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News - Euro 2008 Competition

Written by Gus Honeywood

Thursday, 08 May 2008

Yes I know England aren’t involved, but to keep a little bit of interest going in football over the close season, we will be running a Euro 2008 Competition.

All you need to do is pick one team from each group (as shown below), and their points accumulated during the competition will make up your final score. (Teams have been grouped by their current FIFA standing.)

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Italy (C) (R3)	France (C) (R7)	Romania (C) (R12)	Russia (D) (R26)
Spain (D) (R4)	Greece (D) (R8)	Croatia (B) (R13)	Poland (B) (R27)
Germany (B) (R5)	Portugal (A) (R9)	Sweden (D) (R23)	Switzerland (A) (R48)
Czech Rep (A) (R6)	Netherlands (C) (R10)	Turkey (A) (R25)	Austria (B) (R101)

Teams will get 3 points for a win, and 1 point for a drawer in the Group stages. And in the knockout stages the winning team will get 3 points. In the event of a tie, it will come down to goals scored for all your four teams, and if that still remains a drawer then it will come down to goals conceded.

Entries for the competition need to be emailed to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by 1900 on Friday 6 June 2008.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 )

Championship Table - 04 May 2008

Written by Gus Honeywood

Sunday, 04 May 2008

Team	P	Home					Away					Pts	Goal Diff
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Goal Diff
West Brom	46	12	8	3	51	27	11	4	8	37	28	81	33
Stoke	46	12	7	4	36	27	9	9	5	33	28	79	14
Hull	46	13	7	3	43	19	8	5	10	22	28	75	18
Bristol City	46	13	7	3	33	20	7	7	9	21	33	74	1
Crystal Palace	46	9	9	5	31	23	9	8	6	27	19	71	16
Watford	46	8	7	8	26	29	10	9	4	36	27	70	6
Wolverhampton	46	11	6	6	31	25	7	10	6	22	23	70	5
Ipswich	46	15	7	1	44	14	3	8	12	21	42	69	9
Sheff Utd	46	10	8	5	32	24	7	7	9	24	27	66	5
Plymouth	46	9	9	5	37	22	8	4	11	23	28	64	10
Charlton	46	9	7	7	38	29	8	6	9	25	29	64	5
Cardiff	46	12	4	7	31	21	4	12	7	28	34	64	4
Burnley	46	7	9	7	31	31	9	5	9	29	36	62	-7
QPR	46	10	6	7	32	27	4	10	9	28	39	58	-6
Preston	46	11	5	7	29	20	4	6	13	21	36	56	-6
Sheff Wed	46	9	5	9	29	25	5	8	10	25	30	55	-1
Norwich	46	10	6	7	30	22	5	4	14	19	37	55	-10
Barnsley	46	11	7	5	35	26	3	6	14	17	39	55	-13
Blackpool	46	8	11	4	35	27	4	7	12	24	37	54	-5
Southampton	46	9	5	9	26	27	4	10	9	30	45	54	-16
Coventry	46	8	8	7	25	26	6	3	14	27	38	53	-12
Leicester	46	7	7	9	23	19	5	9	9	19	26	52	-3
Scunthorpe	46	7	8	8	31	33	4	5	14	15	36	46	-23
Colchester	46	4	8	11	31	41	3	9	11	31	45	38	-24

Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 )

Weekend Review - 4 May 2008

Written by Gus Honeywood

Sunday, 04 May 2008

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

Pulis' outfit produced a typically gritty performance as they battled to a goalless draw at the Britannia Stadium which clinched the Championship's second automatic promotion place.

Leicester defender Richard Stearman's header hit the bar for the visitors in the 82nd minute but Stoke dominated the clash and the although the final whistle was delayed after a premature pitch invasion, the Potters fans were eventually able to celebrate their return to the top flight after a 23-year absence.

Ian Holloway's side were relegated after Southampton claimed a dramatic 3-2 home win over Sheffield United thanks to a brace of goals from Stern John, who was later sent off.

Stephen Quinn (23) had given the Blades, who still had an outside chance of making the play-offs heading into the match, the lead.

