General Premier League Thread 2020-21 [Mod notes in OP - Updated 29.01.21]

fyfe79

brinty wrote: »

Yep, it's called the next year is our year trophy

Were there Dortmund fans saying that? Don't know any, personally.

Zeek12

davycc wrote: »

Leeds lead at Newcastle all over them

Newcastle are on an absolutely awful run.

If Fulham can find a way to turn their recent good form into points on the board - they've a great chance of getting out of the bottom 3 (they have Brighton and West Brom next two games which will be interesting).

TitianGerm

Sanity_Saviour wrote: »

Sorry you are dead right.

What is the prize for title winning form? Maybe we should give team points for praise from journalists

West Ham are on course to win 6 in a row. Are they in title winning form?

Apology accepted.

Well in the case of that Dortmund team they ended up with a few million more than they would have got if they finished lower down the league. They managed to qualify for EL as well I think so I suppose you could class that as a prize.

This season in the PL winning 6 in a row is very impressive. Not to many teams have managed that so far and if they keep it up they'll shoot up the table.

Harry Palmr

I'd forgotten just how juvenile this place is.

Might seek another extended ban!

davycc

There is a lot of border line toxicity between the pool and man u gang on here
. I try ignore the more obvious posts..

fyfe79

davycc wrote: »

There is a lot of border line toxicity between the pool and man u gang on here
. I try ignore the more obvious posts..

Kicked off by an Arsenal fan who brings Klopp into every conversation.

davycc

fyfe79 wrote: »

Kicked off by an Arsenal fan who brings Klopp into every conversation.

I only assume the arsenal guy or girl must fancy klopp to become a future specialist in failure.

As a part time time Dortmund fan myself I have only respect and love for the klopp obviously .

Mushy

Lacazette misses a 1 on 1, now Southampton lead. Terrible by Pepe

davycc

Armstrong one nil gunner conceed from a set piece after three minutes..
Martin koeown distraught

TitianGerm

Mushy wrote: »

Lacazette misses a 1 on 1, now Southampton lead. Terrible by Pepe

I think Pepe is going to go down as one of the worst buys ever in the PL.

Quazzie

TitianGerm wrote: »

I think Pepe is going to go down as one of the worst buys ever in the PL.

He just scored

davycc

One all Southampton.

Bad news city ahead through gundogs who is in some tasty form

This is it

Loved Pepe at Lille, was his goal any good? You'd have to be incredibly disappointed with him so far, with the form he had and the money paid you'd expect a lot more from him.

TitianGerm

Quazzie wrote: »

He just scored

One goal tonight won't change the fact that he's been an awful waste of 70-80m so far.

Utopia Parkway

Gundogan must be on the Pep juice. Scoring goals like he's prime Aguero.

mightyreds

Ah this is disgraceful league is gone blew it up

This is it

What happened there? Was he not off? 8 thought lineman was told to keep it down until the end of play. PL is a proper bag of shyte, they haven't a clue what they're at, incredible amount of inconsistencies

Kiith

Assistant in the City game got that one very wrong. Flag up, WBA players stop, goal given (correctly). Aren't they supposed to keep their flag down till play stops now?

This is it

This is it wrote: »

What happened there? Was he not off? 8 thought lineman was told to keep it down until the end of play. PL is a proper bag of shyte, they haven't a clue what they're at, incredible amount of inconsistencies

Yeah, she could have kept the flag down. She made sure to keep it down with Sterling 2 minutes after!

mightyreds

This is it wrote: »

What happened there? Was he not off? 8 thought lineman was told to keep it down until the end of play. PL is a proper bag of shyte, they haven't a clue what they're at, incredible amount of inconsistencies

No he was on but the ref didn't blow the whistle lines person completely at fault. The whole thing about when they put the flag up has caused this

SlickRic

That Cancelo goal is a joke. Plain and simple.

Kiith

City demolishing WBA here. 3-0 after 28 mins.

davycc

Gundog again he is in the form of his life 3 nil city

Unearthly

Saving this West Brom team is even beyond Big Sam tbh

Weepsie

Unearthly wrote: »

Saving this West Brom team is even beyond Big Sam tbh

They were better under bilic imo.

SlickRic

City, with a defensive structure, is actually fúcking frightening.

Weepsie

I wouldn't put it past Sam to walk before wba were mathematically gone so he can maintain he record

Bridge93

City minus probably their two best players and look irresistible. Although West Brom at the hawthorns are abysmal. 22 goals now conceded in their last 5 home league games

yourdeadwright

Thats it the start of Citys march to the title

Hammer Archer

West Brom have Fulham and Sheffield United in their next two games. Sam would have written this game off before it started. It's what he does in a relegation scrap (it's what he did in charge of us). And if they manage 6 points in their next two games, then it'll be justified

jayo26

Bridge93 wrote: »

City minus probably their two best players and look irresistible. Although West Brom at the hawthorns are abysmal. 22 goals now conceded in their last 5 home league games

Pep shows other managers how to deal with injuries. No drama, no moaning and blaming everyone around him he just gets on with it that feeds back to the players too they look like they enjoy playing football.

~Rebel~

jayo26 wrote: »

Pep shows other managers how to deal with injuries. No drama, no moaning and blaming everyone around him he just gets on with it that feeds back to the players too they look like they enjoy playing football.

Ah Pep loves a moan just as much as the next manager. He’s had plenty of rants about fixture congestion and injuries when things were going less well for him.

fyfe79

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Ah Pep loves a moan just as much as the next manager. He’s had plenty of rants about fixture congestion and injuries when things were going less well for him.

