Any team news? Anyone have access to the webcast or radio? Found out that I'm behind a firewall in this office, so can't even attempt the webcast. bah. Grateful for any updates.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Answers

This is the lineup being reported on sports.com:

Harper, Griffin, O'Brien, Hughes, Acuna, Bassedas, Quinn, Solano, Robert, Ameobi, Shearer

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

No web cast so far 7:42

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

How bout any exclusive text updates of our match? Sporting Life is the only site doing any kind of updates, that I've found. It's slow and so far only reports Stirling 1 up on Cowdenbeath.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Will do waht I can from Ramsgate - 5 live is not doing its usual tingum

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

.com have a link to a brentford site for commentary good luck

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

starting to get reasonable connection to http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/match/view/match_live/0,1563,10421,00.htm l

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Brentford connection working - sort of. They are apologising for their technical probs and are commentating via mobile phone apparently. Hope the team show less inititive!

.cock is dead as per usual

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

No luck. I'm behind a firewall. :-(

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

not much happening- Acuna had a good chance though. The Brentford blokes cudnt connect their commentary either so are transmitting via a mobile phone! Still managing a better connection than recent nufc.co.uk :-)

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

err Brentford score- the old bloke doing the commentary nearly had a fit by the sounds of it.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Brentford score on break.

****

Commentator says īthe geordies donīt like that'

Nah, but we're used to it...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Ahem. You don't >i>want a webcast, believe me.

0-1

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Not my finest hour re. HTML tags.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Well we seem to do well when we go a goal down. This would be a good time to start doing well.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Cries of 'Toon Army' ringing out. Howay lads...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Harper saves... just. Price booked for Brentford, being stroppy apparently.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Coverage on Official site as well now.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Good on ya, Stevie Harper! Cmon lads, get us back into this one!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

well, surprise, surprise, webcast not working. somebody sue for false advertising.

and 0-1 down. dear me. will we EVER keep a clean sheet? Gav? ;-)

TOON TOON! BLACK AND WHITE ARMY!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Ref seems an arse of the first water.

Lolo booked for diving.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Insane ref books Robert for diving in box.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Mackems also one down

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Mackems getting beat as well though. Every cloud etc...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Solano chips over the bar

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Nobby's having one of his off days. Wonder why.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

How's our possession? Are we controlling the play at least?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I only wanted to listen to the game is that so much to ask for???? Why doesn't the club do something about this circus thats called the webcast.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Nope. Doesn't sound like it.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Not controlling very much from what I'm hearing. Sounds like we're letting them play hard Nationwide football and we're getting out- tackled and kept out of shape. Time to show some grit, lads...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Wonderful. :-/

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Well, if the old fella on the Brentford webcast reporting from a mobile (don't laugh, at least their webcast is working) is to be believed, both teams are crap, but we're more crap than them. I must say, he's very even handed with his comments. He's reporting us starting to get our collective fingers out.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Can i urge EVERYONE either now or at half time to send an email to:

streamingsupport@premiumtv.co.uk Subject: Countless webcast insults

with the following word in large, red, capital letters:

SHAMBOLIC.

ta!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I guess our webcast lot can't afford mobiles? Or do they not know how to work them?

HOWAY LADS! FIGHT!!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

My connection to .cock has been OK the second half of the first half. Cuts out a bit but no worse than usual. At least I can hear most of whatīs being said.

It's worse sound quality than Brentford's bloke on a mobile though.

Piss poor effort by all concerned. Again.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Munchkin equalises for Mackems. Cloud is de-silver-lined.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Have just emailed the morons, Min. Thanks for the addy.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Half time. Boos all round.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Makems 2-1 down.

This new web cast is shocking, can't keep it for more than 1 mins!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Half time. Some booing heard from crowd.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Mackems 2-1 down. Cloud is de-de-silver-lined

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

My grandad was a Brentford apparently (he admits sheepishly). Howay the lads. Any word what the attendance is?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Finally I can join you. Nice to see ya all. Why play Solano, didnt he looked tired already on Saturday?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Half time now?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

SPEED AND LEE

versus

BASSEDAS AND ACUNA

will support both as squad players but,....

likely cost as much as the entire Brentford squad. 5 million

humiliation again

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

mobile from a mate at SJP

making them look very decent

little threat

mmm

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

second trophy lost this year?

and its still september

and booby says its his best squad

mmmmmm

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

2nd Half underway

Elliot on for Hughes

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Got this answer from premiumtv.co.uk after sending email;

Dear Mr Postle

I apologise for the game beginning late, but this was for reasons beyond our control. However the commentary has been running for the last 20 minutes without any problems.

