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  1. This weekends Fixtures.

    This weekends fixture list looks very interesting... i think it's what Jeff Stelling would call an "Accumulator Buster" Coventry (2nd) v Gillingham (1st) & Bury (6th) V Burton (4th) & Walsall (3rd) V Sheff Utd (8th) & Scunthorpe (12th) V Bradford (7th) The league is still quite closely knit...
  2. Ref Watch .... Rochdale H

    We have played Rochdale many times since the disbanding of Divisions Three, North and South. Our record against them is excellent and it's over 30 years and 13 matches since we lost to them at Roots Hall. Even when we found ourselves 3-0 down, we managed to salvage a point. Tomorrow's referee...
  3. Rattus Norvegicus

    Current League Table

    I'm delighted at our current league position - up to 7th and a growing distance between us and the clubs at the bottom. I'm not surprised to see Crewe and Blackpool down there but there are some other clubs (like Bradford) that I thought would be doing better. Meanwhile Coventry and Sheffield...
  4. Ref Watch ....... Kettlewatch Burton A

    Our twelve matches against Burton since they were promoted to the Football League have seen seven red cards, with, surprisingly, six of them having been shown to home players. Combine this with a referee who has produced four red cards in his last three matches and things could get lively...
  5. fbm

    A little less deep depression, a little more perspective please

    I've been away on my annual hols and can't believe some of the stuff on here. So I thought I'd do a little research as to how we have done whenever we have been promoted to this league. 1971-72 - Promoted to Div 3 for 1st time. 1972-73 - First 6 league results - H v Wrexham, Lost 1-0, A v...
  6. wally4pm

    Corporate packages now graded according to games

    I notice that the Corporate packages such as the Blues Lounge and the Platinum Suite etc are now graded according to who the opposition is, as follows: FIXTURES & PACKAGES A Grade Match BlackpoolColchester United Millwall Gillingham Coventry City Peterborough United Sheffield United Swindon...
  7. DoDTS

    WEMBLEY - AN UGLY SITUATION yes yet another short story

    Love them or hate them it's another one of my yarns from years gone by. All the facts are true, many did travel to Wembley for the first Cup -Final. Only the names have been changed etc, WEMBLEY – AN UGLY SITATION There was no television in 1923, and therefore there was not an abundance of...
  8. League 1 betting 2015-2016

    As often, there are some interesting disparities for outright league betting next season. Millwall are as short as 7/1 but as long as 12/1, Swindon and Bradford as short as 10/1 but available at 16/1. Barnsley between 10/1 and 18/1 but more noticeably, Shrewsbury are as short as 12/1 with $kybet...
  9. Who do we keep and who needs to be let go

    Ok so now the season is finally over and the fairytale of yesterday is still firmly in the memory we can turn our attention to next season in a higher division. As we know squads in the lower divisions can change quite drastically over the summer. Who would you like us to keep and believe is...
  10. Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset

    The East Stand

    Am reading the recently published book '56', the story of the Bradford fire. A truely horrific event and re-watching the news reels on it on Youtube is a heart-rending experience. That old Bradford stand was a relic from the past and was hosting its last match that day in 1985. Now, I am sure...
  11. Bradford City fire

    http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/bradford-fire-stafford-heginbotham-martin-fletcher Quite revelatory stuff from Martin Fletcher - that the deaths of 56 fans may not have been an accident.
  12. Ref Watch ..... Mansfield H

    This will be our fourth game against Mansfield since they returned from 5 years exile in non-league football. Last year's home match against them saw that unlikeliest of combinations - 3 red cards and 3 home goals! Mansfield were far from convincing on their last visit to the area when they...
  13. Ref Watch ..... Wimbledon A

    Our last three home League matches against AFC Wimbledon have all been defeats, whereas our last three away League games have all been wins (by the comfortable aggregate of 9-1). The referee in charge of the most recent of those wins returns on Tuesday. Tomorrow's referee is Graham Scott from...
  14. Lester Bangs

    FA cup TV scheduling

    So I looked to see what game the BBC will be showing today and was surprised to see no live games on terrestrial television. I then went to the FA site and it was confirmed that the live games this weekend are: First Round Proper - live ties Friday 7 November – 7.55pm Warrington Town v...
  15. Bradford eyeing Brown should Parkinson fail.

    According to the sunday sun, page 62, Bradford City have made Phil Brown their leading candidate should Phil Parkinson fail to arrest their slide in fortunes at the moment.
  16. Ref Watch ....... Mansfield A

    Continuing our series of "We haven't won at ...... since ....", we don't have the best of records in Mansfield. We haven't won there since 24 years ago, when Benji buried the ball in the Mansfield net for a 1-0 win. Man in charge of Saturday's match is Gary Sutton from Lincoln. He is in the...
  17. Ref Watch ..... York A

    Tomorrow we have a referee who is probably destined for the Select Group of Premiership referees. The man in charge is Paul Tierney from Wigan, a referee in his 6th year who we haven't seen a great deal of, although he is doing the York/Southend fixture for the second consecutive year. He has...
  18. Ref Watch ....... Portsmouth H

    Every one of our home matches against Portsmouth in the last 20 years (all three of them) has finished 2-1 to us. A repeat would be useful. Tomorrow's referee is Graham Scott from Abingdon in Oxfordshire. He is in his 7th season as a Football League referee and this will be his 8th Southend...
  19. 2014-15 Season Preview - Plymouth Argyle

    Plymouth Argyle Nickname: The Pilgrims Founded: 1886 (As Argyle FC) Ground: Home Park Capacity: 16,388 Manager: John Sheridan Kit Manufacturers: Puma Sponsor: Home: LTC Powered Access - Away: LTC Powered Access 2013-14 Season: League Two - 10th Transfers INS:Lee Cox (Swindon), Carl McHugh...
  20. Ref Watch ....... Burton H Play Off Semi 2nd Leg

    As some people can't seem to wait, a little earlier this week !! The referee in charge of Saturday's big match is Paul Tierney from Wigan, a referee in his 5th year who we have seen remarkably little of. He has refereed us just thrice before. Firstly, the 2-0 win at Bradford City in 2010/11...
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