The new football season is upon us.
As the competition that those of us of a certain age will remember as the Charity Shield (I have just realised that this competition nowadays - and for the past quarter of a century - goes by the name of the Community Shield) is scheduled to take place this coming week-end, - a date that traditionally marks the opening tie (even if it has become a somewhat ceremonial tie) for the forthcoming football season, - and, moreover, as matches in the Championship have also actually started today - and, furthermore as the various sports pages in the print (and screen) media are busily writing about the forthcoming season - everything from forecasts, prognostications, transfers, including even articles inviting fan opinions about planned team kit changes - it seems that now is an appropriate time to start a thread for the discussion of the football season of 2025-2026.
With that, herewith the 2025-2026 football thread.
As the competition that those of us of a certain age will remember as the Charity Shield (I have just realised that this competition nowadays - and for the past quarter of a century - goes by the name of the Community Shield) is scheduled to take place this coming week-end, - a date that traditionally marks the opening tie (even if it has become a somewhat ceremonial tie) for the forthcoming football season, - and, moreover, as matches in the Championship have also actually started today - and, furthermore as the various sports pages in the print (and screen) media are busily writing about the forthcoming season - everything from forecasts, prognostications, transfers, including even articles inviting fan opinions about planned team kit changes - it seems that now is an appropriate time to start a thread for the discussion of the football season of 2025-2026.
With that, herewith the 2025-2026 football thread.
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