We Go Again! The 2014/15 Premier League Thread

[Crimey]

First topic message reminder :

Who would have thought that Liverpool's strength would be the defence after the start to the season!

[Liam]

Skrtl banned for 3 matches. Thank you very much, justice done.

On Falcao, its a shame. He's scored only 4 goals this season, 3 being extremely key goals vs Everton, Villa and Stoke, but he hasn't had the service either. I think put him in the team now, with the new formation, and he'd score more but obviously Rooney is, and rightly so, our no.1 striker atm. No way will we pay 40m for him. He'll go back to Spain or PSG if Ibra and Cavani leave.

[Guest]

Hammersmith, do you really believe the stuff being written by people in the outside about falcao. The stuff about him crying over the phone to his agent is so untrue, it's enbarrassing. This is a grown 29 year old on 250k a week, you honesty believe he's crying and spitting his dummy out, he's laughing. He's milking United for everything, like di Maria & knows come the summer he will move to another top club. You don't know how's hes beentreated either, knowing LVG didn't really want him, I imagine he's been treated very badly in this situation.

[Hammersmith harrier]

So you on one hand state I don't know what's happening then go on to say what you think is happening despite having nothing to back it up, outdone yourself again.

Yes I do think he's throwing his toys out the pram, you can tell by his attitude when he's substituted, sitting on the bench and everything HE says to the media. How do you know it's untrue anyway?

In short what you've said in your usual cretinous way is; "I don't like Louis Van Gaal therefore it is his fault entirely, nobody else can possibly be to blame because did I mention I really don't like him".

[Fernando]

Poopie has really hit the fan today

Clarkson gets fired
Zayn Quits 1D (LOL)
Dion Dublin is presenter of Homes Under The Hammer (Yes really)



The world is going to pieces

[mystiroakey]

Jedi scores v Germany

[Fernando]

Unless he did a Yoda Impression afterwards i don't care

[Guest]

Apparently, Sterling has informed his agent that a non top 4 finish would mean he would want to leave Liverpool & City would be his no.1 choice. Rodgers has been in dicussion with he club & plans already in motion to bring Walcott in this summer as Sterling's replacement. Wenger, who has already stated Walcott is no longer first choice, has told the Arsenal board of his desire to bring Marco Reus to the club from Dortmund.

[GSC]

Apparently Barca want to swap Messi for Harry Kane as well.

[mystiroakey]

Palace are going for messi and kane so no swap deal. The queen is buying us .

[GSC]

Harry Kane rejected the move saying he'd never heard of Palace

[Guest]

Apparently, Sterling has informed his agent that a non top 4 finish would mean he would want to leave Liverpool & City would be his no.1 choice. Rodgers has been in dicussion with he club & plans already in motion to bring Walcott in this summer as Sterling's replacement. Wenger, who has already stated Walcott is no longer first choice, has told the Arsenal board of his desire to bring Marco Reus to the club from Dortmund.

Having watch Walcott last night, I'd weep if Liverpool bought him.

[GSC]

Probably cutting yourself at the thought of Henderson returning then

[Duty281]

I hear darling Theo is much sought after by the English champions in waiting: Chelsea.

[Guest]

Probably cutting yourself at the thought of Henderson returning then

Poor lad spent all last night picking up after Phil Jones.

[Guest]

I hear darling Theo is much sought after by the English champions in waiting: Chelsea.

So he won't be going to any minnows then?

[GSC]

Probably cutting yourself at the thought of Henderson returning then

Poor lad spent all last night picking up after Phil Jones.

Probably did make more impact in his role as loo cleaner than midfielder to be fair

[Guest]

Probably cutting yourself at the thought of Henderson returning then

Poor lad spent all last night picking up after Phil Jones.

Probably did make more impact in his role as loo cleaner than midfielder to be fair

Well, when you have to spend so long picking up the turds that Jones was scattering everywhere, you'll find your effectiveness greatly reduced. When you consider his ability in that role for Liverpool, it really does bring home how f*cking awful Jones was. Wouldn't surprise me if Hodgson had fired a poisoned dart at Smalling to make him puke this get Jones back into a position where he's not as sh!te. I heard someone was shining a laser pen a Joe Hart. If it had a rifle attached they could have done us all a favour and pointed it a Jones and Walcott.

[Fernando]

So Sterling confirms his turned down 100k a week. More interested in trophies then money seemingly....

