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Predictions League Round 12 - Fixtures for Saturday 11th February

Hi all, I'm posting Round 12 fixtures early this week as I'm going to be tied up with work until Thursday.

So here are your Round 12 Fixtures for each Division.

Round 12

Some great fixtures this week, stand out head 2 heads must include Barticus v Kayleigh who finished equal on points in 3rd in the accummulated league (although Kayleigh edged ahead on countback). Fanatic v Huntsboro is a top 6 clash, Kier v Smogster is a classic fixture dating back to last year's cup final and Stubbzy v Neverbefore is surely a modern classic match up - these two of course finished 1 & 2 in Group A of the ACON PL Cup.

Moving into Division 2 Armster v Jordan is 7th v 3rd and should be a very entertaining match and there's the little case of the top 2 Boroste and Prowler going head to head and this fixture is my match up of the round.

Early days in Division 3 and both ties have great potential based on last round and exploits in the PL Cup and ACON PL Cup. Meanwhile Borogecko will be aiming to beat the average score in Division 3 - a good week could see him claim his first 3 points.

Division 1

2plus2 v Foggans
Ayresome v Andy
Barticus v Kayleigh
Chickenlunch v Misterweed
Cornish v Penge
Donny v Treknut
Fanatic v Huntsboro
Gladgareth v Will
Holgate v Cowman4boro
Kier v Smogster
Paphos v Tylergomez
Stubbzy v Neverbefore
Tyroneboro v Oslo

Division 2

Armster v Jordan
Benji v Redjacq
Boroste v Prowler
Boro-unger v BoroDownSouth
Honeywell v Boro 86
Jesus v Thepassenger
Maccarone v Angus
Magooder v Boroboy
Ollie v Noddy
Osvaldo v Downsouth
Tellerion v Workington
Vectorboro v Brunners
Welshy v Starbuy

Division 3

CStephenson v Motor Mouth
Seanorawe v JHalden
Borogecko v Average Score of other Scores in Division 3 -1 point


Saturday 11th February

Barnsley v Birmingham
Crystal Palace V Doncaster
Hull V Bristol City
Ipswich V Middlesbrough (+ first goalscorer of course)
Leeds United V Brighton
Leicester V Cardiff
Millwall V Derby
Nottm Forest V Watford
Peterborough V West Ham
Reading V Coventry

Predictions as always in by 2.00pm on Saturday please

The Predictions League Cup - Round 2 Results Thread

Well with the cold weather we've got outside, i hope these results will warm some of you up

Well we have a very low scoring round this week for the cup and some will be disappointed with their results.


Ten Championship one:

Brighton v Leicester - Home
Bristol City v Leeds - Away
Burnley v Peterborough - Draw
Cardiff v Blackpool - Away
Coventry v Ipswich - Away
Doncaster v Reading - POSTPONED
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace - Draw
Portsmouth v Hull - POSTPONED
Watford v Barnsley - Home
Birmingham v Southampton - Draw

Five Barclays Premier League one:

Norwich v Bolton - Home
QPR v Wolverhampton - Away
Stoke v Sunderland - Away
West Brom v Swansea - Away
Wigan v Everton - Draw


Now on to the important stuff of the competition.

Andy 2-2 Gladgareth - Andy Wins 2-1 on Pens and reaches the last 16.
Barticus 3-1 Will
Boroboy 2-3 Treknut
Chickenlunch 1-3 Workington
Cowman4boro3-2 Oslo
Donnysmog 1-3 Fanatic
Foggans 2-4 Motormouth
Jordan 1-2 Alfaboy
Maccarone 1-0 Brooksy - Maccarone will probably be breathing a shy of relief at that Brooksy failed to predict.
Ollie 3-1 Kier
Osvaldo 3-2 Neverbefore
Penge 3-1 The Passenger
Redjacq 2-1 Boro-Unger
Starbuy 2-3 Cornish
Stubbzy 2-0 Noddy
Vectorboro 2-1 2plus2

Well we do tend to have rounds like this that are very low scoring.
The fact we had 2 games postponed didn't help the scoring. However The shock news is that last years Runner up Kier is out of the tournament and a lot of other big names have fallen by the wearside too.

