We Go Again! The 2014/15 Premier League Thread

[The Special Juan]

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Probably much easier to get motivated to play for AC Milan than QPR. But I agree with Crimey (for once ), Taarabt should be fired for misconduct if this is true.

[Fernando]

5-2 is hardly a damning scoreline, given the chasm in service (and the fact that three came in a gimme vs Gala, who've been so poor their fans entertain themselves by throwing flares on the pitch)

Could be worse could of scored against Ludogorets or a 10 man Swansea in the COC

[kingraf]

Balotelli's been poor this season. But there's no chance Welbeck has been the better player of the two if you take anything resembling a decent sample size (ie, longer than the past twelve games!)

[kingraf]

Scoring against Swansea is a testament to player's skill and fortitude matched only by scoring in a cold wintry day in Stoke. Ludogrets have also since proven themselves to be something resembling decent. We (Madrid) needed a dodgy penalty call, and a lateish goal to put them away.

[Guest]

We have 5 out injured, our 5 best players this season. Everton are a banker sadly. No Sakho, Valencia, Downing, Song or Kouyate

DZ, what's the story on these for next weekend, when we come to town?

[Dolphin Ziggler]

It's all a bit hush. Two more possibly injured today. Reid is out suspended anyway. If we have no Noble on top of those 5 and Reid next week then I'd be worried about how many we'll lose by. Would leave us with Amalfitano and Nolan as our only senior midfielders.

[Ent]

Rode the early Storm with out teenaged defense and then left di maria up front waitig for arsenal to lose the ball with 7 men ahead of it as they do every week.

Arsenal are brutal.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

It is a genuine travesty Nathan dyer hasn't had an England call up yet.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bony would've fit Liverpool so so so much better than Balotelli its crazy

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Lukaku obvs offside, don't think that's a red for McCarthy tho...

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Imagine paying to watch that Leicester-Sunderland game...brutal

[mystiroakey]

It is a genuine travesty Nathan dyer hasn't had an England call up yet.

I think it shows that we have a squad of talent that is playing first team football.

but yeah - him over townsend every day of the week.

[mystiroakey]

What kind of idiot decided to schedule the game of the season. palace v Liverpool at the same time as the grand Prix final race.

[NickisBHAFC]

Watching match of the day. How didn't jack Wilshere get sent off yesterday? Idiotic thing to do right under the nose off the referee. Deserved win for United. Serious question when did arsenal last beat a big team?

[Guest]

@nick - Man City in the community shield

@mysti - I'd be screwin' if Newcastle were on at 1pm today

[NickisBHAFC]

Tbh I class the community shield as a pre season friendly.

[lfc91]

Just felt a slight surge in confidence when I saw the team sheet, no Balotelli means we may actually have a chance.. Johnson on though, all crystal palace need to do is put Bolaysie up against him, simple speed combined with knocking the ball past him and running, Johnson will have no clue what to do.

[NickisBHAFC]

Should be a great game at selhurst park but I doubt it will be as good as last year!

[lfc91]

Last year was more of a train wreck than a great game from my perspective... Great come back from palace though and for the neutrals it must have been incredible.

[mystiroakey]

Hopefully lewis will do a senna on rosberg first corner and then I can concentrate on the palace game....

[mystiroakey]

Last year was more of a train wreck than a great game from my perspective... Great come back from palace though and for the neutrals it must have been incredible.

Neutrals?

For palace fans it was classic

[lfc91]

Yes the people who didn't care either way (were there any of those, most friends I have who follow various teams wanted us to slip up).

Can understand why. Still have nightmares of Bolasye mauling us down the flank over and over...

[mystiroakey]

Fieck sake.. Rodgers finally realises Lambert is a much better player in current form than ballotelli in time to play palace.

[NickisBHAFC]

Yes Ricky!!!!!

[mystiroakey]

Oh well. At least we get to play you lot again next season.

[NickisBHAFC]

Wouldn't bank on it. We're heading to League One.

[mystiroakey]

Really?

Nah you will be fine.

