Cardiff City 0-2 Stoke City aet
This result provided plenty of disappointment but no real surprises as the Premier League side went though to the next round – although they did need extra time in order to do it. Cardiff arguably should have got a penalty or two, including one right at the end of normal time when Stoke’s Danny Collins got a bit intimate with a member of the opposition in the penalty area. But it wasn’t given.
Darcy Blake was back in the starting line-up for Cardiff, and Aaron Wildig made his first appearance since September when Stephen McPhail went off injured after 39 minutes. Adam Matthews joined them on the pitch in the second half but there was no match time for Nathaniel Jarvis, on the bench for only the third time this season.
Craig Bellamy (Cardiff) and Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) were among the big names to be rested.
Manchester City 4-2 Leicester City
Manchester City went through to the fourth round at the expense of Leicester City, managed by Man City’s former manager Sven Goran-Eriksson. But Leicester shouldn’t feel too disheartened – they were playing against some of football’s biggest names and they didn’t play badly at all. Late in the game, Leicester brought the score back to 3-2 and then pushed for an equaliser which gave Man City the chance to grab a fourth
Andy King caused lots of problems for Manchester City which is what we like to see.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Doncaster Rovers
For a long time, I thought Doncaster might get an equaliser. They certainly played like a team capable of doing something like that. After an hour, it was still 1-0 to Wolves. But then it all got a bit mad and the commentator was almost saying more about Wolves than he was about Cardiff. Wolves just kept on scoring.
David Jones kept his place in Wolves’ starting line-up and scored their stoppage-time winner. Sam Vokes came off the bench after 78 minutes and I think he lasted the whole of the remaining fifteen minutes which is two minutes longer than he played in his only other game this season. Wayne Hennessey was on the bench.
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Thursday, 20 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
Welsh Players Christmas-New Year matches 2011-11 (Championship, Part 1)
Bristol City
Lewin Nyatanga worked his way back into the first team at Bristol City following a loan spell at Peterborough.
Hull A 2-0 (bench)
Reading A 2-1 (bench, on 49)
Palace H 1-1 (starts)
Cardiff H 3-0 (played all)
QPR A 2-2 (played all)
Christian Ribeiro spent some time as a starter for Bristol City but his back injury made an unwelcome return and he hasn’t started since.
Hull A 2-0 (starts, Y foul 22, off 70)
Reading A 2-1 (played all)
Palace H 1-1 (unselected)
Cardiff H 3-0 (bench, on 52)
QPR A 2-2 (bench)
Gavin Williams returned his loan spell at Yeovil Town but he hasn’t even been on the bench so far.
Brett Pitman has continued to make up for his lack of goals in the earlier part of the season with three in his last three matches.
Hull A 2-0 (played all)
Reading A 2-1 (starts, off 76)
Palace H 1-1 (bench, on 58, G1 pen 95)
Cardiff H 3-0 (G1 3, played all)
QPR A 2-2 (G1 50, Y foul 76, played all)
James Wilson continues his long rehabilitation from a knee injury.
Cardiff City
Injuries and poor results combined to keep Darcy Blake on the bench but he’s actually been doing very well.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (played all)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench, on 16)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench, on 74)
Adam Matthews has been excellent when he plays but he doesn’t get many chances. But he is very young and perhaps Dave Jones is protecting him for once.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench, on 35)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
It was thought that Jason Koumas would make a big difference for Cardiff but for the most part he’s been making a difference as a substitute. He could be still builfing up match fitness but maybe he’s just not doing enough to get into the starting line-up. Fans of parent club Wigan Athletic would probably conclude this is possible.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench, on 76)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench, on 67)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
Craig Bellamy had one rest over the Christmas period, presumably to give his injured knee a break but with two goals and an assist from his last three games, he’s doing well. Now he just needs to persuade Cardiff City to do well too.
Coventry H 2-0 (A1 21, Y foul 60, G2 83, played all)
Watford A 4-1 (unselected)
Bristol C A 3-0 (played all)
Leeds H 2-1 (G1 11, played all)
Jonathan Meades returned to Cardiff following an unsuccessful attempt to save FK Moss from relegation. He made his first appearance on the bench this season in the win over Leeds United.
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
Aaron Wildig seems to be in and out of the squad at the moment which is not surprising given his age but most likely very disappointing after playing such a big part last season.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench)
Bristol C A 3-0 (unselected)
Leeds H 2-1 (unselected)
Nathaniel Jarvis has been on the bench for Cardiff this season but not since his return from a loan spell at Southend United.
Lewin Nyatanga worked his way back into the first team at Bristol City following a loan spell at Peterborough.
Hull A 2-0 (bench)
Reading A 2-1 (bench, on 49)
Palace H 1-1 (starts)
Cardiff H 3-0 (played all)
QPR A 2-2 (played all)
Christian Ribeiro spent some time as a starter for Bristol City but his back injury made an unwelcome return and he hasn’t started since.