Marek Saganowski equalised for the Saints three minutes before half-time and John then grabbed his first goal of the match in the 53rd minute.

United substitute Jonathan Stead levelled matters in the 65th minute but John smashed the ball home from inside the penalty area four minutes later to score the decisive goal.

John was then sent off with 10 minutes left for a second bookable offence to set up a tense finale - but Nigel Pearson's side hung on to avoid the drop.

Alan Lee's 70th-minute winner give Ipswich a 1-0 win over Hull at Portman Road - a result which suited neither side in the end as the hosts failed to make the play-offs.

The Tigers will now face Watford in the play-off semi-finals after the Hornets were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

Ben Burgess broke the deadlock in the second minute and Watford's plight looked difficult after Darius Henderson was sent off in the 60th minute for a second bookable offence.

But Tommy Smith's equaliser two minutes later ensured Adrian Boothroyd's side finished sixth, ahead of Wolves on goal difference.

Mick McCarthy's side had claimed a 1-0 win over Plymouth thanks to Seyi Olofinjana's 87th-minute winner - but it left them agonisingly one goal behind Watford in the table.

Crystal Palace secured a play-off meeting with Bristol City in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 thrashing of 10-man Burnley at Selhurst Park.

The Clarets had Clarke Carlisle sent off for a foul on Scott Sinclair inside the penalty area and Ben Watson converted the resulting spot-kick in the eighth minute.

It was all Palace from then onwards as Victor Moses (10), Tom Soares (37), Sinclair (61) and Clinton Morrison (65) found the net for Neil Warnock's side.

West Brom were crowned champions after they eased to a 2-0 win at 10-man QPR.

Martin Rowlands was sent off in the 37th minute and Albion made the extra man count as goals from Do-heon Kim (53) and Chris Brunt (77) saw them home at Loftus Road.

Sheffield Wednesday made sure of their survivial with a 4-1 victory over Norwich in Dion Dublin's final game.

Darren Huckerby had given the Canaries a ninth-minute lead but a brace from Deon Burton, including a 23rd-minute penalty, and a goal apiece from Ben Sahar (76) and Leon Clarke (87) saw the Owls home.

Chris Coleman breathed a huge sigh of relief after his Coventry side stayed up despite their 4-1 defeat by Charlton at The Valley.

Luke Varney (four), Andy Gray (19), Grant Basey (48) and Chris Powell (86) were on target for the Addicks while Michael Mifsud (20) netted a consolation for the Sky Blues.

Elsewhere, Bristol City confirmed a fourth-placed finish after goals from Lee Trundle (eight), Michael McIndoe (16) and David Noble (51) gave them a 3-0 home victory over Preston.

Cardiff warmed up for the FA Cup final with a 3-0 win over Barnsley, the team they edged out in the semi-finals last month, at Ninian Park.

Goals from Paul Parry (44), Kevin McNaughton (49) and Joe Ledley (63) gave Dave Jones' side a comfortable victory over the Tykes.

Relegated Scunthorpe and Colchester ended their Championship campaigns with a six-goal thriller which finished at Glanford Park as Paul Hayes (67, 82) and Kevin McLeod (11, 48) both scored two goals apiece. Jonathan Forte (15) and Scott Vernon (47) were the other players on the scoresheet as the match finished 3-3.

Blackpool (1) 1 Watford (0) 1

Blackpool Rachubka, Barker, Evatt, Gorkss, Coid,Martin (Morrell 75), Southern, Jorgensen, Hoolahan,McPhee (Fox 88), Burgess (Holt 87).

Subs Not Used: Flinders, Jackson.

Goals: Burgess 2.

Watford Lee, Doyley, Shittu, Bromby, Sadler, Smith, Eustace,McAnuff, Williamson (Mariappa 90), Henderson, Ellington.

Subs Not Used: Poom, Priskin, O'Toole, Ainsworth.

Sent Off: Henderson (60).

Booked: Henderson.

Goals: Smith 62.

Att: 9,640

Ref: Graham Laws (Tyne & Wear).

