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May 2026 Football Thread - Squeaky Bum Time !!!
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By *hief Scout OP Man 2 weeks ago
Middx/Herts borders-ish or thereabouts ! |
Well folks, it's now or never ! What have you got in your diary ?
Friday evening - PL2 play-off, Chelsea U21 v Spurs U21.
Saturday - Watford v. Coventry (12.30pm) leaving me enough time to get over to the Goonerdome, Arsenal v. Fulham (5.30pm)
Keep everyone up to date with what you're doing as the season draws to a close. |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 2 weeks ago
Middx/Herts borders-ish or thereabouts ! |
PL2 Cup quarter-final (U21) Chelsea v. Spurs at Kingsmeadow - christ, I'd forgotten what a fucking pain the arse that is to get to, last time I saw a game there would have been Hayes playing AFC Wimbledon, so that's fifteen years ago.
Chelsea in front in first few minutes, and controlled next half hour or so, but a totally unnecessary shove gifted Spurs a penalty just before half time. The present wasn't ignored.
Second half couldn't have been more different. Spurs deservedly went in front with around twenty minutes to go, and wrapped it up in the closing minutes. 1-3 FT. I heard someone say Spurs host Brighton or Wet Spam in semi-final next Friday, and competition rules state must be in main stadium. So if you fancy a cheap game to check out "new WHL" that could be your chance.
So, tomorrow's double header. Have you heard what's making a return tomorrow ? It's 50 years since Coventry became one of the Admiral family, and to mark the occasion......yep, shit brown is back ! Highly appropriate given the shit in yellow & red they'll be facing. As embarrassing as Watford's revolving door of managers is, Ed Still has guided us from 5th after the win at Bristol City at the end of February to 16th, and that COULD even be as low as 18th depending in how things unfold. So this glorified PE teacher is, apparently, being booted after tomorrow. Fancy a flutter ? Coventry are on 93 League goals. What price a cheeky fiver on a 0-7 ???
My aim is to be on the tube by about 3.15 to head across to the Goonerdome, am hoping to catch up with an old schoolmate for a quick late lunch pre-match. However, if, as I expect Millwall end up in play-offs, home tickets go on sale directly after tomorrow's game, and if I can't get strong enough reception while out, may need to nip home and book from there. Anyway, Watford v. Coventry is match no. 192, and Arsenal v. Fulham will be 193 - so confident I should finish on (or just other side of) 200 matches for season.
As always, safe travels, enjoy your game. |
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Only one word to describe today’s game - ouch!
Playing in the Championship next year does not bother me or my mates. We are actually excited at the thought of visiting grounds we haven’t been to for years (although no new grounds). The only problem I have is who stays up if we go down. |
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"Well folks, it's now or never ! What have you got in your diary ?
Friday evening - PL2 play-off, Chelsea U21 v Spurs U21.
Saturday - Watford v. Coventry (12.30pm) leaving me enough time to get over to the Goonerdome, Arsenal v. Fulham (5.30pm)
Keep everyone up to date with what you're doing as the season draws to a close."
Exeter City are relegated 😔 |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 1 week ago
Middx/Herts borders-ish or thereabouts ! |
As team which finished higher, they'll have home advantage against Kidderminster.
National League is in serious need of reorganisation, most urgently the introduction of a Midlands Division. Brackley will drop back into North Division next season. Bonkers.
One of the worst scenarios I can recall was Bishops Stortford going into the North, the costs involved nearly bankrupted them. |
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"Well folks, it's now or never ! What have you got in your diary ?
Friday evening - PL2 play-off, Chelsea U21 v Spurs U21.
Saturday - Watford v. Coventry (12.30pm) leaving me enough time to get over to the Goonerdome, Arsenal v. Fulham (5.30pm)
Keep everyone up to date with what you're doing as the season draws to a close.
Exeter City are relegated 😔"
As a Janner, I am genuinely gutted for you. Never nice to see any team relegated.
J x |
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"West Ham are pretty fucked now.  "
Not true. Their position is undeniably worse after yesterday’s result, but if Spurs don’t beat Villa today West Ham will still be out of the relegation places with three games to play. |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 7 days ago
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Been somewhere I'd not visited in about 23 years today - Top Field.
