DangerousSausage

12 minutes ago, Dripsey3 said:

There's a chance this one may be on the TV.

Please no!

Am I the only one who remembers losing to then Northern Premier League Salford on BBC One?

What's the scores, George Dawes?

Burton Albion 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
Exeter City 1-1 Reading
Leyton Orient 4-0 Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Chesterfield 2-0 Salford City
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Bromley
Fleetwood Town 3-2 Harrogate Town
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Barnet

@Garry Lee smashed it this week. Congrats!

@allardyces tash manages to hold onto top spot, but now has to share it with @ARLukomski. Just five points separate the top 11 a quarter of the way into the season!

That's it for now, but I'll be posting Saturday's fixtures tomorrow if your crystal ball isn't worn out already. Thanks for playing!

Oh no.

(But as @Robbie says, let's throw the kitchen sink at the cup this year. For the sake of two or three extra fixtures we could have some unforgettable memories if we take it seriously.)

Nobody should have a right to a place in the team, but the goalkeeper's position is a unique one - if you aren't first choice, you're out of the team for months at a time and there'll be no cameo appearances off the bench either. I'm not opposed to the kind of set-up where two senior keepers fight it out for the number 1 shirt, but realistically we might be a hard sell for s senior goalkeeper if we've already got another one on our books.

It's a step in the right direction, but the proof of the pudding wil be in the eating.

I've had a taste of this in Germany. Sometimes licenses are only granted subject to certain conditions, so if a club's crowd forecasts are too optimistic, they'll be told to lower their budget. Sponsorship agreements are also looked at. Clubs that sail close to the wind or don't submit their documentation on time have been relegated multiple divisions, but others have still managed to slip through the net and go belly-up mid-season.

Overall I don't think more oversight is a bad thing (but get ready for club owners blaming the IFR for budget cuts or demotions). Possibly most importantly, it's there now, a precedent has been set and it can be beefed up in the future to hopefully tackle some of English football's structural issues.

Burton Albion 0-2 Bolton Wanderers (joker)

Exeter City 2-1 Reading

Leyton Orient 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Chesterfield 2-1 Salford City

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Bromley

Fleetwood Town 2-1 Harrogate Town

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Barnet

Amidst the glamour of the international break, Leagues One and Two continue. And so do we. Kick off is 3pm on Saturday, and remember your joker!

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

Exeter City v Reading

Leyton Orient v Doncaster Rovers

Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers

Chesterfield v Salford City

Crewe Alexandra v Bromley

Fleetwood Town v Harrogate Town

Tranmere Rovers v Barnet

I didn't honestly believe he would come back, so this is great news. The work he did in his last stint speaks for itself and the owners know and trust him. Hopefully he can build a good working relationship with MP too.

I wonder where this leaves the technical board?

It's always a tricky decision to make. Kouyhar is a fringe player right now, but the other two are starters and we would probably be weaker without them (although we've no shortage of alternatives for Jones). On the other hand, postponing it could lead to a fixture pile-up further down the line. And who's to say we won't have more injuries by then?

On top of that, a rescheduled match would likely be midweek, which is less fan-friendly. nd football is a spectator sport after all.

So I can see both sides of it. It's a tricky decision with a lot of second-guessing involved.

The scores on the doors:

Derby County 1-1 Southampton
Swansea City 1-3 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Stockport County
Port Vale 0-0 Northampton Town
Bromley 3-3 Tranmere Rovers
Salford City 0-2 Grimsby Town
Braintree Town 0-0 Sutton United
Wealdstone 1-1 Altrincham

Not a single home win! Bad news for some of us...

Congrats to @Joshua, the only player to hit double figures this round!

@allardyces tash moves to the summit of a crazily tight table! But even those of us in mid-table obscurity are just a good round away from the top. At the other end, welcome to @Sir Magpie!

That's us done for another round. If any of you have questions (possibly relating to dodgy scoring), drop me a line. If you have any complaint, please write them on the back of a 50 pound note and post them to the usual address; I will then process them as soon as possible.

As we've got a full round of League One/two fixtures on Saturday, there will also be a prediction league round. The fixtures will be online on Wednesday as usual. Thanks fr playing (but not for beating me) and have a good week!

Derby County 1-2 Southampton

Swansea City 1-1 Leicester City

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Stockport County

Port Vale 2-0 Northampton Town

Bromley 2-0 Tranmere Rovers

Salford City 3-1 Grimsby Town

Braintree Town 2-0 Sutton United (joker)

Wealdstone 2-0 Altrincham

The people running that club are odious. I hope they fall flat on their faces.

I remember Albert Scardino praising the pyramid, saying how it made our leagues so much more exciting than American sports. The new breed of American owners don't seem to agree - they see their system with franchises and no relegation as the default and want that in England too. Our game is a cash cow for them. 11 Premier League clubs are already under American ownership - just three more and they can implement rule changes.

Our sporting culture could scarcely be more different to the American one. Are we just going to allow it to be sold off for the benefit of international TV viewers?

Let's go again! Get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday and remember your joker. Good luck!

