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Financial Fair Play - Wrexham?
by noah4x4 at 17:31 28 Mar 2024

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68687247

Gate revenues probably exceed wages meeting that criteria, but If Director Loans are not permissible, how come Wrexham owe £8M+?

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Colchester United at Companies House
by SparkfilmsTV at 17:11 28 Mar 2024

The latest set of accounts have been filed at Companies House!

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Larry Lloyd
by bwildered at 15:32 28 Mar 2024

Former Nottingham Forest and Liverpool defender Larry Lloyd has died aged 75.

Remember him being player/ manager of newly promoted Wigan’s first visit to Layer Rd in the 80’s. Beat us by the odd goal in an evening fixture with much verbals flying around, especially a notable one for a ex Div One pro. At the final whistle turned around and give the Spion Kop end some back together with some Agincourt signs.

RIP .
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Col U Matches PL 2023-24 - Match 38 V Newport County (H)
by RSCOSWORTH at 12:13 28 Mar 2024

Col U Matches Prediction League 2023-24 - Match 38

Col U V Newport County

Deadline - 15:00 Friday 29th March 2024

Scoring system:
2 points for a correct win result
3 points for a correct draw result
1 bonus point for each correct team score
1 bonus point for overall correct score (not applicable for draws)

This means a spot on is worth five points but you could also get a point if you predicted Col U to win 2-1 and they drew 1-1 and you'd get three points if it finished 2-0 or 3-1, 4-1, 5-1 etc.

All welcome.

CheeRS
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U'sual Champions League 2024 QF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 9th April 20.00
by mfb_cufc at 11:20 28 Mar 2024

A recap on how the Round Of 16 finished

Round Of 16 1st leg results

FC COPENHAGEN 1 MANCHESTER CITY 3

RB LEIPZIG 0 REAL MADRID 1

LAZIO 1 BAYERN MUNICH 0

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2 REAL SOCIEDAD 0

INTER MILAN 1 ATHLETICO MADRID 0

PSV EINDHOVEN 1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1

FC PORTO 1 ARSENAL 0

NAPOLI 1 BARCELONA 1

Round Of 16 2nd leg results

BAYERN MUNICH 3 LAZIO 0

(Agg 3-1)

REAL SOCIEDAD 1 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2
(Agg 1-4)

MANCHESTER CITY 3 FC COPENHAGEN 1
(Agg 6-2)

REAL MADRID 1 RB LEIPZIG 1
(Agg 2-1)

ARSENAL 1 FC PORTO 0
(Agg 1-1 AET Arsenal won 4-2 on penalties)

BARCELONA 3 NAPOLI 1
(Agg 4-2)

ATLETICO MADRID 2 INTER MILAN 1
(Agg 2-2 AET Atletico Madrid won 3-2 on penalties)

BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 PSV EINDHOVEN 0
(Agg 3-1)

A big 28 spot-ons from those 16 fixtures gave plenty of points for everyone, and this is how the Groups finished.

THE GROUPS (16 out of 16 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers and then how many goals will be scored in League 2 on Saturday 23rd March)




After the tie-break burnsieespana finished 1st, and thrillseeker second.


After the tie-break concordman qualified for the Quarter-finals.



This is how the Groups look for the Quarter-finals:




Quarter-finals 1st leg Fixtures All kick-off at 20.00. No more than two predictions the same as fellow group members, and all fixtures to be predicted at the same time please.

09/04/2024 ARSENAL v BAYERN MUNICH
09/04/2024 REAL MADRID v MANCHESTER CITY
10/04/2024 ATLETICO MADRID v BORUSSIA DORTMUND
10/04/2024 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN v BARCELONA

There is a quick turnaound for the 2nd leg fixtures, and they will be on a separate thread on Thursday 11th April.

Good luck everybody.
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Good Friday weather watch
by wessex_exile at 22:03 27 Mar 2024

We're having pretty biblical conditions this evening - torrential rain and even hail for the last 3-4 hours. How's it looking over in Essex?
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Wrexham (h) 6th April
by wessex_exile at 18:35 24 Mar 2024

Got my tickets this morning, so just a heads up for anyone still undecided, it's looking like it's going to be close to a sell out. Just a handful left in the East stand, most of the West stand close to sold out, and likewise S2 and S4. Should be a cracking atmosphere.
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Happy League 2023/24 Week 35 (of 38) - Deadline Good Friday 29th March 12.30
by mfb_cufc at 20:47 23 Mar 2024

Week 34 results

BURTON ALBION 0 PORT VALE 1

Ex-U's target Ryan Loft scored late on to give Port Vale a crucial victory, and end their 14-game winless run. No points for anybody from this game, as 17 predicted a win for Burton, and the other 9 went for a 1-1.

