I have decided that when we decide to play in both half's of a football match this season we will be fine. And I don't think this score line was a fair reflection of last night's televised (did you see it?) match.
Yorkshire Pudding has mentioned my tardiness in getting rid of my countdown to the smoking ban clock. What I might do is start recording the number of days since we last had a penalty. In the past 90 games we have been awarded 2 penalties and have given away 19. During last night's second half alone Luton's Matthew Spring scored two penalties to add to the other four he has taken this season. And it isn't that we don't get decent shouts for penalties - last night alone we could have been awarded 2 and Luton could not have complained.
One of those 2 penalties we were given was for handball, so this means that according to referees, a Cobblers player has only been fouled once in the opposition area once in the last 8,100 minutes of play. (Just call me Stato.) But what tends to happen when one of our players gets brought down in the area is that our player gets booked for 'diving' and the offending side is given a free kick. So what do we have to get penalties? Take diving lessons? Or play Cheltenham?
It so happens that the only two penalties we have been awarded in the past 18 months were both against Cheltenham......
who it so happens we play on Saturday.
One of the many daft things about being a football fan is that hope springs eternally.
About Me
- J.J
- Formerly known as Just Jane, but with a blog move carried out in haste I managed to end up with a blog nickname I hate..J bloody J. Oh well, too late to do anything about it now. Call me what you will. So apart from a stupid title I have three off spring, one very special bloke, lots of friends, a great family, a job I love and a rubbish football team who I love too. I also have a tendency to go on abit.....you have been warned.
My Blog List
-
-
Images - All I have for you tonight is four images and a song. Above, a reminder to our American cousins that in Great Britain, the word "trump" is frequently ...22 hours ago
-
Plaster board and dust - So, we're still no further forward on the British Gas smart meter front and I've given up making non-existent appointments with them for now, but Keith has...2 years ago
-
Z lunches out - I may return to Blogger, my other blog is playing up. I don't know whether it's my server or Wordpress or what, but I can't get into it tonight and I'm...2 years ago
-
-
-
The problem with bras - The time has come for me to rant about bras. For those of you that don't know me personally, allow me to provide a little personal information. I'm 33 and ...8 years ago
-
Back from the dead blog (because I feel the need to say this even if to myself) - The Labour Party of the U.K. is in disarray.This is not a good thing. Last year there was a lot of heated discussion between and towards Labour moderates (...8 years ago
-
and yes I said yes I will Yes. - OK, so my good intentions didn't get many posts written, eh? Of course, like everyone registered to vote in Scotland, I've been a bit preoccupied just rece...10 years ago
-
-
-
The Gift Beneath the GAA - There's a super article over at Cunning Hired Knaves, a blog that I would recommend as a regular read to you all, on the attempted robbery through privati...10 years ago
-
From Music Teacher to Magic Fairy Dust Practitioner - My friend is a music teacher. She's put in a lot of effort over the years. She started to play the violin, age seven and practised every day throughout h...11 years ago
-
Home Improvement Software - Its Advantages And Disadvantages - Computers play a large roll in people's lives. So why not in the home improvement aspect of it? There are tons of computer programs that do massive improv...11 years ago
-
-
Broccoli and the art of skiving - "Do you like broccoli?" Nine times out of ten it's not a question any of us would struggle with. In my case it's: "Fresh purple sprouting yes, big green lu...12 years ago
-
Hotting up - Back in the land of the living!!!! Well it's all hotting up nicely at the end of the season.Some teams already know their fate, whether good or bad, but so...12 years ago
-
oh hello! - I can write things on my blog again. The little pencil icon vanished and I couldn't be arsed to faff around trying to post stuff by going into my dashboar...12 years ago
-
No Bad Bein a Scot - Ah've just come doon fae the Isle o Skye....It's late May and i didnae expect closed bridges, broken trees and a big fat lorry lyin on its side but shit l...13 years ago
-
Twat * - So we head off in ex's car to take the boy and his mate to the Big Chill festival. I stayed for the weekend last year and had a great time, but I have deci...14 years ago
-
Oct 30th 09: A Radical Burns Shindig (Sat 31st Oct, 7.30pm) - Still alive. Still kicking. A RADICAL BURNS SHINDIG With Janice Galloway, Don Paterson, Bashabi Fraser and Kevin Williamson. Out of the Blue 30-38 Dalmen...15 years ago
-
Cheap video time again! - walking down the main Sydenham high street I saw one of the charidee shops with videos at a bargain 50p each, and an even bigger bargain of four for a quid...15 years ago
-
-
-
-
-
Favourite places include South Africa
And Dublin
And Cornwall
And another favourite place is
Pembrokeshire
And Tenby
Tenby
And Edinburgh
And Marrakesh
And Lapland
And especially New Cross !
4 comments:
it could be worse JJ, you could be a Millwall fan... ;)
Dear Stato,
Of course Northampton are rarely awarded penalties. This is because of the town's Nazi allegiances in World War Two. It is rumoured that the Fuhrer himself was a keen Northmapton Town fan and also had his jackboots specially made there. When he yelled from the terraces "Penalty!" the referees bloody listened. In the oft forgotten 1939-1940 season The Cobblers were awarded an average of three penalties per match, converting 75% of them. This inspired Hitler to invade Belgium.
Yours,
Mr History
Trouble is Cookie that since I met Reidski I do keep wishing Millwall would win.
YP - oh, that explains it.
P.S. What ever you are on I could do with some!
except when theyre playing the Gills eh jane? oh well.....
and at least you dont have a soft spot for the scum from Layer Road..... i truly and utterly despise colchester (and blackburn).
sorry, i let my footballing bile rise to the surface there for a minute
Post a Comment