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February 13, 2020

Games for the Weekend 15/02

This Saturday we invite Barnsley to the Cottage

Well the mid-week game didn’t go quite as planned, at least we didn’t loose and Mitro scored his 21st, so not all bad?

I worry that not taking the chance to gain the automatic promotion place will come back to haunt us, it’s so close at the top of the league and it would have been boost for us and a dent to Leeds’ confidence slipping out of the top two, still there’s always the next game!

“in theory” we should be comfortable this game however, thats what I thought the first game of the season when Barnsley scored their only win over us, we’ve won the 4 other games against them.

COYWs

Games of Interest…

Saturday 15th
West Brom v Nottm Forest
Charlton v Blackburn
Fulham v Barnsley
Leeds v Bristol City
Preston NE v Millwall
QPR v Stoke

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February 9, 2020

Games for mid-week 02/02

We make the short across South London to the New Den to take on Millwall at their place.

We enjoyed our trip to Blackburn, wasn’t that the first time we’ve won there since the early eighties? Isn’t good that Mitro’s back, that was number 20 in the league, he must be a good bet for 30 for the season?
So we’re currently only outside the automatic promotion positions on goal difference, who’d have guessed that back in November?
It’s funny if results go “our way” we could be in 2nd, if they don’t we could be 5th, Tuesday evenings Brentford v Leeds and Forest v Charlton will be results to keep an eye on!

Millwall’s gave West Brom a good game on Sunday even though they lost, by all accounts the pitch wasn’t very good so that might be a leveller?

We’ve a reasonable record against Millwall, the game earlier this season we played the best football I’ve seen in quite some time, with 4 wins and a loss and a draw. If we come close to replicating the form we had in the earlier game and/or of the game in our promotion season then we should have an enjoyable evening, regardless of the result I’m sure it’ll be a good game.

COYW’s

Games of Interest…

Tuesday 11th
Brentford v Leeds
Nottm Forest v Charlton
Swansea v QPR

Wednesday 12th
Bristol City v Derby
Millwall v Fulham
Reading v West Brom
Stoke v Preston NE

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February 6, 2020

Games for the Weekend 08/02

We’re on our travels again, this weekend were off to Blackburn Rovers.

Well we hung-on after a fantastic start on Saturday, those first 30-35 minutes were some of the best I’ve seen at the Cottage this season, the second half we managed to hang-on, at some points in this season we wouldn’t have.
Really good news that both Mitro and AK47 were back for the game and with Bobby Decordova-Reid scoring one of the best goals I’ve seen for some time, things look better on the attacking front.
As for defence the addition of Michael Hector has made a “chalk and cheese” difference to the back four, if only he could have started at the beginning of the season.

Blackburn are on a bit of a run themselves, they drew with Middlesborough at the weekend, beat QPR at home, beat Wednesday 0-5 away and drew with Preston NE.
Our results against Rovers is quite even with 5 wins, 8 loses and 6 draws so if history is anything to go by it’ll be a close game.

COYW’s

Games of Interest…

Friday 7th
Bristol City v Birmingham City

Saturday 8th
Wigan v Preston NE
Blackburn v Fulham
Brentford v Middlesbrough
Huddersfield v QPR
Stoke v Charlton
Nottm Forest v Leeds

Sunday 9th
Millwall v West Brom

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January 29, 2020

Games for the Weekend 01/02

Back to the Cottage this weekend when we welcome Huddersfield Town.

So now that our FA Cup adventure came to a shuddering halt last weekend we’re back to concentrating on the league.
apparently there’s an outside chance that either of Mitro’ and AK47 could be back in contention for this game, fingers crossed.

Tuesday evening Huddersfield had a 1-2 away injury time win against Hull and a creditable 0-0 home draw against our neighbours Brentford, so they’re in a reasonable run of form.

The good news for us is that we have a good history against Huddersfield with having lost only once against six wins and 2 draws.

COYWs

Games of Interest…

Friday 31st
Cardiff v Reading
Derby v Stoke

Saturday 1st
Hull v Brentford
Birmingham City v Nottm Forest
Charlton v Barnsley
Fulham v Huddersfield
Leeds v Wigan
Preston NE v Swansea
QPR v Bristol City
Sheff Wed v Millwall
West Brom v Luton

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January 23, 2020

Games for the Weekend (FA Cup) 25/01

Our FA Cup adventure continues at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City.

well this weekend we get to play Man City at their place, unfortunately we’ll be without Mitro, AK47 and Knockaert, still its the cup, 11 v 11 and anything can happen, just ask Sutton Utd, Shrewsbury Town, Hereford or Luton.

COYWs

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January 19, 2020

Games for mid-week 22/01

Our rearranged game away to Charlton takes place on Wednesday evening over at the Valley

Although Charlton lost away to Preston NE at the weekend they had a very creditable draw against the league leaders, West Brom, the game before. They’ve also got a young manager in Lee Bowyer, it should be an interesting game “tactically” between these two managers.
Charlton have lost a couple of their loan signings, Beram Kayal went back to his parent club Brighton and Conor Gallagher switched to Swansea for the rest of the season.