Hull A 2-0 (starts, Y foul 22, off 70)
Reading A 2-1 (played all)
Palace H 1-1 (unselected)
Cardiff H 3-0 (bench, on 52)
QPR A 2-2 (bench)
Gavin Williams returned his loan spell at Yeovil Town but he hasn’t even been on the bench so far.
Brett Pitman has continued to make up for his lack of goals in the earlier part of the season with three in his last three matches.
Hull A 2-0 (played all)
Reading A 2-1 (starts, off 76)
Palace H 1-1 (bench, on 58, G1 pen 95)
Cardiff H 3-0 (G1 3, played all)
QPR A 2-2 (G1 50, Y foul 76, played all)
James Wilson continues his long rehabilitation from a knee injury.
Cardiff City
Injuries and poor results combined to keep Darcy Blake on the bench but he’s actually been doing very well.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (played all)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench, on 16)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench, on 74)
Adam Matthews has been excellent when he plays but he doesn’t get many chances. But he is very young and perhaps Dave Jones is protecting him for once.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench, on 35)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
It was thought that Jason Koumas would make a big difference for Cardiff but for the most part he’s been making a difference as a substitute. He could be still builfing up match fitness but maybe he’s just not doing enough to get into the starting line-up. Fans of parent club Wigan Athletic would probably conclude this is possible.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench, on 76)
Bristol C A 3-0 (bench, on 67)
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
Craig Bellamy had one rest over the Christmas period, presumably to give his injured knee a break but with two goals and an assist from his last three games, he’s doing well. Now he just needs to persuade Cardiff City to do well too.
Coventry H 2-0 (A1 21, Y foul 60, G2 83, played all)
Watford A 4-1 (unselected)
Bristol C A 3-0 (played all)
Leeds H 2-1 (G1 11, played all)
Jonathan Meades returned to Cardiff following an unsuccessful attempt to save FK Moss from relegation. He made his first appearance on the bench this season in the win over Leeds United.
Leeds H 2-1 (bench)
Aaron Wildig seems to be in and out of the squad at the moment which is not surprising given his age but most likely very disappointing after playing such a big part last season.
Coventry H 2-0 (bench)
Watford A 4-1 (bench)
Bristol C A 3-0 (unselected)
Leeds H 2-1 (unselected)
Nathaniel Jarvis has been on the bench for Cardiff this season but not since his return from a loan spell at Southend United.
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Welsh Player News 29th October (Championship, Part 1)
Cardiff City have won all their matches featuring Craig Bellamy this season, a record which he hopes will continue against his former club Norwich City.
Cardiff City defender Kevin McNaughton admits it won’t be easy to hold onto his right back spot with Adam Matthews around.
Cardiff City’s Jonathan Meades is in the middle of a relegation battle on loan at FK Moss. The Norwegian season ends in November. He was harshly sent off for two booksable offences on his debut but was still named Man of the Match.
Nathaniel Jarvis is back at Cardiff City after Southend United decided not to extend his loan spell. Nathaniel was at Southend for seven matches and came off the bench in all of them. He didn’t actually score which is something a lot of people hold against you if you’re a striker but he can’t have been too bad if they kept bringing him off the bench. And it looks as though manager Paul Sturrock did consider keeping him for longer, it wasn’t just ‘no, you’re crap, piss off’.
Andy Dorman believes Crystal Palace will get out of trouble.
Robbie Savage would rather buy Gareth Bale than Wayne Rooney. See, I told you it wasn’t just me. Robbie shouldn’t make fun of Gareth’s ears though.
Actually, Robbie would probably rather buy himself than Wayne Rooney. (Me too. You know why.) And if Robbie’s right, I want Rhyl to get really rich and buy loads of players.
Robbie is hilariously unimpressed with most of Manchester United’s players and he isn’t a Wagner fan either. I can’t blame him, that Ring Cycle gives me a headache.*
Gareth Roberts will fight to win back his place in Derby County’s starting line-up.
Ipswich Town manager Roy Keane thought Troy Brown did well against Watford but he was dropped to the bench for the following game. Troy has just been called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time for the match against Austria in Newport..
Andy King believes new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will help Leicester City up the table.
*(I know who he means really.)
Cardiff City defender Kevin McNaughton admits it won’t be easy to hold onto his right back spot with Adam Matthews around.
Cardiff City’s Jonathan Meades is in the middle of a relegation battle on loan at FK Moss. The Norwegian season ends in November. He was harshly sent off for two booksable offences on his debut but was still named Man of the Match.
