Charlton Athletic manager Phil Parkinson believes that his former player Grant Basey, currently on loan at Barnet, still has a great future ahead of him.
Hereford United wanted to keep Tony James but Burton Albion wanted him back because they’ve got loads of injuries. Their latest injury is Tony James.
Mansfield Town could sign Darren Moss, who has left Morecambe by mutual consent.
Gareth Owen says Port Vale’s versatility will give them an advantage in their promotion battle.
Southampton’s Anthony Pulis has extended his loan spell at Stockport County.
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Friday, 5 November 2010
Saturday, 16 October 2010
League Two Fixtures 16th October 2010 Part 1
Accrington Stanley v Rotherham United
Mark Bradley will hope for a fourth consecutive start for Rotherham.
Aldershot Town v Morecambe
Darren Jones should keep his place in defence for Aldershot. Aaron Morris has a chance of returning to the starting line-up due to the suspension of team-mate Jamie Vincent.
As for Morecambe’s Darren Moss, I’ve heard nothing but rumours.
Bradford City v Cheltenham Town
Jason Price is likely to sit on the bench for his first match as a Bradford loanee but maybe he’ll get to come off the bench and score a winning goal. Michael Flynn (groin) probably won’t be fit enough to play for Bradford.
Josh Low should play in midfield for Cheltenham.
Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
Sam Wedgbury is probably more likely to be on the bench for Macclesfield.
Rhys Day won’t play for Oxford as he’s joined Mansfield Town on loan.
Northampton Town v Hereford United
Paul Walker will be on the bench for Northampton.
Ryan Green, Ryan Valentine and Tony James should make Hereford’s back four 75% Welsh. Assuming they play with four at the back. If I have made a mistake, perhaps one of the lovely people at Bulls News could let me know. Stuart Fleetwood should be ready to return from a back injury.
Mark Bradley will hope for a fourth consecutive start for Rotherham.
Aldershot Town v Morecambe
Darren Jones should keep his place in defence for Aldershot. Aaron Morris has a chance of returning to the starting line-up due to the suspension of team-mate Jamie Vincent.
As for Morecambe’s Darren Moss, I’ve heard nothing but rumours.
Bradford City v Cheltenham Town
Jason Price is likely to sit on the bench for his first match as a Bradford loanee but maybe he’ll get to come off the bench and score a winning goal. Michael Flynn (groin) probably won’t be fit enough to play for Bradford.
Josh Low should play in midfield for Cheltenham.
Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
Sam Wedgbury is probably more likely to be on the bench for Macclesfield.
Rhys Day won’t play for Oxford as he’s joined Mansfield Town on loan.
Northampton Town v Hereford United
Paul Walker will be on the bench for Northampton.
Ryan Green, Ryan Valentine and Tony James should make Hereford’s back four 75% Welsh. Assuming they play with four at the back. If I have made a mistake, perhaps one of the lovely people at Bulls News could let me know. Stuart Fleetwood should be ready to return from a back injury.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
League Two Results 25th September 2010 Part 1
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Bury
This defeat meabs Cheltenham have dropped to15th place – but as they’re only one point behind the play-offs, there’s no need to worry just yet. Three points are enough for Bury to climb up to 6th place.
Cheltenham were without Josh Low, who has missed the last two games with a calf injury.
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Oxford United
Oxford had a player booked twice in five minuites but luckily he had scored the equaliser by then. Crewe then appeared to take the lead for a second time but the attempt was ruled out for offside and the points were shared.
Rhys Taylor was in goal for Crewe. His captain Dave Artell thinks he shouldn’t have conceded the second goal – because the player should have already been sent off for fouling Rhys.
Gillingham 1-0 Burton Albion
Gillingham got their second win of the season against a side whose away record is now completely identical to Gillingham’s.
Tony James returned to Burton’s bench and it looks like they missed him.
Hereford United 1-3 Southend United
Hereford are now propping up the lead after Barnet got a point and Southend became the third side in a row to beat Hereford at home.
Stuart Fleetwood is only one yellow card away from a suspension after picking up his fourth of the season in this match. And he’s not the only one. Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine were also on the losing side.
Southend’s Peter Gilbert got his third booking of the season – which is quite a lot considering he’s only played six games.(unless there are some Johnstone’s Paint Trophy results I’ve missed). Cardiff loanee Nathaniel Jarvis only arrived on Tuesday but he got to make his debut after 77 minutes.
Morecambe 2-2 Barnet
Barnet are no longer top of the table after getting a better result than Hereford United. They took the lead twice but each time Morecambe managed to equalise.
I’ve got no idea where Morecambe defender Darren Moss is but there is a rumour he’s on the transfer list/been paid off.
This defeat meabs Cheltenham have dropped to15th place – but as they’re only one point behind the play-offs, there’s no need to worry just yet. Three points are enough for Bury to climb up to 6th place.
Cheltenham were without Josh Low, who has missed the last two games with a calf injury.
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Oxford United
Oxford had a player booked twice in five minuites but luckily he had scored the equaliser by then. Crewe then appeared to take the lead for a second time but the attempt was ruled out for offside and the points were shared.
Rhys Taylor was in goal for Crewe. His captain Dave Artell thinks he shouldn’t have conceded the second goal – because the player should have already been sent off for fouling Rhys.
Gillingham 1-0 Burton Albion
Gillingham got their second win of the season against a side whose away record is now completely identical to Gillingham’s.
Tony James returned to Burton’s bench and it looks like they missed him.
Hereford United 1-3 Southend United
Hereford are now propping up the lead after Barnet got a point and Southend became the third side in a row to beat Hereford at home.
Stuart Fleetwood is only one yellow card away from a suspension after picking up his fourth of the season in this match. And he’s not the only one. Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine were also on the losing side.
Southend’s Peter Gilbert got his third booking of the season – which is quite a lot considering he’s only played six games.(unless there are some Johnstone’s Paint Trophy results I’ve missed). Cardiff loanee Nathaniel Jarvis only arrived on Tuesday but he got to make his debut after 77 minutes.
Morecambe 2-2 Barnet
Barnet are no longer top of the table after getting a better result than Hereford United. They took the lead twice but each time Morecambe managed to equalise.
I’ve got no idea where Morecambe defender Darren Moss is but there is a rumour he’s on the transfer list/been paid off.
Saturday, 25 September 2010
League Two Fixtures 25th September 2010 Part 1
Cheltenham Town v Bury
Cheltenham aim to continue an impressive start to the season with victory over Bury – but Bury are only a point behind them.
Josh Low missed the last match with a calf injury and he’s not expected to play against Bury either.
Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United
Crewe haven’t won many games this season but when they win, they really do win. Crewe are ahead of Oxford only on goal difference – which does tend to happen if you’re a side that wins big.
Rhys Taylor will be in goal for Crewe.
Oxford’s Rhys Day is still out with a kne injury.
Gillingham v Burton Albion
Gillingham will be eager for another win and as they’re playing at home, it’s not impossible. Burton are up in the play-off places but as they’ve won the same number of away games as Gillingham, the home side have reason to be hopeful.
Burton still have a bit of a defensive crisis so Tony James should (deservedly) keep his place. Garyn Preen could be on the bench again.
Hereford United v Southend United
Hereford hope to win their first home game of the season and climb out of the bottom two. A win will guarantee they’re at least 22nd as they’d be overtaking Southend,
Hereford have signed 18 year old striker Nathaniel Jarvis on loan from Cardiff City. He could play up front with Stuart Fleetwood. Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine should start in defence.
Peter Gilbert should be in defence for Southend.
