Well, I did a great job of not posting what happened on Tuesday (and after) because I was ill. Ill, I tell you! Ill!
Right, let’s not waste time. City won 1-0 at Bournemouth and both Forest and Tranmere drew, which means going in to tomorrow’s tilt with Old Ham, City are in third position, behind Tranmere on goal difference.
The Arse and Manyoo both won, I watched Manyoo with ‘commentary’ by Clive Tyldesley and was impressed with the magnanimous reception that Cristiano Ronaldo was given by the Benfica fans, who presumably (as Mr Tyldesley pointed out) cheered him when he scored his penalty against England during the summer. It was also pretty obvious that if Manyoo had played anyone decent then they probably would have gone in behind at half time…is ‘gone in behind’ good English? I suspect not. Louis Saha ‘saved United’s blushes’ with a cracker that almost made me get off the sofa. Almost, but not quite.
I don’t know what happened on Wednesday apart from when I stopped watching bits of Shaktyor Donetsk* v Olympiakos and Barcelona v Werder Bremen, Liverpool were beating Galatasaray 2-0, but ended up scraping a 3-2 win. I know Wham lost last night, but that’s about it. I’ve been ill, dammit!
Division 3 Preview
Some very tasty games in Division 3 and I’m not just saying that. City v Oldham, Bradford v Tranmere and Forest v Swansea mean that six of the top eight teams are playing each other; it also means that the ‘Saturday night home win to go top of the league’ scenario is possible. At the other end of the table, all four teams in the relegation zone are playing each other and there’s a distinct possibility that Rotherham – who started the season with negative points having gone into administration – will overtake Millwall. Crocodiles, prepare to shed your tears.
In order to go top, City have to beat Oldham, Forest either need to lose or draw with Swansea and Tranmere need to lose or draw with Bradford. There’s a strong possibility of all three games being drawn, so even this early in the season a City win might prove vital in the long run. I was going to pick the City v Oldham game for my game of the week in Div 3, but you just know that the atmosphere at a packed City Ground is going to be cracking.
Games of the Week
(based on mid 1970s ‘Match Of The Day’ Selection Criteria)
Division 1 – Bolton v Liverpool
(I'm going into Jimmy Hill mode for the next couple: 'Now not too long ago, the teams in our next two games were in the first division but mind you I'd never had my stomach pumped before last Thursday')
Division 2 – Cardiff v Wolves
Division 3 – Nottingham Forest v Swansea
Division 4 – Torquay v Notts County
Anti-Games of the Week (based on…well, they look rubbish to me)
Division 1 – Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
Division 2 – Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday
Division 3 – Gillingham v Cheltenham
Division 4 – Chester v Bristol Rovers**
Right, that’s it for now, American sports tomorrow morning (probably)
* Shirts were nice.
** Fancy that
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