Nathaniel Jarvis is back at Cardiff City after Southend United decided not to extend his loan spell. Nathaniel was at Southend for seven matches and came off the bench in all of them. He didn’t actually score which is something a lot of people hold against you if you’re a striker but he can’t have been too bad if they kept bringing him off the bench. And it looks as though manager Paul Sturrock did consider keeping him for longer, it wasn’t just ‘no, you’re crap, piss off’.
Andy Dorman believes Crystal Palace will get out of trouble.
Robbie Savage would rather buy Gareth Bale than Wayne Rooney. See, I told you it wasn’t just me. Robbie shouldn’t make fun of Gareth’s ears though.
Actually, Robbie would probably rather buy himself than Wayne Rooney. (Me too. You know why.) And if Robbie’s right, I want Rhyl to get really rich and buy loads of players.
Robbie is hilariously unimpressed with most of Manchester United’s players and he isn’t a Wagner fan either. I can’t blame him, that Ring Cycle gives me a headache.*
Gareth Roberts will fight to win back his place in Derby County’s starting line-up.
Ipswich Town manager Roy Keane thought Troy Brown did well against Watford but he was dropped to the bench for the following game. Troy has just been called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time for the match against Austria in Newport..
Andy King believes new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will help Leicester City up the table.
*(I know who he means really.)
Championship Fixtures 30th October 2010 (Part 1)
Cardiff City v Norwich City
Cardiff will remain in the top two whether they win or lose – and they could even go top if Burnley get their first league win of the season against Queen’s Park Rangers. But first they play Norwich City and the newly-promoted side are looking like promotion contenders themselves. Cardiff are unbeaten at home and are on a run of four consecutive wins.
With Craig Bellamy in the team, Cardiff have so far always won. His knee problems have severely restricted but he is expected to face Norwich, one of his former sides. Adam Matthews is back from international duty with the Wales under-19 squad but he might not go straight back into the squad if Dave Jones is still annoyed about that own goal, which could have happened to anyone.
Jason Koumas and Aaron Wildig (who technically isn't Welsh but he wants to be) should both be on the bench at least. Nathaniel Jarvis has returned to Cardiff after hia loan spell at Southend United came to an end but unless Cardiff have a few more injury problems (like they haven’t got enough already) I dount he’ll get into the squad.
Andrew Crofts should start for Norwich.
Crystal Palace v Swansea City
Swansea remain unbeaten at home but they now seem to have got the hang of this away-win business and are currently unbeaten in five which could be bad news for Crystal Palace. If Palace lose, it will be their worst start to a season for ten years.
Andy Dorman will hope to start for Palace again after scoring his first goal for them against Preston North End. Let’s overlook the small fact that Palace didn’t actually win. Lewis Price will probably be on the bench.
Ashley Williams will return to Swansea’s starting line-up after recovering from concussion – and will equal a Swansea record in the process as he starts his 106th successive league game. Neil Taylor, Joe Allen and David Cotterill will be on the bench if they don’t start.
Cardiff will remain in the top two whether they win or lose – and they could even go top if Burnley get their first league win of the season against Queen’s Park Rangers. But first they play Norwich City and the newly-promoted side are looking like promotion contenders themselves. Cardiff are unbeaten at home and are on a run of four consecutive wins.
With Craig Bellamy in the team, Cardiff have so far always won. His knee problems have severely restricted but he is expected to face Norwich, one of his former sides. Adam Matthews is back from international duty with the Wales under-19 squad but he might not go straight back into the squad if Dave Jones is still annoyed about that own goal, which could have happened to anyone.
Jason Koumas and Aaron Wildig (who technically isn't Welsh but he wants to be) should both be on the bench at least. Nathaniel Jarvis has returned to Cardiff after hia loan spell at Southend United came to an end but unless Cardiff have a few more injury problems (like they haven’t got enough already) I dount he’ll get into the squad.
Andrew Crofts should start for Norwich.
Crystal Palace v Swansea City
Swansea remain unbeaten at home but they now seem to have got the hang of this away-win business and are currently unbeaten in five which could be bad news for Crystal Palace. If Palace lose, it will be their worst start to a season for ten years.
Andy Dorman will hope to start for Palace again after scoring his first goal for them against Preston North End. Let’s overlook the small fact that Palace didn’t actually win. Lewis Price will probably be on the bench.
Ashley Williams will return to Swansea’s starting line-up after recovering from concussion – and will equal a Swansea record in the process as he starts his 106th successive league game. Neil Taylor, Joe Allen and David Cotterill will be on the bench if they don’t start.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
League Two Results 23rd October 2010 (Part 1)
Barnet 1-0 Macclesfield Town
Barnet were without new signing Grant Basey, who has an ankle injury.
Sam Wedgbury was on the bench for Macclesfield.
Burton Albion 3-0 Bradford City
New loan signing Jason Price got his first start for Bradford.