Morecambe v Barnet
Barnet, who are yet to gain a point away from home, face a Morecambe side who are unbeaten on their home turf. They haven’t actually won at home or anything, they’ve had three draws but Barnet might still be getting their own drawers in a twist.
Darren Moss was missing from Morecambe’s last two matches but I don’t know why, or whether he’s likely to be back today. No-one tells me anything.
Cheltenham aim to continue an impressive start to the season with victory over Bury – but Bury are only a point behind them.
Josh Low missed the last match with a calf injury and he’s not expected to play against Bury either.
Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United
Crewe haven’t won many games this season but when they win, they really do win. Crewe are ahead of Oxford only on goal difference – which does tend to happen if you’re a side that wins big.
Rhys Taylor will be in goal for Crewe.
Oxford’s Rhys Day is still out with a kne injury.
Gillingham v Burton Albion
Gillingham will be eager for another win and as they’re playing at home, it’s not impossible. Burton are up in the play-off places but as they’ve won the same number of away games as Gillingham, the home side have reason to be hopeful.
Burton still have a bit of a defensive crisis so Tony James should (deservedly) keep his place. Garyn Preen could be on the bench again.
Hereford United v Southend United
Hereford hope to win their first home game of the season and climb out of the bottom two. A win will guarantee they’re at least 22nd as they’d be overtaking Southend,
Hereford have signed 18 year old striker Nathaniel Jarvis on loan from Cardiff City. He could play up front with Stuart Fleetwood. Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine should start in defence.
Peter Gilbert should be in defence for Southend.
Morecambe v Barnet
Barnet, who are yet to gain a point away from home, face a Morecambe side who are unbeaten on their home turf. They haven’t actually won at home or anything, they’ve had three draws but Barnet might still be getting their own drawers in a twist.
Darren Moss was missing from Morecambe’s last two matches but I don’t know why, or whether he’s likely to be back today. No-one tells me anything.
Saturday, 18 September 2010
League Two Fixtures 18th September 2010 Part 2
Macclesfield Town v Port Vale
Macclesfield haven’t yet won at home and now they face third-placed Port Vale, who have a 100% record away from home.
Sam Wedgbury should be in Macclesfield’s squad, most likely on the bench.
Gareth Owen will be in defence for Port Vale but Lewis Haldane is still building up his fitness after a spell in hospital with blood poisoning. Lewis has now returned to training but it will take a while for him to build up his match fitness.
Oxford United v Stockport County
Both these teams have been strongest away this season so it’s Stockport who have the advantage in this match. Oxford have won twice as many games as Stockport this season – two.
Rhys Day won’t play for Oxford due to a long-term knee injury.
Owain fon Williams will probably be on the bench for Stockport. Unfortunately his replacement is doing rather well.
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
Even a point could be enough for Shrewsbury to go top of the table but it’s not entirely in their hands. Northampton got their first win last week.
Tom Bradshaw should be back on the bench for Shrewsbury after playing for the Wales under-19s midweek.
Paul Walker might be out of the squad again as their first-choice goalkeeper is fit again.
Southend United v Morecambe
It looks as though Southend will have a better time this season than last season but the same so far can’t be said about last year’s play-off semi-finalists Morecambe, who are yet to win a match.
Peter Gilbert should be in defence for Southend.
Darren Moss was missing from Morecambe’s last squad so who knows if he’ll be there today.
Macclesfield haven’t yet won at home and now they face third-placed Port Vale, who have a 100% record away from home.
Sam Wedgbury should be in Macclesfield’s squad, most likely on the bench.
Gareth Owen will be in defence for Port Vale but Lewis Haldane is still building up his fitness after a spell in hospital with blood poisoning. Lewis has now returned to training but it will take a while for him to build up his match fitness.
Oxford United v Stockport County
Both these teams have been strongest away this season so it’s Stockport who have the advantage in this match. Oxford have won twice as many games as Stockport this season – two.
Rhys Day won’t play for Oxford due to a long-term knee injury.
Owain fon Williams will probably be on the bench for Stockport. Unfortunately his replacement is doing rather well.
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
Even a point could be enough for Shrewsbury to go top of the table but it’s not entirely in their hands. Northampton got their first win last week.
Tom Bradshaw should be back on the bench for Shrewsbury after playing for the Wales under-19s midweek.
Paul Walker might be out of the squad again as their first-choice goalkeeper is fit again.
Southend United v Morecambe
It looks as though Southend will have a better time this season than last season but the same so far can’t be said about last year’s play-off semi-finalists Morecambe, who are yet to win a match.
Peter Gilbert should be in defence for Southend.
Darren Moss was missing from Morecambe’s last squad so who knows if he’ll be there today.
Friday, 17 September 2010
League Two Results 11th September 2010 Part 1
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Stevenage Borough
Cheltenham remain in the play-off places after a 1-0 victory over new boys Stevenage, who played well but were unable to find the back of the net.
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Bury
Crewe might not have been winning as many games as fans and those at the club would have hoped but when they win, they make sure it’s a good one. A 3-0 victory over Bury was probably their most disappointing win of the season. It’s great but it doesn’t quite measure up to 1-0 wins over Championship opposition or 7-0 thrashings of Barnet.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe. I’d like to say he had a great game but he didn’t really have to do anything.
Gillingham 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Gillingham still haven’t got one of those elusive away win things but at least they’ve got one at home this season and it was a pretty good one too, considering Shrewsbury were unbeaten.
But Shrewsbury didn’t put Tom Bradshaw on the bench so I might as well not have mentioned this match at all.
Hereford United 0-2 Oxford United
Hereford lost for the fourth consecutive game while Oxford sit happily in the play-off places, having one just one more match than Hereford. Or twice as many matches, depending on how you want to look at it.
Ryan Green, Ryan Valentine and Stuart Fleetwod all played for Hereford.
Morecambe 1-1 Chesterfield
Bottom club Morecambe couldn’t find a first win of the season but failing to lose to an unbeaten club is still pretty promising.
Darren Moss was not in Morecambe’s squad for some reason.
Craig Davies nearly scored in his third consecutive match for Chesterfield while Robert Page returned from an Achilles problem to sit on the bench.
Cheltenham remain in the play-off places after a 1-0 victory over new boys Stevenage, who played well but were unable to find the back of the net.
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Bury
Crewe might not have been winning as many games as fans and those at the club would have hoped but when they win, they make sure it’s a good one. A 3-0 victory over Bury was probably their most disappointing win of the season. It’s great but it doesn’t quite measure up to 1-0 wins over Championship opposition or 7-0 thrashings of Barnet.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe. I’d like to say he had a great game but he didn’t really have to do anything.
Gillingham 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Gillingham still haven’t got one of those elusive away win things but at least they’ve got one at home this season and it was a pretty good one too, considering Shrewsbury were unbeaten.
But Shrewsbury didn’t put Tom Bradshaw on the bench so I might as well not have mentioned this match at all.
Hereford United 0-2 Oxford United
Hereford lost for the fourth consecutive game while Oxford sit happily in the play-off places, having one just one more match than Hereford. Or twice as many matches, depending on how you want to look at it.
Ryan Green, Ryan Valentine and Stuart Fleetwod all played for Hereford.
Morecambe 1-1 Chesterfield
Bottom club Morecambe couldn’t find a first win of the season but failing to lose to an unbeaten club is still pretty promising.
Darren Moss was not in Morecambe’s squad for some reason.
Craig Davies nearly scored in his third consecutive match for Chesterfield while Robert Page returned from an Achilles problem to sit on the bench.
