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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 15 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 25th October 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 20:26 1 Nov 2025
Week 14 results
CRYSTAL PALACE 2 BRENTFORD 0
Palace ended a three-match winless run in the Premier League with victory over in-form Brentford. Only Jorash63 and Tropical_Us got this spot-on, and a further 12 had the outcome, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
FULHAM 3 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0
10-man Wolves' season continued to spiral after Fulham condemned them to another damaging defeat to keep them winless and bottom of the Premier League. Nobody had this spot-on, but 17 did get the outcome.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 2
Amad Diallo lashed home a thunderous 81st-minute volley to earn United a point in a thrilling Premier League encounter. Again nobody got this spot-on, and only Tropical_Us, NME_cufc and gerry_us had the outcome.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 SWANSEA CITY 1
Swansea fought back to claim a point as Adam Idah's sharp finish cancelled out Charlie Kelman's first Charlton goal. Only unitedwhites and wessex_exile had this spot-on, and only Blue4U2 got the outcome. The other 19 all predicted a win for Charlton.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 DERBY COUNTY 3
Carlton Morris scored the first hat-trick of his career as he fired Derby to a convincing victory against their fellow Championship strugglers. Well done to NME_cufc for being the only one to get this spot-on, and only concordman and gerry_Us had the outcome.
STOKE CITY 5 BRISTOL CITY 1
Divin Mubama scored a hat-trick and set up another goal in a superb Stoke performance. Not surprisingly no 3 pointer for anyone, though 16 did get the outcome.
Just when it looked like the season may have turned a corner the last couple of weeks, with an improved level of points, it was another backward step this week, with a tough set of results to predict only producing 5 spot-ons in total. Those 3 pointers were shared out with five members getting one each, as can be seen above. By being the only one of the five to have three outcomes, Tropical_Us is the weeks top scorer with a decent 6 points.
U'sual Champions League The qualifying places for this competition are the closest we have ever had. With 8 weeks to go for qualification the only members who are looking certain to take part are Sector4 as current holder, and noah4x4 with his seemingly unassaillable lead in Division One. When you see that unitedwhites is in the eleventh qualifying place with his 60 points, all the places are still up for grabs
In the Premier Three outcomes were enough for concordman to remain top for the second week running. A solid week for Jorash63 moved him up a place and back into the other Charity Shield spot, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from thrillseeker. Three outcomes for Sector4 moved him up a place to fourth. The only other change in this division came from unitedwhites moving up a place thanks to his solid week.
In Division One Three outcomes for noah4x4 takes his run at the top to 8 weeks. Though his lead was reduced by a point, as Blue4U2 was the only one to get four outcomes this week. The top scoring performance from Tropical_Us moved him up a place to third. The solid week for NME_cufc moved him up three places to fourth. Three outcomes for basher2010, and he remains fifth. One outcome for BFG means he drops to the final play-off place. The lowest he has been this season. The solid week for wessex_exile moved him up three places to seventh, and within a point of the play-offs. Two outcomes each for gerry_us and oxfcolu keeps them well in sight of the play-offs.
THE TABLES (100 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 15 Fixtures
WEST HAM UNITED v BURNLEY
NORWICH CITY v LEICESTER CITY
BOLTON WANDERERS v PORT VALE
BRADFORD CITY v BURTON ALBION
ROTHERHAM UNITED v LINCOLN CITY
SWINDON TOWN v TRANMERE ROVERS
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Thread | FA Cup Match thread: Danny to invoke the spirit of Dick Graham
by wessex_exile at 14:37 1 Nov 2025
Strong line-up for the U's today, Danny clearly signalling his intent:
Macey
Vincent-Young
Tucker
Araujo
Iandolo
Lisbie
Bishop
Williams
Read
Anderson
Mbick
Subs:
Smith
Hunt
Powell
Flanagan
Oni
Gordon
Edwards
Goodwin
Tovide
Jack Payne out injured apparently, let's hope it's more precautionary than anything more serious. The good news is that Flanagan and Oni are back. |
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 14 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 1st November 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 21:49 25 Oct 2025
Week 13 results
CHELSEA 1 SUNDERLAND 2
Sunderland moved into second place in the Premier League as winger Chemsdine Talbi scored a 94th-minute winner to stun Chelsea. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for Chelsea, with 11 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
COVENTRY CITY 3 WATFORD 1
Coventry cemented top spot in the Championship and further enhanced their status as English football's most potent attacking force with this win against 10-man Watford. Everyone predicted a win for Coventry, with a super 6 having it spot-on.
