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Thread | What's all the fuss about?
by TheOldOakTree at 10:36 26 Apr 2024
Obviously the unthinkable is not going to happen, but what is it about moving from tier 4 of the pyramid to tier 5 that is so scary?
To a Marsian, it wouldn’t appear any worse than any other relegation, especially as there’s no reselection to worry about these days.
Falling out of the Championship was inevitable, as we were only ever on vacation at those dizzy heights, dropping out of L1 was a kick in the Jacobs, but nothing we couldn’t take in our stride, but the slightest fear of the next drop and it’s like Father Christmas has just suffered life threatening injuries in a sleigh accident.
Next season, anyone playing Oldham, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Yeovil, Halifax, Saarffend etc. could be excused from thinking they are still in the league anyway. We are 25/1 to survive, yet you couldn’t get the proverbial Rizla between my @r$e cheeks (I appreciate that you wouldn’t want to attempt the feat, but that’s irrelevant).
My point is, that whatever happens, there’s no reason to commit Hari Kari, (or Harry Carpenter if you’re a pugilist). There will still sell beer in Wealdstone, it’s still going to rain on Bank Holidays, James C@rd@n will still be a tvvat and there will still be mince pies at xmas.
So for goodness sake just chill out…….
……..aaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE MAKE THIS STOP!!!!!!
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Thread | Col U Matches PL 2023-24 - Match 46 V Crewe Alexandra (H)
by RSCOSWORTH at 11:53 25 Apr 2024
Col U Matches Prediction League 2023-24 - Match 46
Col U V Crewe Alexandra
Deadline - 15:00 Saturday 27th April 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.
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Thread | Who gives a toss?
by TheOldOakTree at 07:02 25 Apr 2024
Obviously we are going to win on Saturday, but just considering something......
If we lose 0-2 and Sutton win 3-1, I think I’m correct in saying that we would both have 44 points and we would both have a goal difference of -23. Both games between us ended 1-1 and we will have both scored 58 goals.
How do they then decide who stays up? Presumably the toss of a coin? If so, when and by whom?
At least we’ve got a 50% chance of winning a toss-up!
PS there are other scores that give the same scenario, e.g. 0-1 and 3-0, or 1-2 and 4-1 etc.
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Thread | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
by TheOldOakTree at 11:11 23 Apr 2024
Gutted I can’t be there tonight, I'm pumped already. I hope it’s a big crowd, we need the old Layer Road spirit to intimidate Donny.
All together………….
Every Saturday we follow…… the boys in blue and white.
We say it every weekend….. don’t go out tonight.
We used to be the Barside…. but now we’re s##t S1.
We are Col United….. and we’re going to league 1
Allez, Allez, Allez……. Allez, Allez, Allez.
WE ARE COL UNITED AND WE’RE GOING TO LEAGUE 1
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Thread | Col U Matches PL 2023-24 - Match 45 V Doncaster Rovers (H)
by RSCOSWORTH at 18:14 22 Apr 2024
Col U Matches Prediction League 2023-24 - Match 45
Col U V Doncaster Rovers
Deadline - 19:45 Tuesday 23rd April 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.
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 SF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 30th April 20.00
by mfb_cufc at 16:56 22 Apr 2024
A recap on how the Quarter-finals finished
Quarter-final 1st leg results
ARSENAL 2 BAYERN MUNICH 2
REAL MADRID 3 MANCHESTER CITY 3
ATLETICO MADRID 2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2 BARCELONA 3
Quarter-final 2nd leg results
BARCELONA 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 4
(Agg 4-6)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 4 ATLETICO MADRID 2
(Agg 5-4)
BAYERN MUNICH 1 ARSENAL 0
(Agg 3-2)
MANCHESTER CITY 1 REAL MADRID 1
(Agg 4-4 AET) Real Madrid won 4-3 on penalties.
A tough lot of results to predict, and there were only two, what turned out to be, significant 3 pointers. They were for blueeagle, who got the Atletico 2-1, and Blue4U2, who had the Bayern 1-0, in Group A. With Group B being decided on outcomes, this is how they finished:-
THE GROUPS (8 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April)
The tie-break was won by Blue4U2 to finish top.
That makes the draw for the Semi-finals as:-
Blue4U2 v bwildered
blueeagle v burnsieespana
Semi-final 1st leg Fixtures
Tuesday 30th April
BAYERN MUNICH v REAL MADRID
Wednesday 1st May
BORUSSIA DORTMUND v PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
The scoring Keeping with the format for this stage of the competition, in addition to score predictions, please predict two goal-scorers from each game as well, these can of course be two from the same side. Four points, to put more emphasis, for a spot-on score prediction, one point for the correct outcome, and one point for each goal scored (including own goals) by either of your nominated goal-scorers. As there is an advantage posting first regarding goal scorers, the member posting second can have up to two predictions the same.
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Thread | HL 2023/24 Charity Shield & Div. One Play-off SF - Deadline Sat 27th April 1
by mfb_cufc at 17:45 21 Apr 2024
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
These are one off games, no replays. The usual tie-breaker rules apply, most 3 pointers, and then more importantly the first to post. Finally, no more than four predictions the same as your opponent, please.
