The Football News Thread 2024/25

[Kenny]

FA Cup Final will kick off at 4.30.

BBC wanted a 3pm kick off due to their planned programming for the evening.
ITV wanted 5.30 for the best viewing audience numbers.

Good to see all considerations included the fans and what was best for them

 

[Tony Towner]

Who do people here think will get relegated in the Championship . One game left for all - squeaky bum time .

Luton and Derby have found form - Luton's goal difference could prove a problem for them yet . Cardiff and Plymouth relegated at this point .
Preston are on a terrible run and could easily go , as could Hull . Stoke as well .

Interesting at the very least .

Looks like the answer is Luton. 3-1 down with Hull winning

 

[Kenny]

Looks like the answer is Luton. 3-1 down with Hull winning

Can't happen as I predicted Luton and I am never right

 

[Lupo]

Portsmouth equalise against Hull, Luton 4-1 down and relegated as it stands

 

[Kenny]

Confirmed Luton have done a Wolves.

Lost 5-3

Coventry and Bristol join Sheff Utd and Sunderland in the play offs

Leeds win the the title on GD. Impressive that 2 teams got 100 points

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

91st minute goal to win the title. Nice.

Shame Bristol didn’t cock it up. Coventry v Sheff Utd play off final you would think. Sunderland have lost their last 5 games.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Is 68 points the lowest ever to finish in the playoffs?

We missed out on 78 a decade ago FFS

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Pitch invasion at Bristle. So incredibly small time

 

[Tony Towner]

Pitch invasion at Bristle. So incredibly small time

On a tangent, so is celebrating a 1-0 defeat like a win

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

On a tangent, so is celebrating a 1-0 defeat like a win

You've lost me here!

I did feel a bit weird celebrating after Blackburn 2011. I mean we lost (deservedly so) and we were absolutely abject for most of the game. Didn't run on the pitch as I'm not that stupid

 

[Tony Towner]

You've lost me here!

I did feel a bit weird celebrating after Blackburn 2011. I mean we lost (deservedly so) and we were absolutely abject for most of the game. Didn't run on the pitch as I'm not that stupid

https://twitter.com/x/status/1918411929359667507

 

[Lycan]

You've lost me here!

I did feel a bit weird celebrating after Blackburn 2011. I mean we lost (deservedly so) and we were absolutely abject for most of the game. Didn't run on the pitch as I'm not that stupid

He's moaning about Vítor getting the players together to 'celebrate' in front of the away fans last night.

 

[sycophantia]

He's moaning about Vítor getting the players together to 'celebrate' in front of the away fans last night.

Dont mind us celebrating/thanking the travelling fans even in a defeat, especially as we played pretty well and it was close. That doesn't seem small time to me, more shows a togetherness with team and supporters

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ah right. I didn't see the game, I was at the Symphony Hall.

Not something I'd do but fair enough to acknowledge the fans who bothered with what is a shite journey at a shite time and hey, I saw Klopp making his players "celebrate" drawing at home to Albion once.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not sure I'd fancy watching his football every week but it's a fair old job John Eustace has done

 

[SSB]

Not something I'd do but fair enough to acknowledge the fans who bothered with what is a shite journey at a shite time

You’re not wrong there, 2hrs45 to do the last 30 miles was soul destroying. Vitor doing the triple ole ole ole at the end was a bit odd though I thought.

 

[Tony Towner]

I think the Championship is his level, but he knows what he's doing.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You’re not wrong there, 2hrs45 to do the last 30 miles was soul destroying. Vitor doing the triple ole ole ole at the end was a bit odd though I thought.

I've not been there since the League Cup game under Nuno. Think I got home at 1.30am and @Kenny another half hour after that.

Horrible horrible ground to get away from.

 

[jd1981]

Bristol City having a pitch invasion is comical, think it’s probably one of the lowest points totals ever to reach the play offs.
Whoever gets the last spot will do much do in such a short space of time.

 

[The Bear]

Our sell on clause was reported as 10% of any profit. Does his base fee at £25m become the figure we sold him for or the total including addons which was £45m?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1918966956528414898