Dolfan in NYC Posted October 23, 2025 Author Posted October 23, 2025 Leo Messi extends with Inter Miami through the 2028 season.
Pete Posted October 24, 2025 Posted October 24, 2025 Already bottom of the Championship and now looking at a 12-point deduction. What a disaster.
odessasteps Posted October 25, 2025 Posted October 25, 2025 So that guy can finally cut his hair right?
Pete Posted October 26, 2025 Posted October 26, 2025 17 hours ago, odessasteps said: So that guy can finally cut his hair right? Apparently it's five straight PL wins before he can get the trim. Next two matches are Forest and Spurs. Watch this space. 1
odessasteps Posted October 26, 2025 Posted October 26, 2025 I woke up, saw score was 1-1 on NBC Sports, fell asleep, then woke up to see final score was actually 0-3. Very strange. Unless i just dreamed it?
The Natural Posted October 28, 2025 Posted October 28, 2025 Tonight will be poignant as it's Bradford City vs. Lincoln City this evening. The first meeting in the third tier since that dreadful day in Valley Parade, 11th May 1985. 54 Bradford City fans and 2 Lincoln City fans lost their lives with many injuries. RIP the 56 and my thoughts go out to those impacted by the tragedy.
The Natural Posted October 31, 2025 Posted October 31, 2025 (edited) The "expansion of European club competitions" has led to there being just one game on 26 December in the English top flight, says the Premier League. Boxing Day fixtures have been a long-standing tradition in English football but this year the only Premier League game will be Manchester United's home match with Newcastle United (20:00 GMT). "The Premier League would like to acknowledge the circumstances that have led to a reduced number of matches on Boxing Day this season - impacting an important tradition in English football," the league said while confirming the schedule for this year's festive fixtures. "There are now several challenges to Premier League fixture scheduling rooted in the expansion of European club competitions - which led to a revision of our domestic calendar ahead of last season, including changes to the FA Cup. "This ultimately left the Premier League as a 33-weekend competition - fewer than previous seasons, despite being a 380-match competition since 1995. "With fewer weekends to work with, the league is bound by how the calendar falls." This year Boxing Day falls on a Friday - it will be followed by seven games on Saturday, 27 December. The remaining two games will then be on Sunday, 28 December - Sunderland v Leeds and Crystal Palace v Tottenham - before matchweek 19 starts with six games being played on Tuesday, 30 December. The Premier League added: "The league can give an assurance that next season there will be more Premier League matches on Boxing Day - as the date falls on a Saturday. "As with previous years, and in keeping with our commitment to clubs, special arrangements have been made to allow more time between games played across the festive period. "This will allow greater time for players to recover with the rest periods between rounds 18, 19 and 20 being increased to ensure that no club plays within 60 hours of another match." The calendar for Uefa's club competitions now stretches across 10 midweeks, rather than the six as it did two seasons ago, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League each given a standalone week for exposure. The Conference League is also held on consecutive weeks in December, with the final round of games scheduled in the regular slot for the EFL Cup quarter-finals. Crystal Palace are in the Conference League and have reached the last eight of the EFL Cup, where they have been drawn away to Arsenal. A date for the tie is yet to be confirmed but it may have to be scheduled for 23 December, two days after each team plays in the Premier League. Arsenal will then play again in the league on 27 December, with Palace back in action a day later. In July, player representatives and world football's governing body Fifa agreed there should be a minimum rest period of 72 hours between matches. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93xxpe605go --- Fuck off. Boxing Day football is one of the best days in the football calendar and it's bullshit there's only one Premier League game. Way to take a wrecking ball to traditon. Edited October 31, 2025 by The Natural
sabremike Posted November 1, 2025 Posted November 1, 2025 7 hours ago, The Natural said: The "expansion of European club competitions" has led to there being just one game on 26 December in the English top flight, says the Premier League. Boxing Day fixtures have been a long-standing tradition in English football but this year the only Premier League game will be Manchester United's home match with Newcastle United (20:00 GMT). "The Premier League would like to acknowledge the circumstances that have led to a reduced number of matches on Boxing Day this season - impacting an important tradition in English football," the league said while confirming the schedule for this year's festive fixtures. "There are now several challenges to Premier League fixture scheduling rooted in the expansion of European club competitions - which led to a revision of our domestic calendar ahead of last season, including changes to the FA Cup. "This ultimately left the Premier League as a 33-weekend competition - fewer than previous seasons, despite being a 380-match competition since 1995. "With fewer weekends to work with, the league is bound by how the calendar falls." This year Boxing Day falls on a Friday - it will be followed by seven games on Saturday, 27 December. The remaining two games will then be on Sunday, 28 December - Sunderland v Leeds and Crystal Palace v Tottenham - before matchweek 19 starts with six games being played on Tuesday, 30 December. The Premier League added: "The league can give an assurance that next season there will be more Premier League matches on Boxing Day - as the date falls on a Saturday. "As with previous years, and in keeping with our commitment to clubs, special arrangements have been made to allow more time between games played across the festive period. "This will allow greater time for players to recover with the rest periods between rounds 18, 19 and 20 being increased to ensure that no club plays within 60 hours of another match." The calendar for Uefa's club competitions now stretches across 10 midweeks, rather than the six as it did two seasons ago, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League each given a standalone week for exposure. The Conference League is also held on consecutive weeks in December, with the final round of games scheduled in the regular slot for the EFL Cup quarter-finals. Crystal Palace are in the Conference League and have reached the last eight of the EFL Cup, where they have been drawn away to Arsenal. A date for the tie is yet to be confirmed but it may have to be scheduled for 23 December, two days after each team plays in the Premier League. Arsenal will then play again in the league on 27 December, with Palace back in action a day later. In July, player representatives and world football's governing body Fifa agreed there should be a minimum rest period of 72 hours between matches. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93xxpe605go --- Fuck off. Boxing Day football is one of the best days in the football calendar and it's bullshit there's only one Premier League game. Way to take a wrecking ball to traditon. Agree but look on the bright side: Boxing Day this year exclusively belongs to lower and non-league clubs. 2
The Natural Posted November 1, 2025 Posted November 1, 2025 4 hours ago, sabremike said: Agree but look on the bright side: Boxing Day this year exclusively belongs to lower and non-league clubs. Good point. 1
Pete Posted November 1, 2025 Posted November 1, 2025 I love that 6'5 Joker isn't fooling ANYONE. Also, he is doing quite well on the personal side. 1
odessasteps Posted November 1, 2025 Posted November 1, 2025 Guess it’s trick for NBC viewers and treat for Sky viewers as we are stuck with Neville in the studio this weekend.
Pete Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 On 10/26/2025 at 9:10 AM, Pete said: Apparently it's five straight PL wins before he can get the trim. Next two matches are Forest and Spurs. Watch this space. Forest 2-2 United. The clock restarts. 1
The Natural Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 5 hours ago, Pete said: Forest 2-2 United. The clock restarts. First year:
AxB Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 Easy to see why he's a Man U fan, that's such a classic Mancunian accent. Doesn't sound like posh boy from the home counties at all. 1
SirFozzie Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 Celtic beat Rangers in a League Cup Semifinal, which was Martin O'Neil's first Old Firm Derby in 20 years! (and look at the graphic on this post, apparently O'Neil looks like a dead cert to star in a live-action version of the Pixar movie "Up" https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cj41w1584w7t 1
SirFozzie Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 I guess Southampton Still haven't found what they were looking for?
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