The Fixtures and don't forget it is a 12.30 deadline
WEST HAM UNITED v LIVERPOOL (12.30)
MANCHESTER UNITED v BURNLEY
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v LUTON TOWN
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v BIRMINGHAM CITY
MILLWALL v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
EXETER CITY OXFORD UNITED (12.30)
LINCOLN CITY v PORTSMOUTH (12.30)
READING v BLACKPOOL (12.30)
WREXHAM v STOCKPOORT COUNTY
Good luck everybody
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 The Final Tables
by mfb_cufc at 21:48 20 Apr 2024
Week 38 results
LUTON TOWN 1 BRENTFORD 5
Yoane Wissa scored twice as Brentford made easy work of Luton to pull 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Nobody got this spot-on, but 10 did have the outcome.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 BURNLEY 4
Burnley gave their Premier League survival hopes a huge boost with a vital victory to push bottom side United further towards relegation. Again nobody had this spot-on, though 11 did get the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1
Cardiff get a 96th minute winner, as they came from behind to put a huge dent in Southampton's automatic promotion hopes. Yet again nobody got this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and burnsieespana had the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Southampton.
STOKE CITY 3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
Stoke all but secured their Championship safety with a comfortable win against Plymouth, who remain in a relegation battle. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 16 did have the outcome.
BLACKPOOL 3 BARNSLEY 2
Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a win over their fellow promotion chasers. Again no 3 pointer from this game, though 17 did have the outcome.
BURTON ALBION 3 READING 2
Buton secured a first win on home soil in nine attempts, that could be a crucial three points in their fight against relegation. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, but 6 did get the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 4 BARROW 2
Doncaster roared back from two goals down to beat their play-off rivals and secure a ninth successive win. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome, with 11 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
GRIMSBY TOWN 2 SWINDON TOWN 0
Grimsby secured League Two survival with this victory, as Swindon fail to have a shot on target. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 12 got the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 0
Macaulay Langstaff's 28th league goal of the season means Colchester are still not safe. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 6 did have the outcome.
SUTTON UNITED 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 2
Sutton's League Two survival hopes were left hanging by a thread after being denied a priceless win by a 91st minute Crawley equaliser. Only burnsieespana and BFG had this spot-on, and another 10 got the outcome.
Bit short of time tonight, so there will be a full update probably tomorrow.
THE FINAL TABLES (280 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
Full details for the above games will be on a separate thread on Sunday.
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Thread | And now you're gonna believe us, the U's are staying up!
by durham_exile at 21:35 19 Apr 2024
Meadow Lane on Saturday and over the years I have seen some topsy turvy games there.
One such was in the 2016/17 season. We were towards the upper reaches of league Two whilst Notts County were fighting for survival. We took the lead and then the Magpies found some form in front of just over 6,000 supporters. They scored three and each time the tannoy played “The Great Escape” theme tune.
Time for the rejuvenated DC inspired U’s to turn the tables and achieve consecutive doubles over first Grimsby and now Notts County in the same week. Scoreline 3-1 to the U’s of course.
Courtesy of iFollow I watched the Grimsby game on Tuesday night. The U’s deservedly won the game and Big John scored an absolute peach of a goal after Hops sublime chip started the scoring.
Salford 44 47
Grimsby 44 46
COL U 43 44
Sutton 44 40
FGR 44 36 Relegated
Earlier in the season the U’s won a pulsating game against the former league leaders 5-4 and since then County’s fortunes have nose-dived. Stuart Maynard is their new manager but the blame for their collapse doesn’t lie with him alone. Despite Macaulay Langstaff and David McGoldrick and the U’s Richard Brindley they only have the beach to enjoy this summer. Of course, Gerry’s favourite Sam Slocombe may be between the sticks up to his feline tricks! The Goalkeepers’ Union has come to the fore on many occasions when Slocombe is between the sticks.
Frankly I care not what the Magpies get up to; Saturday is all about the U’s and getting the job done. A win and it matters not what Sutton manage at home to their local rivals.
And I think the U’s deserve to stay up. Despite a wretched season we could win our remaining games and finish on 53 points.
RC has money for the Brothers to spend next season. Now I’m not going to introduce any negativity at this stage only to say that others will have been watching the success of DC and NC and we must ensure that they are not lured away from the JCS. Now I’ve mentioned it and that’s all I’m saying on the subject.
Discipline has been dodgy of late; that either means the players are fully up for the fight or they are overzealous in the challenges or physicality. Dave Artell said we were over physical on Tuesday; I would prefer to say that DC has introduced some streetwise football. For too long we have been guilty of playing neat, controlled football with no end product. DC has had heart to heart discussions with some players to sort out the necessity for controlled aggression and a resilience amongst the squad.
At Wolves after losing the first leg of the play offs 2-0 at Layer Road we drew 0-0 at Molineux (Tony Adcock) was playing so that dates the game. A Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter said to me after the game that we had played well and perhaps deserved to win on the night but added wryly you’ll never get promoted though unless you introduce some steel into your play.
