General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

TitianGerm

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

It's a nonsense cliche. Of course some players are bigger than certain clubs.

If a player was bigger than the club and that player left then the club would close. I can't ever remember that happening.

Skylinehead

Rekop dog wrote: »

It's a nonsense cliche. Of course some players are bigger than certain clubs.

Lionel Messi is bigger than my work 7-a-side I guess. Riyad Mahrez is not bigger than Leicester ffs.

Rekop dog

Spurs

There's no situation where they're better without him hence he's bigger than them. Suarez was bigger than Liverpool. Ronaldo grew bigger than United.

TitianGerm

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

There's no situation where they're better without him hence he's bigger than them. Suarez was bigger than Liverpool. Ronaldo grew bigger than United.

You are talking absolute nonsense.

The Backwards Man

the whole year inn wrote: »

There bang average anyway. No player is bigger than the club, absolutely none.

pjohnson

Rekop dog wrote: »

There's no situation where they're better without him hence he's bigger than them. Suarez was bigger than Liverpool. Ronaldo grew bigger than United.

So by that logic most 1st choice goalkeepers are bigger than their club. I mean theres rarely a situation where a club is better with their 2nd choice. Sound logic.


So whos bigger? Kasper or Mahrez?

Rekop dog

Spurs

pjohnson wrote: »

So by that logic most 1st choice goalkeepers are bigger than their club. I mean theres rarely a situation where a club is better with their 2nd choice. Sound logic.

No there's rare superstars at clubs whereby with them a team will flourish and without them they'll be significantly worse. For me that makes them bigger than the club. Fans hate that notion but it's the truth.

jbt123

Rekop dog wrote: »

There's no situation where they're better without him hence he's bigger than them. Suarez was bigger than Liverpool. Ronaldo grew bigger than United.

You're talking absolute tosh. There is no way either of those players are/were bigger than the clubs they represented.

When you're in a hole... stop digging.

The Backwards Man

Rekop dog wrote: »

No there's rare superstars at clubs whereby with them a team will flourish and without them they'll be significantly worse. For me that makes them bigger than the club. Fans hate that notion but it's the truth.

Makes them good footballers. Nothing else.

JPA

3 goals, 3 assists from KDB, machine.

davycc

Man City

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Terrible business having to hope city win

I feel worse for having to cheering on Leicester today ! , I love pep and his efforts but it will be boring if city keep up this winning streak, they could have the league sewn up by end of March embarrassing for the also rans.

ERG89

Schmeichel has had a day to forget to say the least

pudzey101

Man Utd

jeez city 16 points clear . record is 95 points can see them overtaking that .

martyos121

Liverpool

FC Mahrez are taking one well of a beating here. Don’t know how they he will bounce back from this.

SEPT 23 1989

Liverpool

What a player

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

Missed a few of the goals but that was a serious strike from Aguero. Unreal.

pjohnson

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

What a player

Mahrez I assume

Loafing Oaf

Just learned Pellegrino played for Liverpool, have no memory of that...

blueser

Job done. Over to you Newcastle.

PhlegmyMoses

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

No there's rare superstars at clubs whereby with them a team will flourish and without them they'll be significantly worse. For me that makes them bigger than the club. Fans hate that notion but it's the truth.

So was Ronaldo bigger than Madrid once he signed for them from United? Considering they were performing worse than United in Europe for seasons after that and were even more reliant on him than United were? This is illogical and I believe you to be on a wind up.

klose

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Just learned Pellegrino played for Liverpool, have no memory of that...

Only played half a season iirc in benitez first year

pjohnson

klose wrote: »

Only played half a season iirc in benitez first year

Was that was around the time of Josemi/Nunez/Morienties?

Guy:Incognito

Watching MOTD, when did Knockaert go from being pronounced nockaert to k-nockeart?

Also , what's with players having a hissy fit when the club's designated taker goes to take a peno instead of them? Presumably everyone knows who the taker is?

callaway92

Liverpool

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Watching MOTD, when did Knockaert go from being pronounced nockaert to k-nockeart?

Also , what's with players having a hissy fit when the club's designated taker goes to take a peno instead of them? Presumably everyone knows who the taker is?

K-nockeart is the proper French pronounciation. Media were always getting it wrong!

