General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

Osmosis Jones · 28-10-2023 7:27pm

Pedro Neto pulls up with what looked like a hamstring gone, brilliant player but he really struggles with injuries.

kowloonkev · 29-10-2023 2:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121294117#Comment_121294117

Chelsea are a medium sized club. The media don't care about them much because they don't sell papers or get clicks. It's nothing to do with United.

eagle eye · 29-10-2023 8:53am

The other thing that amazes me about VAR is the amount of grainy images we get when the decision is controversial.

You see replays of a good goal on tv and they are all very sharp but somehow VAR don't have these.

nullzero · 29-10-2023 10:17am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121296899#Comment_121296899

They've won two champions leagues in the last 11 years, they're a big club.

giveitholly · 29-10-2023 11:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121297245#Comment_121297245

And two league titles

doc_17 · 29-10-2023 11:47am

Great day of football ahead. Neither of the Manchester clubs are pulling up trees but I hope it’s not another snooze fest like Arsenal City was.

TitianGerm · 29-10-2023 11:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121297533#Comment_121297533

I don't see United keeping City scoreless.

kowloonkev · 29-10-2023 1:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121297245#Comment_121297245

Of course it's all relative but Chelsea probably the third biggest club in London, arguably 5th biggest in England at a push. Fairly small, and fleeting international fanbase...a lot of whom probably support City these days. Historically they're not at the level of the big clubs in Europe by any metric really.

tinpib · 29-10-2023 2:30pm

Jordan Pickford getting involved with something that has nothing to do with him. Picks up a yellow. He is so easy to hate, but entertaining because of that. He is a great premier league heel.

eagle eye · 29-10-2023 4:19pm

So do we have to start considering Villa as serious contenders for a top four spot?

Great manager and it looks likey they now have good depth too. Carlos, Lenglet, Traore, Best, Tielemans and Dendoncker all on the bench today.

Moreno, Buendia, Ramsey and Mings all out injured. I know Mings is out indefinitely and I'm not sure about the others but when you add them to that squad it's quite serious looking.

Bounty Hunter · 29-10-2023 4:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298477#Comment_121298477

Beundia's injury is another long term one like Mings. Guessing Best = Bailey

I don't think most Villa fans are going to get ahead of ourselves but there is the possibility of a top 5 getting CL football this year and it isn't unthinkable for Villa to be flighting it out with the likes of Newcastle, Manu utd & Brighton for that spot.

Hopefully going deep in Europe will mean a lot of fixtures and we are very dependent on Watkins not getting injured even though the goals are coming from all over atm.

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 4:55pm

Wow

Every weekend you see pulls like that into the box. Never given.

klose · 29-10-2023 4:56pm

Why are the VAR screens always buried in with the fans? Surely they should be somewhere neutral when the ref is making his decision.

doc_17 · 29-10-2023 4:56pm

God but that’s a soft penalty.

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 4:57pm

Same happens to Mo Salah everywhere on the pitch........he gets nothing

sligeach · 29-10-2023 4:58pm

The VAR replays were really annoying on the penalty incident.

doc_17 · 29-10-2023 4:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121297539#Comment_121297539

You are correct.

citytillidie · 29-10-2023 4:58pm

Never a penalty when you see it happen in every game and VAR never looks and bet it will not look for the rest of the season

sligeach · 29-10-2023 4:59pm

City lead, Haaland with the penalty. A pity Copenhagen didn't have a decent penalty taker the other night.

SlickRic · 29-10-2023 4:59pm

It's a penalty, that's fine.

But I look forward to a few penalties for a few teams in the next while.

As if we'll see that.

Inconsistent until the end.

doc_17 · 29-10-2023 5:00pm

I’m nearly 100% certain there will be another penalty in this game to Man U.

Necro · 29-10-2023 5:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298600#Comment_121298600

Every weekend? Every single corner or free it's going on. If we're going to be consistent about it then we're going to see a lot of penalties given

Have seen players literally bearhugging Arsenal players from corners and it gets ignored.

MisterAnarchy · 29-10-2023 5:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298612#Comment_121298612

Its City, different Var rules for them.