CARLISLE UNITED 2 STEVENAGE 2
Terence Vancooten's 96th-minute leveller saw Stevenage bravely battle back from two goals down to salvage a draw with bottom-of-the-table Carlisle. Nobody had this spot-on, but 5 did get the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Stevenage.

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 DERBY COUNTY 0
Derby's promotion hopes were dealt a major blow as they suffered a narrow defeat at mid-table Northampton, who got a first win in six games. Another game that produced no points, as 25 predicted a win for Derby, and one other went for a 2-2.

CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 1
These promotion hopefuls had to settle for a point apiece, after Wimbledon had taken the lead with what turned out to be their only shot on target. 4 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Crewe, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.

DONCASTER ROVERS 2 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 0
Doncaster collected a third successive league win as they saw off struggling Forest Green, who never had a shot on target. A superb 9 got this spot-on, and a further 14 had the outcome.

TRANMERE ROVERS 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 3
Crawley moved into the League Two play-off places with a clinical win, as they scored with their only three shots on target. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 3 did get the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Tranmere.

After last week produced the worst one of the season so far, it was resonable to assume things would be better this week. They were, but only to a small extent, as it was all due to Doncaster's 2-0 win achieving 41 of the weeks total 61 points. These maybe hard times for predicting football matches, but for one member it is no trouble at all, as for the second week running, burnsieespana was the only one to get two 3 pointers, in the case of this week, the only two games to have one. Also for the second week in a row he is the weeks top scorer, with a decent 6 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was basher2010, who got the Crewe 1-1 and two outcomes, to give him a solid 5 points.

In the Premier Although he only got two outcomes for the second week running, but just like last week it was enough for concordman to increase his lead by a point. With only 36 games left to the season, the title is now his to lose, but the race for the other Charity Shield spot is really hotting up, with 2nd to 4th only being divided by the tie-breaker rules. A useful 4 points for RSCOSWORTH, that included having the Crewe 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a couple of places, to a season high second, that continued his good second-half to the season form, that has seen him rise from 9th after Week 19. He is ahead of thrillseeker on the most 3 pointer rule, as he remains third. The late equaliser for Stevenage was bad news for blueeagle, as he had Carlisle to win 2-1, and after spending the last eight weeks in second, he drops to fourth this week. The rest of the division remains the same as the previous week, but at the bottom, by getting the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on, noah4x4 has reduced the gap to safety to a manageable 6 points.

In Division One After needing tie-breaker rules to remain top for the last two weeks, the sloid 5 points for basher2010 has given him a 2 point lead this week from Daniel, who had the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on to keep in touch. The top scoring performance from burnsieespana moved him up another two places to third. This equals his season high position, he last held in Week 24. A useful 4 points for BFG, that included having the Crewe 1-1 spot-on, keeps him in fourth. Just the one outcome for Lewis_1, and he drops two to fifth. Getting the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on made sure of bwildered remaining in the final play-off place. The battle to avoid the wooden spoon is the best I have ever known, and it could go to the final game before it is decided, as durham_exile, TheRams, Madeira163 and gerry_us all had the Doncaster2-0 spot-on, in an effort to avoid it.

THE TABLES (244 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 35 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest wessex_exile, who as an homage to our city status, picked ten games involving one or more cities in the UK.

BRISTOL CITY v LEICESTER CITY (12.30)
HULL CITY v STOKE CITY
NORWICH CITY v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v BIRMINGHAM CITY
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v SWANSEA CITY
EXETER CITY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
LINCOLN CITY v LEYTON ORIENT
BRADFORD CITY v TRANMERE ROVERS
COLCHESTER UNITED (CITY) v NEWPORT COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v SUTTON UNITED

Good luck everybody.
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DC's Blue and White Army to ensure Stags are in a rut at Field Mill
by durham_exile at 22:21 22 Mar 2024

“You ask, what is our aim? I can answer that in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs – victory in spite of all terrors – victory however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.” Winston Churchill 13 May 1940.

DC and NC should pin these words above the changing room door at Field Mill tomorrow.

If anyone is in any doubt as to the seriousness of our situation they have only to glance at the current league table.

