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For the footy fans and anoraks on here to post stories of their travels for the rest of the year. I have a FULL week !!!
Mon 2nd - Brentford B v. Colchester U21 (Staines, 1pm)
Tue 3rd - Orient v. Bristol Rovers.
Wed 4th - Watford Youth v Oxford Youth (F.A. Youth Cup 3rd Rd, Kings Langley 7pm)
Thu 5th - Fulham v. Brighton
Fri 6th - Spurs U21 v. Monaco U21 (Premier International Cup, Stevenage 7pm)
Sat 7th - Millwall v. Coventry
Sun 8th - Fulham v. Arsenal.
(Oh, and Mon week, I found out they had some tickets at twenty quid, so going to West Ham v Wolves !)
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All great teams have 'cycles' and need refreshing at the right time.
40+ years Bob Paisley mastered the art of gradually phasing one or two players out at Liverpool each season and bringing a couple of fresh faces through. And how many times can say Ferguson rebuilt at Manchester United. You'd have to say his first great team were dominant from 1991 to 1994. His next team ruled from 1996 through to about 2001. Then you have another hat-trick of titles at the end of decade.
Challenge for Pep - IF he's hungry enough to stay there - is how he tweaks his team to come back |
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"All great teams have 'cycles' and need refreshing at the right time.
40+ years Bob Paisley mastered the art of gradually phasing one or two players out at Liverpool each season and bringing a couple of fresh faces through. And how many times can say Ferguson rebuilt at Manchester United. You'd have to say his first great team were dominant from 1991 to 1994. His next team ruled from 1996 through to about 2001. Then you have another hat-trick of titles at the end of decade.
Challenge for Pep - IF he's hungry enough to stay there - is how he tweaks his team to come back "
I think that will also depend on the 115 charges they have to answer, Mrs x |
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"All great teams have 'cycles' and need refreshing at the right time.
40+ years Bob Paisley mastered the art of gradually phasing one or two players out at Liverpool each season and bringing a couple of fresh faces through. And how many times can say Ferguson rebuilt at Manchester United. You'd have to say his first great team were dominant from 1991 to 1994. His next team ruled from 1996 through to about 2001. Then you have another hat-trick of titles at the end of decade.
Challenge for Pep - IF he's hungry enough to stay there - is how he tweaks his team to come back I think that will also depend on the 115 charges they have to answer, Mrs x"
Won't happen. Manchester City have got enough money to chase the Premier League through every court on the planet. They might get done with a couple of minor charges, but I'd wager City don't get clobbered too hard. |
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"All great teams have 'cycles' and need refreshing at the right time.
40+ years Bob Paisley mastered the art of gradually phasing one or two players out at Liverpool each season and bringing a couple of fresh faces through. And how many times can say Ferguson rebuilt at Manchester United. You'd have to say his first great team were dominant from 1991 to 1994. His next team ruled from 1996 through to about 2001. Then you have another hat-trick of titles at the end of decade.
Challenge for Pep - IF he's hungry enough to stay there - is how he tweaks his team to come back I think that will also depend on the 115 charges they have to answer, Mrs x
Won't happen. Manchester City have got enough money to chase the Premier League through every court on the planet. They might get done with a couple of minor charges, but I'd wager City don't get clobbered too hard."
If they don't get dealt with accordingly it would be disastrous for the Premier League, Mrs x |
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Enjoyable first game of the month, Brentford B v. Colchester U21 over at Staines at lunchtime. Both sides scored in first five mins, good open game, finished 3-2 to Brentford. Think there a couple of lads in their squad who should be good enough to make the step up.
Oh, and the F.A. Cup draw....couldn't make it up from my point of view. I have season tickets at BOTH Fulham and Watford ! I shall book my usual seat in the Hammersmith End, and simply sit back and enjoy what unfolds. |
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Not so much at non league level (& trust me I've met a few "characters" down the years), but I've got too many soft spots for some clubs in and around London, and I have a few 'names' among my circle of football friends, one quite high profile retired manager in particular.