Southern League Central Play Off, Hitchin v. Biggleswade. Just over 3000 in attendance. Home side in front midway through first half and doubled lead around ten mins after the break. Biggleswade were awarded a soft penalty with twenty mins to go to get a toe-hold in the game, but over the piece they didn't really create enough and Hitchin deservedly held out for a 2-1 win |
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"Now it’s not looking as good ⚒"
I came to terms we were getting relegated when we signed Lopetigui as manager. The rest has been a rollercoaster ride. Lots of plot twists and surprises. Some of the signings have given me hope. Now I'm not sure. |
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By *wcoMan 7 days ago
West Midlands |
I hope West Ham go down if only for the fact it will just be the Spurs show if the end up in the Championship.
Plus, your owner f@@ked us over, is dodgy as can be but it looks like he'll be getting what he's due in more ways than one, soon.
Nothing against West Ham as such though. |
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"I hope West Ham go down if only for the fact it will just be the Spurs show if the end up in the Championship.
Plus, your owner f@@ked us over, is dodgy as can be but it looks like he'll be getting what he's due in more ways than one, soon.
Nothing against West Ham as such though."
Cheers mate 😂
It seems the owners of a lot of clubs have bad reputations. I'm curious about fan ownership like they have in Germany. I don't know if it would actually work over here but it would be an interesting idea. |
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"Yes but it seems yours has more than one skeleton in the closet. I guess that's why Brady left the other week rather than waiting until the end of the season.
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A lot of clubs do. I'm not going to miss her. |
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By *wcoMan 7 days ago
West Midlands |
It's not the club, it's the individual. I thought it was fairly common knowledge but maybe not. There's a challenge to the anonymity order taking place anytime now so I expect something will be in the press soon. |
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By *abioMan 7 days ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Here has been my night as an Arsenal fan…
Watched hearts vs rangers… good on the jambos.. swore I would watch the city game
Did stuff.. 8.05.. think I’ll take a peek..0-0…!swore i would not watch…just potter around.. 8.20… second peek in 0-0… stay with the game, watch city go 1up.. turn off game,, use YouTube as a distraction.. swear I will not go back to the game
9.25…..look in on the bbc website.. see Everton have gone 2-1 up.. debate in my head if I should stay away or peek back in! That debate lasts 30 seconds… old man go to bed, sky go app.. job done
Get there just in time to watch Everton go 3-1 up… think should I stay up or leave… debate last 30 seconds… committed now!
Thoughts through my head at that point
1)if they don’t beat Brentford, we can lend West Ham the points on Sunday and still be good
2) if they don’t beat Brentford, win at West Ham… title party at home vs Burnley, give everyone a week off preparing for the champions league final, play the under 8’s at palace
3) that’s too cocky.. you know city will come back to win this 4-3!
And just as point 3 goes through my head… city scored and made it 3-2!
So… city getting a draw doesn’t bother me.. why?
Best thing that can happen this week.. arsenal beat atletico… palace win on Thursday
Arsenal win beat Burnley at home…. They will beat palace because palace will put out the under 9’s on the final day because their conference league final is the Wednesday after and they will risk no one!
Don’t lose against West Ham at the Olympico on Sunday.. job done! |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 6 days ago
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"They will beat palace because palace will put out the under 9’s on the final day because their conference league final is the Wednesday after and they will risk no one!
Don’t lose against West Ham at the Olympico on Sunday.. job done!"
Hmmmmm. Don't forget that'll be Glasner's last domestic game as Palace boss. The players might be up for giving him a decent farewell performance. And there could be, as the saying goes "....one or two Cup Final places up for grabs". Don't bank on that being a dead rubber. |
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"It's not the club, it's the individual. I thought it was fairly common knowledge but maybe not. There's a challenge to the anonymity order taking place anytime now so I expect something will be in the press soon."
Completely agree with everything you have said about our wonderful Chairman. I’ve been actively involved in the campaign to remove him, Gold and the Queen C&nt since the day it started many years ago. Two down, one to go (although Brady needs to be chased through the media once the news breaks; no way do you work so closely with someone for 40 years and claim to know nothing, expecting people to believe you).
