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| Ladies Footy |
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Posted by: drewks - 09-08-2023, 15:18 - Forum: West Bromwich Albion
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Hands up who likes ladies/women's football better than the men's?
I CERTAINLY DO!
I can't stand top level men's football any more - inflated salaries, egos and petulance; passing back, nil adventure.
Women, to my mind, play the game how it USED to be - little/no diving/cheating, taking a chance for that searching pass, even taking on an opponent instead of just out manoeuvring them.....
.... very much less girlie behaviour generally!
Professional MALE coaches and Player's - take note!!
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| Prediction League Week 1 Results |
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Posted by: St Charles Owl - 08-08-2023, 04:37 - Forum: West Bromwich Albion
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Welcome back to the WBA Prediction League for the 2023/24 season!!
Looks like nearly all the players from last season have returned. Amelia has decided to take early retirement, we wish her well!!
For those of you who do not take part but are reading this, why don't you give it a try?? There really isn't anything to fear from this group of predictors and who knows you may do what Blue Baggie did and gain promotion in your rookie year!! But seriously, all are welcome and it would be great to see a couple of new names fighting it out in the tables each week.
As you will see Zinman and I have switched divisions with regards to which one we score after I was good enough to get relegated last season and put us in different leagues. It will be good to see us switch back next season when Zinman does the honorable thing after I set the precedent!!
Premier League
Zinman 16pts 1CS 3CR 8GB 3BB 1SB
Minizin 14pts 1CS 5CR -1GB 3BB 0SB
Dingle 14pts 0CS 5CR 4GB 3BB 1SB
Derby 13pts 1CS 4CR -1GB 3BB 1SB
Stairs 11pts 0CS 5CR -1GB 3BB 1SB
Lady Jane 10pts 1CS 2CR 8GB -3BB 1SB
Blue Baggie 9pts 1CS 4CR -1GB -3BB 1SB
B.B.B. 5pts 1CS 2CR -1GB -3BB 1SB
Good solid start from the players in the Premier League with a total of 92 points scored and 6 players in double figures. Zinman off to a flyer at the top of the table courtesy of a maximum on the Gamball and positive scores on all his balls (he has obviously been practising playing with his balls over the summer!!  ). Just behind him is Minizin and Dingle with 14 points, with our reigning Champion Derby a point behind them.
Stairs held true to what he said on the thread and played his Gamball, and then promptly got it wrong!! Lady Jane had a solid first ever week in the PL with 10 points including a spot on Gamball and Blue was just a point behind her. BBB started this season like he played all last season by missing on his balls, he needs to get that sorted if he wants to stay more than one season in the top flight!!
As in traditional football fashion, no table needs to be shown the first week, if only someone would tell Sky and the BBC that as well!!
Cheers
SCO
Championship
Twerton 15pts 1CS 6CR -1GB 3BB 1SB
Themaclad 11pts 1CS 4CR -1GB 3BB 1SB
SCO 9pts 1CS 5CR -1GB -3BB 1SB
Snooty 9pts 1CS 4CR 4GB 3BB 0SB
AAA 9pts 0CS 4CR 0GB 3BB SB
Baggie1 5pts 1CS 3CR -1GB -3BB 1SB
Sanjay - no submission
So unfortunately we have a rather truncated Championship this year. Amelia has withdrawn and Sanjay was a no-show (hopefully a one-off?) so we had just 6 participants.
A fairly steady opening week for all. Once again the gamball proved hard to predict (though I thought it was entirely predictable myself) with only one player, Snooty, correctly foreseeing Albion's inability to defend (or attack for that matter). Twerton heads the pack with 15 points from a week's high of 6 correct result predictions, one of them gaining a maximum. Themaclad also reached double figures helped by a positive bonus ball. 3 players are stuck together on 9 points, all getting there by different routes though AAA was helped by being the only player not to play the gamball - a good decision in his case.
At the foot of the table is BaggieOne scoring from just 3 games and missing on both his gamball and bonus.
Hopefully Sanjay will reappear this week, but if anyone else there wants to join, please do so, if only to reduce SCO's chances of promotion!
