General Premier League Thread - 2016/2017

GavRedKing

Chelsea

KaiserGunner wrote: »

A sign of the times when Crystal Palace are paying Christian Benteke £120,000 a week!! I'd love to know what the other players in the squad are earning.

Its probably what Liverpool were playing him and he wasnt going to take a pay cut.

The Talking Bread

rob316 wrote: »

Ozil is massively underpaid in comparison and by extension Alexis Sanchez

Yeah, poor bugger. I saw him in Aldi the other day trying to ration his fruit and veg shopping budget!

GavRedKing

Chelsea

rob316 wrote: »

Ozil is massively underpaid in comparison and by extension Alexis Sanchez

Theyve a year and a bit left on their deals so I'd expect 1 or both will leave in the summer if Arsenal dont make top 4 and the club sticks with Wenger.

The Talking Bread

You would wonder where both would go, though? Would Sanchez return to Barca, likewise would Ozil return to Madrid? And surely neither would go to the respective opponents?

Likewise, would either of them go to City or Chelsea? Surely not? Likewise any other English club.

Ozil to Munich, Sanchez to Juventus perhaps?

eh i dunno

We (Everton) really need to double Lukaku's wage ASAP when you see what he earns compared to some on that list.

GavRedKing

Chelsea

The Talking Bread wrote: »

You would wonder where both would go, though? Would Sanchez return to Barca, likewise would Ozil return to Madrid? And surely neither would go to the respective opponents?

Likewise, would either of them go to City or Chelsea? Surely not? Likewise any other English club.

Ozil to Munich, Sanchez to Juventus perhaps?

Possibily, I cant see either being sold to English clubs anyway, even if they would have several suitors each.

Munich might want Sanchez, Costa is apparently moaning about his contract and it hasnt gone done well at Munich.

The Talking Bread

eh i dunno wrote: »

We (Everton) really need to double Lukaku's wage ASAP when you see what he earns compared to some on that list.

Apparently he is getting his new contract to bolster his sale fee but tbh you would be better off saving your wages for a player that will be with you next season.

KaiserGunner

Tottenham

GavRedKing wrote: »

Possibily, I cant see either being sold to English clubs anyway, even if they would have several suitors each.

Munich might want Sanchez, Costa is apparently moaning about his contract and it hasnt gone done well at Munich.

Arsenal will offer more wages than Bayern Munich will and he would be the main man at Arsenal, which he wouldn't be at Bayern. Obviously he's more likely to win silverware at Bayern, but sure it was the same at Barcelona and he left.

Unfortunately I do think Sanchez is more likely to leave at the end of the season, but I don't think anyone bar rival English clubs will be able to match the salary that Arsenal will offer him. In my assumption I'm assuming Real Madrid and Barcelona aren't a potential suitor. So maybe it's not clear cut yet that he will be leaving.

ERG89

rob316 wrote: »

Ozil is massively underpaid in comparison.

Some weeks that is very true other weeks he might as well stay in Aldi

Turtwig

Sanchez and Cavani might work out pretty well. PSG should have issue coughing up the wage demand either.

Unearthly

Chelsea

Hull doing their best to let arsenal score

Jayop

Chelsea

Unearthly wrote: »

Hull doing their best to let arsenal score

And arsenal trying to return the favor.

klose

Bad miss from Sanchez, was easier to score!

Jayop

Chelsea

klose wrote: »

Bad miss from Sanchez, was easier to score!

A nice bit off side too. Officiating has gone to the dogs.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Ozil with only 4 assists so far this season when he had 16 at the same stage last year.Some fall off in production when really he should be at the age where he's pushing on and going to the very top echelon of players in the world.

Jayop

Chelsea

Absolute shocker to allow that goal to stand.

Jayop

Chelsea

Like that last camera showed the linesman (same one that didn't seem the clear offside before) looking right at the hand ball.

Do they not know the rules?

Gbear

Would that be a foul elsewhere on the pitch? Would it have been enough that his hand was raised a bit?

If it's ball to hand I'd have no problem it not being a goal but do the rules make an allowance for chalking off goals that are ball to hand but wouldn't otherwise be given as a foul?

Jayop

Chelsea

Gbear wrote: »

Would that be a foul elsewhere on the pitch? Would it have been enough that his hand was raised a bit?

If it's ball to hand I'd have no problem it not being a goal but do the rules make an allowance for chalking off goals that are ball to hand but wouldn't otherwise be given as a foul?

Ball to hand isn't a thing anymore.

The hand was in an unnatural position and the goal clearly shouldn't have stood.

