Rules to be Broken

One of the golden rules of writing a blog - whatever you write - is to post an entry everyday, at least.


Me, I have been naughty. This is my first entry since Christmas Eve.


Well I think I can be excused. There has been too much happening over the last six days - Food, drink, merriment, sale shopping and getting ready to go on holiday at the weekend.


Yep I am off to sunnier climes on Saturday, though only for a week. I will be back in time for the Man Utd v Chelsea game on Sunday 11th January.


Great holiday planning don't you think?


What has been happening recently?


The REAL Latics won at Crewe 3-0 and drew at home to Carlisle over Christmas, Chelsea won and drew and 'ickle' Stevie Gerrard GOT NICKED and CHARGED for affray and assault.


Oh Happy Days!!

Your Complete Guide to the Football League Play-offs: Carlisle Utd v Leeds Utd

If tonight's game is as half as good of any the matches this season throughout the play-off season, then we should be in for a cracker!!!

I am still scratching my head as to why Leeds and Carlisle have to meet twice in the space of three days, when Doncaster and Southend, Wycombe and Stockport and Rochdale and Darlington have ALL had nearly a week to prepare for their respective 2nd legs.

Anyway Carlisle go into tonight's encounter leading 2-1 from the first leg which was played at Elland Road on Monday night. Dougie Freedman's late late goal has given Leeds half a chance to reach Wembley for the League One play-off final.

The game at Brunton Park kicks-off at 7.45pm and as with all the other games covered so far, scores, scorers and any other news will appear in the comments section. (Updates will appear every five minutes, unless any thing happens in between).

Your Complete Guide to the Football League Play-Offs: Leeds Utd v Carlisle Utd

Its back to League One for the next round of play-offs as Leeds Utd take

on Carlisle Utd at Elland Road, kick off at 7.45pm.

If you didn't know already Leeds lost 15 points at the start of the season

and to get into the play-offs is a massive achievement. Whether they can

sustain their momemtum and get promotion back into the Championship

remains to be seen.

In the latter of part of the season they lost Dennis Wise to Newcastle

United and before that Gus Poyet went back to Tottenham, as Assistant

Coach.

The game kicks-off at 7.45pm and as usual scores and scorers will appear

in the comments section.

Other Commitments

For Championship, League One and League Two teams, the season ends this weekend, unless your team is involved in the play-offs which will extend your season by another few weeks.

However for the two gentleman above, Leicester's Milan Mandaric (pic2) and Bournemouth's Jeff Mostyn (pic1), their priorities do not include attending their respective clubs matches as they battle against relegation.

Mandaric's Leicester who play at Championship chasing Stoke City on Sunday need to equal or better Southampton's result, and Mostyn whose cash-strapped Bournemouth (who have already had 10 points deducted this season) travel to promotion chasing Carlisle United some 300 miles away from the South Coast.