Because my nearest team is Tranmere Rovers, but I work at my company in Leeds some days , I am desparately hoping Tranmere can manage promotion, and thus change places with Leeds, who will surely get relegated. Some of my colleagues are Leeds supporters.
OK you'll call me a hypocrite as Im Yorkshire born, but against my colleagues I will support Tranmere to wind them up !
Actually if the truth be known , the first team I was taken to watch in 1958-9 when I was 11 was Burnley. We nipped over the Pennines from Keighley by coach as we didnt have a car.
Who won the then DIV 1 that year. Burnley of course.

Orient (18th) have now got a 5-point cushion on 19th-placed Bournemouth

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We lost

Shame Plymouth are out of the FA Cup, but well done to Watford

Really hope Chelsea get Man Utd in the next round. Could give Watford a really good chance of going to Wembley, considering they beat Blackburn at Vicarage Road earlier this season.

My predictions are usually wrong, so it is probably very unlikely that this will happen...

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Can't believe Chelsea drew

Gutted about Argyle! 17 shots to 3, 13 corners to 2 - we really should have won!

FA Cup Semi-Final Draw
Blackburn v Chelsea or Tottenham
Watford v Middlesbrough or Manchester United

Just got to hope Tottenham beat Chelsea now...

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AAArrghh! Spent last Friday night standing in freezing cold weather watching Cork City get beaten 1-0 by Waterford United in one of the dullest matches I've ever seen! Aaarrrghhh again!!

Hoping for better luck in the Setanta Cup against St. Pat's tonight in Turner's Cross (no travelling involved for this one )

Hope Cork City have a good season... besides, that's where Kevin Doyle came from

Wonder if it will be a comfortable title win for Derry City this season.

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Hmmm, don't know about that. Bohemians and Drogheda are favourites for a lot of people, simply because they've both got enough cash at the moment to buy whoever/whatever they want. Derry are usually there or thereabouts, and in my humble opinion, have probably been the best footballing side in the league over the past few seasons.

Kevin Doyle - aaaah, one of my fondest memories is of standing in the Shed End (now demolished) and Doyle celebrating in front of the crowd there after scoring a goal at that end of the pitch (fair brings a tear to my eye ). Which is not to mention Shane Long or Alan Bennett, both now at Reading. Hope Bennett does well for Reading

That's if he does end up playing games for Reading in the forseeable future

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Indeed.

Well must be off now, haven't got a ticket for tonight yet, so there'll be a bit of queueing involved unfortunately

Did anyone watch Man Utd v Europe XI?

Was an entertaining match

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No - what happened.

The 45th minute was an interesting minute in the Leicester vs. Leeds game

The final score was 4-3. Rooney scored 2 goals, Wes Brown scored 1, and Ronaldo scored another.

Diouf scored two goals, including a very clever penalty late on, and Malouda scored the other. A penalty was also missed by Ibrahimovic.

Southend have climbed out of the drop zone - hope they stay up.

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Nicki, I'm intrigued! What happened in the 45th minute of the Leicester-Leeds match?

Well, maybe it wasn't that exciting.

Basically in this one minute, Leeds scored, and then Leicester equalised. And it ended that way! Apparently it was very boring otherwise. Might as well have just played for one minute.

Sounds exciting enough. And it gives me something to talk to my brother-in-law about next time I see him (He's from Leeds and a Leeds United supporter)

Southend v Leeds on Saturday. Can't wait

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Man City have wasted one of their games in hand.

What a shame.

Two goalkeepers score on the same day (Robinson and Matthews for Tottenham and Weymouth). Who would've predicted that?

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2-0.

Well done to the Addicks, Barry.

Now, where's that stone...

The Premiership relegation battle is suddenly back on again

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*goes to see how much Leicester lost by*

2 goals.

Slough lost by 9 goals (v AFC Wimbledon)...

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One point from safety.....

Grrr, why are Leicester so rubbbbbbbbbbish

Reading appear to be losing to a Robbie Keane penalty... again...

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Oh dear

Well, tonight could be the first time since (I think) September that Charlton won't be in the relegation zone!

I'll keep my fingers tightly crossed (which I guess will rule out any clarinet practice )

17. Charlton Athletic
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18. Sheffield United
19. West Ham United
20. Watford



(just need a Sheffield Utd defeat now, not wishing ill on another team, of course!!!!!)

Great news, Barry.

Leicester apparentlyplayed yesterday?

Sheffield United were very nice to me, and obligingly lost.



1-1 against Derby Nicki.

Charlton 0-0 Reading

A fair result I would say

Glad Dagenham are promoted - can't imagine them in the same league as Bradford, though...

And Orient seem to be in relegation trouble again - one defeat and they could be back in the drop zone...

Anyone saw the Man Utd game? Was a good match

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The first England game at the new Wembley Stadium will be against Brazil!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/i...als/6545769.stm

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I only saw the highlights of the Man Utd-Roma game.

Was that the same Man Utd that surrendered so tamely against Portsmouth????

It certainly wasn't...

It was funny because during the 2nd half of the game, I was watching Monday's MOTD that I taped, and every time I switched back to check what the score was, Man Utd had scored, so I didn't see any of the 2nd half goals (apart from the Roma one) until the end of the game.

Even though they've got Man City coming up, I still think they'll win the title. The gap is effectively 4 points, so they can afford to lose just one game even if Chelsea win the rest of their games.

And Chelsea have still got to travel to The Emirates Stadium...

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I won't say anything about Leicester, but "Oh dear".

This Tottenham match is interesting

Glad to know that England will begin the way they intend to go on - with defeat!

Pity Scotland won't be able to repeat 1967 at the first game though. There was a story a while ago about a vote for naming one of the walkways and the Tartan Army flooded it with votes for one of the 67 team. Does anyone know if they got it through?

Look on the bright side - at least your team have only sacked the one manager this season. A certain Premiership side managed to sack two managers this season. Wonder which side that is.....

Aww Barry. Have a hug

I'm keeping my fingers crossed I won't have to write a 'Charlton have been relegated but I will continue to support them through thick and thin' post. We're 17th at the moment so here's hoping I don't have to!....

We're not safe either Barry!

*crosses fingers*

Just worked it out... the maximum number of points Leeds and Southend can get is 54 (which is where Ipswich are), so 2 wins should realistically guarantee Championship football for Leicester next season.

I hope Colchester make the play-offs...

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Well 2 wins for Leicester isn't seeming that realistic

I have a feeling Reading will not beat Fulham tomorrow, considering:

- Fulham have got a new manager, so usually it means the team plays better
- We've been on a poor run lately
- Lita has been suspended

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RE your first point,I hope that's true for Leics