Friday, 10 September 2010
League Two Results 4th September 2010 Part Two
Chesterfield 2-1 Lincoln City
Chesterfield remain in the top three after a narrow but probably deserved victory over Lincoln.
Craig Davies got the winner for Chesterfield, his second goal in as many games. Mark Crossley was on the bench for Chesterfield but Robert Page was missing with an Achilles injury, despite reports that he could be back in the starting eleven.
Macclesfield Town 0-2 Stockport County
Stockport claimed their first win of the season over Macclesfield, who sit second bottom in the table.
Owain fon Williams was dropped to the bench and his replacement, unfortunately for Owain, did rather well. He kept a clean sheet and saved a penalty which just isn’t fair.
Sam Wedgbury was on the bench for Macclesfield.
Oxford United 4-0 Morecambe
Morecambe are bottom of the table after Oxford thrashed them 4-0.
Oxford were without Rhys Day, who has a knee injury.
Darren Moss was dropped to Morecambe’s bench. I wouldn’t leave him there again if I were you, Morecambe.
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Rotherham United
A win for Rotherham would have put them level on points with Shrewsbury but the home team won and climbed to the top of the table too. The goal came after just five minutes but Rotherham refused to concede defeat (although I suppose they had to after the match) and played very well, without quite managing to do anything like score a goal.
Tom Bradshaw wasn’t in Shrewsbury’s squads although he did score in a recent reserve match.
Rotherham’s Mark Bradley was away with the under-21s.
Southend United 2-1 Torquay United
Torquay’s unbeaten run finally came to an end at the hands – or hopefully feet – of Southend. Torquay had a good game and could have got an equaliser but Southend weren’t having it.
Peter Gilbert played in defence for Southend.
Stevenage 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
The points were shared but perhaps that was only right as both teams did look as though they were playing for the same side – the referee wasn’t happy with Crewe’s kit and they ended up playing in Stevenage’s away shirts.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe and looked pretty good. Literally and figuratively.
Chesterfield remain in the top three after a narrow but probably deserved victory over Lincoln.
Craig Davies got the winner for Chesterfield, his second goal in as many games. Mark Crossley was on the bench for Chesterfield but Robert Page was missing with an Achilles injury, despite reports that he could be back in the starting eleven.
Macclesfield Town 0-2 Stockport County
Stockport claimed their first win of the season over Macclesfield, who sit second bottom in the table.
Owain fon Williams was dropped to the bench and his replacement, unfortunately for Owain, did rather well. He kept a clean sheet and saved a penalty which just isn’t fair.
Sam Wedgbury was on the bench for Macclesfield.
Oxford United 4-0 Morecambe
Morecambe are bottom of the table after Oxford thrashed them 4-0.
Oxford were without Rhys Day, who has a knee injury.
Darren Moss was dropped to Morecambe’s bench. I wouldn’t leave him there again if I were you, Morecambe.
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Rotherham United
A win for Rotherham would have put them level on points with Shrewsbury but the home team won and climbed to the top of the table too. The goal came after just five minutes but Rotherham refused to concede defeat (although I suppose they had to after the match) and played very well, without quite managing to do anything like score a goal.
Tom Bradshaw wasn’t in Shrewsbury’s squads although he did score in a recent reserve match.
Rotherham’s Mark Bradley was away with the under-21s.
Southend United 2-1 Torquay United
Torquay’s unbeaten run finally came to an end at the hands – or hopefully feet – of Southend. Torquay had a good game and could have got an equaliser but Southend weren’t having it.
Peter Gilbert played in defence for Southend.
Stevenage 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
The points were shared but perhaps that was only right as both teams did look as though they were playing for the same side – the referee wasn’t happy with Crewe’s kit and they ended up playing in Stevenage’s away shirts.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe and looked pretty good. Literally and figuratively.
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
League Two Results 28th August 2010 Part 2
Macclesfield Town 1-1 Chesterfield
Macclesfield were predicted to struggle while Chesterfield, it was thought, had a good chance of promotion. So far both teams are behaving as expected, with Chesterfield in the play-off places and Macclesfield needing this point in order to be out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Sam Wedgbury was back on the bench for Macclesfield after starting the last match.
Craig Davies didn’t make the Chesterfield debut he was hoping for – his afternoon was ended early with a red card. His second game went so much better. He scored his first goal for the club and as it was an equaliser, it was a very important goal too.
Morecambe 1-1 Gillingham
Both teams got their second point of the season in this match. It keeps them both out of the bottom two but it isn’t quite so helpful where promotion challenges are concerned. Although to be fair maybe a challenge is exactly what they do have
Darren Moss started the match for Morecambe but was replaced at half-time.
Northampton Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
A sixth 1-1 draw for League Two (Barnet and Bury also drew 1-1 but they have no Welsh players) was played out between Northampton and Wycombe. A win for Wycombe would have put them in the play-off places but then Northampton scored a late penalty to draw their third consecutive game – and win their third point.
Paul Walker wasn’t on the bench for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-2 Torquay United
Port Vale have had a good start to the season but they must have got a bit worried when they realised Torquay would be visiting Vale Park. Torquay have won all of their league matches so far this season (their only defeat was to Championship side Reading – and even that only happened in extra time) and they haven’t lost in the league for five months.
Port Vale played well and did everything they could and fought hard but Torquay have a reverse Gareth Bale curse and they won’t be stopped as easily as that.
Port Vale’s Gareth Owen departed the field after 28 minutes after suffering an eye injury.
Stockport County 0-4 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury continue their promotion push and Stockport were pushed aside quite emphatically. Stockport’s last win in the league was at least two months before Torquay United’s last defeat.
Owain fon Williams would probably rather I didn’t mention him as he was the poor man who was in goal for Stockport. It wasn’t his fault though as far as I can see.
Tom Bradshaw was on the bench for Shrewsbury
Macclesfield were predicted to struggle while Chesterfield, it was thought, had a good chance of promotion. So far both teams are behaving as expected, with Chesterfield in the play-off places and Macclesfield needing this point in order to be out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Sam Wedgbury was back on the bench for Macclesfield after starting the last match.
Craig Davies didn’t make the Chesterfield debut he was hoping for – his afternoon was ended early with a red card. His second game went so much better. He scored his first goal for the club and as it was an equaliser, it was a very important goal too.
Morecambe 1-1 Gillingham
Both teams got their second point of the season in this match. It keeps them both out of the bottom two but it isn’t quite so helpful where promotion challenges are concerned. Although to be fair maybe a challenge is exactly what they do have
Darren Moss started the match for Morecambe but was replaced at half-time.
Northampton Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
A sixth 1-1 draw for League Two (Barnet and Bury also drew 1-1 but they have no Welsh players) was played out between Northampton and Wycombe. A win for Wycombe would have put them in the play-off places but then Northampton scored a late penalty to draw their third consecutive game – and win their third point.
Paul Walker wasn’t on the bench for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-2 Torquay United
Port Vale have had a good start to the season but they must have got a bit worried when they realised Torquay would be visiting Vale Park. Torquay have won all of their league matches so far this season (their only defeat was to Championship side Reading – and even that only happened in extra time) and they haven’t lost in the league for five months.
Port Vale played well and did everything they could and fought hard but Torquay have a reverse Gareth Bale curse and they won’t be stopped as easily as that.
Port Vale’s Gareth Owen departed the field after 28 minutes after suffering an eye injury.
Stockport County 0-4 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury continue their promotion push and Stockport were pushed aside quite emphatically. Stockport’s last win in the league was at least two months before Torquay United’s last defeat.
Owain fon Williams would probably rather I didn’t mention him as he was the poor man who was in goal for Stockport. It wasn’t his fault though as far as I can see.
