Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'x'

[It Must Be Love]

First topic message reminder :

I wouldn't mind Klopp replacing Moyes, if he does leave.

[skyeman]

TBH as well Liverpool have hardly scrimped on transfers in the past how many years, I imagine they've got a higher expenditure than most clubs, reckon higher than Utd even.

Just checked up on this point I made.

Liverpool have the 3rd highest spend on incoming players in the Premier League since 2003 with £491m compared to Utd on £448m

How much of that is dirty money  

[GSC]

Have Liverpool been scrimping on the money laundering?

 

[Duty281]

Ramires banned for four games and out for the rest of the PL season.

Forget the PL Jose, the Champions League is what it's all about!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Fantastic news

Elliott Bennett is back in the squad for Saturday's game at Utd, after 9 months out with a cruciate ligament injury sustained on the first day of the season against Everton

[GSC]

He already has

Ramires spends more time out the team these days

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Clearly Elliott Bennett is crucial to RVWs scoring prospects

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Clearly Elliott Bennett is crucial to RVWs scoring prospects

You ain't just a pretty face gsc

[GSC]

Those squats have been paying off big time.

[NickisBHAFC]

Elliot Bennett is god.

Also if you fancy a chuckle.

Moyes has won more trophys in 9 months than Wenger has in 9 months.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Abou Diaby is a little bit funny

[The Special Juan]

He matches Owen Hargeaves and Michael Owen for injuries.

[mystiroakey]

Good lad   

Mysti was threatening to be the resident England flag bearer this summer. Top man is Mysti but he ain't no Dooty.

Right, I'm off to buy an inflatable PL trophy   

DOOTY is the man!!

I can only back England in stints. I am patriotic- But DUTY IS NEEDED WC Time, I am not up to standard. He comes out with all these Churchill quotes and Shakespearean stuff. Not my bag

Welcome back Duty   

[GSC]

Its all fun and games until it goes to penalties

[mystiroakey]

Well if Hodgson decides to play a Moyesque way I will find it very hard to keep my recent positivity about this England team.

We do have decent players that could play a similar system to Liverpool . But my hopes will be dashed if I see a welbeck , milner wing option, carrick in the middle etc etc

[GSC]

Thats all Hodgson knows

[Duty281]

Good lad   

Mysti was threatening to be the resident England flag bearer this summer. Top man is Mysti but he ain't no Dooty.

Right, I'm off to buy an inflatable PL trophy   

DOOTY is the man!!

I can only back England in stints. I am patriotic- But DUTY IS NEEDED WC Time, I am not up to standard. He comes out with all these Churchill quotes and Shakespearean stuff. Not my bag

Welcome back Duty   

Thank you Mysti. And Skyeman. x

Much appreciated.

And Hodgson is perfectly positive when the need arises.

[westisbest]

this weekends predictions.
 
Saints 1 Everton 2
Fulham 2 Hull 0
Stoke 1 Spurs 1
Swansea 2 Villa 1
WBA 2 West Ham 1
Man u 2 Norwich 1
 
Sunderland 2 Cardiff 0
Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0
Palace 2 Man City 2
 
Arsenal 3 Newcastle 1.

[Hero]

Saints 1 Everton 1
Fulham 0 Hull 0
Stoke 1 Spurs 2
Swansea 3 Villa 1
WBA 2 West Ham 1
Man U 6 Norwich 0

Sunderland 2 Cardiff 1
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 2
Palace 2 Man City 2

Arsenal 5 Newcastle 0

[westisbest]

If mine are correct(teams at the bottom anyway) we would be 3 points clear, with 3 to play.

hmm.

Lets hope they are not.

[Guest]

Arsenal 5 Newcastle 0

Sounds quite a positive prediction for us, remember we lost 7-3 at the Emirates last year & we're in worse form & less motivated right now. Could be double figures this year...... 

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Saints 0 Everton 2
Fulham 1 Hull 0
Stoke 2 Spurs 2
Swansea 2 Villa 1
WBA 2 West Ham 1
Man U 3 Norwich 0

Sunderland 2 Cardiff 1
Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0
Palace 0 Man City 1

Arsenal 4 Newcastle 0

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Saints 1 Everton 1
Fulham 0 Hull 0
Stoke 1 Spurs 2
Swansea 3 Villa 1
WBA 2 West Ham 1
Man U 6 Norwich 0

Sunderland 2 Cardiff 1
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 2
Palace 2 Man City 2

Arsenal 5 Newcastle 0

6-0?

Have you mistaken Man Utd for Liverpool or something?

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I think you could be on the end of a right royal thumping if the place is rocking and the players are happy.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Or you know Utd have nothing to play for and we're scrapping for our lives coming off a good fightback against the outstanding team of the season

Utd aren't suddenly gonna morph into the 70's Brazil team

[NickisBHAFC]

I will be seeing my first ever Premership game live ever!

Going to see Stoke vs Tottenham this Saturday. Looking forward to it

Mind you i've been to Stoke before when we played them in the FA Cup and i said ill never go back, but its my mates birthday weekend, so i thought id go.

[GSC]

United would've had nothing to play for under Moyes. No longer.

