Yep, but the thing about short-pulling/holding etc and dissent is the realisation that these things are so endemic that if a ref was consistent and penalised every instance, the match wouldn't finish. And all the publicity and all the managers' and pundits' comments would be vilifying that referee....

Lyon's first 14 games of the season https://i.ibb.co/fMKDY29/GOAr-Ih8-XAAAOXUC.jpg Pierre Sage then takes over as manager. Lyon's next 20 games of the season https://i.ibb.co/JHbJ8Wx/GOAr-Ih8-WIAAxl-x.jpg Yeah, did notice that Win as , having been to a league game at their brilliant stadium (not ju...

Southern League Premier South 24/25 season Afc Totton Basingstoke Bracknell Chertsey Dorchester Frome Gloucester Gosport Hanwell Havant & Waterlooville Hungerford Marlow Merthyr Plymouth Parkway Poole Sholing Swindon Supermarine Taunton Tiverton Walton & Hersham Wimbourne Winchester That is...

didnt know where to put this so I guess here is as good as any but if man city get found guilty we could be in for a 750k windfall https://rdg.today/why-reading-fc-and-other-clubs-could-be-owed-money-if-manchester-city-found-guilty-of-premier-league-breaches/ Well that'll be something to look forwa...

It definitely appeared to go to his head. Couple of anecdotes about silly Billy big bollox behaviour etc Shame as he was ace first season with us Delighted he seems to be over it and playing well again. He did boss the final from all accounts and getting goals and assists. Just a shame he lost a fe...

Stam massively set back his career by talking him up way beyond his ability. It definitely appeared to go to his head. Couple of anecdotes about silly Billy big bollox behaviour etc Shame as he was ace first season with us Delighted he seems to be over it and playing well again. He did boss the fin...

Talent wise he was good enough for the Championship. There was obviously some sort of attitude or mental health issues earlier in his career. Fair play, he looks to be moving beyond them and he has absolutely dominated the play offs. Difference maker in semi final and final. I think it was the phys...

Not that it’s the right place to put this but I find watching Premiership football so dull these days. I am watching Man City play West Ham, but I much preferred watching Crewe play Crawley earlier. I am probably alone here but City’s success has just made it all so oxf*rd boring. Not to mention th...

Sky Sports not even showing the Arsenal game? They seem to have the City game and Liverpool games on TNT have it (TNT Sports 1). Sky have Man City-West Ham (Main Event); Liverpool-Wolves (Premier League) and Chelsea-Bournemouth (Football & Arena). Sky in not believing there's anything to play f...

Composition now settled. The 24 lucky 3rd division teams next season are: ⋅ Barnsley ⋅ Birmingham City ⋅ Blackpool ⋅ Bolton Wanderers ⋅ Bristol Rovers ⋅ Burton Albion ⋅ Cambridge United ⋅ Charlton Athletic ⋅ Cr...

Crawley have returned to the 3rd division for the first time since 2015. Their highest ever league placing was 10th in the 3rd division back in 2013. Time to start a new derby perhaps?

If Arsenal and City both win today, Arsenal will have 89 points without winning the title, the 3rd highest total after Liverpool on 92 in 2022 and 97 in 2019. All 3 behind City, which shows how relentless they are. Man Utd also got 89 in the "Aguerooooo!" season and Spurs got 86 when Chel...

Have watched Jackson Irvine a few times in English football and thought that he could do a good job for us. Had lost track of his whereabouts until catching SSN last night and seeing him celebrating as his club St Pauli had got promotion to the Bundesliga. Our German/English/Irish and latterly very...

Yeah, I’m more bothered about Reading than Ryan Reynolds Agreed. Just need Reading to be consistent and turn up in 46 league games and there should be a decent reward. Hopefully Brum will start the season well, which should mean Eustace will be sacked by the end of October, leaving the way open for...

Its good there's another decent side in the league which will hopefully stop Hollywood FC going up. And stop Reading FC too. Really doesn't help us having Bolton in L1 next year. Yeah, I’m more bothered about Reading than Ryan Reynolds Agreed. Just need Reading to be consistent and turn up in 46 le...

genome No shots on target in a playoff final is criminal

Can't recall Reading having a shot on target in their last time in a PO final either.

The last gift of the Dai era. A local rival we spent two decades above of in the football pyramid getting promoted to the division above us. Still time for a McAteer response. Be :lol: if Bolton do another 94/95 recovery. From Reading's perspective both teams are inconsistent garbage so, for next s...

FIFA now trialling a new approach where each team gets 2 VAR challenges and there is no VAR involvement until one of the teams uses a VAR challenge :| So one team will use a challenge as quickly as possible so VAR starts getting involved asap and presumably saves them having to use the second chall...

Franchise FC

Winston Biscuit Norwich give Wagner the boot

Presumably they believe they ‘deserve’ to be in the PL

Probably more to do with his "Stam approach" to a play off plus Norwich have never looked all that good this season, they're poor defensively and didn't play to their strengths often enough.

Presume Gloucester will be the name to beat in the SLPS.

Nice to see an increase in Cornish sides in the SLS division.