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Post by byased on May 13, 2024 10:58:00 GMT
Baggies game not great, but seen worse. Quite happy with a draw. Penalties to settle both games possibly? I quite like the drama of penalties, much better than tossing a coin! My wife thinks it a shame for those who miss, but it is part of their job. I don't get nervous about professional sport, so more than happy to sit through them if it comes to it. I may do the same at Stranraer on Saturday. I have decided to go and give them a bit of support, and make a bit of a weekend of it.
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Post by newby on May 16, 2024 21:40:54 GMT
The real Leeds United re-appeared tonight after a long absence and played some good football. I felt sorry for Norwich, well almost.
So Wembley it is, Baggies or Saints, not fussed.
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Post by karma on May 17, 2024 6:31:13 GMT
Job half done. Strong performance to keep hope alive
If they can show that kind of form in the final then it would be worth watching and a fairytale finale to the season.
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Post by newby on May 17, 2024 9:53:24 GMT
The Norwich players were poor but it's the manager who carries the can and Wagner was sacked this morning. Bit harsh!
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Post by slowleftarmer on May 17, 2024 12:36:49 GMT
so if Norwich had won and then lost the play off final would Delia have still sacked Wagner?
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Post by donnylad on May 17, 2024 13:07:57 GMT
Norwich seem to sack decent managers who have done well with a small pool of moderate players.
Stinks worse than the Wensum at low tide!!!!
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Post by byased on May 19, 2024 10:06:01 GMT
Not too upset about the Baggies. over achieved with a thin squad, and prefer championship by a long way. Had a great day at Stranraer yesterday. 650 mile round trip. set off at 5am back at midnight. My wife thinks I am mad, she may have a point. Proper football though, crunching tackles, no play acting, and one of the best games I have seen for a long time. East Kilbride missed an absolute sitter with 5 minutes to go in extra time (and I mean a sitter), and then Stranraer scored twice to secure safety. Met some lovely folk, quite a lot of "travellers" like me, spoke to Wolves, Sheffield United, Brighton and Torquay fans who had made the journey. The roads in Scotland are so much better than ours, pleasure to drive on, instead of avoiding potholes all the time.
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Post by hawke on May 19, 2024 10:08:20 GMT
sounds great… I’m sure you are right about WBA.. ha! I would prefer to beat Bristol C than lose badly to Man Unmentionables! etc but LUFC need higher profile
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Post by byased on May 19, 2024 10:13:42 GMT
The highlights are on you tube. I would recommend watching the last few minutes at least (the overall highlights last 25 minutes) The chap I sat next to, a Stranraer fan, lovely bloke, said the referee was a poor one, he had seen him before. By the end of the game I had convinced him otherwise. I thought he was brilliant. He let the game flow, ignored flimsy "contact" that would gain fouls in the premier league, and got all the major decisions spot on.
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Post by newby on May 19, 2024 10:58:33 GMT
I didn't want to be too disparaging about the Baggies but they were given a footballing lesson by Southampton and looked all over the place.
So it's not to be a battle of the boilers at Wembley.
I'll be anxious until it's over, Leeds do need the profile of the Premiership and the fans that actually attend and the players probably deserve it even if it may end in tears again.
From my smaller picture point of view I really wouldn't mind another season in the Championship.
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Post by newby on May 23, 2024 16:13:04 GMT
Just been reading about Lucas Paqueta of West Ham being charged by the FA for getting booked deliberately.
Not being a gambling man I found it difficult to believe but according to the On line betting guide it's quite a common bet.
Bookings and Sending Offs can alter a game and affect many of the types of bet we have featured above.
Prices are normally on offer in the big games on:
A Named Player To Be Shown A Card A Named Player To Be Sent Off
Talk about asking for trouble.
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Post by slowleftarmer on May 24, 2024 6:49:08 GMT
yes there was the period when you were able to put a bet on the time of the first throw in and teams who kicked off immediately over hit a pass to the 5ft 6in right winger from the pass back who was not quite able to prevent the ball from sailing over hsi head
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Post by karma on May 26, 2024 6:09:05 GMT
Best of luck to all those who are at Wembley today, Players, officials and supporters. Safe journeys too.
Even if I could I won't be able to watch ,if that makes sense.
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Post by newby on May 26, 2024 6:53:54 GMT
I'm contemplating going for a long walk in a deep valley on the NY Moors where I know my phone doesn't work.
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Post by hawke on May 26, 2024 7:23:16 GMT
I'm contemplating going for a long walk in a deep valley on the NY Moors where I know my phone doesn't work. Our daughter is home and wants to watch the match in a local hostelry, we don’t have Sky, so I will have to bravely watch on.
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