On a completely unrelated subject, strong rumour that a famous glamour model well known to many on here of a certain vintage is about to go public about a former chairman of a West Midlands football club based in the country’s 2nd biggest city, that does not play in claret and blue. Must stress, only a rumour and no names mentioned for legal reasons, but there are similarities with a certain tracksuit wearing DJ from Yorkshire, who is looking forward to spending all eternity in Hell with said chairman, |
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"Now it’s not looking as good ⚒
I came to terms we were getting relegated when we signed Lopetigui as manager. The rest has been a rollercoaster ride. Lots of plot twists and surprises. Some of the signings have given me hope. Now I'm not sure."
If we don’t go down this season, we will be in the same position in 12 months time. The money owed within the next 12 months means we have to sell our best players. Bowen will be pure profit on the balance sheet, so he will be sold regardless of what he wants. Fernandes and Summerville almost certain to go.
Relegation will hurt us short term, no doubt about that, but the Championship is great fun. I go to watch West Ham, not who we are playing, and a trip to the Racecourse Ground or Sincil Bank will be far more exciting than going to Anfield or Old Trafford for the 35th time.
And, of course, if our best mates from Bermondsey don’t win the play-offs…. (although I genuinely wish them the very best. Proper community club with a ‘traditional’ fan base). |
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"Now it’s not looking as good ⚒
I came to terms we were getting relegated when we signed Lopetigui as manager. The rest has been a rollercoaster ride. Lots of plot twists and surprises. Some of the signings have given me hope. Now I'm not sure.
If we don’t go down this season, we will be in the same position in 12 months time. The money owed within the next 12 months means we have to sell our best players. Bowen will be pure profit on the balance sheet, so he will be sold regardless of what he wants. Fernandes and Summerville almost certain to go.
Relegation will hurt us short term, no doubt about that, but the Championship is great fun. I go to watch West Ham, not who we are playing, and a trip to the Racecourse Ground or Sincil Bank will be far more exciting than going to Anfield or Old Trafford for the 35th time.
And, of course, if our best mates from Bermondsey don’t win the play-offs…. (although I genuinely wish them the very best. Proper community club with a ‘traditional’ fan base)."
The stadium deal really hurt us. We're not able to generate the money we should be making because the club doesn't own it. No money from non-football events.
We'll see how the FA handles that particular London derby. |
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By *wcoMan 6 days ago
West Midlands |
"It's not the club, it's the individual. I thought it was fairly common knowledge but maybe not. There's a challenge to the anonymity order taking place anytime now so I expect something will be in the press soon.
Completely agree with everything you have said about our wonderful Chairman. I’ve been actively involved in the campaign to remove him, Gold and the Queen C&nt since the day it started many years ago. Two down, one to go (although Brady needs to be chased through the media once the news breaks; no way do you work so closely with someone for 40 years and claim to know nothing, expecting people to believe you).
On a completely unrelated subject, strong rumour that a famous glamour model well known to many on here of a certain vintage is about to go public about a former chairman of a West Midlands football club based in the country’s 2nd biggest city, that does not play in claret and blue. Must stress, only a rumour and no names mentioned for legal reasons, but there are similarities with a certain tracksuit wearing DJ from Yorkshire, who is looking forward to spending all eternity in Hell with said chairman,"
It's being talked about quite openly in some quarters, plus there was a photo leaked last year when he was arrested. It will be mainstream soon. |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 4 days ago
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LAST SEASON'S RECORD EQUALLED !!!
Over to Bedfont Sports for the Middlesex Charity Cup Final, Broadfields (holders) v. Uxbridge. A lively encounter. Uxbridge led early, Broadfields equalised on the half hour, but Uxbridge were back in front just before the break. Game got feisty but before it could boil over, it was half-time.
Early exchange of second half goals, 2-2, then 2-3....and then it DID boil over and Broadfields were down to ten men. Uxbridge added a fourth in closing minutes to deservedly run out 2-4 winners.