Zin
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| HTAFC Prediction League 2023/24 Matchday 2 |
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Posted by: Lord Snooty - 07-08-2023, 23:11 - Forum: Huddersfield Town
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2 points for correct result
4 points for correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score  (correct score on a joker would give you 8 points)
Wrong joker result gives you minus 2
Correct Random Badger gives you 2 points 
The random badger is used for any random prediction used once in each matchday sequence. For instance, a scorer at a particular match, the number of red cards in the matches or yellow cards or own goals or owt you want really within reason, I do need to be able to check whether it's correct or not. Please don't put stuff like....."Commentator says...." 
The joker is played for one match in each sequence and if correct you get double points. So if you've predicted 1-0 and it finishes 2-0, you get 4 pts, but if you've predicted 2-0, that's 8 pts. But if you get it wrong, it's minus 2.
Jokers and badgers are optional. You don't have to play one if you don't want.
The prize for winning the league is one rep point.
Cup games: In the event of a draw, it's half the points if you've predicted a draw when it gets to 90 mins and the full points if it's still a draw after extra time. Half the points will be awarded for correctly predicting the winner of the match if it goes to penalties. Similarly with the badger, if your random prediction is affected by this, it'll be half the points.
Random score generator: I will be using the random score generator again for those who miss predicting, so we shouldn't get some people too far behind that after missing a couple of weeks they lose all interest, because I know it's not easy getting on here every week.
To be fair to everybody, this is going to be like, say if three people in one week miss their predictions, the first one in the table will be given all 0-0, the second one down the line will get 1-0 and the third will get 0-1 and so on, like if there's four missing the 4th will get 1-1, then 5th 2-1, 6th 1-2. and if there are so many missing, might as well pack in. 
And if you miss two weeks on the trot, I'll stop until you come back on again. Not doing it for half a season like I did t'other year.
End of season Play Offs: The one who finishes top of the league will still be champion, but after the season finishes there will be Play Offs between the top 4, with 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd. This will take in stuff like the EFL Play Offs, FA Cup Final, final day of Prima Donna League, European Finals etc. It will be one matchday for the semis and one for the Final. It will be the individual scores for each matchday against the allotted opponent, with some kind of tie breaker for a drawn match.
The prize for winning will be enormous. Another rep point.
So we have a new format for this season, which I put forward as an idea at the end of last season. Nobody offered any objections so here it is explained......
Firstly, I thought it was getting a bit boring towards the end with the league format as it was with the champion being so far ahead and everybody else not much to play for apart from the push for a play off spot, which was a bit of an anticlimax anyway. The most exciting bit was the tussle for 8th, 9th and 10th positions with Shep, Ritchie and Amelia.
So I'm splitting the group up into two groups with the top six from last season in the top group and the bottom six in group 2. At the end of the season, the winner of group 2 and the bottom of group 1 will swap places in what is commonly known as "promotion" and "relegation". It's something that most football fans will be familiar with, unless you're a fan of Liverpool or Arsenal or one of those other fashionable clubs.
The second placed player in group 2 will then have a play off with the player who finishes second from the bottom in group 1 to decide whether they will be going up, down or staying where they are.
We're going to have two seasons in one though, just to try and make it a bit more interesting and not so long drawn out. The first season will end on the Boxing Day fixtures, with the play offs being on the dates of the New Years Day games and the FA Cup 3rd round weekend.
The second season will start the following week, finishing on the last game of the Championship season. Then another period of relegation/promotion play off games, taking in such fixtures as the EFL play offs, FA Cup Final, UEFA finals and such like.
Each group will have it's own set of fixtures. Both groups will have the Town games, with scorers to predict as before. Then it will be a split of Championship fixtures and bonus matches. And not as many fixtures to go at. Hopefully around ten, eleven or twelve games per Matchday.
The rest of the rules will be the same as before apart from the which will still be in use, but I'm going to get arsey about it. Sometimes in the past, I've been able to just award two points immediately because it was such a nailed on thing to happen. Not accusing anyone of cheating. Far from it. I didn't put any boundaries on it, so anything was alright. So now I'm restricting it to three goal scorers in any of the games in your group. Sorry to all our more adventurous badgerers.
Here's how that will appear at the end of the fixture list. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.......
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
Any of those will score two points if correct. No minus points for getting it wrong.
The joker will still be the same as before, ie doubling your points for a correct prediction or minus 2 for getting it wrong.
