Football

[balne-wonderer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22157469

its scandalous. The rules on these incidents needs to be changed.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

It is a small step from there to saying that chants directing hate purely based on which football team they support are as bad. And do you punish the whole crowd or attempt to separate those who chanted "offensively" from those who didn't? And is a chant of "You were born in Glasgow" offensively racist or cheerily supportive? In no way am I suggesting racism should be ignored, just that banning chants is a peculiarly subjective way of handling it.

The line between passion and hatred can be a little blurry at times. If language of an inflammatory nature likely to cause a breach of the peace were used at a march or demonstration then the police may well act. Is a sporting event really that different ? Admittedly it could go too far and spoil the atmosphere although all seated staduims seem to have done that in most cases.

 

[familyguy99]

Oldham v Yeovil and Bury v Scunthorpe are playing tonight and if Oldham beat Yeovil then that mean Hartlepool and Portsmouth will both be relegated and if Bury beat Scunthorpe then Scunthorpe will be relegated on Saturday if they fail to beat MK Dons.

I think Scunthorpe should beat Bury as if Bury play like they did against us then I can't see Bury scoring, as for Oldham I can't see them beating Yeovil so I be happy if that match finishing in draw but got feeling Yeovil will win maybe 2-1.

I see Cardiff will be promoted to Premiership if they get point against Charlton or Watford lose to Millwall and Bristol City will be relegated if they lost to Birmingham in tonight matches.

 

[richw]

Oldham v Yeovil and Bury v Scunthorpe are playing tonight and if Oldham beat Yeovil then that mean Hartlepool and Portsmouth will both be relegated and if Bury beat Scunthorpe then Scunthorpe will be relegated on Saturday if they fail to beat MK Dons.

I think Scunthorpe should beat Bury as if Bury play like they did against us then I can't see Bury scoring, as for Oldham I can't see them beating Yeovil so I be happy if that match finishing in draw but got feeling Yeovil will win maybe 2-1.

I see Cardiff will be promoted to Premiership if they get point against Charlton or Watford lose to Millwall and Bristol City will be relegated if they lost to Birmingham in tonight matches.

Portsmouth however are effectively already relegated. They have a pending 10 point deduction, or expulsion from the league.
Maybe Johnson snr will do his son a favour, I believe yeovil at worst can finish 5th and at best 3rd so play off being only option for them. I expect Johnson snr to start resting players for the play off.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

... And Bury only have two subs tonight. Grim times in South East Lancashire it seems.

 

[richw]

Oldham 1 Yeovil 0 leaves Oldham 5 points clear of relegation.
Cardiff promoted to the premier league.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

... And Bury only have two subs tonight. Grim times in South East Lancashire it seems.

Well, they did Oldham Athletic a very, very, very big favour by beating Scunthorpe United 2-1, which was a match that most people expected Scunthorpe United to win.

Oldham Athletic beat Yeovil 1-0 to gain another three valuable points in the managerial "son versus father" match.
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Stockport County, who were playing in one of the higher echelons of the Football League not so very many years ago now face the final two matches of the season away from home in the Conference Premiership and still in "the bottom four". On Tuesday night, they travel away to Gateshead who are only two points above them and needing points to help to ensure their own survival, then on the Saturday, they travel away to top-of-the table Kidderminster who need all the points to help in the top-two struggle with Mansfield Town for the "top-spot" automatic promotion place.

Remember my recent quote above. Tonight, Gateshead drew 1-1 with Stockport County, who now face that final away game at Kidderminster two points adrift of Tamworth, in the "fourth" relegation place.

 

[David]

I'm not a happy chappy now. Oh well, I guess I'll be the resident League 2 correspondant next season.

Thanks a bunch Alan Knill ....

 

[andrew bell]

I'm not a happy chappy now. Oh well, I guess I'll be the resident League 2 correspondant next season.

Thanks a bunch Alan Knill ....

Correction, 1 of the League 2 correspondants, its very nice in League 2, your more than welcome to join us here, apart from when we (Wycombe) play you

I have been to Glanford Park twice, both times Scunthorpe won quite easily, I saw a 2-0 defeat on a Friday night where I spent all night at Manchester Piccadilly awaiting train back to Watford and also went last season where (if I remember) you went down to 10 men but won something like 4-1, a game which is remembered by Wycombe fans for Matt McClure's first professional goal (although he nearly missed from 6 inches out)

 

[WelshBluebird]

Still don't think it has sunk in for me.
What a night!

 

[Johnuk123]

Still don't think it has sunk in for me.
What a night!

Well done.

Unfortunately a lot of promoted clubs feel they need to reward the players who got promotion with new contracts.

This is usually the last thing to do as the difference between the 2 divisions is massive.

For a Premier league club you need Premier league players and Cardiff will need to spend big or at least spend wisely as Swansea did.

