At the big local Darlington concert today. Not Tom Jones or Olly Murs, but Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers. Marvellous fun. Baige, cheese, tweed, bits dropping off. Great stuff.
At least someone brought up McGarvey. He was horrible to watch, but did follow alot of great players, so probably seemed worse than he was. If Feeney followed anyone else mentioned on here he'd look like a fan on the pitch.
Baxter was getting tugged back off the ball all the time and gradually losing his rag. But, in today's world that is a sending off for me.
As for folk going on about a bunch of kickers, I don't think they are giving Lincoln any way near enough credit. I thought they were a neat if strong side. The left back had a belter. I think they are due a bit of credit.
To be fair, in the old rules he was offside as the ball went forward. That was magnificent linesmanning and all who were critical should bow before him.
Martin Gray continues his rise up the football ladder as Sporting Director at Shildon.
http://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/shildon-appoint-martin-gray-as-new-sporting-director/
Chris Swailes manages Dunston UTS to victory over Chester (3 leagues above), and one round away from the first round proper. They are the lowest team left in the cup. Deane Smalley scored for Chester.
If we aren't picking Alli I can't wait to see who steps in. What is he? Must be a top five provider of chances and one of the better scoring midfielders in the whole of the top division. And that is a bad season.
I have to admit, this is pretty much the squad I'd have taken. The odd one here or there maybe debatable but none of any real consequence.
Well, you want Bury to drag Northampton down with them
Doncaster to knock twenty past MK
Obviously Oldham to stuff Gillingham
Peterborough to do Rochdale
Southend to beat Oxford
Walsall to paste Wimbledon.
I suspect they won't all happen though...
A bit of stretch on that one. The game they played was after Man Utd at Old Trafford, so only 13 people paid between the games to watch only the Stockport game.
They do seem to have jumped in with both feet in this though, rather than maybe a more gradual approach of starting with offsides/goals after the ball has been near going out of play, then move on to positions of fouls around the penalty area.
Judging fouls and such seem a fair step forward from a standing start.