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Thread | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-final replay - Deadline Saturday 21st February 15.00
at 14:14 16 Feb 2026
After a thrilling Semi-final where the lead changed twice, and finally ended requiring a replay. The tie-break rules will apply for this replay.
Blue4U2 v Sector4
Semi-final replay Fixtures 10 games from the Saturday 21st February League programme. If any of these fixtures are called off for any reason, it will be decided on the games left. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent please.
ASTON VILLA v LEEDS UNITED
CHELSEA v BURNLEY
MILLWALL v PORTSMOUTH
WATFORD v DERBY COUNTY
WREXHAM v IPSWICH TOWN
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v LEYTON ORIENT
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v EXETER CITY
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v SHREWSBURY TOWN
COLCHESTER UNITED v BARNET
GILLINGHAM v OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Good luck to both of you.
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 19:29 15 Feb 2026
Final result
ARSENAL 4 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
Final scores
Blue4U2 8 Sector4 8
Unbelieveable Sector4 getes the Arsenal 4-0 spot-on to force a replay, despite Arsenal getting their fourth goal in the 27th minute.
Details for the replay will be on a separate thread sometime tomorrow (Monday).
concordman 10 noah4x4 8
They both end by having the Arsenal outcome, so it is concordman who goes through to the final. |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 16:15 15 Feb 2026
Sunday 14.00 kick-offs
OXFORD UNITED 0 SUNDERLAND 1
STOKE CITY 1 FULHAM 2
Latest scores
Blue4U2 7 Sector4 5
They both had the Sunderland outcome, but Blue4U2 got the Fulham outcome, to regain a 2 point lead again. Sector4 now requires Arsenal to win 4-0 in the final fixture to force a replay.
concordman 9 noah4x4 7
They both got the Fulham 2-1 spot-on, and the Sunderland outcome. This means noah4x4 now requires Arsenal to win 3-0 in the final fixture to gain a replay. |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 15:32 15 Feb 2026
Sunday 13.30 kick-off
GRIMSBY TOWN 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
Latest scores
Blue4U2 5 Sector4 4
The Wolves outcome for Sector4 to reduce the deficit.
concordman 5 noah4x4 3
A vital 3 pointer for concordman with the Wolves 1-0, to give him the advantage. |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 14:14 15 Feb 2026
Early Sunday kick-off
BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 LEEDS UNITED 1
AET Leeds won 4-2 on penalties
Latest scores
Blue4U2 5 Sector4 3
By having the Birmingham 1-1 spot-on Blue4U2 has taken the lead. Still hope for Sector4 as they have different predictions for the Grimsby and Stoke fixtures.
concordman 2 noah4x4 2
The Birmingham v Leeds fixture was the defining one, but with nobody predicting the draw, someone is going to need a 3 pointer from the final four games to avoid a replay. [Post edited 15 Feb 15:05]
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 22:36 14 Feb 2026
Last Saturday result
LIVERPOOL 3 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0
Latest scores
Blue4U2 2 Sector4 3
They both got the Liverpool outcome, to leave Sector4 with a slight advantage going into Sunday's five fixtures.
concordman 2 noah4x4 2
They both had the Liverpool outcome, to go into the last five fixtures all square. |
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Thread | Happy League 2025/26 Week 30 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 21st February 15.00
at 21:02 14 Feb 2026
Week 29 results
DERBY COUNTY 2 SWANSEA CITY 0
Derby climbed into the Championship play-off places as second-half goals from Rhian Brewster and Patrick Agyemang secured this victory. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and a further 15 had the outcome, with 13 going for a 2-1 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 3
Blackburn boss Michael O'Neill saw his new side haul themselves out of the bottom three with this victory. Nobody had this spot-on, and only NME_colu got the outcome. 22 predicted a win for QPR.
BARNSLEY 3 AFC WIMBLEDON 3
Barnsley squandered a two-goal lead before dramatically equalising late on in an end-to-end League One draw. Again nobody got this spot-on, but 4 did have the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Barnsley.
CARDIFF CITY 3 LUTON TOWN 1
Three first-half goals saw League One leaders Cardiff beat an in-form Luton to go four points clear at the top of the table. Everyone predicted a win for Cardiff, with 4 having it spot-on.
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 3 BRISTOL ROVERS 1
Ben Knight's brace helped Cambridge to a fifth successive home win. A super 6 got this spot-on, and another 14 had the outcome.
CHESTERFIELD 1 HARROGATE TOWN 1
10-man Chesterfield's hopes of earning a League Two play-off spot took a dip after they were held to a draw by lowly Harrogate. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only Blue4U2 got the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Chesterfield, with 13 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.