Bury 1-0 Southend United
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Southend. Nathaniel Jarvis made another late substitute appearance.
Cheltenham Town 0-0 Port Vale
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Gareth Owen was in defence for Port Vale.
Chesterfield 4-3 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury came back from 4-0 down and almost got a draw.
Craig Davies scored twice and it was a good thing he did. The first time he scored, he got a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. I’m not sure exactly what he did but it’s a good thing he didn’t repeat it.
Barnet were without new signing Grant Basey, who has an ankle injury.
Sam Wedgbury was on the bench for Macclesfield.
Burton Albion 3-0 Bradford City
New loan signing Jason Price got his first start for Bradford.
Bury 1-0 Southend United
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Southend. Nathaniel Jarvis made another late substitute appearance.
Cheltenham Town 0-0 Port Vale
Josh Low played the full match for Cheltenham.
Gareth Owen was in defence for Port Vale.
Chesterfield 4-3 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury came back from 4-0 down and almost got a draw.
Craig Davies scored twice and it was a good thing he did. The first time he scored, he got a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. I’m not sure exactly what he did but it’s a good thing he didn’t repeat it.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
League Two Results 16th October 2010 (Part 2)
Port Vale 0-0 Gillingham
Port Vale won’t be very happy after playing a third consecutive game without a win but they’re probably still happier than Gillingham. While a point at the home of the former league leaders is actually pretty good, equalling a club record for number of games without defeat is slightly less good. Especially when the number of winless games is 33.
Gareth Owen helped Port Vale to their clean sheet, by both earning the Man of the Match award and supported his central defence partner Ritchie Sutton through his first league start.
Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Lincoln City
Shrewsbury won for the first time in six matches but the run can’t have been as bad as it sounded. Shrewsbury are 5th in the table, four points from the top of the table and unbeaten at home.
Tom Bradshaw was on the bench for Shrewsbury.
Southend United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
Crewe’s run of five consecutive draws came to an end – and luckily their unbeaten run didn’t end with it. This was Crewe’s first away win of the season.
Peter Gilbert was dropped to Southend’s bench and Crewe took full advantage. Nathaniel Jarvis came off the bench late on and tried to help but he couldn’t get past Crewe goalkeeper Rhys Taylor. The good news is that Wales have a great goalkeeper waiting in the wings. The bad news? He plays for Chelsea.
Stockport County 2-1 Barnet
Stockport won at home for the first time since February. Admittedly it wasn’t against the best team in the league – Barnet have only one point from away games this season - but Stockport got the same number of points as they’d have got if they’d been playing Chesterfield.
Loanee Anthony Pulis again showed he’s not as bad as people think when he got the assist for the winning goal. Owain fon Williams was on the bench for Stockport.
Barnet loanee Grant Basey missed out with an ankle injury.
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Chesterfield
Chesterfield move to the top of the table after beating Wycombe although part of the credit must go to Gillingham, who held Port Vale to a draw.
Craig Davies scored both Chesterfield’s goals. Robert Page was back on the bench.
Port Vale won’t be very happy after playing a third consecutive game without a win but they’re probably still happier than Gillingham. While a point at the home of the former league leaders is actually pretty good, equalling a club record for number of games without defeat is slightly less good. Especially when the number of winless games is 33.
Gareth Owen helped Port Vale to their clean sheet, by both earning the Man of the Match award and supported his central defence partner Ritchie Sutton through his first league start.
Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Lincoln City
Shrewsbury won for the first time in six matches but the run can’t have been as bad as it sounded. Shrewsbury are 5th in the table, four points from the top of the table and unbeaten at home.
Tom Bradshaw was on the bench for Shrewsbury.
Southend United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
Crewe’s run of five consecutive draws came to an end – and luckily their unbeaten run didn’t end with it. This was Crewe’s first away win of the season.
Peter Gilbert was dropped to Southend’s bench and Crewe took full advantage. Nathaniel Jarvis came off the bench late on and tried to help but he couldn’t get past Crewe goalkeeper Rhys Taylor. The good news is that Wales have a great goalkeeper waiting in the wings. The bad news? He plays for Chelsea.
Stockport County 2-1 Barnet
Stockport won at home for the first time since February. Admittedly it wasn’t against the best team in the league – Barnet have only one point from away games this season - but Stockport got the same number of points as they’d have got if they’d been playing Chesterfield.
Loanee Anthony Pulis again showed he’s not as bad as people think when he got the assist for the winning goal. Owain fon Williams was on the bench for Stockport.
Barnet loanee Grant Basey missed out with an ankle injury.
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Chesterfield
Chesterfield move to the top of the table after beating Wycombe although part of the credit must go to Gillingham, who held Port Vale to a draw.
Craig Davies scored both Chesterfield’s goals. Robert Page was back on the bench.
