Premier League Thread

[Cjay]

Is the Premier League getting worse?

The average needed for 4th has been 71-72points.

Villa only got 68.

Average needed for survival is 36 points.

Forest only got 32.

[whiteswan]

Will KP get a medal

No.....

[whiteswan]

Let's hope City keep on winning it and then something might happen to level the playing field. Yes there are new proposals on the table for next season but nothing agreed yet and limiting the budget to 5x the club with the lowest income would still give the big boys around £600M to spend each season.

BIG boys don't you mean rich boys. Many a big club around..not just the pampered rich lot.

[whiteswan]

Well done to Man City, quality side, plus its good to have Man U fans having to suck it up for the 4th year in a row

Scum in decline. Did they even make the third tier of a Euro trash competition?

[Clacton White]

Is the Premier League getting worse?

The average needed for 4th has been 71-72points.

Villa only got 68.

Average needed for survival is 36 points.

Forest only got 32.

It's getting more and more predictable, rather boring really . I , like many on here , can go back to days even in formative years of PL when clubs had a hope if an achievement rather than staying there , mid to lower table so as to do the same next season . Remember the 70's and before , you might get a surprise team or two , up and coming sides....Derby ,QPR and such, a good FA cup run , a run in Europe....when CHAMPIONS were in the European Cup . It's all to dull and samey now . This season has despite the power division, been far more interesting than the dull play to survive relegation fodder football of the previous two seasons , because when you are struggling, the first response is shore up the defence , defend at all costs , get in that sort of manager for such tactics...or go for a complete novice out of their depth fool ( Marsche ) .
What was the question again . No , it's boring now . Need a different winner , another different club in top 4 ( as long as it's not Ipscum )

[Jammy 07]

BIG boys don't you mean rich boys. Many a big club around..not just the pampered rich lot.

How many clubs outside the Top 8 of the PL have a 50,000 plus capacity stadiums ?

Big boys are big for a reason and the new stadiums at Arsenal & Tottenham weren't built by sportwashing oil money so we have to do the same if we want to be one of them.

[1964white]

How many clubs outside the Top 8 of the PL have a 50,000 plus capacity stadiums ?

Big boys are big for a reason and the new stadiums at Arsenal & Tottenham weren't built by sportwashing oil money so we have to do the same if we want to be one of them.

Fully agree, Jammy.

[mentalcase]

Julen Lopetegui to be appointed WHU new manager

[Prisoner37]

I know Citeh won again because of cheating on the financials but at least it will piss off the dirty scummers and has superceded the Dog Bothers top league three in a row.

Every cloud eh?

[mentalcase]

I know Citeh won again because of cheating on the financials but at least it will piss off the dirty scummers and has superceded the Dog Bothers top league three in a row.

Every cloud eh?

Thats why I wanted them to win it again, hopefully they win it the next 4 seasons as well, then those in charge might decide to finally do something about it...............or not !

[Chilli D]

Man City win the PL .....again......zzzzzzzzzzz
They as well of just handed them the trophy in August.
Who else can afford to have a 100 million pound player warming the bench?

[mentalcase]

Islington recycling centre today

[Barlow Boy]

Official confirmation from Liverpool, that Arne Slot is their new manager.

[Cjay]

200w-9.gif (372.2 KiB) Viewed 543 times

[Barlow Boy]

Looks like Pochettino is leaving Chelsea.

[Barlow Boy]

Looks like Pochettino is leaving Chelsea.

Now confirmed.

[Cjay]

Interesting list of potential targets from Matt Law (Chelsea Phil Hay)

But Chelsea are expected to go for a younger and, in their view, more progressive coach with Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Girona’s Michel, Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna, who has been targeted by Brighton, and Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca all likely to be among the names under consideration.

Brentford’s Thomas Frank is another manager Chelsea will have on their list of candidates

Season hasn't even ended yet and 3 of the top 4 in the Championship are in danger of losing the manager.

Martin and Mckenna linked to Brighton.

Maresca and Martin linked to Chelsea

[andrewjohnsmith]

Is the Premier League getting worse?

The average needed for 4th has been 71-72points.

Villa only got 68.

Average needed for survival is 36 points.

Forest only got 32.

I think it's just that several big clubs under performed. Chelsea, Scum, Tottenham, and Newcastle would all have expected to have got 68 points.

Bottom 3 were truly awful this season. Forest had the point deduction. So the bottom 3 were really oceans apart from the rest of the league. Leicester, Leeds, and Southampton were better than this year's relegated side.

[andrewjohnsmith]

Looks like Pochettino is leaving Chelsea.

Really surprised at Pochettino leaving. They had a bad start to the season. That was somewhat understandable given the huge squad. He had a big job to do in establishing a key group of players and creating a team culture and chemistry that was seriously lacking.

Second half he really turned it around. Making the top 6, a final, and a semi final looks decent in hindsight. And he's managed to find a starting 11 that works well together. I was especially pleased to see the young English players establishing themselves. Palmer, Madueke, Gallagher. As well as the likes of James and Colwill.

I think Poch did well in the end. It makes it surprising because they look ready certain to improve next season. Maybe there are internal disputes. Maybe he's losing some of his home grown youngsters to balance FFP. And that just peed him off.

[The Subhuman]

Interesting list of potential targets from Matt Law (Chelsea Phil Hay)

But Chelsea are expected to go for a younger and, in their view, more progressive coach with Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Girona’s Michel, Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna, who has been targeted by Brighton, and Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca all likely to be among the names under consideration.

Brentford’s Thomas Frank is another manager Chelsea will have on their list of candidates

Season hasn't even ended yet and 3 of the top 4 in the Championship are in danger of losing the manager.

Martin and Mckenna linked to Brighton.

Maresca and Martin linked to Chelsea

No one want Farke?