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

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DuncinToffee · 12/01/2025 18:13

The season continues ⚽

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JasonTindallsTan · 26/02/2025 21:44

MaybeNotBob · 26/02/2025 21:37

Oh, is he expecting a move to Anfield in the summer then?

Huh? 🤷🏼‍♀️

DuncinToffee · 26/02/2025 21:47

Isak not playing is not helping my FPL this week, very low scores

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burblish · 26/02/2025 22:42

Some of Salah's passes and crosses tonight, especially with the outside of his foot, were just breathtaking. He is something else!

JasonTindallsTan · 26/02/2025 22:53

Lewis Hall did a good job keeping him fairly quiet but it was the only bright spot in an otherwise lacklustre Newcastle performance. Wilson too rusty, Isak would have buried that one on one with Allison.

Hey ho. The cup final is a one off. It might be different (it probably won’t 🤦🏼‍♀️😂).

And yeah my FPL missing Isak too as I had captained him. VC (because who ever checks who their VC is 👀) is Flekken who conceded in the last 5. FFS…

DuncinToffee · 26/02/2025 22:54

I think that is the title race over, it's now mathematically impossible for Everton to win the League this season.😅

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Brefugee · 27/02/2025 08:45

Tarkan · 26/02/2025 16:49

I did! All four of my team made it through and we had a total of £42,000 so we won £10,500. We were one of those teams where we had a total in the low 20s for the Chaser to beat and he totally fell apart. We had something like 7 pushbacks and got all but one of them I think. I'm very proud of the fact that with one of them, I was the only person who knew the answer too. Grin

And as for the bug I said I thought I was coming down with? Guess what hit me with full force today. Just hope I'm ok for the next match on Saturday. Sad

that sounds brilliant fun, Tarkan.

Hope the bug is very mild and that you get to the match.

Tarkan · 01/03/2025 17:08

Didn't make the match. Because we would have been going from there right across town to a friend's house for a night in I just knew it would be too much for me to do both things unfortunately.

Absolutely brilliant result for us though. 3-0 and still enjoying being top of the table. Grin

Youngheartsalittletogetherness · 01/03/2025 17:28

Poor poor wee Barry Ferguson the new Rangers manager 😭 😭 🤣🤣
Congratulations Motherwell.
Fingers crossed for an Aberdeen win tomorrow.

DuncinToffee · 01/03/2025 18:09

Just seen the Millwall goalies red card challenge on Mateta. Hope he is ok.

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Youngheartsalittletogetherness · 01/03/2025 19:49

DuncinToffee · 01/03/2025 18:09

Just seen the Millwall goalies red card challenge on Mateta. Hope he is ok.

That was assault not a tackle.. brutal.
What the hell was he thinking!!

Tarkan · 01/03/2025 20:15

And Michael Oliver hadn't given the red at first apparently but VAR decided it? I can't see what angle you could see that and not think it was horrendous. Looked more like a move from Crouching Tiger or something. 🙈

Acapulco12 · 01/03/2025 20:22

Youngheartsalittletogetherness · 01/03/2025 19:49

That was assault not a tackle.. brutal.
What the hell was he thinking!!

Just watched it and completely agree. It looked horrific!! Like something out of an action film. I hope Mateta is okay!!

DuncinToffee · 01/03/2025 20:46

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd92lzj02x0o

Mateta 'doing well' after 'reckless challenge' puts him in hospital

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TheSleepingGiant · 01/03/2025 20:48

A section of Millwall fans chanting "let him die" and they wonder why no one likes them, fucking morons!

burblish · 01/03/2025 23:43

Apparently, the "let him die" chants didn't breach any FA guidelines. FFS!

It was an absolutely horrendous challenge - Mateta had to have 25 stitches in his ear, which is bad enough, but it could have been even worse. Just imagine if they hadn't have had VAR - bloody Michael Oliver let play go on originally!

Brefugee · 02/03/2025 11:20

oh Gladbach 3-0 away against Heidenheim, and due to lack of keepers played our 18 year old U19 keeper who made 2 great saves. (Gladbach are good at goalies, ter Stegen started as a sub keeper at about that age too)

DuncinToffee · 02/03/2025 13:59

This feels over the top

New law to tackle goalkeeper time-wasting approved

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ceqjr1n27dgo

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Tarkan · 02/03/2025 14:40

I actually thought that was a joke when I first saw it. DH and I were discussing it yesterday. They could have just pushed for the current rule to be enforced properly surely. If that one fizzled out then how can they ensure this won't just do the same thing? It'll be interesting. I do agree there can be a lot of time wasting but this feels like a weird way to challenge it.

Brefugee · 02/03/2025 15:47

DuncinToffee · 02/03/2025 13:59

This feels over the top

New law to tackle goalkeeper time-wasting approved

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ceqjr1n27dgo

god that is so bloody annoying. It's like the blasphemy laws they want to bring in: we already have laws that cover all this, they just need to apply them.
You almost never see a goalie punished for timewasting. The refs have themselves to blame

Cuwins · 02/03/2025 18:13

Well a bit last minute for us but safely through to the next round.

MrsMitford3 · 02/03/2025 18:45

I would be willing to be Raya gets it called on him straightaway and then no keeper does again ever 😂

DuncinToffee · 02/03/2025 18:47

MrsMitford3 · 02/03/2025 18:45

I would be willing to be Raya gets it called on him straightaway and then no keeper does again ever 😂

Nah, it will be Pickford 😅

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Acapulco12 · 02/03/2025 19:56

DuncinToffee · 02/03/2025 18:47

Nah, it will be Pickford 😅

Aw was hoping it wouldn’t be Pickford! 😆

Cuwins · 02/03/2025 21:59

Definitely hoping Ipswich beat Forest tomorrow but assuming that won't happen so it will be Forest for us in the quarter final. Now if we could avoid another 0-7 please!!

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 02/03/2025 22:26

Only City as top 4 side and all..hoping someone different wins it this year!

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