[NickisBHAFC]

If anyone knows anything about football, or if they have watched The Class of 92 (Fantastic DVD btw) then they will know Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Phil Nevile and Nicky Butt will not tolerate anything less than 100%. United will be up for it for sure. Norwich may sneak a point, but i really can't see them picking up all 3 points.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

United would've had nothing to play for under Moyes. No longer.

They said the same thing before we played Citeh away last game of the season last year. I think we'll probably lose, but there's no way were getting thumped

[GSC]

Not really comparable due to the Giggs factor.

[compelling and rich]

just heard news about vilanova, terribly sad news

rip   

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Cancer...what a c.unt that thing is

[Dolphin Ziggler]

United would've had nothing to play for under Moyes. No longer.

They said the same thing before we played Citeh away last game of the season last year. I think we'll probably lose, but there's no way were getting thumped

They're at home, vastly superior to you, most probably revitalised. I could see it being a smashing

[Guest]

Saints 1 Everton 1
Fulham 2 Hull 1
Stoke 0 Spurs 0
Swansea 1 Villa 1
WBA 1 West Ham 1
Man U 4 Norwich 2

Sunderland 3 Cardiff 1
Liverpool 3 Chelsea 1
Palace 1 Man City 4

Arsenal 3 Newcastle 0

[compelling and rich]

United would've had nothing to play for under Moyes. No longer.

They said the same thing before we played Citeh away last game of the season last year. I think we'll probably lose, but there's no way were getting thumped

They're at home, vastly superior to you, most probably revitalised. I could see it being a smashing

well ive just put a united player in my fantasy football team for the first time in a very long time so i must be confident!

think the weakness of moyes team wont vanish over night but a bit more postivity at old trafford has been sorely needed and could make a big difference with the crowd behind us

[GSC]

Wow rip

[Guest]

I heard on Talk Sport this morning that there had been problems, Ruddy horrible disease RIP Tito



Fantasy football question

Gerrard against a weakened Chelsea team or Ramsey against Newcastle?

[compelling and rich]

i put ramsey in but ive already got my 3 liverpool players in suarez, sterling and flanagen so didnt have that choice.

not sure about the liverpool game, im torn. got a feeling jose may park the bus again

[Hero]

I think Utd will have a number of players that suddenly will find a gear higher than 2nd (and that's being generous to some of them) and be wanting to showcase themselves for keeping in the frame for next season. I've never been a gloater for Utd or someone that overly that bigs them up etc but I do think they'll be be playing out of their skins this weekend and tonk Norwich.

[socal1976]

I agree with Hero here, I think United will turn up in a big way and the players will want to show off for the new manager. Generally, when a new manager comes in during the middle of the season they play a bit better as people now feel like they again have to win their place on the team and players who aren't played regularly could take their spot if the new manager has a different view of their abilty and effort compared to the last guy.

I want Giroud to score a hatrick against Newcastle just because I know John loves him so much. And come on Southampton!!!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Well its here

The day Utd morph into a combination of the Barca attack from 2010 and the Italian defence from 2006

[Duty281]

The new manager effect is often an overrated one. United have been torrid at home this season; then again, Norwich haven't exactly been supreme.

Go for a scrappy draw. Low in quality.

[The Special Juan]

Well its here

The day Utd morph into a combination of the Barca attack from 2010 and the Italian defence from 2006

You're gonna get f'ed beat, you're gonna get f'ed beat!!  That Norwich City, they're gonna get f'ed beat.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I can't believe I have to miss it cos I'm at work

Well I say work, I'll just be refreshing Twitter constantly

[kingraf]

Put some dosh on Nodge, Olly... No hope in your team actually winning, but I've taken to betting against the grain, as eventually they have to start going in.

[Guest]

I want Giroud to score a hatrick against Newcastle just because I know John loves him so much

Still recovering from him scoring @ St James' Park earlier on this season. He's a terrible striker but put him in front of our woeful defence & it wouldn't surprise me to see him bang his second, third & fourth against us this season. That would be the final nail in the coffin, in what has been, quite simply, a terrible, utterly abysmal & embarrassing second half of the season.

Roll on 2014/2015  

As for United, fully expect the United side to finally wake up, 3-1 or 4-1 most probably. Sorry Olly.

[kingraf]

Exactly what happened with the Toons, John? I think you lads could have challenged for fourth looking at where you where at Christmas, and the points Arsenal dropped

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Put some dosh on Nodge, Olly... No hope in your team actually winning, but I've taken to betting against the grain,  as eventually they have to start going in.

I've got money on the draw at 1-1, fancy us to nick a point

[Guest]

Exactly what happened with the Toons, John? I think you lads could have challenged for fourth looking at where you where at Christmas, and the points Arsenal dropped

I read something like we were three or four points off Liverpool on Boxing Day. Then 2014 happened.......  

[GSC]

This is different to a typical new manager tho. As Hero said, a number of players who were stuck in first gear under Moyes might find higher ones for Giggs and their United futures

[The Special Juan]

This is different to a typical new manager tho. As Hero said, a number of players who were stuck in first gear under Moyes might find higher ones for Giggs and their United futures

I'd still get rid of a lot of them though, regardless of how they play in these last 4 games.

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