The Fizzy League Thread

[Roadend]

Got to hand it to the Wolves' lads, they sure know how to write a headline....
http://www.wolves.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=139082

[OwlsFan]

Got to hand it to the Wolves' lads, they sure know how to write a headline....
http://www.wolves.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=139082

:D

Interestingly for SligoHornet and Irishfans that John Joe O'Toole is listed in the Poll of players whom Wolves' fans might like to sign.

[Sligo Hornet]

:D

Interestingly for SligoHornet and Irishfans that John Joe O'Toole is listed in the Poll of players whom Wolves' fans might like to sign.

I still think he would benefit more by staying one more season at Watford......but,sadly, I think he will go and Wolves would be a better move (for him and Ireland) than warming the bench at Fulham.

I see our old gaffer "Betty" Boothroyd is favourite for the carrot crunchers job

[OwlsFan]

I see our old gaffer "Betty" Boothroyd is favourite for the carrot crunchers job

Yes, another Championship manager bites the dust! Glen Roeder at Norwich. I saw them in the last game of the season in Sheffield and Wednesday won 4-1. Not much spirit about them. Funny how there is a merry go round for managers. Succeed, fail, sack, new job, fail, sack, new job, fail, sack, no job.....

[Sligo Hornet]

Yes, another Championship manager bites the dust! Glen Roeder at Norwich. I saw them in the last game of the season in Sheffield and Wednesday won 4-1. Not much spirit about them. Funny how there is a merry go round for managers. Succeed, fail, sack, new job, fail, sack, new job, fail, sack, no job.....

......everyone wants you

[Cymro]

Shame for Roeder as he did well to get them out of trouble last year. Don't know what happened to them this year, Norwich were one of my tips for a possible play-off place.

[OwlsFan]

Gunn is now the caretaker manager. Meanwhile the Owls have signed Darren Potter on loan from Wolves until the end of the season.

[OwlsFan]

Really felt for the Burnley fans last night. Their first chance to visit Wembley in over 40 years and 2 and a half minutes away from getting there. To get back to 4-4 on aggregate after losing the first leg 4-1 was some achievement. Wonder why the away goal didn't count at fulltime rather than at the end of extra time :confused:

[Sligo Hornet]

Really felt for the Burnley fans last night. Their first chance to visit Wembley in over 40 years and 2 and a half minutes away from getting there. To get back to 4-4 on aggregate after losing the first leg 4-1 was some achievement. Wonder why the away goal didn't count at fulltime rather than at the end of extra time :confused:

That rule has been in place for the League cup for many years.......agreed really felt for Burnley...they were fantastic...and as for Spurs....lucky b******s!!:mad:

[OwlsFan]

That rule has been in place for the League cup for many years.......:

I know but it's such a pity the UEFA rule wasn't in place.

Burnley play nice football under Coyle. Pity he brought on Akimbiyi. He kept giving the ball away when Burnley badly needed to hang on to it.

[Sligo Hornet]

Good news at Vicarage Road.......at last:)

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4835734,00.html

Perhaps we can see a tiny piece of light at the end of the tunnel:confused:

[OwlsFan]

Do I not like that! ;)

[Sligo Hornet]

Great display, and more importantly, result for the Hornets last night:), against a fashionable Swansea who were unbeaten in 16 games.................sadly the joy was tempered by that unhelpful lot in Sheffield not putting the sword to the Tykes:(

[OwlsFan]

Wednesday on a downward spiral and Mick's Wolves also starting to wobble. I can see it all going:

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/uploaded_images/070905_shapely_pear-776051.jpg

[shakermaker1982]

I heard the Wolves fans were abusive after their latest defeat. Bloody hell - top of the league and still moaning. I do hope Wolves and Reading go up to the PL because of the Irish connection. Forest-Derby this weekend. Was contemplating about going but for 30quid and no Irish players on show (unless they play Moloney) it doesn't seem good value. Man City-Boro over a week ago cost us 19 quid.....

[OwlsFan]

Watford win and Wednesday score 4 away from home. What's that I see ? No it can't be!

http://bbq.isgoodfor.us/wp-content/FlyingPigs.jpg

Wolves lose again. Lucky for Mick their nearest challengers slipped up as well.

[OwlsFan]

Weren't flying after all :(

http://www.melanieweststudio.com/resources/Sleeping-Pig.jpg

Both Watford and Wednesday lose but at least the Irish scored against the latter.

Mick's Wolves also win at last.

[Sligo Hornet]

Hornets seemed too casual last night.....changed 5 from saturday...why?

http://i39.tinypic.com/29417wk.jpg

[OwlsFan]

The top of the Championship is really strange. If one of the top 3 drops a point, so it appears do the other 2. If one wins, so do the other 2. If one loses etc etc. Only wins for Wolves and Reading lately were against Wednesday, who incidentally conceded yet another 90th minute equaliser, this time against Preston :mad:

Easy 3 points for the Hornets this weekend who are on a roll with another 3 last night?

