So Leeann has responded to my letter last week asking why this manager was still organising/coaching a Hibs team in a semi-final that we were gonna lose by 4 or 5 goals because of his limitations as a footie manager!!!! At least we only lost by 3 goals eh lol!! I wonder how many other shareholders' letters were received on a similar theme?? Ron Gordon no doubt acting on Leeann's instructions.
Jack Ross is apparently a strong favourite down Leith to succeed Hecky. We shall see.

http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/10392

This is probably a fixture that Celtic would love to avoid at this time but it has to be fulfilled and it will be a tricky match v a team that was very unlucky to lose at Celtic Park. Also I would suggest that Celtic fans do not travel to this Rome venue after the poisonous exchanges between fans in the 1st leg tie - unrecommended IMO v opponents who have a nasty fascist element within their fan base.

Truly horrific injury. Looks like the lower part of his leg twists a little and his ankle rotates 90 degrees at least.

All the best to his recovery. Hopefully it won’t be a career killer.

The date of the Joey Barton's trial will be set on Wednesday. Barton was charged with assault against the then Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel. 

Barnsley Chronicle

2 points for a correct result
4 points for a correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score       
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.


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.  

Saturday 9th November:
Preston v Town
Town scorers:
Preston scorers:

Nottingham Forest v Derby County (12:30)
Barnsley v Stoke City
Birmingham City v Fulham
Hull City v West Bromwich Albion
Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
Millwall v Charlton Athletic
Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough
Reading v Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City
Wigan Athletic v Brentford

Sunday 10th November:
Cardiff City v Bristol City (12:00)

Bonus matches:
FA Cup 1st round:
Friday:
Dulwich Hamlet v Carlisle United

Saturday:
Sunderland v Gillingham (13:00)
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
Shrewsbury Town v Bradford City
Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

Sunday:
Dover Athletic v Southend United (12:00)
York City v Altrincham (12:45)
Hayes & Yeading v Oxford United (14:15)

Monday:
Harrogate Town v Portsmouth

Table after Matchday 13:
jjamez = 270 pts
neonfoxinthebox = 268 pts
theo_luddite = 264 pts
themaclad = 262 pts
SHEP_HTAFC = 254 pts
Amelia Chaffinch = 247 pts
Baggiebob(BBB) = 247 pts
ritchiebaby = 244 pts
St Charles Owl = 236 pts
Lord Snooty = 219 pts
Beefy 1965 = 195 pts

Fulham 0 Hull City 3 Bowler, Bowen, Eaves

Fulham: Marcus Bettinelli, Denis Odoi (Aboubakar Kamara 61), Alfie Mawson, Stefan Johansen, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Tom Cairney, Tim Ream, Bobby Decordova-Reid (Anthony Knockeart 46), Ivan Cavaleiro, Harrison Reed, Joe Bryan (Maxime Le Marchand 6).

Subs Not Used: Magnus Norman, Kevin McDonald, Josh Onomah, Steven Sessegnon.

Hull City: George Long; Eric Lichaj ©, Reece Burke, Jordy de Wijs, Callum Elder; Leonardo Da Silva Lopes, Jackson Irvine (George Honeyman 88), Jon Toral (Kevin Stewart 63); Josh Bowler (Tom Eaves 54), Kamil Grosicki, Jarrod Bowen.

Subs Not Used: Matt Ingram, Ryan Tafazolli, Daniel Batty, Matthew Pennington.

Referee: Mr K. Stroud.

Attendance: 18,168.

An impressive performance by Hull in the capital against much fancied Fulham, make no mistake thoroughly deserved win. Busman's holiday for yours truly, thanks to Sky's changing North End's game to a Sunday dinner time kick off and Branson's inability to offer refunds on advanced tickets off to Fulham I went.
Plenty of North Enders on the train some going to Barnet and others on over night stays in the capital, give you a tip if you travel first class get into the first class lounge at Euston and savour the free cookies they have so much sugar in them they are an absolute delight.
The usual walk up to Kings Cross, then the Tube to Hammersmith followed by 20 minute walk to the ground.
The Cottage is undeergoing redevelopment with the stand by the river being replaced, they are hoping to increase capacity to 30,000.
Got tickets for the Johnny Haynes stand, old fashioned wooden seats but did like the pictures of Haynes on either end of the ground.

As for the match City set up their stall to close down the home side it worked a treat, they were given an early warning when Grosicki's shot needed a good save from Bettinelli, but did not take long for them to take the lead ball in from the left Bowler headed it against early substitute Le Marchand ball rebounded to Bowler fired his shot past the keeper.

Fulham found some joy with Cavaleiro but the team seemed to want to score the perfect goal seemed a reluctance to shoot, when they did get the ball into the Hull box the two big lads at the back De Wijs and Burke ensured Mitrovic was given little chance of adding to his goal total.
City with the ever impressive Bowen always looked the more dangerous. Home fans less than impressed at half time.
Early substitution by Hull when Bowler was replaced by Eaves, who immediately went as lone striker with Bowen moving to the right flank, immediatly paid dividends as the striker got in unmarked in the box and fired past Bettinelli to double the lead.

Home side brought on Knockaert at half time fattered to deceive as did the home side, plenty of possession mainly sideways and backwards , when they did get into the box they were met with at least nine Hull players defending the goal in truth Long in the City goal hardly had a shot to save. The third put the seal on a fine away performance Bowen away yet again shot saved rebounded to Eaves who just about managed to poke the ball home.
No alarms for Hull as they took the points in a very good away performance.
Fulham manager Scott Parker said:

"Today is probably the one day I sit here this season disappointed by the way we played, disappointed with the result and the way things panned out.

"We weren't where we needed to be. We've had defeats this year but I felt we were flat today.

"Ultimately what will determine how successful I am personally and how successful this team is is going to be moments like this. Cliché that it is, you've got to bounce back."

Hull City manager Grant McCann told BBC Radio Humberside:

"It's a good result for us. We've come to one of the best teams in the league and controlled the game.

"We did our job to a man, defensively we were outstanding. When we broke we transitioned excellently and the three goals are different scorers.

"As a centre forward when you're judged on goals you just need them to go in and I'm delighted for Tom Eaves because he sprinted to get involved."

Back into town and had the joys of a loudmouth Northern base Brentford fan taking shite al the way up to Warrington, ears were bleeding by the time he got off did enjoy the fact that they had lost even more though.

And England and their biased sports news media thought they'd won it before playing that final ha ha ha!! Jones post match face an absolute picture! I think most knowledgeable RU fans, incl the ex England player, Jonny Wilkinson, thought otherwise and we were absolutely right - ENGLAND EVENTUALLY PUMPED AND WELL DONE S AFRICA - DESERVED WORLD CUP WINNERS, GREAT STUFF!!

This latest revelation will be no surprise and I believe RFC's accumulated losses are much greater than this amount they are "hidden" by King. Also remember that they owe Mike Ashley millions of quid after losing a law court ruling on RFC sales of goods. As for the Kent "instalment deal" on a £7M purchase? Well that should be nullified immediately IMO!!

Is the team I play for on a Saturday, this is our wicket keeper who took the most dismissals in Division 6

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/...1-10081392