Unfortunately we’ll still be without Mitro, and AK47?, so the attack will have something of a makeshift look about it, having said that Knockaert, De Cordova-Reid and Cavaleiro isn’t too bad of a front three is it.
Hector has slotted into the back four really well, I wonder what position we’d be if he’d been able to start at the beginning of the season?

We have a reasonable record against Charlton, 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

COYW’s

Games of Interest…

Tuesday 21st
Barnsley v Preston NE

Wednesday 22nd
Charlton v Fulham
Nottm Forest v Reading

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January 15, 2020

Games for the Week-end 17/01

Another evening kick-off at the Cottage, this time we face Jonathan Woodgate’s Middlesborough.

After an unexpected? win away to Hull last time the only fly in the ointment was Mitro’s injury, hopefully its not as serious as it looked.
Cavalerio scored another worldy, and I can’t help thinking that signing him on a permanent deal must have been done to free up a loan slot? good signing though and I wonder if Arter and Knockheart will follow.

Middlesborough are on a bit of a run, drawing with Spurs and Derby and beating both West Brom and Preston NE.
Tuesday evenings FA Cup replay against Spurs ended up a close game with ‘borough fighting back in the second half and only loosing 2-1 so they’ll be raring to go Friday evening.

Things are pretty even between us and ‘borough, we’ve won 6, lost 5 and drawn 4.

COYWs

Games of Interest…

Friday 17th
Fulham v Middlesborough

Saturday 18th
QPR v Leeds
Huddersfield v Brentford
Millwall v Reading
Preston NE v Charlton
Swansea v Wigan

Sunday 19th
Nottm Forest v Luton

Monday 20th
West Brom v Stoke

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January 8, 2020

Games for the Weekend 11/01

Back to the league this weekend with an away trip to Hull City

So after an enjoyable cup game we’re back to the Championship and an away trip to Hull, Jimmy Bullard thinks they are a bigger club than Fulham, not that I’m still bitter.
Hull also had a win, they beat Rotherham 2-3.

Mitro will defiantly start after his weekend off, I think that Arter’s substitute appearance and wonder-goal will get him a start, I also think we’ll see AK at some point. I’ve an idea that we’ll see Hector get his first “league” start, it will be interesting to see if Mawson or Ream makes way.

We’ve not had much success against Hull with 7 losses, including a 6-0 thumping and also 0-3 last time at our place!, 3 wins and 2 draws, time to start changing those stats in our favour.

COYW’s

Games for the Weekend…

Saturday 11th
Brentford v QPR
Charlton v West Brom
Hull v Fulham
Leeds v Sheff Wed
Reading v Nottm Forest
Stoke v Millwall

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January 2, 2020

Games for the Weekend 04/01

FA Cup this weekend and we welcome Aston Villa to the Cottage

So we have a break from the league this weekend to take part in the FA Cup.
I would imagine that Villa will be looking to get a little revenge for the play off final but to be honest I can’t see either team too bothered about a cup run, I’m sure both would see it as a distraction.

COYWs

Games of Interest…

Saturday 4th
Bristol City v Shrewsbury Town
Millwall v Newport County
Rochdale v Hull
Fulham v Aston Villa
Watford v Tranmere Rovers
Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth
Man City v Port Vale

Sunday 5th
Crewe v Barnsley
Sheff Utd v AFC Fylde

Monday 6th
Arsenal v Leeds

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December 30, 2019

Games for New Years Day 01/01/20

The “traditional” New Years Day game is against Reading at the Cottage.

Well the Stoke game was more difficult than it needed to be but a wins and win and with other results going our way we’re back up to third.

It will be interesting to see if Hector gets to play, depending on how serious Mawson’s knock was and if he’s eligible as the “window” opens on the day of the game and he may need to be registered 24 hours previous to kick-off? Either way I hope he improves the back four but he may take some time to “bed in”.

Off the pitch there are a group of Reading and Fulham supporters walking the 40 miles from the Madejski to Craven Cottage!
“This will be the fifth walk between the two clubs which shows his huge passion for the cause.”
The team are keen for people to join them at Griffin Park for the last stretch of the walk and talk at 11am on New Year’s Day; to show a strong message of unity towards male suicide prevention, and encouraging openness of the battles with mental health.
If you want to take part, get in touch with the team via Twitter @walkandtalkMMH or Instagram @walkandtalk_MMH
You can donate to the team fundraising page and follow their progress using the hashtag #WalkAndTalkMMH

COYW’s

Games of Interest…

Wednesday 1st
Birmingham City v Leeds
Fulham v Stoke
Millwall v Brentford
Nottm Forest v Wigan
Preston NE v Reading
QPR v Hull
Sheff Wed v Cardiff
Swansea v Barnsley
West Brom v Middlesborough

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