We Go Again! The 2014/15 Premier League Thread

by Guest Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:21 pm

Dirty, scheming, diving sh!thouse.

by Fernando Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:30 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Sam and the boys clearly see Arsenal as the priority match, could see that from selection and from the subs. Dull game, except for watching Hazard. Exceptionally good. Alright account of ourselves, never seemed desperate to actually stretch Chelsea though. Southampton may have ripped us apart, but we havent played a better side than Chelsea. Once it was 1-0 it felt like a game neither wanted to play any more.

Seems Big Sam was suffering from Rodgers-itus by resting players gunna look bad if loses now especially as in last 15 mins ya looked decent. That being said do you not think he's got it a touch wrong way around? Sakho vs Terry/Cahill and Carroll vs Mertesacker/Monreal seems more of a threat then other way to me Erm

by Guest Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:31 pm

Man Utd goal of old, that. Clinical.

by Guest Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:47 pm

Giroud's gonna get Johned for that!

by Fernando Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:51 pm

Yeah this is gunna is be hilarious Freeky. Was a bad reaction really can see why he was annoyed being pushed into the keeper could cause injury like that. Surprised Onuoha went down so easily since his such a big guy but ya do wht ya have to nowadays..

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:06 am

Leicester - just far too naive

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:08 am

Fernando wrote:
Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Sam and the boys clearly see Arsenal as the priority match, could see that from selection and from the subs. Dull game, except for watching Hazard. Exceptionally good. Alright account of ourselves, never seemed desperate to actually stretch Chelsea though. Southampton may have ripped us apart, but we havent played a better side than Chelsea. Once it was 1-0 it felt like a game neither wanted to play any more.

Seems Big Sam was suffering from Rodgers-itus by resting players gunna look bad if loses now especially as in last 15 mins ya looked decent. That being said do you not think he's got it a touch wrong way around? Sakho vs Terry/Cahill and Carroll vs Mertesacker/Monreal seems more of a threat then other way to me

We wouldnt have won it whatever happened, Chelsea had a few gears left.

Nah, hes left Valencia on 90 mins, I'd bet he wont play against you and it will be Carroll and Sakho. We needed some power up there cos we had to hold it up. You have to rest players with a squad like ours over this period, nearly every team has to. Damned if you do, damned if you dont.

by kingraf Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:18 am

Actually think the Man U counter was a little overrated. Technically brilliant, a very good ball from Mata, and and a lovely cutback/cross by Falcao. But phuck for a counter did it take long. Rooney lucky there's no one within twenty yards of him, because he really does lumber out of his half.

I really don't think Chelsea have left third gear the entire BPL season, except maybe Everton. Seem content to win the premier league with the least effort ever exerted. Even in the big games, they've been quite content to let the opposition do the heavy lifting, and pick them off.

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 7:44 am

The PL isnt that easy, so dont fool yourself into thinking chelsea are that good they can cruise in third gear. every game can be tough. Chelsea have in the past allways been a counter team anyway and have allowed other teams to do the 'heavy lifting'.

This year they are a very different side and can control the game. This could be the best chelsea of all time

but you can not win the PL in third gear, and if they think along those lines
Man city will smash them- This isnt Germany.

by Guest Sat 27 Dec 2014, 10:47 am

FreekShow wrote:Giroud's gonna get Johned for that!

Did bring a smile to my face, during this miserable xmas for us, seeing that red card given to him. Nice three game ban.

As for Newcastle horrible, we are on sky vs the shocking Everton on Sunday too, so expect a dire 0-0. We need reinforcements & quick.

by NickisBHAFC Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:12 am

Neil Warnock sacked. Bugger. They will probably stay up now.

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:14 am

fair enouigh

by GSC Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:14 am

Lol

Why in the first placd

by NickisBHAFC Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:19 am

Suspect Pulis will go back. Unless there's a god and some how Pulis agrees to become Brighton manager and then I'll set the pigs off to fly.

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:22 am

i have this odd feeling we will end up with TP again.

by Liam Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:23 am

Yeh never understood the appointment. Man has clearly not got what it takes to manage at the highest level. Irvine is apparently gone today as well. Pulis will be the man in demand, but I highly doubt he'll go back to Palace. Who's the bookies favourites for Palace job?

