Captain Shamrock
Well-Known Member
Though pre-season matches mean very little(at least that what Bucky says ) , they have to have some merit especially when Premier teams are getting stuffed 6 - 1 by a Conference team. Wolves were lump-ed 6 - 1 by Morecambe, which can't bode well for the new boys of the Premiership.
Also, the Burnley/Leeds match turned ugly yesterday(Burnley beat Leeds 4 - 2) after several two-footed tackles in succession which led to a mini-brawl. The ref didn't give a single card but there could have been 4 or 5 reds for the tackles/shoving after them. Here are some more results from the last couple of days. Poor LEEDS are really going to struggle this year, as Viduka looks like he is on his way out, if anyone will pay the 10 million pounds, Leeds will be expecting......
Also, the Burnley/Leeds match turned ugly yesterday(Burnley beat Leeds 4 - 2) after several two-footed tackles in succession which led to a mini-brawl. The ref didn't give a single card but there could have been 4 or 5 reds for the tackles/shoving after them. Here are some more results from the last couple of days. Poor LEEDS are really going to struggle this year, as Viduka looks like he is on his way out, if anyone will pay the 10 million pounds, Leeds will be expecting......
ROVERS CRASH TO DEFEAT
Lorenzo Amoruso made his first appearance in a Blackburn shirt on English soil but the defender's presence was not enough for the Barclaycard Premiership side to avoid defeat at Oldham.
Rovers lost the match 2-1 at Boundary Park, although the result was of little consequence with the game arranged primarily to boost cash-strapped Oldham's coffers.
Paul Gallagher got on the scoresheet for Rovers but Scott Vernon and Paul Wheatcroft hit the net for the Latics, who raked in over £30,000 courtesy of a 3,750 crowd.
A second-string Leeds side claimed a 2-2 draw at near-neighbours Bradford Park Avenue. Isn't their whole team second string now?
Harpal Singh and Simon Johnson scored the goals for Peter Reid's side, who lost 4-2 at Burnley on Sunday.
First Division West Brom sneaked a 1-0 victory over Gresley Rovers thanks to a goal from wantaway striker Jason Roberts.
The forward has handed in a transfer request and as a result was part of Gary Shelton's reserve squad, with his experience earning him the only goal of the game and giving the Baggies victory in the Bass Charity Vase final.
Fellow First Division side Coventry beat nearby Tamworth 2-1 on their travels.
Mansfield beat St Blazey 3-1 while Second Division rivals QPR shared a goalless draw at Worcester City.
Third Division Hull beat North Ferriby 2-0 with goals from Danny Webb and Clayton Donaldson