Tonight I'm across town to Orient v. Bristol Rovers. The O's having a rough time this season, unfortunately they are very short of quality at the business end of the pitch. If they can finish 20th and stay up I think that will be a success this season. |
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Superb win for Orient this evening, 3-0 v. Bristol Rovers. All the goals in first half. They could have had a couple more in second, but game didn't have same intensity,it was pretty much done & dusted at half time.
Quite a few games on tonight. Did anyone else go anywhere ? |
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A most peculiar night at the KP Stadium last night. The ‘Appy ‘Ammers delivered one of their best 45 minutes of attractive, attacking football in the first half, still looked the more inventive side in the 2nd half, yet managed to lose 3-1 to a very average Leicester team. And our fans way I’d repaying the players for their efforts? Vociferously calling for the manager’s head.
Never mind, Wolves next Monday, then a lovely trip to Bournemouth the following Monday, and the U21s at Sutton the following night. |
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I thought in summer he was wrong appointment. His bottle went when things got tough at Wolves. Speaking of which I'm at your game next Monday, can't knock twenty quid for a Premier League match.
In the meantime, it's F.A. Youth Cup 3rd Round for me tonight, Watford v. Oxford United, 7pm at Kings Langley. |
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Please don’t talk about the FA Youth Cup. We had an away tie v the winners of Salford-Grimsby. We all got excited at the thought of our first ever trip to Salford ….. you can guess the rest. Already done Blundell Park twice - both midweek - so no going to this one.
Hope you enjoy your visit our way next Monday. Might even see you on the train home. |
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2-1 to Watford's youngsters. Enjoyable game, Watford's first goal was a cracker, lad received ball wide on left, drew defender out wide, cut inside him to put him out of position, went past another defender, before sliding ball under 'keeper. Was worth admission money on it's own.
I'm in Block 204 next week and my way in and out will be Central (or Elzabeth) from West London to Stratford. Anyway.....The Cottage awaits tomorrow ! |
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Have to say think Fulham got away with one tonight. Went a goal up & stopped playing. Fortunate to get back in front with an o.g. off the corner - but Alex Iwobi maturing into a VERY decent player |
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so it's Fa Trophy time for the mighty tics and a trip up north to county Durham to meet Stockton town at the map head group stadium (6th form college) capacity 1800. this is what cup football is all about small team hosting the big boys raucus crowd full house 4G pitch foul weather great leveler .whatever the out come going to be some memories and friendships made .
owtb coyb bawa |
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By *abioMan 7 weeks ago
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"so it's Fa Trophy time for the mighty tics and a trip up north to county Durham to meet Stockton town at the map head group stadium (6th form college) capacity 1800. this is what cup football is all about small team hosting the big boys raucus crowd full house 4G pitch foul weather great leveler .whatever the out come going to be some memories and friendships made .
owtb coyb bawa "
Living just north in there in Newcastle I am surprised that game is still on…. It’s blowing a breeze up here |
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"Leicester away on Tuesday wasn't fun at all. Absolutely baltic. Definitely wasn't a happy hammer "
Monday going to be fun,isn't it ?
Two sets of supporters both wanting their manager out. I noted the game has already been dubbed "El Sackico", winning manager stays on !!! As I spotted there were adult tickets upstairs available at £20, I grabbed one. |
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"so it's Fa Trophy time for the mighty tics and a trip up north to county Durham to meet Stockton town at the map head group stadium (6th form college) capacity 1800. this is what cup football is all about small team hosting the big boys raucus crowd full house 4G pitch foul weather great leveler .whatever the out come going to be some memories and friendships made .
owtb coyb bawa
Living just north in there in Newcastle I am surprised that game is still on…. It’s blowing a breeze up here"
That's the reason why a lot of non-league clubs have invested in 3G/4G pitches, means they're pretty much certain to get the game on, and of course they can hire it out at other times. |
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By *lakeyMan 7 weeks ago
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"so it's Fa Trophy time for the mighty tics and a trip up north to county Durham to meet Stockton town at the map head group stadium (6th form college) capacity 1800. this is what cup football is all about small team hosting the big boys raucus crowd full house 4G pitch foul weather great leveler .whatever the out come going to be some memories and friendships made .