Bristol City (2) 3 Preston (0) 0

Bristol City Basso, Orr, Carey, McCombe, McAllister, Noble,Elliott, Carle (Johnson 66), McIndoe, Trundle (Sproule 74),Adebola (Showunmi 61).

Subs Not Used: Fontaine, Weale.

Goals: Trundle 8, McIndoe 16, Noble 51.

Preston Lonergan, Hart, Trotman, St. Ledger, Hill,Sedgwick (Carter 57), McKenna, Chaplow, Lewis Neal (Whaley 58),Brown (Beattie 57), Mellor.

Subs Not Used: Davidson, Hawley.

Booked: Hill, Chaplow, Sedgwick.

Att: 19,169

Ref: Iain Williamson (Berkshire).

Cardiff (1) 3 Barnsley (0) 0

Cardiff Enckelman, McNaughton, Loovens (Purse 61), Johnson,Capaldi (Ramsey 57), Whittingham, Rae, McPhail, Ledley,Parry (Thompson 71), Hasselbaink.

Subs Not Used: Oakes, Sinclair.

Booked: Loovens.

Goals: Parry 44, McNaughton 49, Ledley 63.

Barnsley Steele, Van Homoet, Nyatanga, Souza,Kozluk (Mattis 70), Butterfield, Hassell (Togwell 51),Campbell-Ryce, Leon, Macken, Ferenczi (Adam 78).

Subs Not Used: Letheren, Nardiello.

Booked: Souza, Van Homoet, Kozluk, Togwell.

Att: 14,469

Ref: Clive Penton (Sussex).

Charlton (2) 4 Coventry (1) 1

Charlton Weaver, Halford, Bougherra, McCarthy,Basey (Iwelumo 70), Thomas (Wagstaff 64), Holland,Shevley (Powell 84), Youga, Varney, Gray.

Subs Not Used: Randolph, Sodje.

Goals: Varney 4, Gray 19, Basey 48, Powell 86.

Coventry Schmeichel, Osbourne (Hines 73), Ward, Dann, Fox,Mifsud, Doyle, Michael Hughes (Thornton 60), Stephen Hughes,Tabb, Best.

Subs Not Used: Marshall, Hall, Gray.

Booked: Stephen Hughes, Fox.

Goals: Mifsud 20.

Att: 26,130

Ref: Andy D'Urso (Essex).

Crystal Palace (3) 5 Burnley (0) 0

Crystal Palace Speroni, Butterfield, Hudson, Fonte, Hill,Derry (Fletcher 59), Watson, Soares, Sinclair,Morrison (Scannell 72), Moses (Ifill 32).

Subs Not Used: Craig, Scowcroft.

Goals: Watson 8 pen, Moses 10, Soares 37, Sinclair 61,

Morrison 65.

Burnley Jensen, Alexander, Carlisle, Caldwell, Harley, Duff,Elliott (MacDonald 70), McCann (Mahon 81),Randall (Gudjonsson 46), James O'Connor, Blake.

Subs Not Used: Kiraly, Jordan.

Sent Off: Carlisle (7).

Booked: Alexander.

Att: 23,950

Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).

Ipswich (0) 1 Hull (0) 0

Ipswich Bywater, Simpson, De Vos, Bruce, Wright, Walters,Garvan, Miller, Quinn (Lee 69), Kuqi (Haynes 52),Counago (Sumulikoski 80).

Subs Not Used: Colgan, Sito.

Booked: Counago, Haynes.

Goals: Lee 70.

Hull Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Brown, Dawson,Folan (Barmby 64), Ashbee, Marney, Hughes (Fagan 61), Campbell,Windass.

Subs Not Used: Duke, Doyle, Walton.

Booked: Marney, Brown, Ricketts, Dawson.

Att: 28,233

Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).

QPR (0) 0 West Brom (0) 2

QPR Camp, Delaney, Mahon, Mancienne, Blackstock, Ainsworth,Rowlands, Connolly, Ephraim (Rose 80), Rehman,Balanta (Leigertwood 39).

Subs Not Used: Cole, Barker, Lee.

Sent Off: Rowlands (37).

West Brom Kiely, Hoefkens, Barnett, Clement (Albrechtsen 53),Robinson (Moore 72), Koren, Gera, Brunt, Greening,Bednar (Kim 46), Phillips.