Division One table after Matchday 1:
- St Charles Owl = 24 pts
- neonfoxinthebox = 19 pts
- Baggiebob(BBB) = 18 pts
- theo_luddite = 17 pts
- jjamez = 13 pts
- themaclad = 12 pts
Saturday 12th August:
Town v Leicester
Town scorers:
Leicester scorers:
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End v Sunderland
Southampton v Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City
Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Sheffield United v Crystal Palace
Sunday:
Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (14:00)
Chelsea v Liverpool (16:30)
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
Division Two table after Matchday 1:
- ritchiebaby = 19 pts
- SHEP_HTAFC = 19 pts
- Devongone = 16 pts
- Amelia Chaffinch = 13 pts
- WakeyTerrier = 12 pts
- Lord Snooty = 11 pts
Saturday 12th August:
Town v Leicester
Town scorers:
Leicester scorers:
Coventry City v Middlesbrough (12:30)
Birmingham City v Leeds United
Ipswich Town v Stoke City
Millwall v Bristol City
Watford v Plymouth Argyle
National League:
AFC Fylde v Chesterfield
Sunday 13th August:
Scottish Premiership:
Motherwell v Hibernian (15:00)
Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest (12:30)
Newcastle United v Aston Villa (17:30)
*** scores for ***
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| UEFA Conference League 3rd play-off round: Hibs v Luzern, Thurs 10 August |
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Posted by: 0762 - 07-08-2023, 22:54 - Forum: Hibernian
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Well I think this is gonna be a tough assignment for Hibs v a Swiss team from a better footie top league than we have here in Scotland. However, we have a small chance to qualify and Hibs really need to show up in the 1st leg at ER Stadium to try and register some kinda positive result before they travel to Switzerland a week later. I'll be there to give them my support and can only hope that Johnson chooses his best team for this type of Euro challenge and applies a sensible strategy, defensively and in attack, to ensure Hibs are competing in this play-off until the very end when the winner is confirmed.
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| Town v Smoggies v Town - Double Header - August 2023 |
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Posted by: theo_luddite - 07-08-2023, 16:33 - Forum: Huddersfield Town
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Kick-off 19:00 UK Time (well, t'fust un is),
Come back later fu' t'2nd un a week on Sat'day
Tuesday 08/08/23
If we've put 10 bob in t'meter (might need to be £1000 quid under this Government)
Under t'Prima Donna League floodleets
In that big Blue 'n' White Stadium
That apparently needs £millions spending on it just to to touch up t'paintwork
An' fix some pointin'
What else did I miss last season that apparently will cost so much to keep the stadium up to snuff?
New carpets in the executive bogs?
Stiil, at least our new owner will be in town
That he's American and owns businesses under the banner of "Venture Capital" fills me with all the joys of being made redundant twice by these vultures just before I'm due to retire and I'm spending my 'rainy day funds' somewhat like our summer weather. Fine in the morning but but pissing it down every afternoon. Call me semi-self employed if you must. Give it 12 months and a bit and I will be hopefully retired and still semi-self employed.
I hope he'll do a good job and I'll gladly shake him by the hand if he does, however to quote The Unexamined .....
"There are certain principles I have applied everywhere: invest in the business methodically, invest in the employees of the business, be passionate and create a competitive and winning environment, be patient to ride out the downside, maintain poise under pressure. Stay disciplined and have morality. Best practices."
Well, I've heard all that before and it's mostly bollox in my experience. It's not funny how "your most valuable assets" suddenly become "your most expensive" when you personally have to "ride out the downside" as the owner. Don't get me started on so called "best practices". I know I'm not the only one on here with a similar experiences.
I've renewed my Season Card regardless. I support the club, not the current chairlump whoever he/she might be.
Gawd knows I've seen plenty of those, who hasn't?
The man we 'appen could have had as head coach, Michael Carrick, and 'appen saved ourselves a lot of bother and brass, brings his Boro side down the A19 for Tuesday's fixture. We rejected him and picked some ego-maniac from Scotland who was looking for a free flight and removal expenses back home from Germany. We agreed to his relocation to Scotland. Look where that nearly got us. Any road, Mr. Carrick replaced a certain Mr. Warnock in the hot seat at The Riverside, a change that apparently didn't do either of us any harm in the end.