 

[Ivo]

It's taken long enough for Cardiff to finally reach the Prem. Not something I ever managed with them on Premier Manager 64 - but then the aim there was more to get the manager in the PL and not the club...

Now to find out when they play Everton at home. I wouldn't mind being in either end; I'm not exactly against cheering on Cardiff, being my second/third team (depending on how I feel about Southend at any time and how amusing laughing at them is!).

 

[richw]

It's taken long enough for Cardiff to finally reach the Prem. Not something I ever managed with them on Premier Manager 64 - but then the aim there was more to get the manager in the PL and not the club...

Now to find out when they play Everton at home. I wouldn't mind being in either end; I'm not exactly against cheering on Cardiff, being my second/third team (depending on how I feel about Southend at any time and how amusing laughing at them is!).

Cardiff should be my second team really having spent 3 years of my life in the city, however I developed a fondness for swansea, and enjoy watching Swans play. The premier league is in for a shock on South Wales derby day, dont think there is any other derby quite like Cardiff vs Swansea

 

[jon0844]

There are of course now three Welsh teams in the Premier League. Swansea, Cardiff and Gareth Bale.

 

[SS4]

Apparently Man Utd have no club v country policy. Whilst this could easily be true it doesn't help that if they are telling players to make themselves unavailable they're hardly likely to admit it!

 

[JoeH]

http://i.minus.com/isKydpmqZx1o9.gif

Andy Carroll diving through the air and completely taking out the goalkeeper.

not sure what that was supposed to be, but he shouldn't really be on the pitch now.

 

[SS4]

Bah, Van Persie would have to start scoring now wouldn't he

 

[balne-wonderer]

Bah, Van Persie would have to start scoring now wouldn't he

blatantly offside goal. wow just wow. wasn't even close to being in line. sadly its happens all too often with that club.

 

[JoeH]

blatantly offside goal. wow just wow. wasn't even close to being in line. sadly its happens all too often with that club.

Would be far preferable to play the second half against 10 men than have an offside goal given.

 

[balne-wonderer]

Apparently Man Utd have no club v country policy. Whilst this could easily be true it doesn't help that if they are telling players to make themselves unavailable they're hardly likely to admit it!

they've done it years let's be honest.

 

[SS4]

Nice goal for Man City if only because we need Wigan to lose

 

[balne-wonderer]

Would be far preferable to play the second half against 10 men than have an offside goal given.

Agreed. I wasnt sure about the Carroll one at first live but on replays he is incredibly late. Worth noting he was clashing with Rooney just before that and it seems he lost he head.

 

[JoeH]

Agreed. I wasnt sure about the Carroll one at first live but on replays he is incredibly late. Worth noting he was clashing with Rooney just before that and it seems he lost he head.

Both Rooney and Carroll were doing it to each other and then laughing about it and hugging. It was pretty embarrassing to be honest.

 

[richw]

blatantly offside goal. wow just wow. wasn't even close to being in line. sadly its happens all too often with that club.

Afraid there was no offside position possible. The West Ham player touched the ball before it came to RVP

 

[balne-wonderer]

Afraid there was no offside position possible. The West Ham player touched the ball before it came to RVP

You have better eyes than me then. I stand corrected as do Sky.

 

[Butts]

Nice goal for Man City if only because we need Wigan to lose

At least your honest

 

[richw]

You have better eyes than me then. I stand corrected as do Sky.

The last touch before RVP was Collins. Kagawa shot, deflected off of Collins onto the post then rebound to RVP, as deflected off of Collins, there is no such offside positions. My eyes have been confirmed by BBC

2120:
GOAL - West Ham 2-2 Manchester United - Robin van Persie (77 mins)
Shinji Kagawa's strike is deflected onto one post and then the other. The rebound falls kindly for Robin van Persie who side-foots home from six yards.

 

[balne-wonderer]

Nice goal for Man City if only because we need Wigan to lose

Villa will be saved by Stoke I reckon.
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The rumour regarding the FA cup kick off time is that its been put to 5:15 to cater for US audiences

 

[Butts]

Villa will be saved by Stoke I reckon.

I agree - time they went down....

Whats happened with Crouch,Owen and Jones...barely a goal between them

 

[SS4]

Villa will be saved by Stoke I reckon.
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The rumour regarding the FA cup kick off time is that its been put to 5:15 to cater for US audiences

I'd rather save ourselves though, Stoke can grind results if needs must but we're incapable of keeping a clean sheet. Really hoping it doesn't come down to Wigan on the last day but I fear for next season whether it's in the championship or the premier league.

The FA are talking out of their arses by saying "only a minimal amount of fans" use the train. It's blatently obvious to almost everyone this is a cash grab

In some better news Petrov is on the mend a year after being diagnosed with leukaemia.