Tom Bradshaw was on the bench for Shrewsbury
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Carling Cup Results 24th August 2010 Part 2
Leyton Orient 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
Leyton Orient were unlucky not to take the lead in the 8th minute but Boaz Myhill was having one of his good days and better teams than Orient have struggled to get past him. It’s fair to say Bo’s West Brom debut went well although the dominance of West Brom meant that he didn’t have a lot to do.
Millwall 2-1 Middlesbrough
The favourites to go down took the lead after 29 minutes when the favourites to win the league conceded a penalty. This was despatched by Steve Morison - as always I am very grateful for any Welshman who can score penalties. Millwall made it two ten minutes later. Middlesbrough did get one back in the 89th minute but it was a bit late by then. Millwall manager Kenny Jackett was delighted with his team’s performance.
Danny Coyne was on the bench for Middlesbrough.
Milton Keynes Dons 4-3 Blackpool (after extra time)
MK Dons took the lead as early as the first minute and I was really disappointed. I wanted to see giant-killings. I wanted Blackpool to win. Then it got to half-time and I suddenly remembered Blackpool are in the Premier League now and MK Dons are nowhere near as good as Wimbledon.
Things got exciting in the 52nd minute when both sides scored twice to make the score 3-3. Then Blackpool got a penalty, which they scored. I started to celebrate, then I remembered again. Wrong minnows.
The match went into extra time and MK Dons got a late winner. I started to groan then remembered I should be cheering. Well done to MK Dons but to be fair to Blackpool, Ian Holloway had picked a second-string side before pissing off to watch some transfer target.
Jermaine Easter ended his goal drought for MK Dons when he scored their second goal of the night. He must have liked the feeling a lot because he did it again two minutes later. The hat-trick wouldn’t quite come but he did get the assist for the fourth goal.
Neal Eardley and Rob Edwards were in the starting line-up for the first time since Blackpool became a Premier League club. Neal got the assist for Blackpool’s first goal and nearly scored for them to. David Vaughan was rested and wasn’t in the squad at all.
Morecambe 1-3 Burnley
Morecambe went ahead in the 12th minute and spent nearl 20 minutes leading the former Premier League side. Bur Burnley fought back with three goals including a penalty and it was quite a boring and predictable result in the end.
Darren Moss played the first 72 minutes for Morecambe. Conceding the penalty probably didn’t help his cause but he did stay on for eleven minutes afterwards so he probably wasn’t substituted for that reason.
Leyton Orient were unlucky not to take the lead in the 8th minute but Boaz Myhill was having one of his good days and better teams than Orient have struggled to get past him. It’s fair to say Bo’s West Brom debut went well although the dominance of West Brom meant that he didn’t have a lot to do.
Millwall 2-1 Middlesbrough
The favourites to go down took the lead after 29 minutes when the favourites to win the league conceded a penalty. This was despatched by Steve Morison - as always I am very grateful for any Welshman who can score penalties. Millwall made it two ten minutes later. Middlesbrough did get one back in the 89th minute but it was a bit late by then. Millwall manager Kenny Jackett was delighted with his team’s performance.
Danny Coyne was on the bench for Middlesbrough.
Milton Keynes Dons 4-3 Blackpool (after extra time)
MK Dons took the lead as early as the first minute and I was really disappointed. I wanted to see giant-killings. I wanted Blackpool to win. Then it got to half-time and I suddenly remembered Blackpool are in the Premier League now and MK Dons are nowhere near as good as Wimbledon.
Things got exciting in the 52nd minute when both sides scored twice to make the score 3-3. Then Blackpool got a penalty, which they scored. I started to celebrate, then I remembered again. Wrong minnows.
The match went into extra time and MK Dons got a late winner. I started to groan then remembered I should be cheering. Well done to MK Dons but to be fair to Blackpool, Ian Holloway had picked a second-string side before pissing off to watch some transfer target.
Jermaine Easter ended his goal drought for MK Dons when he scored their second goal of the night. He must have liked the feeling a lot because he did it again two minutes later. The hat-trick wouldn’t quite come but he did get the assist for the fourth goal.
Neal Eardley and Rob Edwards were in the starting line-up for the first time since Blackpool became a Premier League club. Neal got the assist for Blackpool’s first goal and nearly scored for them to. David Vaughan was rested and wasn’t in the squad at all.
Morecambe 1-3 Burnley
Morecambe went ahead in the 12th minute and spent nearl 20 minutes leading the former Premier League side. Bur Burnley fought back with three goals including a penalty and it was quite a boring and predictable result in the end.
Darren Moss played the first 72 minutes for Morecambe. Conceding the penalty probably didn’t help his cause but he did stay on for eleven minutes afterwards so he probably wasn’t substituted for that reason.
Monday, 23 August 2010
Carling Cup Fixtures 24th August 2010 Part 2
Milton Keynes Dons v Blackpool
Not so very long ago, Milton Keynes Dons, as Wimbledon, were in the Premier League. Blackpool could only dream of now their positions are reversed and a win for MK Dons would be a giant-killing. We usually like a bit of romantic giant-killing in football but with Blackpool already the star of their own romance (even if they did have their hearts vaguely broken by Arsenal), maybe people aren’t hoping for a giant-killing at all.
Jermaine Easter will be hoping to break his goal drought for MK Dons.
If Ian Holloway opts tor rest some of his stars such as David Vaughan, there could be places in the starting line-up for Neal Eardley and Rob Edwards.
Morecambe v Burnley
Morecambe and Burnley play each other for the first time ever in this match. Morecambe have already seen off Coventry City although they haven’t beaten anyone else all season.
Darren Moss shoud keep his place in Morecambe’s defence.
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Imagine little Peterborough taking on big bad Craig Bellamy and winning. But I love Cardiff so this is another giant-killing I definitely don’t want to see.
Arron Davies played well in his first start for Peterborough so maybe he’ll keep his place.
Craig might be rested for this clash due to his longstanding knee problems but I’m sure he’ll want to play. Jason Koumas might even be able to start this time if his fitness is good enough. If not, maybe Adam Matthews will keep his place in the starting line-up.
Darcy Blake was a late dropout from Cardiff’s last match with an ankle problem and he is expected to miss out again. Aaron Wildig has returned to training after recovering from a knee injury but he won’t be ready for tomorrow’s match.
Not so very long ago, Milton Keynes Dons, as Wimbledon, were in the Premier League. Blackpool could only dream of now their positions are reversed and a win for MK Dons would be a giant-killing. We usually like a bit of romantic giant-killing in football but with Blackpool already the star of their own romance (even if they did have their hearts vaguely broken by Arsenal), maybe people aren’t hoping for a giant-killing at all.
Jermaine Easter will be hoping to break his goal drought for MK Dons.
If Ian Holloway opts tor rest some of his stars such as David Vaughan, there could be places in the starting line-up for Neal Eardley and Rob Edwards.
Morecambe v Burnley
Morecambe and Burnley play each other for the first time ever in this match. Morecambe have already seen off Coventry City although they haven’t beaten anyone else all season.
Darren Moss shoud keep his place in Morecambe’s defence.
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Imagine little Peterborough taking on big bad Craig Bellamy and winning. But I love Cardiff so this is another giant-killing I definitely don’t want to see.
Arron Davies played well in his first start for Peterborough so maybe he’ll keep his place.
Craig might be rested for this clash due to his longstanding knee problems but I’m sure he’ll want to play. Jason Koumas might even be able to start this time if his fitness is good enough. If not, maybe Adam Matthews will keep his place in the starting line-up.
