More seriously, Southend held us and got one of ours sent off, but we have home advantage. So they get away goals advantage.
So... err... I darkly suspect Southend will go through.
I also suspect that Carlisle's bad run of form will continue, so you should have a good run at it.
Awful though, isn't it? Why do we put ourselves through this?
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Much better than not being involved, wouldn't you say? I'd like both Donny and Leeds to go up, though, which clearly can't happen.
Yesterday was a real rollercoaster. Yak scored, then West Ham, so everything was looking sweet. Then both Villa and Newcastle equalised, and I started to get that Englandescent sinking feeling. Then Villa went one-up and I resigned myself to "Bloody" Michael Owen killing us off. It all flipped the other way, though. Lescott scored and Ashton equalised at Upton Park. Blighters dispatched. Superb.
And if someone gets some bionic joints for Cahill then you're in with a decent chance of winning it.
Although there seem to be ongoing stirrings about Moyes' contract situation?[ Parent ]
I freely concede that, had things gone the other way, I might be slightly less chipper.
Moyes' contract is supposedly being renegotiated. I'm not too worried, as he seems quite calm about it. It's not like there are many better jobs on offer (although Chelsea is an extreme outside bet, but I imagine he'd be about tenth in the queue) and he's done really well. The word on the street is that it's more to do with how much he'll have to spend rather than his own wages, as I can't see there being a problem with the latter. I've also heard a vague rumour that the credit crunch means they're reinvestigating stadium sites within the city, but don't put too much stock in it.
0-0 isn't too bad for Donny. There's the away goals risk (I think I'd like to see the away goals rule overturned, actually) but, if you can't beat them at home ... etc.
However, them's the rules and as you say, if you can't win at home you don't deserve to go through. Now to work on scabbing a ticket...[ Parent ]
the away goals rule isn't in force for the Football League play-offs, so you're sitting a bit prettier if true. We won't mention nebbish ...
We might be able to pull it back if we play much, much better, we were really shit.
Seemed the team were intimidated by their own supporters, which would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.
I'd like it on record that I made that comment when you were two goals down. One goal is much easier to overcome away. G'luck.
Everton played as if they were in quicksand at Fiorentina, but then battered them in the return leg at Goodison. Given that we then went out on penalties and played the second leg at home, I'm not sure how helpful this post is supposed to be, but you get my point. It's still possible.
I had total and utter confidence in Everton and didn't doubt it for a minute - probably because I didn't hear that Newcastle had equalised until Lescott scored later on. I hate listening to football on the radio, I can never tell what's going on!
the BBC's "Score" show, but listening rather than watching as I was doing other things. It's not really any better than Radio 5, but is more neutral as they're not covering any one match specifically, and at least they don't keep cutting away to cover the horse racing, or the Glasgow-Women's Frisbee-billiards.