Saturday, 16 October 2010
League Two Fixtures 16th October 2010 Part 2
Port Vale v Gillingham
If Gillingham don’t win this match, they’ll have equallsed a club record of 33 away games without a win.
Gareth Owen will be in defence for Port Vale but it’s likely to be a while before Lewis Haldane has played for Port Vale’s reserves but he’s not ready for the first team yet.
Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City
Tom Bradshaw will be hoping to make another supersub appearance for Shrewsbury.
Southend United v Crewe Alexandra
Peter Gilbert should be in the starting line-up for Southend with Nathaniel Jarvis probably coming off the bench again.
Rhys Taylor will play in goal for Crewe.
Stockport County v Barnet
Anthony Pulis will be hoping for another start for Stockport after his goalscoring debut. Owain fon Williams will be on the bench.
Grant Basey has an ankle injury so he might not play for Barnet.
Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield
Craig Davies will be hoping to put the ball in the net again for Chesterfield – except this time ideally it won’t be disallowed. Robert Page might be on the bench but he might not.
If Gillingham don’t win this match, they’ll have equallsed a club record of 33 away games without a win.
Gareth Owen will be in defence for Port Vale but it’s likely to be a while before Lewis Haldane has played for Port Vale’s reserves but he’s not ready for the first team yet.
Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City
Tom Bradshaw will be hoping to make another supersub appearance for Shrewsbury.
Southend United v Crewe Alexandra
Peter Gilbert should be in the starting line-up for Southend with Nathaniel Jarvis probably coming off the bench again.
Rhys Taylor will play in goal for Crewe.
Stockport County v Barnet
Anthony Pulis will be hoping for another start for Stockport after his goalscoring debut. Owain fon Williams will be on the bench.
Grant Basey has an ankle injury so he might not play for Barnet.
Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield
Craig Davies will be hoping to put the ball in the net again for Chesterfield – except this time ideally it won’t be disallowed. Robert Page might be on the bench but he might not.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
League Two Results 9th October 2010 Part 1
Barnet 0-2 Bradford City
Bradford hadn’t won their last four matches in all competitions so they’d have been glad to get three points in this match, even if they were only playing Barnet. The win was their first of the season at a ground other than their own and it meant Barnet took their place in the bottom two.
Grant Basey started for Barnet but left the field after 47 minutes due to an ankle injury.
Michael Flynn made his return from a groin injury in Bradford’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeat to Hartlepool United but then (as if losing to Hartlepool wasn’t bad enough) he suffered a reaction and was forced to miss this game.
Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Going into this match, Wycombe hadn’t lose away while Burton hadn’t won at home. So a draw looked the most likely result but instead it was Burton’s unbeaten run which came to an end.
With Tony James on loan at Hereford United and Garyn Preen unselected, this tie wasn’t nearly as Welsh as it has been.
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Northampton Town
Cheltenham moved into the play-off places as they consigned Northampton to their third consecutive defeat – and their fourth in six away games. Northampton went down to ten men early on so they did well in a way only to lose by one goal.
Josh Low played the full match against his former side Northampton.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Chesterfield 2-1 Southend United
Chesterfield keep their unbeaten home record intact as they beat Southend. The match looked like it was going to finish as a draw but a stoppage-time Chesterfield winner put paid to any ideas from Southend about sharing the points.
Chesterfield’s victory could have been greater without the disallowed goals, including one from Craig Davies. It’s not often a match passes without Craig either scoring or getting an assist. And in a way, he got both. He won the penalty that became the opening goal.
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Southend and could have got an own goal but luckily his deflection took the shot away from the goal. Nathaniel Jarvis made a 79th-minute substitute appearance and nearly got his first goal. Nathaniel’s would have been in the right net though.
Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Torquay United
Another goal-fest for Crewe, who are unbeaten in nine League matches – although only two of those matches were wins. Torquay probably still remember their record-breaking run of games without defeat – but it probably seems like a long time ago. Their run of matches without a win is now nearly as long.
Rhys Taylor was on goal for Crewe.
Gillingham 2-1 Stockport County
Gillingham won this time but maybe Stockport can win when they host Gillingham. Neither seem to be particularly good at winning away games this season. Not that they were that great at it last season either.
Anthony Pulis made his debut on loan for Stockport County and if you ignore the fact they didn’t actually win, it was a good game for him. He was the one who scored Stockport’s goal. Owain fon Williams was on the bench.
Bradford hadn’t won their last four matches in all competitions so they’d have been glad to get three points in this match, even if they were only playing Barnet. The win was their first of the season at a ground other than their own and it meant Barnet took their place in the bottom two.
Grant Basey started for Barnet but left the field after 47 minutes due to an ankle injury.
Michael Flynn made his return from a groin injury in Bradford’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeat to Hartlepool United but then (as if losing to Hartlepool wasn’t bad enough) he suffered a reaction and was forced to miss this game.
Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Going into this match, Wycombe hadn’t lose away while Burton hadn’t won at home. So a draw looked the most likely result but instead it was Burton’s unbeaten run which came to an end.
With Tony James on loan at Hereford United and Garyn Preen unselected, this tie wasn’t nearly as Welsh as it has been.
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Northampton Town
Cheltenham moved into the play-off places as they consigned Northampton to their third consecutive defeat – and their fourth in six away games. Northampton went down to ten men early on so they did well in a way only to lose by one goal.
Josh Low played the full match against his former side Northampton.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Chesterfield 2-1 Southend United
Chesterfield keep their unbeaten home record intact as they beat Southend. The match looked like it was going to finish as a draw but a stoppage-time Chesterfield winner put paid to any ideas from Southend about sharing the points.
Chesterfield’s victory could have been greater without the disallowed goals, including one from Craig Davies. It’s not often a match passes without Craig either scoring or getting an assist. And in a way, he got both. He won the penalty that became the opening goal.
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Southend and could have got an own goal but luckily his deflection took the shot away from the goal. Nathaniel Jarvis made a 79th-minute substitute appearance and nearly got his first goal. Nathaniel’s would have been in the right net though.
Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Torquay United
Another goal-fest for Crewe, who are unbeaten in nine League matches – although only two of those matches were wins. Torquay probably still remember their record-breaking run of games without defeat – but it probably seems like a long time ago. Their run of matches without a win is now nearly as long.
Rhys Taylor was on goal for Crewe.
Gillingham 2-1 Stockport County
Gillingham won this time but maybe Stockport can win when they host Gillingham. Neither seem to be particularly good at winning away games this season. Not that they were that great at it last season either.
Anthony Pulis made his debut on loan for Stockport County and if you ignore the fact they didn’t actually win, it was a good game for him. He was the one who scored Stockport’s goal. Owain fon Williams was on the bench.
Friday, 1 October 2010
League Two Results 29th September 2010 Part 1
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Oxford United
Oxford remain unbeaten away in the league after they capitalised on an error by Cheltenham’s goalkeeper.
Josh Low didn’t play for Cheltenham due to a calf injury.
Oxford’s Rhys Day is also out of course although in his case it’s his knee.
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Macclesfield Town
A late Crewe equaliser prevented Macclesfield from taking all three points.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe and was named as Vital Crewe’s Man of the Match.
Sam Wedgbury wasn’t in Macclesfield’s squad.
Gillingham 0-0 Southend United
Gillingham could have won this but they were unable to take their chances as Southend were too strong in defence.
Peter Gilbert helped Southend to keep a clean sheet. Cardiff City loanee Nathaniel Jarvis again made an appearance from the bench.
Hereford United 1-4 Stevenage
Hereford lost for the sixth time this season against a Stevenage side who have settled well in league football. This win was enough to put them into the play-offs.
Hereford manager Simon Davey, whom I’ve discovered is a Welshman, wasn’t happy with his side’s performance, singling out Ryan Valentine for particular criticism. He wasn’t nearly as mean as Dave Jones was about Adam Matthews though. And Ryan did get the assist for Hereford’s equaliser.
Ryan Green and Stuart Fleetwood were also in Hereford’s team.
Oxford remain unbeaten away in the league after they capitalised on an error by Cheltenham’s goalkeeper.
Josh Low didn’t play for Cheltenham due to a calf injury.
Oxford’s Rhys Day is also out of course although in his case it’s his knee.
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Macclesfield Town
A late Crewe equaliser prevented Macclesfield from taking all three points.
Rhys Taylor played in goal for Crewe and was named as Vital Crewe’s Man of the Match.
Sam Wedgbury wasn’t in Macclesfield’s squad.
Gillingham 0-0 Southend United
Gillingham could have won this but they were unable to take their chances as Southend were too strong in defence.
Peter Gilbert helped Southend to keep a clean sheet. Cardiff City loanee Nathaniel Jarvis again made an appearance from the bench.
Hereford United 1-4 Stevenage
Hereford lost for the sixth time this season against a Stevenage side who have settled well in league football. This win was enough to put them into the play-offs.
Hereford manager Simon Davey, whom I’ve discovered is a Welshman, wasn’t happy with his side’s performance, singling out Ryan Valentine for particular criticism. He wasn’t nearly as mean as Dave Jones was about Adam Matthews though. And Ryan did get the assist for Hereford’s equaliser.
Ryan Green and Stuart Fleetwood were also in Hereford’s team.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Welsh Player News 28th September 2010 (League Two)
Barnet have signed Grant Basey until January. The former Charlton Athletic defender was on trial at Aberdeen but they were unable to sign him due to financial problems.