Darcy Blake was a late dropout from Cardiff’s last match with an ankle problem and he is expected to miss out again. Aaron Wildig has returned to training after recovering from a knee injury but he won’t be ready for tomorrow’s match.
League Two Results 21st August 2010 Part 1
Accrington Stanley 3-0 Macclesfield Town
I thought Macclesfield Town would finish in the bottom two this season and they’re certainly in the bottom two now. Accrington are unbeaten this season.
Sam Wedgbury played his first complete game for Macclesfield.
Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe
Last season, Burton had a good start and then tailed off while Morecambe put together a great run towards the end and got into the play-offs. This season looks similar, which should be some comfort for Morecambe fans. Morecambe were winning 2-1 but Burton came back to take the points.
Tony James was back on the bench for Burton. Morecambe had the sense to play their own Welsh defender, Darren Moss, who got the assist for their first goal.
Bury 1-1 Northampton Town
Northampton took the lead at Bury through a penalty and although Bury equalised, Northampton held firm and doubled their points tally for this season.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Chesterfield 4-0 Hereford United
Hereford’s start to the season hasn’t been too bad but promotion contenders Chesterfield, now in second place, were too much for them on this occasion.
Ryan Valentine usually takes great penalties and he did on this occasion but the goalkeeper made an impossibly good save. Chesterfield were only winning 2-0 at the time. To quote various commentators, the score would have been different if that had gone in. Without a doubt. Not the way Ryan was hoping to celebrate his 300th Football League appearance.
Chesterfield were without all their Welshmen. Robert Page is injured, Craig Davies is suspended and Mark Crossley is apparently just old. He’s also famous for saving penalties so Ryan wouldn’t have done any better with him.
Ryan, namesake Ryan Green and Stuart Fleetwood, who hit a shot against the bar, all played the full match for Hereford.
I thought Macclesfield Town would finish in the bottom two this season and they’re certainly in the bottom two now. Accrington are unbeaten this season.
Sam Wedgbury played his first complete game for Macclesfield.
Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe
Last season, Burton had a good start and then tailed off while Morecambe put together a great run towards the end and got into the play-offs. This season looks similar, which should be some comfort for Morecambe fans. Morecambe were winning 2-1 but Burton came back to take the points.
Tony James was back on the bench for Burton. Morecambe had the sense to play their own Welsh defender, Darren Moss, who got the assist for their first goal.
Bury 1-1 Northampton Town
Northampton took the lead at Bury through a penalty and although Bury equalised, Northampton held firm and doubled their points tally for this season.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Chesterfield 4-0 Hereford United
Hereford’s start to the season hasn’t been too bad but promotion contenders Chesterfield, now in second place, were too much for them on this occasion.
Ryan Valentine usually takes great penalties and he did on this occasion but the goalkeeper made an impossibly good save. Chesterfield were only winning 2-0 at the time. To quote various commentators, the score would have been different if that had gone in. Without a doubt. Not the way Ryan was hoping to celebrate his 300th Football League appearance.
Chesterfield were without all their Welshmen. Robert Page is injured, Craig Davies is suspended and Mark Crossley is apparently just old. He’s also famous for saving penalties so Ryan wouldn’t have done any better with him.
Ryan, namesake Ryan Green and Stuart Fleetwood, who hit a shot against the bar, all played the full match for Hereford.
Friday, 20 August 2010
League Two Fixtures 21st August 2010 Part 1
Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield Town
Accrington and Macclesfield are both without a win this season and that can only come to an end for one of them tomorrow.
Sam Wedgbury has played a part for Macclesfield in every game so far this season.
Burton Albion v Morecambe
And here are two more teams without a win.
Tony James could be back on the bench for Burton but I would keep him where he is. Burton have kept clean sheets in both their league games. The defence seems fine.
So maybe they could bring in a new midfielder instead. They do have a new one called Garyn Preen…
Darren Moss has started every game for Morecambe this season so let’s hope that continues.
Bury v Northampton Town
Bury have three points from their opening two games but Northampton have just the one.
Paul Walker will probably be on the bench for Northampton. Apparently the old saying ‘if he’s good enough, he’s old enough’ doesn’t apply in this case. (He is good enough. He played in pre-season and Northampton were unbeaten. Even though they played against Watford and Birmingham.)
Chesterfield v Hereford United
Chesterfield are up in the play-off places now with Hereford only behind them on goal difference.
The Sofas will be without Craig Davies as he completes his three-match suspension. I’ve finally found out that Robert Page’s absence from Chesterfield’s squad is due to an Achilles injury but I don’t know about Mark Crossley. Maybe he’s just a bit old.
Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine should keep their places in defence for Hereford but Stuart Fleetwood hasn’t scored yet this season. I’d still play him but managers can be a bit funny sometimes about strikers who don’t score.
Accrington and Macclesfield are both without a win this season and that can only come to an end for one of them tomorrow.
Sam Wedgbury has played a part for Macclesfield in every game so far this season.
Burton Albion v Morecambe
And here are two more teams without a win.
Tony James could be back on the bench for Burton but I would keep him where he is. Burton have kept clean sheets in both their league games. The defence seems fine.
So maybe they could bring in a new midfielder instead. They do have a new one called Garyn Preen…
Darren Moss has started every game for Morecambe this season so let’s hope that continues.
Bury v Northampton Town
Bury have three points from their opening two games but Northampton have just the one.
Paul Walker will probably be on the bench for Northampton. Apparently the old saying ‘if he’s good enough, he’s old enough’ doesn’t apply in this case. (He is good enough. He played in pre-season and Northampton were unbeaten. Even though they played against Watford and Birmingham.)
Chesterfield v Hereford United
Chesterfield are up in the play-off places now with Hereford only behind them on goal difference.
The Sofas will be without Craig Davies as he completes his three-match suspension. I’ve finally found out that Robert Page’s absence from Chesterfield’s squad is due to an Achilles injury but I don’t know about Mark Crossley. Maybe he’s just a bit old.
Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine should keep their places in defence for Hereford but Stuart Fleetwood hasn’t scored yet this season. I’d still play him but managers can be a bit funny sometimes about strikers who don’t score.
Monday, 16 August 2010
League Two Results 14th August 2010 Part 2
Macclesfield Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury continued their perfect start to the season and were a goal up after just three minutes but they were probably just a little bit worried when they lost their goalkeeper eighteen minutes later. Macclesfield had a few chances but were unable to find an equaliser.
Sam Wedgbury came off the bench for Macclesfield after 61 minutes. Tom Bradshaw stayed on the bench for Shrewsbury.
Morecambe 0-0 Rotherham United
Morecambe found promotion hopefuls Rotherham to be trickier customers than Coventry City but at least Morecambe managed to get their first point out of it.
Without Morecambe’s strong defensive performance, Rotherham could easily have scored but Darren Moss helped enure this didn’t happen.
Mark Bradley is yet to cement a place in Rotherham’s starting line-up. He stayed on the bench.
Northampton Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley
Northampton worked hard to break down Accrington’s resistance – while the Accies did little to test them in return. But Northampton could not penetrate Accrington’s defence and the points were shared.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-1 Chesterfield
Port Vale should have won this comfortably but they would not take their chances and Chesterfield got away with a point and actually came pretty close to winning it but the Port Vale keeper was, lucky for them, more alert than his team-mates.
Gareth Owen was unlucky when an attempted clearance fell to a Chesterfield player who promptly put the shot away but he did his best to make up for it, coming close to scoring as well as trying to set up his team-mates. And he didn’t let in any other goals.
Chesterfield were without all their Welsh players. Craig Davies is still suspended after losing an appeal to have the card rescinded while Mark Crossley and Robert Page just didn’t make the squad.
