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Post by newby on Feb 24, 2024 8:08:03 GMT
Will last nights football be in the Yorkshire Post! One of the main reasons I stopped getting the paper is because they started to print it before the results were in so there was never any report of the evening game. Or is it just because we live in the sticks we get an early edition.
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Post by karma on Feb 24, 2024 10:03:34 GMT
Unfortunately you're right newby. I tend to get the YP every Saturday, partly for the sport but also depth of other Yorkshire matters. Afraid my brain was not fully engaged.
As it's a footy free day, we're sat in our car in Huddersfield eating outside a MacDonalds eating our egg muffins and not reading about Leeds United ( but Joe's magnificent century) - On a family visit morning . Will listen to footy this pm
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Post by hawke on Feb 24, 2024 10:12:04 GMT
Visited York yesterday and walked down Bootham Crescent. The ground is gone and lots of housing is already in its place. I've never been back , though I should with so many happy memories of the place. I used to go to every game I could went early, and visited an uncle who lived just off Burton Stone Lane (adjacent to the ground) played him chess, after the footy it was dominoes in the Tavern (now flats) . Some of the streets have been named after people/players connected with the club , including David Longworth. Next time my wife is shopping in York , I'm going to retrace my walk of expectation ! yes walked down Burton Stone Lane and then to Clifton
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Post by hawke on Feb 24, 2024 10:13:31 GMT
It's a funny old game, Leeds United second best, by a long way, for 70 minutes had a storming last 20 and it ended up 3-1. Weird substitution policy from Leicester, they took their two most effective players off. Mind you they had both missed a couple of sitters. Not that I'm complaining, it certainly made my night and that's 9 wins on the spin. yes an eventful evening with Lady Luck favouring the homesters a hint noisy on the terraces as a result
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Post by newby on Feb 24, 2024 23:03:46 GMT
Good win for Sheffield Wednesday today, tempered by the fact most of those they are chasing, including Huddersfield Town, QPR and Millwall also won.
Talking of QPR, sad to hear that Stan Bowles, formerly of that parish died today. Something out of the ordinary and a joy to watch on his day.
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Post by karma on Feb 25, 2024 13:25:20 GMT
Good win for Sheffield Wednesday today, tempered by the fact most of those they are chasing, including Huddersfield Town, QPR and Millwall also won. Talking of QPR, sad to hear that Stan Bowles, formerly of that parish died today. Something out of the ordinary and a joy to watch on his day. Yes, any win for Wednesday is good so that they don't fall further behind, I'm still optimistic that they can avoid the drop. And yes, Millwall are in a similar lowly position but their win further dented Southampton's recent form. I'm trying to take the positives Leeds Cup game away at Chelsea mid-week, good luck to them and their loyal supporters paying £hundreds for their train tickets. Short League trip to Huddersfield next Saturday and when Ipswich have to travel to Plymouth. As for Stan Bowles , I know I saw him live once but can't for the life of me remember exactly when or where . It was obviously some time ago ,he was brilliant . Unfortunately I suddenly feel old. I did see QPR play at Blackpool , 50 something years ago, but I remember another great player from that game, Rodney Marsh. Anyway RIP Stan. However after a live-game-free-weekend , I'm going to watch a team on Tuesday evening I've never seen before, Rushall Olympic , in National League North , playing at Farsley Celtic, no idea where they're from or which player I've seen before is on their books, or who manages them , nothing.
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Post by newby on Feb 25, 2024 18:09:24 GMT
I'm a charitable man so I was thinking it was a bit hard on poor old Chelsea, having to play in the League Cup final at Wembley today and then having Leeds United on Wednesday in the FA Cup.
Then the game went into to extra-time and I was more concerned, and when they lost to Liverpool my sympathy knew no bounds.
Then I remembered it was Chelsea and suddenly it didn't seem so bad.
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Post by newby on Feb 26, 2024 14:45:48 GMT
This round of the FA Cup has been pushed to midweek for some reason. It starts tonight with Coventry against Maidstone, sounds right up the BBC's street, they love a giant killing, but it's actually on ITV4. Coventry have had a couple of blips just lately after a very good run.
Not a footballing icon to many but sad to hear of the death of Chris Nicholl today. Stuck on the South Coast, Southampton became the team for my eldest son in his formative years. We watched him play a few times before he moved on, but it was when he came back as the manager that sticks out.
Southampton, under Chris Nicholl playing at the Dell was a fantastic fun place to watch football, I even became fond of them myself. Matt Le Tissier, psycho Mark Dennis, Jimmy Case, and a very young Alan Shearer.
It was almost as good as watching Leeds United.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Feb 26, 2024 15:27:01 GMT
plus Tommy Widdrington.... now outshone by his son Kai who is one of the professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing
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Post by newby on Feb 26, 2024 16:58:25 GMT
We escaped back to Yorkshire in 1989 so I missed the Tommy Widdrington era. My son remained semi faithful to Southampton, but as schoolboys do he quickly converted and followed his new school pals to supporting Scarborough. It was the 'glory years' so I went too to keep an eye on him.
He's ended up with Bradford City, serves him right. It's mainly because his firm has links and he often gets hospitality. It's certainly not for the football.
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Post by Capybara on Feb 27, 2024 8:38:03 GMT
This round of the FA Cup has been pushed to midweek for some reason. To suit the Premier League. That's the answer when anything changes for the worse in English football.
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Post by Capybara on Feb 27, 2024 9:19:43 GMT
Not a footballing icon to many but sad to hear of the death of Chris Nicholl today. Famous for once having scored all four goals in a Desmond.
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Post by newby on Feb 27, 2024 10:54:46 GMT
I must have seen him play for Villa but it was playing for Northern Ireland where I remember him from his earlier days. He was solid but not flash when I saw him playing for Saints.
His passing had me getting all nostalgic and digging out some old programmes I'd kept as special. Shearer's debut with a hat trick against Arsenal, and the 3 Wallace brothers Danny, Rod and Ray playing in the same team for the first time.
Thank heaven's my lad didn't choose Pompey!
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Post by karma on Feb 27, 2024 11:08:04 GMT
Not a footballing icon to many but sad to hear of the death of Chris Nicholl today. Famous for once having scored all four goals in a Desmond. I missed that one, sorry to hear , for every headline-grabbing player there are lots of hardworking skillfull players like Chris Nicholl who make a real difference
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Post by byased on Feb 27, 2024 15:52:07 GMT
I think Chris Nicholl had been suffering from dementia for many years, another victim of heading too many footballs possibly? Rushall Olympic, Karma, come from near Walsall. Very small set up, and I think this is the highest level they have ever played at. I played cricket against Rushall a couple of times, a very basic little ground. I am planning to go and see Scarborough at Buxton on Saturday. Scarborough on a very bad run, so hopefully I will bring them some luck.
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