owtb coyb bawa "
I only live very local to that ground I’ve been down a few times should go more really but go to Boro matches home & away so it’s hard getting Stockton games in
Come on the anchors |
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"so it's Fa Trophy time for the mighty tics and a trip up north to county Durham to meet Stockton town at the map head group stadium (6th form college) capacity 1800. this is what cup football is all about small team hosting the big boys raucus crowd full house 4G pitch foul weather great leveler .whatever the out come going to be some memories and friendships made .
owtb coyb bawa
I only live very local to that ground I’ve been down a few times should go more really but go to Boro matches home & away so it’s hard getting Stockton games in
Come on the anchors "
well done Stockton 2-0 Victor's deserve to progress good luck in the next round. |
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Bloody hell, that's a mess ! As you day, hope he comes through.
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Meanwhile, not the easiest game on the eye at The Den today. Be interested to see later why Millwall's early effort was chalked off. But longer game went on the more evident it was that a single goal was going to be enough, and Coventry made better use of conditions early in 2nd half. Am back at The Den for Sheff Utd on Weds night, will hopefully be a better game to watch. |
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Thought Fulham worked hard and deserved their point. Good to see them get the VAR call - gather the first one was very close too.
If I see a better pass this season than Tete's to put Jiminez in for his goal, I'll let you know ! |
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"Spurs. At home. London Derby game.
Give them a 2 goal head start and see what we can do.......
Shiny new stadium, new manager, new players, but it's still 3 point lane.  "
Nothing will change until they get new owners |
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With tickets in certain areas of the ground available at twenty quid tonight, West Ham v. Wolves was too good to ignore.
"El Sackico" ! Winning manager stays on. Which coach is getting a P45 in the morning ? |
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"With tickets in certain areas of the ground available at twenty quid tonight, West Ham v. Wolves was too good to ignore.
"El Sackico" ! Winning manager stays on. Which coach is getting a P45 in the morning ?"
Think it will be the West Ham manger who goes first |
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Speaking as someone who goes home and away watching The ‘Appy ‘Ammers, I was sad to see The Moyesiah leave. (That said, I had hoped he left of his own accord after that phenomenal night in Prague in June last year. I would have loved to see him leave on a high, shoving 2 fingers up at his detractors).
The football in the last 4-5 months of his tenure was a hard watch, so I understand why people paying good money might have wanted him gone (Always understandable how things look differently from the outside looking in, but unless you have “skin in the game” it’s only ever an opinion with little emotional basis - and football is something that engenders a lot of emotion for many people).
I was underwhelmed by JLo’s appointment, but not surprised. The Poison Dwarf is notoriously tight when it comes to paying compensation for managers. Being out of work is the first thing he looks for when making a managerial appointment.
The football has been a very hard watch under JLo. Had you asked me this exactly a fortnight ago to stick or twist, I would have said replace him. We had no discernible pattern to our play and little fight. We were superb at St James’ Park (make no bones about it, West Ham won that game, rather than Newcastle lost it - regardless of what the so-called media experts want you to believe). The first 45 minutes away to Leicester last Tuesday were possibly the best we have played in this calendar year, delivering the free-flowing, one-touch attacking football West Ham fans were supposedly clamouring for (yet still many called for the manager’s head that night). Suddenly I am seeing a method to his madness. If he can get the centre-backs to stop making individual mistakes, and if he does away with the ridiculous notion of playing our right back too close to the centre backs, then there are signs that we can transition to a more attractive, attacking side. As such, I will not be surprised if JLO stays as West Ham’s manager until the end of the season at least. (Get your money on him being sacked before close of play tomorrow 😀).
WHU’s problems lie way deeper than whoever is managing the first team. Until The Poison Dwarf, his family and The Baroness are gone, we will continue to drift along with an increasingly disillusioned traditional fan base.
Apologies for writing too much. I have found this an incredibly cathartic experience ⚒.
