The Most Exiting (sic) League in the World: Div 2, 2019-20

[Jon]

Great Knockaert goal for Fulham at home to West Brom.

[Jon]

Now one all. Ten minutes to go.

[Antepli Ejderha]

Steve Cooper gets manager of the month. We're now cursed.

[Jon]

Great Knockaert goal for Fulham at home to West Brom.

Although he's just said in his post-match interview that it was meant as a cross. Very honest. I certainly would have claimed I was shooting. Final score one all. West Brom not great but still undefeated.

[Jon]

Cowley vs Monk tomorrow, as Huddersfield play Wednesday.

[Antepli Ejderha]

Steve Cooper gets manager of the month. We're now cursed.

And we lose.

[Amor de Cosmos]

For the first 30 minutes we today looked like Barcelona. For the next 60 Barnstoneworth United. Fortunately we scored three goals in the first bit and it was just about enough.

[longeared]

Nuhiu's eleven minute cameo at the end there was absolutely bloody brilliant.

[longeared]

Nuhiu 90+4. May we wrap him in cotton wool and keep him for ever and ever.

[Amor de Cosmos]

First time we've won at Millwall for thirty years. Fourth in the league. Can we really be this good?

[Sits]

I'm awaiting José Gomes' latest rote bollocks platitude after the Biscuitmen's 2-1 home defeat to Blackburn.

My prediction is this, as they are always very much along these lines:

"We were strong, we fought, but today it was not enough. We must keep fighting, and come back stronger."

[Sits]

He went to slightly greater length, and still managed to say nothing of worth, with a couple of digs at the players. Imposter.

[Diable Rouge]

So, Preston could well be automatic promotion contenders if Seánie Maguire actually stays fit for a full season.

[Jon]

Heard an amazing stat today, that West Brom have come from behind to gain either a draw or a win in 7 out of their 8 league games. Obviously this can be viewed negatively or positively. Certainly, I wasn't happy with the fact that we went behind twice at home to a bottom of the table team who haven't won a game since February on Sunday but we did finish off eventual clear winners 4-2, we are starting to look like a pretty decent side and I think I'm just starting to develop a bit of a mancrush on Slaven Bilic.

QPR away on Saturday. I'd take a draw, what about you, Amor?

[Snake Plissken]

After a team bonding session, Mason Bennett, Tom Lawrence and Richard Keogh were involved in a car crash. Drink-driving suspected of involvement. Keogh is out for the season with knee injuries.

[Sporting]

After a team bonding session, Mason Bennett, Tom Lawrence and Richard Keogh were involved in a car crash. Drink-driving suspected of involvement. Keogh is out for the season with knee injuries.

Haven't these people heard of taxis?

[jwdd27]

Rooney will fit in well.

[delicatemoth]

Haven't these people heard of taxis?

"They should have known when to stop and also ignored the opportunity to be driven home using cars laid on by the club, and chose to stay out." - DCFC club statement.

Lawrence and Bennett have been charged with drink driving.

Pondering why there should be a (small) wave of young footballers called Mason. Was there a famous person of that name about 21 years ago?

[cantagalo]

https://twitter.com/kieranmaguire/status/1177199918055940096?s=21

[cantagalo]

Cocu may be regretting his quick decision to give the captaincy to Tom Huddlestone. According to the Mirror, Huddlestone was responsible for filming Mason Bennett spewing up in the pub toilet and putting the video on to Snapchat.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...ilmed-20271300

[Amor de Cosmos]

Keogh's not a kid. He should have more sense.

[Jon]

Well, it didn't stop Derby beating Birmingham this weekend, despite Lawrence and Bennett being left out. Captain Keogh could be out for a year with knee injuries sustained from the crash. It was a 'team-building' dinner apparently.
Team-decimating more like

Full complement of games this midweek.

[kokamoa]

"They should have known when to stop and also ignored the opportunity to be driven home using cars laid on by the club, and chose to stay out." - DCFC club statement.

Lawrence and Bennett have been charged with drink driving.

Pondering why there should be a (small) wave of young footballers called Mason. Was there a famous person of that name about 21 years ago?

Paul Mason was Ipswich’s top scorer in 1996-97 and scored some cracking goals that season. Maybe a lot of babies were made late on Monday nights with Nationwide Football League Extra on the telly and a Gabriel Clarke soundtrack in the background.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Full complement of games this midweek.

Schooled at the weekend we were. Congratulations. We're at Cardiff on Wednesday which will be no picnic either, it'll tell us a lot about Warburton's management though. The past two years we've gone on long losing runs after a game like Saturday's, if we can avoid that it'll represent concrete improvement.

[Jon]

Annoyingly, I missed the game on Saturday and have yet to see the highlights but from the little I've heard, yes we did play well, although after a slow start. Par for the course. Teams invariably score first against us. Luckily for us, you didn't manage to do so on Saturday. Trying hard to be all nonchalant and cool about being top of the league but am failing miserably. Double annoying that I'm out tomorrow evening and will miss the Leeds West Brom game too. Good luck against Cardiff. We have them at home on Saturday.