General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Kolido

Arsenal

citytillidie wrote: »

Nope who ever finishes 4th would miss out only 5 teams from one country can be in the CL

Are you sure about this, I thought 4th place would go to the qualifying round in the above scenario rather than straight to the group stage. You could be right though, Im may have read it wrong.

Lukker-

Kolido wrote: »

Are you sure about this, I thought 4th place would go to the qualifying round in the above scenario rather than straight to the group stage. You could be right though, Im may have read it wrong.

I think he is. It appears the max representatives from the big 3 leagues is 5

citytillidie

Kolido wrote: »

Are you sure about this, I thought 4th place would go to the qualifying round in the above scenario rather than straight to the group stage. You could be right though, Im may have read it wrong.

English teams no longer go into the Qualifying rounds for the Champions League

As it stands England have 4 CL teams and 3 EL teams

4 CL teams go into the group stage and 2 EL teams go into the group stage with 1 playing in the qualifying rounds

So top 4
Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool and Spurs will be in the group stage

Chelsea & Arsenal will be in the group stage of the Europa League
Burnley in the qualifying rounds

If Liverpool and Arsenal win and Liverpool finish 5th it will look like this
Liverpool and Man City will go into Pot 1, Man Utd, Spurs, Arsenal all in the group stage of the CL

Chelsea in the group stage of EL and Burnley still in the qualifying rounds

Harry Palmr

It would nearly be worth it if Chelsea grab forth but then see Liverpool win the CL/Arsenal the EL and so relegate them to the EL. That said I'd prefer they'd just feck it up v Swansea tonight

Minderbinder

Must be annoying for Shane Long starting every game that Southampton are likely to be dominated in, and as soon as they have a very winnable home game he’s on the bench.

I know with his record you could argue he doesn’t deserve to start any game at all, but still it must be annoying.

blueser

Absolute schoolboy defending from Bournemouth, getting caught out from their own corner like that. Howe should be raging at that.

Harry Palmr

Claude Puel reverting to type. Palace 2-0

Minderbinder

I do hope Southampton stay up. They have some lovely players and there’s definitely a good football side there somewhere.

It’s getting interesting at the bottom if they hold on today. Huddersfield and Swansea in real danger and Brighton badly need to hold on for a point today, which might be difficult as Burnley tend to do well in the last quarter of games.

Harry Palmr

Minderbinder wrote: »

I do hope Southampton stay up. They have some lovely players and there’s definitely a good football side there somewhere.

It’s getting interesting at the bottom if they hold on today. Huddersfield and Swansea in real danger and Brighton badly need to hold on for a point today, which might be difficult as Burnley tend to do well in the last quarter of games.

All their lovely players will leave in the summer, and not (just!) to Liverpool.

Lucas Hood

Swansea vs Southampton next week should be interesting.

Harry Palmr

Palace 5-0 up, Benteke given a mercy peno to score.

DeanAustin

Man City

Delighted for Roy Hodgson today. The stick he takes from people is ridiculous. He’s done another great job at Palace especially considering where they were when he took over.

He’s a really, really good manager.

The Floyd p

DeanAustin wrote: »

He’s a really, really good manager.

Alright mate pump the brakes there, he's a...good manager, if even.
He had a chance at a top job recently and was ****, not sure what he's done since then to justify such lofty praise.

Minderbinder

38 points is in 11th position in the table and it’s May 1st in a couple of days. Seems a bit crazy.

thelad95

Minderbinder wrote: »

38 points is in 11th position in the table and it’s May 1st in a couple of days. Seems a bit crazy.

Just goes to show the gulf between the top teams and the rest at the moment.

thelad95

I can see Huddersfield being overtaken by Swansea and Southampton, it’s highly likely they won’t pick up any more points as their last three games are City away, Chelsea away and Arsenal at home.

Southampton may well not reach 35 at all though, they’re blessed to escape with anything from today.

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

I said a few weeks ago I thought Huddersfield might go. They are right in the mix now.

