When Burnley conceded an 80th-minute consolation goal in their final game before Christmas last year, their fans could scarcely have imagined they would go on to play 12 consecutive games in the Championship without letting in another. Still scarred by the memories of their team shipping three or more goals on 12 occasions in the Premier League last season, the denizens of Turf Moor are not used to defensive parsimony, so when Kwadwo Baah scored for Watford on the shortest day of the year, they they would not have envisaged a splendid scenario where their team would play matches against Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, Leeds United, Portsmouth, Oxford United, Hull City, Preston and Sheffield Wednesday without their goalkeeper James Trafford being called upon on a single occasion to pick the ball out of his own net.
This will be a historic moment for the Fifa World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world” – Gianni Infantino confirms that Coldplay’s Chris Martin is helping Fifa with plans for a half-time show at the World Cup in 2026, a move that surely signals the end of football.
Can I be the first of 1,057 readers to suggest that Mikel Arteta’s side are serious about progressing beyond the Round of Arsenal [Tuesday’s Football Daily], then they could really use an early goal in the second leg to settle the nerves” – Ed Taylor (and 1,056 others).
Far from Everything In It’s Right Place and more Karma Police. This is what you’ll get when you mess with us” – Keith Taylor.
Watched coverage on Premier Sports last night, and enjoyed the Irish accented punditry at half time, especially regarding the Gooner’s captain, Martin O’Degaard” – Simon Mazier.
So, Manchester United fans will dress in black, march, and hold placards in protest against the Glazers. Then, they will sit down and watch the match, thus ensuring a full stadium. What’s the point? Like every other protest by fans, they still turn up and watch the game, spend money and ensure more money for the very people they want out. It’s like me grumbling about going to my mother in laws for Sunday lunch and then letting her share the bottle of wine I took to self-medicate” – Paul Arnold.
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