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"Speaking as someone who goes home and away watching The ‘Appy ‘Ammers, I was sad to see The Moyesiah leave. (That said, I had hoped he left of his own accord after that phenomenal night in Prague in June last year. I would have loved to see him leave on a high, shoving 2 fingers up at his detractors).
The football in the last 4-5 months of his tenure was a hard watch, so I understand why people paying good money might have wanted him gone (Always understandable how things look differently from the outside looking in, but unless you have “skin in the game” it’s only ever an opinion with little emotional basis - and football is something that engenders a lot of emotion for many people).
I was underwhelmed by JLo’s appointment, but not surprised. The Poison Dwarf is notoriously tight when it comes to paying compensation for managers. Being out of work is the first thing he looks for when making a managerial appointment.
The football has been a very hard watch under JLo. Had you asked me this exactly a fortnight ago to stick or twist, I would have said replace him. We had no discernible pattern to our play and little fight. We were superb at St James’ Park (make no bones about it, West Ham won that game, rather than Newcastle lost it - regardless of what the so-called media experts want you to believe). The first 45 minutes away to Leicester last Tuesday were possibly the best we have played in this calendar year, delivering the free-flowing, one-touch attacking football West Ham fans were supposedly clamouring for (yet still many called for the manager’s head that night). Suddenly I am seeing a method to his madness. If he can get the centre-backs to stop making individual mistakes, and if he does away with the ridiculous notion of playing our right back too close to the centre backs, then there are signs that we can transition to a more attractive, attacking side. As such, I will not be surprised if JLO stays as West Ham’s manager until the end of the season at least. (Get your money on him being sacked before close of play tomorrow 😀).
WHU’s problems lie way deeper than whoever is managing the first team. Until The Poison Dwarf, his family and The Baroness are gone, we will continue to drift along with an increasingly disillusioned traditional fan base.
Apologies for writing too much. I have found this an incredibly cathartic experience ⚒.
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This. ^^^^^ |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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"Spurs. At home. London Derby game.
Give them a 2 goal head start and see what we can do.......
Shiny new stadium, new manager, new players, but it's still 3 point lane.
Nothing will change until they get new owners"
Great weren't it I love it when we beat them.
LDN is still and always will be Blue. |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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"Speaking as someone who goes home and away watching The ‘Appy ‘Ammers, I was sad to see The Moyesiah leave. (That said, I had hoped he left of his own accord after that phenomenal night in Prague in June last year. I would have loved to see him leave on a high, shoving 2 fingers up at his detractors).
The football in the last 4-5 months of his tenure was a hard watch, so I understand why people paying good money might have wanted him gone (Always understandable how things look differently from the outside looking in, but unless you have “skin in the game” it’s only ever an opinion with little emotional basis - and football is something that engenders a lot of emotion for many people).
I was underwhelmed by JLo’s appointment, but not surprised. The Poison Dwarf is notoriously tight when it comes to paying compensation for managers. Being out of work is the first thing he looks for when making a managerial appointment.
The football has been a very hard watch under JLo. Had you asked me this exactly a fortnight ago to stick or twist, I would have said replace him. We had no discernible pattern to our play and little fight. We were superb at St James’ Park (make no bones about it, West Ham won that game, rather than Newcastle lost it - regardless of what the so-called media experts want you to believe). The first 45 minutes away to Leicester last Tuesday were possibly the best we have played in this calendar year, delivering the free-flowing, one-touch attacking football West Ham fans were supposedly clamouring for (yet still many called for the manager’s head that night). Suddenly I am seeing a method to his madness. If he can get the centre-backs to stop making individual mistakes, and if he does away with the ridiculous notion of playing our right back too close to the centre backs, then there are signs that we can transition to a more attractive, attacking side. As such, I will not be surprised if JLO stays as West Ham’s manager until the end of the season at least. (Get your money on him being sacked before close of play tomorrow 😀).
WHU’s problems lie way deeper than whoever is managing the first team. Until The Poison Dwarf, his family and The Baroness are gone, we will continue to drift along with an increasingly disillusioned traditional fan base.
Apologies for writing too much. I have found this an incredibly cathartic experience ⚒.
