I'm seeing several reports for the last couple of pages of the previous thread - usually when I see enough reports and a thread needs cleaning up, I'll close it whilst I do so. However, as it was from the end of that thread which has since been locked, I will close this thread temporarily - only for as long as it takes me to read through and clean up. It won't be long.
To clear up some speculation from that discussion too -
Obviously, you're very aware that you don't have a current football forum mod. This isn't a conspiracy or grand plan to get rid of people or to turn this forum into something where we let it rot and burn. I am not the section leader for the Hobbies & Interests area any more, but I still take a keen interest in this part of the site. I can speak for those who do run it and say that finding suitable candidates for the forum is tricky and it's taking longer than expected to find a replacement for Abiraleft.
Some of you are airing concerns to your fellow users that the threads aren't staying on some form of topic, or that the quality of discussion is poor. I'd suggest to some of you to take heed of those concerns. It doesn't make for a good community/encourage new users to join in where there is clear in-fighting/bitching. Nobody wants the forum to fester - it may take a little while longer than usual to get to them, but please do report stuff you feel breaks the rules. It will help in the long run.
I just wanted to clear that up and I don't intend this as a punishment. I'm hoping that by putting a slightly more active presence in the forum, it reassures those of you who care about the future of it.