Grass Roots Footie 2017/18

[Adhoc]

Back to league action for much loved teams this weekend. And non loved more than Leeds United.
Saturday sees the mighty whites away at Ipswich. A bounce back 3 points needed. Meanwhile LUFC have signed a couple of new players, but no-one I have heard of.
The Japanese guy, Yamamoto Kendo Nagasaki, (not sure about the name) looks to be a good player from the clips I've seen. Problem is, because of work permit issues he can't play until next season. Something to do with Japan's FIFA ranking. Apparently after the World Cup this is expected to rise, so he will then qualify for a work permit.
Lets hope so. Anyway: .....

MOT

[stattointhailand]

And another new one Adhoc

DE BOCK JOINS LEEDS

Leeds have signed Laurens De Bock from Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old left-back has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Elland Road.

[stattointhailand]

Hope yet for zid to resurrect his playing career

I'm sure i've seen this Yokohama fc lot before ..... don't they play at Stamford Bridge ?

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42645881

[BobHelm]

Ipswich Town 15:00 Leeds United
Portsmouth 15:00 Scunthorpe United
Cheltenham Town 15:00 Accrington Stanley
Port Vale 15:00 Yeovil Town
Swindon Town 15:00 Forest Green Rovers
Fylde 15:00 Macclesfield

[stattointhailand]

French league has suspended the use of goal line technology after a number of "errors" have come to light

[BobHelm]

Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Leeds United
Portsmouth 1 - 1 Scunthorpe United
Cheltenham Town 0 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Port Vale 1 - 1 Yeovil Town
Swindon Town 1 - 0 Forest Green Rovers

[valiant]

Reading the reports and social media it was a dour game for us however we scraped a draw a game we would have lost 4 mths ago

[stattointhailand]

Best candidate BA BA none.

Lock up yer Sheep Giggsy's been told to prowl round the country looking for talent

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42691334

[stattointhailand]

Pele in hospital

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42747213

[BobHelm]

Leeds United 15:00 Millwall
Scunthorpe United 15:00 Gillingham
Accrington Stanley 15:00 Port Vale
Forest Green Rovers 15:00 Cambridge United
Mansfield Town 15:00 Cheltenham Town
Fylde 15:00 Macclesfield

[BobHelm]

Leeds United 3 - 4 Millwall
Scunthorpe United 1 - 3 Gillingham
Accrington Stanley 3 - 2 Port Vale
Forest Green Rovers 5 - 2 Cambridge United
Mansfield Town 3 - 2 Cheltenham Town
Fylde 6 - 0 Macclesfield

Not a weekend for Udon Map members grass root supporters.
Plenty of goals, but, Rovers excepted, no results. The real surprise was the end of the Silkmen's 11 game unbeaten run in spectacular style. They still head the table by 3 points though...which is far better than any of the other supported teams are managing!!

[stattointhailand]

Leeds United 3 - 4 Millwall
Scunthorpe United 1 - 3 Gillingham
Accrington Stanley 3 - 2 Port Vale
Forest Green Rovers 5 - 2 Cambridge United
Mansfield Town 3 - 2 Cheltenham Town
Fylde 6 - 0 Macclesfield

Not a weekend for Udon Map members grass root supporters.
Plenty of goals, but, Rovers excepted, no results. The real surprise was the end of the Silkmen's 11 game unbeaten run in spectacular style. They still head the table by 3 points though...which is far better than any of the other supported teams are managing!!

Weard results really zid .... Vale were 2 zip up before going on to lose, Cheltenham were in front with 10 mins to go and lost, Leeds were in front with 5 mins to go and lost

[stattointhailand]

Special mention for Whitehawk in Nat Lge Sth ...... 2017 record Played 23 Won 0 Drawn 4 lost 19

2018 record Played 1 Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 0

Not sure why they should suddenly win 4 - 1 AWAY from home, but a real New Years pressie for their travelling fans

Perhaps the Eastbourne manager rested his squad due to the excessive number of games targeting a fixture they were more likely to win after visiting the Mark Hughes school of failed management techniques

Looks like Whitehawk have "turned the corner" in Nat Lge Sth

Record till 31 Dec Played 23 Won 0 Drawn 4 Lost 19 4 pts Ave 0.17 pts per game
Record Since Jan 1 Played 4 Won 3 drawn 1 Lost 0 10pts Ave 2.5 pts per game



who said football is a confidence game?

[BobHelm]

It is Cup time again for English football..

Man. City 2 - 1 up in their semi, no score in the London Derby..

[Zidane]

Macc Town...what can you say ...still 3 points clear but have yet to play both Aldershot and Tranmere away so dont know how long it will last.
Lucky they have bottom of the league,Torquay,at home in the next match.

[stattointhailand]

Thai national team selectors went rushing off to check Ronaldo's ancestry as they are now convinced he must be Thai

[BobHelm]

Bristol City 2 Man City 3
(Agg 3-5)

Bristol City put up a good fight in both legs - but lost both. Citi just too good for them.

It should be a competitive final though.
Citi will be going for the first of 4 titles that they still have within their reach. Their opponents (either Chelsea or Arsenal) will be playing for their best chance of silverwear this year!!

[Zidane]

Scunthorpe 1 Doncaster 1
Disappointment for Scunny as Doncaster equalize in the 6th minute of injury time in a hard fought derby game.

[BobHelm]

Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1
(Agg 2-1)

Certainly more excitement in the second leg, although that was an easy task after a dour first one.
Chelsea went into a very early lead but The Gunners were back level before a quarter of an hour was up.
Both sides have been mired with transfer issues & newcomer Barkley started his first for Chelsea & did little to influence the game. After transfer talk for Chelsea involving anyone who has ever played as a centre forward & is over 6 feet 3 inches tall Conte further stressed the need by starting with a front 3 of midgets. Arsene said the Gunners were more focussed with the Sanchez situation resolved. They also, apparently, had a renewed bid of £43.6m rejected by Borussia Dortmund for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .

As to the final.... It is very hard to look past Citi being the winners. OK it is a one off game but Citi will have to have a very bad afternoon & Arsenal a very good one for the Cup not to head to the North West...

[BobHelm]

Trouble off the pitch at Leeds, where the club have promised to re-look at the new design of the club badge that was released on Wednesday - to less than enthusiastic reception.

This is the current badge, in use since 1998.

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& this is the new one..

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Mmm think I will stay out of this one..