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Has one of your rivals but one of our ex managers would do a good job for you if given the time .Graham Potter but West Hams biggest problem is there's no decent academy like years ago.
Best wishes to Antonio hopefully a speedy recovery. |
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Has one of your rivals but one of our ex managers would do a good job for you if given the time .Graham Potter but West Hams biggest problem is there's no decent academy like years ago.
Best wishes to Antonio hopefully a speedy recovery. "
Thank you very much for your best wishes to Michail Antonio. I felt cold when I first heard the news.
I was advocating Potter as our next manager before he went to you lot, and he would still be my #1 choice.
Well done on your result yesterday. There are normally only two times a year I want Chelsea to win; the other time will be the reverse fixture later this season. |
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"Respect is due , to all travelling football fans in this cold dreary weather ."
It's quite possibly the thrill of heading out on a dark winter evening, wondering if you're going to be entertained, see a moment of magic (I thought Kenny Tete's through ball for Jiminez to score at Fulham yesterday was the best pass I've seen all season) or sat there bored rigid for 90 minutes that keeps us all going !
I'm happy to watch games across town and locally, primarily Watford & Fulham, I hold season tickets at both - if there's a clash Watford takes priority, (there were two earlier in the season, and they're both home on Dec 29th, but other than that, that's it this season, and a neighbour usually borrows my Fulham ST. Of course the Cup draw last week was interesting !), but I quite often go to Orient, Millwall, occasionally QPR, Wycombe, and also reasonable standard non-league. And spotting some tickets for WHU v. Wolves tonight on general sale at twenty quid was too good to ignore.
Tomorrow, my intention is to go to the Chesham-Salisbury F.A. Trophy tie which was postponed on Saturday. Am at Millwall v. Sheffield United on Wednesday, then QPR Youth v. Swindon Youth in the F.A. Youth Cup at Loftus Road on Thurs evening. Orient v. Burton on Sat, then Watford v. West Brom on Sunday. |
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Well the kindest assessment of that was the second half was a notch or two above the first. And the ONLY real piece of quality won the match. But that was not a good game by any stretch of the imagination |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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"Respect is due , to all travelling football fans in this cold dreary weather ."
Nothing worse than away at places like Burnley no disrespect in midweek on a freezing cold night rain and windy then they keep away fans in the ground after the final whistle. |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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Has one of your rivals but one of our ex managers would do a good job for you if given the time .Graham Potter but West Hams biggest problem is there's no decent academy like years ago.
Best wishes to Antonio hopefully a speedy recovery.
Thank you very much for your best wishes to Michail Antonio. I felt cold when I first heard the news.
I was advocating Potter as our next manager before he went to you lot, and he would still be my #1 choice.
Well done on your result yesterday. There are normally only two times a year I want Chelsea to win; the other time will be the reverse fixture later this season."
It's the first game I look for when the fixtures come out and yes I love beating them closely followed by Man.U ,Arsenal. Hate seeing fixtures like Man.City away we got them last season in both cups. Though our game in Portugal with them was good fun. |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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"Respect is due , to all travelling football fans in this cold dreary weather .
It's quite possibly the thrill of heading out on a dark winter evening, wondering if you're going to be entertained, see a moment of magic (I thought Kenny Tete's through ball for Jiminez to score at Fulham yesterday was the best pass I've seen all season) or sat there bored rigid for 90 minutes that keeps us all going !
I'm happy to watch games across town and locally, primarily Watford & Fulham, I hold season tickets at both - if there's a clash Watford takes priority, (there were two earlier in the season, and they're both home on Dec 29th, but other than that, that's it this season, and a neighbour usually borrows my Fulham ST. Of course the Cup draw last week was interesting !), but I quite often go to Orient, Millwall, occasionally QPR, Wycombe, and also reasonable standard non-league. And spotting some tickets for WHU v. Wolves tonight on general sale at twenty quid was too good to ignore.