IPSWICH TOWN 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
Kieran McKenna's substitutions paid off as Jack Clarke bagged a late winner with his fifth goal of the season, as West Brom have a mere one shot on target. 3 got this spot-on, with a further 8 having the outcome.
PORTSMOUTH 0 STOKE CITY 1
An own-goal by Portsmouth defender Hayden Matthews gave Stoke their first away win in over two months to keep them in the Championship play-off places. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and another 6 got the outcome.
BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1
Late goals from Andri Gudjohnsen and Ryan Alebiosu gave Blackburn a much-needed first home win of the season as they came from behind to beat Southampton. Only blueeagle and unitedwhites got this spot-on, and only noah4x4 and BFG had the outcome.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 OXFORD UNITED 2
Stricken Wednesday were given a reminder of their on-pitch difficulties as Oxford hung on to claim a narrow victory. Well done to ghughes11 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 8 got the outcome.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1 BLACKPOOL 2
Substitute Scott Banks scored a dramatic late winner to give struggling Blackpool a first away win of the season, and to give Ian Evatt victory in his first game as Blackpool's new manager. Only Blue4U2 and oxfcolu got this spot-on, and only Madeira163 had the outcome.
READING 1 DONCASTER ROVERS 1
Reading substitute Kamari Doyle scored his first goal for the club to rescue a point for them, after veteran striker Billy Sharp had given Doncaster the lead. 3 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS 3 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
A comfortable win for improving Wycombe, against 10-man Huddersfield. Nobody got this spot-on, but 8 did have the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 1 SALFORD CITY 2
First-half goals from Daniel Udoh and Kallum Cesay helped Salford condemn Gillingham to a fifth league game without a win. Well done to BFG for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 5 got the outcome.
After the three early kick-offs gave us a lightning start to the week, the seven later games failed to follow suit, as the week went downhill afterwards. Those three early Championship fixtures produced wins for Coventry, Ipswich and Stoke, with 16 spot-ons in total, and noah4x4 had them all spot-on, and then had a further four outcomes from the later fixtures, to make him the weeks top scorer with a fantastic 13 points. Five members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from concordman, who had the 1-0 wins for Ipswich and Stoke, Daniel, who got the Ipswich 1-0 and the Reading 1-1, ghuighrs11, who had the wins for Stoke and Oxford, and unitedwites, who got the Blackburn 2-1 and the Reading 1-1. They each also had two outcomes, to give them all an excellent 8 points. Finally wessex_exile, who got the Coventry 3-1 and the Reading 1-1, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one outcome was mfb_cufc, who got the Stoke 1-0 and five outcomes, to give him a useful 8 points.
The seasons 94 games have finished with 50 (53.19%) home wins, 28 (29.79%) away wins, and 16 (17.02%) draws. With over half the games ending in a win for the hosts, the season shouldn't have been a tough one overall, but even though the 1-0 has been the top result with 13, the clue is in the fact the second best for a home is the 3-0 and the 3-1 with 8 each. Those figures are astounding, because those two results have only averaged about 10 a season for the last 10 seasons. They are almost at that level with two thirds of the season still to go. The draw usually comes out with 1 in 4 games finishing that way, but that is currently running at 1 in 6, thanks to the 1-1 only on 7 for the season. The best result for an away has been the 1-2, after the 4 this week put on 8 for the season. These anomalies usually even out over a season, it will be interesting to see if it happens this season.
Happy Cup All the details for the 1st Round of this competition are on a separate thread, with the deadline Saturday 1st November 15.00.
