How's your footy team doing?

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  • ABM
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    edited January 2023 #1592

    Only one point at home against Wimbledon which team was, apparently, as appalling in the 'Attack Mode '  as was Crewe, and when either side did manage to shoot they upheld the age-old comment about banjo's and cows posteriors !!

    I will { dare embarassed } say no more !yell

  • scoutman
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    edited January 2023 #1593

    Diolch Gareth

  • ABM
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    edited January 2023 #1594

    Had to look that up, You naughty Scoutman  surprisedembarassed

    When I googoogoogled it I found you were just saying thank you to Gareth Bale for the services he has rendered to Welsh Soccer ~~ and rightly so, he has been a good and faithful servant to your International side !

  • ABM
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    edited January 2023 #1595

    Today the Welsh team from Wrexham, did themselves proud, giving some Yorkies a scaring at the " Round Football " game ~~ I think they just might be targeting their return to the 4th tier double sharp !!

  • ABM
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    edited January 2023 #1596

    Oh Dearie Me  cry,  T'Alex took a lead just before half time in the League match against Stockport tonight,  I did a quick re--loading of the tumble drier, topped up the cup of tea to find they had conceded a not very bright equaliser just after half time so just another garrstly home draw on the porage pitch.  Sniffle sniffle sob.

    Whats the odds on England getting ( yet ) another beating in the 50--over crikit in Joburg tomorrow  frown

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited February 2023 #1597

    Whats the odds on England getting ( yet ) another beating in the 50--over crikit in Joburg tomorrow

    Just to upset your odds they went and won, ABM, with Jofra Archer back on form, with 6 for 40, and two centuries by Butler and Malan!!

  • ABM
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    edited February 2023 #1598

    I suppose Something had to go the right way, since Englands rugby Union and Crewe's Alexandra teams got a bit of a tousing today  Sniffle Snivel Sob sob sob

  • Extugger
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    edited February 2023 #1599

    Not posted on here for a while. Good to see Brian’s still following t’Alex! (And I’m still watching out for Accy Stanley)

    A friend of mine (another lifelong Alex fan) went to Gresty road yesterday - but sadly didn’t come home. He was taken ill during the game and has died.

    At least he went to the great game in the sky doing what he loved 👍⚽️ 

    No need for ‘sorries’ enjoy watching your teams 👍

  • ABM
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    edited February 2023 #1600

    Tragic News, ExTugger, they deserve all our thanks and best wishes for attending the matches in the lower divisions.

  • ABM
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    edited February 2023 #1601

    Hi, Jonray { Ex- Tugger  wink }

     T'Alex confused yours truly today !

    Regular checks away at 'Arrowgate 1 - 0 down  then 2 - 0 down.

    Looking ominous until I checked late on in second half  2 -- 0 became 2 -- 1  then, just before the Final Whistle  2 -- 2  ~~ Perked up the ailing one quite markedly  !!  

    So I might even get a decent crikit result tomorrow morning as well !!

     

  • ABM
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    edited February 2023 #1602

    Well. I certainly got the required Crikit result and today got a 0 -- 0 draw on the porage pitch to boost my state of mind.  All seems good this Pancake Day  !!

  • Extugger
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    edited February 2023 #1603

    Hope your ailments have improved Brian with your draw at ‘arrow gate and of course the crikkit 👍

    Every footy fan will be saddened by the passing of John Motson today. 

  • ABM
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    edited February 2023 #1604

    Indeed we are , EX--t !!

    But a sad memory in todays news papers about that young lad in the Milk Adverts  --  the one Mr Rush told to drink Milk and he'd play for Accy Stanley  ~~ the dozy scamp went left instead of right thereafter and got this week, I believe, a couple of years at His Majesties Pleasure.  Oh how sad are the choices that we make along Life's Highway.

  • Extugger
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    edited February 2023 #1605

    Sad indeed Brian and not the sort of ‘advertising’ Accy Stanley need!

    Some might know this, but if not - from the ‘Milk Advert’ Accrington Stanley, who were at that time playing in the eight or ninth tier of non-league football, received a sum of money (from memory it was £10k) which allowed the club to buy a lease on a ground and afford a manager, John Coleman. The meteoric rise back into League football followed and those years were probably the most enjoyable as a spectator and are indelibly etched into my grey matter. Swapping ends before kick off, banter with the opposition as we passed each other (some times as few as 6 turned up!), Other times we all stood together whilst standing on the terraces and the inevitable Holland’s pie, peas and gravy at half time, followed by a few pints in t’pub afterwards.