So, Samson Tovide is joined in the sin bin by Tom Dallison and both won’t play any more this season. Alistair Smith might be out injured; therefore, DC needs to make a couple of changes along these lines:
Hornby
Richardson Kells Hall
Fevrier Mingi Read McGeehan Iandolo
Akinde Hopper
Subs
Chilvers Goodman Harbottle Ihionvien Jay Wilkinson Anderson (if fit)
Jay Mingi has been a revelation at the back and then his forays forward have been outstanding so bring him back to midfield and give him free rein.
Weather in Nottingham will be 9 degrees Celsius cloudy with sunny intervals and dry.
Now there could be close on 1000 of the faithful at the game including Wessex, Mr and Mrs Witham, TOOT, Noah and Gerry the Cat.
Should be a carnival atmosphere and it is important to get the job done tomorrow. Momentum will then carry the U’s to further victories against Donny and Crewe. Finish strongly and send the supporters home happy against the Railwaymen.
3-1 tomorrow with Hops and McGeehan on the scoresheet with perhaps Kells powering in a header like someone else used to do from Centre Back for the U’s.
The party starts at 4:50pm (or for Gerry after 11 minutes of added time!)
Safe journey to all travelling faithful.
Enjoy the game and Up the U’s
DC and NC will be running down the touchline to be with the supporters tomorrow. Brilliant stuff and Connor Hall will lead the celebratory fist pumping.
This is why we support the U’s
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Thread | Which League Two clubs have impressed you this season?
by RSCOSWORTH at 10:04 19 Apr 2024
As we come to the end of the season and with the three automatic promotion places decided as well as one of the relegation spots I was wondering which teams have impressed you this season?
As mentioned on a different thread there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the top and the bottom of the division and a lot of it comes down to confidence, belief and momentum. Also don't think there's a great deal of difference between the majority of League One, the top half of the National League and League Two either.
I haven't been to that many league games this season, just five and all at home, but by far the best team I've seen is Wimbledon. |
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Thread | STH fans Forum
by noah4x4 at 19:53 18 Apr 2024
Anybody else watching the live stream? It’s now the HT break.
In the first half, I was impressed with the Cowley’s strategy planning. More like an MBA graduates’s business plan than regular perceptions of football. However, simply presented and most players and U’s staff should grasp its sound principles.
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Thread | FA Cup
by burnsieespana at 19:18 18 Apr 2024
Thoughts about the new rules for replays in the FA Cup? |
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Thread | Time for a Party?
by TheOldOakTree at 13:03 18 Apr 2024
Has anyone got an idea of how many tickets Col U have sold for County? It has the potential to be the biggest away party since Huish Park. The weather is forecast to be sunny intervals!
One more question, assuming the S1 faithful will be heading to Hooters pre-match, morally, how old is too old to drink there? (fortunately I don’t have many morals).
I’ve managed to get another pass for the weekend, so I hope to see a few of you at the ground.
Great to meet Wessex and Noah last week, the latter being the only bloke I know with bigger ‘kippers’ than myself (only by the slightest of margins), so I share concerns about the steps and the Community Stadium being designed for midgets.
Reminds me of the useless careers teacher at the Gilberd, who took one look at my super-sized ‘plates’ and asked if I’d ever considered joining the police! I can’t remember if I said F##K OFF out loud, but I think he could tell I wasn’t impressed. To put it into context, punk was at it’s height at the time, so the straight and narrow didn’t align with the mood of the youff.
Whilst feet are the only appendage that I will be comparing with Noah, I can confirm that I too have been asked a 1001 times by ladies ‘if it’s true what they say about men with big feet’. If you asked Mrs TOOT to describe me, I’m sure no one would be surprised if the words ‘Massive C@ck’ were included in her response.
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Thread | Col U Matches PL 2023-24 - Match 44 V Notts County (A)
by RSCOSWORTH at 10:35 18 Apr 2024
Col U Matches Prediction League 2023-24 - Match 44
Notts County V Col U
Deadline - 15:00 20th April 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.
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Thread | Mariners gutted by Super U's at the JCS
by durham_exile at 18:42 16 Apr 2024
Busy today hence keeping this very brief.
Colchester to win 4-1 with Hopper and McGeehan on the scoresheet.
Team:
Hornby
Mingi Dallison Hall
Fevrier Smith Read Chilvers Iandolo
McGeehan Hopper
Subs
Goodman Jay Wilkinson Harbottle Akinde Richardson Ihionvien
Tovide now suspended for 4 games.
Weather 8 degrees Celsius dry a little breezy.
Decent crowd to see the U’s almost safe.
A rare double for the season too.
iFollow for us Exiles.
Enjoy the game.
Up the U’s
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Thread | Pay the Penalty.
by bwildered at 13:15 16 Apr 2024
Let’s hope the U’s do not pay the penalty of another miss from the spot . Incredible scenes at Stamford Bridge last night, of players squabbling over the taking of a penalty.
Wonder if the U’s players will be so keen considering are recent record from the penalty spot ? |
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