TRANMERE ROVERS 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
Tranmere ended a run of six straight defeats with this victory for only their fourth home league win of the season. 3 got this spot-on, and a further 10 had the outcome.
Home wins were the flavour of the week. with 139 (82.74%) of the weeks 168 predictions going for the hosts to win. Only four teams read the script, and they produced the weeks 18 spot-ons. There was not much in the way of reward for those who opposed the home teams in the other three games, as they only achieved six outcomes in total. There is no doubting about this weeks top performer, as Lewis_1 was the only one to get three 3 pointers, the wins for Derby, Cardiff and Cambridge, and two outcomes, to give him an absolutely brilliant 11 points. Three members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from wessex_exile, who had the 3-1 wins for Cardiff and Cambridge, and three outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points. Also BFG who got a very decent 8 points by going 2-0 all games, and Tropical_Us, who got the wins for Derby and and Cambridge, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer were gerry_us, who got the Cambridge 3-1, and Madeira163, who had the Cardiff 3-1. They each also got four outcomes, to give them both a decent 7 points.
In the Premier Four outcomes for concordman keeps his run at the top going, and despite having the Cambridge 3-1 spot-on, Sector4 could only close the gap by a point. Getting the Tranmere 2-0 spot-on keeps Jorash63 very much in contention for the DEMS. The next five places also remain the same, with the only 3 pointer coming from thrillseeker, who had the Derby 2-0. The main activity in this division came from the fight to avoid relegation. Getting the Derby 2-0 spot-on enabled bwildered to move up a place, and out of the bottom three, after spending four weeks there. He is replaced by unitedwhites, who had those same four weeks in safety. The big news in this division is all about the the top scoring performance from Lewis_1. It was only 8 weeks ago when he was 24 points from safety, a deficit that nobody has recovered from before at that stage of the season. But after a good run of scores in low scoring weeks, and this weeks great effort, he has now reduced that figure to 6 points, and only failed to move up a place on the most 3 pointer rule.
In Division One By having the Cambridge 3-1 spot-on noah4x4 increased his lead to a new high of 33 points. The race for the title maybe sewn up, but the competition for the other automatic spot, and play-off places, could not be any closer. Four outcomes were enough for durham_exile to remain second, but it is now only 2 points back to Tropical_Us in third, after his decent week moved him up place. It is then just a point back to basher2010 in fourth, and BFG in fifth, after his decent week moved him up a place. The excellent week for wessex_exile moved him up three places, and into the final play-off spot, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from gerry_us. Despite having the Cardiff 3-1 spot-on, oxfcolu drops three places, but with things being so tight, is still only within 2 points of the play-offs.
THE TABLES (210 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 30 Fixtures
BRENTFORD v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
NORWICH CITY v BIRMINGHAM CITY
SOUTHAMPTON v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
BOLTON WANDERERS v BLACKPOOL
PORT VALE v READING
CHELTENHAM TOWN v SALFORD CITY
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Reply | Happy Cup 2025/26 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 16:55 14 Feb 2026
Saturday afternoon results
BURNLEY 1 MANSFIELD TOWN 2
MANCHESTER CITY 2 SALFORD CITY 0
PORT VALE v BRISTOL CITY POSTPONED Pitch unplayable
Latest scores
Blue4U2 1 Sector4 1
concordman 1 noah4x4 1
All square in both games, as they all had the Man City outcome. |
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Reply | Happy League 2025/26 Week 29 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 14th February 15.00
at 11:32 14 Feb 2026
DERBY COUNTY 1 SWANSEA CITY 2
QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
BARNSLEY 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 2
CARDIFF CITY 2 LUTON TOWN 0
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 0
CHESTERFIELD 1 HARROGATE TOWN 0
TRANMERE ROVERS 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 2
2-1 all games for the memory of durham_exile and burnsieespana |
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Reply | Bluebirds to be overwhelmed by the Eagles
at 22:49 12 Feb 2026
Thanks for that wessex. I never thought about looking at the Barrow site before posting, because I wouldn't have expected this to happen before Saturday.
This is what was said on the appointment of Paul Gallagher:
Barrow AFC are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Gallagher as our new First Team Head Coach.
Gallagher puts pen to paper on an 18-month deal at The SO Legal Stadium with an option of a further year.
Also joining the new look coaching staff at Barrow AFC is John Welsh as Assistant Head Coach. Welsh leaves his role as Lead PDP Coach at Preston North End to take up the position with the Bluebirds.
CEO Iain Wood said, “Since Andy’s departure in mid-December we have undertaken an extensive process to identify the next permanent Head Coach and during this period we have spoken with multiple candidates.
“During this time, Paul Gallagher was appointed as a member of the Interim coaching team to assist Neil McDonald across the festive period and since coming into the building, we’ve been really impressed with Paul, his skillset and ideas.
