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Author Topic: Other Games 2025-26  (Read 1231361 times)

Offline Mellin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16785 on: April 18, 2026, 03:22:44 PM »
That's them out the conversation. Two more required.

Offline Jane

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16786 on: April 18, 2026, 03:22:54 PM »
Preston letting everyone down as usual.

You're brave!

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16787 on: April 18, 2026, 03:24:24 PM »
You have to look that relegation is now between Forest, West Ham and Spurs.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16788 on: April 18, 2026, 03:25:00 PM »
Preston really are the archetypal shite boring championship side.

Offline Jane

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16789 on: April 18, 2026, 03:27:20 PM »
Hull beating Blues

Online Deano's Mullet

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16790 on: April 18, 2026, 03:32:25 PM »
Blues should be winning the Europa, not losing at Hull lol

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16791 on: April 18, 2026, 03:37:35 PM »
They hate us and are obsessed with us. 87 was a nightmare!

A lot of our support comes from areas they think they should own!

Warwick and Leamington particularly. Nary a cov top in sight in Leamington, all Villa

Kenilworth is very Cov-heavy. Or it was in the 90s, maybe it's changed since they've been out of sight.

Closer to Coventry I guess. I used to drink in the old Firkin pub on the high st and the bear and ragged staff more or less opposite in those days, I don’t remember much football stuff but from memory there were a lot more Warwick uni students in Kenilworth back then.

Yeah, I did nearly all my formative pub football watching in the Bear & Ragged Staff (Tut And Shive as it was back then)

Strong memories of watching England lose to Brazil first thing in the morning in 2002, while a bloke standing behind me spent an hour yelling astonishing racism at Emile Heskey.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2026, 04:17:42 PM by Dave »

Online Crown Hill

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16792 on: April 18, 2026, 03:45:49 PM »
Hadn’t really thought about it but there is a chance Spurs could be relegated at Villa Park!

Offline rob_bridge

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16793 on: April 18, 2026, 03:48:02 PM »
How will Barcelona and Real Madrid cope when their Premier League rivals get relegated today?

Blues, Albion and Wolves in 2nd Tier next season, Villa and Cov in top tier. Back to the 90s

Online RamboandBruno

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16794 on: April 18, 2026, 03:48:10 PM »
Hadn’t really thought about it but there is a chance Spurs could be relegated at Villa Park!
I started to work this out but couldn’t be bothered. Is it a case of them losing the next two before they come to us and Forest and West Ham winning the next two?

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16795 on: April 18, 2026, 03:48:59 PM »
More evidence that Mark Goldbridge deserves his large viewership. https://x.com/markgoldbridge/status/1858263021182677375

Online Crown Hill

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16796 on: April 18, 2026, 03:50:18 PM »
Hadn’t really thought about it but there is a chance Spurs could be relegated at Villa Park!
I started to work this out but couldn’t be bothered. Is it a case of them losing the next two before they come to us and Forest and West Ham winning the next two?

I suppose there are a number of possibilities so long as we leave them 7 points adrift after beating them!

There are 4 games for all sides including that one.

So there is a chance!
« Last Edit: April 18, 2026, 03:54:32 PM by Crown Hill »

Offline Mellin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16797 on: April 18, 2026, 03:56:13 PM »
The Lampard pitch side interview last night is nice. He's quite emotional and it's obviously huge for him personally. It's probably quite difficult being seen as great at one job, as a footballer, then going into another one having to prove yourself in a completely different way. When, to be Frank, you don't really need to. Respect.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16798 on: April 18, 2026, 04:03:40 PM »
The Lampard pitch side interview last night is nice. He's quite emotional and it's obviously huge for him personally. It's probably quite difficult being seen as great at one job, as a footballer, then going into another one having to prove yourself in a completely different way. When, to be Frank, you don't really need to. Respect.

Their promotion was never in doubt, afterall they did say 'We'll be back'.

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #16799 on: April 18, 2026, 04:03:51 PM »
Rumour mill already in full effect in Cov: they’re after Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones apparently…

Surely James Maddison will be looking to move back to the Premier League.

Maybe Callum Wilson could hesd back home as well.

 


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