General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

blueser

Nearly. Twice we've rattled the woodwork now.

blueser

GET IN!!!!!

Nice one Raz. Gorgeous pass from the king of the assists again.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Kevin 'The Architect' De Bruyne, what a player.

blueser

Excellent clearance from the General there.

the whole year inn

Liverpool

The game needed a goal, is Raz 50 mill is penny's what he's worth.

blueser

Another chance spurned by Kun.

Paully D

82% possession. :eek:

blueser

Job half done.

irishman86

Everton

blueser wrote: »

Same as Mourinho. He never hangs around in one place for too long.

I agree, i think ive said it before but i like Klopp the most
I actually think we will see Jose and Pep stay longer than usual this time around
Jose is at a team where he has ultimate power and Pep has the project he wants

blueser

Paully D wrote: »

82% possession. :eek:

Pep's philosophy. If you've got the ball, the opposition can't score.

blueser

irishman86 wrote: »

I agree, i think ive said it before but i like Klopp the most
I actually think we will see Jose and Pep stay longer than usual this time around
Jose is at a team where he has ultimate power and Pep has the project he wants

Fair comments. I'm biased though!

irishman86

Everton

fullstop wrote: »

Pep got plenty of flack last season when the team weren't performing so that's another thing you've got wrong...

Very little from the media, just took spending 200 million to get the team performing :pac:
Thats straight from the PSG book of winning the league :pac:

irishman86

Everton

blueser wrote: »

Fair comments. I'm biased though!

Hey we can all agree we love Goater and Wanchope oh and Elano :cool:

blueser

irishman86 wrote: »

Hey we can all agree we love Goater and Wanchope oh and Elano :cool:

Don't forget the likes of Creaney, Conlon and B(r)adbu(r)y. True leg ends.

irishman86

Everton

blueser wrote: »

Don't forget the likes of Creaney, Conlon and B(r)adbu(r)y. True leg ends.

I'm more a last twenty years kinda guy :pac:

blueser

irishman86 wrote: »

I'm more a last twenty years kinda guy :pac:

They were in the 90s. You're probably too young to remember them. Me, on the other hand.....

Pass me the sanatogen and my cup of Horlicks!

Tom.D.BJJ

Liverpool can't cry the poor mouth any more after spending 75m on VVD.

irishman86

Everton

blueser wrote: »

They were in the 90s. You're probably too young to remember them. Me, on the other hand.....

Pass me the sanatogen and my cup of Horlicks!

Not to young, it wasnt watched in France really in the nineties
Just the bigger teams in CL

blueser

We're passing up a good few, if not chances, opportunities tonight. I hope it doesn't come back to bite us on the arse.

marvin80

Tom.D.BJJ wrote: »

Liverpool can't cry the poor mouth any more after spending 75m on VVD.

That's just on the one player - if you compare total spending I presume United are well ahead.

And let's not forget the person who started all this ridiculous spending was Mourinho when he arrived at Chelsea.

Trigger

Liverpool

marvin80 wrote: »

That's just on the one player - if you compare total spending I presume United are well ahead.

And let's not forget the person who started all this ridiculous spending was Mourinho when he arrived at Chelsea.

:pac:

“It’s all Jose’s fault that we had to spend 75m on a defender”

Trigger

Liverpool

The stage is all set for a Newcastle equaliser

blueser

Hit the woodwork again. What's that; three times now? It's all set up for a Newcastle equaliser.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Sterling runs like a T-Rex.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

It's Ed Woodward I feel sorry for now can you imagine the begging he is going to have to listen too from Jose saying City and Liverpool are spenting xyz I need to spend more money now.


Gimme gimme gimme will become the new Attack attack attack.

marvin80

astradave wrote: »

:pac:

“It’s all Jose’s fault that we had to spend 75m on a defender”

The crazy spending did start when Jose arrived at Chelsea.
It's continued and escalated with the crazy amounts being spent on players.

The only way the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal can fight for a title is by improving the quality and strength of their squads to the level of United, Chelsea and City.
Nowadays that means spending stupid amounts on players.

pjohnson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's Ed Woodward I feel sorry for now can you imagine the begging he is going to have to listen too from Jose saying City and Liverpool are spenting xyz I need to spend more money now.


