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

[DuncinToffee]

The season continues ⚽

Our last ever 3pm kickoff at Goodison Park 💙

It will be emotional I am sure. Hope the team can do justice to the end of more than just an era- when you started there Gladstone was Prime Minister and Victoria was Queen.

How do you feel about moving stadiums? Not sure how I feel with all the old stadiums being replaced or rebuilt.

I was born right next to Fratton Park (my parents are both from London though) and use to see it all the time when going into the city and not sure how I feel about it going - I have lots of friends who are Southampton friends who really missed the Dell

Conflicted feelings. Goodison Park is special but we needed a new stadium and it looks like a fitting replacement.

Final day in the Championship, good luck!

I am hoping for a Coventry win, bit of a soft spot for Lampard after his time with us.

On my way to Gayfield for our last match of the season and to celebrate being champions.

Apparently there’s been absolute chaos in the board room though. Rumours of people being sacked and replaced then statements saying the opposite. So we’re expecting some protests about the board there today possibly too. Will just have to wait and see I guess!

Luton relegated with Plymouth and Cardiff

I still miss Highbury.

Will there be an auction of memorabilia? When we left Highbury they sold everything-including, I suspect, the kitchen sink!!

I bought some amazing things and my DS room a shrine!!

For £90 you can buy your seat

FFS points dropped again after a 2-0 lead.

Fans were great today!

DO IT!!!!

Just a draw for us but it was the celebrations after that we were really there for. Got a fab video of the cup being lifted. There was one protest sign that I got a pic of before they were told to take it down.

I stayed in my seat at full time but went down onto the pitch after the cup was lifted so I have some confetti to take home and DH found the referee’s coin on the pitch afterwards so got that as a little keepsake too. 😇😁

We are not sth so don't have a paricular seat to buy.

DH was joking of buying one and put it behind a post in the garden for that obstructed view.

Sounds great Tarkan

When the Goldstone was sold the Brighton fans just took everything, literally ripped the seats up! I have a friend who has some amazing memorabilia

I liked that Bradford got their promotion in the last few mins of the game..esp being 40 years since the fire and all.
Madness

Sad for Luton though..out the Premier league last season and now out the championship

DS good friend is a Luton fan and it is a real shame, hopefully they can bounce up. The Championship is a tough old league though

Well that was an interesting Bournemouth goal.

Whereas I think any suggestion that Liverpool have been favoured is wrong Arsenal do seem to have all the 50/50 decisions go against them.

Definitely and be a shame to see them drop again as team sometimes do. Esp with the new staduim and all coming together

Then got Wrexham going in the other direction from national league to championship

Hope you enjoyed your special matches @DuncinToffee and @Tarkan

Gillingham ended the season 17th after beating Port Vale 1-0 away. Port Vale still go up to L1 along with Bradford and Donny. Walsall, despite being way in front for such a long part of the season will now have to slog it out in the play-offs. They've really suffered since Stoke recalled their on loan striker.

Roll on retained lists, kit releases and friendlies. August 3rd feels like forever away!

Awaits Bob 🍟

Sounds fantastic @Tarkan !

I feel really bad for Luton, being relegated in consecutive seasons. The fans must be in utter disbelief at how it all went so wrong, so quickly. I was also willing Southampton to get a draw today against Leicester. With Man City, Everton and Arsenal left to play, it's hard to see them picking up that point for pride. ☹️

Just one point.. I really hope they can get it! Mean guess least they're level with Derby rather then being worse..

I can see Saints picking up points at Goodison

@burblish @LetsGoFlyAKiteee

Appreciate your hope but I can't see it. @DuncinToffee I think the Everton game will punish us.

Also really feel for Luton, it was such a feel good football moment, regardless of allegiance, when they were promoted.

Great Bournemouth result - my work are involved with them so we watched it together (on TV) they have come so far, just wish Saints could do the same.

Guard of honour, protest sign, half time pipe band, celebrations, ref coin.

Hopefully my pics don’t take long to show. 🥰