I know my eyes aren't great but I thought the ball just hit Macca's back and I'm not sure that the point of the elbow would have produced enough power especially as he didn't make any additional movement of the arm. MacAllister himself said it hit him on the elbow as well as his back and he accepte...

The ball at corner kicks should have to be placed within the marked space, enough of the taking the **** with the ball quite obviously not being in the required spot, presumably because what would be the shadow of the ball would fall over part of the marked space in some way. Think it always used t...

I saw Reading play at the old Plough Lane ground in the early 80’s. A 1-1 draw the unfortunately named Wayne W@nklyn scored for us. Yes, was at that game, can't remember much about it other than the giant electricity pylon overlooking the ground Yeah, I remember that one too. ISTR Gyln Hodges playe...

Not read the proposals in detail yet so I may be wrong, but for me the problem is that the higher-placed teams have to sit around and do nothing while the lower-placed ones fight it out for the right to play them. For me, momentum and form are critically important factors, so not playing for a while...

Couldn't find a "Maldives Football" thread so dumping this here : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/09/maldives-relegation-battle-green-streets-stay-up-after-no-show Green Streets knew they would face relegation from the Maldives Premier league if they lost by four gals or more...

Sounds like his head might be in the same place that Michail Antonio's was when he went on loan from us to Sheffield Wednesday - desperate to play and make an impression, so dropping down a couple of divisions to somewhere he knows he can get good game and hopefully contribute to a team looking for ...

I think part of the problem with Andy Hughes was that he was played out of position a lot. although I don't think he knew what his best position was and was happy to play where and how the manager needed him. When they had no left backs, he put his hand up and said he'd played a few games there onc...

........ Luton (probably) re-instated - taken from NLM - two charges ..... Posted this AM (from GB News) .......as ever wonderfully understated :? EFL side kicked out of competition and given big fine after breaking football rules Swindon Town have been expelled from the EFL Trophy after an Indepen...

Stranraer may lose their lucrative 5th round cup match at Ibrox because of a cock-up in the 4th round replay. We can confirm that an appeal has been made to the Scottish FA regarding the eligibility of goalkeeper Lyndon Tas. Agreement had been reached with Hamilton Academical for Josh Lane to featur...

Beating Palace 3-2 in the first half of the 106 season. Doyle 26, Lita 68, Sonko 87. Johnson 29, Morrison 47. Simply a game that had everything - you were literally afraid to take your eyes off it for a second because there was so much going on. 1-o0 up then 2-1 down, Doyle's missed penalty, Lita's ...

Winston Biscuit Bids to host Euro 2036 currently being explored:

Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland/Iceland (joint)
Poland
Serbia/Romania/Greece (joint)
Belgium/Netherland (joint)
Spain


Massively IN! for a Nordic Euro's!!

Not sure what would cost more - the tickets or the alcohol.

Remember it well. Seems a lifetime away from today's game in so many ways. Most vivid memory was some bloke behind me on the South Bank loudly announcing to all and sundry " I'm off - they're not going to get anything out of this " and leaving in a huff. That was just after the second goal...

They backed out of the stadium expansion because we got relegated. According to the BBC article at the time planning permission was approved, work was planned to start in the summer of 2008: Reading have been granted permission to extend the capacity of the Madejski Stadium from 24,045 to 38,000. T...

... My one criticism of NH was that when the time came to push on in 2007 he couldn't really think big enough - but that's also something to be held against SJM , especially as there wasn't the money to do what they needed due to the latter's publishing and property failures. Would actually say tha...

From Dai, Good luck Nige taking Cohig on in court, the bloke knows his way around a court room, you will blow a 100K and walk away with nothing. Desperate stuff from Howe then. Depends on what Howe’s contract was really. It’s not likely Dai was directly paying him from his own pocket to broker any ...

It saddens me the grief Nigel gets, he was after all the key decision maker when getting us to the top flight twice - despite SJM signing the cheques. Couhig took exception to Nigel not wanting him to buy the club, Nigel’s rationale was that Couhig didn’t have the funds - and so far it seems like t...

Just for completeness sake, a new £45 ticket package announced for registered supporters - although it won't apply for many.

https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-announces-more-affordable-world-cup-tickets-after-outcry-over-pricing-13484459

Sometimes going to DEFCON1 like this is the only way to get someone to take a claim or dispute seriously. Whether he actually does want to see the club wound up is probably something quite different.

Another ******* stupid bit of fiddling about that no-one wants. Why not do something to improve the quality of the refereeing and the use of VAR instead? Can't they do both? FWIW quite happy with them banning knee slides. Not so much to protect professional athletes knee sliding on pristine premier...

The Premier League have BANNED the knee slide celebration, from January 1st performing the act will be a yellow card offence. The decision aims to safeguard players from potential injuries, such as turf burns or joint strain, after growing concerns about the risks associated with the popular move. ...