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mark_whiley  |  Aug 8 2008, 17:57 PM |
 Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Hi folks I'll be back in the Big Match Live hotseat tomorrow as the Imps begin their season by taking on Rotherham at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. Facilities permitting, I'll be online from about 2.30. Cheers |
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| salfordimp | Aug 8 2008, 18:11 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Tue Nov 27 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: mark_whiley at Aug 8 2008, 17:57 PM wrote Hi folks I'll be back in the Big Match Live hotseat tomorrow as the Imps begin their season by taking on Rotherham at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. Facilities permitting, I'll be online from about 2.30. Cheers  Hi again, the last couple of months have been hell, wondering if this service will be resumed as normal! I will be waiting bovril (or alternative beef drink) in hand, not with standing coming back from the 'local' in time you can count me in... Looking forward to chatting away with all Imp fans incl Torquay and Co. with the Lord of the Imps taking us into the new season...  |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:19 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Hello, good afternoon and welcome to a brand new season of the Big Match Live. I hope you've all had a great summer and are looking forward to what we hope will be a promotion-winning season for the Imps. I'm here at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield for the Millers against Imps. Feel free to pop me a question or comment throughout the afternoon. I'll be back in a mo with the teams. |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:23 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | The headline news for the Imps is that Frank Sinclair (calf) misses out throughout injury. He's replaced by Lee Beevers in the heart of the defence. Gary King is preferred to Dany N'Guessan on the wing and there's no place for Lee Frecklington. Imps: Burch, Green, Beevers, Kovacs, Brown, John-Lewis, Oakes, Kerr, King, Gall, Wright. Subs: N'Guessan, Duffy, Hone, Graham, Frecklington. What do you make of that? |
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| declcfc4life | Aug 9 2008, 14:28 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sat Aug 9 2008 Status: Offline | decent team out today hopefully this will get frecko playing his best to prove hes good enought to knock oakes or kerr out of the team. |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:28 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Of course we're here at the Don Valley Stadium, which is actually an athletic stadium. But after all their financial problems, which has seen them docked 17 points, Rotherham will be playing here this season. Our view is ok, we're halfway inside one half, but a mile away from the pitch. I wish I'd bought some binoculars with me! It's also raining and feels more like November. But we're not going to get that dampen our spirits. I want to hear your predictions for the game. I'm going for a 1-0 win for the Imps. |
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| declcfc4life | Aug 9 2008, 14:33 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sat Aug 9 2008 Status: Offline | i think were gona see lincoln win 2 nil today with wright and oakes scoring |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:34 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Rotherham are without new signing Mark Burchill, who is injured. Wasn't he the guy hailed the 'Scottish Michael Owen' during his Celtic days? Another new signing, ex-Grimsby man Nick Fenton, is on the bench along with ex-Imp Peter Holmes. Warrington, Lynch, Green, Rhodes, Joseph, Reid, Mills, Sharps, Taylor, Harrison, Hudson. Subs: Cann, Cummin, Fenton, Holmes, Tonge. |
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| torquayimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sat Aug 11 2007 Status: Offline | Greetings all from wet and windy torquay. Hope you all well and happy. |
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| Steve_Banks | Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Thu Aug 16 2007 Status: Offline | G'day Mark. Hope you've had a good summer & are raring to go? What formation is PJ playing? Is Gary King playing wide or up front? Really excited about the prospects for this season. Just hope Jacko has kept their feet on the ground for today - there's a job to be done & I'd hate for the lads to be too confident with all the hype there's been. Bring it on - come on you Imps Steve, Perth, WA |
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| salfordimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Tue Nov 27 2007 Status: Offline | Afternoon Mark, Hope you had a enjoyable time between seasons? Understand that the fans need binos to see the match, so how is your view of the pitch? |
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| UkrainianRuss | Aug 9 2008, 14:45 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Fri Aug 10 2007 Status: Offline | Good to have you bad old boy. A warm good afternoon to all the other Imps fans. I'm strangely hopeful. I'm a fan of Kevin Gall, so I'm tipping him to do ok. Hopefully Oakes can find enough space and time to weave his magic. As for Burchill, you're right, he was the Scottish Michael Owen... briefly.... |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:46 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: torquayimp at Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM wrote Greetings all from wet and windy torquay. Hope you all well and happy. Hello sir, good to have you back with us. The weather's grim here too. |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:49 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: Steve_Banks at Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM wrote G'day Mark. Hope you've had a good summer & are raring to go? What formation is PJ playing? Is Gary King playing wide or up front? Really excited about the prospects for this season. Just hope Jacko has kept their feet on the ground for today - there's a job to be done & I'd hate for the lads to be too confident with all the hype there's been. Bring it on - come on you Imps Steve, Perth, WA G'day Steve. I'm sure the Imps will be playing 4-4-2 with King and John-Lewis on the flanks and Wright and Gall up front. I've had a good summer away from football, but I'm well up for it now. Very optimistic about the season ahead and I reckon Jacko will guard against over confidence. |
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| torquayimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:49 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sat Aug 11 2007 Status: Offline | Thanks Mark, and hi Russ good to see ya Sadly no redimp tasha now the fools gone and and got a Saturday job. |
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| salfordimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:49 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Tue Nov 27 2007 Status: Offline | Hi Torquay, UkrainianRuss and all, Is it our time for a group hug for the season ahead? |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:50 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: declcfc4life at Aug 9 2008, 14:33 PM wrote i think were gona see lincoln win 2 nil today with wright and oakes scoring Hello there Leigh Curtis is going for 2-0 too. I'd take that! |
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| salfordimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:50 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Tue Nov 27 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: torquayimp at Aug 9 2008, 14:49 PM wrote Thanks Mark, and hi Russ good to see ya Sadly no redimp tasha now the fools gone and and got a Saturday job. Thats a pity for us, but good for your wallet! |
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| mark_whiley | Aug 9 2008, 14:52 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Sep 5 2007 Status: Offline Last Edit: 10 Aug 2008, 11:07 | Quote: salfordimp at Aug 9 2008, 14:44 PM wrote Afternoon Mark, Hope you had a enjoyable time between seasons? Understand that the fans need binos to see the match, so how is your view of the pitch? Hi Salfordimp, good to have you with us. I've enjoyed the off-season by watching plenty of cricket and enjoying some time off. Me, Leigh and the rest of the office would like to know if you've got any more Bovril? |
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| torquayimp | Aug 9 2008, 14:53 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sat Aug 11 2007 Status: Offline | I hope so Salford, nice to see you back safe and sound, a real bovril day too. Shall I be brave and go for 3-1 to us |
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