In the Premier The lead changes again, as the excellent week for concordman moved him up a couple of places, and back to the summit he last occupied after Week 2. Last weeks leader thrillseeker has to settle for the other Charity Shield spot, desite having the Stoke 1-0 spot-on. After getting the Coventry 3-1 spot-on, Jorash63 moved up a place to third, but only on the first to post rule from Daniel, whose excellent week moved him up two places, to a season high fourth. Just the one outcome for Sector4, means he drops three to fifth. The excellent week for ghughes11 moved him up a place for the fifth week in a row, and into the top half for the first time this season. Three outcomes for bwildered means he drops two places, and back into the bottom half. The bottom five remains the same as last week, but the excellent weeks for unitedwhites and mfb_cufc has made the gap from 1st to 10th only 13 points.
In Division One The amazing run for noah4x4 continued in a big way this week, and his fantastic top scoring performance takes his lead to an incredible 26 points. Without looking, I am sure in my time of administrating nobody in either league has ever had such an advantage before after 13 weeks of the season. If the title is already looking like a forgone conclusion, that could not be said for the rest of the league, as there are only an astonishing 6 points separating 2nd to 10th. After having the Blackpool 2-1 spot-on Blue4U2 moved up a place into the other automatic spot. His highest position since Week 3 last season. Getting that good Salford 2-1 prediction moved BFG up a couple of places to third, as Tropical_Us goes two the other way to fourth. It could have been worse, as he is only ahead of basher2010 on the first to post rule. He is the big mover in this league, as he moved up three places to a season high fifth, after having the Stoke 1-0 spot-on. A solid week for durham_exile, that included getting the Coventry 3-1 spot-on, helped him to remain in the final play-off place. Status quo also for NME_cufc, as he remains seventh, by also having the Coventry 3-1 spot-on. Two outcomes for gerry_us means he drops four places, but still remains only 4 points behind second place. Decent weeks for oxfcolu and wessex_exile moves them both ever closer to the play-offs.
THE TABLES (94 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 14 Fixtures FA Cup week and we will keep those fixtures for the Happy Cup, so it is 6 games from the Premier League and Championship.
CRYSTAL PALACE v BRENTFORD
FULHAM v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v MANCHESTER UNITED
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v SWANSEA CITY
SHEFFIELD UNITED v DERBY COUNTY
STOKE CITY v BRISTOL CITY
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Thread | Essex Senior Cup
by TheOldOakTree at 11:52 22 Oct 2025
Being serious for once, should we be looking to win every game or is it just a silly cup that doesn’t matter? Are we ruining some of these kids careers by giving them the false idea that they are better than they are and heaping pressure on them when they cannot deliver?
A very strong U’s team were 3-0 down after 55 minutes against an Isthmian Premier league side. After hooking off Tovide we managed to score a single consolation goal. I guess it shows how wafer thin our squad is and why we are so susceptible when any of our key players get injured. Let’s be perfectly honest, a league club with a Cat2 academy that costs a reported £1.8 million a year should be capable of putting out a team that can comprehensively beat a side that is in the bottom half of the Isthmian Premier team, especially when they are playing at home. There are no excuses and sadly this is not a one-off, it is a true reflection of Florence Park.
In the desperate hope that we can make a few quid out of some of them, we fill the likes of Samson and Bradley heads with notions that they are fantastic and will play at the top level, when they are probably the same level as Bonne. Motivation has always been a massively important part of any sport, but it’s a thin line between encouraging someone or causing them to despair or sulk when they cannot achieve the unrealistic heights that you have attributed to them.
Spouting constant crap about how the academy is so successful and how many young stars we’ve got, it’s not hard to see why they freeze under the pressure when they go a goal down to a pub team.
Have we ruined Samsons career? 3 months ago we hyped him so much he thought he was off to the bright lights, now he’s missing goals against Aveley. Is young Ronnie going to be allowed to develop into his full potential, or will we soon start spouting the normal bullshit so we can cash in? Cracking him up to be the next Phil Foden, filling his head with unrealistic dreams that may put too much pressure on him?
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Thread | Happy Cup 2025/26 1st Round - Deadline Saturday 1st November 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 15:29 19 Oct 2025
We currently have 24 members, when 32 would be ideal for a knockout competition. So to get the numbers down to 16 for the 2nd Round I have decided the fairest way (rather than have byes) to achieve this is to have 8 games of 3 members, with the two highest scorers going through to the next round. FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2025-26 competition. All games will be settled on 90 minute result.
