[St Charles Owl]

THE MATCH - SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2016 at 3PM BST

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This week see us welcome one of the many teams in the Championship from North Manchester!! PNE were the very first winners of the Football League back in 1888-89, a feat they repeated the following year and then followed that up by finishing runners-up for the next 3 seasons.  Unfortunately for them, they haven't won it since, so their league championship drought is even longer than ours is!!

Preston were arguably the surprise team last season, after a slow start they gained some consistency and at one point towards the end of the season we looking like rivals for that final playoff place, only to drop out over the last part of the season.  In the end they finished in a credible 11th place, not bad for a promoted side and easily the best of the three that did come up.  This season they started slowly, losing 5 of their first 6 games but have since been much better and currently sit in 12th, but only 3 points behind us!!

This will be the 105th meeting between us with an even record of W40 D23 L41. Our overall home record is very good against them but the last 10 home games have us at W4 D1 L5, although we have won 3 of the last 5.  Need to even out that home record by winning this one!!

Last season we won this fixture fairly easily 3-1, but from memory it wasn't an inspiring performance but was one of thise that started to see us develop some consistency and rise up the table.  Goals from Lee, Pudil and a chap called McGugan got the goals foe us.




THE LAST MATCH

A ground where we never do well turned out to be a ground where we won the game early and at a canter!!!!!  Good to see Forestieri score again and good to see Joao back and playing well.




WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Hooper was our only injury last week, not sure where we are with him but if fit I would assume he will come back in for Joao. Here is my team:

Westwood

Palmer  Loovens Lees   Reach

Wallace Lee  Hutchinson  Bannan

Forestieri

Joao

What team would you like to see??


WHO'S THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK

Ref - SCOTT DUNCAN
Christopher Akers and Nick Hopton
Fourth Official Eddie Ilderton


CURRENT FORM - League games only, last game first.

Owls -    
Preston -            


MADSTEVE'S BIG MAN'S LEAGUE

Current Table

Madsteve -
Towinjustonce -
Wereham -
Owlkev -
St Charles -
Maddix -
Jacko -
Thurnscoe -
Washington -
Stateside -
Pei -
Imre -
Dubai -



PREDICTIONS


SCORE AND SCORER (No copying allowed, home team score first to keep Imre happy)

2-1 Lee - St Charles


ATTENDANCE DIVIDED BY TIME OF FIRST CORNER FOR US (No copying allowed, closest wins)

4200 - St Charles


OTHER MATCHES OF INTEREST (4 correct will win a  , all 5 will win 2 , copying is allowed)

Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town
Burton Albion v Rotherham United
Fulham v Reading
Norwich City v Brentford
Leeds United v Aston Villa

DHDHD - St Charles


THE MUPPET LEAGUE

Everyone released, cells prepped and ready for new inmates though!!





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THE MAGIC ARSE

Remains for the time being.   




This thread awaits the Meggo of Stateside's choice.