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Post by karma on Jan 24, 2024 10:28:14 GMT
Strange, I couldn't stand him as a player, less than average. As a manager he's got something about him. A couple of wins and other results going right and you'll be pressing the promotion group.
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Post by Hit Wicket on Jan 24, 2024 15:24:51 GMT
Boro finished 6-1, then? Tsk, whatever happened to the mercy rule?
I showed my face at Newport v Wrexham on Saturday. What it lacked in finesse it made up for in atmosphere. We've erected temporary stands behind both goals as we've four big games in a row (stop sniggering at the back - Wrexham, Manchester United, Notts County and Swindon), hence 9000 were packed in.
Aided by an early sending-off and a lacklustre showing from the visitors, Newport's 1-0 win was pretty comfortable, though admittedly there were plenty of hoofed clearances.
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Post by karma on Jan 24, 2024 22:31:22 GMT
Well good news, the takeover of Newport went through today and the first job is " to bring some financial stability"
Well I'm becoming a bit of a fan and I think the first job is to plan for this weekend's FA Cup match home v Man Utd . Wish Newport every success for the fans a brilliant game with the right result leading to another financial bonanza in the next round That will in itself bring some more financial security. In fact I'm going to break one of my golden rules. I rarely watch sport on tv and in particular footy when I can be out watching live sport or getting some exercise. I think the game starts @ 16:30 Sunday teatime so I'll be there in spirit cheering Newport on.
Not quite a parallel with YCCC but in all the deliberations about a new deal and 'takeover' by Graves, I'd also like to hear a bit more positivity about on-field activities. I know the cricket will come but I'm impatient for more Yorkshire cricket news and less of the off- field stuff
PS well done Leeds United 1 - 0 over Norwich , I just followed the 'score' . 3 points are 3 points and 4 wins on the trot , within a point of Southampton
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Post by newby on Jan 25, 2024 11:03:19 GMT
Pleased with the win for Leeds United, Norwich are a good team and it was a close if not very exciting game and keeps Leeds there or thereabouts.
With the FA Cup coming up I thought the manager might use his subs a bit more to give the first choice players a bit of a rest but he kept most of them on for full 90 minutes. I have a feeling he might be intending to give them a rest at the weekend and field a weakened team, prioritising the chance of a top two finish, we'll see.
FA cup has been spread to cover a very long weekend indeed and starts today with Bournemouth v Swansea.
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Post by karma on Jan 26, 2024 16:40:39 GMT
FA CUP WEEKEND 🏆
If I was manager at Leeds United 🥅 v Plymouth for this weekends FA Cup tie I would follow the pattern alluded to by newby - try to rest some of my key players or at least have them starting as subs and bring them on only of needed. However, they say, 'Fortune favours the brave' and Plymouth are also a Championship side, sitting much lower down. That approach might be a little arrogant as anyone in the FA Cup can on the day beat anyone else and it's probably why I'm not manager. Leeds United 🦉
Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry - logic and form says Coventry will be hard to beat in tonight's game (unbeaten for ages) but my heart says Wednesday , they have a great cup tradition , they are playing at home and the Cup might just be a bit of 'relief' for their players compared with the must-win approach to League games. Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United v Brighton . Again home advantage should count for something for United but they are bottom of the Premiership for a reason and virtually certain to be relegated. On the other hand it's not the league and the Sheffield players might respond to a less pressured cup game Might go to a replay
Leicester v Birmingham - Form, league position and home advantage should normally say it's Leicester's game to lose . New manager at Birmingham often gets an instant response, I'm going with Leicester
West Brom v Wolves - Championship v Premiership will probably count for little, home advantage in a jam-packed ground for West Brom and hopefully more settled financial position . I think this game could go to a replay purely so that byased can watch another cracking game 📺
Newport County v Manchester United. I'm afraid I'm biased in favour of Newport and I want them to come away with the spoils. They beat their fellow Welsh team , the high flying Wrexham last week, they have a new owner and the payday (£400,000) from their temporarily larger ground will help their finances too. 🍌 skin for Manchester ( I hope)so Newport ( I hope) 🤞 .
NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH
Banbury v Scarborough - this is a game that on paper Scarborough should win if they feel they are good enough for promotion. Banbury are one place above the relegation zone have drawn one and lost four of their last five games . Scarborough are in the promotion zone and in their last five games have drawn two , won two and lost one - I saw them underperform at Farsley to lose. A must win for Scarborough, c'mon 🌊🐕🐕
Other games are available
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Post by newby on Jan 26, 2024 18:13:28 GMT
Spurs v Man City will be getting all the TV coverage tonight. If only there was a way they could both lose in the same round!
Leeds United don't play again until next Friday, they broke a couple of players on Wednesday, Gray and James, so that's at least 2 changes. A couple of the defenders Rodon and Ampadu, who have played every minute could do with a rest. Up to the manager.
Wednesday v Coventry would be my pick for tonight, I'll listen if I can find it. It will have to be the highlights for tomorrow's games, and West Brom v Wolves should be interesting on Sunday.
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Post by Hit Wicket on Jan 27, 2024 6:50:07 GMT
Thanks for your support, Karma. I hope Newport at least keep things respectable.
Leeds seem to be in a rich vein of form. The chap I watch cricket with is a season ticket holder and tells me that up until their name came out of the "hat" first versus Plymouth they'd had a remarkable sequence of away ties in the FA Cup stretching back quite a number of years. Perhaps this is a sign....