[Sligo Hornet]

The top of the Championship is really strange. If one of the top 3 drops a point, so it appears do the other 2. If one wins, so do the other 2. If one loses etc etc. Only wins for Wolves and Reading lately were against Wednesday, who incidentally conceded yet another 90th minute equaliser, this time against Preston :mad:

Easy 3 points for the Hornets this weekend who are on a roll with another 3 last night?

5 wins in 6 games, and the form is really good......a fair result last night would have (and should have) been 4-1, or 5-1

I think we will win saturday but it will be close.......3-0 or 3-1;)

[OwlsFan]

I think we will win saturday but it will be close.......3-0 or 3-1;)

Closer to 4-2 I'd say.

Question at a Quiz I was at last night. WHich Championship team has the same initial letter as final letter in its name? No peaking now!!

[DmanDmythDledge]

Question at a Quiz I was at last night. WHich Championship team has the same initial letter as final letter in its name? No peaking now!!
Similar to the question about the four (or five; can't remember) teams who start and end with the same letter. Charlton Athletic is the answer to your question.

[Sligo Hornet]

Good news at Watford......Graham Taylor (recently joined Board of Directors) has persuaded the rest the board to sanction a reduction of between 16 and 20% on next season's Season Tickets!!:).....My own (right on half way line) will now only be £299 ( £13 per game):)

[Pike B]

Good news at Watford......Graham Taylor (recently joined Board of Directors) has persuaded the rest the board to sanction a reduction of between 16 and 20% on next season's Season Tickets!!:).....My own (right on half way line) will now only be £299 ( £13 per game):)
Excellent stuff..

[OwlsFan]

Well prices should be cheaper in the 1st Division :p (do I get a thanks for this ?).

[Sligo Hornet]

Well prices should be cheaper in the 1st Division :p (do I get a thanks for this ?).


NO......now where's the "FECK OFF" button?

[OwlsFan]

NO......now where's the "FECK OFF" button?

....:D:D

[OwlsFan]

I think we will win saturday but it will be close.......3-0 or 3-1;)

Watford 2-2 Sheff Wed

Francis Jeffers scored a last-minute penalty to earn Sheffield Wednesday a share of the points with Watford.

A Marcus Tudgay header gave Wednesday the lead but the hosts drew level just before half-time when Mark Beevers sliced the ball into his own net.

Watford went ahead when Jobi McAnuff headed in at the far post from Don Cowie's deep cross.

But in injury time, Jon Harley fouled Jermaine Johnson in the box and Jeffers stepped up to smash home the penalty.

Wednesday usually concede in injury time not score:D

[Stuttgart88]

Similar to the question about the four (or five; can't remember) teams who start and end with the same letter. Charlton Athletic is the answer to your question. Charlton Athletic, York City, Aston Villa, Liverpool and one other I think.

[OwlsFan]

Charlton Athletic, York City, Aston Villa, Liverpool and one other I think.

York City are now a non-league team. Northampton Town is the other one.

Bit worried abpout Reading's form at the moment. Other than an away win at Wednesday, they have really been struggling. We might not see Messrs Doyle et alia back in the Premiership.

[RonnieB]

Mooney scored again for Norwich.

[HarpoJoyce]

Mooney scored again for Norwich.

I pleased for him. He's on loan to them. When he was on loan at Stockport last month, some fans didn't think much of him. And that loan was cut short aswell.


League One

Joe Royle returns to Oldham Ath. and takes over from John Sheridan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7945172.stm

[Closed Account 2]

^ yeah I don't know what going on at Oldham, Sheridan was doing well, he had an iffy March but overall I think he'd gone a great job. There were reports of some fighting at team night out and he might have been involved so maybe its more down to that rather than the results.

[Sligo Hornet]

Cardiff 2-1 Watford:(.......another injury time penalty conceded.....2 in 2 matches, 3 precious points thrown away:(

[OwlsFan]

Yes, nothing worse than conceding late goals. Does a fan's head in. Remember Ireland in Israel.

[OwlsFan]

Mick's Wolves well beaten by 10 man Birmingham last night. Horrendous tackle by Carsley saw him sent off - not sure it was intentional but looked awful in slow motion. Wolves looked quite ordinary at times with their top front players missing. No great impression made by any of the Irish on show. Alas, I don't think Andy Keogh is going to make the grade.

[Sligo Hornet]

Mick's Wolves well beaten by 10 man Birmingham last night. Horrendous tackle by Carsley saw him sent off - not sure it was intentional but looked awful in slow motion. Wolves looked quite ordinary at times with their top front players missing. No great impression made by any of the Irish on show. Alas, I don't think Andy Keogh is going to make the grade.

Agree with all said Birdy.....though I am convinced Carsley meant to "do him" (although obviously not seriously).....dreadful challenge!:mad:

Big game tonight......no not that Champions League sh1te.....Watford home to the poor ol' Saints...should be 3 points to the Hornets and guaranteed safety:)....Southampton may already be down before kick-off if the League deducts 10 points today ( as they surely must ) as a result of the parent Company going in to administration last week.

