THE MATCH

SATURDAY 4TH JANUARY 3:00PM KICK OFF

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LAST MATCH



Well, brand new year, same old dogshite. A truly forgettable match settled by Hull's star player who fired home from close range. Neither team played well and it looked like 0-0 was written all over it until Bowen's strike. We had a similar chance in the first half but Harris's effort was blocked on the line. Special mention to Nuhiu & Reach who barely broke sweat and barely looked like footballers despite wearing a football strip!

THE MATCH



Onto the FA Cup and a long journey south to play Brighton (oh what a cracking cup tie ) The Seagulls are in the lower half of the Premier League and there objective will be to stay there. Not sure what team they will put out but like most PL teams I would expect 7-8 changes from there usual line-up although if I recall correctly they reached the semi's last season so we might see a few more regular first teamer's. And we have VAR to help out the Premier League and do us over at the same time.

CURRENT FORM

OWLS               -                          

BRIGHT             -                              

THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK

Referee Andre Marriner
Assistant Referees Scott Ledger & Ian Cooper
Fourth Official Andy Davies
VAR Kevin Friend
AVAR Simon Beck

THE TEAM

Team could be anything, think there will be several changes. Cant see the youngsters taking part tbh.

Wildsmith
Odubajo Lees Borner Fox
Reach Pelupessy Lee Bannan Harris
Fletcher

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

3-1 Iorfa

POSSESSION X SHOTS

360

BML STANDINGS

Washington 16
SCO 14
Imre 12
Wereham 11
Stateside 10
Pei 10
Owlkev 8
Southey 5

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Fulham v Villa
Southampton v Huddersfield
Brentford v Stoke
Preston v Norwich
Wolves v Man Utd

AHHAA

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC





One for Washington



The thread awaits the Meggo of Statesides choice.[/b]

all of you lot at the shrine this evening (me included) lets get the place rocking
even the East stand
first game of the new decade
COYB

Now that we are entering the 2020s, one can only hope that it will be a decade of positive change for all the people of our country, not just a few beneficiaries as feared by many sceptics, qualified and unqualified, re the future direction of travel for whatever country one resides in. I won't dwell on the politics (they are so different in behaviour and attitude north and south of Hadrian's Wall!) but I will definitely say there will be significant change and I hope it will happen for the better and with minimal angst and antagonism as poss!! I pray for a miracle that it will go as smoothly as practically possible but change is coming, that's for sure! Anyway, all the best for 2020 and beyond esp relative to family, friends and loved ones who just wanna get on with their lives as best they can, during difficult times, like most people in the country!

Being reported in the local press that The Robins are going to sign Alfie May in the January transfer window.

This contradicts what Manager Michael Duff said recently indicating that the Club could not afford another striker even though:-

1) We have three strikers almost permanently injured in Varney, Reid and Campbell.
2) Loanee Gavin Reilly has been recalled by Bristol Rovers.
3) Alex Addai now faces a three game ban after being sent off on Sunday.
4) Jonte Smith's contract expires soon and seems unlikely to be extended.

That would seem to leave us with young George Lloyd whose confidence seems to wax and wane and is well under 6' tall.

We certainly need at least one proven goalscorer but is Alfie May the answer.

Looking at May's recent records he has, since 2016, played only 91 league games and has scored just 10 goals; hardly the prolific scorer we so desperately need.

Oh how we need to find another Mo Eisa from non league football.

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First game of the new year and decade its us against fast improving Boro side having won their last three games which has sent them up to the giddy heights of 16th. Pulled off a surprise victory at the Hawthorns on Sunday winning 2-0 their first away win of the season with Ayala and Fletcher scoing a worldie from about a mile out. They have been hit by injuries and suspensions recently so Woodgate has had to play youngsters.
In the 1 all draw at the Riverside we were not at our best although you could say that for a vast amount of our away games this season.
Danger man for Boro is Paddy McNair who should return to the side following suspension, also rate Tavernier who always seems to play against us and Ayala also tends to score against us.
Last season we drew 1 all at Deepdale as well as drawing 2 all in a league cup tie which Boro won on penalties.
Following the 2-0 home defeat on Sunday against Reading expect a few changes, wouldn't be surprised if Fisher and Bauer return after suspension and ilness, given the physicallity of the Boro centre backs Stockley coud play however need to be more on our game than we were in the first half on Sunday. One cautionary note we rarely beat Boro either at home or away time to rectify that.

Match Officials: Middlesbrough Home

This Wednesday we have a referee taking charge of his third game at Deepdale and also his third PNE match overall.

The match official for the first game of 2020, as we take on Jonathan Woodgate’s Middlesbrough, is John Brooks, now in his second season on the Select Group Two list of referees.