Nathaniel Jarvis is hoping his performance on loan at Southend United will impress the manager of his parent club Dave Jones.
Nathaniel Jarvis is hoping his performance on loan at Southend United will impress the manager of his parent club Dave Jones.
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.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Championship Results 11th September 2010 Part 1
Burnley 4-3 Preston North End
Preston came so close. After 70 minutes, Preston were 3-1 up. They should have got their first away win of the season but as it happened, they didn’t even get their first away point.
Maybe Preston could have hung on if they’d been able to keep all eleven players on the field of play. But a one-man advantage shouldn’t have made that much of a difference to Burnley.
In happier news, Paul Parry returned to Preston’s squad, having built up his match fitness. He was called into action as early as the 28th minute and he remained on the pitch until the end. Craig Morgan played in defence for Preston.
Cardiff City 2-0 Hull City
Usually, loan players aren’t allowed to play against their parent clubs. It just isn’t done. But considering Cardiff’s Anthony Gerrard was on loan at Hull and Hull’s Seyi Olofinjana was on loan at Cardiff, they thought they might as well let both players play.
Hull most probably regretted it after Olofinjana took the lead for Cardiff but perhaps, without Gerrard in defence, Cardiff would have scored more goals.
Jason Koumas was the only player to start for Cardiff but it was the player who replaced him after 76 minutes, Aaron Wildig, who provided the assist for the winning goal. BBC Sport described his backheel as cute and I have to say the rest of him doesn’t look too bad either. Darcy Blake, Adam Matthews and Nathaniel Jarvis were unused subsitutes but Craig Bellamy is still out with a knee injury.
Coventry City 1-1 Leicester City
Coventry took the lead late in the first half but Leicester kept on fighting. Luckily Andy King was back in the starting line-up and it was he who got the equaliser but even so, Leicester were without their first win.
Freddy Eastwood wasn’t in Coventry’s squad due to a knee injury.
Derby County 0-1 Sheffield United
Sheffield United got their second win of the season while Derby slipped closer to the relegation zone.
Gareth Roberts started for Derby but was stretchered off in the 81st minute. Robbie Savage left the field ten minutes before but hopefully he’s okay.
Ched Evans was a good attacking threat for Sheffield United and it didn’t matter that he couldn’t find the net because one goal was enough.
Preston came so close. After 70 minutes, Preston were 3-1 up. They should have got their first away win of the season but as it happened, they didn’t even get their first away point.
Maybe Preston could have hung on if they’d been able to keep all eleven players on the field of play. But a one-man advantage shouldn’t have made that much of a difference to Burnley.
In happier news, Paul Parry returned to Preston’s squad, having built up his match fitness. He was called into action as early as the 28th minute and he remained on the pitch until the end. Craig Morgan played in defence for Preston.
Cardiff City 2-0 Hull City
Usually, loan players aren’t allowed to play against their parent clubs. It just isn’t done. But considering Cardiff’s Anthony Gerrard was on loan at Hull and Hull’s Seyi Olofinjana was on loan at Cardiff, they thought they might as well let both players play.
Hull most probably regretted it after Olofinjana took the lead for Cardiff but perhaps, without Gerrard in defence, Cardiff would have scored more goals.
Jason Koumas was the only player to start for Cardiff but it was the player who replaced him after 76 minutes, Aaron Wildig, who provided the assist for the winning goal. BBC Sport described his backheel as cute and I have to say the rest of him doesn’t look too bad either. Darcy Blake, Adam Matthews and Nathaniel Jarvis were unused subsitutes but Craig Bellamy is still out with a knee injury.
Coventry City 1-1 Leicester City
Coventry took the lead late in the first half but Leicester kept on fighting. Luckily Andy King was back in the starting line-up and it was he who got the equaliser but even so, Leicester were without their first win.
Freddy Eastwood wasn’t in Coventry’s squad due to a knee injury.
Derby County 0-1 Sheffield United
Sheffield United got their second win of the season while Derby slipped closer to the relegation zone.
Gareth Roberts started for Derby but was stretchered off in the 81st minute. Robbie Savage left the field ten minutes before but hopefully he’s okay.
Ched Evans was a good attacking threat for Sheffield United and it didn’t matter that he couldn’t find the net because one goal was enough.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Carling Cup Results 24th August 2010 Part 3
Peterborough United 2-1 Cardiff City
This was one giant-killing I didn’t want to see. True, Cardiff left out Craig Bellamy, without whom they are admittedly considerably weaker, but it still wasn’t nice to see. And manager Dave Jones said the result wouldn’t have been different f Craig had played. Cardiff took the lead just after the half-hour mark but Peterborough scored a couple of really good goals to go through to the next round.
Arron Davies came close to scoring two goals for Peterborough. He played ninety minutes but he didn’t play the full match. Work that one out.
