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[bababui]

Jump on the bandwagon while you still can UKHS

LGFC 1 Ossett Albion 0

Four in a row...eventually!


SAT 20 MAR 2010


Full report to follow



Attendance : 196 Referee : D McDonald Assistant (Red) : D Costello Assistant (Yellow) : P Wilcock

[bababui]

Its the only stadium in Leigh.

When Grundy Hill - their ground in Horwich when they used to be known as Horwich RMI - was sold and knocked down they went to Leigh to share with the rugby and never built their own stadium.

That wasnt really ideal because all their income was down to tickets - Leigh Rugby took all monies from the bars, food etc.

Then the council came up with this £83m sports venue. Hardly going to turn down the opportunity to be joint tenants there.

This is some stuff I didnt know about Leigh. If those greedy rugby bastards hadnt hogged all the concession money, maybe they would still be in the conference. And know we know why they left Horwich.

[bababui]

Another magnificent victory for Leigh. UKHS..be there Good Friday for the vital matchup against Lancaster!!



Garforth Town 0 LGFC 5

Genesis show six appeal


SAT 27 MAR 2010


A sensational performance from Leigh Genesis saw Garry Flitcroft's side extend their unbeaten run to six games and keep pace with play-off rivals Curzon Ashton after a comprehensive dismantling of a Garforth Town side that had won their last two home outings.

Wednesday evening's 0-0 draw with Curzon meant Leigh missed the chance to nip in front in the race for the final play-off spot, but victory sees Leigh stay level on points with their rivals, with Steven Drench's clean sheet taking him to seven and a half hours of football since he last conceded a goal.

Genesis had a dream start to what was likely to be a tough trip over the Pennines, taking the lead with just a minute on the clock when centre back Mark Ross headed home his first goal for the club from a Tom Ince free kick.

Garforth came within a whisker of equalising on eleven minutes when Lee Mason cracked Drench's crossbar, but it was to be the only serious chance that the hosts could muster in the entire game, with Genesis missing three one-on-one chances later in the first half through Matt Jansen, Richard Ratcliffe and Tom Ince as the visitors carved open the Yorkshire side's defence.

Andy Heald was brought in to the fray at half-time to replace Ratcliffe and, on the occasion of his one hundred and fiftieth appearance for the club, the veteran midfielder doubled Leigh's lead on fifty one minutes, sending a low drive in to the corner of the net from outside the penalty area after Lee Woodyatt had done well to beat one man and cross to the centre.

Victory was sealed with Leigh's third goal on sixty seven minutes when Jansen tapped home his tenth goal of the season after Jack Dorney's initial attempt had rebounded in to his path.

Four minutes later and Genesis had their fourth goal of the game when Tom Ince volleyed home a Woodyatt cross.

Youngster Anthony Dorney, brother of winger Jack, was brought off the bench to replace Jansen and he almost marked his debut with a goal, thumping Craig Ellison's crossbar from a cross from fellow substitute Chris Dykes.

A fifth goal seemed likely, and it duly arrived in stoppage time when Ince was brought down in the area and Dorney duly slotted away the resultant penalty.

Such a victory will be a huge boost to confidence as the end of the season draws ever nearer, not to mention providing a timely boost to Leigh's already impressive goal difference, with Flitcroft's side making the short trip to struggling neighbours Salford City on Tuesday night (30th March, 7.45pm kick off) before welcoming leaders Lancaster City to the Leigh Sports Village Stadium for a 3pm kick off on Good Friday (2nd April).

Leigh Genesis; Steven Drench, Lee Woodyatt, Kris King, Mark Ross, Chris Page, Dale Whitham (Chris Dykes), Jack Dorney, Steve Flitcroft, Richard Ratcliffe (Andy Heald), Matt Jansen (Anthony Dorney), Tom Ince

Attendance : 190 Referee : C O'Donnell Assistant (Red) : S Wade Assistant (Yellow) : A Ward S

[LFC1892]

Any news on Rooney yet?

[ukhotstove]

Good Friday = St Helens v Wigan rugby league, could be the last one at the GPW before Saints move into their new stadium.

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by LFC1892

Any news on Rooney yet?

Not as yet, they stopped in Munich over night so be less chance of any news coming out, no reporters at airport and such to ask anything.

[miami_fan]

The Guardian and Sky Sports is reporting that Rooney will be out 2 to 4 weeks.

[Cooleyvol]

Thank you Fergie for signing someone to cover such a tough spot that might occur. Mecheda? Where are you?

[mlyons]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Thank you Fergie for signing someone to cover such a tough spot that might occur. Mecheda? Where are you?

Yeah, it must be tough to have to rely on Dimitar Berbatov to play striker.

[Cooleyvol]

Berba is a different kind of striker. Way more finesse and moves. The problem is not with Berbatov, but rather that without Rooney, he has no one to play off of.

Im sure Park will get the start opposite Berbatov, but I think Fergie should bring Macheda into the starting 11.

[mlyons]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Berba is a different kind of striker. Way more finesse and moves. The problem is not with Berbatov, but rather that without Rooney, he has no one to play off of.

Im sure Park will get the start opposite Berbatov, but I think Fergie should bring Macheda into the starting 11.

Berbatov plays great as a lone striker. He's certainly different than Rooney -- he's not going to be running back into the midfield to defend or anything -- but he's a fantastic target man, both in terms of holding up play to allow the midfield to run onto the ball or in getting on the end of crosses into the box. I don't see any reason at all for Ferguson to change tactics and start playing a 4-4-2.

[ry1220]

How to play striker like Berbatov:

1) Get rock
2) Give rock headband
3) Place rock in offside position

All joking aside, I see no reason for Macheda to start against Chelsea. As mlyons said, Berbatov can play lone striker just fine.

[rudel.dietrich]

How did Fàbregas break his leg on that play? That was not really that hard of any impact.
I wonder if he had a micro fracture before the actual tackle.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

How did Fàbregas break his leg on that play? That was not really that hard of any impact.
I wonder if he had a micro fracture before the actual tackle.

Bad news for Arsenal; good news for the field in the World Cup.

[Russ]

This was before he scored on the penalty?

[ukhotstove]

Berbatov as been playing well of late, 5 goals in his last 6 league starts.

[ukhotstove]

Oh mercy 7 minutes gone and some people are already leaving the Burnley v Man City game

[ukhotstove]

Liverpool have no chance of finishing 4th, the great one as spoken.

[ukhotstove]

Barca stuffing Arsenal but not really surprising, Arsenal have probably one of the worst back fours of any top team. Back four tonight of Sagna, Vermaelen, Silvestre and Clichy, probably only decent defender is Vermaelen. Barca don't take the foot off the pedal they could easily score 6 or 7, heck Messi himself could easily score 6 or 7 on his own.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by Russ

This was before he scored on the penalty?

Yes it happened when Puyol clipped his leg. Poyol at over 170 lbs is big for a footballer. But it still did not look like that hard of an impact. I still strongly believe he had an exsisting stress fracture and the impact finished breaking the bone.