Derby County v Southampton

Swansea City v Leicester City

Huddersfield Town v Stockport County

Port Vale v Northampton Town

Bromley v Tranmere Rovers

Salford City v Grimsby Town

Braintree Town v Sutton United

Wealdstone v Altrincham

This is a sensible move as he's too far from the first team right now. Hope he can get some games under his belt now.

We've heard precious little about Gagliardi's departure and the reasons behind it (although we can probably guess) so I'd like to hear something about that and find out what's being planned to replace him. It's an absolutely pivotal role at a club like ours so it should be a major topic. Perhaps there'll be a more detailed explanation about why the Football Radar debt was waived.

But in general, I do think the club wants to work on its communication and building trust with supporters.

Andy Hughes - who played over 100 games for us around the year 2000 and went on to play for Leeds among others - started his career at Oldham.

Winning is a good habit regardless of the competition! Let's hope a few players can take this confidence boost into the weekend.

In a show of multi-tasking, here are the results:

Ipswich Town 2-1 Portsmouth
Watford 2-1 Hull City
Burton Albion 0-4 Plymouth Argyle
Mansfield Town 2-1 Rotherham United
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City
Crawley Town 1-2 Barrow
Halifax Town 4-2 Aldershot
Truro City 5-0 Morecambe

Those of you who like the scoreline 2-1 will be smiling already!

Congrats to @theAnticlough for winning the round and @Chris for picking up the points he missed out on last week! I was pretty great too ;)

@JustLikeJuve remains top of the table by a single point, with @allardyces tash moving up to second!

So that's us up to date! We've got another round coming up on Saturday, so expect to see the fixtures for that tomorrow evening. Thanks for playing!

The factor 50+ sun cream has been put away for another year and the results are in!

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Ipswich Town*
Sheffield United 0-1 Charlton Athletic
Cardiff City 1-3 Bradford City
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Northampton Town
Bromley 2-2 Chesterfield
Salford City 3-2 Swindon Town
Altrincham 1-2 Carlisle United
Tamworth 1-0 Yeovil Town

*This match was actually abandoned, but since 80 minutes had already been played I've decided to count it.

@cheeky~k8 and @TheSkipper smashed it in round 9, congrats!

@JustLikeJuve remains a point ahead of @magpiejue overall, with @Ash also joining the top three. But what a lively table we have - about half of us are still just a really good round away from the top spot!

So those are the results for round 9, the ones for round 10 will hopefully follow in the next day or two. Thank you for your patience! The next round will be on Saturday, with the fixtures being posted on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!

Yep, this is sad. Victoria station deserves a place here too but that's been discussed elsewhere.

In mitigation, a couple of those buildings (the Crystal Palace and the wheel thingy in Blackpool) were never intended to last long. And the thinking regarding the future of railways (and hence railway buildings) must have been very different in the 1950s and 60s, when the car looked like the way forward. All the same, it's often cheaper to demolish and rebuild than restore old buildings, and sadly we tend to take the cheap option.

Ipswich Town 2-0 Portsmouth

Watford 1-0 Hull City

Burton Albion 0-2 Plymouth Argyle

Mansfield Town 2-1 Rotherham United (joker)

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Salford City

Crawley Town 0-0 Barrow

Halifax Town 0-1 Aldershot

Truro City 1-1 Morecambe

Hi everyone, I'm still on the beach but, through the magic of the internet, here's the next round anyway. The rules are the same - the games all kick off at 3pm on Saturday, you get a joker each, standard commercial crystal balls are allowed but necromancy is not. Good luck!

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

Watford v Hull City

Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle

Mansfield Town v Rotherham United

Bristol Rovers v Salford City

Crawley Town v Barrow

Halifax Town v Aldershot

Truro City v Morecambe

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Ipswich Town

Sheffield United 0-2 Charlton Athletic

Cardiff City 2-1 Bradford City

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Northampton Town

Bromley 2-1 Chesterfield

Salford City 1-2 Swindon Town

Altrincham 0-2 Carlisle United (joker)

Tamworth 1-0 Yeovil Town

Welcome everybody to another prediction league round! As you read this I'll be sunning myself on a beach hiding in a shadow caked with factor 50+ sun cream. As I've got no intention of taking my pocket calculator with me, the points for this round will be delayed slightly. But good things come to those who wait (possibly)! Anyway, these all kick off at 3pm on Saturday, and remember your joker!

Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town

Sheffield United v Charlton Athletic

Cardiff City v Bradford City

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

Bromley v Chesterfield

Salford City v Swindon Town

Altrincham v Carlisle United

Tamworth v Yeovil Town

The results:

Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham City
Wrexham 1-3 QPR
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Rotherham United
Leyton Orient 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barrow
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Walsall
Hartlepool United 0-0 Brackley Town
Wealdstone 2-2 Gateshead

No fewer than three of you equalled our season's best score of 13 points. Congrats @allardyces tash, @JustLikeJuve and @upthepies!

Overall, our three winners make big moves up the table, with @JustLikeJuve moving into first place ahead of @magpiejue and @gtownjohnno. But it's all to play for still, even for those of us languishing in 19th...

As we don't cover the prestigious tournament that is the National League Cup, the next round of fixtures will be on Saturday, so they'll be posted on Wednesday as usual. Thanks for playing and have a good week!