There will be replays for drawn games. The tie-breaker rule will only apply for any replays. Each round will take place at the same time as the FA Cup, and will contain 10 fixtures from that competition. Any replays will be 10 matches from the following Saturday's League programme.
There will be fresh draw for each round, and here is the draw for the 1st Round, made by Mrs mfb.
concordman v unitedwhites v burnsieespana
Lewis_1 v Blue4U2 v bwildered
noah4x4 v BFG v durham_exile
mfb_cufc v RSCOSWORTH v thrillseeker
Tropical_Us v Jorash63 v gerry_us
oxfcolu v NME_cufc v basher2010
Sector4 v Madeira163 v blueeagle
wessex_exile v ghughes11 v Daniel
1st Round Fixtures All games kick-off at 15.00. If any matches are postponed, then games will be settled on the ones remaining. No more than four predictions the same as your opponents please.
BLACKPOOL v SCUNTHORPE UNITED
BOREHAM WOOD v CRAWLEY TOWN
CHELTENHAM TOWN v BRADFORD CITY
COLCHESTER UNITED v MILTON KEYNES DONS
CREWE ALEXANDRA v DONCASTER ROVERS
HALIFAX TOWN v EXTER CITY
ROTHERHAM UNITED v SWINDON TOWN
SALFORD CITY v LINCOLN CITY
STEVENAGE v CHESTERFIELD
WEALDSTONE v SOUTHEND UNITED
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 13 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 25th October 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 22:00 18 Oct 2025
Week 12 results
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
Danny Welbeck scored a late winner as Newcastle's miserable record against Brighton at the Amex continued. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 4 (all going 1-0) had the outcome.
BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 HULL CITY 3
Birmingham were beaten at home in the league for the first time since April 2024. Nobody had this spot-on, and only ghughes11 and mfb_cufc got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Birmingham.
COVENTRY CITY 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
Two goals in the space of three second-half minutes helped Coventry to move back to the top of the Championship table. Everyone predicted a win for Coventry, with a massive 12 getting it spot-on, in what was the weeks most predicted score.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 2
Wimbledon extended their unbeaten League One run to six matches as they came from behind to win at Plymouth. 3 had this spot-on, and another 5 got the outcome.
GRIMSBY TOWN 1 GILLINGHAM 0
A Charles Vernam penalty won it for Grimsby as they struggled to beat 9-man Gillingham. 4 got this spot-on, and a further 9 had the outcome.
MILTON KEYNES DONS 3 CREWE ALEXANDRA 1
MK Dons made it four wins in a row in League Two after this victory, with ex-U's Alex Gilbey scoring twice. Only mfb_cufc and NME_cufc had this spot-on, and another 18 got the outcome.
After a number of disappointing 6 game weeks this season, we finally came good in a big way this week, with an excellent 29 spot-ons in total, giving os by far the best 6 game week of the season so far. Not surprisingly this produced a number of decent performabces with nine members doing well to get two 3 pointers, but the weeks top performer went one better, with three 3 pointers. That was thrillseeker, who had the wins for Brighton, Coventry and Grimsby, and the MK Dons outcome, to make him the weeks top scorer with a superb 10 points. Best of those who got two 3 pointers were concordman, who had the wins for Coventry and Wimbledon, noah4x4, who had the wins for Coventery and Grimsby, wessex_exile, who had the wins for Brighton and Wimbledon. They each also got three outcomes, and all only failed to get the Hull win to give them a full house. Finally ghughes11, who had the wins for Brighton and Coventry, and three outcomes, only missing out on a full house by failing to get the Wimbledon victory. That gave all four an excellent 9 points each.
Happy Cup All the details for the 1st Round of this competition will be on a separate thread sometime tomorrow (Sunday).
In the Premier We have a new leader, with the top scoring performance from thrillseeker moving up him up three places to the summit. This means the five week run at the top for Sector4 comes to an end, but by having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on, he still takes the other Charity Shield spot. The excellent week for concordman moves him up a couple of places to third. Despite also having that Brighton win spot-on, Jorash63 drops two to fourth. Two places lower also for bwildered, although he got the Coventry 2-0 spot-on. A decent week for Daniel, who had the wins for Coventry and Wimbledon spot-on, as he remains sixth. For the fourth week running ghughes11 moves up a place, after his excellent wek. A decent week for blueeagle, that included getting the wins for Brighton and Coventry spot-on, moved him up a place. Two outcomes for unitedwhites drops him two places to ninth. The bottom three remains the same for the third week running.