[Guest]

City will plump for Sterling over De Bruyne due to the qouta. Sterling has rejected Liverpool because his agent has already told him a deal is in the pipeline with City.

[Fernando]

April’s Premier League fixtures on Sky Sports:

Sat 4: Chelsea v Stoke (5.30pm)

Sun 5: Burnley v Tottenham (1.30pm)

Sun 5: Sunderland v Newcastle (4pm)

Mon 6: Crystal Palace v Man City (8pm)

Sat 11: Burnley v Arsenal (5.30pm)

Sun 12: QPR v Chelsea (1.30pm)

Sun 12: Man Utd v Man City (4pm)

Mon 13: Liverpool v Newcastle (8pm)

Sat 18: Chelsea v Man Utd (5.30pm)

Sun 19: Man City v West Ham (1.30pm)

Sun 19: Newcastle v Tottenham (4pm)

Sat 25: Man City v Aston Villa (5.30pm)

Sun 26: Everton v Man Utd (1.30pm)

Sun 26: Arsenal v Chelsea (4pm)

Wed 29: Leicester v Chelsea (7.45pm)

Sky Sports' live Premier League fixtures in May:

Sat 2: Man Utd v West Brom (5:30pm)

Sun 3: Chelsea v Crystal Palace (1.30pm)

Sun 3: Tottenham v Man City (4pm)

Mon 4: Hull v Arsenal (8pm)

Sat 9: Crystal Palace v Man Utd (5:30pm)

Sun 10: Man City v QPR (1.30pm)

Sun 10: Chelsea v Liverpool (4pm)

Mon 11: Arsenal v Swansea (8pm)

Sat 16: Liverpool v Crystal Palace (5.30pm)

Sun 17: Swansea v Man City (1.30pm)

Sun 17: Man Utd v Arsenal (4pm)

Mon 18: West Brom v Chelsea (8pm)

Wed 20: Arsenal v Sunderland (7.45pm)

[Stella]

Savage has Kane for player of the year

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32146846

[GSC]

Savage

Stopped reading there

[Stella]

Savage

Stopped reading there

Fair point.

[westisbest]

April’s Premier League fixtures on Sky Sports:

Sat 4: Chelsea v Stoke (5.30pm)

Sun 5: Burnley v Tottenham (1.30pm)

Sun 5: Sunderland v Newcastle (4pm)

Mon 6: Crystal Palace v Man City (8pm)

Sat 11: Burnley v Arsenal (5.30pm)

Sun 12: QPR v Chelsea (1.30pm)

Sun 12: Man Utd v Man City (4pm)

Mon 13: Liverpool v Newcastle (8pm)

Sat 18: Chelsea v Man Utd (5.30pm)

Sun 19: Man City v West Ham (1.30pm)

Sun 19: Newcastle v Tottenham (4pm)

Sat 25: Man City v Aston Villa (5.30pm)

Sun 26: Everton v Man Utd (1.30pm)

Sun 26: Arsenal v Chelsea (4pm)

Wed 29: Leicester v Chelsea (7.45pm)

Sky Sports' live Premier League fixtures in May:

Sat 2: Man Utd v West Brom (5:30pm)

Sun 3: Chelsea v Crystal Palace (1.30pm)

Sun 3: Tottenham v Man City (4pm)

Mon 4: Hull v Arsenal (8pm)

Sat 9: Crystal Palace v Man Utd (5:30pm)

Sun 10: Man City v QPR (1.30pm)

Sun 10: Chelsea v Liverpool (4pm)

Mon 11: Arsenal v Swansea (8pm)

Sat 16: Liverpool v Crystal Palace (5.30pm)

Sun 17: Swansea v Man City (1.30pm)

Sun 17: Man Utd v Arsenal (4pm)

Mon 18: West Brom v Chelsea (8pm)

Wed 20: Arsenal v Sunderland (7.45pm)

Thought our game v QPR on tuesday was on sky.
Heard that it was.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

For the sanity of the nation we hope it's not

[NickisBHAFC]

[Crimey]

So close. Really poor ball from Markovic.

[westisbest]

For the sanity of the nation we hope it's not

Still have'nt grasped the fact that you don't have to watch

As for you Nick, Brighton. Please.

[Ent]

3-0 Arsenal at half time.

What United should have done to them last week.

