2012/13 Premier League discussion thread part 3

[Guest]

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Let the talk, arguments, disagreements and bickering continue...

I really fancy a Spurs win today.

[Ent]

Ah what nonsense.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

"The 20 Premier League clubs have agreed to the imposition of new financial regulations which will come in to force from the start of the 2013-14 season. They will not be allowed to make a loss above £105m, aggregated across the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns."

Huzzah some financial regulations finally!

[Ent]

Wonder what the penalties will be.

Anyway with rich owners and creative accountants nothing is likely to come of it unless there are caveats to the deal to prevent manipulation of the figures.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Wonder what the penalties will be.

Anyway with rich owners and creative accountants nothing is likely to come of it unless there are caveats to the deal to prevent manipulation of the figures.

BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport
Top-flight clubs will face a points deduction if they breach new spending rules, says Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore #EPL

Like you say Ent they may try and get around it, but I hope it is enforced properly. Football clubs need to start being run properly. Just look at Portsmouth now, we don't want that happening again.

[The Special Juan]

#ArryOut

Hopefully that'll make it a bit fairer. Some teams don't have oil money to spend

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We don't even have Waitrose money to spend anymore

[Ent]

£30 millio losses a year would be pretty huge though- doesn't the mega tv deal start next season?

Step in the right direction but I don't think it's gonna revolutionise things.

[Guest]

Anybody seen Lawro's prediction column this week?

He's up against Hulk Hogan. Hogan slightly OTT (potentially) on his chelsea prediction

Chelsea 40 Wigan 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21370831

[Guest]

Anybody seen Lawro's prediction column this week?

He's up against Hulk Hogan. Hogan slightly OTT (potentially) on his chelsea prediction

Chelsea 40 Wigan 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21370831

Can't see Wigan scoring to be honest.

[mystiroakey]

who needs PL when you get Championship games like that.

Our young welsh lad looks quality. Zaha put in a top performace an all and so did Phillips when he came on.. Cant believe we played so shocking first 25-- but good come back for palace. 2-2

[NickisBHAFC]

Zaha didn't look that good.

[mystiroakey]

Different league to anyone else on that pitch- everytime he got the ball it resulted in us winning possesion- he never ever loses it..(either from a pass a free kick ,throw in or corner)

different class in the champs..

But offcourse he is gone soon enough - so its a double edged sword for me!

But that welsh lad- very decent looking- very impressed.

[Guest]

Still in a good place for a play off spot Myst.

[mystiroakey]

Yes but its kind off like second prize- the playoffs are a lottery- I am expecting us to be in the champs next season..

We can play top football. i just dont understand why we cant start games off well.

[Guest]

I've watched quite a bit of Zaha and he's very inconsistant, similar to Nani in many respects. Saw him at Wolves earlier in the season and he was outstanding but then you watch him tonight and on many other occasions and he's pretty much anonymous. He's not a prolific goalscorer that's for sure and I can't ever see him turning into the next Ronaldo. The media hype has clearly effected him because now teams target him and understand his ability and strengths. Secondly he's now signed for United, his head is probably elsewhere.

He's got talent and great potential, no doubt, but is he considerably better than the outgoing Nani this summer......not in my opinion.

[mystiroakey]

John

well i am not sure what game you saw. BUt i was mighty imprssed with zahas perfomrance- it was very mature.. nothing to flashy but reatined possesion like no one else on the pitch..

Even holloway said it was as good as he has ever played under him!!

Sometimes these basics are unseen by some.. I dont understand why- but this is the reason why he is a 15m prem player i suppose..

I was so happy to see that his head wasnt elsewhere- i assumed it may have been. But a great perfomrance tonight

[Guest]

I think he's a great player, inconsistant but that's to be expected at that age. The media hype, Manchester United & England call up have all made him a target and that's why he's possibly been 'less effective' in recent weeks....totally understandable. He did play well tonight but I think many football fans are expecting something more from him in terms of goals and overall contribution in leading Palace up the table, especially when you see the fee that Palace are receiving. I'm not disagreeing with you, great potential and look forward to seeing even more of him next year. I just hope that he's given a good chance at United and not one game in three, where he is forced to overplay just to shine.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

[mystiroakey]

Well i saw the under 21 game and this game and tbh this style of play impresses me way more than that nani style of running down empty channels- which is maybe where he looks the best but not as overall effective..

he looks so much more settled in his play..

[Guest]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

9 losses and 2 draws in 11 games. It's not looking good Freeky

As long as we don't lose tomorrow I will be happy. If we can win, well that would be swell. Just need to maintain the 7 point gap

[Guest]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

9 losses and 2 draws in 11 games. It's not looking good Freeky

As long as we don't lose tomorrow I will be happy. If we can win, well that would be swell. Just need to maintain the 7 point gap

Have faith, it's all we have! You need a few more 5:30 kick offs. Unbeaten in them aren't you?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

9 losses and 2 draws in 11 games. It's not looking good Freeky

As long as we don't lose tomorrow I will be happy. If we can win, well that would be swell. Just need to maintain the 7 point gap

Have faith, it's all we have! You need a few more 5:30 kick offs. Unbeaten in them aren't you?