[NickisBHAFC]

Chamakh should be finned for having a truly woeful haircut. How can he go outside looking like that!

[mystiroakey]

Awesome...


Bolaise made it and Gayle is a super poacher.

[NickisBHAFC]

1-1. Dwight Gayle loves scoring against Liverpool.

[Fernando]

2-1 Palace - Joe Ledley

[mystiroakey]

Yeahhhhhhhhh. Take that

[Fernando]

Sterling going full Ashley Young with his diving skills.

[lfc91]

P45 coming Rodgers way one would think

[Fernando]

3-1 - Jedinak - What a Free Kick

[mystiroakey]

Sweet.


Jedi power

[Guest]

Bye bye Brendan. Embarrassing.

Fair play to Palace, mind.

[lfc91]

When one man with ridiculous pace but not much else can play you off the park, you deserve FA from a game. Seen under 12s handle speed merchants better than this so called premier league defence has.

[mystiroakey]

Bolaisie has quite a bit more than  that mate.

[lfc91]

Take your word on that, very rarely see him outside Liverpool palace games and in those instances he hasn't shown much more than that. Mind you he hasn't needed too..

[Hero]

My statement at the start of the season that Utd would finish higher than Liverpool isn't looking that laughable now is it.

[NickisBHAFC]

Mile Jedinaks goal was class. Liverpool are awfully bad.

[Fernando]

FT 3-1 Palace

[lfc91]

4 points off the relegation zone, 18 off the top. Rodgers just proving what most knew but I was reluctant to believe, we were well and truly a 1 man team..

[Guest]

My statement at the start of the season that Utd would finish higher than Liverpool isn't looking that laughable now is it.

In fairness it shouldn't have been laughable anyway. The bookies favoured Utd to do so.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Bolasie was wonderful. I mean, hes been given freedom of the park by an awful Liverpool side, set up with no regard for their opposition in one of the worst pieces of tactical management you'll see this season, who have clearly disrespected Palace by not caring for their strengths.

And Palace have played to their strengths perfectly, unleashing the wingers and using their midfielders to drive from deep and release wide. You wonder why Campbell would play over Gayle, Gayle works just as hard but has more instinct. He's not top class, but he has that goalscoring instinct so will follow in shots like the first goal.

Add to that that Lambert, whilst done well with his goal, is probably the kind of striker those Palace centre backs would choose to play against.

Moreno on the bench and you play a poor right back at left back, Can on form and he's not getting in the team ahead of Legs Gone, and Rodgers plays Lallana, Sterling and Coutinho in a team and wonders why there's a lack of penetration or steel. Play 3 players who want to play in one position, none of whom can defend either, well thats masterful.

[Guest]

4 points off the relegation zone, 18 off the top. Rodgers just proving what most knew but I was reluctant to believe, we were well and truly a 1 man team..

It's more than just Suarez though. Obviously losing him was a massive blow but the whole team in general is a shadow of last season's.

[kingraf]

Well that's what happens when you finish second and strengthen your team by buying parts from the ninth best team in the league

[Fernando]

4 points off the relegation zone, 18 off the top. Rodgers just proving what most knew but I was reluctant to believe, we were well and truly a 1 man team..

It's more than just Suarez though. Obviously losing him was a massive blow but the whole team in general is a shadow of last season's.

Im not convinced that Brenda knows his best XI Freeky. Brought lots of players in and seems to just be plugging holes in a sponge with them.

You know Poopie is bad when my sister is right about football "Rodgers ineptness was being covered up by Suarez and he'd get found out this year"

[Guest]

Well that's what happens when you finish second and strengthen your team by buying parts from the ninth best team in the league

Interesting choice of word there, Rafa!

[TRUSSMAN66]

Well that's what happens when you finish second and strengthen your team by buying parts from the ninth best team in the league

Second season syndrome...Same as City have suffered from twice !!...But as Spurs have shown after getting rid of their superstar. These guys are hard to replace.

Champion's league is looking a mile away......Especially after Utd's result.

What a big game Liv-Utd will be..

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