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

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I might put Haaland back in my FPL team, he is on the bench at the moment.

Sorry to hear you've had bad news.
All the best for whatever comes next.

Mo Salah missing a penalty pretty much sums up our season, his season, the whole enchilada. It would be so sad for Mo to end his incredible time at Liverpool with a whimper instead of a bang, but it looks like that's how it will go. 😥

Reading the Easter thread about Easter traditions - it's watching the football except you're allowed a bag of Mini Eggs while you watch, isn't it? 😁

Only one bag of mini eggs? You amateur! I fully plan to be in a chocolate coma by the final whistle. Nothing else could possibly block out the trauma!

We played yesterday so don't play until Monday now but I'll keep you posted re: chocolate consumption! It's an away game though so obviously we'll lose.

I was rooting for you today even though City winning would suit Arsenal better as they would have more games but I loathe them and their 115 charges and their pet referee so much I'd so much rather Liverpool would have won.
Just for football.
Agree re Salah-it is very sad for a player like him to go out with a whimper. Still there are a few games left for him to leave in a blaze of glory.

And don't worry-I don't expect you to cheer us on later 😢😂

Thanks @MrsMitford3 ! I think most neutrals will be supporting Port Vale and Southampton today as the underdogs in their ties rather than because of particularly disliking Chelsea or Arsenal. Right now, I'm anticipating having to watch both legs of our Champions League tie v PSG through my fingers. Sigh. Right - time to bury my head in chocolate, with the hope of waking up in August (the World Cup can get in the bin this year, too). Good luck to all those teams who are still in the FA Cup!

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Please keep up the poor away form. the O’s need the points. Josh Koroma seems to have been frozen out after bit of a spat a few weeks ago. So maybe he won’t play against his former team. Good luck Port Vale. League one all the way.

4-2 loss for us at Gayfield today. DH phoned me to say the weather had turned and got so cold they left early so definitely sounds like staying at home was the right thing for me. I put the Boat Race on then promptly fell asleep. 🙈🤣

Rangers went top of the league after their win today. Hearts play tomorrow so we’ll see how long we stay top.

Honestly, I think you'll be fine. Only managed to scrape a draw against Reading and were poor in the second half after getting into good positions but wasting chances in the first half and that's at home where we haven't lost since October. We're woeful away from home.

Sounds similar to what has happened here with Joe Taylor who was sent out on loan to Wigan a week before Lee Grant was sacked. Rumours of a fall out. I liked Koroma when he was with us, inconsistent but when he was good, he was really good.

Wasn’t to be, although could have been worse. Dreadful season and we have tickets for a match at the end of the season

Hope you've had a good day despite it not quite going to plan ☹️

Tough luck Port Vale. It would have been good to get a goal at Stamford Bridge, they just ran away with it. The very early goal was such a shame. We were very relieved to only lose by one goal to City last season. We had the fun of going in ahead at half time but knew it wouldn’t last once de Bruyne came on! We were at home though which makes a difference as you could tell the City players didn’t really like the small ground. We got to sing “sacked in morning” to Guardiola which I hadn’t expected!

gosh, look after yourself! (who was the gig?)

Gladbach were losing 2-1 at home to bottom of the league Heidenheim. Were getting booed by their own fans and pulled their fingers out to pull back with a draw. Probably not getting relegated now, but blimey, they are shite.

I had hoped for at least a goal. Oh well.

we hadn’t really expected anything else & apart from one or two idiots (the person who threw an empty bottle into the lower stand deserves banning for life) the atmosphere was good and we sang til the end.

But…. £6.90 for a rollover hot dog (or rather a lukewarm dog) & I had to get a refund for my pre ordered one as they ran out.

talk about adding insult to injury 😭

@Tarkan hope you're ok.

Not sure what those winds are like up there, they're pretty gusty here in Manchester. Best to stay indoors

I’m very proud of the Vale tonight and the spirit they showed after conceding early. My dad would have been proud too!

Alan Shearer can f*ck off! "Southampton deserve it". 2 shots to 11. Possession nowhere near. Diving all over the shop.

We need to do better, however...

Sorry to hear that Tarkan hope everything comes alright for you.

Aberdeen done what they do best sitting ninth and probably 3rd largest wage bill in the SPL.

Sorry to hear your health isn’t good.