Subs Not Used: Miller, Morrison.

Booked: Clement, Robinson.

Goals: Kim 53, Brunt 77.

Att: 18,309

Ref: Paul Taylor (Hertfordshire).

Scunthorpe (1) 3 Colchester (1) 3

Scunthorpe Murphy, Byrne, Iriekpen, Butler, Williams, Forte,Cork (McCann 88), Sparrow, Morris (Winn 81), May, Hayes.

Subs Not Used: Lillis, Hobbs, Picton.

Booked: Butler.

Goals: Forte 15, Hayes 67, 82.

Colchester Gerken, Ifil (Elito 56), Balogh, Heath, White,Duguid, Izzet, Jackson, Kevin McLeod, Lisbie, Vernon (Platt 71).

Subs Not Used: Cousins, Wordsworth, James Hammond.

Booked: Duguid.

Goals: Kevin McLeod 11, Vernon 47, Kevin McLeod 48.

Att: 5,554

Ref: Russell Booth (Nottinghamshire).

Sheff Wed (1) 4 Norwich (1) 1

Sheff Wed Grant, Beevers, Wood, Johnson, Spurr,Watson (Kavanagh 55), Bolder, Songo'o (McAllister 55), Burton,Sahar (Clarke 82), Slusarski.

Subs Not Used: Burch, Esajas.

Booked: Johnson, McAllister.

Goals: Burton 23 pen, Sahar 53, Burton 76, Clarke 87.

Norwich Marshall, Otsemobor (Pearce 73), Doherty, Shackell,Bertrand, Huckerby, Russell, Fotheringham, Pattison (Croft 59),Dublin (Cureton 66), Evans.

Subs Not Used: Rudd, Chadwick.

Goals: Huckerby 9.

Att: 36,208

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).

Southampton (1) 3 Sheff Utd (1) 2

Southampton Richard Wright, Jermaine Wright, Powell, Perry,Surman, Viafara, Safri, Idiakez (Licka 79), Euell,Saganowski (Lallana 73), John.

Subs Not Used: Davis, Wright-Phillips, Pericard.

Sent Off: John (80).

Booked: John.

Goals: Saganowski 42, John 53, 69.

Sheff Utd Kenny, Geary, Kilgallon, Naysmith, Halls,Cotterill (Gillespie 38), Speed, Tonge, Quinn,Hulse (Stead 63), Sharp (Shelton 56).

Subs Not Used: Bennett, Armstrong.

Booked: Speed, Shelton.

Goals: Quinn 23, Stead 65.

Att: 31,957

Ref: Phil Joslin (Nottinghamshire).

Stoke (0) 0 Leicester (0) 0

Stoke Nash, Cort, Wilkinson (Buxton 21), Shawcross, Dickinson,Lawrence (Pugh 90), Delap, Whelan, Cresswell, Fuller,Sidibe (Ameobi 90).

Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Pearson.

Booked: Dickinson.

Leicester Henderson, Stearman, McAuley, N'Gotty, Mattock,Bell (Ashley Chambers 90), Worley (Fryatt 85), Oakley, Hayles,Howard, Hume.

Subs Not Used: Douglas, Clapham, Wesolowski.

Booked: Howard, McAuley.

Att: 26,609

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

Wolverhampton (0) 1 Plymouth (0) 0

Wolverhampton Hennessey, Foley (Elliott 89), Breen, Craddock,Elokobi, Kightly (Gray 85), Olofinjana, Henry, Jarvis,Keogh (Eastwood 65), Ebanks-Blake.

Subs Not Used: Stack, Collins.

Booked: Henry.

Goals: Olofinjana 87.

Plymouth McCormick, Doumbe, Timar (Folly 79), Anderson,Sawyer, Clark (Teale 69), Abdou, Summerfield, Mackie, Fallon,Easter (MacLean 46).

Subs Not Used: Larrieu, Smith.

Booked: Easter, Doumbe, Anderson, Fallon.

Att: 26,293

Ref: Mike Pike (Cumbria).

Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 May 2008 )

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