Grimsby 37 39
COL U 36 33
FGR 38 33
Sutton 39 30

Remaining fixtures:

Colchester 36 33
Mansfield A
Newport H
Tranmere A
Wrexham H
Stockport H
Crawley A
Grimsby H
Notts Co A
Doncaster H
Crewe H

FGR 38 33
Doncaster A
Stockport H
Crewe A
MK Dons H
Mansfield A
Wrexham A
Morecambe A
Notts Co H

Sutton 39 30
Accrington H
Salford A
Swindon H
Stockport H
Harrogate A
Crawley H
MK Dons A

Now here’s the thing, Sky have chosen this game because the Stags are scoring goals for fun and having defeated Harrogate 9-1 they put 5 past Bradford City and so everyone is expecting a home victory.

I hate the expression free hit; we go to Field Mill content in the knowledge that recent games at Mansfield have been close affairs. 2 draws, 2 defeats and a victory are what I have seen since 2019.

Tomorrow gives the U’s the perfect chance to secure three vital points and to send out a message to Gloucestershire and South London that they are the ones going down to the National League rather than the team from North Essex.

It just remains to ask how brave will DC be in his team selection.

Mansfield are likely to line up something like this: 4,3,1,2

Pym
Bowery Flint Brunt Cargill
Boateng Reed Keillor-Dunn
Quinn
Swan Akins

I want DC to bring his “A” game and go toe to toe with the Stags: 4,3,1,2

Goodman

Richardson Dallison Hall Iandolo

Fevrier Chilvers Read

McGeehan

Ihionvien Tovide

Subs:
Hornby Jay Wilkinson Edwards Smith Harbottle Anderson

Clearly Iandolo has been training with the first team as has Tovide who also had 45 minutes in the Essex Senior Cup Final. I don’t think Kells will be back for this one.

DC has rightly said that he expects the whole squad to be involved for the vital run in.

He however must be brave and play two up top to give the Stags something to think about. Sitting back and inviting pressure is simply not an option. Take the game to them, get some crosses into the strikers and give them some valuable service, it will pay dividends.

This is a game where the players should not need motivation. Live on Sky, albeit a lunchtime kick off, will put players in the shop window. Chilvers must be at the last chance saloon but can he rise to the occasion with a big game and three points on the line.

Whatever happens we must not leave there at about 2:20pm cursing our luck because we failed to go forward, create chances and actually take some of them. Give the travelling faithful something to celebrate at Field Mill, a classic away win. Be brave and committed, totally determined to put one over on Clough and his table toppers.

Nothing must be left on the pitch but blood, sweat, toil and tears of joy (with apologies to the great man).

I am predicting a 3-2 victory for the U’s. Mansfield will score, that is inevitable, but let us have the passion, fight and determination to succeed. My son tells me that you can get 5-1 on the U’s to win. That must be worth a pony in anyone’s book (even those who only ever have a flutter on the National (the horse race, not the league!).

The faithful will be up for the fight, they will be giving their all at Field Mill. We are long overdue a classic victory against one of the so-called top teams. They have to play slightly below par (or perhaps complacency will be their downfall) whilst we have to turn up and want it more than them.

The players are on satellite TV, it is a match like every other, still three points at stake but unlike every other it is a game that we are expected to lose. Even many Colchester supporters on the social media sites are predicting a defeat, but the true blue and whites know that it is our moment tomorrow.

Early kick off - 8 degrees Celsius, early morning rain then partly sunny but breezy. A full sized but only three sides to the pitch with the infamous boarded TV gantry stand casting a shadow over proceedings.

Safe journey to the travelling faithful. Enjoy the game, whether actually at the game or on Sky. I am travelling the 125 miles from Durham and it will mean an earlier start for me than usual.

Let the cry of Essex, Essex, Essex ring out combined with “we pay your benefits” as a depressed Clough sinks to his knees after DC inflicts a classic defeat upon the Stags.

This season truly starts tomorrow.

Up the U’s


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Col U Matches PL 2023-24 - Match 37 V Mansfield Town (A)
by RSCOSWORTH at 22:33 21 Mar 2024

Col U Matches Prediction League 2023-24 - Match 37

Mansfield Town V Col U

Deadline - 12:30 Saturday 23rd March 2024

Scoring system:
2 points for a correct win result
3 points for a correct draw result
1 bonus point for each correct team score
1 bonus point for overall correct score (not applicable for draws)

This means a spot on is worth five points but you could also get a point if you predicted Col U to win 2-1 and they drew 1-1 and you'd get three points if it finished 2-0 or 3-1, 4-1, 5-1 etc.

All welcome.

CheeRS
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