So.....it looks like I'm guaranteed 202 games (could be more). Tomorrow [196] - PL2 Play Off semi-final, Tottenham U21 v Brighton U21 at new WHL (apparently if Spurs win they will host winners of Man City v. Man Utd, also at new stadium).
Sat [197] Fulham v. Bournemouth. Mon [198] Millwall v. Hull, Championship play-off semi second leg
Tue [199] - this is an interesting one which has popped up. Premier League International U21 Cup, Borussia Dortmund U21 v. Real Madrid U21, at Wycombe Wanderers, 7pm (adult tickets, £7).
Sun 17th [200 !!!] - Wolves v. Fulham.
Mon 18th [201]. Brentford B v. Paris SG U21....this at the G-Tech, and is an annual invitation match in memory of BFC academy coach Robert Rowan, who died at the age of 28 of an undiagnosed heart condition, proceeds to the "Heart of London" charity.
(If Millwall make play off final, will be Sat 23rd).
And as it currently stands....finally....Sun 24th [202], Fulham v. Newcastle.
And relax (.....which I will do, I have absolutely NO interest whatsoever in the World Cup) ! |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 2 days ago
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Anyone off to a game today ? Not really sure they're good enough to play in Europe, but Fulham need a win at home to Bournemouth.
Brighton U21 won the PL2 Play Off semi final last night. Had the better of the chances throughout, took lead mid way through first half. Added second ten mins after break. Spurs U21 immediately back in with a penalty, but never looked like creating much else. A late third goal didn't flatter Brighton, bigger and stronger players in every area. 1-3 FT.
Millwall-Hull nicely poised for Monday. Looking forward to that.
As always, if you are headed out over weekend, safe trip, enjoy your game. |
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By *abioMan 2 days ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Have we gone through the uefa qualifying scenarios for next season yet? .. and the huge quirk that could make the last game of the season even more interesting…
Right.. there is your TLDR primer…
England will get 5 spots in next years champions League… 4 through qualification.. and 1 for being one of the 2 best countries in all European competitions…
So that will either be top 5… right? .. not quite!
If Aston Villa wins the Europa League.. they get a champions league spot regardless
If villa do win the Europa league and finish top 4.. or lose the Europa league final, then England gets 5 champions league spots and 2 Europa league spots (one for the 6th place finish and one for the cup final winner.. if Chelsea wins that will be them, if Man City win, that spot would go to whoever finishes 7th) and one conference league spot (which would go to either 7th if Chelsea wins the cup final or 8th if they don’t)
Still with me!
If villa win the Europa league final and don’t finish top four.. then England will get 6 spots in the champions league…
Yey.. extra European spot for everyone yes? No!
UEFA has a rule that if you get 6 in the champions league, you must give up a spot in the Europa League! … so it would be 6 in the champions league, 1 in the Europa league (either Chelsea via winning the cup final.. or team finishes 7th) and 1 in the conference league (7th if Chelsea wins or 8th if Chelsea doesn’t )
So what if Villa win the Europa and finish 5th… then team that finishes 6th will qualify for the Champions League
And this is where you may start to see all sorts of final day shenanigans
Arsenal play Crystal Palace on the last day.. palace have already made it known their priority is the conference league final 3 days later…
Man City play Aston Villa.. who will have nothing to play for if they win the Europa League 3 days before
Brentford play Liverpool, Brighton play man united… if either are in 6th on the final day they may a point where they may have to deliberately have to play to lose to make sure they finish 6th to get the champions league spot
If Crystal Palace win the conference league they will get a spot in the Europa League regardless
So.. potentially 9 teams in Europe next season…. And breathe!!!  |
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By *hief Scout OP Man 2 days ago
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.....or in short, FAR too many.
Anyway, The Cottage today. We had 40 minutes of good exciting football - and then it became the Andrew Madley show. A player sent off from each side before the break. Then AFC Bos-Scum went in front with a massively deflected goal, and we were then treated to all the feigning, rolling around, and timewasting they mastered under pretty-boy Howe. (As you can gather they are not an outfit for which I have any time or respect).
So....I move on, and will now look forward to what should be a VERY tasty game at The Den on Monday. |
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