In Diviision One Another excellent week for noah4x4 has extended his lead to a very healthy 18 points. Having the Coventry 2-0 spot-on was enough for Tropical_Us to remain in the other automatic spot. The Brighton 2-1 spot-on moves Blue4U2 up a place, by virtue of that 3 pointer giving one more than gerry_us. A good four outcomes for BFG keeps him in fifth, and durham_exile remains in the final play-off place, after he had the Grimsby 1-0 spot-on. Decent weeks for NME_cufc, who got the wins for Coventry and MK Dons spot-on, basher2010, who had the wins for Brighton and Coventry spot-on, Oxfcolu, who got the wins for Coventry and Grimsby spot-on, and the excellent week for wessex_exile, was not enough to move any of them up a place, but more importantly they all move closer to the play-off places. With only 8 points separating 2nd to 10th, this league is turning out to be as competitive as usual.
THE TABLES (84 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 13 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest bwildered. With the theme being all home sides have a touch of blue. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
CHELSEA v SUNDERLAND
COVENTRY CITY v WATFORD (12.30)
IPSWICH TOWN v WEST BROMWICH ALBION (12.30)
PORTSMOUTH v STOKE CITY (12.30)
BLACKBURN ROVERS v SOUTHAMPTON
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v OXFORD UNITED
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v BLACKPOOL
READING v DONCASTER ROVERS
WYCOMBE WANDERERS v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
GILLINGHAM v SALFORD CITY
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Thread | Unbeaten run to continue at home to the Sulphurites on Saturday
by durham_exile at 22:12 17 Oct 2025
This week there can be no complacency after some improved and consistent performances which has seen the U’s slowly climbing the table.
We can achieve midtable with another three points at the JCS on Saturday with the Sulphurites led by Simon Weaver in Town who has clocked up 700 games with Harrogate..
Will Goodwin and Samson Tovide could be fit but I have to say I much prefer Lisbie and Mbick as a strike duo to Tovide who struggles to make a difference whereas the others are more mobile, with more pace, and they both know where the goal is.
Team
Macey
KVY Araujo Tucker Iandolo
Bishop Payne Read
Edwards Lisbie Mbick
Subs
Smith Hunt Gordon Williams Tovide Powell Kuffour Jnr
Harrogate by contrast are difficult to beat although not always the most watchable team in the league.
I predict Colchester to keep the run going on a warm sunny day with 14 degrees Celsius likely with a comfortable 4-0 win at the JCS.
These are the type of games where home wins are essential and will help us climb the League Two table.
Enjoy the game, decent crowd expected and lets keep the unbeaten run going.
Up the U’s
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Thread | It's Wrong
by TheOldOakTree at 12:50 17 Oct 2025
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx204j7x4pqt
Whilst I wouldn’t piss on one of their fans if they were on fire, I think this is a shockingly bad decision from a country that’s already a laughing stock across Europe.
Look at England fans behaviour over the last 40 years. How many countries have banned us from attending matches? If our pathetic authorities are correct on this call then English fans should never be allowed abroad again. The cost to other countries to police our scum over the years has been astronomic, but they just get on with it, because you don’t let the wrong’uns dictate how the rest of us go about our business. The German, Spanish and French police must be pissing themselves with laughter at our cowardly bobbies. The shite they’ve had to put up with in the past from tens of thousands of bottle throwing Ing-ger-land ‘boys’, and we can’t cope with a one-off club game because of some political activists.
If EUFA deem this shower of shite are allowed to enter the competition, then their fans should be allowed to attend. If the UK has become so pathetic that it cannot keep its inhabitants under control, then Aston Villa should be thrown out of the tournament or the match should be switched to Tel Aviv. Why should Aston Villa be handed an advantage just because the English police are not up to the job. Whatever the level of threat, you just have to deal with it, otherwise once you give in to the threat of protest, you have lost and you will encourage more and more hostile action in the future.
