With the FA cup being played today the days biggest game is SCUNTHORPE V Port Vale ...where a win for the Iron can see them back where they belong TOPPA THE LEAGUE as the Blades lost to Fleetwood earlier in the week ...

Fingers crossed for a home win and revenge over Valiants team ... i wonder if he will be making the trip to Lincolnshire and in taking in the sights and basking on the beach in Scunthorpe prior to kick off or maybe visiting one of the many tourist attractions this quaint little town has to offer ... including Frod road chippy , The Britiania "gentlemens"club , whats left of the Steel works and the must visit Skippingdale industrial estate where slag heap skiing is now very popular ...enjoy .

Not doing a prediction as its the kiss ov death suffice to say its gonna be a tight game IMO .

DM

I think Bob must be away sipping cocktails in Penang and I'm just back from a weekend away in Khon Kaen.So,better late than never,heres a selection of results involving our local teams.

Scunthorpe United 3 Port Vale 2......Scunny go back to the top of the league and 3rd placed Bolton lose at home.
Crewe Alexandra 0 Cheltenham Town 0
Barrow 2 Forest Green Rovers 3
North Ferriby United 0 Macclesfield Town 2
FC United of Manchester 0 Salford City 3

Some midweek fixtures involving the local teams we all love.....

Tuesday,19.45 GMT : Luton v Cheltenham
Wednesday,19.45 GMT : Blackburn v Leeds,Newcastle v QPR

Any update on Udon FC fixtures & venue
Do they have a manager & players even?

Luton 2 Cheltenham 3

Watch out for a smiling chap still wearing a red "Fly Thru" sticker around town today !

Indeed Zid..
However it is a sad reflection of my support that celebration is required when you get out of the drop zone..

In fairness to Town it was a well deserved away win against a Luton side fighting at the other end of the table. I am not hopeful that this is the start of a late surge towards the play offs, but a move away from dropping out of the league again would be very welcome!!

Whilst not wishing any ill of Cheltenham, their resurgence does put even more pressure on the "O"s and Notts County.
How about Newport (not even English) and Crewe (Karma for covering up for ****'s for years) going down.

A bit concerned that Newcastle have Derby at the weekend They look like they could have had seven or eight at Portman Rd last night

Blackburn 1 Leeds 2
Newcastle 2 QPR 2

Newcastle stay in 2nd spot,a point behind Brighton and having played a game more.
Leeds looking secure for the play offs in 4th place.

Zidane wrote: Leeds looking secure for the play offs in 4th place.

Or, looking at it another way, making ground on the top 2 in the race for automatic promotion!!

Had to get that in before it goes t*** up in the big local derby at Hudds on saturday.

Thursday 2nd February 2017
Sky Bet Championship

Huddersfield Town 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Well that makes this weekend's Championship matches at the top of the table just a bit more interesting. Brighton had a man sent off, but Huddersfield were already 3 to 1 up by then.

Newcastle United V Derby County
Port Vale V Peterborough United
Southend United V Scunthorpe United
Cheltenham Town V Newport County
Macclesfield Town V Forest Green Rovers - The FA Trophy

Sunday 5th February 2017
Sky Bet Championship

Huddersfield Town V Leeds United 12:00
Brentford V Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00

Newcastle United 1-0 Derby County
Port Vale 0-3 Peterborough United
Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe United
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Newport County
Macclesfield Town 1-0 Forest Green Rovers

Close game, but the Toon do enough to go back top of the Championship..
Vale went behind to an early goal. It was nip & tuck then until after full time when Posh managed to bag a couple more. Vale getting worryingly near the drop zone.
The Iron went into a very early lead, but the Shrimpers were level before the break. Down to second as Sheffield United thump the Wombles at home.
Town drop 2 points in extra time as bottom side Newport salvage a point. It is mighty tight at the bottom, but they are now 4 points away from falling out of the league..
Congratulations to Macclesfield in beating tough competition to progress in the FA Trophy.

Great result for Southend

kennyguk wrote:Great result for Southend

Bollocks

dm ......saw looser

Drunk Monkey wrote:

kennyguk wrote:Great result for Southend

Bollocks

dm ......saw looser

Look in your bloomin' tool box, yer probably left it there

'uddersfield 2 (one offside) Leeds 1 (one offside). bloomin good derby match, very enjoyable except a draw would have suited Brighton & Newcastle better

stattointhailand wrote:'uddersfield 2 (one offside) Leeds 1 (one offside). bloomin good derby match, very enjoyable except a draw would have suited Brighton & Newcastle better

We lost but it was a very enjoyable, well refereed game. Hudds have been outstanding in their last 2 games and, if I was a fan, I would be immensely proud now and, with Brighton 2 down as I type, be looking at overtaking them.

Lots of positives from my side of W Yorks and with 2 winnable home games coming up, we can hopefully push on.

Still, I am rather peed of tonigh

The only certainly about the Championship matches is .......... NOTHING is certain

Any team (Rotherham included) can give big problems to any of the so called top (promotion chasing) teams.

I still don't think you can write Villa (14th) off, as a four or five game winning run will have them close to the play off places, and I have a sneeking feeling that Fulham will be there or there about at the end of the season

The 2 best teams I have seen on their day this season are Hudds and, your pick, Fulham.

I still think it will be Newcy and Brighton going up with Hudds, Sheff W and, two from Leeds, Norwich and Derby joining them. Personally, I cant see Reading maintaining their position and Villa need to win 12/13 of their last 17 games which is unlikely. Fulham are maybe too inconsistent.

Regardless, having been in Thailand for 10 years, I am still dreaming of the day when I see a local (my grandchildren and wife excepted) in a Leeds shirt and that will only happen when we have a recent PL history - I have even seen locals in Blackpool and Everton shirts ffs!!

Sky Bet Championship

Huddersfield Town 2-1 Leeds United
Brentford 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Bit of a game at Huddersfield, as to be expected..
The home side won it, possibly fortunately, at the death.
Even wackier game between the two 'B's'.
Brighton were outplayed in the first half to go in 2 down. Then they thought they had won it with a score 4 minutes into extra time, only for the hosts to clinch a draw 3 minutes later..

Newcastle possibly the winners over a frantic weekend at the top, but the top two (Newcastle & Brighton) still have a decent advantage of a couple of wins...