Also on another note, how bad has the officiating been this season? I know they have a tough job but some of the decisions yesterday were absolutely terrible. Linesman also need to give more decisions themselves. Allot of the time thye have the best view, yet stand there and do nothing, for example the Bruce handball yesterday and the Gibbs challenge on Zamora. God know what Atkinson was thinking in giving a pen against Debuchy, despite being 2 yards away.

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:23 am

as does nick

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:53 am

Liam the officiating may just be slightly better than last year.

But year on year more is done in 90mins. The job becomes tougher.

by NickisBHAFC Sat 27 Dec 2014, 11:59 am

Eddie Howe and Tim Sherwood some palace fans suggesting. The former would be a superb appointment for both.

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:03 pm

Really?

I can't see sherwood coming. He had a hissy fit last time as he wasnt first choice.
But Begger's can't be choosers.

by NickisBHAFC Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:05 pm

It will be Pulis i recon.

by Duty281 Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:06 pm

I reckon Glenn Hoddle for a 'shock' return to the Premier League.

25/1 at SkyBet? Worth a tenner!

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:14 pm

I would love hoddle, pulis or McLaren. If we can't that calibre at the minimum. Then just stick with millen.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:16 pm

Hopefully they go for Mick McCarthy (and they could do a lot worse to)

by mystiroakey Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:19 pm

Give me a loaded gun if we pick that out of touch flake.

by Liam Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:24 pm

I think Sherwood would be my pick if I was a Palace fan. As a WBA fan seems they've pulled the trigger to get Pulis in ready for the Jan window, but didn't Pulis leave Palace because he wanted more transfer funding? He'll have a shock if he expects 30m a window to spend at WBA.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat 27 Dec 2014, 12:24 pm

Bye Colin. Eddie Howe would be a risky one but could be inspired. Not sure he'd leave Bournemouth now though, he could be a hero for them soon and I think they'll spend if they come up.

by Fernando Sat 27 Dec 2014, 2:40 pm

Id love to see Eddie Howe get a job in the PL. Done wonders for Bournemouth stabilized them even when they started on -17pts in League 2. He could do very well for Palace pretty sure he left Burnley as he was homesick so from Bournemouth to Palace may be better suited for him.

by Guest Sat 27 Dec 2014, 2:44 pm

I don't understand why Sherwood gets a mention every time a job becomes available. Showed some shocking man management at Spurs and has no real pedigree beyond that gig.

by westisbest Sat 27 Dec 2014, 2:52 pm

Isn't McLeish still floating around.

Eh myst Wink

by Guest Sat 27 Dec 2014, 2:56 pm

McLeish is in Belgium I believe, Westy.

by westisbest Sat 27 Dec 2014, 3:11 pm

Holiday?

by guildfordbat Sat 27 Dec 2014, 3:25 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Tell you what, its not a bad price if you also know it'll guarantee one relegation spot. Although the striker down there everyone should want is Bobby Zamora

I like Zamora. Intelligent and unselfish. Very good foil for Austin. All well demonstrated when he set up Austin's equaliser against West Brom last week. Barring his early years down on the South Coast with Nick's team, think it's fair to say though that Zamora's never found the onion bag enough himself - the biggest chink in his armour.

If QPR are to avoid the drop, I feel they're going to need Austin continuing to knock in the goals and, almost as importantly, Zamora assisting him to do so.

by 1GrumpyGolfer Sun 28 Dec 2014, 2:52 am

Hulking_up wrote:
Stella wrote:
compelling and rich wrote:
Stella wrote:
John wrote:Watching Alnwick is unbearable

Got lucky with the corner.

Forgive my ignorance, but what was the round of applause for? It came in the 34th minute, if that helps.

was it not for those couple of fans who died?

May have been, yes.
I thought that was the 17th min for MH17?
I don't know what the 34th was for.

34th minute was for the £34k Sunderland fans donated to the Newcastle collection.

by mystiroakey Sun 28 Dec 2014, 7:41 am

I would feel guilty stealing howe of Bournemouth...