Andy finally gets a victory under his belt thanks to a penality shootout and will be hoping this luck will see him go on a winning streak. Vectorboro is another one who's done good today by knocking out 2plus2. Motormouth is yet again the standout performer of the round by knocking Foggans out of the cup and his other fellow new boy Alfaboy is also through to the last 16. The returning Ozzy Osvaldo is also through to the last 16 after his win over Neverbefore. We also say goodbye to PL legends Oslo and Chickenlunch this round after both got beaten by their opponents. Plus runaway leader Treknut is through to the next round of the cup aswell and Maccarone is through thanks to Brooksy not predicting.


The Sid Owen Ashes:
First Leg tie:
Welshy 2 - 2 Smogster (Agg score 2-2, second leg will be played at the Smogster Arena)

Well the first round of this tie see's a draw at the Fishguard stadium in Wales in front of a cracking home support aswell. The home fans and away fans went away from this match feeling happy with what they'd seen. However Smogster will surely be favourite having got home advantage in the 2nd leg.



The less important stuff but still important none the less:

What i've done with those who played friendlies is to add their Championship and Premier League scores as one!

Tylergomez 0-3 Paphos
Borodownsouth 0-4 Boro86
Atokous 0-6 Jesus
Magooder 2-4 Tyroneboro
Boroste 0-2 Misterweed
Benji 0-2 Angus
Honeywell 4-5 Armster
Holgate 5-7 Ayresome
Prowler 5-0 Brunners
Kayleigh 2-2 Tellerion
Huntsboro 3-3 Downsouth

Lots of high scoring games here and the stars of the show are Jesus and Ayresome who picked up decent scores.

Well the next round of the Cup will take place on the 25th February and the Draw for the next round of the Cup will take place this Tuesday 7th February at 8PM.


However before I go I would like to Offer Kier the chance of playing me in the next Round of the Cup in a Friendly as we played a couple of crackers last year.

Thats it for now, any mistakes you can spot let me know.

Boro vs Sunderland (Cup)



TEAM NEWS
TBC later.


MATCH FACTS
The visitors' fortunes in the FA Cup have been mixed over the last few years and they have failed to get further than the last 16 since 2005. In the previous round they defeated Peterborough 2-0 at London Road. They will have been bolstered by a win at Stoke in the Premier League this week and a convincing home win against Norwich the previous week.

SUNDERLAND
LAST 5 MATCHES
Stoke 0 - 1 Sunderland
Sunderland 3 - 0 Norwich
Sunderland 1 - 1 Middlesbrough
Sunderland 2 - 0 Swansea
Chelsea 1 - 0 Sunderland

AWAY RECORD
W3 D2 L6 F13 A13


Boro reached the Semi Final in 2006, losing 1-0 at home against West Ham. They have also reached the Quarter Final stage on 5 other occasions in the last 6 years. Historically, this is a competition they seem to like, although they have been knocked out in the 3rd round in each of the last two seasons.

MIDDLESBROUGH
LAST 5 MATCHES
Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Leicester 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
Sunderland 1 - 1 Middlesbrough
Coventry 3 - 1 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Burnley

HOME RECORD
W5 D8 L2 F15 A12

The hosts will be looking to improve on their recent league form, which has seen them caught by the chasing promotion pack and overhauled by two other teams.


ONES TO WATCH
The first tie at the Stadium of Light showed Sunderland have the talent to progress to the next round, with players such as Sebastien Larsson and Stephane Sessegnon providing the main goal threat. Youngster Conor Whickham and Frazier Campbell, who got the equaliser in the first match will also provide a stern test for the Boro defence.


VERDICT
The visitors' away record suggests they may struggle, but the matching goals for and against columns bear testament to the fact they tend to keep it tight away from home. Boro struggled to beat Shrewsbury in the previous round and are notoriously shaky in front of a home crowd. The one glimmer of hope is that they tend to up their game against superior opposition and will hopefully be boosted by a big, noisy crowd, eager for a rare (these days) North-East derby.

I really wouldn't want to call this one. As usual this will be a match where anything could happen.

John Terry - thoughts for research project?

Recently, I have been conducting research on the latest incidents of racism in football and whether this is a new phase or has been present for a number of years. Today (Friday) John Terry has been removed as captain of England ahead of his court appearance in July. I'm interested to know what you think of this and whether Terry should go to the European Championships. I've set up a 3-question survey that will take you less than a minute to complete - just go to: http://www.topfan.co.uk

Thanks in advance.

