https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/fo...or-a-fiver

This is certainly a good way to try to ensure almost a full stadium of Hibs fans backing the Cabbage n Ribs v Saint Johnstone. It should be good with a great atmosphere. They'd better win though!!

GGTTHT

This was a brilliant performance from Bodo-Glimt with and without the ball. They were tough for Celtic to break down, and impressive on the break as well. It was interesting to see this team especially with their previous astounding 6-1 win over Roma in the Europa League. Celtic had most of the possession, but couldn't find the final pass - they didn't have the same speed about their play. The Norwegian team's brisk 1-touch and 2-touch footie was a joy to behold and I'd go further by saying that this team would beat a combined Celtic and Rangers selection, such was the quality of their play tonight and again it exposes the game in Scotland not being as good as many of our Scot footie media presenters and others bogusly intimate on radio and tv. Most of us have not been fooled by this kinda bullshit for a long time. There is still a 2nd leg of this play-off tie, but IMO this tie is over based on tonight's observations v a wee team from Norway that is very good. Note that the population of the B-G Municipality would fit in to the Celtic Park stadium

LAST TIME OUT



FORM GUIDE

PNE 14 READING 2



First time I ever saw Reading was this match won 4-1 Reading had the wonderfully name Steve Death between the sticks
Stephen Victor Death (19 September 1949 – 26 October 2003) was an English footballgoalkeeper who played for Reading for almost the entirety of his career. Death was one of the longest-serving players to appear for Reading. He has been described as "Reading's greatest ever goalkeeper".[1]

He joined Reading in 1969 and went straight into the team as first choice goalkeeper, and despite being only 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), the smallest goalkeeper in the Football League, he made the position his own for the next ten years with a total of 537 first team appearances.[1] There were doubts about his height as a goalkeeper immediately on joining Reading. He made his debut on 8 November 1969 in a 1–0 win[2] against Brighton after which the press described him as "an insignificantly built bundle of daredevil energy". Doubts about his height resurfaced after the next game on 22 November 1969 a 6–2 defeat by Southport[3] but Death continued to win the popularity of Reading fans so as to be named their player of the season in his first season for the club.[4]

Death set many other records during his time at Elm Park. He was elected Player of the Season four times for seasons 1969/70, 1972/73, 1973/74 and 1976/77, won PFA Divisional Awards in 1973–74 and 1978–79,[1] collected a Division Four Championship plaque in 1978–79, kept 26 clean sheets in that season,[5] and at one stage made 156 consecutive first team appearances; this remains a club record. Until 31 January 2009, Death held the record of 1,074 minutes without conceding a goal in English league football.[1][6] This record was subsequently broken by Edwin van der Sar playing for Manchester United versus Everton on 31 January 2009
Death died of cancer in 2003, aged 54 in the Duchess of Kent Hospice, Reading. He was survived by his partner, Sharon and his children Justin, Amber and Alexandria.[1]

THE MATCH

SATURDAY 19TH FEBRUARY KO 3:00 PM

v

LAST MATCH



Despite being the better team, we squandered numerous chances and were done in by set plays again. We bossed the first half and had several chances but poor finishing & a couple of saves saw the game go in level at the break. Onto the 2nd half and the pattern continued with either poor decision making or poor finishing kept the score 0-0. Then out of nowhere Rotherham score from a corner that wasn't and Ladapo scored from close range. Bazza had a FK saved and another shot blocked as we looked to equalize, but it was Rotherham who secured the points when Smith finished well after we couldn't clear a free kick.

THE MATCH



So after the Accrington postponement, we make the short journey to Donny. Donny have been struggling this season and languish in the relegation zone but have managed to win at MK Dons & Sunderland. They are 23rd at the moment and have played more games than the teams around them and are 6 points from safety so look destined for League 2 next season. Tommy Rowe is there leading scorer with 6 and he's been playing in midfield. Gary McSheffrey is there manager but looks to have a very hard task ahead of him for the rest of the season.

CURRENT FORM

OWLS               -                                                   

DONC                -                             

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

CRAIG HICKS
Paul Stonier and Johnathon Bickerdike
Fourth Official : Simon Mather

THE TEAM

Peacock-Farrell
Storey Hutch Palmer
Hunt Byers Bannan Luongo Johnson
Sow Kamberi

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-2 Sow

BML STANDINGS

SCO 11
Pei 10
Wereham 9
Kev 8
Maddix 6
Imre 5
Wash 4
SS 3

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town v Burton Albion
Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe
Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons
Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

AHHHH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Premier League

Sanjay      19pts 1CS 6CR 5GB 6BB 0SB
Snooty      13pts 2CS 5CR -3GB 3BB 1SB
Silver        11pts 1CS 4CR 5GB -3BB 1SB
BaggieOne  8pts 0CS 5CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
BBB            6pts 1CS 5CR -3GB -3BB 0SB
Minizin        5pts 0CS 4CR 0GB -3BB 0SB
SCO            4pts 1CS 4CR -3GB -3BB 0SB
Derby          3pts 0CS 4CR -3GB -3BB 1SB


Could the overall table be getting interesting? A few weeks ago Derby looked to have the title stitched up but his recent stumbles have given others hope - this week will have just added to his nerves.

Sanjay continued his recent charge with yet another good score - he's now topped the table in 4 of the last 5 weeks! Sanjay got the week's high of 6 correct results including the gamball. He also scored a maximum on his bonus to give him a clear lead at the top. Snooty has been stuck at the wrong end of the table for much of the season but his recent form has given him hope of avoiding the drop and his second place this week won't do his chances any harm and may have a few others looking nervously over their shoulders. Snooty was the only player to get more than one correct score but lost points on his gamball.
Silver has been incredibly consistent over the season, rarely sitting at either end of the table but always seeming to be close behind the leaders and so it was again this week. He was one of many with just  correct results but was the only player other than Sanjay to score from his gamball.