Let him win the championship with them and then also keep them up before moving on...Managers need to finish there jobs..and this one is younger than me!!!!!!! He has the world at his feet.

Sherwood isn't proven. But he looks odds on.

I am not a fan.but if we take him I think he has just enough to keep us up.w

by westisbest Sun 28 Dec 2014, 9:50 am

Howe would be stupid to leave Bournemouth.
Doubt he would anyway.

by Guest Sun 28 Dec 2014, 11:08 am

I don't like Spurs but I hope they beat United, LVG starting to really get on my **** now. Has the cheek to complain about playing 48 hours after a game. Pathetic. It's the same for everyone, you knew what you were taking on, you've had 150m to build a squad, just shut up & quit complaining. Your injuries aren't even that bad either, Arsenal & Newcastle had it equally as bad.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 28 Dec 2014, 11:13 am

What a Sunday instore. Gotta love the Christmas period. The idea of a Christmas break is stupid on so many levels.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:01 pm

LiamB wrote:I don't like Spurs but I hope they beat United, LVG starting to really get on my **** now. Has the cheek to complain about playing 48 hours after a game. Pathetic. It's the same for everyone, you knew what you were taking on, you've had 150m to build a squad, just shut up & quit complaining. Your injuries aren't even that bad either, Arsenal & Newcastle had it equally as bad.

Everyone complains about playing 48 hours apart.

It's ludicrous really.

The Spanish have 2 weeks off, the Germans a month. No wonder they are doing so well of late.

by guildfordbat Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:16 pm

I'm pretty sure that LVG isn't alone amongst managers in not liking so much football over the Christmas period. However, he and all knew - or should have known - what to expect.

Couple of points.

Firstly, winning the league in the English top tier has always been a test of not just pure footballing skill but many other things as well. These include resilience, strength, etc and everything else that is needed to get you successfully through such a concentrated batch of games.

Secondly, it used to be even more intense. My great uncle was a pro footballer in the 1920s and '30s. I think it was 1930 that Christmas Day fell on a Thursday. He played Division One (top tier) games that year on Christmas Day and Boxing Day as was the tradition then plus the usual Saturday match - 3 games in 3 days plus another on the following Thursday (New Year's Day) and Saturday!

Ah well, off to my game now. Traditional Christmas fixture of Cards v Shots - for those who only follow the Premier League, that's Woking v Aldershot!

by Guest Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:20 pm

Having a Xmas break, doesn't guarantee winning World Cups, it's called technically superior players, better coaching & understanding how to play tournament football as a collective, instead of relying on individuals, who usually don't turn up. We weren't knackered at the World Cup, we've just got average players. These players are mollycoddled & pampered day & night, they can play 48 hours with ease, as they will prove today & for years gone by.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:25 pm

This game is somehow still 0-0

by NickisBHAFC Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:39 pm

Hugo Lloris is awesome.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:48 pm

Game should be over.

Missed enough chances to win several games.

Referee abysmal I keeping with this seasons standards.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 28 Dec 2014, 12:49 pm

Not really sure what the ref has done wrong Tbf.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 1:35 pm

He's just very poor, missing fouls, getting his bookings wrong, giving fouls when there aren't any.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 1:42 pm

Wow that booking for falcao.

Take a bow ref.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 28 Dec 2014, 1:43 pm

United players with so many needless fouls.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 1:47 pm

Mason dives, red plays on and allows Spurs to press us on the edge of our box.

High quality refereeing.

by Ent Sun 28 Dec 2014, 1:56 pm

Fair result, so wasteful tjough we could have had 3-4 if we'd taken straight forward chances. Ironically out results have been worse in the last 3 games despite playing a lot better. Tottenham very physical and restricted us well in second half, a lot of territory and no really chances though.

The referee. Got nearly every decision wrong, lucky there were no big ones. Lots of fouls missed, incorrectly given, no logic or reasoning to his bookings. Abysmal. Worst standard in the pl since the referees went pro, webbs first season in charge - no coincidence.

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