General Premier League Thread 2018-19

Berserker

Chelsea

The Mulk wrote: »

40 years young,
I just rather watching Liverpool v Bayern or Man utd v PSG over Liverpool v Northampton Town.
Never bought into the whole 'Romance of the Cup' narrative that the BBC tries to pedal

That may have something to do with the team you support. If you are a supporter of a team outside the top six, an FA cup win can turn a nothing season into something incredible. FA Cup wins are nothing new to the likes of Liverpool or Man United.

The White Wolf

Chelsea

I'd be of the thinking that you need to look at the FA Cup as it is now. if you're a top 6 team I'd liken it to more or less to the League Cup now in that if you can manage to get to the business end of it you're looking at a nice day out. Other than that it doesn't mean a whole lot anymore to teams trying to compete on all fronts.

The Europa League is similar in that it only matters once you get to the business end of it, but the difference lies in the carrot dangled at the end of both. No one can say honestly that winning an FA Cup final is better than winning an EL final for a top 6 team.

noodler

Berserker wrote: »

That may have something to do with the team you support. If you are a supporter of a team outside the top six, an FA cup win can turn a nothing season into something incredible. FA Cup wins are nothing new to the likes of Liverpool or Man United.

This is it.

We are all glory hunters to some extend on this side of the Irish sea.

Would be a different story completely if we were in England supporting a local club.

noodler

Liverpool

noodler wrote: »

This is it.

We are all glory hunters to some extend on this side of the Irish sea.

Would be a different story completely if we were in England supporting a local club.

Absolutely.

"People who picked ManU and Liverpool to follow when they were 6 because they were big in 'don't understand the appeal of Northampton Town v Coventry' shocker".

Baggly

Man Utd

Explain to me how supporting Fulham makes me a glory hunter.

IncognitoMan

Pter wrote: »

Explain to me how supporting Fulham makes me a glory hunter.

Ya big glory hunting fecker ya :pac:

Guy:Incognito

Southampton

For a competition the top six dont care about, it's only been won by 2 teams not part of that top 6 since Everton in 1995.

Guy:Incognito

Southampton

I picked liverpool because my German liverpool supporting cousin gave me a Jersey in the mid 80s when I was over there.

Also, for the glory.

Baggly

Man Utd

IncognitoMan wrote:

Ya big glory hunting fecker ya

A championship play-off? Great.

IncognitoMan

Pter wrote: »

A championship play-off? Great.

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

Babel hattrick coming up.

noodler

Pter wrote: »

Explain to me how supporting Fulham makes me a glory hunter.

Ugh.

OK, for the vast, vast majority of English club supportijg Irish fans.

Happy now? Mr Pedant.

Cantona's Collars

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Babel hattrick coming up.

Only problem is that Fulham look like they could concede 10.

niallo27

Chelsea

Stick a tenner on Fulham. 90/1. Money for jam.

blueser

Man Utd

Excellent start! No slacking off now, we've lost three games from winning positions this season. 9 bloody points gone West.
:mad:

Baggly

Man Utd

noodler wrote:

Happy now? Mr Pedant.

By definition, no.

noodler

noodler wrote: »

This is it.

We are all glory hunters to some extend on this side of the Irish sea.

Would be a different story completely if we were in England supporting a local club.

Hardly a thing unique to Ireland. I'm sure many in England will ignore their local club in order to support a bigger one further away that has a realistic chance of winning things. Others will support 2 clubs in order to cope with the 'support the local club regardless' versus 'I want to see trophies' argument. Its basic human nature to want happiness, hence people wanting to be associated with success.

Spurs

City back to the top

Pressure on Klopps Liverpool tomorrow to get a result

GD +8 for City

blueser

Man Utd

Fred The Red wrote: »

City back to the top

Pressure on Klopps Liverpool tomorrow to get a result

GD +8 for City

Job done. Second half a non event, to be honest. We coasted through it in, what, second gear?
Not so much of a surprise, given our manic schedule in April. Ah well; over to you Poch. Get your lads revved up for tomorrow, there's a good fella.