Think we are actually unbeaten on TV this season if I remember correctly!

Don't you go putting any bets on us to win

[Guest]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

9 losses and 2 draws in 11 games. It's not looking good Freeky

As long as we don't lose tomorrow I will be happy. If we can win, well that would be swell. Just need to maintain the 7 point gap

Have faith, it's all we have! You need a few more 5:30 kick offs. Unbeaten in them aren't you?

Think we are actually unbeaten on TV this season if I remember correctly!

Don't you go putting any bets on us to win

I'll back Fulham, just for you.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Fulham at home tomorrow. We haven't beaten them in 11 games. Talk about a bogey side...

I fancy you to beat them leaving Liverpool as your only bogey side.

9 losses and 2 draws in 11 games. It's not looking good Freeky

As long as we don't lose tomorrow I will be happy. If we can win, well that would be swell. Just need to maintain the 7 point gap

Have faith, it's all we have! You need a few more 5:30 kick offs. Unbeaten in them aren't you?

Think we are actually unbeaten on TV this season if I remember correctly!

Don't you go putting any bets on us to win

I'll back Fulham, just for you.

It's a win win either way that way for you

[JamesLincs]

preds today guys?

spurs 2-1 newcastle
chelsea 3-2 wigan
norwich 2-1 fulham
stoke 2-1 reading
sunderland 1-0 arsenal
swansea 2-1 qpr
southampton 1-2 man city
aston villa 1-1 west ham
man utd 3-2 everton
liverpool 3-1 west brom

[The Special Juan]

Newcastle are 5/1 to beat a Spurs striker with one useless striker and one injured strikerr....

[GSC]

Football Focus really is a good show on sat

[JamesLincs]

get in bale!! comon quality start for spurs

[mystiroakey]

THE mighTy BALE!!!

[Ent]

Some free kick.

Bale has really lifted it this season.

[mystiroakey]

tHAT BALL did something pretty strange- what a dip!!

great strike

[mystiroakey]

His worth must be 40m by now.. I wonder if he is gonna go spain!

I would love to see him stay and Totenham tbh..

[GSC]

I wouldn't say Bale has really lifted it. Kinda like younger Rooney hes a streaky player. When hes on hes very hard to slow down but hes capable of quiet periods also.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Good free kick but Krul went down like a sack of spuds

[JamesLincs]

krul has every right to be upset. hes expecting the wall to jump, and when it doesnt he has less than half a second to react

[JamesLincs]

what was so good about footy focus today then, i missed it

[GSC]

I wouldn't say there was anything special, its just a good watch every week

[JamesLincs]

oh right, i just saw a tweet from the presenter thanking for the comments about it, i thought maybe they had a special or something

[The Special Juan]

Pfffff duffed up my accumulator. I only put one team on for some reason

[JamesLincs]

and steffen freund is up celebrating like its a title victory again! bale makes it 2-1

[JamesLincs]

for such a small player, lennon is a great ball winner

[JamesLincs]

poor challenge from cabaye on dembele brings i believe the first booking of the game on 88 minutes. i dont think theres any malice in it, but its a poor one from the frenchman, 7 mins stoppage time, minimum.

bale denied a hatrick a couple of minutes before, by a good save from krul

[JamesLincs]

lloris brilliant as ever off his line to deny a certain goal for ameobi after a deflection sees him one on one. spurs go down the other end and livermore is denied by a block

[JamesLincs]

oh dear, bale misses an east hatrick as he skies a shot from an angle from 4 yards. 97 played!!

[JamesLincs]

and bale is denied again on 98 minutes, he thinks hes scored but his 20 yard shot is saved brilliantly by krul, this seconds after dawson brilliant blocks a newcastle attempt. what an end to the game this has been. the final whistle eventually is blown and spurs win again

bale, world class. end of!

[Guest]

I've been banging the Bale drum for 18 months. He's a human wrecking ball and would fetch at least 40 million quid if not more should he be sold. He'd walk into any side in the world.

[Guest]

I said if we keep Bale quiet, we win. If we dont keep bale quiet, we lose. Spurs are an average side at best without Bale. Perch got injured, Pardew didn't react. I was screaming, get Cheick on.......30 seconds later Perch is limping around in midfield and doesnt even challenge and Bale goes on to score, shocking management. Then Pardew brings Cheick when the damage has been done. Disappointed. Really thought we could of got something today against a poor Spurs side, bar Bale.

Bale at Barcelona would be great to see, with Levy at the helm though will be difficult to see him leave for less than £35m

[The Special Juan]

#KloppOut - Costing me money - I think Dortmund will be out of the CL in this round because of injuries.

Come on Swansea!! (Note to admins: Can we get some sort of bird emoticon please?)

[Dave.]

MICHU!

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