Given we play each other in two fixtures within the time it takes for a Swaledale lamb to shake it's tail, or as some of us might say, two shakes of a lambs dick (I was trying to be polite  ) I'm killing two birds with one stone on this 'ere thread. As quick as you can pour mint sauce into your best friends Yorkshire Pud and gravy starter, both games will be done and dusted. One of us will be looking forward to our next Cup match in early January and one of us might even have won a game, even if it went to penalties. The pair of us might still be in the nether reaches of the Chumpionship (again) or one of us might have attained the heights of mid-table mediocrity by then. All very heady stuff. 
We kick off at 7:00pm on Tuesday in the Carabooboo (or as us old farts call it The League) Cup. Now who picked 7:00pm?
Some furrin TV channel? Nope.
Some UK TV Channel? Nope.
Some EFL knobhead that thought it would be a good idea as it's the time of year when the kids are on holiday and should be back home tucked up in bed by 10:00pm? 'appen.
So how many other games are kicking off at 7:00 pm? Er, none.
So where the 'kin 'ell 'as 7pm come from then? The last chance of a train back to Boro leaves at 20:46. Good luck catching that one, and that's without the game going to penalties. I'll be on listening duties for both games in case you're wondering.
Nah, when ar wur a lad, Tuesday night kick-offs were 7:30pm. Town didn't do Wednesday (often). That lot up the A62 usually did and them down the Penistone Road always did, obvs. Then at some point that I can't quite recall, but I think in the 80's 'appen, we were given another 15 minutes to get to the 'ome game. This obviously meant we got home later and some of us that travelled a bit further missed the last bus home after catching the last bus (or nearly) out of Huddersfield to our far flung desinations of 'alifax, CleckHeckmondSedge, Dewsbury, Batley and all those other exotic Heavy Woollen districts. A bit of an 'ike or maybe a taxi fare to add to the expense. With refs now adding on 30 minutes for time wasting, nowt's changed much really has it?
On the tellybox
Not showing anywhere at the moment, good luck with iFollow, it was crap on Saturday but why am I not surprised?.
Dodgy streams might be available, I cottoned on to one at the weekend.
The EFL's whack-a-mole policy will continue no doubt in their efforts to prevent you watching what they happily put on t'interweb in the first place. That they then come looking for you and not the dodgy partners who pay them er, big? money for "the rights" and then leak it out like a sieve is another thing entirely. Try arguing that one in front of M'lud.
Pies, pees and pints
I'll fill this bit in when we play at theirs. Somehow I doubt the prices will have come down in the concessions on the concourses over the summer, theirs or ours.
Well would you Adam and Eve it? We've only put it on the website
https://www.htafc.com/siteassets/pdfs/ks...023-24.pdf
A presser wouldn't go amiss.
Latest news (part 1)
The Arabs are paying funny money for all our (ahem) best (oldest, Shirley?) players. Is anyone really gonna watch them, or is there some other plan afoot to buy their way into the UEFA competitions along the lines of how they've bought their way into golf? Bring back the European Super League.
Five people have been arrested after an alleged brawl broke out at a Middlesbrough town centre bar. Police were called to The Central after reports of a fight at the Corporation Road pub at 7.55pm on Sunday. Shirley the Millwall fans had all gone home by then?
I put the news of the sad demise of The Crooked House, a darned good pub on the edge of Wolvo and Dudley, on the "Not the Town o'clock News" thread. There's b'stards and there's 'kin idiots. 'nuff said.
Out Injured/Suspended/Isolating
Pearson managed to delay his first injury of the season until well into the first game this time. Given his er, theatrics, a dead leg would appear to be a tad optimistic. Shirley he could have walked that off by jogging to Lands End and back before the end of the match? Given normal recovery rates, he might be back before the 2nd International break. Don't hold your breath tho' but. Otherwse, no breaking news from the weekend for the Cup game so far. See Pressers
Back training but not oven ready/Back in the frame
Well unless Jordan Rhodes fancies a place in the back 4 replacing Pearson, don't expect him to start on Tuesday. Then again, as it's a free hit, he'll likely be first choice up front to prove his fitness to the League 1/2 clubs who can't wait to take on his inflated wage demands.
Last time out
If you were in a cove in Ibiza with no TV, Radio or Interweb signal, sorry to spoil your holibobs but we came 2nd at Plymouth.
