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THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 27-2-06
Kean Thomas
THE WEEKEND THAT WAS IS SPONSORED BY PADDY POWER
The Birthday Edition
Lots of stuff happened this weekend... Cup Finals, Six Pointers, Six
Nations Rugby, records being broken, all overshadowed by my birthday.
Let's get going with the biggest game of the weekend....
West Brom 0 Jimmy Floyd 2
A six-pointer. A must win game. And we did, thanks to two from
JFH. From the sublime to the ridiculous all in one game. Sublime
play for the first, and some ridiculous defending for the second - but I
ain't complaining. Nigel Quashie was sent off for the home team for his
'two-falls-one-submission' tackle on the Boat. This win puts us a handy
eight points clear of a relegation place with a game in hand. And with
another six pointer next weekend, win that and we're as good as safe.
This was our fifth game in fifteen days. Thank god for the international
break this week.
Carling Cup Final
Man Utd 4 Wigan 0
Two years after our success Manchester United decide it isn't a Mickey
Mouse cup after all.
Must admit to feeling a little sorry for Wigan this morning, they were
giving as good as they got until some slapstick defending let in Rooney to score his first in thirteen games. Then in a devastating six
minute spell United hit Wigan for three and it was game over for the Latics.
Amazing to think this was Rooney's first ever trophy and only the
second time United have won the League Cup.
Still had a tingle down my spine when I caught a glimpse of
'Middlesbrough 2004' engraved on the cup...
FA Premier League
Bolton 2 Fulham 1
Not quite sure how this has happened but Bolton are in sixth place. And
with two games in hand on the teams above them they should be aiming for the
Champions League. Fulham meanwhile are now only one point in front of
us, and are without an away win all season - but they still have
to play Sunderland. Kevin Nolan's tenth of the season (and according to
Fat Sam the reason he should be in the England squad) and two from
Heidar Helguson - one at the wrong end - were the goal scorers.
Liverpool 1 Man City 0
Harry Kewell got the match winner here, while Joey Barton remembered
that he's a Liverpool boy at heart and got sent off for two dirty
'mis-timed' tackles. Said it before and I'll say it again - I'm so glad we
didn't sign him. Giraffe-Man hybrid Peter Crough had a storming game and
was unlucky not to have a hat trick. There's one sentence I never
thought I'd type. Stuart Pearce reminded everyone why we want him to be
the next England manager with his after match thoughts on Joey Bartons
sending off... he deserved it. Fair play Mr Pearce.
Birmingham 1 Sunderland 0
You can never trust a Mackem can you? Could have done with a Sunderland
win (god forbid) or at least a draw. But no, Mick's boys go and lose
again. It leaves them in deep do-do and gives Birmingham a glimmer of
hope. Heskey scored the only goal of the game. Another sentence I never
thought I'd be typing.
Blackburn 1 Arsenal 0
From Real Madrid to Sur-real Blackburn. What a bizarre Arsenal team
this is. Beat the Galacticos midweek then go and lose to Mark Hughes'
collection of cloggers. Pedersen scoring the only goal to move Blackburn
up into fifth place and looking good for a Euro spot. What is it this
week? A third unlikely sentence...
Charlton 0 Aston Villa 0
Mmmm... Sven knows how to pick his games doesn't he? The soon-to-be-ex
England coach pitched up at the Valley to watch this entertainment-fest.
Darren Bent went closest to scoring. On the pitch that is. Sven probably
went closest to scoring off the pitch I'd imagine.
Chelsea 2 Portsmouth 0
Chelsea are at last rebuilding their season after the demolition at the
hands of Boro, although it did take a second half strike from Harry
Redknapps cousin to get the ball rolling. To get anything rolling on
Chelsea's pitch is a minor miracle. Chelsea have pretty much sewn up the
Premier League and Pompey look as good as down. Bugger. Next 'home'
match for me looks like it's in Reading.
Newcastle 2 Everton 0
The funniest double act since Les Dennis & Dustin Gee keep on churning
out the results. This puts Newcastle into eleventh place and five points in
front of Boro in the race for North East top dogs. Nobby Solano got both
goals. Huh-huh, he said Nobby. Everton are in twelfth place and are looking
at a season of mid-table frolics.
Elsewhere.....
Our favourite German team won their third game in a row with a 2-0 win
over Keggy Keegan's old team Hamburg.
Mogga's Hibs march through to the next round of the Scottish cup thanks
to a 5-0 thrashing of Falkirk.
...oh and Roma broke the Serie A record for consecutive wins... eleven in a
row now. Me thinks they are ripe for a beating!
THE WEEKEND THAT WAS IS SPONSORED BY PADDY POWER
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