The Rolling Football Thread: season 2024/25 - part 2

[DuncinToffee]

The season continues ⚽

@MaybeNotBob

Obi got his PL debut yesterday right at the end.

We have a test event at the new stadium today with a friendly match between U18 Everton and Wigan, shown live on youtube, and wow! the stadium looks incredible 😍

I remember that excitment well. Enjoy.

Wembley ticket sorted for the cup final. May the best team win @burblish!!

@JasonTindallsTan I won't wish you good luck, of course, but I hope you have a comfortable journey to Wembley and back, with no delays. How's that? 😄 Seriously, hope it's a cracker of a match, whatever the outcome. And well done for scoring tickets! 🎉

It’ll be a nice day out, I don’t have too many expectations but I’d love it if we could have a bloody good go unlike last time.

Gutted for Celtic in the Champions League tonight - they played so well (just needed to be more clinical in their finishing). They can feel very proud of themselves - Bayern had a lucky escape there.

Poor Celtic, they didn't deserve that.

Looks like we're pointless protesting again 😂
Whoopie do at achieving sod. Hey ho!

United financial report out.

£1 billion paid in interest on loans since Glazers takeover
£700 million outstanding Glazer debt
£300 million owed on transfers

Up shit creek without a paddle 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is it wrong that I'm dreaming of relegation?
Or we go into administration? (not fully sure how this would work, so maybe I shouldn't dream of this)
But I'd happily support us through a rebuild in the lower leagues, saying cheerio to all of the glory hunter tourists and getting the soul of club back. And of course the Glazers and that sneaky old bastard, Big Jim.

Football was once a simple pleasure

That's honestly ridiculous. How has it been left to get so bad?

What a ball to Mbappe!

Also watching Villa Liverpool.

Well, I hope Villa don't play like that when they play us (Arsenal). They deserved to win.

We've already played them twice. Phew!

Here is a (long) summary of what has happened:

https://telegraph.co.uk/gift/043faec2e36642ee

Manchester United being relegated would give pleasure to millions, and for the glory seekers, a lesson in resilience.

Not going to happen this season though.

The football regulator might mean you get consistent ticket pricing, and perhaps less inconvenient times for matches, but it will not stop the many owners who are not fit and proper persons in the eyes of the supporters of the clubs they own.

PSV in the next round. I'll take that.

PSV is my childhood team. They are not doing that well in the league at the moment

The Everton v Man Utd was exciting.
Now watching Ipswich v Spurs.

No premier league home team has won yet today...oooo

After feeling numb for such a long time, my anger is back! Take a bow Andy Madley

Apologies @DuncinToffee after a nightmare journey to Goodison due to a broken down train at Liverpool South Parkway, I was pretty surprised we got a VAR decision.

We were appalling as usual (that I saw - the away end view is abysmal, when I last went in 2005, the away end was behind the goal which was great) the draw flattered us and was undeserved, but at least our hellish day wasn't a total washout

Oh well, there is always next year.

We (Arsenal) need to aim for top 4 now.

Very happy Hammer here right now.

Shame Rangers messed it up for me.

Stenny v Arbroath about to come on BBC Alba at half past. Sitting in the pub with DH watching the Calcutta Cup on one TV and waiting on the footy on the other.

A good day.. Aberdeen won
Icing on the cake.. Celtic and rangers got beat.😁