alles ist gut

Frauendorf has a shot saved at the near post, then a long shot from McConnell is fumbled by the keeper, but nothing comes of it.

Half time 0-0 We're holding on, but it's hard to see how we get a goal with the line-up on the field.

Davies with a good save left handed after Sporting get in on their left side again.

Sporting have their first clear chance but their winger drags the shot wide of the far post.

McConnell has a wild shot from distance; still 0-0 after half an hour.

Doak down after a clash of heads. The Scotsman has to go off, and Ranel Young replaces him. SHIT SHIT SHIT

Today's ref is Hungarian; dished out seven yellows and a red at the weekend in their top division.

UEFA Youth League quarter final at Porto ( 1300 GMT, BT Sport 1/ LFCTV/ UEFA.TV) :- Davies; Davidson, Scanlon, Miles, Jonas, Stephenson, Corness, McConnell, Clark, Frauendorf, Doak. Subs : Hewitson, Osborne, Laffey, Young, Figueroa, Gift, Danns.

“Pudding On The Ritz”?

Less meat than Kate Moss’s toothbrush Tyler Morton : Started the game at Stoke on the bench, brought on after an hour when Blackburn were already two goals behind. Didn’t see much of the ball at either end of the pitch as Stoke added a third, and although Rovers got two of their own late on, they left empty-handed and fell to fifth after the rest of the weekend’s games. Conor Bradley : Big game for Bolton with the visit of Ipswich. Bradley had an early chance after a powerful run into the box but failed to fool the opposition keeper when trying to beat him at his near post. Ipswich took the lead on a counterattack just before halftime; after the break Bradley won a penalty after another surging run was ended by foul means, but fellow Norn international Dion Charles had his spot kick pushed away, and Bradley couldn’t do anything with the rebound. Ipswich doubled their lead late on. Bolton slip to sixth; next is a trip to Hillsborough (not the Norn one). Jarrell Quansah : Bristol Rovers away at Forest Green, which ever-popular former player-turned-manager would come out on top? The home team took an early lead from a long-range shot by Charlie Savage, second of his name (Quansah blameless) before the visitors scored three. Quansah almost created a fourth at a corner, when finding a team mate in the six yard box rather than shooting with the opposition keeper right in front of him. Forest Green then wasted a late penalty. Anyhow, Bristol Rovers up to 45 points, twelve clear of relegation and with a game in hand on the bottom four. Fuck Duncan Ferguson. Jack Bearne : Kidderminster looked to rebound from their midweek defeat with a better performance at home to King’s Lynn, with Bearne named on the bench again. Brought on in the last five minutes with the score 1-1; started the move which led to a chance in stoppage time. Season fizzling out. Luke Chambers : Kilmarnock travelled to the frozen wastes of Inverness to play Cally Thistle in the SFA Cup quarterfinal, with Chambers at left wing-back. They were outfought for ninety minutes, even though they took an early lead. Chambers was conspicuously out of position for the cross that hit a teammate’s arm for the penalty equaliser, and although he did make a couple of good one-on-one challenges, eventually Thistle got a second goal. Subbed off with quarter of an hour to play. Now they can concentrate on their relegation struggle.

Kenny Baker

Chelsea added a third in stoppage time and it ended 3-1. Chelsea go top, a point ahead of Citeh, who have two games in hand and a significantly better goal difference; we stay third.

CFC 2-1 (Burstow 43')

1-0 LFC (Stewart 11') 1-1 (Fofana 18')

Under-21s at Chelsea (1 pm, no TV) : Pitaluga; Stephenson, R. Williams, Koumetio, Beck, Corness, Norris, Clark, Woltman, Stewart, Doak. Subs : O. Kelly, Miles, Olufunwa, Frauendorf, Musiałowski.

Previously on E.R. Sepp van den Berg : Was previously reported as ‘nearing a return’ after his serious ankle injury; played for Schalke’s reserve team in the fourth tier of German football at the weekend, scored a comedy own goal in the first half, came off with another knock, and his return to their first team has been ‘delayed’. As @awssaid on the injury thread, “he just gets us”. Anderson Arroyo : Came off the bench for Alavés in their game at Villarreal B to play the last twenty minutes, but couldn’t stop them losing 1-0. Now fifth, but only four points off the top of the table. Fidel O’Rourke : Started for Halifax in their drab 0-0 draw at Gateshead; picked up a booking and was substituted ten minutes into the second half. Jack Bearne : Dropped to the bench for Kidderminster’s trip to Chester. Brought on with fifteen minutes left with Harriers 1-0 down and down to ten men after having a man sent off for a spot of handbags with the Chester goalie. Didn’t see much of the ball in the highlights I saw, and Chester scored a second on the counter late on. Some seasons are going to be over earlier than others.

Top, top “Maddison *looks* more of a bellend than he actually is” analysis there, Dave.

Well we signed him from Celtic, although that doesn’t guarantee anything, and he seemed to enjoy his game against Rangers, but I prefer to leave that stuff out of it

“Can you PLEASE do something about that passenger? He won’t stop giggling and muttering about Pele’s soft cock.”

We’ve just taken the lead with five minutes left through Stewart, having played half an hour with ten men after Jonas was sent off. EDIT : We hung on to win and stay a distant third behind Citeh and Chelsea.

Absolute top “form is temporary “ analysis there, Dave. Also, the last time we scored 7 (seven) against them, they were still called Newton Heath; I think they should have to revert to that name for a year as punishment.

Under-21s at Arsenal : Pitaluga; Stephenson, Beck, Jonas, Koumetio, Corness, Frauendorf, Clark, Doak, Woltman, Musialowski. Subs : O. Kelly, Miles, Norris, Stewart.

But what if Hitler had had bleached blonde hair, how would that affect the rankings?

It might be a while Someone has to stop laughing before they can press ‘record’