I'm personally looking forward to the Championship being lit up by The Harry Redknapp Show this season. Hope you enjoyed his entertaining interview yesterday where he referred to Spurs as "a great club".
Just catching up with the highlights from this weekend. Good to see ex-Spur Maghoma getting a shot in the Championship after a few good years at Burton.
And getting booked for diving in the penalty area when it should have been a stonewall penalty! Must have learnt that trick from Bale.
No mention of the mighty O's 5-1 winners at Carlisle. Tipped for a playoff spot this season, after that performance its possible.
Non -league for me,as alot of you know My other team is Sutton Utd,a good win on Saturday in a PSF against Aldershot, 3-2after being 2 down,Apparently,Sutton are one of the promotion Favorites.
Swindon Hotspurs are playing Torquay tonight in the League Cup. Bias commentary, as always, on BBC Wiltshire. Highlights on the BBC at an ungodly hour. Swindon are still without a manager. A local ITK suggests it'll be Ferdinand and he'll bring Defoe with him. Silly stories are not limited to the Premier League.
Good start for Harry's QPR side at Exeter tonight. New signing Charlie Austin scores in the 1st minute.
Be interesting to see how Austin does as celtic looked at him as a replacement for hooper who turned down QPR. but arry needs to get QPR up this year in style and be great to see him back next year.
I was at the QPR game on Saturday and was a bit disappointed to see Austin only on the bench. However, Rangers rode their luck at times, but over the 90 minutes probably just about deserved the points. I think Scott Parker will be a great signing for them, assuming the deal goes through.
Redknapps been getting a fair amount of stick for his team selection, especially in defence yet I think after last year he is rewarding players who show some desire. If parker does happen then him and Barton, Dunne and green, plus austins goals I reckon will see them up. just a shame Adel went as he would have lit up the championship again.
No less than 8 current and former Spurs players on duty for Swiindon this evening. Massimo Luongo and Troy Archibald-Henville on the bench and Byrne, Hall, Barthram, Mason, Priychard and Yasir Kasim all starting.
Swindon 1 - 0 Torguay Barthram, Mason, Luongo (sub) and Pritchard all played. Mason's excellent pass sent Pritchard bearing down on goal in the 17th minute and, though the Spurs loanee curled wide. Pritchard was the next to go clean through on the Torquay goalkeeper but saw his effort smothered and moments later he crashed an attempt from distance over the crossbar. Pritchard took and missed a penalty after being brought down in the box. Yes, a Spurs player won a penalty. Mark Cooper (caretaker manager) threw on Storey and Massimo Luongo at the break, and the two were instrumental in three early chances for the hosts. Luongo's scintillating low cross from the right found the forehead of Pritchard at the back post but the winger couldn't direct his header goalwards. Mark Cooper said: "I thought it would be a long night with Pritchard struggling with a dead leg and the possibility of extra-time." "Pritchard was the nominated penalty taker, and he took 10 yesterday in training and they all went in the opposite corner, so when he went the other way I was a little worried" Fans have mostly praised Mason and Pritchard, although one says Pritch, as he will no-doubt be known, was a bit greedy and didn't deserve man of the match. All lifted from the local paper. This wont be the last time I say this: Pritchard looks a bit good.
Another win for Newport!!! 3-1 away at Brighton - they are on fire for a team that's only just got into League football for the first time in 25 years. Shows what confidence can give you.
I'd forgotten about that thread. I'll leave it here for now. X-posting isn't my style but I wont mind if the mods move it.