Gimme gimme gimme will become the new Attack attack attack.

Very amusing how a Liverpool fans immediate thoughts are with a separate club rather than their own!

Rumple Stillson

pjohnson wrote: »

Very amusing how a Liverpool fans immediate thoughts are with a separate club rather than their own!

Not really, it happens the other way round too. Liverpool fans hate United, United fans hate Liverpool, points to be scored at every opportunity.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

pjohnson wrote: »

Very amusing how a Liverpool fans immediate thoughts are with a separate club rather than their own!

Immediate thoughts were 3 hours ago (Crazy ****ing money)when the news broke three hours later I can laugh at Jose's hypocritical crying over teams spending habits.

Trigger

Liverpool

marvin80 wrote: »

The crazy spending did start when Jose arrived at Chelsea.
It's continued and escalated with the crazy amounts being spent on players.

The only way the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal can fight for a title is by improving the quality and strength of their squads to the level of United, Chelsea and City.
Nowadays that means spending stupid amounts on players.

United have been breaking transfer records since the start of the PL..

The only thing that is increasing the level of money going out of clubs is the amount of money going in.. sky/BT/Sugar daddy’s are to blame for the spending.. not ****in Jose

DeanAustin

Man City

marvin80 wrote: »

The crazy spending did start when Jose arrived at Chelsea.
It's continued and escalated with the crazy amounts being spent on players.

The only way the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal can fight for a title is by improving the quality and strength of their squads to the level of United, Chelsea and City.
Nowadays that means spending stupid amounts on players.

Not really. It started when Abramovich came to Chelsea. He bought a shedload of players for Ranieri.

Wrongway1985

marvin80 wrote: »

The crazy spending did start when Jose arrived at Chelsea.
It's continued and escalated with the crazy amounts being spent on players.

The only way the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal can fight for a title is by improving the quality and strength of their squads to the level of United, Chelsea and City.
Nowadays that means spending stupid amounts on players.

I think you're wrong

I think you'll find;

Jaap Stam, Van Nistelrooy, Juan Veron(:D) were signed for stupid money the year was 2001 which I think you'll find precedes Mourinhos arrival, Rio Ferdinand arrived the year after too.

pjohnson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Immediate thoughts were 3 hours ago (Crazy ****ing money)when the news broke three hours later I can laugh at Jose's hypocritical crying over teams spending habits.

Just Joses hypocritical crying seems strangely specific. Surely all hypocrites deserve equal mirth Mr. Coulson?

https://twitter.com/FullTimeDEVILS/status/946103485338148864

Rumple Stillson

pjohnson wrote: »

Very amusing how a Liverpool fans immediate thoughts are with a separate club rather than their own!

pjohnson wrote: »

Just Joses hypocritical crying seems strangely specific. Surely all hypocrites deserve equal mirth Mr. Coulson?

https://twitter.com/FullTimeDEVILS/status/946103485338148864

Is this irony?

marvin80

astradave wrote: »

United have been breaking transfer records since the start of the PL..

The only thing that is increasing the level of money going out of clubs is the amount of money going in.. sky/BT/Sugar daddy’s are to blame for the spending.. not ****in Jose

United have broken transfer records but haven't spent crazy amounts in total per season.
For example in 2005/2006 Jose spent 112 million United spent about 20 million.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Rumple Stillson wrote: »

Is this irony?

It really isn't and to make it even funnier he doesn't see it.

pjohnson

Rumple Stillson wrote: »

Is this irony?

United didnt sign anyone. The only news today has concerned Liverpool so what else is there to talk about? In the Premier League thread if not Premier League news?


Coulson involved United for some reason complaining about spending money, even though his own manager said the same. Laughing at hypocrites selectively tells quite a lot

GreNoLi

Everton

GreNoLi wrote: »

Sterling runs like a T-Rex.

I think it was Deli Ali taking the piss out of him at a training session or maybe it was someone else, cant fully remember. Was funny tho

blueser

Christ, that seemed a long second half!


On to Selhurst Park at the weekend now.

Rumple Stillson

pjohnson wrote: »

United didnt sign anyone. The only news today has concerned Liverpool so what else is there to talk about? In the Premier League thread if not Premier League news?


Coulson involved United for some reason complaining about spending money, even though his own manager said the same.

