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Football News for 21 April 2008

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Jones: 'We won’t give up on play-off dream'

Apr 21 2008

CARDIFF City will not yet give up on their Coca-Cola Championship play-off dream with manager Dave Jones insisting: “We keep going.”...

Keegan is hailing Owen as the real deal in Newcastle

Apr 21 2008

Newcastle 2-0 Sunderland. NEWCASTLE boss Kevin Keegan hailed the “real” Michael Owen after seeing the striker condemn Sunderland to a derby defeat....

County still in command of their destiny

Apr 21 2008

THE stage is set for a dramatic end of season at Spytty Park as County face two final home games secure in the knowledge that success will propel them into the play-off places....

Swansea savour ‘surreal’ title party

Apr 21 2008

Swansea City 1-2 Yeovil. HAS there ever been a more surreal championship party? As news filtered through of Southend’s last-gasp winner at Carlisle, traditional title tunes of “champ-iones” and “stand up for the champions” pierced the Liberty Stadium air....

Robinson set for Swansea talks

Apr 21 2008

ANDY ROBINSON has revealed contract talks will be held next week in a bid to secure his Swansea City future....

Steins brace lifts Martyrs

Apr 21 2008

Hitchin 1-3 Merhtyr Tydfil. MERTHYR chalked up their highest away victory of the season at Hitchin who, despite the defeat, were assured of their place in the Southern League Premier Division next season courtesy of results elsewhere....

Play-off push in the balance

Apr 21 2008

Newport County 1-1 Eastbourne. THE draw ensured that Eastbourne clinched the runners-up position in Blue Square South behind champions Lewes, but County’s push to join the Sussex side in the play-offs remains in the balance....

FA Cup hero's family to fly in for final

Apr 21 2008

THE family of 1927 Cardiff City goalie Tom Farquharson is to fly across the world to support the Bluebirds in their 2008 FA Cup bid....

Careless City pay the price for a lack of squad depth

Apr 21 2008

DAVE Jones could not bring himself to admit Cardiff City’s quest to reach the Coca-Cola Championship play-offs is over....

Mowbray sounding a cautious note over promotion

Apr 21 2008

WEST Brom manager Tony Mowbray sounded a cautious note despite his side edging a step closer to the Premier League....

Iriekpen unrepentant over 'swimaway' gesture

Apr 21 2008

FORMER Swansea City defender Izzy Iriekpen seemed unrepentant after his ‘swimaway’ gestures to Bluebirds fans after Joe Ledley’s equaliser against Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park....

There remains a Rae of hope for City in play-offs

Apr 21 2008

CARDIFF City’s play-off hopes are hanging by the thinnest of threads, but Gavin Rae says his side are refusing to throw in the towel just yet....

‘We didn’t create and were poor at the back’

Apr 21 2008

“IT was a poor performance from Cardiff City on a day when they should have beaten Scunthorpe and stayed within reach of the Championship play-offs."...

Brace steps into goal for Thomas

Apr 21 2008

DERYN Brace, Carmarthen Town’s experienced manager, had to take over in goal in their Principality Welsh Premier League match against Connah's Quay Nomads....

‘The worst performance I have seen all season from a referee’

Apr 21 2008

CARDIFF City manager Dave Jones: “We were bullied out of it by Scunthorpe and credit to them."...

Aberaman and Lido in a Premier push

Apr 21 2008

SUCCESS for ENTO Aberaman Athletic or Afan Lido in the MacWhirter Welsh Football League will spell heartbreak for Caersws....

Coyne left to air frustration

Apr 21 2008

Aberystwyth 2-2 Newtown. ABERYSTWYTH manager Brian Coyne reflected upon a frustrating campaign as his old club squeezed a late point at Park Avenue....

Owen’s joy with Airbus

Apr 21 2008

Welshpool 0-1 Airbus. AIRBUS brought the curtain down on their most successful campaign to date with a hard-fought win at inconsistent Welshpool....

Referee incurs wrath of Bluebirds boss

Apr 21 2008

DON’T expect Dave Jones to add Phil Joslin to his Christmas card list this year....

Druids finish on high note

Apr 21 2008

Newi Cefn Druids 1-0 Haverfordwest. ONLY the heroics of goalkeeper Lee Idzi saved Haverfordwest from a heavier defeat at Plaskynaston, the hosts ending a better than usual campaign with a deserved victory....

It’s still a mountain to climb, says Evans

Apr 21 2008

WREXHAM defender Steve Evans said the Robins face “a mountain to climb” if they are to avoid dropping out of the Football League....

Caersws hoping for a reprieve

Apr 21 2008

Caersws 0-1 Caernarfon. TECHNICALLY, Welsh Premier founder-members Caersws have been relegated following another dismal home showing – but a reprieve could be around the corner....

Defeat sees Cardiff focus on Wembley

Apr 21 2008

Scunthorpe 3-2 Cardiff City. WELL, that’s that, then. Bluebirds fans can start preparing now for more trips to Carrow Road, Deepdale and Bramall Lane next season, though mercifully not Glanford Park....

Vital encounter for Wrexham at Hereford

Apr 21 2008

Wrexham 1-0 Notts County. IN terms of “the great escape” Wrexham are now like Steve McQueen after he jumped that first barbed-wire fence on his motorbike....

Port Talbot chairman praises manager Tucker

Apr 21 2008

Port Talbot 3-1 Llangefni. THIS defeat signalled the demise of Llangefni Town after one season in the top flight....

TNS ready to hit back

Apr 21 2008

TNS 3-0 Llanelli. FORMER champions TNS gave their successors a firm warning that they are not the spent force many people thought they were....

Late winner lifts Nomads

Apr 21 2008

Connah's Quay Nomads 4-3 Carmarthen. ONE of Nomads’ most traumatic seasons in 16 years in the top flight ended on a high note with Chris Williams’ 80th-minute header deciding the issue....

Viv dines out on staying up

Apr 21 2008

PORTHMADOG dramatically escaped relegation at the final hurdle when they won on home soil for the first time this season....

Neath make telling point

Apr 21 2008

Bangor 1-1 Neath. HONOURS were even at Farrar Road in a full blooded encounter that saw seven players booked as tempers flared on more than one occasion....

Rafa waiting for Gerrard’s nod

Apr 21 2008

Fulham 0-2 Liverpool. RAFAEL BENITEZ will know if Steven Gerrard is fit for Liverpool’s Champions League battle with Chelsea tomorrow at Anfield if the England star looks him in the eye and gives him the nod....

Gilberto tips Walcott for top

Apr 21 2008

Arsenal 2-0 Reading. ARSENAL veteran Gilberto believes Theo Walcott can reach the top, but urged the England youngster to be “calm” and bide his time....

Vidic confident United can pip Blues for title

Apr 21 2008

Blackburn 1-1 Manchester United. NEMANJA VIDIC believes Manchester United have enough about them to win their remaining three games and retain the title....

Ashley in Fab form – O’Neill

Apr 21 2008

MARTIN O’NEILL hailed the performance of winger Ashley Young as he helped Aston Villa to their biggest derby win over Birmingham for nearly 50 years....

Martyrs finishing with a flourish against Hitchin

Apr 21 2008

MERTHYR returned from Hertfordshire with a deserved victory in a game that proved that great old adage that you have to take your chances to win games....

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