I am struggling to find anything positive to write about my sporting interest's at the moment so i am going to cast my eye over to Europe to find some sort of comfort. And low and behold i have found some!
I will get the crap out of the way first.The Imps were second best to League leaders Rochdale at the weekend. We scored a well worked goal when all three of our Aston Villa loaness combined to give us the lead but there was little cheer after that.There first was a good goal so i can't moan about that. What i can moan about though is the fact that the next two,one from a corner and one from a quickly taken free kick were very preventable.Again though i felt we created more going forward but against a side that are flying like Rochdale it was never going to be enough.The bottom of the table is still as tight as a pair of trousers Barry fry got for Christmas last year so we just have to battle on.
There were two high points of the day though. Baz,s funny story about a rodent is sure to make the end of the season awards!!
The other was that the head steward in the Stacey west wasn't at the game but his very able deputy filled in very well and the day went smoothly for him and all concerned give yourself a pat on the back good sir!
The Imps are a bit down at the moment.For me we have to stick with Chris Sutton.Most of the players he has brought in have been better that what we had (although i prefer Kovas to Barker,but thats not to say Barker is shit)Yes we havnt won for a while but i believe that it will turn around (i have to) we are creating more chances while we have looked much more solid at the back.Yes we are in a relegation battle so lets just roll our sleeves up and battle.
What we don't need right now is people who haven't been to watch us play since the summer writing blogs slagging off the manager saying how he is doing everything wrong and we need to put some bloke who did a bit of coaching at forest in his job instead(this coming from an Imps fan btw).
For my part i will be wearing my lucky hat to the next home game.The only time i wore it we won 5-1 so it will be back!!
Over in the states the scene is even worse. Having made a bet on who would get further the Steelers of the New York Giants i intercepted a close run thing with both sides going to the Championship game at least.When the bet was struck both were 4-2 and looking good. Now the Steelers are 6-7 with no chance of the playoffs and the Giants 7-6 with a slim chance of the playoffs. So it looks like both the 2008 and the 2009 Superbowl champions are going out early how can you go from the being the teams to beat to being crap in such a short time span?
Lets look to the Czech Rep...
Because of the harsh weather in central Europe the Czech league shuts down November through to early march.The locals don't seem to mind much though as it gives them more time to drink the most tasty beer in the world from one of the county's many many bars and ogle nice barmaids.
The mind of an Imps blog favourite Czech side Viktoria Zizkov,so being because of there red and white striped shirts,Left wing support and being based in the area of Prague with the most pubs per head have made a stuttering start to life in the second division after last years relegation.They now sit in 5th place 8 points behind the second promotion spot so maybe a little to far back to get promotion but stranger things have happened as they say.
Elsewhere in Prague the big two have had mixed results in the Europa League this season.
Champions Slavia,are bottom of group B with one round of games left to go are looking for there first win and can not made the knockout stages having gained three draws and two defeats from there five match's.To be fair to them though they have been drawn in a very tough group alongside Valencia,Lille and Genoa.
Arch rivals Sparta face a winner takes all match at home to FC Copenhagen of Denmark for a place in the knockout phase.both teams are locked on 7 points with Hollands PSV on 11 and the top of group K. my prediction?A 1-2 away win. Although it would be nice for Sparta to win and keep Czech Interest in the Competition alive.
Now to Italy
After a narrow defeat to Juventus Inter gained a useful point at the weekend as both AC Milan and Juventus suffered surprise defeats.Inter are now 5 points clear of Milan in 2nd and 6 points ahead of Juventus in 3rd and on course for a FIFTH straight league championship.
IN JOSE WE TRUST!!
Last week Inter safety made the knockout stages of the champions league although as a group runner up to Barceloana.So there is still a chance that the Jose will be jiving all the way to Madrid for the final in march!
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