Stockport County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
These two sides didn’t win many matches in League one last season and neither of them managed a win when they faced each other again in League Two. Stockport had no problems when it came to creating the chances but putting them away seemed a step too far.
But it was a good day for Owain fon Williams. He worked hard to keep a clean sheet and he’s hardly responsible for what happens at the other end of the pitch.
Shrewsbury continued their perfect start to the season and were a goal up after just three minutes but they were probably just a little bit worried when they lost their goalkeeper eighteen minutes later. Macclesfield had a few chances but were unable to find an equaliser.
Sam Wedgbury came off the bench for Macclesfield after 61 minutes. Tom Bradshaw stayed on the bench for Shrewsbury.
Morecambe 0-0 Rotherham United
Morecambe found promotion hopefuls Rotherham to be trickier customers than Coventry City but at least Morecambe managed to get their first point out of it.
Without Morecambe’s strong defensive performance, Rotherham could easily have scored but Darren Moss helped enure this didn’t happen.
Mark Bradley is yet to cement a place in Rotherham’s starting line-up. He stayed on the bench.
Northampton Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley
Northampton worked hard to break down Accrington’s resistance – while the Accies did little to test them in return. But Northampton could not penetrate Accrington’s defence and the points were shared.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-1 Chesterfield
Port Vale should have won this comfortably but they would not take their chances and Chesterfield got away with a point and actually came pretty close to winning it but the Port Vale keeper was, lucky for them, more alert than his team-mates.
Gareth Owen was unlucky when an attempted clearance fell to a Chesterfield player who promptly put the shot away but he did his best to make up for it, coming close to scoring as well as trying to set up his team-mates. And he didn’t let in any other goals.
Chesterfield were without all their Welsh players. Craig Davies is still suspended after losing an appeal to have the card rescinded while Mark Crossley and Robert Page just didn’t make the squad.
Stockport County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
These two sides didn’t win many matches in League one last season and neither of them managed a win when they faced each other again in League Two. Stockport had no problems when it came to creating the chances but putting them away seemed a step too far.
But it was a good day for Owain fon Williams. He worked hard to keep a clean sheet and he’s hardly responsible for what happens at the other end of the pitch.
Sunday, 8 August 2010
League Two Results 7th August 2010 Part 2
Gillingham 1-1 Cheltenham Town
A failure to win League Two for Gillingham would apparently be just that – a failure. But if they want to win the League, they probably ought to be able to beat Cheltenham, who are expected to struggle. But who knows? Cheltenham have been in League One already and they were defensively excellent in this match and unlucky really not to win.
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Rotherham United 2-1 Lincoln City
Rotherham are also going for promotion but they needed a late winner in order to beat Lincoln, who were also predicted to struggle. But it doesn’t matter whether the win comes late or early, the points are still the same.
Mark Bradley made his Rotherham debut as a 76th-minute substitute.
Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Bradford City
Bradford are a former Premier League side who really shouldn’t be in League Two and that was exactly what they looked like when they took the lead in the 24th minute. But it didn’t last.
Shrewsbury’s Tom Bradshaw was on the bench. Bradford’s Michael Flynn was hoping to return from a stomach injury in time to play but it wasn’t to be.
Southend United 1-1 Stockport County
The two teams who finished in the bottom two places of League One last year shared the points in the opening game of the new season.
Owain fon Williams was back in goal for Stockport after being replaced at the end of last season. He played well and looked confident again which was good to see. Firstly because I want to see him do well and secondly because they haven’t got another goalkeeper!
Stevenage 2-2 Macclesfield Town
Stevenage make an unbeaten start to their first ever League season. They took a while to settle but once they did they looked a good side and they did well to snatch a late equaliser.
Sam Wedgbury played the first 80 minutes for Macclesfield. They were winning until he went off.
Torquay United 3-0 Northampton Town
Torquay stretched their unbeaten run to nine matches with a comprehensive victory over Northampton.
Paul Walker was left on Northampton’s bench as Ian Sampson felt he was too inexperienced for the League. I wonder if this result will encourage him to change his mind.
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Morecambe
Wycombe wanted to go straight back up again and results like this will only help. Manager Gary Waddock said Morecambe made things difficult for Wycombe but maybe he was just being kind.
Darren Moss started for Morecambe. He was substituted in the 79th minute but only so they could bring an extra striker on.
A failure to win League Two for Gillingham would apparently be just that – a failure. But if they want to win the League, they probably ought to be able to beat Cheltenham, who are expected to struggle. But who knows? Cheltenham have been in League One already and they were defensively excellent in this match and unlucky really not to win.
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Rotherham United 2-1 Lincoln City
Rotherham are also going for promotion but they needed a late winner in order to beat Lincoln, who were also predicted to struggle. But it doesn’t matter whether the win comes late or early, the points are still the same.
Mark Bradley made his Rotherham debut as a 76th-minute substitute.
Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Bradford City
Bradford are a former Premier League side who really shouldn’t be in League Two and that was exactly what they looked like when they took the lead in the 24th minute. But it didn’t last.
Shrewsbury’s Tom Bradshaw was on the bench. Bradford’s Michael Flynn was hoping to return from a stomach injury in time to play but it wasn’t to be.
Southend United 1-1 Stockport County
The two teams who finished in the bottom two places of League One last year shared the points in the opening game of the new season.
Owain fon Williams was back in goal for Stockport after being replaced at the end of last season. He played well and looked confident again which was good to see. Firstly because I want to see him do well and secondly because they haven’t got another goalkeeper!
Stevenage 2-2 Macclesfield Town
Stevenage make an unbeaten start to their first ever League season. They took a while to settle but once they did they looked a good side and they did well to snatch a late equaliser.
Sam Wedgbury played the first 80 minutes for Macclesfield. They were winning until he went off.
Torquay United 3-0 Northampton Town
Torquay stretched their unbeaten run to nine matches with a comprehensive victory over Northampton.
Paul Walker was left on Northampton’s bench as Ian Sampson felt he was too inexperienced for the League. I wonder if this result will encourage him to change his mind.
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Morecambe
Wycombe wanted to go straight back up again and results like this will only help. Manager Gary Waddock said Morecambe made things difficult for Wycombe but maybe he was just being kind.
Darren Moss started for Morecambe. He was substituted in the 79th minute but only so they could bring an extra striker on.
Saturday, 7 August 2010
League Two Fixtures 7th August 2010 Part 2
Shrewsbury Town v Bradford City
Shrewsbury and Bradford fans will have been disappointed with the way their teams ended their season – and they can’t both be happy with their team’s start to this season either.
Shrewsbury have released lots of young Welsh players including Will Richards, who sat on the bench for about a third of Shrewsbury’s league games. But Tom Bradshaw is still at the club which is great news.
Michael Flynn considered leaving Bradford but he’s decided to stay. He probably won’t play today though as he has a stomach injury. Matthew Tipton had a trial with the club following his release from Macclesfield Town but he wasn’t offered a contract and ended up in Dundalk.
Southend United v Stockport County
Last season, Southend and Stockport had problems both with finances and winning games – although Southend did make a good start. Both will want a new start this season – but they can’t both have one.
Southend aren’t allowed to sign any new players due to a transfer embargo but Peter Gilbert has signed a pre-contract agreement following his release from Northampton Town. He won’t play or anything though as he’s injured his ankle.
There were rumours about Owain fon Williams being up for sale but Stockport denied it and he’s still there now. Maybe young striker Craig Roberts will build on his three League appearances on the bench last season.
