I hope all you gramblers enjoyed the little Goldilocks
story in my last posting. You did? Well, here’s some fun for you; click on Goldilocks for a retelling of the story. It is just the usual Goldilocks and the Three
Bears, but if you click on captions to get subtitles, it becomes a lot more
fun. Go on. Give it a go.
So how did The Grambler get on this week? Well, not bad, but not good enough. He/she/it managed to win 92 pees. That means that for our £2.20 bet we only
lost £1.28. Oh well, back to the
grambling board.
Here’s how each game went.
Jason Puncheon scored the only goal of the game as Crystal Palace moved off the bottom of the Premier
League table with a victory against Stoke.
Such is the closeness of teams at the foot of the table, Palace moved up
a full four places and out of the relegation zone thanks to this one win. And after last week’s penalty miss from
Puncheon (known as Punch to his teammates), he must have been punchin’
(Geddit?) the air with glee after scoring the winner in this game. Probably shouting ‘That’s the way to do it!’
at the same time
Palace manager Tony Pulis aka ‘The Baseball Cap’ said after
the game, “Sixteen games to go and we've given ourselves a chance from not
having a chance but we can't get carried away.
Punch is a good player and people miss penalties. People might say not
by that much but Punch had to get over it and there were no problems.”
Don’t football managers talk bollocks?
Stoke manager Mark Hughes said his team ‘huffed and puffed
a bit’. Obviously, he has forgotten he
manages Stoke and not Wolves!
Aythengyow!
Sanchez Watt
scored a first-half brace as Colchester beat Carlisle .
Watt's first was a 20-yard shot and, after Carlisle
drew level through Magnus Okuonghae's own goal, the former Arsenal trainee
rounded keeper Greg Fleming to roll into an empty net.
The visitors extended their lead after the break when
Marcus Bean headed home and they made it 4-1 when Max Ehmer put Dominic Vose's
cross into his own net. Pillock.
Ehmer made some amends with a tap-in after Sam Walker
spilled a free-kick.
Two goals on his debut from substitute Chris Dagnall
sent Leyton Orient to the top of League One as they came from behind to win at Crewe .
After a goalless first half, the Railwaymen went ahead
when Byron Moore poked in from close range after Chuks Aneke's shot was
blocked.
Former Barnsley striker Dagnall, levelled with a fierce finish from the edge
of the box.
He then grabbed the winner when he tucked home Mathieu
Baudry's cross.
The win was the Letter O's fourth in their last five
league games as Crewe lost for the first time at home since
November.
St Johnstone vs Hearts
– Prediction Home win – Naw!
Saint Johnstone 3 Heart of Midlothian 3
88 minutes gone, the Saints 3 - 1 up (thanks to a
Stevie May hat-trick) and cruising as they gave the poor old Jambos another doing. Thus, ensuring The Grambler a third correct
predict….
Two minutes to go!
Two minutes! They just had to
hang on for two more minutes, but in this game nothing went to plan.
Actually, this was possibly the craziest match this
season – Shocking decisions from the officials (3 sendings off), rubbish
defending from both sides and handbags at the OK Corral.
In a bad-tempered encounter, St Johnstone were down to
ten men before the first goal was scored; when only 20 minutes were on the
clock, Stephen Anderson was shown a red card for a foul on Dale Carrick. Though the incident happened a full 30 yards
from goal, referee Brian Colvin deemed it a goal-scoring opportunity. I know we’re not supposed to criticise
referees, but this guy was incompetent.
However, Saints continued to trouble the visiting
defence and, when Kevin McHattie looked to hold Nigel Hasselbaink as the
striker rolled him inside the penalty box, even though the foul was quite
clearly made outside the box, Colvin appeared to take his assistant's advice to
award a penalty that was stuck away into the corner by May. Referee?
Him?
Saints stretched their lead after the break when May
pounced on a fine Hasselbaink through ball and, although his first effort was
blocked by goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, the striker forced the ball over the
line via deflections off Danny Wilson and Dylan McGowan. If I were May, I’d be embarrassed to claim
it.
The visitors were rarely a threat despite their
numerical advantage but were suddenly back in the game when a McHattie cross
was nodded home by Carrick from close range at the back post.
Any thoughts of an unlikely comeback appeared to be
ended minutes later following an even more controversial penalty kick.
May flicked the ball against McHattie from point-blank
range and, after the officials ruled that it had come off the defender's arm
and not his chest, the striker produced another clinical spot kick for his 19th
goal of the season. Shocking refereeing.
However, in a rousing finish, substitute Nicholson
sliced the ball home from close range, after which Mannus and Stevenson were
shown red cards following an angry goalmouth melee.
When Wilson headed in a Jamie Hamill cross, it
was Hearts who were celebrating to deny Saints a third straight home win.
Berwick vs Stirling
– Prediction Away win – Naw!
Berwick Rangers 4 Stirling Albion 0
And finally, Cyril?
And finally, Esther new Berwick boss Colin Cameron saw his
reign get off to the best possible start as Rangers claimed an impressive 4-0
win at home to Stirling .
Cameron, who took over from Little Ian following last week's 4-1 defeat by Annan Athletic, will have been delighted as his new side took the lead in the first minute.
Darren Lavery headed home after just 28 seconds to put the home team ahead and despite Stirling dominating possession, Berwick never looked like losing the lead.
Dean Hoskins headed home a Lee Currie free kick after half an hour to double his side's lead.
Currie made it 3-0 in the 54th minute when he fired in from the penalty spot after Ross Gray was brought down.
Currie netted his second five minutes later when he rifled a left-footed shot into the net from the edge of the area.
Cameron, who took over from Little Ian following last week's 4-1 defeat by Annan Athletic, will have been delighted as his new side took the lead in the first minute.
Darren Lavery headed home after just 28 seconds to put the home team ahead and despite Stirling dominating possession, Berwick never looked like losing the lead.
Dean Hoskins headed home a Lee Currie free kick after half an hour to double his side's lead.
Currie made it 3-0 in the 54th minute when he fired in from the penalty spot after Ross Gray was brought down.
Currie netted his second five minutes later when he rifled a left-footed shot into the net from the edge of the area.
I suggested
Berwick might get a point, but I didn’t expect this riot. The result moves them one place up the league
and Albion drop a place.
So there you
have it my little grambling chums, only two out of five right this week, so the
Bobby Moore Fund once again receives a measly £2.20. There’s always next week. Always.
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