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Post by karma on Jan 27, 2024 11:20:52 GMT
I think it's 13 years or thereabouts since Leeds had such a home draw.
In today's Yorkshire Post, 'Door is open' as ostracised Cresswell in line for Leeds recall. Combination of his hard work and attitude (together with injuries and need to 'rest' some players perhaps). Charlie's dad, Richard was a good player too with Leeds ( and York City). Let's hope too that Charlie and Leeds have settled their differences.
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Post by newby on Jan 29, 2024 11:30:34 GMT
I hope Cresswell does get his head right and I think he's a good player, just maybe not quite as good as he thinks he is. But managers get the big bucks to deal with situations like this.
I think in regards to the FA cup having a replay put us in a really poor position, but seeing the draw for the next round clarifies things. Automatic promotion is the goal, anything else is merely froth must be the thinking.
If we had a home draw for the next round, going all out for a win in the replay would have been tempting. As it is, with the prospect of facing Chelsea or Aston Villa away, we can rest a few players, still hope we are strong enough to win, but not be too down if we lose.
I'm speaking of course as someone with the best interests of the club and the 35000 or so who turn up every week in mind, personally I'd sooner be in the Championship perpetually.
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Post by karma on Jan 31, 2024 12:43:06 GMT
Well Plymouth Argyle v Leeds United in FA Cup 🏆 replay, Tuesday 6th February is on BBC1 @7.45. ⚽️
Unfortunately that clashes with my plan to see on the same evening Guiseley v Osset in the West Riding Cup 🏆
I'm a bit torn, love live sport but want Leeds to succeed and it's not just their 35,000 supporters, it's good for the whole area to have successful teams. Footy, Rugby and Cricket
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Post by newby on Jan 31, 2024 13:05:13 GMT
Your right of course Karma, nice to have at least one of our teams in the Premier league, even if they are just cannon fodder.
Sheffield United unfortunately once again looking a long way from safety after their brief upturn in results.
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Post by karma on Jan 31, 2024 20:24:45 GMT
I think this is good news.
Scarborough's home game on Saturday to Scunthorpe United should be a sell-out. However, Scunthorpe are warning any of their fans who bought tickets for Scarborough's home end will not be able to gain admittance/will be ejected from the ground and there will be no refunds
Scunthorpe who are second in the table, are a really well supported club - when they came to Farsley the club advised them to park half a mile away rather than try to park any nearer 🚗 🚔 🏎 🚓 🚕 🚌 🚍 🚎 🚐 🚌 🚔🚓.
Scarborough are in third place 5 points behind Scunny but the following pack in the promotion zone are pretty close and pretty tightly packed . A must win home game for the Seadogs
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Post by newby on Jan 31, 2024 22:03:37 GMT
With the best will in the world it's difficult to stop away supporters of a club on the up, from infiltrating into the home areas if the away ticket allocation for the game is too small to satisfy demand.
Is hooliganism on the rise in the lower leagues, I think I read something about trouble at Hartlepool involving York fans last week.
Not really lower league, but the West Brom v Wolves FA cup game was badly delayed last week due to crowd trouble.
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Post by karma on Feb 1, 2024 8:06:36 GMT
I think the trouble was at the railway station after the Hartlepool game where a few 18 and 19 year old supporters were arrested. I think it was three arrests (and drink was involved) that's still 3 too many and unusual for York. I understand as well that a police dog badly bit a supporter who was not arrested. There may have been a more incidents, I don't know but the club have issued a statement condemning what happened, instigating and enquiry and that action will be taken. Co-incidentally earlier last week the Club welcomed a local solicitor to the Board of Directors York - no connection between the two events
City has an enthusiastic and young collection of fans many of them new and coinciding a couple of years ago to the new community Stadium. The stadium is all-seater and at that time my seat was in the South stand , behind what is termed the 'home' end. The fans there tend to be the young element , are very vocal and often 'lift' the team with theur vocal support .the tennis ball protest mentioned in a previous post originated from these fans.
I've been supporting York City and going to games (originally with my dad and uncle) for nigh on over 65 years even going to reserve games and travelling all over the UK so I used to be part of that young crowd, Not now though , I've moved out of the South stand because there is a tendency for the supporters there to stand up to watch, even though in theory it's a seating only stand, if I chose to sit I couldn't see anything
So I'm now in the West stand about the halfway line , great view , people sit and cheer or clap . Some complain about the younger element but I try to point out that they are supporters too and usually not season ticket holders because they cannot afford the outlay for a season ticket .They are though potentially the next generations of season ticket holders and make up a high proportion of York Cities very high and loyal away support too. We were all young once but that's no excuse for anti-social behaviour, same with drink.
I cannot condone the actions of a few idiots (Oh I've just remembered a flare might have been thrown on the pitch) I'd like to think I never caused any trouble over all those years of support. However my father-in-law came to to an away game at Scarborough and he nearly got arrested by a policeman in the ground for being 'funny' and failing to move along quickly enough.
At York , the 'troubl'e usually comes from away supporters, often where drink is involved
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Post by newby on Feb 1, 2024 9:06:01 GMT
Callow Youth, the Demon drink and being part of a large group, ah yes I remember it well. If that's all it is then it was always so, a bit annoying at times, but nothing too much to worry about.
It's the grown men, again usually fuelled up with alcohol, looking for trouble, or too drunk to avoid it, that worries me.
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