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Good after-thought.My initial prediction was Liverpool 4-3 but now I'm thinking 2-2 draw
Good after-thought.My initial prediction was Liverpool 4-3 but now I'm thinking 2-2 draw
When Manchester United beat Southampton 9-0, I seriously predicted Southampton 6-3Good after-thought.
That has previously happened, to be fair, back in October 1996.When Manchester United beat Southampton 9-0, I seriously predicted Southampton 6-3
I've not seen the game itself but it does appear I got my prediction spectacularly wrong based on what I've read of itWell then....
We're definitely into "squeaky-bum time" for the Championship run-in... we host Luton tonight- the only team that's a bigger surprise this season than ourselves. A win would be massive for our chances of sealing a top six place, but it won't be easy- Luton are a decent side with a fair bit of pace: a factor that we often struggle to defend against.We seem to be doing a fantastic job of bottling the playoffs, after already doing a fantastic job of bottling automatic promotion. We have a favourable run-in but I don't fancy our chances.
Hyde United visit Grantham Town this coming Saturday and we still need more points to ensure that we are finally safe from relegation.Yet another loss today confirms relegation for Grantham Town, from the NPL Premier Division.
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Almost certainly Hyde, with 46 points and a decent enough goal difference, have done enough already to stay up. Even if they finish third bottom, they will still be o.k. as the three teams finishing third bottom with the best points per game record (of the four third bottom teams in the Northern Premier League/Isthmian League/Southern League Central/Southern League South) will all be reprieved. This season, only one team finishing third bottom, the one with the worst PPG record, goes down and Hyde already have enough points not to be this club.Hyde United visit Grantham Town this coming Saturday and we still need more points to ensure that we are finally safe from relegation.
Last weekend's home 0-4 defeat by a very good Bamber Bridge team did not improve the matter of goal difference.Almost certainly Hyde, with 46 points and a decent enough goal difference, have done enough already to stay up. Even if they finish third bottom, they will still be o.k. as the three teams finishing third bottom with the best points per game record (of the four third bottom teams in the Northern Premier League/Isthmian League/Southern League Central/Southern League South) will all be reprieved. This season, only one team finishing third bottom, the one with the worst PPG record, goes down and Hyde already have enough points not to be this club.
If the Hyde players were maybe saving themselves for last night's Manchester Premier Cup final, that didn't work out too well either, Ashton United winning 1-0.
Fort William FC won their first game of their league season yesterday meaning they have amassed more points this week (they played Monday) than they have in the rest of the season. Maybe a positive note near the end of their league season for team which always seems to struggle.
The match against Strathspey Thistle was not all that surprising in its result as this was a match between the only two teams in the Highland League who had conceeded well over 100 goals this season.Fort William FC won their first game of their league season yesterday meaning they have amassed more points this week (they played Monday) than they have in the rest of the season. Maybe a positive note near the end of their league season for team which always seems to struggle.
The match against Strathspey Thistle was not all that surprising in its result as this was a match between the only two teams in the Highland League who had conceeded well over 100 goals this season.
I hope they've got someone lined up, there is no time to settle in. They have some winnable games coming up (Wolves at home, Watford away) but it will need someone who can get up to speed pretty quickly.Burnley have sacked Sean Dyche with still some matches to go before the end of the season.
If you are desperate, you are desperate!Wonder who they’ll parachute in. Sam Allardyce?
They seem to have been a league side for a long time (Ian Botham), I can't seem to find a date that they came into the the old football league 4Scunthorpe's result today saw then lose their position as a football league team.
Elected to the League in 1950.They seem to have been a league side for a long time (Ian Botham), I can't seem to find a date that they came into the the old football league 4
ThanksElected to the League in 1950.
They seem to have been a league side for a long time (Ian Botham), I can't seem to find a date that they came into the the old football league 4
They seemed to be able to survive by developing young players and selling them on (at pretty knock-down fees) - Clemence and Keegan probably being the most notable. That seems to have dried up of late (although former Iron, Billy Sharp, is still scoring for Sheffield Utd).Elected to the League in 1950.
Yes, a great shame. A side which has been in the Football League for 72 years and never in the top tier (I read 36 consecutive years in the old Fourth Division!) is a cultural fixture of the game.They seemed to be able to survive by developing young players and selling them on (at pretty knock-down fees) - Clemence and Keegan probably being the most notable. That seems to have dried up of late (although former Iron, Billy Sharp, is still scoring for Sheffield Utd).
It would leave (historic) Lincolnshire with just one league team, rather than the three they had a few years ago.Yes, a great shame. A side which has been in the Football League for 72 years and never in the top tier (I read 36 consecutive years in the old Fourth Division!) is a cultural fixture of the game.
It looks like Oldham have a chance of joining them in non league next season - founder Premier League members in 1992 as well!