~Rebel~

klose wrote: »

Only played half a season iirc in benitez first year

Yeah, he didn't really come to be a regular player so much as to help bed in Rafa's defensive system since he knew it back top front from their time together at Valencia.

Optimalprimerib

Man City

niallo27 wrote: »

Spurs are a great team when they don't have the pressure of winning anything on them.

There's another team similar to that in the pl on the tip of my tongue but I just can't remember the name of them.

blueser

Just watching the repeat of MOTD. Not sure what Wenger and Monreal were whinging about with Kane's goal yesterday. Nothing wrong with it.

Nalz

Liverpool

pjohnson wrote: »

Was that was around the time of Josemi/Nunez/Morienties?

2005. He played only 7 or 8 games I think. Rafa was his boss at Valencia before right?

tayto lover

blueser wrote: »

Just watching the repeat of MOTD. Not sure what Wenger and Monreal were whinging about with Kane's goal yesterday. Nothing wrong with it.

I'm an Arsenal fan and I didn't see anything wrong with it either.
Wenger would be better off addressing our defensive woes. We have a very poor back four and other managers just have to tell their players to put in high crosses and they'll score. Our lads are useless in the air.
Our defence needs major surgery and Wenger has ignored this for years.
Spurs could have had 5 or 6 goals yesterday.

RoboKlopp

Everton

RoboKlopp wrote: »

The negative Mourinhio vibes being eroded from Mkhitaryan.

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Aye, you're right, it'll be a long time before that damage is undone!!

ERG89

Big game for Huddersfield today & they need a win. 1-0 up now.

Arne_Saknussem

Leicester

blueser wrote: »

Just watching the repeat of MOTD. Not sure what Wenger and Monreal were whinging about with Kane's goal yesterday. Nothing wrong with it.

Arsene Wenger: "I have seen the replay, it is no foul, just good centre-forward play. We can only look at ourselves."

Loafing Oaf

ERG89 wrote: »

Big game for Huddersfield today & they need a win. 1-0 up now.

And now 1-1. An early goal can actually be a bad thing for a team in Huddersfield's position. As it was for Ireland in the second Denmark game IMO.

Harry Palmr

2-1 Town.

3-1! :eek: Listening to this and they seems to be playing a far more proactive game than has been the case recently.

Loafing Oaf

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

And now 1-1. An early goal can actually be a bad thing for a team in Huddersfield's position. .

Paully D

How are Newcastle still persisting with Jonjo Shelvey?

Gets the ball, makes a pass (often going for a flashy long-ranger that is inaccurate instead of the better simple option), takes about 18 minutes to sprint at full speed to catch up with play, and is virtually useless when the opposition have the ball. He has also shown himself up to be an unreliable coward when the chips are down. Exactly the type of player I wouldn't want in a relegation battle. £80,000 a week! :pac:

Whatever happened to Merino? He looked good at the start of the season, Newcastle even moved to make his loan permanent, but he was linked with a move away in January.

Dubravka has started very well in goal.

fullstop

Ref not doing Newcastle any favours here. That should have been a pen and missed a clear corner just before it.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Any other team made that foul Neville is calling that straight out a penalty and not taking his time and humming and hawing about it before saying maybe it's pen.

blueser

fullstop

Smalling gets his just desserts for that dive.

Turtyturd

Straight from a Smalling dive.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Pogba looking world class again head and shoulders better than any midfielder in England.

blueser

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Pogba looking world class again head and shoulders better than any midfielder in England.

Paully D

Newcastle always have a couple of these type of results in them every season, which combined with them rarely getting hammered will keep them up.

Muff_Daddy

Paully D wrote: »

How are Newcastle still persisting with Jonjo Shelvey?

Gets the ball, makes a pass (often going for a flashy long-ranger that is inaccurate instead of the better simple option), takes about 18 minutes to sprint at full speed to catch up with play, and is virtually useless when the opposition have the ball. He has also shown himself up to be an unreliable coward when the chips are down. Exactly the type of player I wouldn't want in a relegation battle. £80,000 a week! :pac:

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I have to say, I think he’s been excellent today.

Harry Palmr

Atsu! on

Bless you.

martyos121

Liverpool

Disgusting from Valencia, a nailed on red card and of course the ref bottles it.

fullstop

Kick in the head is a red isn't it?!

niallo27

Arsenal

Could have been red he kicked him in the head.