Craig was probably just rested but Jason Koumas made his first start for Cardiff, or rather his first start in this loan spell. He had a great first half and he got the assist for the first goal. He was understandably quieter in the second half but he completed his first ninety minutes for ages and ages.
Darcy Blake was still out with an ankle problem but Adam Matthews kept his place in the starting line-up and did well in the first half especially. Aaron Wildig wasn’t expected to be fit enough to return to the squad but he was an 84th minute substitute. Nathaniel Jarvis was on the bench.
Portsmouth 1-1 Crystal Palace (Portsmouth win 4-3 on penalties)
Portsmouth looked set to win this in ninety minutes but they messed it up for themselves when they accidentally put the ball in the wrong net. Their problems with putting the ball in the net continued. Portsmouth were unable to find a winner in extra time and they were just lucky Palace couldn’t find one either. Then came the shoot-out. Portsmouth won 4-3 but Palace (I think¬) won 4-3 on misses.
Andy Dorman started for Crystal Palace but he was substituted and therefore missed the penalty drama. Lewis Price was on the bench.
Reading 3-3 Northampton Town, Northampton win 4-2 on penalties
Welsh players don’t have the best reputation when it comes to penalties. And England think they’ve got it bad. Reading were the team to open the scoring but the League Two side got an equaliser just two minutes later. When Welshman Hal Robson-Kanu put Reading back into the lead in the 62nd minutes - his first for the club - the same thing happened, only quicker. Two minutes later, Northampton had levelled the score. This took the match into extra time and Reading really thought they’d done it. They scored and in the 4th minute of stoppage time, there had been no reply from Northampton. The reply came a minute later. Except it wasn’t so much a reply as an own goal.
And so to the penalties. By this stage, Reading had all three of their Welsh strikers on the field. Hal and Simon Church had played the full match whilst Jake Taylor came on in the 50th minute. Having already scored one goal that night, Hal was perhaps a little more confident than the other two. At any rate, of the three of them, this was the only goal that went in. Simon went for power rather than placement in the first penalty and it backfired. Probably not literally though. Jake’s penalty went wide. But I still love them and I’m sure they’ll get a lot of sympathy from their Welsh team-mates.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
This was one giant-killing I didn’t want to see. True, Cardiff left out Craig Bellamy, without whom they are admittedly considerably weaker, but it still wasn’t nice to see. And manager Dave Jones said the result wouldn’t have been different f Craig had played. Cardiff took the lead just after the half-hour mark but Peterborough scored a couple of really good goals to go through to the next round.
Arron Davies came close to scoring two goals for Peterborough. He played ninety minutes but he didn’t play the full match. Work that one out.
Craig was probably just rested but Jason Koumas made his first start for Cardiff, or rather his first start in this loan spell. He had a great first half and he got the assist for the first goal. He was understandably quieter in the second half but he completed his first ninety minutes for ages and ages.
Darcy Blake was still out with an ankle problem but Adam Matthews kept his place in the starting line-up and did well in the first half especially. Aaron Wildig wasn’t expected to be fit enough to return to the squad but he was an 84th minute substitute. Nathaniel Jarvis was on the bench.
Portsmouth 1-1 Crystal Palace (Portsmouth win 4-3 on penalties)
Portsmouth looked set to win this in ninety minutes but they messed it up for themselves when they accidentally put the ball in the wrong net. Their problems with putting the ball in the net continued. Portsmouth were unable to find a winner in extra time and they were just lucky Palace couldn’t find one either. Then came the shoot-out. Portsmouth won 4-3 but Palace (I think¬) won 4-3 on misses.
Andy Dorman started for Crystal Palace but he was substituted and therefore missed the penalty drama. Lewis Price was on the bench.
Reading 3-3 Northampton Town, Northampton win 4-2 on penalties
Welsh players don’t have the best reputation when it comes to penalties. And England think they’ve got it bad. Reading were the team to open the scoring but the League Two side got an equaliser just two minutes later. When Welshman Hal Robson-Kanu put Reading back into the lead in the 62nd minutes - his first for the club - the same thing happened, only quicker. Two minutes later, Northampton had levelled the score. This took the match into extra time and Reading really thought they’d done it. They scored and in the 4th minute of stoppage time, there had been no reply from Northampton. The reply came a minute later. Except it wasn’t so much a reply as an own goal.
And so to the penalties. By this stage, Reading had all three of their Welsh strikers on the field. Hal and Simon Church had played the full match whilst Jake Taylor came on in the 50th minute. Having already scored one goal that night, Hal was perhaps a little more confident than the other two. At any rate, of the three of them, this was the only goal that went in. Simon went for power rather than placement in the first penalty and it backfired. Probably not literally though. Jake’s penalty went wide. But I still love them and I’m sure they’ll get a lot of sympathy from their Welsh team-mates.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
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