Good result for united as we can be 8 points clear of Liverpool in 5th if we beat Villa, which is a good cushion given our next 2 games are Chelsea and City (i.e. 2 defeats).

[Crimey]

Absolute joke. Have to be better than that. Third goal was really good but first was non-existent defending and second was such a cheap free kick. 

Needed to make it count when we were on top.

[GSC]

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Maybe Brendan isn't the messiah after all

[Crimey]

Maybe Brendan isn't the messiah after all

I don't know what Liverpool fans you talk to, but I would say confidence in Rodgers has been mixed pretty much forever.

[kingraf]

Missed the first half. Fair reflection?

[Crimey]

Missed the first half. Fair reflection?

Kind of. 

Arsenal started really well, pinned Liverpool back but then stopped after about 10 minutes and Liverpool were on top, missed a sitter, until Arsenal scored their first goal, the second and the third came really quickly after.

[CFCNick]

More overrated player than Sterling?

[Crimey]

More overrated player than Sterling?

Only by himself.

I would say most people are aware that he's essentially a player with potential to be great, but nowhere near it yet. His stats are up there though for other players when they were his age.

[CFCNick]

Just thinking back to the other day when SSN were all over him like a rash. They were when you signed Markovic too.

[Crimey]

Well I don't watch Sky Sports News but I'd say the general consensus is that Sterling wouldn't be worth the £150k a week and isn't worth £50 million currently but he certainly has huge potential.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

What an idiot

[hampo17]

A frustrating day for any Liverpool fan, the form we've shown since christmas seems to have disappeared in recent weeks, the warning signs that are on show against Swansea have come to fruition in the last two games. Can was stupid, a daft hack from behind and deserved a red card.

Sterling needs to sort himself out. He hasn't performed well in recent weeks, but seems to believe he is deserving of £100k+ a week, not a chance. Honestly if Ibe was fit I'd be backing Rodgers to drop him, he's been dreadful today and the game has completely passed him by. Players who earn the kind of money he wants influence games, and when he's had the chance today he just hasn't.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I may be mistaken but didn't sterling do the only thing of any quality from a Liverpool attacker today(thus winning a penalty)

[hampo17]

More luck than influencing the game Olly, if earning the odd penalty makes you worth £100k a week then the world has gone mad.

[Crimey]

Has been poor but was a sucker punch with the three goals, so easily could have been a totally different result had Markovic or Sterling put away that chance. 

Imagine form might pick up again now the pressure is off, this team seems top perform best when expectations are low. Aren't great at dealing with pressure, which does make sense when you look at the age of the players. 

Skrtel was a big miss today, he's been fantastic since the up turn in form and I'm not sure the back three works without him and maybe Rodgers should think about switching it up, especially now Can is suspended for the next game. Would make sense to go back to a back four. 

Sterling was poor but I think without the whole interview mess he wouldn't be being singled out. Coutinho was much poorer.

Arsenal have been good but Liverpool have made it far too easy for them. Top four is out of the question now, but a decent run of form to end the league season and winning the FA Cup is not.

[Crimey]

I do think that maybe this showcases the mental frailty of Arsenal, playing like this they should be challenging for the league but have only turned it on when winning the league isn't really achievable. Seems to happen every year.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

More luck than influencing the game Olly, if earning the odd penalty makes you worth £100k a week then the world has gone mad.

Well I'd suggest taking on the player wasn't luck

Don't think he's been any worse than any other Liverpool player

[hampo17]

Again Olly, winning a penalty at 3-0 isn't exactly influencing the game massively is it? I don't believe he's performed for a number of weeks, and probably feels he's undroppable.

[Duty281]

Beautiful stuff from Arsenal - confidence, verve and ambition all nicely rolled together.

A pity they only seem to play like this towards the back end of the season!

[Fernando]

Beautiful stuff from Arsenal - confidence, verve and ambition all nicely rolled together.

A pity they only seem to play like this towards the back end of the season!

And this is why ever year when people go they won't make top 4. Im never fussed because this is what we do better then anyone else every year for the last 8 years, Run in to the end of the season after going out CL we just rack wins up weirdly 9 pts clear of the scousers in 5th - 7 clear if Southampton/Spurs win.

[Crimey]

As I said I think it's mental frailty, when it's possibly challenging for the league Arsenal don't turn up.

[Sponsored content]