If your were a Boro fan in a cove in Ibiza with no TV, Radio or Interweb signal, sorry to spoil your holibobs but you came 2nd at home to Millwall. Seriously? Millwall? Chuff me, that's almost as bad as us losing to Plymouth (well, nearly).
Musical Interuption
I'm going lazy and going all Chris Rea this week. Hell, how much research do you want me to do?
I might have done this before. In fact I'm pretty sure I did this before.
It's my thread and I'll play who I want to, play who I want to.
With apologies to Lesley Gore and John Jackson / Wally Gold / John Gluck Jr / Taiwan Green / Herb Weiner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsnIt1p978
Stainsby Girls is a long standing fave of mine. I've even created a ringtone from it.
Now if I could just work out how to get the bugger to work on my new phone ......
Supposedly wrote (writted, written) about his missus, who attended the school of the same name.
Just to piss us off, that was recorded at The Plymouth Pavilions.
If you fancy some food poisoning from all the shit our water chaps are pumping out, a real Brexshit benefit if ever I smelled one.
57 triathletes have felt that benefit off Blunderland Beach this weekend.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...rland-race
The M6/M25/M62/M60 song
Oh for a £1 for every minute I've been stuck in jams on those roads.
.... and finally for a bit of French Froggy France stuff
Ever wondered how they make geetars? You know now.
Saw a load of old 'uns into bits and glue some of the bits back together again. What could possibly go wrong?
I'm sure Hank Marvin could advise if you brought along some sarnies.
Before you argue - when did Lee Marvin ever play a geetar, let alone bring a load of sarnies to a picnic?
Kwik Kwiz - 1
What does Auberge mean in English? No cheating. Yeah, I did, but it doesn't mean that you can. 
The Sack Race
Neither of us involved yet, move on please.
Yes I know there were a few daft and saft 'uns over the Summer, Darren Moore for one but erm, new season, I'll start from August 1st.
Tables, Form & all that stats stuff.
We've played once each, we both lost, get over it, move on, nothing to see here (yet, hopefully)
Innies and Outies
Well Town have totally changed their squad by promoting a bunch of kids from the Academy, oh and a couple of not quite top flight loan players. Last of the big spenders or what? We could have done with hijacking those two that Plymouth bought, though whether they'd have trecked all the way to Yorkshire instead of the English Riviera is another thing.
Meanwhile up in the land of the big white smog they have paid a small fortune for a keeper to er, help with their goal scoring abilities. They obvs weren't that sure of his abilities as they brought another in on a freebie as a back up. I'm sure it will all work out for the best like we expect our "investements in the future" will. Whenever they arrive that is.
Mr. Smiff and Mr. Crooks, former residents of our parish, are still at Boro. Mr. Smiff wasn't in Sat'day's squad. He suffered an ankle injury in Boro's pre-season loss to Real Betis.
Who's banging 'em in
Er, nobody yet for Boro. As for Town, our top scorer just for a change, is a centre back.
They can't all lose
It's the EFL Cup, approximately half of them never do but the other half always do. Strange how cup fixtures work out, isn't it?
We've played 'em before
Well, even if we spawnily win both games we still have an issue in need of rectification here
Next up?
Leicester at home. Hmm, we drew at home with them in the Prima Donna League because VAR said our player had a shoe lace or toe nail off side, denying a perfectly good goal. Don't think we have VAR now so I'll happilly take 5-1 with 4 dubiously off-side decisions. Tbf I'll take 1-1 again right now.
Pressers
Rocket Ron
Just waiting for Boro to get out of bed now
Well, still not sure if Carrick has got out of bed but this is as near as it gets, apparently
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/foot...d-27466886
KWIK KWIZ -2 (and 3, Shirley?)
In which Frank Drebin film/movie did the phrase "Don't call me Shirley" feature as a running gag?
Who was Frank Drebin?
Apologies for making the KWIK KWIZ so hard in this thread. I'll try to make them easier later in the season.
I'll also try not to pinch idea's off AmChaff as often either.
