A lady in my Super 6 league was on for the jackpot until the last minute Swansea penalty yesterday. Gutted!
Nightmare. Although I’d predicted 2-1 Swansea in both Super 6 and a bet so the 90+7 penalty was great for me
A lady in my Super 6 league was on for the jackpot until the last minute Swansea penalty yesterday. Gutted!
Nightmare. Although I’d predicted 2-1 Swansea in both Super 6 and a bet so the 90+7 penalty was great for me
After sacking Stuart McCall for the 18th time... of course they failed to win yesterday after I'd included them in my acca.Bradford City FC have suddenly had a good run in League Two, winning four and drawing one of their last five league matches. They are currently in tenth place in the division.
Wasn’t even a penalty. Shocking refereeing.A lady in my Super 6 league was on for the jackpot until the last minute Swansea penalty yesterday. Gutted!
Last time Liverpool lost 4 in a row at home Prince Philip was 1
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham (Lemina)It’s 6 now isn’t it?
It’s 6 now isn’t it?
Six losses of which one away, isn't it?
Dundee Utd 0-0 Celtic
Rangers are champions.
No fabled 10IAR for Celtic - instead, Rangers lay claim to their 55th title. Steven Gerrard gets his first league triumph.
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham (Lemina)
Oh mate.
Hence "Rangers lay claim".I would like to mention that depending upon various viewpoints that it is the very first title for the present incarnation of the Ibrox side unless the honours of the 1872-2012 incarnation transferred across back then.
Hence "Rangers lay claim".
I'm not getting into that, though, because of all the crap patter on either side of the divide.
Hence "Rangers lay claim".
I'm not getting into that, though, because of all the crap patter on either side of the divide.
Of course. I'm fairly agnostic when it comes to this stuff - I follow Ross County a little but that's about it.That was why I had used the phrase "depending upon various viewpoints" and left it at that for that reason you mentioned.
This is something that comes up frequently ('dirty Leeds'), but you have to remember that the standards at the time were a bit different and it's not exactly reasonable to judge football from then by today's standards. I'm 31 and even within my lifetime tackles that would have been fine in the 1990's can now get you sent off... However, I can't comment too much as I wasn't there when he was playing. What I can say is that I've met him multiple times and that he came across as an absolute gentleman on all those occasions.News on the BBC earlier on today mentioning former Leeds Utd and Scotland internationalist Peter Lorimer has passed away. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56234156
Although was good at scoring goals such as in Scotland's 2-0 win against Zaire in the 1974 World Cup, like his teammate Billy Bremner, he was a very dirty player in that both Lorimer and Bremner made sure that opponents got tackled, even though the ball was nowhere near. Putting into context, back in 1995, Duncan Ferguson got sent to jail for giving Jock McStay a Glasgow kiss on the pitch.
The Leeds team of the early/mid 70s weren’t massively dirty by the standards of the day, but they were horribly cynical
YeahThere were also rumours of bribes and backhanders
Yeah
Indeed, Gary Sprake came out and said it happened, but then he was skint, alienated and got paid handsomely for his story. I’m not saying it didn’t happen, just that things were different back then and that to single Leeds or Revie out for it alone is unfair.Indeed. Leeds weren't the only ones on the end of "questionable" European results either
I was thinking more, though, about the long history of allegations of bungs and backhanders offered by Revie. All unproved of course but supported by decent circumstantial evidence. That said Leeds and their fans are massively one eyed so it is to be expected that they prefer to focus on when they were robbed rather than when, it is alleged, they were up to no good.
Cloughie had it right: "as far as I'm concerned, the first thing you can do for me is to chuck all your medals and all your caps and all your pots and all your pans into the biggest f***ing dustbin you can find, because you've never won any of them fairly. You've done it all by bloody cheating"
( and I know he probably didn't say that but it is a good line!)
PPS - Leeds probably were robbed in the 1975 European Cup Final. They should have had at least one penalty and had a goal disallowed in tight circumstances. We will over look the fact that Leeds stuck in a couple of "tasty" challenges early doors and that the side was then manged by Jimmy Armfield as Revie had left for the England job.
Cloughie also allegedly got the rough end of the stick whilst manager of Derby County in a European Cup semi-final 1st leg away vs Juventus in 1973 where it was claimed that the home centre forward had had a convivial chat in the match referee's dressing room, both before the game and at half time.Indeed. Leeds weren't the only ones on the end of "questionable" European results either.
So how ironic that both clubs have sacked their respective managers. Obviously Salford's owners expect instant success but money doesn't buy that. I wonder who's manager they'll pinch next to try and achieve their aims of joining the moneybags higher up.EFL TROPHY FINAL
Portsmouth from League 1 against Salford City from League 2 in this final played at Wembley. Scoreless at half-time, full-time and extra-time, but Salford seemed to have the edge and were not like a side a division below their opponents.
So it came down to the dreaded penalty shoot-out, which Portsmouth contrived not to score from either of their first two attempts, whereas Salford held their nerve and won the penalty shoot out 4-2. This is the first trophy win for Salford since they became an EFL club. A couple of the "noted" Salford owners were there watching the match.
I had a big smile on my face last night when I saw that result - and no, I'm not a Hibs fan.Scottish Cup ... 2nd round
Brora Rangers 2 ... Heart of Midlothan 1
Not exactly the "Jam Tarts" finest moment and most definitely a "cup shock".
Scottish Cup ... 2nd round
Brora Rangers 2 ... Heart of Midlothan 1
Not exactly the "Jam Tarts" finest moment and most definitely a "cup shock".
In my book that is the biggest Scottish Cup shock of all time, finally eclipsing Berwick beating Rangers in 1967.Scottish Cup ... 2nd round
Brora Rangers 2 ... Heart of Midlothan 1
Not exactly the "Jam Tarts" finest moment and most definitely a "cup shock".