Frankie Lee

Everton fans will be unhappy to win again.

Loafing Oaf

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Everton fans will be unhappy to win again.

Don't those ingrates know how lucky they are to have Big Sameone as manager?:p

pjohnson

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Everton fans will be unhappy to win again.

Ah well I think they had less possession than Huddersfield. So naturally thats far more significant than the final scoreboard.

theoneeyedman

DeanAustin wrote: »

Delighted for Roy Hodgson today. The stick he takes from people is ridiculous. He’s done another great job at Palace especially considering where they were when he took over.

He’s a really, really good manager.

He's an ok manager, can get a team organised, keep things on an even keel, but is limited.

The biggest change between Palace early in the season and now is that Zaha is fit, and he missed the first couple of months. Palace with and without Zaha are two entirely different propositions.

Mr.Nice Guy

Liverpool

DeanAustin wrote: »

Delighted for Roy Hodgson today. The stick he takes from people is ridiculous. He’s done another great job at Palace especially considering where they were when he took over.

He’s a really, really good manager.

Shouldn't be forgotten he took over a Palace side that had lost their opening 4 games without scoring a goal, and that his first set of fixtures were extremely tough featuring games with Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea.

He's done a great job.

AidoEirE

Everton

The Floyd p wrote: »

Alright mate pump the brakes there, he's a...good manager, if even.
He had a chance at a top job recently and was ****, not sure what he's done since then to justify such lofty praise.

Id say its more praise for the job he's doing at palace, who were on fairneaa destined for the bottom before he joines. He's done a remarkale job there, same praise would go to Carvahal at Swansea, also doing good things there and would hate to see them go down.
And to be fair i dont see anyone give out about hodgeson, did **** at pool but that was a few years ago, sure moyes was just a ****e.
As i said he's doing a fine job at palace and i think he's found a club he's comfortable in

SlickRic

Hodgson is a great manager.

He's not top tier though and shouldn't manage any team that wants to win anything.

Everyone knows this. Even the odd fan who just want to have a sneaky go at Liverpool fans because they dare take the píss out of him.

You all know he's not good enough to manage a club with ambition. Let me as you this...Utd, City, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea fans...would you want him managing your club?

Exactly.

AidoEirE

Everton

SlickRic wrote: »

Hodgson is a great manager.

He's not top tier though and shouldn't manage any team that wants to win anything.

Everyone knows this. Even the odd fan who just want to have a sneaky go at Liverpool fans because they dare take the píss out of him.

You all know he's not good enough to manage a club with ambition. Let me as you this...Utd, City, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea fans...would you want him managing your club?

Exactly.

Dont think anyone said he should be managing at a top tier club but i mean you can still be a good manager managing a lower team at the bottom half of the table. Those teams cant compete spending wise etc with the bigger clubs so managing within your restricions is a skill in itself.

Now in not saying he's a messiah but credit where its due for the job hea doing at palace.

You ask a palace fan and they're delighted to have him which is all that matters

The Floyd p

The Floyd p wrote: »

Alright mate pump the brakes there, he's a...good manager, if even.
He had a chance at a top job recently and was ****, not sure what he's done since then to justify such lofty praise.

He has a level. He's excellent when he's at his level. He doesn't have it in him to be top level but anyone outside the top 6 is fine for him.

The Floyd p

Deleted User wrote: »

He has a level. He's excellent when he's at his level. He doesn't have it in him to be top level but anyone outside the top 6 is fine for him.

Yeah he's in the same bracket as your Allardyce's and such. His teams play nicer stuff than Allardyce granted.

AidoEirE

Everton

Lamina for southampton had a cracking game today

AidoEirE

Everton

McCarthy save at the end was world class.

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

One of the magic roundabout of pardew ,big Sam, hodgson, pulis, Moyes, Hughes had to do well they couldn't all fail.

AidoEirE

Everton

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

One of the magic roundabout of pardew ,big Sam, hodgson, pulis, Moyes, Hughes had to do well they couldn't all fail.