If you are receiving error messages then perhaps you could tell me that they are, or describe in more details any more problems you are experiencing.

your feedback is appreciated

Regards

Ben

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Maybe the players have decided to concentrate on the league, and didn't bother telling YBR?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

little to suggest we hve got any ambition or ability so far

yuk

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Ref still arse of first water.

Bassedas booked for diving.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I got the same cut n paste response, Ken. Though from what folks on here are saying, it doesn't seem as though the webcast has been running for 20min with no problems. Nor does that address the fact that this happens with every match. As Clarky would probably say...Tossers!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Griffin having a mare.

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Mackems just had penna saved!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Solano having a mare.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bassedas, Quinn, Shearer having mares.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shola on the other hand ...

1-1

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"They're a different side all of a sudden"

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Funny Shaggy, I was just about to ask how Shola was doing.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bassedas misses sitter

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

SHOLA!!!!! CMON LADS, LET'S WIN THIS ONE!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

How long to go?

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Bobby Robson "doing his nut".

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"The referee 100% has lost the plot"

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

We're quite capable of self-destructing without any help Mr Referee, thankyouverymuch. :-/

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

A YBR patent multiple-sub must be imminent.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Last 15 minutes.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

To be more accurate:

Last 45 minutes if it stays as it is.

Mackems level. Laslandes.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

HOWAY LADS! JUST ONE GOAL!! (I wanna go home on time)

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"The scrappiest, strangest game you've seen for a long long long long time."

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

6 mins of regular time left

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"The thought of another half an hour of this referee is absolutely frightening"

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

They are looking increasingly likely to be the team to score next. Anyone of a nervous disposition, come back and check out the final score in about 40 minutes. Bring on Bellamy, please.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Well it takes me about 40min to get home. Maybe I should do a Gav and leave early. It worked on Saturday.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Linesmen joining in with the improvised rulebook. Madness.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I don't fancy our chances at penalties

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"The Newcastle players look bewildered by things"

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

5 minutes added-on time.

O'Brien's header knocked off the line. Bugger.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

****ing webcast breaking up all the time. AAARGH!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Right, I'm heading home. Hopefully this works and I log on in about 45min to find out we've won. HOWAY THE LADS!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Quinn making game-saving blocks. Brentford going for it.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bugger me, flying pigs. "Wayne Quinn might have saved the day."

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

We've gone to bits. Last minute.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Extra time. Insane, blind referee working his voodoo right to the end.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Andy O'Brien crocked

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Mackems behind again.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Raaay!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shagspeare, are we the only 2 left on here?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Yeah, I guess the others have got more sense than us.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I am here, drifting in and out. So what is going on with the ref??? has he sent people off, missing offsides and fouls or what??

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

O'Brian crooked? Arrrrggg

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

O'Brien that is.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Seems reports of his crocked-ness were exaggerated.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"Appeals falling on not so much deaf ears as ignorant ones"

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Wot a strange match thread

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Missing fouls. Apparently really blatant ones.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

me here too despairing

Shearer still on?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Ref generally showing signs of never having seen a game of football before. Maybe he's a tennis umpire on a job swap or something. Ignoring blatant, chopping fouls right in front of him then waving cards for non or trivial offences.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

There really is no mention of the game on this thread.....very strange thread.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Won yit?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

O'Brien hurt again. Not serious but...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Mackems 3-2 down!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

any commentators oot their

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bonvin just put Sheff Wed 4-2 up!

Good lad

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

surreal!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

yeah, I meant 4-2. I'm losing the plot here...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shearer is still on but v. quiet. Just hit one at the keeper.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shearer straight at the keeper.

One these days where nothing's going in.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

End of first half of extra time

15 mins more to play.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

2nd half of extra time.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

This is looking more and more like going to pens.