How hard is it to bus a couple of thousand people from the airport, straight to the ground and straight back again? If we cannot manage this then what are the plod going to do if there is ever any serious disturbance in the UK?
Once you let them start this kind of caper, it’s the thin edge of the wedge, what’s next? No away fans at any local derby?
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 12 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 18th October 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 22:19 11 Oct 2025
Week 11 results
LEYTON ORIENT 4 DONCASTER ROVERS 0
Dom Ballard hit a hat-trick as Orient crushed Doncaster. Nobody got this spot-on, but 12 did have the outcome.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 BLACKPOOL 0
Joseph Olowu scored a second-half header as Stockport battled to a hard-fought win. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 19 got the outcome, with 10 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1
Wycombe continued their resurgence under new manager Michael Duff by beating Wigan to move clear of the League One relegation zone. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only to get this spot-on, and another 3 had the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Wigan.
CHESTERFIELD 2 SALFORD CITY 0
Chesterfield bounced back from their Colchester hammering by claiming a home victory over Salford. Only basher2010 and oxfcolu had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome.
FLEETWOOD TOWN 3 HARROGATE TOWN 2
Substitute Ryan Graydon scored the winner as Fleetwood twice came from behind to beat Harrogate. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 17 did have the outcome.
SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0
Shrewsbury moved out of the League Two relegation zone as they picked up their first home league victory of the season. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and only Blue4U2 and burnsieespana got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Cambridge.
For some reason in these Internation break weeks, 3 pointers are hard to come by, and this one was no different. With a 4-0, a 3-2 and a shock win for Shrewsbury, it was left to the other 3 games for the spot-ons, and they didn't prove to be that easy either, only producing 6 in total. So it was a good effort from two members to get two each. They were oxfcolu, who had the wins for Stockport and Chesterfield, and three outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with a superb 9 points. Only failing to get the Shrewsbury win for a full house. Also noah4x4, who got the 1-0 wins for Stockport and Wycombe, and two outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was basher2010, who had the Chesterfield 2-0 and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points. He also only missed out on a full house by failing to get the Shrewsbury victory.
Happy Cup With the FA Cup 1st Round draw taking place on Monday at 18.30 (Colchester are ball no. 16), that means it is time for the Happy Cup 1st Round. With 24 members taking part, and the need for 16 to be in the 2nd Round, there will be 8 games of 3 members, with the top 2 scorers going through. All the details for the 1st Round will be on a separate thread once the dates for the FA Cup 1st Round have been confirmed.
In the Premier The last 6 game week in Week 9 only produced one 3 pointer in this division, and that act was repeated again this week, meaning there are only a few subtle changes to positions. Three outcomes for Sector4 were enough for him to take his reign at the top to five weeks. Three outcomes also for Jorash63, and he moves up a place, and back into the other Charity Shield spot. The one 3 pointer came from Daniel, with the Stockport 1-0, and he moves up place, and back into the top half. The final change came from ghughes11 continuing his resurgent run, as four outcomes moved him up place for the third week running.
In Division One The other five 3 pointers were in this league, but they produced even less change. The excellent week for noah4x4 took his run at the summit to five weeks, and enabled him to increase his lead to a very healthy 13 points, as he continues to show the sort of form that has won him the Division One title twice in the past. Four outcomes for Tropical_Us moved him up a place, and back into the other automatic spot. The decent week for basher2010 wasn't enough for him to move up, but more importantly he moved to within 2 points of the play-offs. The top scoring performance from oxfcolu moved him up a couple of places, and now within sight of the play-offs
THE TABLES (78 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 12 Fixtures
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION v NEWCASTLE UNITED
BIRMINGHAM CITY v HULL CITY
COVENTRY CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v AFC WIMBLEDON
GRIMSBY TOWN v GILLINGHAM
MILTON KEYNES DONS v CREWE ALEXANDRA
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Thread | FA Cup 2025-26
by CrashBandicoot at 21:33 11 Oct 2025
With a number of Essex teams through to the 1st round - Braintree Town, Chelmsford City, Maldon & Tiptree as well as S**th**d - could there be some potential local derbies in the FA cup 1st round this season?
