alles ist gut

Sing ‘Candle In The Wind’

Music reference :

Top, top Adebayor reference there, Dave.

That doesn't normally stop them

“Harry Fong” - clearly a Jonathan Liew burner account.

When you thought you’d seen everything Conor Bradley : Bolton fell to an unexpected defeat against doomed Accrington in midweek; despite regular testing crosses from Bradley, they couldn’t find an equaliser after Stanley took the lead against the run of play. Much better against Fleetwood in their final home game of the season; Wanderers dominated the game again, Bradley having a long-range shot pushed away before setting up another chance that Dion Charles couldn’t convert. In the second half, after the visitors were reduced to ten men after an off-the-ball incident was deemed worthy of a red card, Bradley had another shot blocked in a goalmouth melee, before two late goals saw the home side clinch the three points that guarantees them a place in the playoffs. The club end-of-season awards were announced Saturday evening; Bradley won both Supporters Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year, and was also named joint Young Player of the Year with on-loan keeper James Trafford. Which is nice. Jarrell Quansah : Back into the starting lineup for the trip to Plymouth in midweek; Rovers were down to ten men inside the first half hour but managed to avoid conceding until into the second half. Quansah not at fault for the first goal, but could definitely have made a stronger challenge on the scorer of the second, a header from a corner. Kept his place all the same for the trip to playoff-chasing Peterborough. Quansah couldn’t really be said to have had a great day against Jonson Clarke-Harris, more an educational one, but having said that, the Rovers Twitter account man-of-the-match poll had him third, and in any case the resulting 0-0 draw is all that matters. Anderson Arroyo : Surprising return to the first team for the Alavés game at Levante, and played the whole game.Not at fault for the first goal, volleyed in from the edge of the D from a poor clearing header, or the second, a header from a corner. The 2-0 defeat drops Alavés to fourth, but only two points off the top of the table with four games left. Plenty of drama left. Jack Bearne : Brought on once again as a late substitute by Kidderminster to protect their lead as they finished their season with yet another win, 3-0 over Kettering to clinch what had looked an impossible place in the playoffs when they were fourteenth at the end of March. Alfreton Town await them. Sepp van den Berg : Not a name I thought I’d be typing much in this space, which just goes to show… Brought off the bench by Schalke for the first time since his hideous ankle injury in the autumn, with fifteen minutes to play at home to Werder Bremen and a goal down, he crashed a shot into the corner of the net from the edge of the area, after a throw-in wasn’t cleared, to equalise. Also picked up a booking, but in a relegation fight, you need a bit of that. Schalke’s injury-time winner leaves them a point from safety with four games to play. They’ve looked doomed for so long; can the team in blue engineer a great escape?

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/harvey-blair-double-helps-liverpool-u21s-earn-victory-fulham The offal are crediting Musialowski with the fourth goal, which makes me irrationally annoyed. I suppose we'll have to wait and see once Ste gets to do the voiceover.

Full time 4-0 That looks like a paddling. We go second in the table with only Saturdays trip to Palace left, and a draw there will secure the runners-up spot.

4-0 (Hill 90’) Tom Hill scores for the first time in a competitive match since November 2019.

3-0 ( Own goal 59’)

2-0 (Blair 41’)

Oops Liverpool Under-21s away to Fulham (noon): Pitaluga; Stephenson, Beck, Williams, Koumetio, Corness, Norris, Clark, Blair, Doak, Stewart. Subs : Hughes, Hill, Frauendorf, Musialowski, Woltman. Currently 1-0 LFC (Blair 3’)

Like Fidel O'Rourke reincarnated

Top, top FIFA player analysis there, Dave

Full time 3-1 Deserved victory to end the league season. We are currently sixth in the table, behind Everton on goal difference; if they lose twice to MUFC in the next seven days, we will finish above them.

3-1 Cross from our right deflected into his own net by Lucas Pitt

Top, top Dave U reference there, Steve.

Another sub : Pennington on for Kelly in midfield.

3-0 McConnell puts Gift in on the right, and he beats the keeper left-footed into the far corner.

Subs to start the second half : Gift for Figueroa up front, Samuels on for Furnell-Gill at the back.

Half time 2-0 Well contested game, apart from the first six minutes with the goals in. Newcastle carry a threat with balls over the top and should have got one back in stoppage time.

2-0 Long ball from Scanlon over the top to Koumas, beats the keeper low into the corner.

1-0 Inside the first minute, a fine team move ended by McConnell heading in Scanlons cross.

Sadly no, I think he got a knock in the last game. I like him too.