Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'x'

[monty junior]

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It is kind of weird CS that Duty considers us an elite club and the quality of players (that Wenger has signed) and our CL football as the main reasons, but then he considers Wenger a failure. It looks like a logical inconsistency to me. And I can't name 10 clubs in Europe bigger or better than we are.

Bigger - Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan
Better - Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, Dortmund/Napoli.

There we go. The first three have better history and are a "bigger" club in that respect. The other seven are just...better.

Is that why Napoli got knocked of our CL group. Dortmund is nowhere near the team they were earlier in the year when we played in CL in terms of injuries and we split with them. If you really want to measure we have to look at criteria. If it is "better" I disagree certainly with regards to Dortmund and Napoli as of right now or throughout the season. Dortmund is behind Schalke and Leverkusen and neither one of those teams are all that mighty this year. Here are the teams if I am ranking the "better" aspect

1. Bayern
2. real
3. Barca
4. Chelsea
5. PSG
6. Juventus
7. Man City
8. Atleti
9. Arsenal

So Arsenal are in the top 10, even if you would rate Dortmund who is on the skids right now as being better, which I don't. Liverpool would have a fair shout right now at coming in ahead of us. That would still put us in the top 10 in terms of quality.

Dortmund are a fairly comfortable second now and are almost certainly in to the CL quarters. Depends what you regard as elite, for me the word elite is the very very best like Bayern, Real, Barca even Man U, teams who have a history of domestic and European domination. Arsenal are the level below, certainly no disgrace.

[The Special Juan]

Ivanovic had to go too for the headlock.

[Fernando]

FT Villa 1-0 Chelsea

Never saw the headlock.

[Guest]

Great win that for Villa. Westy will be in a right 2 and 8 later.

[CFCNick]

Well done Villa. We were sh¡te. After the Willian red card, which is a tad harsh, everything Cahill and Matic did was shocking. Great goal. Ramires disgusting.

Vlaar should have gone too.

[Fernando]

Vlaar would of have gone if Schurrle hadn't had already played the ball backwards kind of rules out the obvious goal scoring opportunity.

[GSC]

Gotta love football. City started the day 9 points behind and knocked out of 2 cups in a week. Down to 10 to boot. They end up 6 behind with 3 in hand.

Might be a day Chelsea rue in May

[The Special Juan]

Liverpool for the title!!

[Guest]

Fascinating season all over the shop really. Bar a couple of teams every side has a big finish to the season ahead of em.

[GSC]

Id say Stoke and Villa are just about there now on 34. Below that you'd be looking over your shoulder

[Duty281]

And the title is firmly back in City's own hands.

[GSC]

Long way to go yet Duty lad.

[GSC]

Thought Terry had a quiet night

[Guest]

Lovely stuff G!

[GSC]

(shamelessly taken from PP)

[Duty281]

Oh aye, but City favourites now.

Four teams still in it of course.

[GSC]

Aye but Chelsea were probably favorites prior to kickoff

[Duty281]

Right on me 'ansom, but it's all switched now.

3 games in hand, superior GD and only 6 points off.

[GSC]

Chelsea yet to play Arsenal and go to Anfield, City have to go OT, Anfield and the Emirates yet

[Duty281]

Is going to Old Trafford such a threat?

[Guest]

What we fancying tomorrow then boys? I'm calling 2 draws.

[GSC]

Rip up the form book for local derbys

[Dolphin Ziggler]

1-2 1-2 were my predictor guesses. I'd tip United as the possible surprise if the big game players suddenly relish it

[CFCNick]

City will be without Kompany for their trips to OT and the Emirates. Big miss.

[Guest]

Rip up the form book for local derbys

Yeah exactly my thinking. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see 2 home wins.

Hope you are right Chris. On the north west derby anyway.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

City will be without Kompany for their trips to OT and the Emirates. Big miss.

I'd only seen it as a single game ban for the red, thats how it was reported too

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I'm properly worried again. We didnt deserve to lose but momentum is so key. Need Cardiff and Fulham to remain bad and hope that  theres one side that ends the season worse than us to take the third place.

Oh Dolph no need to worry we've more than got your back on being worse than your lot

[Ent]

I still think Liverpool will win easily tomorrow, this united side is awful.

[The Special Juan]

Only violent conduct is 3+ games I think?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Our next four games are;

Sunderland (h), Swansea (a), WBA (h), Fulham (a)

Need at the very very very worst 7 points from them games (would put us on 36 going into the dreaded last four)

Considering we've just taken one point from Villa, Stoke, Saints I ain't too confident

[Guest]

Massive quartet there Olly.

Them last 4 fixtures are just horrible.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Well its pretty much three games cos Fulham are a proper proper bogey team for us

But miracles can happen, I mean Elmander scored today (BTW hope you got on my both teams to score, saints win and Snodgrass to score bets)

[The Special Juan]

I hope for a good game tomorrow. Obviously I want a Utd win but Liverpool are my favourite team to watch at the moment. If they turn up and go for it rather than playing an extra midfielder or whatever, they're favourites. I hope Rio isn't playing!!

[Guest]

Well it can't be worse than the Anfield fixture. That was an awful football match.

I'm going with a 2-2.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I'm properly worried again. We didnt deserve to lose but momentum is so key. Need Cardiff and Fulham to remain bad and hope that  theres one side that ends the season worse than us to take the third place.

Oh Dolph no need to worry we've more than got your back on being worse than your lot

I did a predictor earlier and it was a barrel of nonsense. Had Stoke 9th and Villa going down - neither of which will happen. I then looked and some teams had ended up on 39 games. Bonkers

[Guest]

I did the predictor and had Palace, Cardiff and Fulham for the drop. Nodge escaped by 4 points if I remember correctly.

I'm bound to get one of these right one day.

[GSC]

HRH Huddlestone being slandered on match of the da

Tbf to Boyd, he didn't see Hart coming

[Dolphin Ziggler]

No surprise really, who didnt know Huddlestone wasnt top class?

[Guest]

No surprise really, who didnt know Huddlestone wasnt top class?

If you put a gun to my head then I'd go with Nick.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Some sort of idiot you say?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Ramires is one of the dirtiest players going, awful tackle, constant diver, disgusting

Huddlestone sucks this isn't new

[GSC]

Class finish

Ramires had to go

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Seamus Coleman, easily my favourite Irishman behind Wessi

[LastDamnation]

Ramires does this sort of stuff every week.

Also: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/10258575/Jose-Mourinho-tells-Paul-Lambert-to-stop-complaining-after-claim-Aston-Villa-were-done-by-poor-refereeing.html   

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Not sure I'll ever get over seeing Elmander scoring a goal

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Showed character my ar$e

We got gifted two goals after 86 minutes of utter passionless sh!t

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Well I don't include John in that, he was the only one who looked like he cared. Love you John please don't leave

[Guest]

Not sure I'll ever get over seeing Elmander scoring a goal

If you stay up due to a better goal difference (by 1 goal) than your competitors then you will more than get over it Olly.

The Freek is always drinking out of a glass half full   

[GSC]

Here come the Andy Carroll for England supporters

[GSC]

Similarly here come the Peter Crouch for England supporters

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Not sure I'll ever get over seeing Elmander scoring a goal

If you stay up due to a better goal difference (by 1 goal)  than your competitors then you will more than get over it Olly.

The Freek is always drinking out of a glass half full   

That goal makes him our most in form striker of 2014 with one goal how sad is that   

Also our goal difference sucks, and with those final four games (with the inevitable Suarez hat trick) its only gonna get worse lol

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