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[Buffs Mad]

Cup Play-off 1st Leg: Buffs Mad orders the squad to put a sock down their under-crackers to not feel inferior against their Level 8 opponents. The opposition manager appeared to laugh as they emerged.

The home-side lined up in a 4-hex and the Buffs went all Cup-Style in their faces with a 4-5-1V Defensive Counterattacking.

The referee showed set his stall out early booking a home defender in 8 mins - Archie Gemmill curled and dipped one off the foot of the left post. The Buffs defence battled and bit, but Tommy Gemmell went a bit far in 31 minutes with a knee in the back of the home attacker........inside the box. The attacker was stretchered off (and watching manager a bit slow to replace him). And the resultant penalty cooly slotted home.

The second half started with 11 v 11 again. The Buffs were working hard and in the ascendancy, so Buffs Mad opted for some fresh legs as Bobby Murdoch and Ally McCoist came on for Paul McStay and Kenny Dalglish respectively. Soon, and just as the homeside introduced fresh legs too, McCoist was fouled wide on the edge of the box. His floated FK was nodded in by Jimmy Johnstone ghosting in from the back.

The Buffs then withstood wave after wave of attacks but gave up few chances. Hutton picked up a yellow as the match clock showed 10 mins left. But the Buffs held firm, against multiple corners and McGregor made 2 stunning saves.

2-1 win away. What's not to like.

Goals: Gemmill (8), Johnstone (63).

At the end Buffs Mad walked past the home dug out, pulled out a sock and said "What? I've got a foot down there."



League: Buffs FC fail to take the opportunity to close the gap in the league (due to managerial incompetence), drawing 2-2 with 3rd place Chelsea.

Today's visitors to Buffs Park stepped out in a 3N-2W-3N-2 and Buffs Mad ushered the Buffs into a 4-3N-1-2, but was never convinced it was the right action as he paced nervously.

The Buffs were dominating possession and creating chances against the managerless side, until he appeared late. With posssession in the balance and chances at either end the visitors took the lead from a corner in 28 mins. Buffs Mad wrestled with formation changes but decided to see out the half. At HT Buffs Mad took off Left Back McLeish and Central Midfielder McStay - on came wingers Baxter and Henderson to complete the switch to 3N-4-1-2. The pattern of the first half continued, end to end stuff but chances were at a premium. But again the Buffs succumbed to a corner as the visitors nodded a 2 goal lead.

Buffs Mad screamed at the wingers to push on and for Dalglish to touch the ball at least once! Hutton picked up the Buffs 13th yellow of the campaign for taking out the ball, player and half the midfield with an agricultural challenge. At the other end the visitors' defence was resolute. Corners were proving useless as the 2 central aerial defenders headed everything.....until Gemmill swung in a peach and Murdoch slammed it home on 75 mins. Tails were up and the Buffs pressed. 2 FKs were squandered and 1 brilliant save denied the Buffs.

The visitor defence was panicking in the last 10 mins. Where once they were assured they were no deflecting and giving possession away. When Gemmill slipped the ball through to McCoist it was "rabbits in headlights" as he crashed home. Just one more! And there was one more, one more fantastic save from the visiting keeper as he tipped over a ranged effort and then clutched the ball from the resultant corner to his chest. Final Whistle. Draw. Missed Opportunity.

Goals: Murdoch (75), McCoist (85).

Next up for the Buffs is the team in 2nd place - win or bust.

Champions League: Buffs Mad pulls up the comfy chair and gets a roaring fire going for a home match. The opposition comes out in a variation of the Christmas Tree, but the lights aren't on. Buffs go 3N-1-2-2W-2 in an attempt to conserve condition in key areas for the league match against second.

Buffs take a a 2-0 lead in the first 30-odd mins and Buffs Mad subs 2. The match clock ticks over as nothing much happening on the goals front with block after block, tackle, deflection and 5 saves from the away keeper in the second half - only one more goal came mid way through the half.
*yawn*
Souness came on in 81 mins and got the customary booking for the Buffs 5 mins later. So 15 matches = 15 yellows (+ 1 red). Oi Nordeus! Gonnae no dae that!

Goals: Dalglish (16, 72), Johnstone (34)

League: Buffs FC were on their travels tomeet the 2nd placed side from the Buffs lowly 8th place.

Both sides were equally matched but Buffs Mad had now grown a pair in light of recent league performances and was focussed on attack. The home side adopted their usual 4-1-3-2 and the Buffs signalled their boom or bust intent with an attacking 3N-1-2-2W-2.

Both managers were present.

The game started at break-neck speed and the home side took the lead in 2 mins after ST McCoist pulled a shirt outside the box. (Seemed like the referee wanted to get the Buffs obligatory caution out the way early.)

And so it continued - from end to end like a ferret in a shoe box. The Buffs levelled in the 9th minute through AML Johnstone, took the lead on 13 mins through ST McCoist. But the home side wre full of threat too.

No changes at HT and the frenzy continued with equal possession. McGregor had already made 1 save from a FK and the Buffs had been defending effectively but chaotically too - mistakes giving chances and last ditch tackles negating them. 4-1 but Buffs Mad was concerned that this might be one of those 'game of 2 halves'. He replaced AML/AMC Johnstome with AML/ML Henderson to give him options.

On 58 mins the home side swapped the DMC for an AMC and within 2 mins had pulled one back. Buffs Mad thought about the change and pulled back the wingers to midgield and went 4 at the back by taking off McCoist. But before the sub could be made the home side hit a 3rd with 16 mins left.

So all change it was, McGrain got on and McCoist off and Buffs defended and counterattacked in 4-1-4-1. It would've been less nervy had the home keeper not defied the laws of motion in reaching and tipping a Buffs FK over.

But it finished 4-3 and the Buffs leapt to the lofty heights of 7th; 6 points off the leader who they will meet the day after tomorrow.

Goals: Johnstone (9, 51), McCoist (13), Gemmill (20).