Trigger

Chelsea

I think your hands have to be in a natural position too.. the way alexis hands where was not a natural position

davycc

Manchester United

Same old jammy arsenal! Sanchez fist's the ball into the net the ref was in an awful position but I would expect the linesman to spot such a obvious handball

The Talking Bread

davycc wrote: »

Same old jammy arsenal! Sanchez fist's the ball into the net the ref was in an awful position but I would expect the linesman to spot such a obvious handball

"Jammy arsenal"? Not an Arsenal fan but I wouldn't associate that word with them to be honest?

Trigger

Chelsea

The Talking Bread wrote: »

"Jammy arsenal"? Not an Arsenal fan but I wouldn't associate that word with them to be honest?

He's a spurs fan so I reckon it's to do with finishing above them all the time

Bobby Baccala

Liverpool

The Talking Bread wrote: »

"Jammy arsenal"? Not an Arsenal fan but I wouldn't associate that word with them to be honest?

You see, he's a spurs fan...

Carpentry

Thierry Henry explaining deliberate/not deliberate handball, priceless

The Talking Bread

OK, on reflection tbh they actually have had a couple of results this season that their performances shouldn't have entitled them to!
But in general over the years they have had some bad luck along the way. Injuries especially

KaiserGunner

Tottenham

It wasn't a deliberate handball ffs and his hand was in a natural position as he was stretching out his body to get the ball. The goal probably should have been disallowed as the goal wouldn't have been scored had it not hit the hand, but it wasn't deliberate.

enzo roco

Carpentry wrote: »

Thierry Henry explaining deliberate/not deliberate handball, priceless

He is such a poor pundit. He never makes good points or has anything interesting to say.

Carpentry

enzo roco wrote: »

He is such a poor pundit. He never makes good points or has anything interesting to say.

That's another thing, but he nearly choked when asked about the handball:D

Flint Fredstone

KaiserGunner wrote: »

It wasn't a deliberate handball ffs and his hand was in a natural position as he was stretching out his body to get the ball. The goal probably should have been disallowed as the goal wouldn't have been scored had it not hit the hand, but it wasn't deliberate.

Don't think anybody is saying it was deliberate, just that it shouldn't have stood.

Flint Fredstone

Are Hull ever off the telly these days? Sick of looking at them :pac:

Corholio

The whole 'has to be deliberate' rule is a strange one really because in strict terms there would be very few penalties given for deliberate handball. Most players won't deliberately go to actually handle the ball in the box, sure it happens, but it's mostly in a blocking situation where they may not be even looking at the ball or jumping for a header and it hits their hand etc.

Kerrydude1981

Walcott having an attack of small man syndrome there

KERSPLAT!

Manchester United

What is he at.

Carpentry

thats a good refereeing there, Clattenburg hasn't mistaken gibbs whith oxlade-chamberlain when showing a yellow:D

Mushy

Big hint of last man there

Carpentry

Sanchez is today man of many professions : football, volleyball, diving, running circles

Trigger

Chelsea

What was the keeper at

Headshot

Hard luck on Hull. Thought they deserved a draw

duffman13

Hull look so well drilled and dangerous on the counter, not the result the wanted but if they keep going the way the last month has I think they'll be safe enough come may. Silva has done well there

klose

Tough result for hull, new manager has made a big difference for sure!

Unearthly

Chelsea

duffman13 wrote: »

Hull look so well drilled and dangerous on the counter, not the result the wanted but if they keep going the way the last month has I think they'll be safe enough come may. Silva has done well there

Yes they aren't a defend for their lifes type team. I think they are certs to survive, and then build for mid table next year

Jayop

Chelsea

So impressed by Hull. This manager seem to know his stuff.

The Talking Bread

Patronising Hull seems to be the new football hipster thing!

I must join the crew!

NomadicGray

"Mark Clattenburg apologies to the Hull team at halftime for Sanchez first goal as he admitted it was a handball"

Christ

Jayop

Chelsea

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Patronising Hull seems to be the new football hipster thing!

I must join the crew!

How's it patronizing to say they've improved massively? Since this guy took over they've beat united and Liverpool, drew with United and ran arsenal and Chelsea close.

GavRedKing

Chelsea

I want Hull to survive basically to stick it to the xenophobia Merson and the Sky crew were spouting about Silva getting the job over an English man.

Look how well thats worked out Palace.

The Talking Bread

Jayop wrote: »

How's it patronizing to say they've improved massively? Since this guy took over they've beat united and Liverpool, drew with United and ran arsenal and Chelsea close.

They have improved but everyone keeps echoing that EXACT same point? We get it!
O am merely saying that some of the talk from pundits etc would make you believe Hull are a non league team with no resources!

United dominated them, Liverpool were awful, ditto Arsenal today and it was a typical Chelsea performance.

Lucas Hood

Gabbiadini settling into premier league well.

davycc

Manchester United

Well deserved goal from little Mata