“It became clear that Paul was a strong candidate for the permanent Head Coach position in his own right. The recent games against Tranmere and Salford have seen an upturn in performance levels and we believe that as Paul’s influence increases, performances will continue to improve.
“We’re aware that this appointment is significant for the club in the short and long-term, we believe Paul meets both those needs and we're really pleased to have him join us.
“With the decision to make Paul Head Coach we felt it best to allow him to bring his own person in to assist the club moving forward."
What a basket case club they are, and just like you I hope they get relegated. From what I remember about Dino Maamria he is a bit of a "character". He had a horrible style of playing in his last job at Burton. This has certainly given Danny something different to think about on Saturday now. |
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Thread | Bluebirds to be overwhelmed by the Eagles
at 19:04 12 Feb 2026
After two undeserved defeats by Grimsby and Crewe, when despite having 46 shots over the games. we were unable to score that vital goal. At the time we had a whole team out injured, and suddenly making the play-offs looked difficult. Fast forward a week, with players returning from injury, and a workman like victory over Shrewsbury, everything was back on track. Now only 4 points from the play-offs, with a game in hand, and Walsall in seventh having another post Christmas wobble. Confidence is restored, as we embark on to the longest away journey of the season, the 326 mile trip to Barrow. A team currently bottom of the League Two form table.
Barrow had a reasonable start to the season, with wins over Notts County 2-1, Colchester 2-0, Crewe 1-0 and Crawley 2-1. At that point they had 12 points from 10 games. Then it all went wrong, with their only win in the next 10 games being a 2-1 at Walsall, and manager Andy Whing was sacked on 10th December, after less than a year in the job. Neil McDonald took over as interim manager, with Paul Gallagher his assistant. After a good 3-1 win at Tranmere, and an improved performance in the defeat against Salford, Paul Gallagher was given the job permantly. To become their tenth manager in the five and half years since they were promoted back to the League. Since he took over they have lost all five games, to make it six defeats in a row. Also that win against Crewe was their last one at home on the 20th September, eight games ago, losing the last five. Going by the past Gallagher wont get many more games to turn things around, as Barrow do like a sacking. In the 48 years they spent out of the League, they went through 41 managers.
Head-to-head Before looking up the head-to-head details, I had a feeling we didn't have a good record against Barrow, and this proved to be true.
Home: Colchester wins 2, Draws 5, Barrow wins 4
Away: Colchester wins 2, Draws 3, Barrow wins 5
Total: Colchester wins 4, Draws 8, Barrow wins 9
Two of the Colchester wins came when they did the double over Barrow in the 1970-71 season. The other Colchester home win came in the 1967-68 season, the only time they played each other in the third tier. It was also this season when Barrow had their highest ever League finish, when they were 8th in the old Division Three. Since Barrow won promotion back to the League, the only win Colchester has had is when they won 3-2, when down to 10 men, in the 2021-22 season. Of course these figures are for League games only, and they don't include one of the most memorial games in Colchesters history, when they beat Barrow 5-0 on the last day of the1991-92 season, to win the Conference title, and claim their League status once again.
Those figures show Barrow are a surprising bogey team, and even though they are going through an horrendous run at the moment, this could be a harder game than it seems.
They have played for both With the two clubs at different ends of the country, it is not surprising there aren't many who have played for both. The only ones I have found are Andy Bond, Rhys Healey (who we had on loan), Myles Kenlock and Bobby Noble.
Prediction With the secrecy around the injured players, it always difficult to predict what team will play. Also with a tough away game against Cambridge next Tuesday, will certain players be looked after to play in that. If possible Danny tends to stick by a winning team, if there are any changes from the Shrewsbury game, I think they will be in midfield, and the one change I am going to predict is Akachukwu replacing Bishop. On the subs bench I am hoping Mbick is fit enough to make that. Making the team:
Macey
Vincent-Young, Araujo, Tucker, Hunt
Tovide, Read, Akachukwu, Payne, Lisbie
Goodwin
Subs: Smith, Back, Flanagan, Bishop, Barbrook, Edwards, Mbick
In what I think will be an attritional game played on a heavy pitch, I am going to predict a 1-0 for us, with Jack Payne getting that winning goal.
The weather After all the rain we have had lately, it is forecast to be a rare dry day at Barrow, with sunny intervals and a gentle breeze, and a top tempreature of 6 degrees. |
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Reply | January 2026 Transfer Window
at 17:38 10 Feb 2026
Yes, National League (Steps 1-4) clubs can still loan players from EFL and Premier League clubs outside of the main transfer windows. While the professional windows close, National League teams can sign players on loan throughout the season, with a typical cut-off for such loans believed to be the third Thursday in March. |
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