West Ham today. Don't think we'll get any points.

Sounds like Pompey may now be in danger of dropping down at the end of the season. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15944523.stm Administration would be 10 points lost, which would put them bottom of the table.

Reading won again, and are up to 9th. That's a bit more like it

Mind you, it's quite hard being a Reading fan at the moment with the amount of late goals we're scoring...

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And sadly, you didn't.

From my cursory glances at Boro, they seem a significantly better side than the 2010/11 version, and certainly you won't be worrying about relegation. I do think play-offs is likely to be as well as it will go though, but hey, if you get there, there's more than a realistic chance of going up from them.

The powers that be seem to think Portsmouth will avoid a deduction. We'll see...

Currently I'm quite a happy Footie fan, because with the exception of a couple of clubs in Manchester, I notice Spurs are sitting at the top of the Premiership. What is more they have a game in hand over the club based in Old Trafford and are within two points of them...

I have quietly stuck loyal to this team even when things were not going our way, and now it is a refreshing change.

Why don't you support Cambridge United? Or if you want a League team, Peterborough?

Family ties. Much stronger than geography.

Isnt Histon (Conference league) near you as well Jod ?

Histon is where I grew up.

However I think I might have the ghost of a dead Great Uncle Kicking me out of bed if I change my allegiance now.

Anyone else who suggests anything else can "Push and Run"

The first Premier League managerial departure of the season has just been announced...

And it's not Steve Kean

It's Steve Bruce...

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Crystal Palace have pulled of a big Cupset, knocking Man Utd out of the Carling Cup in extra time at Old Trafford.

Not only that, Palace will now play Cardiff in the semi-finals, whcih means that a Championship side is guaranteed to reach the final to play either Man City or Liverpool.

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Once the abuse started from the terraces, this was always inevitable...

My son is delighted, being a Palace supporter from the time he was a small boy and we lived in Selsdon (early 80's)

Don't talk about the Europa league today

Watched Spurs last night... they were very poor...

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Don't rub it in CE!

Fulham haven't done any better...

Stoke have made it through...

Euro 2012 draw tomorrow...

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one happy mother this morning

Euro 2012 draw about to start on BBC2 and Radio 5 live.

Group A : Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic
Group B : Holland, Denmark, Germany, Portugal
Group C : Spain, Italy, Ireland, Croatia
Group D : Ukraine, Sweden, France, England

Could be better, but could've been a lot worse...

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We've beaten Sweden recently, and France, though improving, aren't the force they were. Happy with that draw

Sunderland are getting O'Neill.

What is wrong with that?

I suppose it is marginally better than if the Barcodes got him......

For reasons dating back to the 1998 play off final, most Charlton fans will have a soft spot for Sunderland, that is usually reciprocated.

Traitor!

Well, I'm not going to start supporting Palace just to placate you

90+1

I would be gutted if I was a Bristol City fan though...

Charlton through to the FA Cup 3rd round

Leyton Orient are not in the FA Cup 3rd round

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FA Cup Third Round Draw
We've got Stevenage again...

The third tie to come out of the hat produced a Manchester derby. How about that?

Reading v Stevenage
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury
Fulham v Charlton
Manchester City v Manchester United
Arsenal v Leeds
Chelsea v Portsmouth
Tottenham v Cheltenham
Liverpool v Southend/Oldham
Everton v Tamworth
Brighton v Wrexham
Sheffield United v Salisbury/Grimsby
Chelmsford/Macclesfield v Bolton
Fleetwood/Yeovil v Blackpool
Newcastle v Blackburn
Birmingham v Wolves
Nottingham Forest v Leicester
Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa
Gillingham v Stoke
Swindon v Wigan
Peterborough v Sunderland
MK Dons v QPR
Barnsley v Swansea
West Brom v Cardiff
Norwich v Burnley
Crawley v Bristol City
Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham
Doncaster v Notts County
Watford v Bradford
Dag & Red/Walsall v Millwall
Coventry v Southampton
Derby v Crystal Palace
Hull v Ipswich

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Stranger things have happened, but I can't see us defeating Fulham...

We failed to...

That fills me with huge amounts of confidence...

Both Manchester clubs are out of the Champions League...

They'll be joining Stoke in the Europa League instead...

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Amazing.

for London

Just noticed that Phil Brown has been dismissed as manager of Preston NE.

Not too surprised at that...

one-nil

Winning --> drawing --> losing.

BAH.

one-one

still ????

Don't think so.

2-3 against the team who were above us on goal difference is a definite yay, though. I don't think we're too popular with Cardiff fans now, having robbed them of automatic promotion last time we played them and wrecked their unbeaten run this time. They used to be one of the bogey sides whom we could never win against.

Tranmere have lost 5 in a row !

Reading won at Leeds, and are just two points off the play-offs now

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Other results went our way (notably Preston's win at MK Dons), so while it's disappointing to have conceded so late, it certainly isn't the end of the world.

Big match at Ewood Park tonight.... Will both managers still have a job tomorrow...

Edit: Just seen that Suarez has been fined and given an 8 game ban. Players can physically attack each other without getting that sort of punishment. I can almost bet that the outcome would have been totally different had he been a ManU, Chelsea, Arsenal or Tottenham player...

Agree entirely Flossie, theres still a lot of preferential treatment given to some clubs.

Oh dear Blackburn...