Probably not but it'll be interesting to see what happens in the draw.
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Thread | I see the Jocks are getting carried away again.
by TheOldOakTree at 17:53 11 Oct 2025
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c20v09qz93no
Please make it happen.
There are fully grown English adults with responsible jobs, kids and a mortgage, that have never witnessed the delights of watching Scotland make a complete arse of themselves on the world stage. That isn't right.
Pasty-faced ging-gers plastered with factor 50, complete with tam o'shanters and tartan skirts, spending four weeks singing anti-English songs, only to end up blubbing their eyes out as they go out in the group stages. |
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Thread | Grimsby to be battered by Super U's on Saturday
by durham_exile at 01:47 11 Oct 2025
Once again David Artell’s Blundell Park outfit are playing out of their skins and possibly above their abilities and have not only secured a high-flying top three League Two position but also are enjoying a great Carabao Cup run with Brentford next at their stadium.
So, we can expect a difficult game on Saturday live on Sky Sports + at 3pm but Colchester have started to hit some decent form of late themselves and I expect our form to continue with a 3-1 deserved win to maintain our climb up the table.
Weather will be 11 degrees Celsius with sunny intervals and light winds.
Team:
Smith
KVY Araujo Tucker Iandolo
Payne Read Bishop
Anderson Lisbie Mbick
Subs:
Kuffour Macey Gordon Hunt Edwards Williams Powell
Safe journey to the travelling faithful.
Sadly, I won’t be present on Saturday and so will miss out on Papas Fish n chips, on Cleethorpes Pier but I will watch on Sky.
Gerry, enjoy the game and the three points.
Up the U’s
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Thread | Oi Tommy!!!!
by TheOldOakTree at 09:42 10 Oct 2025
Don’t start on the fans! We can out sing your sausage munching boys any day. Take it up with the FA, EUFA and FIFA, It’s 100% their fault, they only care about one thing, cramming in as many games as possible and hawking the game around to whoever is going to pay the most to watch it.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0m4dr14ypwo
It’s not the fans fault that the new Wembley is total shite, no parking, hopeless public transport, missing the kick off due to delays getting to you seat, leaving 10 mins early to avoid the ridiculous queues for the tube, shite design that’s hopeless for acoustic, too many hospitality seats, half the seats empty at kick off because the prawn sarnie brigade are still at the trough, endless friendlies (on a Thursday!), pointless qualifiers against countries no bigger than Mersea Island, tickets aimed at tourists and wealthy families instead of those that keep the game going week-in week-out, rip off replica shirt prices. The Premiership is just the same, Worst Ham playing in the shittest of stadiums totally unsuitable for football, but full of hospitality venues. It’s no better this side of the channel replica Real shirts 150 euros and PSG shirts 172 euros, that’s about 150 quid for a shirt that’s only going to last 12 months!!!!!!
https://store.psg.fr/fr/maillot-domicile-match-psg-nike-dri-fit-adv-25/26-flocag
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 11 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th October 15.00
by mfb_cufc at 21:54 4 Oct 2025
Week 10 results
MANCHESTER UNITED 2 SUNDERLAND 0
Under-pressure United head coach Ruben Amorim marked his 50th game in charge with a crucial victory. 3 got this spot-on, and a further 15 had the outcome.
BRISTOL CITY 1 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2
Goals from ex-U's trialist Richard Kone and Paul Smyth completed a second-half fightback for QPR, as both teams scored with their only shots on target. Well done to Blue4U2 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only noah4x4 and Lewis_1 got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for City with 11 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MILLWALL 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
A comfortable win for Millwall, as West Brom have a mere one shot on target. Nobody got this spot-on, but 8 did have the outcome.
PRESTON NORTH END 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0
Preston moved into the play-off places after ending Charlton's four-match unbeaten run, as they also fail to have a shot on target. 3 had this spot-on, and another 12 got the outcome.
BOLTON WANDERERS 2 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1
Mason Burstow fired two first-half goals as Bolton piled more pressure on Peterborough, who continued their worst start to a season in more than half a century. A magnificent 7 got this spot-on, and a further 14 had the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 0 EXETER CITY 1
Kevin McDonald scored a dramatic 94th minute winner as Exeter earned their first away success of the season. Nobody had this spot-on, and only basher2010 got the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Lincoln.