Tomorrow, my intention is to go to the Chesham-Salisbury F.A. Trophy tie which was postponed on Saturday. Am at Millwall v. Sheffield United on Wednesday, then QPR Youth v. Swindon Youth in the F.A. Youth Cup at Loftus Road on Thurs evening. Orient v. Burton on Sat, then Watford v. West Brom on Sunday."
You won the lottery going to all them games don't wear your claret and blue scarf at the Den it's not advisable. |
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"You won the lottery going to all them games don't wear your claret and blue scarf at the Den it's not advisable. "
First time I went to the New Den was to see England U21s. Small group of us WHU, no colours, they sussed us out before half-time. We just seem to have an in-built radar to spot each other.
Next time we went there, to see West Ham, my face ended up plastered all over the internet, with accusations of me being linked to Scottish hooligans(purely as my mate was wearing an orange baseball cap). |
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"Well the kindest assessment of that was the second half was a notch or two above the first. And the ONLY real piece of quality won the match. But that was not a good game by any stretch of the imagination "
First half was very poor. Second half was better, and Bowen’s goal was a great football. Mid-table obscurity beckons, along with Man U and N17’s finest.
Hope you aren’t too tired after walking up all those seats to the cheap seats. You could have joined us in rows 13-16, plenty of empty seats. |
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Hope you aren’t too tired after walking up all those seats to the cheap seats. You could have joined us in rows 13-16, plenty of empty seats."
I can always use the exercise ! That and the walk to & from Stratford Station.
Wolves are a poor side though, I'm still fathomed as to how Fulham had "one of those days" against them recently. You'd say on current form Southampton will go straight back down and despite their valiant attempts to play football, so will Ipswich. I can quite easily see Wolves being third club to go.
Anyway Chesham v. Salisbury in the F.A. Trophy awaits this evening |
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"Anyway Chesham v. Salisbury in the F.A. Trophy awaits this evening "
Probably best watching this from the bar, if the weather doesn’t improve. Spent too many hours freezing at The Meadow Ground.
Good bunch over at Chesham - excellent landlords to my local team.
Got a soft spot for Salisbury, as they kindly hosted me and some mates in their directors box, then their chairman stood with us at the return fixture the same season.
Good to see two traditional non league clubs on their way back up after some lean years. |
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A somewhat more enjoyable game this evening.....
Against run of early play Chesham went ahead, but Salisbury equalised bang on HT, and then took lead three mins into second half. Penalty then looked to have put visitors out of sight at 1-3, but Chesham were back on scoresheet four mins later. Salisbury held on for deserved 2-3 win and are off to Sittingbourne in 4th Round. |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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LDN is still and always will be Blue.
One dodgy Russian owner and they think LDN is blue… 
London is and will always be red!  "
Oh Arsenal have won it all in their dreams that's why LDN is BLUE we've won it all apart from the conference so come May we'll Have put that right. |
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By *abioMan 6 weeks ago
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LDN is still and always will be Blue.
One dodgy Russian owner and they think LDN is blue…
London is and will always be red!
Oh Arsenal have won it all in their dreams that's why LDN is BLUE we've won it all apart from the conference so come May we'll Have put that right."
Typical Chelsea fan, thinks history starts when the dodgy Russian buys the club! Before that you were an even more _lakey west London version of spurs!!!
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Not so much a "smash & grab", but a professional win for Sheffield United at The Den tonight.
A lot of effort from Millwall, but many key/experienced players out, and like many teams at this level, short of quality up front. Sheffield United carved out one decent chance towards the end of the first half, and stuck it away. Job done.
Good luck to Neil Harris wherever he goes next, hopefully for Millwall they have someone with proper experience at the right level lined up as his replacement (Mark Robins would be a great fit), rather than the experiment with U21 coach Joe Edwards which nearly proved so costly last season. |
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Fell out with football many years ago when the true hard men like Tommy Smith, Dave McKay, Jackie Charlton etc wouldn't stop on the pitch for 5 minutes, changed to rugby league where players get their balls crushed and still play a further 70 minutes until the game is over before going to have it removed or even punch their own knee cap back into place and carry on playing. |
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By *heelerMan 6 weeks ago
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LDN is still and always will be Blue.