Oh I have no problem with United fans taking the piss out of Liverpool spending £75 million on VVD. Likewise United fans should have no problem with Liverpool fans laughing at anything related to United. It's part of the fun of it all.

blueser

Everton

blueser wrote: »

Hit the woodwork again. What's that; three times now? It's all set up for a Newcastle equaliser.

Nah, safe as houses

That type of win is what's annoying me the most about this city side, can still grind a 1-0 win and then win big the next

pjohnson

blueser wrote: »

Christ, that seemed a long second half!


On to Selhurst Park at the weekend now.

Would ye reckon ye'll rebid for Evans since VVD is gone? Kompany is surely done now. Hes almost at Hargreaves level of injury.

Trigger

Liverpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I think it was Deli Ali taking the piss out of him at a training session or maybe it was someone else, cant fully remember. Was funny tho

Hazard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svXBdKZ7ePw

blueser

pjohnson wrote: »

Would ye reckon ye'll rebid for Evans since VVD is gone? Kompany is surely done now. Hes almost at Hargreaves level of injury.

We do need another CB. Vinnie's days as a player are surely numbered, and Mangala (though improved) is not the answer, whatever the question is! Can't say I'd be too thrilled with Evans. But Pep seems to know this football thing fairly well, so I guess we'll have to trust in Pep. As for VVD, I never reaqlly thought he'd come to us. His heart seemed set on Liverpool and, as bad as some of our CBs are, Liverpool were far more desperate for a decent CB. I mean to say; Lovren and Klavan. They'd drive a pioneer to drink!

Wrongway1985

marvin80 wrote: »

United have broken transfer records but haven't spent crazy amounts in total per season.
For example in 2005/2006 Jose spent 112 million United spent about 20 million.

10 Million for a defender no one heard of at the time (Vidic) was an eye catcher at the time wasn't it particularly when he was initially looking like a flop whereas Chelsea spending 20 odd million on Essien who was looking top drawer in the champions league for Lyon was considered pricey but an obvious move.

Bret Hart

Liverpool

Easy win in the end for City. Diaz,Foden and Garcia,I'd imagine we'll be getting more playing time in the new year,too give Aguero and co more time too rest up for the cup games.

SEPT 23 1989

Liverpool

pjohnson wrote: »

Would ye reckon ye'll rebid for Evans since VVD is gone? Kompany is surely done now. Hes almost at Hargreaves level of injury.

I would bid fcuk all don't want him near the club

irishman86

Everton

marvin80 wrote: »

The crazy spending did start when Jose arrived at Chelsea.
It's continued and escalated with the crazy amounts being spent on players.

The only way the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal can fight for a title is by improving the quality and strength of their squads to the level of United, Chelsea and City.
Nowadays that means spending stupid amounts on players.

Real Madrid should hire you as a spokesman.
We broke all those transfer records because of Chelsea and Jose :pac:

The Talking Bread

Everton

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

10 Million for a defender no one heard of at the time (Vidic) was an eye catcher at the time wasn't it particularly when he was initially looking like a flop whereas Chelsea spending 20 odd million on Essien who was looking top drawer in the champions league for Lyon was considered pricey but an obvious move.

Noone heard of?

Vidic was relatively well known by most football people. . Maybe not a lot of fans but it wasn't the fans that were buying him. It was people with an intrinsic knowledge of the market.

He had just qualified for a WC with Serbia, playing every game, in a group where they conceded one goal, that goal coming against Raul. And was voted best Defender in Russian league. And at only 23 years of age! Captain of a successful Red Star Belgrade team at 20 years of age that won the double the year he left and the record transfer for a defender in Russian league when he joined Spartak

And it was £7 million! Where are you getting your £10 million !

Liam O

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Noone heard of?

Vidic was relatively well known by most football people. . Maybe not a lot of fans but it wasn't the fans that were buying him. It was people with an intrinsic knowledge of the market.

He had just qualified for a WC with Serbia, playing every game, in a group where they conceded one goal, that goal coming against Raul. And was voted best Defender in Russian league. And at only 23 years of age!

And it was £7 million! Where are you getting your £10 million !

Same place he got 20m for Essien probably. Mad that the reduction in the Essien fee by nearly 5m and the increase in the Vidic fee by 4m suited his argument so well though...