Agent Coulson

Chelsea

Now the real pressure starts on OSG can he build on the momentum of being a caretaker now he has the job permanently.


Watford is a handy team to start off his new era at Man U though.

ERG89

City have Cardiff midweek so will likely be ahead again then anyway, don't think anyone who isn't a total moron expected any other result today. The only surprise was that it wasn't by more, guess that gives MOTD something to praise Scott Parker about later.
In other inevitable news Huddersfield can get relegated today if results don't go their way.

The White Wolf

Chelsea

blueser wrote: »

Job done. Second half a non event, to be honest. We coasted through it in, what, second gear?
Not so much of a surprise, given our manic schedule in April. Ah well; over to you Poch. Get your lads revved up for tomorrow, there's a good fella.

Never seen a more redundant second half in my life. Fair play to ye; City made Fulham look exactly as they are while we huffed and puffed against them.

I expect City to win every game comfortably in the league from here given the form they are in. All their remaining fixtures are against absolute canon fodder.

Mr.Nice Guy

Chelsea

Watford outplaying United in these early stages.

TitianGerm

Man Utd

The White Wolf wrote: »

Never seen a more redundant second half in my life. Fair play to ye; City made Fulham look exactly as they are while we huffed and puffed against them.

I expect City to win every game comfortably in the league from here given the form they are in. All their remaining fixtures are against absolute canon fodder.

United and Spurs are hardly cannon fodder

The White Wolf

Chelsea

TitianGerm wrote: »

United and Spurs are hardly cannon fodder

I don't think they're going to trouble City at all given the form they're in.

eigrod

Chelsea

Lmao at Martial dive.

Mr.Nice Guy

Chelsea

1-0 United. Against the run of play but we'll take it. Cool finish from Rashford.

blueser

Man Utd

The White Wolf wrote: »

Never seen a more redundant second half in my life. Fair play to ye; City made Fulham look exactly as they are while we huffed and puffed against them.

I expect City to win every game comfortably in the league from here given the form they are in. All their remaining fixtures are against absolute canon fodder.

Palace away, utd away and Spurs at home in our remaining games. Not sure I'd call them cannon fodder, to be honest with you.

magma69

Man Utd

United winning games without playing well. Bodes well for them. Fair play to OGS.

Hammer Archer

Looks like Huddersfield are mathematically down.

Cantona's Collars

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Looks like Huddersfield are mathematically down.

Burnley and Saints winning means they are gone.

Loafing Oaf

Man Utd

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Looks like Huddersfield are mathematically down.

Yes confirmed now

yourdeadwright

Man Utd

United where woeful again todat ,
Ole has to be the luckiest manger in such a short time span , They where really awful today

The White Wolf

Chelsea

blueser wrote: »

Palace away, utd away and Spurs at home in our remaining games. Not sure I'd call them cannon fodder, to be honest with you.

Are you worried about any of those games? Honestly? Given the form yous are in. Only way they get something off you is if you underperform. Given the insane levels City are playing at right now I can't see that happening.

yourdeadwright

Man Utd

Im a liverpool fan and City will win it by a minimum of 5 points

blueser

Man Utd

The White Wolf wrote: »

Are you worried about any of those games? Honestly? Given the form yous are in. Only way they get something off you is if you underperform. Given the insane levels City are playing at right now I can't see that happening.

The game at OT, if not "worries", concerns me. They'll want to give us a bloody nose. Mind you, they won't be too keen to give Liverpool any help either! As for the others, you never know what Spurs will turn up. They're very unpredictable. As for Palace; we'll, I wasn't in the least bit worried about them when they came to our place just before Christmas. And we know how that ended up. Same for the games at Leicester and Newcastle. Ahead in all three of those games and ended up pointless in each of them. You can't take anything for granted.

thebaz

Man Utd

Huddersfield gone ;
Fulham nearly gone and not looking good for Cardiff

Iused2likebusts

That was a huge win for Burnley. They finish the season with chelsea city everton arsenal so really needed the win today.