Pep's pretty cool, in fairness. It's a rare manager who's absolutely loved by both his own team's fans and his city rivals fans.

Mushy

Hammer Archer wrote: »

West Brom have Fulham and Sheffield United in their next two games. Sam would have written this game off before it started. It's what he does in a relegation scrap (it's what he did in charge of us). And if they manage 6 points in their next two games, then it'll be justified

It's a sound logic but can see them losing both too

giveitholly

fyfe79 wrote: »

Pep's pretty cool, in fairness. It's a rare manager who's absolutely loved by both his own team's fans and his city rivals fans.

If anything the utd supporters love him more than their own manager,and they supposedly in a title race with city.

~Rebel~

fyfe79 wrote: »

Pep's pretty cool, in fairness. It's a rare manager who's absolutely loved by both his own team's fans and his city rivals fans.

Totally, I really like Pep! I’m just saying that he’s no saint or anything - it’s a bloody stressful job, and they all have an auld rant when things go against them. I’ve no problem at all with that, especially when mics are shoved in their faces exactly as they’re at their most emotionally vulnerable post-match.

fyfe79

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Totally, I really like Pep! I’m just saying that he’s no saint or anything - it’s a bloody stressful job, and they all have an auld rant when things go against them. I’ve no problem at all with that, especially when mics are shoved in their faces exactly as they’re at their most emotionally vulnerable post-match.

He is likeable, I've no interest in slagging him off either.... cardigan's aside. Quality player in his day, too.

His defence of the human rights abuses in Abu Dhabi, especially his "well he decided to live there" comment about Ahmed Mansoor, is fairly ugly.

jacool

Strange to see West Ham flying so high - 4th.
That's 6 wins in a row now and surely David Moyes' stock is rising.
You would wonder if there are any big clubs, under-achieving with a former player as manager, who previously managed a side now in the Championship, interested in having a punt?

What do mean Chelsea have already replaced Frank Lampard!

brinty

jacool wrote:

Strange to see West Ham flying so high - 4th. That's 6 wins in a row now and surely David Moyes' stock is rising. You would wonder if there are any big clubs, under-achieving with a former player as manager, who previously managed a side now in the Championship, interested in having a punt?

Would he go to the red half of merseyside!!!

jayo26

giveitholly wrote: »

If anything the utd supporters love him more than their own manager,and they supposedly in a title race with city.

City and pool should be the title race its one managers chance to win back the tittle he lost and the other managers chance to seperate his side domestically from the other one league win teams but the pressure of defending that league title is alot greater than when you get a free run at the league because all other teams have had a terrible season.

City will win the league because they have a better manager then united simple as that, he is the best in the league and thats in a league that has another two great managers Ancelotti and Jose mourinho, two managers have won everything there is to win in the game multiple times and klopp too.

fyfe79

brinty wrote: »

Would he go to the red half of merseyside!!!

Quality material again, brinty. About as funny as a Bernie Sanders meme.

fyfe79

jayo26 wrote: »

City and pool should be the title race its one managers chance to win back the tittle he lost and the other managers chance to seperate his side domestically from the other one league win teams but the pressure of defending that league title is alot greater than when you get a free run at the league because all other teams have had a terrible season.

City will win the league because they have a better manager then united simple as that, he is the best in the league and thats in a league that has another two great managers Ancelotti and Jose mourinho, two managers have won everything there is to win in the game multiple times and klopp too.

Pretty much this. It's Pep's to lose. He's finally stumbled on a solid defense and that will be good enough to get City over the line, even without KDB and Aguero.

mightyreds

jayo26 wrote: »

City and pool should be the title race its one managers chance to win back the tittle he lost and the other managers chance to seperate his side domestically from the other one league win teams but the pressure of defending that league title is alot greater than when you get a free run at the league because all other teams have had a terrible season.

City will win the league because they have a better manager then united simple as that, he is the best in the league and thats in a league that has another two great managers Ancelotti and Jose mourinho, two managers have won everything there is to win in the game multiple times and klopp too.

Must try harder

~Rebel~

jayo26 wrote: »

City and pool should be the title race its one managers chance to win back the tittle he lost and the other managers chance to seperate his side domestically from the other one league win teams but the pressure of defending that league title is alot greater than when you get a free run at the league because all other teams have had a terrible season.

City will win the league because they have a better manager then united simple as that, he is the best in the league and thats in a league that has another two great managers Ancelotti and Jose mourinho, two managers have won everything there is to win in the game multiple times and klopp too.

It's pretty much the same situation this season as last, no? Last season Pool had a clear run at the league as City, their main competitor, fell off with form and defensive injury problems. This year's an exact repeat, in reverse. Alas no title race last year, and I suspect no title race this year when it comes down to it. City topped the league tonight with equal games played, and I don't think that situation is going to change again for the rest of the season.

Only the Manchester clubs left with their fate remaining in their own hands.

SlickRic

Bridge93 wrote: »

City minus probably their two best players and look irresistible. Although West Brom at the hawthorns are abysmal. 22 goals now conceded in their last 5 home league games

Is there an argument that KDB inhibits them a little, as he becomes their default creative outlet when he plays?

Wasn't their best season without him?

jacool

Deleted User wrote: »

Only the Manchester clubs left with their fate remaining in their own hands.

Not technically true.
If Leicester City win all their remaining games, they win the league.

Quazzie

jacool wrote: »

Not technically true.
If Leicester City win all their remaining games, they win the league.

The same could be said of Man United too.

giveitholly

Quazzie wrote: »

The same could be said of Man United too.

Last I heard Man utd were from Manchester