TBH I can't see their form suddenly shooting uo due to a new manager.....

Bolton have sacked Megson, which isn't a surprise.

Portsmouth seem to have run into more problems finance-wise ( ChevvyChev)

but, most bizarely, a certain Magpie who has a less than good reputation behaviour-wise has started lecturing about the lifestyle of other players. Methinks he's perhaps trying to create a 'reformed' image in order to promote his chances in the transfer window.

There's more than a resemblance here to Charlton's last Premiership season...



Portsmouth, sadly, are in a mess. I expect more sales in January, and, much as (for Chev's sake) I'd like to seem them stay up, I don't think it'll happen...

Looks like we're going to have quite a forum gathering in the Championship next year. Not sure if that gets a or a . It's for Boro, but will be for Charlton and Leeds.

Today has some high scores.
Rangers 7-1 Dundee.
Pompey 1-4 Arsenal
ManU 5-0 Wigan

A good win for us tonight, but I don't give much for Pompey's chances - their defence was very poor for at least two of our goals (three if you count the deflected first goal).

They aren't as doomed as poor Darlo seem to be down at the bottom of league 2. Darlo are on 8 points with a goal difference of -35.

Strachan has admitted that he's struggling to find 11 players to put on the pitch for Saturday. I think Manchester City may well be about to return the 8-1 drubbing we gave them 18 months ago.

Well... can't blame Boro if that does happen. We haven't got enough cash to buy players like Man City have

We're not in it any more. Northwich Victoria...

you can put your energy into winning league one

We also currently only own one fit stiker who is allowed to play, and he's the 16 year old lad who Strachan doesn't want to play against Man City because he doesn't want to destroy his confidence. We desperately need strikers.

We'll need a lot of energy the way Leeds are going at the moment!....

Yay! Go Leeds.

Well, if Leeds wouldn't mind stopping just for a minute while Charlton catch up, I'd be ever so grateful

I am sorry the genie is on holiday so that wish can't be granted.

The transfer window is now open.

Please could Father Christmas come to Middlesbrough with some nice new players for us...

No football for Charlton today : game called off

And potentially even worse for you, Norwich are playing today...

Reading v Liverpool is live on ITV1 at 5:15pm

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I'll take the half time 0-0 at Wycombe at full time, though...

Nope, looks like it'll finish 0-1 to Norwich

Reading 1-0 Liverpool

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1-1 now...

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Oh well, we'll have to do it all over again at Anfield...

Good performance by Reading - had some good chances to win it there and then but I would've taken a draw at the beginning of the match

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If Liverpool play like that at Anfield, I wouldn't rule out a Reading victory next time round...

Torres maybe should have won the match in the 93rd minute. I am confident of liverppol winning in the replay.

Reading are probably a slightly better side away from home this season : with Liverpool's indifferent form, I wouldn't be that confident VH...

Even my dad (a Liverpool fan) said that we were the better side and should have won it!

go leeds today!

I suppot them as a second team because it is the team my dad supported and still does. This was because he was born in Leeds a mere 66 years ago.

Leeds have beaten Man Utd

FA Cup 4th Round Draw
Reading/Liverpool v Burnley (we lost to Burnley in the play-offs last season, so could've had a better draw...)
Tottenham v Leeds United
Stoke City v Arsenal
Preston v Chelsea
Scunthorpe United v Manchester City
Aston Villa v Brighton
Everton v Nottingham Forest/Birmingham
Portsmouth/Coventry v Sunderland
Notts County/Forest Green v Wigan Athletic
Accrington/Gillingham v Fulham
Bolton v Sheffield United/QPR
Wolves v Crystal Palace
West Brom v Plymouth/Newcastle
Bristol City/Cardiff City v Leicester City (could've had a Welsh derby)
Southampton v Ipswich
Millwall/Derby v Brentford/Doncaster

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We've got another tough away draw (although it could have been worse). I think I cheered a Leeds goal for the first time today.

There was some very nice play from Arsenal in the closing stages of their game.

I am expecting a post from Violin Hero on this thread before the night is out...

I guess you want me to say Man U 0 Leeds 1.

Maybe something a little more original, VH!

Arsenal have had a game in hand since the beginning of September. It was due to be played tonight, but of course it has been cancelled. Grr.

Charlton's game on Saturday has already become a weather casualty

I apologise in advance for bringing up a Scottish football issue again, but it looks as though Dundee United may be about to appoint Pat Fenlon (current Bohemians manager) as their new manager. I've never heard of him before! I wondered if anyone on the forums knows anything about him? I just hope he can get United back on track again soon .

Grrr! Pat Fenlon!!

Sorry, I'm a Cork City supporter (or hopefully will still be, if we still have a team next season), so there's a bit of a history of Pat Fenlon being regarded as a villain. All partisan feelings aside though, he has an excellent record as a manager, has won titles here with both Bohemians and previously with Shelbourne too. Bohs have been the team to beat under his management definitely.

I hope he manages to be a villain in the SPL too! I've just been reading a bit about him and he does seem highly recommended by a number of people. Apparently, Bohemians want at least £240,000 compensation for Fenlon, but he thinks he can have this 'written off' as a result of unpaid bonuses he claims he is due from them. An intriguing predicament! It will be interesting to see if the deal goes through.

Likewise with Reading as well it seems...

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Will there be any football this weekend?

I bet there will be a lot of last minute cancellations but some games are scheduled to go ahead still.

I thought we had underpitch heating? Is it because Swansea can't travel or something, but the airport is open here?

Hardly any games left now anywhere. Boro's game is off due to local road/pavement conditions.

And there's more snow forecast for the Middlesbrough area tonight...

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What Barry said, basically. It's a bit of a walk to the stadium Plus, it's a long journey for Swansea fans, with probably less than ideal road conditions in places...

But they played last week and the conditions here weren't any different.

There's a lot more snow this week

Plus conditions in Swansea may be poor for travelling...

The games at Norwich and Leeds are still going ahead. Not such good news for Barry...

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Not here.