Hammer Archer

Arsenal

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Looks like Huddersfield are mathematically down.

They were probably one of the worst teams to play/stay up in the Premiership but well done to them for the past 3 season (getting promoted and 2 seasons in the top league), not blowing the budget like Fulham this season, and invested in the club wisely - no ridiculous contracts, a new training ground....not sure will we see them back in the PL though

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

BIG 6 revenue growth.

Liverpool and Spurs take a bow. Arsenal you're a disgrace! City....well you know, Utd solid growth for legacy club and Chelsea somewhat less than what you'd imagine in the Roman Abramovich era.

KaiserGunner

Man Utd

^^Liverpool and Spurs take a bow? What exactly have them two clubs won in the last decade? :pac:

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

Try looking at the picture.

Agent Coulson

Chelsea

I hope Cardiff get mullered in every game left in the season and get relegated and then drop down the leagues and disappear into oblivion for trying to get out of paying the Emiliano Sala transfer fee.

Loafing Oaf

Man Utd

Could Sarri literally get sacked in the morning if Chelsea don't win this? They'll be really struggling for top 4 if they don't. Although I suppose they have the Europa fallback...

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

Chelsea Arsenal Spurs and Utd all have to pay full attention but no matter what happens there will be two losers and it's going to be a bitter pill for both.

The Talking Bread

Chelsea

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I hope Cardiff get mullered in every game left in the season and get relegated and then drop down the leagues and disappear into oblivion for trying to get out of paying the Emiliano Sala transfer fee.

I dunno, it is more complicated than that. As far as I am aware, the first contract was void and there was an obligation on Cardiff to draw up a new one before the signing became valid (which obviously would have happened.) So that is the legal contractual aspect,This is the impression I get. I think that all 3 clubs could resolve this in meeting to a point. At the end of the day Nantes and Bordeaux are also looking at financial issues involved here, it is not just Cardiff.

It is a strange and unfortunate aspect of the tragedy which was always going to materialise considering the money involved.

In my opinion the fee should be cut down and all clubs should cut their losses. The family of Sala should also receive some sort of gratuitous compensation on behalf of all 3 clubs.
Nantes paid 1 million for the player and he delivered the goods for them and was always going to move on, it is not as if the disproportionately suffered from signing and selling them on. He was a great success for them.

Bordeaux paid f all for him, he didn't have any impact on their footballing fortunes and selling him on was good business with the sell on fee so, again, any sort of signing on payment is a good financial profit, not a loss.

Cardiff are the only club that will disproportionally financially suffer from this if a payment goes ahead at that cost.

If the payment doesn't go ahead at all, all three clubs won't, financially, be at a loss. If the payment does go ahead but to a more reasonable amount, given the circumstances, all 3 clubs will come out more dignified, Cardiff will take a loss financially. Nantes and Bordeaux a profit. So all three clubs are thinking of their pockets at the end of the day. Not just Cardiff,


The press, I imagine aren't fully aware of the whole issue here anyway.

ERG89

Harry Palmr wrote:

Utd Arsenal Spurs and Utd all have to pay full attention but no matter what happens there will be two losers and it's going to be a bitter pill for both.

Assume you mean Chelsea. I think they're going to focus on the Europa League route to CL football next season tbh. They've a very fortunate route to the final as they've been inconsistent at best for 4 or 5 months now.

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

Well that was dreadful and there's still about 50 minutes to go!

Harry Palmr

Man Utd

Taxi for Sarri!

That should wake them up, listening to 5live the colour comm said Chelsea look bored.

Mr.Nice Guy

Chelsea

Chelsea have been brutal.