League 1 General Chat Thread

[GTFCfish]

This Birmingham groundsman was absolutely not ready for those fireworks…

🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wudPqKCxL7

— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) February 16, 2025

 

[DaveBirm1875]

Birmingham is one of the most diverse cities in the world and sadly there was still racial abuse targeted at our fans on Saturday. Sadly seems to be back on the rise in football but also good it’s being called out more, there’s idiots at every club

Makes me sad to hear it, we are a multi cultural city and fan base but some idiots cannot behave themselves, i'm ashamed and sorry to the charlton fans that went thru that.

 

[folletto]

Makes me sad to hear it, we are a multi cultural city and fan base but some idiots cannot behave themselves, i'm ashamed and sorry to the charlton fans that went thru that.

Yeah a real shame to spoil a good win for you, good to see the club dealing with it quickly.

 

[DaveBirm1875]

Yeah defo, they will find them and ban for life will be incoming, usually the fans will find out who they are and inform the club too so they wont be that hard to find

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

You'd think diversity would help, but then you have places like Luton, one of the most cosmopolitan in the country, and they gave us the bloody EDL.

We had a fan banned recently for racist behaviour, and that's hardly very on brand for Cambridge.

It must be called out wherever it happens, be that Birmingham, Cambridge or on the pitch at Burnley!

 

[Conker]

You'd think diversity would help, but then you have places like Luton, one of the most cosmopolitan in the country, and they gave us the bloody EDL.

We had a fan banned recently for racist behaviour, and that's hardly very on brand for Cambridge.

It must be called out wherever it happens, be that Birmingham, Cambridge or on the pitch at Burnley!

I don’t know enough about Birmingham to say but a big reason vile groups like the EDL come from Luton is a lack of integration from the immigrant population. That’s not an excuse to being a racist piece of shit like, obvs but the correlation is indisputable.

I imagine nearly every fan of every club on this forum has heard racist remarks from the stands in the past, thankfully it’s much lesser now but unfortunately it does and will always rear it’s ugly head.

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve heard anything from Mansfield fans but funnily enough there was a rare report of racial abuse from the away end at Cambridge the other week, I have no idea if someone has been identified/charged but police are aware.

 

[folletto]

I don’t know enough about Birmingham to say but a big reason vile groups like the EDL come from Luton is a lack of integration from the immigrant population. That’s not an excuse to being a racist piece of shit like, obvs but the correlation is indisputable.

I imagine nearly every fan of every club on this forum has heard racist remarks from the stands in the past, thankfully it’s much lesser now but unfortunately it does and will always rear it’s ugly head.

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve heard anything from Mansfield fans but funnily enough there was a rare report of racial abuse from the away end at Cambridge the other week, I have no idea if someone has been identified/charged but police are aware.

I'm not convinced on it being lesser and rare tbh, we've had 2 incidents in League One this weekend as well as on the pitch in the championship. My wife is from HK and has joined me at about 15 Charlton games in the last 5 years and been racially abused twice. It's seemingly on the rise again.

 

[Conker]

I'm not convinced on it being lesser and rare tbh, we've had 2 incidents in League One this weekend as well as on the pitch in the championship. My wife is from HK and has joined me at about 15 Charlton games in the last 5 years and been racially abused twice. It's seemingly on the rise again.

I think it may be a case of being reported more than previously. Which is obviously a good thing, but you can definitely make a argument it’s on the rise again

 

[denzel ecfc]

Birmingham is one of the most diverse cities in the world and sadly there was still racial abuse targeted at our fans on Saturday. Sadly seems to be back on the rise in football but also good it’s being called out more, there’s idiots at every club

They also get the highest crowds, so statistically likely to have more idiots than most.

 

[DaveBirm1875]

They also get the highest crowds, so statistically likely to have more idiots than most.

we defo have our fair share of idiots for sure

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Trouble is the idiots are allowed to breed and so the problems continue...

 

[The Terminator]

Takeover talks confirmed by the club:

Leyton Orient - Leyton Orient

Official Leyton Orient FC Website - The O's

www.leytonorient.com

 

[thewwfc]

not surprised, here's hoping that there's no Becchettis in the consortium.

 

[EnglishRed]

Takeover talks confirmed by the club:

Leyton Orient - Leyton Orient

Official Leyton Orient FC Website - The O's

www.leytonorient.com

Fingers crossed! A lot of potential at Orient, hopefully it's the right people taking over.

 

[denzel ecfc]

3.7mn losses, I'm sure they are desperate for more 'investment'.

 

[Stocky]

Ben Hinchliffe out for 8-10 weeks. One game shy of his 400th appearance for the club. Cruel but still got another year next year so should eventually reach the milestone.