BaggieOne has a lot to do to get away from the relegation spots and really needs a couple of good weeks. While 4th place with 8 points wasn't bad, he will certainly need more in future weeks, particularly given Snooty's improvement. BBB's defence of his title looks to be stuttering with his balls costing him this week. Minizins mini slump may just be becoming a mega slump as he drops closer to trouble - just 5 points that could have been so much better had he used his gamball - could his cautiousness eventually cost him his place in the Premiership?

SCO just can't seem to get a run together to challenge at the top and this was another week of missed opportunities. Just 4 points with a complete set of blanks from his balls but he did at least gain a point on Derby whose recent struggles continued as he ended up bottom this week, his early season form deserting him and with his 3rd consecutive miss on the gamball - the worst run of his season so far.


Derby 244
Silver 223
Sanjay 208
SCO 207
BBB 203
Minizin 186
Snooty 182
BaggieOne 161
AAA 79 R/b]

Derby retains his overall lead but saw the gap to second reduce by 8 points - he probably needs his upcoming break in India to refresh his challenge. Mr Consistency Silver keeps 2nd but the big mover this week is Sanjay rising from 5th to 3rd - just a few weeks ago he was looking at relegation but a few more weeks like this and he could be an outside bet for the title. SCO and BBB both drop a place but remain in touch and the top 5 have opened quite a gap to Minizin in 6th, now looking over his shoulder at Snooty in the battle to avoid the relegation play off spot. BaggieOne isn't yet down but needs a quick improvement to puit pressure on those above him.

Zin


[b]Championship

Twerton  19pts 1CS 5CR 5GB 3BB 1SB
Blue Baggie  19pts 1CS 5CR 5GB 3BB 1SB
Zinman        12pts 1CS 4CR -3GB 6BB 1SB
Amelia        11pts 1CS 4CR -3GB 3BB 1SB
Stairs    9pts 1CS 4CR NPGB -3BB 1SB
Salop      6pts 0CS 2CR NPGB 3BB 1SB
Lady Jane          6pts 1CS 2CR -3GB -3BB 1SB
Themaclad 3pts 0CS 2CR -3GB 3BB 1SB
Dingle    -4pts 0CS 1CR -3GB -3BB 0SB

Fairly consistent week of scoring as we head into the last third of the season.  Topping the table again this week is Twerton whose fine form continues as he pushes to drag himself off the bottom of the table.  He is joined on 19 points by Blue who puts up a good score for the first time in a few weeks as he tries to climb back to the top of the table.  Let's see if either of them achieved their aim!!

Zinman is 3rd on 12 points, a good week for him that will keep up his push to challenge for the PO spot.  Amelia improved on her recent form to grab 4th spot with 11 points.  She is followed by our leader Stairs on 9 points, a mediocre week for him.  Salop and Lady Jane both ended with 6 points, keeps LJs poor run going and a rare poor week for Salop who is normally middle of the pack.

Themaclad seems to have lost some of his recent form and this week only managed a paltry 3 points, has his push for the PO place stalled?  Dingle simply had a nightmare week, got all his balls wrong and managed only one CR!!

224 - Blue Baggie
218 - Stairs
194 - Themaclad
192 - Zinman
191 - Salop
179 - Lady Jane
166 - Dingle
151 - Twerton
145 - Amelia

So what id that lot do to the table??  Well Blue is back on top after a few weeks behind Stairs, can he hold onto the lead he held for so long at the start of the season?  Themaclad retains 3rd place but is now looking over his shoulder at Zin in 4th and Salop in 5th with only 3 points separating them all.  Lady Jane is falling further behind this group, can she find some form to get back up with them.  Dingle might need to keep an eye over his shoulder at the bottom 2 but he is now followed by Twerton whose excellent form has seen him catch and overtake Amelia after propping up the table for most of the season.

Cheers
SCO[/b]

Southend 2-0 Grimsby
Altrincham 2-0 Weymouth
Chesterfield 2-1 Solihull Moors
Halifax 0-0 Dover
King's Lynn 1-2 Bromley
Notts County 2-2 Eastleigh
Stockport 2-2 Woking
Torquay 2-0 Barnet
Wealdstone 0-2 Wrexham
Yeovil 1-2 Dag & Red
Maidenhead United 0-2 Boreham Wood


League Table After Matchday 38

St Charles = 404
Lord Snoots = 398
Amelia = 394
Devon = 390
Dancing = 386
Spireitematt = 346

So James McPake becomes the latest management casualty in Scot footie at a strange time when DFC progressed to the Scot Cup QFs and a money-spinner v Rangers at Ibronx, but admittedly a game which they prob have no chance of winning. I guess Ross Co's revival has likely "spooked" the DFC "high heids yins" who have acted accordingly.

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/pr...s-county-h

We'll see if Hibs players have got the requisite "boost" that they hoped would follow from that cup tie victory in Arbroath. They are playing opponents who score goals and are battling for an existential cause and unbeaten in their last four fixtures, three draws from four games though. IMO Hibs and Maloney will be "in trouble" if they don't somehow "turn the corner" in this particular match v opponents they should be rarely having probs with. All I can say to the manager is, "Choose your starting team wisely"!! C'mon Hibs, time to "push on" in spite of the damaging list of injuries on various players.

GGTTH

not exactly a set of inspiring fixtures this week, so....

Gamball:
Luton - WBA

Others:
Southampton - Everton
Crystal Palace - Chelsea
Bristol City - Middlesbrough
Cardiff - Blackpool
Stoke - Birmingham
QPR - Hull
Sheff Utd - Swansea
Leeds - Man Utd
Wolves - Leicester