    Ah! Those were the days and I still drink my milk 😀

  • ABM
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    edited March 2023 #1606

    One up with 10 men right up to the 90+ minute but could not hold out so now have only 15 draws at this stage of the season 'Ecky Thump surprised

  • ABM
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    edited March 2023 #1607

    More 'Ecky Thumps chez Brian on Friday Night  'cos t'Alex   WON  by the odd goal in Seven (7) fighting back from 2--3 down in the last 5 minutes of the 90  smile !!

  • ABM
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    edited March 2023 #1608

    Sadly t'Alex could not keep on the better result route tonight cry.

    Still it was only 1 -- 0 and to a team above them in the league but still sent me off to bed sad and weepy  frown

  • ABM
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    edited March 2023 #1609

    Read the BBC on--screen report of todays football match  and it seems t'was what we expected --  an appalling, one sided game of " We  Attack and you Defend "  as befits the teams League positions.  Still at least they were not churning up the Porage Pitch  wink

  • ABM
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    edited March 2023 #1610

    Hmmm, Do they not teach the players about respecting Laws of the Game any more ?? I saw the Fulham Match today and was sickened by the players & manager of Fulham prancing like infants who had lost their ice lollipops !  If we had acted or reacted like that we would have been banned from NON--LEAGUE football never mind top level leagues and Cups.

    I sincerely hope that at least one, if not two, of 'em get a nice long holiday until next season !!

  • Extugger
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    edited March 2023 #1611

    Well said Brian! 100 % agree. 

  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1612

    I've worked realy hard to control myself on here this w/end !!

    Two Card carrying neighbours refused to speak to me since I kept asking ' How will t'Alex do at Donny this w/end ?? 

    Despite only one ( impolite ) answer I remained full of hope and kept popping in to check on scores as a boy must wink.

    Doncaster 0 { Nil/ zero / nothing / nowt / zilch } === Crewe 2

    Right Now  its time for a nice Sunday dinner, with extra pud & cake  innocent

    { To H*** with the blood tests  embarassed  }

  • Pliers
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    edited April 2023 #1613

    Go Clarets!
    Congrats to Burnley on promotion back to the PL   
    I will be lowering the tone of the village (yet again) by hanging my Burnley scarf outside tomorrow.
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  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1614

    Just make sure your Season Ticket ain't stuck in the folds FIRST, Pliers !!

    A good w/end for Real Fans since T'Alex managed to scrape a Good Friday Win  3 -- 0

    making them pretty much safe now so time to give more of the talented youngsters more 'porage time '   wink

  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1615

    YEUK !!

    Poor old Alex-- even the BBC short comment said they had been  Thrashed .  So nothing for me to add except Sob sob Sniffle Snivecryfrowncry  !!

  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1616

    Well, something good came out of that defeat, since t'Alex did their Survival chances no harm whatsoever with a  convincing Home win today. I knew it was a good win since I detected a distinct aroma of Fish n Chips n Mushy peas coming from a near neighbours breath as he said 'Evening all'  with a wink !

  • Pliers
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    edited April 2023 #1617

    Good Heavens. 
    3 up but nearly blew it in the last 15 mins.😱. 
    Whoooohooow, we will follow you everywhere… apologies to Lindsey Buckingham. 
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  • Pliers
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    edited April 2023 #1618

    A couple of footy rumours doing the rounds:

    The Champions’ League final will be moved from Istanbul, to ….. as political instability is expected in Turkey after the elections.
    Moved to Paris, maybe 😱😱😱

    When Jim Ratcliffe takes over at MUFC, the stadium improvements he has in mind will require the ground to be completely closed for 18 months. (And I thought it was just the leaking roof that needed fixing)   
    He is hoping to negotiate a ground share with ManCity (again) until the work is completed. 

    Any other rumours, footy fans. 🙂⚽️🙂.

  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1619

    Strange old world, Pliers,  since I've seen Gymnastics and other sport from Turkey since & during the terrible earthquake / tremors. It seems that the income from transmitting the TV pictures was a great reason to help the general recovery get some income.  Now, sadly,  they are expecting Tremors of a very different sort  and I can only wish them the very best.

    Incidentally the mention of Turkey at present reminds me of the song " And the band played Waltzing Matilda " by Eric Bogle { circa 1951 I think ) since April 25th is ANZAC  Day

  • ABM
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    edited April 2023 #1620

    Struggling to think of any good things to say about t'Alex today -- lost 2 -- 0 to the Divisional Champions, pretty much as everybody expected.  But they are safe & ready to welcome them there furriners from Wrexham in the upcoming season 2023 -- 2024 !

  • GTrimmer
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    edited April 2023 #1621

    Anyone want to buy a complete squad of players ? Norwich City have one for sale,. would probably suit a Sunday morning pub team.