Well hopefully you'll win mid-week and get it out of your sytem and then we can win at the weekend.

We've got Leicester on Tues. Hopefully BB2 and I will be happier than nicki-flute after...

I've been thinking the same...

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Leicester lost their long standing unbeaten home record today : they'll either be demoralised or hungry for revenge. I know what you're hoping for Flossie/BB2...

Just remembered... I'll actually be working next Saturday so there probably won't be much banter from me...

I hate to say it but... seeing as we're fourth from bottom, I hope Newcastle win today...

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I don't know whether to watch the Newcastle match or the Arsenal match

Arsenal. Unless you find out Newcastle are losing heavily, in which case you can switch over and laugh

They'll probably thrash Ispwich now that you've said that though.

It'll be on iPlayer to watch afterwards though, I believe

I'm trying to switch between the 2, but after ESPN HD BBC2 hurts my eyes

Newcastle 3-0 up already...

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On a more positive note... we can laught at Roy Keane.

Always a good thing

For once Arsenal won against the run of play, with an outstanding goalkeeping performance by Mannone. It's usually our opponents' goalkeepers who play the game of their lives against the Gunners.

Derby County actually won!

Can Boro win?? (please.........)

Can Charlton win? We have Colchester tonight. I do not want to see EdGJ celebrating...

I would say I don't want to see nicki_flute celebrating, but I like her and so wouldn't want her to be unhappy - but I want Boro to win.

It seems to be the clash of the forum teams this week - Boro v Leicester and Boro v. Reading (on sat) chartlon v. colchester. Anyone else?

Edit: I didn't mean that to sound like I don't the the other forum members who support football teams.

As I've said before, it'll be a miracle if we get anything at Preston...

Orient away to Norwich tonight... hmm...

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Reading are actually 2-0 up at half-time

I won't get my hopes up just yet... we surrendered a 2-0 half-time lead at Peterborough last time out...

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I almost fell off my chair when I saw that CE! it stays this way.

Poor old Ipswich still can't win despite having been 3-1 up at Sheff Utd

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At least West Brom and Preston lost as well. Newcastle don't seem to have played - again.

Don't mention football tonight - I am a Derby fan

Wow. Tranmere won at last, only their second league win, and away too. Probably saved John Barnes his job, he lives 5 mins walk from me - often in my 'local' pub

Charlton were outplayed and utterly outclassed by Colchester.

So it's our moderator who's celebrating.

Hopeless...

Hooray - we can talk about football again. Derby won 3-0

Can't complain about today's result based on Reading's performance...

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I am very relieved that we won and the Mags and West brom both drew. It puts us back in touching distance of West Brom and 4 points away from Newcastle.

*sorry Car Expert - am not trying to rub it in*

Last week - sublime. This week - ridiculous! I fear my near neighbour John Barnes will get the sack.

*wonders how much longer Keane will be Ipswich manager*

I'd expected them to be a lot higher up the table then they are.

Have been wondering the same thing about Southgate as well. I like him, but we aren't really doing that well...

Edit: I didn't mean that to sound like Southgate had morphed into the Ipswich manager!

0-0. A reasonable enough result...

Darlo have a new manager. Hope it's early enough for them to avoid dropping out of the football league.

Not sure how I didn't notice before, but Charlton went through to the next round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on Tuesday night!

The inevitable has happened to John Barnes...

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Not surprised. Charlton look a reasonable side this year, but there is no way we should be beating teams 4-0 on their patch. Tranmere are a shambles, and maybe a new manager will turn it round...

Has anyone applied to watch the Ukraine-England match online?

I've decided to just listen to it on Radio 5 Live....

I was thinking of using a laptop with a 3g dongle and connecting it up to the tv in the pub, but I just can't be bothered. Not drinking at all this weekend so a pub is the last place I want to be!

OK - so you'll be tuning into Radio 5 Live too then!

Looks like it'll be 0-0 against Oldham. Not as good a 0-0 as against Leeds...

Ukraine miss a penalty after Green is sent off...

1-0 Ukraine

I don't think Green has helped his case for a World Cup spot.

Neither did Rio Ferdinand in that incident.

Or Ashley Cole in the lead up to the Ukraine goal...

At least England have qualified already...

Highlights of the England match will be shown on BBC1 at 10:15pm (unless Strictly Come Dancing runs late as usual ).

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Thanks CE : was wondering whether anyone would get hold of the rights to show highlights. Well done BBC!

Strictly's run 10 minutes late again, so it'll be 10:25pm...

EDIT: Actually, it hasn't run late... my mistake...

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