Grass Roots Footie 2017/18

[valiant]

From all accounts a dull 0-0 draw at Vale Park, Cheltenham away next week

[Adhoc]

Total capitulation again from LUFC.
That's it for this season. Roll on August.
MOT

[stattointhailand]

"Macclesfield Town apologise for late wages: Staff to be paid on 5 February"

was that 2019 or 2020 ?

Adhoc, it supposed to be Liverpool fans with that attitude

[BobHelm]

Leeds dismiss manager Thomas Christiansen after eight months

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42940326

Not that surprised, except that it is maybe a month too late for a new man to make a significant difference..

[BobHelm]

Bradford City can confirm that Stuart McCall has left the club

Still just in the play offs in League 1, but no win in 6 spells doom!!!

[BobHelm]

Well at least that did not take long!!

Leeds United: Barnsley's Paul Heckingbottom set to be appointed as new manager

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42944173

Barnsley just above the drop zone in the Championship...

[Adhoc]

He faces a tough start. Saturday sees the whites away to Sheffield United.

MOT

[BobHelm]

Barnsley say they are "shocked" by manager Paul Heckingbottom's departure to Leeds - which came just three days after he signed a new rolling contract.

The club expressed their "thorough disappointment" following the completion of what they described as a "successful transfer window".

Leeds appointed Heckingbottom as their new head coach following Sunday's departure of Thomas Christiansen.

The 40-year-old has agreed a deal until the end of 2018-19.

"The club are shocked at Paul Heckingbottom's desire to leave, having agreed a new contract last week following the completion of the transfer window, where the directors worked tirelessly along with Paul to secure their targets, resulting in a successful window," the statement said.

"This left the club optimistic in a turnaround in form and a strong end to the 2017-18 campaign as we battle to retain our position in the league."

Paul Harsley will temporarily take charge, with the statement adding the board "fully trusts him."

Heckingbottom guided Barnsley to promotion via the League One play-offs and won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2015-16, but leaves them just one point above the relegation zone.

The move comes exactly two years to the day since Lee Johnson left the Barnsley job to take over at Bristol City and Heckingbottom took charge.

BBC Radio Leeds reports the Whites paid £500,000 to activate a release clause in Heckingbottom's Barnsley contract, which he only signed on Friday.

Leeds, who dismissed 44-year-old Dane Christiansen after just eight months and have not won since Boxing Day, will host Barnsley in the league on 21 April.

Heckingbottom's new club are seven points below the play-offs in 10th, while Barnsley are 21st.

He becomes Leeds' seventh different first-team boss since 2014.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42958735

A gather that news of the appointment has not exactly set the hearts' fluttering of many Leeds supporters.
Some see it as a stop gap measure & if (as expected) Leeds now fail to make the play offs, Heckingbottom will be unceremoniously dumped in the summer & yet another (low cost option) manager appointed.
Can only hope Heckingbottom surprises, but I think it will be one if he does succeed..

[Nigglyb]

Heckingbottom conducting his first coaching session.
Straight into the complicated stuff!

[BobHelm]

Sheffield United 12:30 Leeds United
Scunthorpe United 15:00 Rotherham United
Cheltenham Town 15:00 Port Vale
Newport County AFC 15:00 Forest Green Rovers
Macclesfield 15:00 Guiseley

[Drunk Monkey]

Sheffield United 12:30 Leeds United
Scunthorpe United 15:00 Rotherham United
Cheltenham Town 15:00 Port Vale
Newport County AFC 15:00 Forest Green Rovers
Macclesfield 15:00 Guiseley

Some interesting fixtures this weekend ... i have highlighted the main one in RED and another local derby between the Iron and close by ash cloud filled Rotherham Utd home of the infamous spam fritter ..elsewhere DM been away a few days on bizz and hey ho Leeds have anew manager in the blink of an eye !!!!! .. strange choice but hope Hicky can do a good job n see the season out !!

Bobs Robins v Valiants Vale ..another one of local interest .

Up the iron ... claret n blue all way thru !!

DM

[goodison]

Good to see Toffee Legend Timmy Cahill back in UK and making his second Debut for "the Lions" of Millwall, albeit as a second half substitute, last night in their 1-1 draw against high-flying Cardiff City at "the Den"

[BobHelm]

Sheffield United 2 - 1 Leeds United
Scunthorpe United 1 - 2 Rotherham United
Cheltenham Town 5 - 1 Port Vale
Newport County P - P Forest Green Rovers - Match postponed - Waterlogged Pitch
Macclesfield 2 - 1 Guiseley

[valiant]

Cheltenham certainly left us at the starting post yesterday a good thrashing by all accounts VTID

[Zidane]

Macclesfield back on top of the Conference but for how long as their next 2 matches are away to 2nd placed Aldershot and away to 4th placed Tranmere.
Two defeats and they could be as low as 6th.Realistically there are 9 teams in the Conference who will fancy their chances of the title and promotion to the Football League.

Team,Played,Points

1.Macclesfield 32 59
2.Aldershot 32 58
3.Wrexham 33 57
4.Tranmere 33 55
5.Sutton Utd 31 55
6.Boreham Wood 32 53
7.AFC Fylde 33 52
8.Bromley 32 51
9.Dover 32 51

[BobHelm]

My interest was taken away from the grassroots game by the return of European football....sorry..

Peterborough United 2 - 2 Scunthorpe United
Forest Green Rovers 3 - 1 Stevenage
Lincoln City 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Port Vale P - P Exeter City Match postponed - Waterlogged Pitch

The Iron drop down to 5th. after another draw but play off football still looks a realistic option at season end. They are 7 points clear of 7th. placed Charlton, although they have played 2 games more.
Forest Green did themselves a power of good in their relegation struggle. They zoom up to a heady 20th. in the league as Barnet, Chesterfield & Crewe all lose. They are now 7 points away from danger.
It was 'after the Lord Mayor's show' for Town away at promotional hopefuls Lincoln. A spectacular goal just before half time was enough to win a game that the BBC generously described as 'dour' & lacking quality. Still, 12 points away from the drop is a huge improvement on earlier in the season..

[BobHelm]

Scunthorpe United 15:00 Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers
Morecambe 15:00 Forest Green Rovers
Swindon Town 15:00 Port Vale
Aldershot 15:00 Macclesfield

[panmotor]

Don't forget the big game of the weekend...

Leeds v Bristol City 23.30 on Sunday and live on MCOT Family (maybe). Another chance for the forumites to see a ground full of real supporters - about all we can brag about tbh

[Nigglyb]

Don't forget the big game of the weekend...

Leeds v Bristol City 23.30 on Sunday and live on MCOT Family (maybe). Another chance for the forumites to see a ground full of real supporters - about all we can brag about tbh

Are you in miserable Blighty or sunnier climes, Pan?
I just got what I think is a cracking deal with Sky to watch this match


MOT

[panmotor]

Don't forget the big game of the weekend...

Leeds v Bristol City 23.30 on Sunday and live on MCOT Family (maybe). Another chance for the forumites to see a ground full of real supporters - about all we can brag about tbh

Are you in miserable Blighty or sunnier climes, Pan?
I just got what I think is a cracking deal with Sky to watch this match


MOT

In LOS Niggly. I have a choice of watching a perfect picture of the match on Thai telly with some jabbering local mispronouncing Alioski or watching Sky on my Slingbox with Peter (Mr Charisma) Beagrie and David ((w) anchorman) Prutton. At least Prutts is a Leeds legend so, might choose the latter.

Of course, if I was in the UK, I would be at Elland Road - assume you are going