I've got a lot of time for Macc and I hope, after Saturday, they get enough points to stay up. I've got a lot of time for Sol Campbell as well taking this job.
As for us, if we win this that'll be us effectively promoted, albeit not mathematically. Doing it next week in front of 5/6k at MK...
September has been and gone, so it's time to post your predictions for the month of October. We managed to get through a pretty difficult looking month with 11 points from a possible 21, but we failed to win any of our three local derbies. Which is nice, because we start October with another...
Reports a van has run down 15-20 people on London Bridge. If true it sounds pretty similar to Westminster. Others saying there may have been stabbings or gunfire.
Sigh.
Manchester City charged by FA for allegedly failing to ensure information on whereabouts of players is accurate for anti-doping control.
Thoughts on this smat?
After yet another tournament failure we again heard how a team of uncapped, unfancied or Championship players would perform better for England because "they care more". I think it's a load of bullshit myself, but with Malta coming up it would be interesting to see how it would go down (not that...
It turns out, shock horror, Big Sam is a bit of a dodgy bastard.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/26/exclusive-investigation-england-manager-sam-allardyce-for-sale/
Netherlands losing again, currently 1-0 down against Sweden (it's live on ITV4, for those interested).
Looking at their group, they might struggle to qualify again. You'd expect France to go through while Sweden, Bulgaria and Belarus will cause them problems.
It seems the board has returned just in time for kick-off!
Boreham Wood v Maidstone United
Braintree v Torquay
Bromley v Eastleigh
Dover v Aldershot
Forest Green v Southport
Lincoln City v Gateshead
North Ferriby United v Barrow
Solihull Moors v Macclesfield
Sutton United v Dag & Red
Woking...
Unsurprisingly, the doping scandal has widened to include Premier League footballers (according to The Sunday Times).
It was only a matter of time, wasn't it?
No thread on this yet? I was looking forward to getting home and reading Carel's heartfelt tributes.
I am genuinely saddened by this though. Fuck cancer.
Well, not sacked as such. But West Ham aren't renewing his contract, which comes as no big surprise.
Big Sam actually found out about it on Friday but for the club to announce it within minutes of the season ending is incredibly savage.
Previously "The FA Cup in association with Budweiser", the competition will now be renamed "The Emirates FA Cup." Set to be announced on Thursday.
Warning, Daily Mail link.
Squad to face Lithuania and Italy:
Goalkeepers Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw...