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Surprised you missed the biggest London football news which makes lots of people really proud. London City Lionesses promotion from the Championship which makes them the first women only club to play in the top flight league.
gruntbuggly | 27.05.25 - 7:12 a.m. | #
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I was at Wembley for Charlton on sunday, amazing day ⚽️
Rachel | 27.05.25 - 7:28 a.m. | #
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Plucky little London City Lionesses with their billionaire owner and multi-club, indeed multi-sport ownership model.
Chris | 27.05.25 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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The season's not quite over for Chelsea who could end up slightly prouder were they to win tomorrow evening.
Tim | 27.05.25 - 7:53 a.m. | #
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Tenacious performance by Arsenal to beat Barcelona. Williamson the pick for me. Looking forward to seeing what the manager can do with a whole season in charge.
Allie | 27.05.25 - 8:29 a.m. | #
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Thank heavens that’s over for a few weeks!
Southern Heights (Light Railway) | 27.05.25 - 8:45 a.m. | #
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What happened at Dagenham and Redbridge is pretty much a tragedy, directly caused by bad, naive, clueless American owners (selling off or ending the loans of some of their best players without good reason). Plus a thankfully short lived association with an Egyptian "YouTube star" (and Arsenal fan) who wanted to buy into a London club "who play in red" whom, "like on FIFA, he could take to the premier league". Relationship rapidly terminated after it turned out his affiliate (briefly communications director for the club or some such nonsense) turned out to have a track record of support for.at least extremist some say terroristic politics, and it all caused much grief, and no one was proud, not least as on occasions the team had played excellently, beating play-off chasing teams Altrincham and Gateshead 6-1 and 7-1 respectively.
Still they now have local derby with Hornchurch to look forward to.
All the hopeless owners fault, really.
Dominic H | 27.05.25 - 8:50 a.m. | #
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SH(LR) - there's still the Champions League final on Sunday, where we find out if Arsenal, Villa and Liverpool were knocked out by the winners (and all three teams beat PSG in a match, albeit Arsenal in the group stage) and can thus feel slightly less bad about it (except Arsenal of course, because their top-4 in Europe is nothing compared to Spurs' 33rd place in Europe as the latter comes with a trophy).
Then there's some men's internationals to cap the men's season off.
But then there are the Women's Euros in Switzerland where we cheer on the team with a train line named after them for the length of July.
Finally, on the 27th of July, the 2024-25 season is finally over. But too late for there to be a gap before 25-26 starts as qualifying rounds for the European competitions will have begun on the 8th of July.
It never stops!
Si | 27.05.25 - 9:24 a.m. | #
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I'm certainly very proud of Millwall, it's been quite the turbulent season. Same for AFC Wimbledon, who are indeed a lovely side.
Though I wonder whether seven London sides in the Premier League at once is a record or not? I doubt that figure will go up in a year or so, however. For half a league to be dominated by one city is something. Only one south London team, though...
All Over 2a | Homepage | 27.05.25 - 9:24 a.m. | #
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So.. as a follower of one of these clubs: I absolutely loathe the ownership, I don’t like the players, and I can find no reason to warm to the manager - even though my all-time favourite manager of the team was also a bald Italian. For the first time in fifty years I have found myself hoping we lose. But annoyingly, and by the tiniest fraction, we haven’t lost quite enough for me to ‘celebrate’ even that.
jpmac | 27.05.25 - 9:37 a.m. | #
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I feel proud of and for all the London clubs, and their many achievements.
Except Spurs obviously, whose almost certainly soon to be sacked manager laughably declared their season to be "outstanding" despite finishing in the lowest league position since they were relegated back in the '70s.
Frank F | Homepage | 27.05.25 - 9:56 a.m. | #
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Am firmly with David Mitchell on footballism.
David B | 27.05.25 - 9:58 a.m. | #
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Like Rachel, I was at Wembley - twice!
Because I support Palace and was there for the FA Cup Semi-Final and the Final.
Both fantastic occasions, especially the Final when Palace won the FA Cup for the first time.
John Simmons | 27.05.25 - 9:59 a.m. | #
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I'm not "proud" - I just didn't know it was happening.