The Leicestershire ref was in charge of North End’s 3-2 home win over Millwall in December 2018 and the 3-1 home victory over Stoke City in front of the Sky Sports cameras back in August 2019.
His 18 games so far this season, including a trip to the Riverside, when they drew 1-1 with Millwall, have produced just 54 cautions and no red cards.
His last game prior to the New Year was Stoke City’s injury-time comeback home win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Bet365 Stadium.

He will be assisted by Mark Jones and Nick Greenhalgh, whilst the fourth official will be Thomas Parsons.

THE MATCH

WEDNESDAY 1ST JANUARY 3:00PM KICK OFF

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We made it back to back defeats as we gave Cardiff a 2-0 start and never fully recovered. Defensively we started where we finished v Stoke, more holes than swiss cheese, as Cardiff flew into a 2-0 lead within 8 minutes, one from a quick free kick and the second from a simple ball over the top. We managed to get back into the game when Lees headed in from a corner. From then on we huffed and puffed and created some chances but didn't test there keeper enough. We made changes but Cardiff were resolute at the back and dealt with anything we could throw at them

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Our first game of 2020 and we entertain Hull City. Hopefully we can start the new year better than we ended last 2019. Hull are sitting mid table and will be looking to try and get into the playoffs. They are managed by Grant McCann who has previously managed Peterborough and Doncaster. There star asset is Jared Bowen who has 16 goals and 6 assists this season, the big question id can they hold off the premier league vultures who will be looking to buy him in the transfer window. Hull will be looking to do the double over us after winning 1-0 earlier in the season.

CURRENT FORM

OWLS               -                          

HULL                -                            

THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK

JEREMY SIMPSON
Richard Wild and James Mainwaring
Fourth Official : Ollie Yates

THE TEAM

Will Fletcher be back is the big question. Will the team be as generous at the back as we have been the last two games (I know its Christmas but we've been giving away so many gifts ffs)

Dawson
Iorfa Lees Borner Fox
Reach Hutch Bannan Harris
Winnall Rhodes

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-1 Reach

ATTENDANCE

25612

BML STANDINGS

Washington 9
Stateside 7
Pei 7
Wereham 7
Owlkev 5
Imre 5
Southey 5
SCO 5

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Bristol City v Brentford
Fulham v Reading
Huddersfield v Stoke
Forest v Blackburn
Preston v Middlesboro

AHHHH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC





One for Washington



The thread awaits the Meggo of Statesides choice.[/b]

Seems the CFC Trust have taken over the running of the club with a probable purchase complete by Feb 2020.
Not the news I was hoping for but its a start. Now Dave Allen and Ashley Carson are hopefully gone lets hope that a certain cretin by the name of John Sheridan follows them in the New Year so I can go back to supporting my club.

For the record, Williamson has also departed.

2 points for a correct result
4 points for a correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score   :laugh:     
Wrong joker result gives you minus 2
Correct Random Badger gives you 2 points :badger:

The random badger :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...."  :rolleyes:
The joker  :laugh: 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.


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.

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.  :rolleyes:

Saturday 4th January:
Southampton v Town
Town scorers:
Southampton scorers:

Rochdale v Newcastle United (12:31)
Rotherham United v Hull City (12:31)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday
Oxford United v Hartlepool United
Preston North End v Norwich City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United (17:31)
Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth (17:31)

Sunday 5th January:
Charlton Athletic v West Bromwich Albion (14:01)
Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley (14:01)
Bristol Rovers v Coventry City (14:01)
Burton Albion v Northampton Town (14:01)
Liverpool v Everton (16:01)
Gillingham v West Ham United (18:16)

Monday 6th January:
Arsenal v Leeds United

EFL Cup semi finals (first legs):
Tuesday 7th January:
Manchester United v Manchester City

Wednesday 8th January:
Leicester City v Aston Villa

Table after Matchday 22:
neonfoxinthebox = 493 pts
jjamez = 485 pts
themaclad = 481 pts
theo_luddite = 473 pts
Baggiebob(BBB) = 459 pts
Lord Snooty = 437 pts
St Charles Owl = 433 pts
SHEP_HTAFC = 412 pts
ritchiebaby = 405 pts
Amelia Chaffinch = 385 pts
Beefy 1965 = 378 pts

Rob Doran got the only goal for Telianorge FC yesterday as they fell to a 5-1 defeat against local rivals Pioromont. This is now Telianorge's 14th defeat of the season in the Pasteitpaper Premier Division where they currently sit stuck to the bottom of the table. Ned Bell the manager is hoping the players can come together as a collective solvent as they try to get through this sticky spell and work there way up the table.

Ian Farfelle the chairman says. "I will stick by the manager through thick and thin, Ned Bell hasn't become a bad manager overnight and I believe that he can turn results around and get this club moving in the right direction. The fans need to stick together and get behind the team and the manager".