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:02pm

Poor from the striker there. Need to take those early

505_ · 29-10-2023 5:06pm

He definitely had a pull back but let go quickly enough. Strange I thought for it to be given. If that’s the level required there would be multiple penalties in every game.

McFly85 · 29-10-2023 5:06pm

Wouldnt surprise me to see a similar incident in this game waved away. It’s incredibly soft because these are pretty much never given.

AdamD · 29-10-2023 5:07pm

Does any other team get that penalty?

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:07pm

2mins from now, VAR will step in to take a look at Dalot just there.

Necro · 29-10-2023 5:10pm

Michael Oliver the VAR actually, same fella who somehow missed a blatant second yellow for Kovacic in the Arsenal game

machiavellianme · 29-10-2023 5:13pm

Some very soft fouls being given in this game, all in City's favour. Very strange officiating. Grealish seems to get a free kick everytime the ball comes within 5 feet of him.

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:13pm

"Good refereeing"

Fernandes deliberately jumps into the player with no intention to play the ball. Even if it is Grealish. No card.

Good God....the standard of refereeing, and punditry, is at an all time low.

machiavellianme · 29-10-2023 5:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298698#Comment_121298698

It's a contact sport. There was no danger or damage done. Not every coming together warrants a card.

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298703#Comment_121298703

Taking out an opposing player intentionally ? It's enough to constitute unsportsmanlike behaviour at the very least, even if you consider it insufficient contact because it didn't fcuk up the player.

I'd be one to maintain that not every foul should be a card, but that one qualifies for me.

ShamoBuc · 29-10-2023 5:22pm

Fairly one sided half. City are by far the better team.

klose · 29-10-2023 5:25pm

Two great saves at the end. By the rules the penalty was correct, however they're hardly ever given for that so again another reffing controversy arises.

pjohnson · 29-10-2023 5:26pm

VAR is pretty amazing.

Its pretty much a constant stream of "hold my beer" stupidity with each ref seemingly trying to outdo the other to see who makes the most ridiculous call each week.

jacool · 29-10-2023 5:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298737#Comment_121298737

Its not a controversy. They just need to have the balls to give each and every one, and then the players will cop on.

At the moment, every free and corner is just a wrestling fest.

Outside of that, City are toying with them, and Pep will be annoyed that its only one.

TitianGerm · 29-10-2023 5:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298751#Comment_121298751

Was it two or three years ago that the started to clamp down on pulling in the box and there was something like 20 penalties given in the first three game weeks for pulling and then they just stopped blowing for them.

ShamoBuc · 29-10-2023 5:38pm

Mount on to save the day for United.

Not taking the chance on a possible red maybe.

BorneTobyWilde · 29-10-2023 5:41pm

Could be an embarrassing result for United here, flood gates could open now.

slumdogemillionaire · 29-10-2023 5:41pm

what a move. United are muck though

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:41pm

Dreadful from ManU

TitianGerm · 29-10-2023 5:42pm

That was to easy, Bruno like a statue and McTominay not quick enough for the overlap and Haaland wasn't going to miss again.

ShamoBuc · 29-10-2023 5:43pm

So much room on Uniteds left.

This could easily get embarrassing, United are poor and City smell blood.

jacool · 29-10-2023 5:43pm

That is one of the greatest goals you will ever see. Three ridiculous flicks in their own half to start the move.

SlickRic · 29-10-2023 5:45pm

City aren't even playing that well.

Necro · 29-10-2023 5:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121298795#Comment_121298795

It's almost like taking off your only holding midfielder is a bad idea. Can't understand why ETH hasn't taken off Eriksen if he wants Mount in rather than Amrabat

McDermotX · 29-10-2023 5:50pm

Cmon VAR

Do your thing

What's the difference?

SlickRic · 29-10-2023 5:50pm

Honestly, City look great and all, but Utd are...

1. Stepping off them

2. Leaving acres in the middle to play through.

theoneeyedman · 29-10-2023 5:50pm

Looking at that United Xi.... There are none of them would walk onto any of the top 6 or 7 teams in the EPL. In some ways, ETH is doing well to get any tune out of them.

These guys are West Ham, Palace or Fulham class players, only on 3 or 4 times the wages. It's hilarious I think, but it's a mess, and it's a reflection of where they are as a club.

General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

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