Stevenage v Macclesfield Town
Stevenage win promotion to the League fourteen years after first winning the Conference and failing to go up. They start against Macclesfield, who are expected to struggle.
Macclesfield have released Matthew Tipton (he's now at Dundalk) but they’ve signed a new Welsh player, Sam Wedgbury from Sheffield United. Let’s hope he gets some more chances at Macclesfield.
Torquay United v Northampton Town
Torquay start the new season with a fully-fit squad but Northampton have quite a few concerns.
Northampton released Peter Gilbert when they got fed up with him messing them around but young goalkeeper Paul Walker is still at the club. He’s been doing well in pre-season but he’s very young, especially for a goalkeeper so the manager wants to look after him a bit and not make him play scary games.
Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe
Wycombe did manage to claw themselves up to 22nd place last season in League One but with 24 teams in the League and four being relegated, it really wasn’t enough. Morecambe managed an impressive fourth place but losing 6-0 to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first leg of the play-off semi-final must have taken the gloss of it a bit.
Darren Moss should be on the bench at least for Morecambe.
Shrewsbury and Bradford fans will have been disappointed with the way their teams ended their season – and they can’t both be happy with their team’s start to this season either.
Shrewsbury have released lots of young Welsh players including Will Richards, who sat on the bench for about a third of Shrewsbury’s league games. But Tom Bradshaw is still at the club which is great news.
Michael Flynn considered leaving Bradford but he’s decided to stay. He probably won’t play today though as he has a stomach injury. Matthew Tipton had a trial with the club following his release from Macclesfield Town but he wasn’t offered a contract and ended up in Dundalk.
Southend United v Stockport County
Last season, Southend and Stockport had problems both with finances and winning games – although Southend did make a good start. Both will want a new start this season – but they can’t both have one.
Southend aren’t allowed to sign any new players due to a transfer embargo but Peter Gilbert has signed a pre-contract agreement following his release from Northampton Town. He won’t play or anything though as he’s injured his ankle.
There were rumours about Owain fon Williams being up for sale but Stockport denied it and he’s still there now. Maybe young striker Craig Roberts will build on his three League appearances on the bench last season.
Stevenage v Macclesfield Town
Stevenage win promotion to the League fourteen years after first winning the Conference and failing to go up. They start against Macclesfield, who are expected to struggle.
Macclesfield have released Matthew Tipton (he's now at Dundalk) but they’ve signed a new Welsh player, Sam Wedgbury from Sheffield United. Let’s hope he gets some more chances at Macclesfield.
Torquay United v Northampton Town
Torquay start the new season with a fully-fit squad but Northampton have quite a few concerns.
Northampton released Peter Gilbert when they got fed up with him messing them around but young goalkeeper Paul Walker is still at the club. He’s been doing well in pre-season but he’s very young, especially for a goalkeeper so the manager wants to look after him a bit and not make him play scary games.
Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe
Wycombe did manage to claw themselves up to 22nd place last season in League One but with 24 teams in the League and four being relegated, it really wasn’t enough. Morecambe managed an impressive fourth place but losing 6-0 to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first leg of the play-off semi-final must have taken the gloss of it a bit.
Darren Moss should be on the bench at least for Morecambe.
Friday, 21 May 2010
League Two Play-off Semi-final Result 20th May
Morecambe 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge, 2-7 on aggregate
Morecambe get the win but it’s not enough to overturn their 6-0 first-leg defeat by Dagenham & Redbridge. The Daggers will face Rotherham United in the play-off final.
Darren Moss came close for Morecambe with a long-range shot. He nearly got an assist too but two more goals for Morecambe wouldn’t have been enough.
Tony Roberts made some great saves for Dag & Red.
Morecambe get the win but it’s not enough to overturn their 6-0 first-leg defeat by Dagenham & Redbridge. The Daggers will face Rotherham United in the play-off final.
Darren Moss came close for Morecambe with a long-range shot. He nearly got an assist too but two more goals for Morecambe wouldn’t have been enough.
Tony Roberts made some great saves for Dag & Red.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
League Two Play-off Semi-final fixture (second leg) 20th May
Morecambe v Dagenham & Redbridge
Morecambe need a miracle. At the very least, they need to score six goals. No disrespect to Morecambe, they’re a good side and they might well be physically capable of putting six past Dag & Red. But the biggest test for Morecambe will be psychological.
But iit’s not impossible Dag & Red will be so relaxed, they’ll end up letting goals in.
Darren Moss helped Morecambe into the play-offs with a brilliant goal in their home match against… Dagenham & Redbridge. Six more goals like that could be enough to take the match to extra time.
Dag & Red goalkeeper Tony Roberts is the man they’ll have to score past. Tony is also the goalkeeping coach at Arsenal. He taught Lukasz Fabianski everything he knows.
Morecambe need a miracle. At the very least, they need to score six goals. No disrespect to Morecambe, they’re a good side and they might well be physically capable of putting six past Dag & Red. But the biggest test for Morecambe will be psychological.
But iit’s not impossible Dag & Red will be so relaxed, they’ll end up letting goals in.
Darren Moss helped Morecambe into the play-offs with a brilliant goal in their home match against… Dagenham & Redbridge. Six more goals like that could be enough to take the match to extra time.
Dag & Red goalkeeper Tony Roberts is the man they’ll have to score past. Tony is also the goalkeeping coach at Arsenal. He taught Lukasz Fabianski everything he knows.
Monday, 17 May 2010
League Two Play-off Semi-final Result
Dagenham & Redbridge 6-0 Morecambe
Dagenham & Redbridge effectively sealed their place in the play-off final with a shock 6-0 win over Morecambe. Morecambe will need to win the second leg by six goals to take the match to extra time. Away goals don’t count so 7-1 will be just as good as 6-0 but somehow I can’t see that happening. No offence to Morecambe who are a great side but what are the chances?
Goalkeeper Tony Roberts kept a clean sheet for Dagenham & Redbridge and prevented Morecambe from equalising just minutes after Dagenham’s first goal went in.
Defender Darren Moss didn’t exactly keep a clean sheet for Morecambe. He was substituted once Morecambe were 3-0 down but they didn’t play better without him.
Dagenham & Redbridge effectively sealed their place in the play-off final with a shock 6-0 win over Morecambe. Morecambe will need to win the second leg by six goals to take the match to extra time. Away goals don’t count so 7-1 will be just as good as 6-0 but somehow I can’t see that happening. No offence to Morecambe who are a great side but what are the chances?
Goalkeeper Tony Roberts kept a clean sheet for Dagenham & Redbridge and prevented Morecambe from equalising just minutes after Dagenham’s first goal went in.
Defender Darren Moss didn’t exactly keep a clean sheet for Morecambe. He was substituted once Morecambe were 3-0 down but they didn’t play better without him.
Monday, 10 May 2010
League Two Results 8th May Part 2
Lincoln City 0-0 Macclesfield Town
Both teams finished a disappointing season with a draw – although at least neither of them went down.
David Stephens was again on great form for Lincoln, dribbling the length of the pitch before not quite managing to end the move with a goal. Lincoln could do a lot worse than get him back on loan from Norwich City next season.
After getting a rare start last week, Matthew Tipton wasn’t in Macclesfield’s squad at all this time. Don’t take this the wrong way but I do kind of hope he’s injured... injured is usually better than released.
Morecambe 1-0 Aldershot Town
Aldershot secured their place in the play-offs last week but Morecambe still needed a win to make sure – and that’s exactly what they got. Morecambe finished fourth in their third season of League football.
Darren Moss kept his place in Morecambe’s starting line-up and helped get them another clean sheet.