Blow for us too, Addai doesn't fill me full of confidence but he did make a couple of good saves when he came on at Wigan last week.

 

[Casey]

Ben Hinchliffe out for 8-10 weeks. One game shy of his 400th appearance for the club. Cruel but still got another year next year so should eventually reach the milestone.

Blow for us too, Addai doesn't fill me full of confidence but he did make a couple of good saves when he came on at Wigan last week.

Play him at right back.

Casey

 

[Stocky]

Play him at right back.

Casey

Sounds like your old boss Lindsey wanted him in January in his mission to seemingly continue to get the band back together at MK Dons.

Their offer was supposedly higher than what we paid you for him. But we turned it down. Whether that was because we're fully behind Addai or whether it's because we didn't have time to get a replacement, I'm not sure.

 

[Casey]

Lindsey ain't doing so well at MK.(There again he's about the 4th manager on the trot to have issues). It never seems to work signing the same players.

I'll always have a soft spot for Addai, and all that team, but he has got a mistake in him.

Casey

 

[Conker]

Addai always come across as a liability to me. Mind you Pym is at the minute, more of a confidence issue tho.

 

[folletto]

Kayne Ramsay is a hell of a player, I have no idea how he was in League Two last season. Already comfortably a championship player and even if we go up, he’ll be above and beyond us next season. All the money spent this season in this league and he might be the best player in the league

 

[masi51]

Kayne Ramsay is a hell of a player, I have no idea how he was in League Two last season. Already comfortably a championship player and even if we go up, he’ll be above and beyond us next season. All the money spent this season in this league and he might be the best player in th

Kayne Ramsay is a hell of a player, I have no idea how he was in League Two last season. Already comfortably a championship player and even if we go up, he’ll be above and beyond us next season. All the money spent this season in this league and he might be the best player in the league

You wont go up.....Barry at Stockport was the best player in this league first half of the season
Would have Collins and Morley with us having a better season........May and stansfield at Birmingham

Kone, Kelman.......Phillips at Barnsley some quality in this league

 

[folletto]

You wont go up.....Barry at Stockport was the best player in this league first half of the season
Would have Collins and Morley with us having a better season........May and stansfield at Birmingham

Kone, Kelman.......Phillips at Barnsley some quality in this league

I don’t think we will go up but I think Ramsay will play in the premier league within a few years. Not convinced those other players will

 

[ForzaCounty]

The average age of each clubs squad in League One 👶👴 pic.twitter.com/epIQTTg8an

— The Lower Tiers (@LowerTiers) February 21, 2025

Makes Reading's season even more admirable tbh.

As for the Dad's Armies...

 

[masi51]

I don’t think we will go up but I think Ramsay will play in the premier league within a few years. Not convinced those other players will

Fair shout....I will have to keep a eye out for him,...You watching him week in week out have a more balanced view than i have

 

[Bobbin']

He’s disgustingly good.

 

[masi51]

Had a debate a season or two back when we had both Trafford and Bradley playing for us.....Said they were both 8 figure players who would play soon in the premier league.......Talent like that just standout in this league

 

[HutchECFC]

Ilmari Niskanen banned from driving for 18 months and fined £2000 for drink driving.
Was twice over the limit, and appears to gotten off very lightly considering.

Judge said the following..
"There are sentence guidelines relating to your reading in breath that gives me a starting point for sentence. The aggravating manner of your driving was that you were stopped because a member of the public called police because of concerns about how you were driving your vehicle. That would ordinarily cause me to go up the sentencing range.

"But you have cooperated with police and have a lack of previous convictions that act as mitigation features. For me one of the most important factors is you cooperated with the police at an early stage and you have shown genuine remorse. All of these factors mean I can deal with it at a financial level. I doubt I will see you again and this is a lesson learnt. All the best."

 

[Stocky]

Ilmari Niskanen banned from driving for 18 months and fined £2000 for drink driving.
Was twice over the limit, and appears to gotten off very lightly considering.

Judge said the following..
"There are sentence guidelines relating to your reading in breath that gives me a starting point for sentence. The aggravating manner of your driving was that you were stopped because a member of the public called police because of concerns about how you were driving your vehicle. That would ordinarily cause me to go up the sentencing range.

"But you have cooperated with police and have a lack of previous convictions that act as mitigation features. For me one of the most important factors is you cooperated with the police at an early stage and you have shown genuine remorse. All of these factors mean I can deal with it at a financial level. I doubt I will see you again and this is a lesson learnt. All the best."

They can't half knock them back the Fins though. We think we drink a lot in this country.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

I mean at £10 a pint in Finland, can't blame him making the most of it here.