One dodgy Russian owner and they think LDN is blue…
London is and will always be red!
Oh Arsenal have won it all in their dreams that's why LDN is BLUE we've won it all apart from the conference so come May we'll Have put that right.
Typical Chelsea fan, thinks history starts when the dodgy Russian buys the club! Before that you were an even more _lakey west London version of spurs!!!
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Not at all I remember the days we were playing and visiting the likes of Hereford Shrewsbury York but you must admit theres no comparison of us to Arsenal in the 21st century we are miles ahead have there NL neighbours won next to nothing they are just bottlers.
Anyway what's a geordie doing following AFC. |
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"LLLLLDLWDL.
HOW TO SPELL MANCHESTER CITY
IN WELSH"
Lol, poor old Citeh !
Currently at Shithouse Road. F A. Youth Cup 3rd Round, QPR leading Swindon 1-0 at HT. Been a VERY enjoyable game so far.
The weekend's action for me is Orient v. Burton at 12.30 on Sat (& this is really stupid, but I'm pondering the logistics of getting to The Valley as close as poss to 3pm - Central from Leyton to Stratford and the Jubilee to North Greenwich is remarkably quick), and more importantly Watford v. West Brom on Sunday. |
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Currently at Shithouse Road. F A. Youth Cup 3rd Round, QPR leading Swindon 1-0 at HT. Been a VERY enjoyable game so far.
The weekend's action for me is Orient v. Burton at 12.30 on Sat (& this is really stupid, but I'm pondering the logistics of getting to The Valley as close as poss to 3pm - Central from Leyton to Stratford and the Jubilee to North Greenwich is remarkably quick), and more importantly Watford v. West Brom on Sunday."
If pep wants a short term answer to The absence of Rodri I'd get Kante on loan for the rest of the season. |
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Well, that time of the week again. Looks like no issues with the weather this weekend. Who's going where ?
I have opted for my "double header" today. Leyton Orient v. Burton is main event and that's a 12.30 start. As soon as that finishes, I'm heading straight to Charlton v. Mansfield. Tube connections are quick, Leyton to Stratford on the Central, then a couple of stops on the Jubilee to North Greenwich, and a short bus trip. Will be very tight getting there for 3pm, but should be quite close. Then it's Watford v. West Brom tomorrow.
Anyway, as always, safe travels, enjoy your games. |
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Well, in nearly 45 years of physically going to matches, and the occasions where I've been to more than one game on same day, I don't think I've EVER been lumbered with two goalless draws ! Might as well have got up this morning, flushed fifty quid down the box, and gone back to bed. A reminder that at times football below the Championship can be shockingly piss poor. |
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nice come from behind 3-2 home win for the tics over one of our bogey teams Wealdstone keeps us in 5th starting to open a gap now two games in hand on most of the teams above us boxing day at home to York is gonna be massive |
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"Well, in nearly 45 years of physically going to matches, and the occasions where I've been to more than one game on same day, I don't think I've EVER been lumbered with two goalless draws ! Might as well have got up this morning, flushed fifty quid down the box, and gone back to bed. A reminder that at times football below the Championship can be shockingly piss poor."
Did you make kick off at The Valley? |
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Very enjoyable trip to the south coast yesterday, topped off by an entertaining game between two committed sides. Great to see Lopetegui give a run out to two of our youth players.
Kudos to The Cherries fans for creating an excellent atmosphere in the 2nd half. Unlikely to see that at Sutton United tonight when our U21s turn up. The National League Trophy - the one they all want so badly, some of the National League sides declined their invite 🤣.
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"The National League Trophy - the one they all want so badly, some of the National League sides declined their invite 🤣.
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Recently bumped into an old friend who is involved at Aldershot Town. The Conference (it will always be the Conf. to me) sides get £8000 for each game they win in it |
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"The National League Trophy - the one they all want so badly, some of the National League sides declined their invite 🤣.
Recently bumped into an old friend who is involved at Aldershot Town. The Conference (it will always be the Conf. to me) sides get £8000 for each game they win in it "
I didn’t know that.
Braintree are £24k to the good so far, while Sutton were never even close to earning a fiver last night. Terrific turnout - they let kids in for free and we were struggling to get seats in the main stand.
Only 3 more games to go this year. (I am sure someone on this site is thinking “only 3 more games to go this week” 🤣). |
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"The National League Trophy - the one they all want so badly, some of the National League sides declined their invite 🤣.
Recently bumped into an old friend who is involved at Aldershot Town. The Conference (it will always be the Conf. to me) sides get £8000 for each game they win in it "
they actually get £15k per home game plus all other receipts from each game opportunity to play some fringe first teams plus youth prospects in competitive games |
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Busy weekend ?
Tonight, am at Wycombe v. Bolton
Tomorrow - Millwall v. Blackburn
Sun - Fulham v. Southampton
Anyone else on their footballing travels this weekend ? If so, safe trip, & enjoy your game(s). |
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got to love our club chairman supporters coach to Braintree arives and promptly breaks down chairman quickly pops the bonnet to have a shufti (he built his own steam land-rover) his verdict ..... it's fucked ! strait on phone chiving up a fresh coach don't get that in the prem |
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"nice 2- 0 win keeps us in fifth gap now opening to the rest of the pack
massive game at home to top of the table York on boxing day
beginning to enjoy this season now
bawa owtb coyb otid "
The top of the National League is shaping up well, with no one team running away with automatic promotion and plenty of teams vying for the play-offs.
Hope springs eternal and I still have fingers firmly crossed that the Monkey Hangers will put the disastrous appointment of Darren Sarll behind them and make the play-offs. If they do, that elusive first ever trip to Wembley is not beyond them.
I have a sneaky feeling that this could be Oldham’s year. Much as I am enjoying your fall from grace (us West Ham fans can hold a grudge to the grave), you’ve served your penance and I am a traditionalist who wants to see “proper” clubs in the League, not artificial dross like Crawley. (Still remember their away support turning up at my local non league side on their Club tandem). |
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"nice 2- 0 win keeps us in fifth gap now opening to the rest of the pack
massive game at home to top of the table York on boxing day
beginning to enjoy this season now
bawa owtb coyb otid
The top of the National League is shaping up well, with no one team running away with automatic promotion and plenty of teams vying for the play-offs.
Hope springs eternal and I still have fingers firmly crossed that the Monkey Hangers will put the disastrous appointment of Darren Sarll behind them and make the play-offs. If they do, that elusive first ever trip to Wembley is not beyond them.
I have a sneaky feeling that this could be Oldham’s year. Much as I am enjoying your fall from grace (us West Ham fans can hold a grudge to the grave), you’ve served your penance and I am a traditionalist who wants to see “proper” clubs in the League, not artificial dross like Crawley. (Still remember their away support turning up at my local non league side on their Club tandem)."
we are enjoying the fact that we are quietly getting on with business and seem to be off everybody's radar atm
two tough games to come York at home boxing day the trip to the resurgent monkey hangers for new year 4 points from those two would be good six would be mega .Have enjoyed our battles with the hammers over the years with St Valentines massacre of 1991 the highlight .know what you mean about away following at least we ain't getting beat by one man and his dog teams anymore |
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Highly frustrating afternoon at the cottage. Southampton clearly came with the intention of not getting another hiding, and to pinch a point if possible.
Fulham STILL haven't made the effort to replace Mitrovic, near enough eighteen months after he left. Muniz & Jiminez are nowhere near consistent enough. If they're to step up from being a solid mid table team to one with ambitions of getting into Europe and the latter stages of Cup competitions regularly they need to splash a bit of cash and find someone who chip in with fiteen/twenty goals. |
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so it's the big boxing day bash at boundary park as 5th place Oldham take on top of the table York live on DAZN at 5.30 .should be a good gate with 1300 making the trip from York and very healthy ticket sales I the home stands .five points separate the two teams so a proper boxing day six pointer
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Well....don't really think Watford did enough to win that today - but you don't much sweeter than pinching a 95th minute winner.
Eleven League games at The Vic - nine wins, two draws. Keep 'em coming. |
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