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Relegation battle thread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cr7pm71rvkvo
The Mayor says: "So what I say to Londoners who don't support Spurs is you should probably be cheering on West Ham" -
Management Merry Go Round 2025/26
I personally think keep Nuno. I was going to give a whole bunch of reasons but basically I think we’d probably choose a rubbish manager if we have to get a new one. -
Relegation battle thread
As a rider to the above I’ve also seen us promoted 6 times as I was there when we were promoted in 1958 after 26 years in the then second division. -
Newcastle away, Sunday 17th May 17.30
I feel it was Nuno who got us back into the survival scrap and got our heads in front but also Nuno who stopped us really going for it once we had ourselves out of the bottom three. The throw everything into winning seemed to turn into lets try not to lose, and it hasn't served us.
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Newcastle away, Sunday 17th May 17.30
Kante’s on now to really turn this around -
Not Sure What Thread/Where to put it (from Feb 2026)
Ah but what about when the technological revolution really gathered pace and you could follow the score on teletext. -
Not Sure What Thread/Where to put it (from Feb 2026)
If you cast your minds back to Grandstand days kick off was 3pm with half time at 3.45 and second half kick off at 3.55. Teleprinter full time results starting coming in at 4.40 pm ie 45 minutes later. -
Other matches Cup Final weekend
City win ,And no exter time -
Not Sure What Thread/Where to put it (from Feb 2026)
I can attest to the growth of the game over here, every single school now has goal posts proudly on display year round, and that was simply not the case when I came over in 2003.
A cool story for you - a Scottish friend of my father in law was approached in 1967 to start a soccer youth program and the two of them founded Palatine Celtic Soccer Club - the story goes that back then they struggled to find any boys at all that were interested in kicking a ball but today, Palatine Celtic is one of the largest youth soccer franchises in Illinois running 85 teams with 1,200 registered young people happy to play in their colors. -
Not Sure What Thread/Where to put it (from Feb 2026)
Half time definitely used to be 10 minutes.