Northampton Town 1-1 Bury
Northampton and Bury still had a chance of play-off football. With their rivals winning, they wouldn’t have got there anyway but this draw wasn’t a great help either.
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
Results last week meant that Shrewsbury couldn’t get into the play-offs this season and that Port Vale’s chances were very small. Results elsewhere would have prevented them from getting into the play-offs whatever the result of this game – but even so, both teams would probably have preferred to finish their season with a win.
Gareth Owen was able to play for Port Vale after recovering from hip and back problems. Craig Davies and Lewis Haldane also started. Craig has completed his loan spell from Brighton & Hove Albion but Vale manager Micky Adams has hinted he might want Craig back next season. Lewis is one of several players out of contract.
Tom Bradshaw got what was probably his first start for Shrewsbury. And for almost the first time, he didn’t score. But he still has three goals and an assist from his last four matches. No wonder Birmingham City, Fulham, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested.
Torquay United 0-0 Notts County
Torquay extended their unbeaten run to eight matches after a very creditable draw with Champions Notts County. County finish 10 points clear of second-placed Bournemouth – and twenty points clear of the play-offs.
Ben Davies has a groin problem but played the full match for Notts County. He didn’t score but he should have won a penalty.
Both teams finished a disappointing season with a draw – although at least neither of them went down.
David Stephens was again on great form for Lincoln, dribbling the length of the pitch before not quite managing to end the move with a goal. Lincoln could do a lot worse than get him back on loan from Norwich City next season.
After getting a rare start last week, Matthew Tipton wasn’t in Macclesfield’s squad at all this time. Don’t take this the wrong way but I do kind of hope he’s injured... injured is usually better than released.
Morecambe 1-0 Aldershot Town
Aldershot secured their place in the play-offs last week but Morecambe still needed a win to make sure – and that’s exactly what they got. Morecambe finished fourth in their third season of League football.
Darren Moss kept his place in Morecambe’s starting line-up and helped get them another clean sheet.
Northampton Town 1-1 Bury
Northampton and Bury still had a chance of play-off football. With their rivals winning, they wouldn’t have got there anyway but this draw wasn’t a great help either.
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Northampton.
Port Vale 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
Results last week meant that Shrewsbury couldn’t get into the play-offs this season and that Port Vale’s chances were very small. Results elsewhere would have prevented them from getting into the play-offs whatever the result of this game – but even so, both teams would probably have preferred to finish their season with a win.
Gareth Owen was able to play for Port Vale after recovering from hip and back problems. Craig Davies and Lewis Haldane also started. Craig has completed his loan spell from Brighton & Hove Albion but Vale manager Micky Adams has hinted he might want Craig back next season. Lewis is one of several players out of contract.
Tom Bradshaw got what was probably his first start for Shrewsbury. And for almost the first time, he didn’t score. But he still has three goals and an assist from his last four matches. No wonder Birmingham City, Fulham, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested.
Torquay United 0-0 Notts County
Torquay extended their unbeaten run to eight matches after a very creditable draw with Champions Notts County. County finish 10 points clear of second-placed Bournemouth – and twenty points clear of the play-offs.
Ben Davies has a groin problem but played the full match for Notts County. He didn’t score but he should have won a penalty.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
League Two Fixtures 8th May Part 2
Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town
Lincoln and Macclesfield are both safe but Lincoln could drop another place if they lose.
I thought David Stephens wouldn’t play for Lincoln as he’s on loan from Norwich City so he must have gone back (see, I’m getting the hang of this rule thing) but Sportinglife thinks he will be involved. This loan rule is worse than the offside rule.
Matthew Tipton got a rare start for Macclesfield last week but things didn’t go as planned. They lost to Darlington. Still, I wouldn’t hold that against him so maybe Macclesfield won’t either.
Morecambe v Aldershot Town
If Morecambe win, they will be joining Aldershot in the League Two play-offs. If they draw, they should get in on goal difference. Even if they lose, they still have a chance. But it might be advisable to go for the win, just in case. We know what the League Two play-off battle is like.
Darren Moss should keep his place in Morecambe’s defence. He really should. He might not have scored the winning goal last week but they did win and they kept a clean sheet.
Northampton Town v Bury
Both teams are mathematically still in the promotion hunt but Northampton’s chances are much smaller than Bury’s. If Morecambe or Dagenham & Redbridge slip up, Bury will be ready to pounce.
Peter Gilbert will be in defence for Northampton.
Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury are out of the play-offs – they can’t finish any higher than their current twelfth position. Port Vale are two points outside the play-off places so they’re still in it.
Vale’s Gareth Owen has missed the last two matches with hip and back problems and he might not manage this match either. Craig Davies and Lewis Haldane are probably fit though.
Tom Bradshaw has been a bit of a super sub for Shrewsbury so I’m sure he’ll be on the bench at least. Shrewsbury aren’t that stupid. Tom is rumoured to be close to signing his first professional contract but Premier League West Ham United are also interested. They’re planning on paying £17 apparently.
Torquay United v Notts County
Torquay could finish in 15th place if they can beat the League Champions and extend their winning run to five games – and their unbeaten run to seven games. Torquay have managed to sign a goalkeeper on loan (good to see Torquay United being treated the same as Manchester City) so apparently another twist to this loan rule is that emergency loan signings don’t count.
Ben Davies’ place in Notts County’s team could be under threat – and there’s something I never thought I’d write. Manager Steve Cotterill wants to give some fringe players a chance.
Lincoln and Macclesfield are both safe but Lincoln could drop another place if they lose.
I thought David Stephens wouldn’t play for Lincoln as he’s on loan from Norwich City so he must have gone back (see, I’m getting the hang of this rule thing) but Sportinglife thinks he will be involved. This loan rule is worse than the offside rule.
Matthew Tipton got a rare start for Macclesfield last week but things didn’t go as planned. They lost to Darlington. Still, I wouldn’t hold that against him so maybe Macclesfield won’t either.
Morecambe v Aldershot Town
If Morecambe win, they will be joining Aldershot in the League Two play-offs. If they draw, they should get in on goal difference. Even if they lose, they still have a chance. But it might be advisable to go for the win, just in case. We know what the League Two play-off battle is like.
Darren Moss should keep his place in Morecambe’s defence. He really should. He might not have scored the winning goal last week but they did win and they kept a clean sheet.
Northampton Town v Bury
Both teams are mathematically still in the promotion hunt but Northampton’s chances are much smaller than Bury’s. If Morecambe or Dagenham & Redbridge slip up, Bury will be ready to pounce.
Peter Gilbert will be in defence for Northampton.
Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury are out of the play-offs – they can’t finish any higher than their current twelfth position. Port Vale are two points outside the play-off places so they’re still in it.
Vale’s Gareth Owen has missed the last two matches with hip and back problems and he might not manage this match either. Craig Davies and Lewis Haldane are probably fit though.
Tom Bradshaw has been a bit of a super sub for Shrewsbury so I’m sure he’ll be on the bench at least. Shrewsbury aren’t that stupid. Tom is rumoured to be close to signing his first professional contract but Premier League West Ham United are also interested. They’re planning on paying £17 apparently.
Torquay United v Notts County
Torquay could finish in 15th place if they can beat the League Champions and extend their winning run to five games – and their unbeaten run to seven games. Torquay have managed to sign a goalkeeper on loan (good to see Torquay United being treated the same as Manchester City) so apparently another twist to this loan rule is that emergency loan signings don’t count.
Ben Davies’ place in Notts County’s team could be under threat – and there’s something I never thought I’d write. Manager Steve Cotterill wants to give some fringe players a chance.
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