[OwlsFan]

Nice to see Mick Mc defending Carsley:

"I have to say I know Lee and I don't think for one minute he'd try to do that," McCarthy told BBC.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45640000/jpg/_45640737_carsley.jpg

So assuming Soton and Charlton (2 Premiership sides only a short time ago) visit the first Division, who will be the other side? Delia's Norwich? Must be rubbish if they lost at home last game to Wednesday or Forest?

[Sligo Hornet]

Nice to see Mick Mc defending Carsley:

"I have to say I know Lee and I don't think for one minute he'd try to do that," McCarthy told BBC.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45640000/jpg/_45640737_carsley.jpg

So assuming Soton and Charlton (2 Premiership sides only a short time ago) visit the first Division, who will be the other side? Delia's Norwich? Must be rubbish if they lost at home last game to Wednesday or Forest?

If Barnsley get 3 points from their 2 games in hand (admittedley tough tonight at the "Best" Sheffield team tonight) they should be OK....I will go for Norwich to survive as they are 10 goals better off than Forest

[shakermaker1982]

if Forest can beat Bristol City at home on Saturday then they should be safe. Anything less than 3 points and they're on a slippery slope. Saturday is a must win.

[OwlsFan]

Big game tonight......no not that Champions League sh1te.....Watford home to the poor ol' Saints...should be 3 points to the Hornets and guaranteed safety:)....Southampton may already be down before kick-off if the League deducts 10 points today ( as they surely must ) as a result of the parent Company going in to administration last week.

ANother last minute equaliser conceded. Sorry for your troubles, Horny. Still, I think Watford are safe. It's Soton's parent company which has gone in to admin so doubt if there will be a points deduction.

[Sligo Hornet]

Another defeat for the Hornets at Norwich today..........racing like a snail to safety:(

On a good note.....LUTON ARE OUT OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE:)

Just cracked open the champagne!:)

[OwlsFan]

On a good note.....LUTON ARE OUT OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE:)

Ah, Luton Town. 25 years ago were in the top flight. Who will ever forget that wally, David Pleat in the beige suit, skipping across the playing pitch at Maine Road when they avoided relegation on the last day at the expense of City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyAUkaC6nsI

Wednesday lose again, having been 2 up well in to the second half. Beginning to look over my shoulder again.

[OwlsFan]

Well done to Wolves. Worried that Reading have really stumbled recently. Need to regain their form for the play offs.

19 Plymouth 44 7 5 10 30 33 6 6 10 13 22 -12 50
20 Nottm Forest 44 7 7 8 24 27 5 6 11 22 36 -17 49
21 Barnsley 43 8 6 8 27 23 4 5 12 14 32 -14 47

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22 Norwich 43 9 5 8 35 26 3 5 13 18 35 -8 46
23 Southampton 44 4 9 9 21 27 6 5 11 22 37 -21 44
24 Charlton 43 5 7 9 27 34 2 7 13 19 35 -23 35

Charlton gone. Saints look set to follow them. Barnsley perhaps the other one. Delia is sweating in to her muffins at the moment.

[superfrank]

In the past ten years, afaik, all those five were in the Premiership. Pretty big drop for them.

[OwlsFan]

True, but only Forest can be classified as a big club from among them. The rest flattered to deceive to be in the Premiership.

Among the flatterers in the Premiership at the moment are Wigan, 'Boro, Fulham, Hull and Stoke.

[DeLorean]

True, but only Forest can be classified as a big club from among them. The rest flattered to deceive to be in the Premiership.

Among the flatterers in the Premiership at the moment are Wigan, 'Boro, Fulham, Hull and Stoke.

Ya Forest would definitely be the ones that look to be underachieving from that list. I've a buddy in Derby and they get some support as well, slightly above that list but thought they deserved a mention. Norwich weren't far off winning it though in 92/93 and who'll ever forget Jeremy Goss in Munich...as well as giving the Kop something to remember!!!

Garvan doesn't seem to be starting with the same regulaity for Ipswich these days, is it lack of form or what?

[OwlsFan]

Was going to post about Jim Magilton being sacked by Ipswich but now I hear Keane has been appointed manager. Ipswich are under performers and I expect them to do well if money is coming in. Wonder how he'll get on with the new executive chairman as well. Simon Clegg, the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association, has been named as the new chief executive of Ipswich Town. The 49-year-old oversaw Team GB's record-breaking medals haul in Beijing after 12 years in charge. Clegg, a former Paratrooper officer, was invited to take the job by Ipswich majority shareholder Marcus Evans.

And it's also farewell to Ninian Park which is being demolished. The pope visited there in the 1980s I think.

[old git]

True, but only Forest can be classified as a big club from among them. The rest flattered to deceive to be in the Premiership.

Among the flatterers in the Premiership at the moment are Wigan, 'Boro, Fulham, Hull and Stoke.

forest classified as a big club .. why because of old past history
when was the last time they were in the preimership or even challanging for promotion :confused:

[DeLorean]

forest classified as a big club .. why because of old past history
when was the last time they were in the preimership or even challanging for promotion :confused:

Presume he means fan base as much as history. I would have always considered Forest a big club, rightly or wrongly.