The Football News Thread 2025/26

[leedswolf]

Never, current league sides we’ve never played Bromley, Salford (first team) Fleetwood, Harrogate possibly barrow. The rest we’ve played in a league or Fa cup game.
Plus we’ve played Wimbledon in their old version

We've played Barrow in the FA Cup.

 

[leedswolf]

Man City have completed the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.

 

[1986]

Man City have completed the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.

Big loss for them .

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I like this

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009556338276233542

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Fair play to Palace. They've waived their share of gate receipts vs Macc so they keep the lot bar the 10% that goes to the FA.

On the other hand, Man City refused to give Exeter (in serious financial trouble) a penny more than they're obliged to.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

I like this

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009556338276233542

Now it's been highlighted like this the FA will get rid of this loophole ASAP.

 

[Tony Towner]

Players have been doing that for 33 years

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Is it a loophole? It's been part of the law since 1992.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Is it a loophole? It's been part of the law since 1992.

Ask any of the Premier League defenders to start doing that you can bet your bottom dollar The Premier League will do something about it.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Would they? I've seen it happen tons of times at PL level. Our very own Keith Curle always used to do it at Man City.

It's IFAB's call anyway.

The only stipulation is (and always has been) that you can't deliberately flick it up with your foot and then thigh/chest/head it back.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

I've never got it, you can't pass it back with your foot, but can with your head and your thigh. It's a gloried pass back and personally shouldn't be allowed if the one action is deemed it.

 

[Del Woppio]

Aye, I'm definitely against it when it's structured move when one cunt chips it up and the other cunt knees it back. I'm sure originally there was there was something about penalising moves like that that were against the 'spirit' of the law

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Players have been doing that for 33 years

Well, they've been able to, but you rarely see it so deliberate.

 

[PuntsWolf]

No big deal is it? It’s not actually that easy to do it most the time. Mosquera nearly scored an own goal doing it. If it wasn’t in the rules he’d have been clearing in instead.