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| Salford City Deepdale 8/8/2023 |
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Posted by: themaclad - 06-08-2023, 16:13 - Forum: Preston North End
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Preston North End v Salford City
DEEPDALE
No previous meetings
https://www.salfordcityfc.co.uk/
https://salfordcityfcfans.proboards.com/
HISTORY
Salford City Football Club is a professional football club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded as Salford Central in 1940, and played minor local league football until winning a place in the Manchester League in 1963. Salford were winners of the Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1971, 1973, and 1975 and the Manchester Premier Cup in 1978 and 1979. The club joined the Cheshire County League in 1980, which amalgamated into the North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) two years later. They changed their name again in 1989, to Salford City, and secured promotion into the Northern Premier League (NPL) in 2008. The club survived in the league on the final day of the following season, an achievement known in club folklore as The Great Escape.
In 2014, Salford were taken over by former Manchester United players Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, and Paul Scholes, who each own 10% of the club, with Singaporean businessman Peter Lim owning the rest; David Beckham purchased a 10% share from Lim in 2019. Under the management duo of Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, they were crowned NPL Division One North champions in 2015, won the NPL Premier Division play-offs in 2016, and the National League North title in 2018. This success was followed in 2019 with promotion to the English Football League (EFL) after winning the 2019 National League play-off Final, under the stewardship of Graham Alexander. Salford won the EFL Trophy in their début campaign.
Salford play their home games at Moor Lane, which underwent a major transformation between 2016 and 2017, and is currently known as the "Peninsula Stadium" for sponsorship purposes. The club have primarily worn tangerine shirts and black shorts throughout their recorded history, before switching to red shirts and white shorts following the takeover. The club's nickname, The Ammies, stems from their name from the early 1960s to the early 1970s, Salford Amateurs. The club's anthem is The Pogues cover of "Dirty Old Town", a song written by Salford local Ewan MacColl.
MANAGER
Neil Anthony Wood (born 4 January 1983) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of EFL League Two club Salford City.
As a player, Wood played as a midfielder. He began his playing career in the academy of Manchester United, though he never appeared for the first team due to several injuries. He was sent out on loan several times, first to Belgian club Royal Antwerp where he made his professional début in 2001, and later to Peterborough United and Burnley, before departing the club in 2004 for Coventry City. Wood struggled for regular appearances and after 18 months was loaned to Blackpool, who signed him permanently shortly after. Wood then moved first to Oldham Athletic and then to Bosnian team Željezničar. He returned to England in 2009, spending time with amateur side Atherstone Town before retiring in 2010.
Upon his retirement Wood began coaching, beginning with Aston Villa in their academy before moving back to United, where he rose through the ranks to become U23 manager in 2019. After three years in the role, Wood was appointed manager of Salford City, his first role in senior football.
FORM GUIDE
Beat Vegan Just Stop Oil Dick's Forest Green 2 - 0
Previous Meetings
None
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MACS VIEW
The joy of the League Cup again, and a first ever competitive game against Salford City a club who over the last nine years have had a significant financial benefit against virtually all the clubs they have played in non league football
Saw them a few times in non league days the Cliff as the ground was known then had toliets in the main stand between the two dressing room. One particular game Lancaster had there I heard the most magnificent rant by whoever was the Salford Manager was at the time as his side trailed by three goals at the interval
Since those heady days they have risen through the leagues built the ground up but crimally have changed the colour of their strip to resemble a mini United.
Hopefully put out a strong enough side to win this, suspect Ramsay and Stewart will get some game time and a victory
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| Celtic 4 Ross County 2 - a positive opening game for the Hoops! |
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Posted by: 0762 - 06-08-2023, 00:20 - Forum: Celtic
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66194481
A comfortable win in the end, but this Celtic team looking like it needs to gel a bit more as early season fixtures tend to reflect this type of issue as new players arrive and others have left. The Hoops in control of this match by HT and 3-0 ahead after a slow start. The Staggies played reasonably well, but not scoring at opportune moments and eventually punished by goals from Turnbull and Kyogo, the Japanese striker ominously opening his goal account. County scoring two second half goals, but too late to have any impact on the final result while Rodgers trying out new players late on in this game when it was safe at 4-1. It looks like "supercool" Brendan is accepting the fact that Carl Starfelt is moving on, the manager acknowledging he'll be bringing in a solid defensive replacement. I wonder if he'll be looking at certain defenders from Leicester City? Curious! And a bonus for Rodgers and Celtic is the fact the Rangers have faltered v Killie - 3 pts already dropped by the Huns and the fact they didn't play particularly well either with certain players not looking as good as many optimistic Hun fans were suggesting.
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