THE ‘Neil in Acorn Antiques, A Quiet Place’ HEAD-IN-HANDS LEAGUE
So named because of the weekend birthdays of Nigel Planer (66? Myyyy…!), Julie Walters (68) and Emily Blunt (39).

Barney: ‘Grimsby Town down to 10 – Ohman’ (local boy Ludwig Ohman gets a red for the Mariners)
Chris: [no comment – probably deleted]
Howard: ‘Zoiks! Freddie (Ladapo) scored for Plymouth Argyle!’
Is elsewhere’ at present but has indicated, though an emissary, (who some thought looked rather like Mike Pence) that Lincoln City’s Bruno Andrade, Forest Green Rovers’ Christian Doidge and Swindon Town’s Michael Doughty could be heading for a swathe of ill fortune. The prediction was correct for Doidge and Doughty, but once again, a player defied the dark side and scored twice in the shape of the Portuguese Andrade. Maybe the curse was lost in translation.
Jamie’s Bain (see elsewhere in this edition) was a possible contender, but Arbroath’s Bobby Linn is perhaps a step too far. Still, who’d have thought Scotland was a hotbed of the intergender?
I’d also suggest a quartet of Ashleys (Barnes, Fletcher, Nadesan and Smith-Brown) but there’s really nothing too definite here.
Bradford City’s travails continue unabated as they cycle through managers towards an increasingly likely relegation. They were given a solid chance to win – an away game too – against Walsall, who sportingly had their main goal threat, Andy Cook red-carded on 6 minutes to make a game of it. Regrettably, the Bantams went in at half-time 1-1 and David Hopkin’s stirring words saw them to a 3-2 loss against a team who played 87 minutes with 10 men. Hopkin’s subsequent resignation within 48 hours seemed inevitable given the circumstances.
(They still beat Posh though…)
AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic made the grade but the winner has to be Bury v Oldham Athletic, though in all honesty it could be Bury v Babylon (Athletic?) and still get in this category. In a moment of supreme cheekiness, Barney put Spurs v Arsenal on here too. Well, Spurs are certainly unpleasant, but I don’t think this counts.
Barney – called Annan Athletic v Albion Rovers, called at 3-0 on 24 min – Finished: 4-0 – FAILED!
Howard – called Raith Rovers v Montrose called at 4-1 on 76 min – Finished: 4-1 – FAILED!
Chris – had nothing recorded, so – FAILED!
Freddie Ladapo at Plymouth Argyle or Jamie Bain at Forfar Athletic. This is clearly a scourge in both north and south of this sceptred isle.
Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers. Because it’s Rotherham. Versus Blackburn.
It’s an oldie but definitely worth a repeat. Peterhead goalscorer Rory McAllister (who has a proper job as a plumber with Dundee firm Pitkerro) says he cannot afford to go full-time as a footballer. “There’s no way at my age [then: 31] I’d take a wage cut”, he said in the Scottish Sun (last July).


Aiden McGeady (Sunderland)
Caolan Lavery (Bury on loan from Sheffield United)
Hallam Hope (Carlisle United)
James Tavernier (Rangers)
Luke Varney (Cheltenham Town)
Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers)
Michail Antonio (West Ham United)
Will Keane (Ipswich Town on loan from Hull City)

Andrew Hughes (Preston North End)

Luke Varney (Cheltenham Town)
Regan Charles-Cook (Gillingham)
Scott Sinclair (Celtic)
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United)

Chuks Aneke (Milton Keynes Dons)
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United)

Che Adams (Birmingham City) x2
Chris Porter (Crewe Alexandra)
Marc McNulty (Hibernian on loan from Reading) x2
Matt Done (Rochdale)
Sam Vokes (Stoke City)

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