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 Anyone else watching? I'm just about ready for some football....

Observations so far.....Sheff U...big and strong...Weir should prove to be a capable manager.

Notts fella got red card early doors for doing a Greer v Charlton....Sheehan is a cunt.

Sky bigging up the 125th anniversary of the Football League, by showing fixtures involving foundr members, which is a nice touch.

I've seen 40% of the years.

Yeah am watching

Awful tackle that deserved a red but it does make the game a non starter for Notts Co

Sheff Utd always manage to look big and strong , and even with a cut in the budget will be around the top of the table more than not

Although its half time now and still only one nil - first game of the season is always a lottery tho

As I said earlier in another thread....

Having seen the new Notts County shirt, I don't feel so bad about ours now.  It reminds me of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5KaeCZ_AaY

Didnt take long for kmac to get back in the game

Good point, I was thinking that myself...one of the classic shirts, Juve connection and stuff...

Think many South American teams copied English kit colours also.

Just looks like a barcode

is that why we returned the favour with our Boca kit last year? I don't suppose Boca played in a kit inspired by the wonderful potato print effort of the 90s or the incredibly water absorbent DGI effort from a decade ago.

Showunmi makes an instant impact

There's always room for a big bugger centre forward in Div 3.

In many cases that was because they were actually founded by English ex-pats I seem to recall

And centre half....

Well we've got Willo.  ::)

Either one would have been good for that corner
Marking was appalling

Sheff Utd back in front

Let's not write off the lad before he's had a chance...I like Willo, of course he's not wonderful, which is why he's a Div 3 player, but he does have some ability.

Enoch the ball in.

Enoch Showunmi

Yes, he does. I just hope he decides to use it this season.  He spent too much game time 'hiding' last season.

Watched since just b4 sheff scored 2nd. Quite enjoying.

I got in to the car a short while ago to run an errand.  On goes BBC Radio 5, and an update for Sheffield United vs Notts County.  No word of a lie, but as soon as the team names were announced I had a shiver down my spine.  In a 'football's back' kind of way.

To be fair, early August has always seemed a little early.  Still more than half of the Ashes series to play.  Early September would seem more natural somehow.  August belongs to the summer; September to the start of the new school term and early autumn.  But I'm glad it's back anyway.

Good to see we're out of the relegation places, for a day at least  ;)

Really surprised at the football Sheffield played,really weird after years of hoofball.
The passing and one touch was brilliant at times.
Weir could become a very good manager.