READING 1 MANSFIELD TOWN 1
In-form striker Jack Marriott's fifth goal of the season helped Reading secure a point. 4 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Reading.
BROMLEY 3 TRANMERE ROVERS 3
10-man Bromley and Tranmere played out a thriller as the visitors came back from two goals down to draw. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 3 did get the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 3 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1
County inflicted a first away defeat of the season on Oldham as they cruised to victory. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 17 did have the outcome.
WALSALL 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 1
Aaron Pressley's second-half double ensured Walsall kept hold of top spot in League Two as they came from behind to win. A super 6 had this spot-on, and another 15 got the outcome.
The last 10 game week produced nine double figure scores, and despite the usual surprise results, it was a another good effort this week, with six members achieving that landmark. There is no doubting who the top performer was from those six, with bwildered having four 3 pointers, the wins for Man Utd, Preston and Bolton, and the Reading 1-1, and three outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with an abslutely brilliant 15 points, and his highest ever score. The other five all got an excellent 10 points, by getting two 3 pointers and four outcomes. They were ghughes11 and burnsieespana, who both had the wins for Bolton and Walsall, Jorash63, who got the Preston 2-0 and the Reading 1-1, RSCOSWORTH, who had the Reading 1-1 and the Walsall 2-1, and finally Blue4U2, who got the wins for Man Utd and QPR. The other member to have two 3 pointers was concordman, who got the wins for Bolton and Walsall, and two outcomes, to give him a decent 8 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was noah4x4, who got the Preston 2-0, and five outcomes to give him a decent 8 points.
In the Premier By having the Walsall 2-1 spot-on Sector4 stayed top for the fourth week running, but his lead was cut in half, as the top scoring performance from bwildered moved him up five places, and into the other Charity Shield spot. Though only on the first to post rule from Jorash63, who remains third. This means thrillseeker drops two despite a good effort, that included having the Bolton 2-1 spot-on. At the bottom, the excellent week for ghughes11 moved him up a place, and out of the relegation zone for the first time since Week 1. He is replaced by mfb_cufc, who continues to struggle. The excellent week for RSCOSWORTH moves him off the bottom, after spending three weeks there.
In Division One The decent week for noah4x4 extended his run at the top to four weeks. Five outcomes were enough for gerry_us to remain in the other automatic place. A good week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Walsall 2-1 spot-on, moved him up a place to third, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Blue4U2, whose excellent week moved him up three places. The Man Utd 2-0 spot-on for BFG, but he drops two to fifth. Four outcomes for durham_exile, and he takes the final play-off spot. Despite having the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, NME_cufc drops out of the top six for the first time this season. The rest of the league remains the same, but it was good to see burnsieespana get his first 3 pointer this season after his excellent week.
You may have noticed since last Tuesday the tables information disappeared, and was replaced with an error message saying "content not available in your region". This was because the Image-hosting platform Imgur I use, has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content. The UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said it recently notified the platform's parent company, MediaLab AI, of plans to fine Imgur after probing its approach to age checks and use of children's personal data. Not only was this weeks information lost, but every upload made since I started administrating the Happy League 11 seasons ago. I found another image-hosting platform to retrieve the Week 9 tables, and hopefully everything will be alright in future.
THE TABLES (72 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 11 Fixtures International break time again, so it is 6 games from League's 1 & 2.
LEYTON ORIENT v DONCASTER ROVERS
STOCKPORT COUNTY v BLACKPOOL
WIGAN ATHLETIC v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
CHESTERFIELD v SALFORD CITY
FLEETWOOD TOWN v HARROGATE TOWN
SHREWSBURY TOWN v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
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Thread | Home Hat-Tricks
by Lewis_1 at 18:36 4 Oct 2025
The last Col U hat-trick in the league at home? I remember Cureton's away at Southend of course .. (which I'd like to see again if anyone has the link) .. |
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Thread | Cntl + Alt + Del .
by bwildered at 09:03 30 Sep 2025
ENDA Brannock has left his role at Colchester United – as his football analysis and tactics website soars in popularity. |
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