Lets hope for a slightly better year in 2007!

Yes - 100% record and yet to concede a goal in 2007.

A superb display and thoroughly deserved to beat Birmingham - this is the second time we've outplayed them this season and they are top and a very good side.

Gavin Williams with a super volley from a perfect cross by Gary Roberts. Even though it was at the death, it was only what we deserved - we should have had the game won much earlier. I was sure Billy Clarke would score when he went clear.

So let's keep this up for the rest of the year and we'll be up where it matters - ahead of those budgies.

Are we definitely playing Chester in the cup on Saturday - I'm confused?

Some very nice links

Luton Town

Sunderland

Budgies

.....Some very nice links ??..PAH! I say ....

We Mackems are still recovering from Kelvin "no hands" Davis!

.."Who needs Mourhino we've got Roy Keanio"

We'll be thereabouts come May!

Coventry

S'ton

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Originally posted by Jet Johnson:
.....Some very nice links ??..PAH! I say ....

We Mackems are still recovering from Kelvin "no hands" Davis!

.."Who needs Mourhino we've got Roy Keanio"

We'll be thereabouts come May!

Is Ian Miller still there? I was sorry to see him leave Portman Road. FWIW I think Roy K is doing a great job.

Any team that can put a few results could be there in May - I thought WBA were the best team I'd seen this season and they were thrashed by Southend. You just can't tell what's going to happen next in the championship.

...I guess you meant Tommy Miller ....The strange thing is Miller is a lifelong SAFC fan born only a few miles from Sunderland ....he came to us with a good reputation but never performed ...mackem websites all reckoned he was the "Invisible Man" (yet I thought he always looked useful for your Tractor boys)

.....As mentioned earlier ANYONE could go up from the CCC this season (apart from Leeds I'd be happy enough if it was Ipswich & our lot!

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Originally posted by Jet Johnson:
...I guess you meant Tommy Miller ....The strange thing is Miller is a lifelong SAFC fan born only a few miles from Sunderland ....he came to us with a good reputation but never performed ...mackem websites all reckoned he was the "Invisible Man" (yet I thought he always looked useful for your Tractor boys)

.....As mentioned earlier ANYONE could go up from the CCC this season (apart from Leeds I'd be happy enough if it was Ipswich & our lot!

I did mean Tommy, of course - Ian Miller is on loan to Boston. I think Sunderland has a great chance of promotion, but I don't think we will make those dizzy heights.

Do we want to be in the FA Cup .... we played like a time who is already concentrating on the league. If Bury are better than Chester then I'm glad we didn't have play them.

Alan Lee was unlucky with the shot that hit the bar, but if we had of won then it would have been robbery.

Interestingly, teams in League One spend 600,000+ on players these days - we are hard pushed to afford a player on a free transfer. Put in this context, I think JM is doing a great job. I don't feel the same about Sheepshanks.

rotf,
you need mark noble back ! he had a very good game yesterday and scored a good goal, maybe now curbs will give him a run in the side. if not then we should let him go. maybe ipswich should make an offer ? who knows!!
regards, scotty

Oh no - even if we did manage to beat Chester in the replay, it's Swansea next up and I saw what they did to Sheffield United - why couldn't we have a nice easy draw like the one Blackpool got?

FA Cup 4th round

you think im looking forward to watford ! would rather get the mancs away - then theres nothing to lose! in fact wed probably raise our game.

swansea will bring plenty of support, its a wales v england game for them!!

David Wright has completed his transfer from Wigan and immediately targeted a return to the Premiership with Town (isn't that what they all say, still it's better than thinking we'll go down). The 26-year-old defender has joined for an undisclosed fee (free transfer?), signing a contract that will keep him at Portman Road until the summer of 2010.

We need a good defender so let's hope he fits the bill.

So .....a measure of revenge for earlier in the season as Sunderland take home the points in a 1-0 win against the Tractor boys .... TBH a draw may have been a fairer result overall but both teams did well given the absolutely atrocious conditions (a swirling gale force wind caused havoc throughout)
Ipswich sub Danny Haynes (who seems to have lightning pace)saw his goalbound shot unbelievably cleared off the line by Jonny Evans - a young lad on loan from Man U (a product of Keano's relationship with Sir Alex apparently!) ...so now we are just 1 point off an automatic promotion place.......plenty of games left yet!

Jet - thanks for the report. It was a journey too far for me today given the weather conditions. I've always thought you were strong candidates for promotion. It was the first goal we've conceded this year. Danny Haynes does have great pace, I'd like to see him and Billy Clarke playing just behind Alan Lee in a Christmas tree formation, but Jim likes to pack the midfield on occasions. Still congratulations on the win.

All the best, Rotf

Think we've decided to concentrate on the cup

I couldn't be there to see our cup win, but followed it on BBC web site: minute by minute, whilst listening to the mighty Colosseum II. We're through with a late Matthew Richards goal from 25 yards. We seemed to have lots of shots and Chester never really threatened - interestingly Chester gave away 20 free kicks, had three players booked and had more possession than us (isn't the beeb wonderful).

Next up in the cup are the Swans.

now that will be a good cup game: tractors v swans - good luck in next round.
p.s. curbs dropped noble AGAIN!!
scotty

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Originally posted by scottyhammer:
now that will be a good cup game: tractors v swans - good luck in next round.
p.s. curbs dropped noble AGAIN!!
scotty

Thanks - Scotty: good point for you yesterday and should have been all 3; no disrespect to Newcastle but their first goal was yards offside with the offside player (Parker) dummying to deceive the Carroll.