Caroline | 27.05.25 - 10:15 a.m. | #
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Thank you for detailing the completely irrational "pride" football fandom demands of it's followers. I went to one premier league match last season and was underwhelmed by the experience given the millions of pounds invested in transfer fees and players wages on display.
I can recommend the guided stadium tour at AFC Wimbledon. They have an excellent museum and it's also about the Greyhounds and the speedway which also used to go on down Plough Lane.
South London Lad | 27.05.25 - 10:32 a.m. | #
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National league news from sunny Southend-on-Sea: we're in the promotion playoff finals.
But it's all kicking off here* thanks to limited ticket availability: the jubilee-line engineering works closed Wembley Park station and the stadium doesn't like crowds.
* ie: local paper organised a petition, local councillors involved, etc
They probably didn't expect two teams with 8k average attendance to play, and tbf it Barnet were playing they'd fit in the 2½ supporters no problem :P
Up the blues!
h2g2bob | 27.05.25 - 10:52 a.m. | #
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I was also at Wembley for the ladies fa cup final as my sister is a Chelsea fan and I've been to a couple of Bromley home games
Rachel | 27.05.25 - 10:55 a.m. | #
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The record for most London clubs is 8 in 1989-90 (Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Wimbledon, QPR, Palace, Charlton, Millwall)
greatkingrat | 27.05.25 - 11:05 a.m. | #
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So was I Rachel!
Mikey C | 27.05.25 - 11:20 a.m. | #
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As long as Arsenal fans are disappointed, I'm happy. Up the Potters!
Ewan James | 27.05.25 - 11:24 a.m. | #
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More salty sarcasm from a smug part time Arse fan. I'm delighted. Up the Spurs.
Johnny Topaz | 27.05.25 - 1:11 p.m. | #
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Bring back the posts about buses 🤣
Nick | 27.05.25 - 1:20 p.m. | #
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In further London football news, I just want to give a quick mention to Uxbridge FC (AKA the club based closest to VAR Towers in Stockley Park) winning promotion from tier 8 to tier 7 via the play-offs. I'm sure everyone there is very proud.
X-Plaistow | 27.05.25 - 4:29 p.m. | #
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The world club cup starts mid-June. Joy.
Ackshley | 27.05.25 - 4:58 p.m. | #
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I truly hope that pride does not precede a fall for too many of these teams!
cau1khead | 27.05.25 - 6:01 p.m. | #
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As an American...I was initially confused by your league system....but those plucky Wrexham boys cleared all of that up for me and my wife (who is the bigger Wrexham fan). I've been spoiled by having blindly picked Arsenal as my team some 15 years ago....I guess I was just lucky....for a while. Now i'm disappointed....but proud.
steven crosby | 27.05.25 - 7:36 p.m. | #
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I'm very relieved for my local club Wealdstone who were involved in a very tense and exciting final day. I hope they can have an improved season next time.
Meanwhile my former local club, Morton FC had a steady season but fell away just when it mattered. I hope they can have an improved season next time.
I would also like to stick my head above the parapet and risk saying that I shall miss Gary Lineker on Saturday night and MOTD won't be the same without him.
Anyoldname | 27.05.25 - 7:42 p.m. | #
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Wimbledon fan here. We'll inevitably struggle with a small budget in a strong League One, but earning a promotion while Franchise FC sunk like a stone will keep us smiling for a long while. Exuberantly proud indeed!
Wayne | 27.05.25 - 9:37 p.m. | #
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Along with Rachel and Mickey C I was at Wembley on Sunday. For those of us who started supporting Charlton Athletic in the 1960s this is the eighth promotion we have seen, but eight relegations in the same period means we are simply back where we began. But definitely prouder than this time last year.
Steven Saunders | 27.05.25 - 9:49 p.m. | #
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This is the first DG post I have not read after seeing the title in 12 years.
I dislike and detest all things connected to this subject.
dg writes: I don't believe you.
Nick | 28.05.25 - 8:21 a.m. | #
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Thanks for a summary of the seasonal outcome.
Which is all I need to know on the subject until this time next year.
MilesT | 28.05.25 - 10:21 a.m. | #
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What no Watford! We are inside the M25.
dg sighs: utterly irrelevant.
Tones | 29.05.25 - 12:45 p.m. | #
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