Well done, youve won the bal on dor for the most absurd comment

AidoEirE

Everton

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

One of the magic roundabout of pardew ,big Sam, hodgson, pulis, Moyes, Hughes had to do well they couldn't all fail.

Sam has kept them.up, as well has moyes and hughes. Pulis and pardew dont mange anymore. You literally havr people in the same bracket. Some have takin over from the previous manager. Your so full of ****

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

AidoEirE wrote: »

Well done, youve won the bal on dor for the most absurd comment

Great stuff the standard must really have dropped for that award this year. Hopefully you won't take my comment as serious on second reading this morning .

Iused2likebusts

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

One of the magic roundabout of pardew ,big Sam, hodgson, pulis, Moyes, Hughes had to do well they couldn't all fail.

A lot of mediocrity there. There must be some up and coming managers that can compete with these guys, either in the UK or abroad.

Iused2likebusts

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Great stuff the standard must really have dropped for that award this year. Hopefully you won't take my comment as serious on second reading this morning .

Downgraded from 'bal on dor' most absurd comment winner to 2nd most absurd comment on this page. Such a fall from grace :pac:

theoneeyedman

AidoEirE wrote: »

Sam has kept them.up, as well has moyes and hughes. Pulis and pardew dont mange anymore. You literally havr people in the same bracket. Some have takin over from the previous manager. Your so full of ****

Hughes kept who up???
Largely responsible for Stoke being in bottom 3,and hasn't worked any miracles at Soton yet.

Both he and pardew left illdisclipined messes at WBA and Stoke.

Unearthly

Everton

Actually has any manager ever contributed to 2 relegations in 1 season before? Something to leave off the CV

DeanAustin

Man City

RoboKlopp wrote: »

A lot of mediocrity there. There must be some up and coming managers that can compete with these guys, either in the UK or abroad.

Look at the reaction on the Arsenal thread to the possibility of Eddie Howe taking over.

ERG89

theoneeyedman wrote:

Hughes kept who up???

Palace, Bournemouth, West Ham, Watford & maybe even Brighton, Huddersfield & Swansea. Albeit unintentionally

xtal191

Liverpool

https://twitter.com/smity_873/status/990376795412320257

monkey9

LOL, I completely forgot Evra was at West Ham. Moyes really doesn’t help himself with these signings of former players. Evra was badly out of his depth at Marseille and should have been shipped out even before he attacked a fan.

Minderbinder

Pep has thrown caution to the wind and put two players from the academy on the bench.

Loafing Oaf

Camera cuts to Wenger after United winner
Martyn Turner: "He can't believe it!"
No, Martyn, there's no possible way Wenger could have seen that coming.:rolleyes:
Seriously, can commentators not come up with anything to say in those situations other than that moronic cliche.

greenspurs

xtal191 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/smity_873/status/990376795412320257

Not as bad as Kane claiming a goal tho ...... :rolleyes: :cool:

Everton

https://twitter.com/Football_TaIk/status/991260035320705024?s=19

TitianGerm

Liverpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Football_TaIk/status/991260035320705024?s=19

That's to big of a risk for Arsenal. They'll hire someone who is an established manager.

TitianGerm

Everton

TitianGerm wrote: »

That's to big of a risk for Arsenal. They'll hire someone who is an established manager.

It has been confirmed by Ivan Gazidis in his own interview that it does not necessarily have to be an established manager.
Arteta for example is also in the running.

greenspurs

M!Ck^ wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Football_TaIk/status/991260035320705024?s=19

Excellent .................


:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

McGrath5

M!Ck^ wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Football_TaIk/status/991260035320705024?s=19

Seems awfully strange to abandon ship at such a crucial time in Liverpool's season, one has to wonder about this rumor.

AidoEirE

Everton

He's been around the game all his life, been second to klopp for years i believe. Wreckon he might do a job with them, the attacking players are there, just needs the right formula.
If he can ship out the lads that are just passing the days, and shape up the defence and add a midfielder they could be within a shout next year.

Arsenals back line and keeper are the problem