Month: January 2012

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London Owls meeting place for MK game

Suggested meeting place for London Owls making the trip to MK tonight is the Red Lion at Fenny Lock. It is close to Fenny Stratford and is a 15-20 minute walk from Bletchley station and 15 minutes from the ground. Full address is 11 Lock View Lane, Simpson Road, Fenny Lock MK1 1BA

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Reda back in contention for MK Dons challenge

Reda Johnson is in line for a recall to the Owls line-up for tonight’s trip to MK Dons. Johnson has missed the last two games with a back injury but is likely to replace Mark Beevers at left back. Miguel Llera is also ready to return after being cup-tied on Saturday and Gary Megson will […]

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Television date for Blackpool FA Cup replay

Wednesday’s FA Cup fourth round replay with Blackpool at Hillsborough will be live on ESPN. The tie is on February 7 and is a 7.45pm kick off.

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New boy Bostock could be in squad at MK

New loan signing John Bostock is eligible to play in Wednesday’s promotion clash at MK Dons on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old midfielder Bostock has signed on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season and could go straight into the squad against the Dons. * The Owls home game with Preston on March 31 is to […]

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Owls off to Everton if we win replay

Wednesday will be off to Premier League Everton in the FA Cup if we can beat Blackpool in our fourth round replay. The tie would see Gary Megson pitched against a team he used to play for and for older fans would bring back memories of the 1966 FA Cup Final when we lost 3-2 […]

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Replay date confirmed . . . look out for ball number seven

Wednesday’s FA Cup fourth round replay with Blackpool at Hillsborough has been confirmed for Tuesday, February 7, kick off 7.45pm. Tickets will be priced £10 adults and £5 concessions. Draw for the fifth round takes place at approximately 3.40pm today – it’s live on ITV with the Wednesday/Blackpool number being 7.    

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Wednesday looking to strengthen before Tuesday’s deadline

Wednesday will be looking to bring in one or two players before next Tuesday’s transfer deadline. Gary Megson confirmed after the draw at Blackpool that he hopes to strengthen the side in the next couple of days, saying: “We’re trying to bring in one or two new players but other clubs are also interested in […]

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‘Ref couldn’t wait to give the penalty’ says Megson

Gary Megson felt the referee couldn’t wait to give Blackpool the injury-time penalty that robbed us of a place in the FA Cup fifth round. Referring to the penalty award, given for Chris Sedgwick’s challenge on Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Megson pointed to a similar challenge on Jermaine Johnson seconds earlier which was allowed to go unpunished. […]

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Another late blow for Wednesday as Phillips strikes from spot

Kevin Phillips, so often the scourge of Wednesday over the years, robbed us of an FA Cup upset at Blackpool on Saturday. Clinton Morrison’s excellent strike soon after the break put us ahead but, just as we looked to have earnt a place in the fifth round we once again conceded an injury-time goal, Chris […]

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Wednesday line-up at Blackpool

Wednesday line-up at Blackpool: Bywater; Buxton, R Jones, Batth, Beevers; Palmer, Prutton, Lines, Sedgwick; Morrison, Lowe

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