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A Song for Troy
With every new signing I always think about the song we’ll sing for them. So Troy “Deeney” needs a song. A few have suggested “We’ve got Troy-Dee-ney-o” but that would be stealing Lloyds song and that would be little disrespectful. The first song that sprang to mind was “Denis” by Blondie. So on Friday I set our Facebook Page a little challenge…
WIN: Lloyd Doyley’s Certificate
When we interviewed Lloyd Doyley the other day we presented him with his certificate for The Champagne Moment of The Season for ‘that goal’ against QPR last December. He thanked us, signed it and lovingly gave it back as a competition prize for you to win.
Fantasy Football – Take on Jason
I was a University student when I first discovered Fantasy Football in the pages of the Daily Telegraph. So in a house of 7 soccer savvy students within earshot of Man City’s famous Kippax, we sent our teams off via Royal Mail. I don’t think I won, but I certainly didn’t come last! It was simple then. Points for clean sheets, assists and goals. Minus points for cards and conceding. These days it’s picking your captain, rotating your subs, playing your wild card, a transfer a week… I’d got fed up with having a 5-4 classic on Match of the Day ruined by seeing my star striker come off the bench with the goals already spoken for. So that was it. No more Fantasy Football for me. Until Jon decided I was best placed to pick the From The Rookery End’s Championship team. I’d never done a 2nd tier one before, despite my team spending most of those intervening years there. So here it is, my Championship FF team for 2010/11…
Open day delight…
With continued uncertainty around who will own the football club and the ongoing financial constraints, it’s fair to say that all is not 100% rosy in the WD18 garden. If you look hard enough though, as in all aspects of life, you can find some positives.
HORNET HEADLINES
With pre-season well underway and the big kick-off looming ever larger on the horizon, we at From the Rookery End are working hard on the eagerly awaited second instalment of the podcast.
A Sunny Saturday in St Albans
It is broken and Mike said that Danny wanted to continue but staff and ref wouldn’t allow him. They were quick to substitute him. Not worth the risk at this point of pre-season. He was still in high spirits after the game and will know more about the injury in 5 days when the swelling has down. Will probably make him a doubt for the Barnet and Northampton pre-season games.
WORLD CUP: Next Goal Wins… THE FINAL
The Semi-Finals gave us an all South American final. A long range Maximiliano Pereira effort gave Uruguay the victory over close rivals Paraguay; and a Pablo Contreras header secured a surprise win for Chile over the Germans, to end the European challenge. So it’s Paraguay vs Germany on Saturday for Third Place. And the big one, the Final was Uruguay vs Chile.
World Cup: Involuntary Reactions
Right you lot. I’m going to be honest with you here. Bare my soul. You ready? It’s about Luiz Suarez.
World Cup: Next Goal Wins… Quarter Finals
We now know who the Semi Finalists are in the Next Goal Wins World Cup and it’s a South American dominated line up, without either of the big boys! Chile pulled off the shock of the round.