Don't know if I can take this kind of thing from now till May...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

SKY reportng thir scorer could have had two others in extra time and the Toon under the cosh

Central midfileld being ove run...and why oh why oh why is Shearer playing 120 minutes of football

I cannot believe it

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Hello Peeps, just got back from the pub expecting to see a 5-0 scoreline to us. Extra time, what's going on? Would anyone care to enlighten me without disturbing the normal flow of the matchday thread for others?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

last 15 mins just started

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shearer at keeper again. Oh, Alan.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Agree Pete

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shearer straight at the keeper - again!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Phew. Bellamy 2-1

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!

Bellamy!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

phew - thinking pens

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

GGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Dear Bobby

Less than three days ago you said you were going to introduce wor AL slowly to protect him - 60 -75 mins and he would have to get used to it

He said he was a month away from his best

Oh sorry we are playing the mighty brentford

ps who are we playing on saturday?

Tonight he is still on and has played a game and a bit

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Winnin noo!, who scored

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

thank the lord

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

De Builder - you've missed nowt tonight. Worst refereeing performance in living memory and a poor B&W effort against a battling, difficult side. Should have done much better and we're lucky to be up from what I've heard.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Steve and Shag - some double act eh!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Pete, spot on. Shearer CANNOT be 100% for Saturday now. Can't fault the effort but I don't think MENSA will be recruiting at SJP any time soon.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

unqualified comments here and wrong forum - but over relience on Bobby Lee and Speed.

Bassedas has done nowt

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Cheers Steve! I can't get any sort of webcast so I'm a bit reliant on this thread now!

2-1 to us now, hopefully that's the end of the matter and this match will go down as one of those matches on the way to the trophy. Any news on tonight's attendance?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

25,000 ish apparently.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

A 2 goal cushion - even at this butt-end of the match - wouldn't go amiss.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

less than 5 mins to go

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

23,633

although:

1 or 2 heading for the exit.

2 goal cushion achieved. Bellamy.

Again: phew.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL LLLLLLLLLLLL Bellamy

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bellamy 3-1

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I find it incredible to believe that Sheare has been asked to play this long

look at our supposed rivals in terms of 'big clubs'

Their bloody strikers are complaining they cannot get a game

Cole/Yorke/Litmanen/Fowler et al and in the Premiership

and Bobby has gone on record saying we dont need another lad up front

SHEARER has been Knackered for a year since Euro 2000 and he has just come back for gods sake

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Where are you listening to this match from?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Going to listen to the Mackem match now. Luxury of having a real radio.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Luax2 misses a sitter

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Changed mind. Coudn't stick Simon Crabtree's sub-Mark-Lawrenson effete voice.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

good lad Bellamy

sorry for me protectionist comments on wor Al but i happen to think he has got a while left in him at his near best. IF HE IS BLOODY USED IN THE RIGHTWAY

not flogging a dead horse

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Couldn't agree more.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bellamy will leave the match with three balls.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Shags, foul play! Real radio indeed. You MUST listen on the webcast to experience the full unholy trinity of crap team, crap game and crap webcast. Where's your team spirit?

Ha ha, mackems out!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bellamy hat trick!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extra time hat-trick for Bellamy

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"News of Sunderland's defeat at Hillsborough leads to more cheers."

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

4-1 full time. Flattering. Everyone refusing to shake hands with ref.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Are the highlights on TV tonight?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

It's going to be a long afternoon on Saturday hunched over the computer. I've heard about my Dad in the old days trying to get Radio Caroline and stuff. I know how he felt...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

I've got to say, this coming back from 0-1 lark sure beats last season's blowing a 2 goal advantage.

Howay Becks, get an early one

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

It seems like the trait for the season is going to be us coming back from a goal down. Entertaining I suppose but I wish we could keep a clean sheet every now and then.

Come in Mr Distin your chance awaits?!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

Bloody hell, Alan Robson's phone-in's just come on Metro. Didn't realise it was still going. Wonder if he still gets people to sing to him.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

But is it better than the keegan-era last minute nervous shambles?

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"Eeeh, hello Alan, aam a first time caller" Aah, memories...

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

"Cud aah hav a bit of echo on that Alan"

Topic of the night is finding dingleberries in the bathwater. I kid you not.

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

check out RTG

most of the mackems want monkeys heed out

suicide

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001

1. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. I am not going to leave match threads/televised coverage/etc early for the rest of the season. Our lads are going to have to learn how to win while I'm watching or listening. Starting on Saturday. :-D

-- Anonymous, September 12, 2001