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7th January 2009, 07:44 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) And it wasn't a penalty, unless they've changed the rules so that a ball bouncing off a defender's head counts as one... but we never really looked like scoring, so we'd still have lost 1-0...  Good luck in the second leg, though I can't really see you winning 3-0, somehow - still, miracles do happen, apparently...  |
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7th January 2009, 09:21 PM
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Blog Entries: 3 | Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Indeed they do, but we've had all three of ours. There's always a chance. We will be at home, which is always a plus, and maybe Redknapp will be complacent? Yeah... I hear he gave Tottenham a right telling off at half-time (which worked), and ripped the team to pieces afterwards. --- Derby 1 - 0 Manchester United As if Derby beat United! I think we all should take note of that - without offsides and bad ref decisions, United are nothing! Nothing I tells ya! Last edited by Lenny; 7th January 2009 at 09:42 PM. |
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10th January 2009, 05:18 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Well, how unlikely can you get? Barnsley 0-1 Southampton - first win in 12 for the Saints! And Leeds 0-2 Carlisle! I wish I'd had a small wager on that pair of results...  Commiserations, Ace...and well pulled back, Till! |
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13th January 2009, 11:02 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Congrats, Lennis: Burnley 2-1 QPR Next hurdle: the Baggies away...and I certainly wouldn't bet against that one turning out a surprise, at all... |
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13th January 2009, 11:41 PM
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| Re: Football (Soccer to those across the pond) Let's not forget Wolves winning at Birmingham. (With the same scoreline, 0-2, as Portsmouth achieved at Bristol City; I'm guessing Pyan simply forgot to mention this south coast result.  ) |
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