Terry striped of england captaincy(again)

What do people think of this?right or wrong?seeing as he's not been found guilty of any offence in the eyes of the law.is it another case of guilty until proved innocent?I think he should maybe retire now from international football,I don't think he should go to the euros and a fresh start should be made by handing the captains armband to Joe hart,young I know but vocal,a clear starter and way beyond where he should be for such a young player...thoughts.

John Terry to be removed as England captain.

I have read on the BBC today that Terry will be removed as England captain. Personally I am glad that this has occurred as what he has done and what he has been accused of should not warrant him such an honour. I know in this country there is a term used "innocent until proven guilty" however a person in this position should be seen as a role model and the fact he was stripped of the captaincy before, he should not have been allowed the captaincy back.
In this upcoming Championship I wouldn't take him. You can't deny his passion and commitment to England but just his very nature and with the trial coming up after the Euros will be unsettling to the squad.

Do you think the FA were right to do this? Would you still take him to the Euro's?

Weather for tomorrow

Met office is predicting snow showers for Saturday.

Could be interesting. Possible Hull-type moment. Or maybe a last-ditch postponement.

Alreet Smoggies?

Its been a few days since the match and I aint been on here since Saturday. What did you all make of the match? To the lads/lasses who came up for the match how was your match day experience, I'm aware of how much our cops/stewards are arseholes. Anyone in town before the match?

I thought we were poor, you's played well mind. Tiredness was probably a factor as we came into the game in the second half, I was disappointed we didn't get the winner. If we play like we did at the SOL in the replay it'll be very difficult for us, if we play like we did last night we should win comfortably. Either way its gonna be difficult. I'll go for a tight nervy 0-1, possibly needing extra time to do it.

Some of my questions have probably been answered in the match thread but I couldn't be arsed to trawl through all 30+ pages to be honest :o)

Match worn/issued 1997-98 Home Shirt No. 7

Hi
I wonder if anyone can help.
I have a match worn/issued boro home shirt from the 97/98 season with number 7 on the back.
Names were not on shirts in Div 1 back in those days so I wondered whose it could have been?
I've seen Kinder was 7 the season after and wore 7 in the cup final against Chelsea but I've also been informed that Mustoe wore 7 that season.
Does anyone have any additional info that could help me?
I am looking to sell it so if anyone wants to make me an offer then please do. I can send pics on request.
Thanks
Nic

Boro V Crystal Palace


Welcome one and all to this nPower Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace at the Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough
Last 5 all competitions
Away - Leicester 2-2 D
Away - Sunderland 1-1 D (FA Cup)
Away - Coventry 3-1 L
Home - Burnley 0-2 L
Home - Shrewsbury 1-0 W (FA Cup)

Last 5 at home in the nPower Championship
Burnley 0-2 L
Peterborough 1-1 D
Hull 1-0 W
Brighton 1-0 W
West Ham 0-2 L

Crystal Palace
Last 5 all competitions
Home - Brighton 1-1 D
Away - Cardiff 1-0 L (Carling Cup)
Home - Blackpool 2-1 L
Home - Leeds United 1-1 D
Home - Cardiff 1-0 W (Carling Cup)

Last 5 away in the nPower Championship
Blackpool 2-1 L
Millwall 1-0 W
Southampton 0-2 L
Nottingham Forest 1-0 W
Barnsley 2-1 L

So the form books suggest that both teams have faired equally over their last 5 matches, however Palaces away form in the nPower Championship shows they have picked up 6 out of 15 points, whereas Middlesbrough have picked up 7 out of 15 at home. Two teams playing almost identically on the form books, but with 10 positions and 8 points separating them this could go either way, very easily.

The last time these two met in the league was a 1-0 victory to Middlesbrough courtesy of Marvin Emnes, how we would love him to get back in amongst the goals. The last meeting this season however, was in the Carling Cup which saw the Boro sink to a 2-1 defeat away at Selhurst Park.

Talking points

• Score Prediction
• Should Emnes be dropped?
• Who will be our key man?
• Who is their dangerman?
• Hoyte or Bennett at left back?
• Should we rest some players for the FA Cup Replay?