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The Rolling Football Thread: Season 2025/26 - thread 4

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DuncinToffee · 03/04/2026 14:07

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/sports/5481141-the-rolling-football-thread-season-202526-thread-3?page=40&reply=151472506

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DuncinToffee · 16/04/2026 16:48

That is sad news, RIP

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burblish · 16/04/2026 17:47

@MrsMitford3 The families of the 97 have been campaigning for many years for a statutory "duty of candour" to be created, which would place a positive legal obligation on public authorities to tell the truth and co-operate with inquiries into disasters like Hillsborough, the Grenfell fire, the Horizon Post Office scandal and others. This "Public Office (Accountability) Bill" is referred to as the Hillsborough Law (although, to be fair, families of victims of other disasters have also been actively campaigning for it). The current sticking point to the Hillsborough Law being enacted is a disagreement over whether national security services (e.g., MI5 and MI6 staff) should have a blanket exemption from complying with the new duty of candour (for national security reasons). It is being reported that Keir Starmer is willing to scrap the proposed exemption, but nothing is as yet confirmed and so the Hillsborough Law remains pending.

burblish · 16/04/2026 17:54

@Brefugee How horribly traumatic for your grandfather.

Asif Kapadia's documentary last year about Kenny Dalglish focused a lot on Hillsborough and its impact. There is a deeply moving scene of Kenny getting out of a car on a road from which Hillsborough stadium can be seen on the horizon. The film explains that's the closest Kenny has been to Hillsborough stadium since the disaster - he can't bring himself to go back there, even all these years later.

Very sad news re Alex Manninger - gone too young. RIP. 💐

DuncinToffee · 16/04/2026 22:19

Well done Palace, Villa and Forest

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burblish · 16/04/2026 23:09

DuncinToffee · 16/04/2026 22:19

Well done Palace, Villa and Forest

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Yes, they all did so well!

Scoobydoobydoo19 · 16/04/2026 23:24

Good result for Vale as well @Comefromaway - shame it's still a big mountain to climb.

JasonTindallsTan · 17/04/2026 00:10

Well done Forest, nice tribute to Elliott Anderson’s mum who has passed away. I have a soft spot for him obviously being a Newcastle boy but he also went to school with my daughter.

Comefromaway · 17/04/2026 00:34

Yes great result but I can’t see us getting quite enough points for safety

Piknik · 17/04/2026 10:04

Horrible news this morning about former Arsenal Goalkeeper Alex Manninger. I am a Spurs fan, but who cares. Condolences to his family, the Arsenal squad, his former Liverpool squad and anyone personally touched by the loss.

Piknik · 17/04/2026 10:05

Oh I see it's already been posted. Feel a bit silly now, but the sentiment stands.

JasonTindallsTan · 17/04/2026 10:31

No need to feel silly, easy to post duplicate stuff as the thread can be quick moving at times.

MrsMitford3 · 17/04/2026 21:08

Just saw that Arsenal have put a request in to the PL to wear black armbands on Sunday in Alex Manniger's memory.

There is also a mannequin in the Armoury as you come in wearing Manniger's kit.

Classy touch.

DuncinToffee · 17/04/2026 21:58

Coventry and Lampard are back in the Premier League

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ivyleafgeranium · 17/04/2026 22:11

Well done Coventry. It’s good to have some new teams. Although I don’t want millwall to join them. The family are West Ham so being swapped for millwall would be grim in our house. Especially if the O ‘s go down as well.

burblish · 17/04/2026 22:21

Congratulations Coventry - nice to see them back in the top flight after such a long absence!

Kirbert2 · 17/04/2026 22:25

DuncinToffee · 17/04/2026 21:58

Coventry and Lampard are back in the Premier League

Delighted for Jack Rudoni. Loved him at Huddersfield and was sad to see him go.

TheNewGaard · 17/04/2026 22:30

Well done Fat Frankie!

TheNewGaard · 17/04/2026 22:36

The Armory today.

The Rolling Football Thread: Season 2025/26 - thread 4
Brefugee · 18/04/2026 09:41

relaxed day for me since it really doesn't matter what happens at wednesday we're also going down next season too.

Boro have done Boro things so i hope they make the play-offs.

Gladbach will be losing against Dortmund tomorrow, so i will be nice and relaxed today in my sewing room or garden (weather and mood dependent)

Tarkan · 18/04/2026 11:33

After missing a couple of the last home games I’m heading back to Gayfield today. We only have two home games left and this is the last one DH can make because he’s working next week so I might be a little tipsy for any other posts today. 😇😁

Scoobydoobydoo19 · 18/04/2026 14:32

Well @Kirbert2 that didn't go to plan did it?

Tarkan · 18/04/2026 14:35

Walking to Gayfield. Let’s hope this weather lasts. I have my big coat with me just in case LOL.

The Rolling Football Thread: Season 2025/26 - thread 4
LlynTegid · 18/04/2026 14:41

ivyleafgeranium · 17/04/2026 22:11

Well done Coventry. It’s good to have some new teams. Although I don’t want millwall to join them. The family are West Ham so being swapped for millwall would be grim in our house. Especially if the O ‘s go down as well.

I am expecting Ipswich to get over the line in second place and Southampton to win the playoffs.

Would choose Spurs going down over West Ham for the comedy value, much as the owners of West Ham with their generous stadium deal don't deserve it.

Kirbert2 · 18/04/2026 14:50

3 times in a row we have thrown away the game in the very last minute. Is that a record?

3-3 Wycombe 90+11
1-1 Cardiff 90+6
3-3 today Bolton 90+11

Absolutely crazy.

Kirbert2 · 18/04/2026 14:53

Scoobydoobydoo19 · 18/04/2026 14:32

Well @Kirbert2 that didn't go to plan did it?

It's at the point where I'm like ''When are they going to score in extra time?...Oh, there we are''. 😭😂