We Go Again! The Premier League thread

[Hero]

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[Fernando]

Maybe they will create a V2 Magazine Scouse Mafia to trash players that leave or reject them...

Crimey can be Phil Thompson
SOF can be Redknapp
Hampo can be Carragher

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Thats the worst thing published about Liverpool football club in red top history.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

People actually spend time doing this sort of rubbish? Jeez get a life

[Hero]

Was he sucking a lemon whilst he wrote it?

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

Its called 'passion' boys.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I do hope you believe some of the things you say.

[GSC]

By the law of averages, someone has to.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I don't think I've ever wanted a Norwich player to do as well as the wolf - I'm talking wilbraham levels of love for this man

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

So Norwich have more revealed three kits - all of which are predominantly green and yellow.

What a time to be alive (the 3rd kit is a disgrace to eyes everywhere btw)

[Fernando]

[Hero]

Wow that makes some of the Liverpool kits of the last few years seem classy.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

It would be fine as a home kit, I just dont understand what teams they can play that have an issue with the home kit but that isnt a clash?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Literally the home kit is yellow with green, away kit is green with yellow and that's a combination of both.

It's bizarre

[Hammersmith harrier]

I think James McClean should bugger off and play somewhere else, I have no problems with anti-British sentiments as long as it's not done by people employed by a British company (club), stinks of hypocrisy. It's good enough to earn a living from but bad enough to openly disrespect, i'm not a massive fan of the Americans but I wouldn't go over their and make a point out of not liking them, it's stupidity.

[GSC]

McClean was not partaking in violent protest or vandalism, merely performing a form of anti-protest. His action affected no other party and caused no damage. It was merely a demonstration of his beliefs, namely that his conscious cannot bear to celebrate the jingoism surrounding a country that shot dead 13 civilians in Derry in 1972. McClean was born in Derry.

Furthermore, this whole 'go home if you don't like it' nonsense is pretty sneery stuff. So because you believe that Britain, through its long history of colonialism, oppressed vast swathes of the world, you should not be allow to work within its borders?

Celebrate the actions of the army in fighting against those who contravene human rights, only to decry those who dare to use the right to free speech in a peaceful manner. The new British way.



Read that earlier, summed up nicely for me

[Duty281]

"namely that his conscious cannot bear to celebrate the jingoism surrounding a country that shot dead 13 civilians in Derry in 1972. McClean was born in Derry."

Isn't this chap a pro-IRA sort? I believe he once named an IRA song as a personal favourite or something.

No conscience problem there!

[Hammersmith harrier]

McClean was not partaking in violent protest or vandalism, merely performing a form of anti-protest. His action affected no other party and caused no damage. It was merely a demonstration of his beliefs, namely that his conscious cannot bear to celebrate the jingoism surrounding a country that shot dead 13 civilians in Derry in 1972. McClean was born in Derry.

Furthermore, this whole 'go home if you don't like it' nonsense is pretty sneery stuff. So because you believe that Britain, through its long history of colonialism, oppressed vast swathes of the world, you should not be allow to work within its borders?

Celebrate the actions of the army in fighting against those who contravene human rights, only to decry those who dare to use the right to free speech in a peaceful manner. The new British way.



Read that earlier, summed up nicely for me

Like i said if you have a problem with it there are various other countries you can live in.

[westisbest]

McClean was not partaking in violent protest or vandalism, merely performing a form of anti-protest. His action affected no other party and caused no damage. It was merely a demonstration of his beliefs, namely that his conscious cannot bear to celebrate the jingoism surrounding a country that shot dead 13 civilians in Derry in 1972. McClean was born in Derry.

Furthermore, this whole 'go home if you don't like it' nonsense is pretty sneery stuff. So because you believe that Britain, through its long history of colonialism, oppressed vast swathes of the world, you should not be allow to work within its borders?

Celebrate the actions of the army in fighting against those who contravene human rights, only to decry those who dare to use the right to free speech in a peaceful manner. The new British way.



Read that earlier, summed up nicely for me

Thats well put GSC.

In fairness McLean could conduct himself a little better prehaps.

[Breadvan]

Is there a premleague.com fantasy league running again this season?

[Fernando]

Yes

[Breadvan]

Permission for the code and to join then so I can go in with excited expectation, fail miserably and lose interest by November...

[Fernando]

Im still in the process of creating it

[Fernando]

Here you go

https://www.606v2.com/t59925-official-premier-league-fantasy-football-2015-2016#3096777

[Ent]

I think mccleans uncle was murdered during Bloody Sunday, can't say I blame him for not wearing a poppy.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Mulumbu scored and set up a goal in our 2-1 win against Augsburg today. Think he'll be an excellent piece of business

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Dolphin I'm going to the game tomorrow night - any Hammers you want me to keep an eye on for you

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Interesting. Its on Mustard TV (no, I dont know either) so should be streamed. I don't know what the team will be like cos we have Europe Thursday. I'll tweet you when I see the teams

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Interesting. Its on Mustard TV (no, I dont know either) so should be streamed. I don't know what the team will be like cos we have Europe Thursday. I'll tweet you when I see the teams

Mustard TV is some weird station setup by the local rag - no idea why!

Nothing better to do on a Tuesday night, only a tenner and RVW might play. Gotta be worth it

[Fernando]

Sky have added more games to their football coverage.

August

Sat 8: Chelsea v Swansea City (5.30pm)

Sun 9: Arsenal v West Ham United (1.30pm)

Sun 9: Stoke City v Liverpool (4pm)

Mon 10: West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City (8pm)

Fri 14: Aston Villa v Manchester United (7.45pm)

Sun 16: Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1.30pm)

Sun 16: Manchester City v Chelsea (4pm)

Mon 17: Liverpool v Bournemouth (8pm)

Sun 23: West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea (1.30pm)

Sun 23: Everton v Manchester City (4pm)

Mon 24: Arsenal v Liverpool (8pm)

Sat 29: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (5.30pm)

Sun 30: Southampton v Norwich City (1.30pm)

Sun 30: Swansea City v Manchester United (4pm)

September

Sat 12: Manchester United v Liverpool (5.30pm)

Sun 13: Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur (1.30pm)

Sun 13: Leicester City v Aston Villa (4pm)

Mon 14: West Ham United v Newcastle United (8pm)

Sat 19: Manchester City v West Ham United (5.30pm)

Sun 20: Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace (1.30pm)

Sun 20: Southampton v Manchester United (4pm)

Sat 26: Newcastle United v Chelsea (5.30pm)

Sun 27: Watford v Crystal Palace (4pm)

Mon 28: West Bromwich Albion v Everton (8pm)

October

Sat 3: Chelsea v Southampton (5.30pm)

Sun 4: Everton v Liverpool (1.30pm)

Sun 4: Arsenal v Manchester United (4pm)

Sat 17: Watford v Arsenal (5.30pm)

Sun 18: Newcastle United v Norwich City (4pm)

Mon 19: Swansea City v Stoke City (8pm)

Sat 24: Arsenal v Everton (5.30pm)

Sun 25: Sunderland v Newcastle United (12noon)

Sun 25: Manchester United v Manchester City (2.05pm)

Sun 25: Liverpool v Southampton (4.15pm)

November

Sun 1: Everton v Sunderland (1.30pm)

Sun 1: Southampton v Bournemouth (4pm)

Mon 2: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa (8pm)

Sat 7: Stoke City v Chelsea (5.30pm)

Sun 8: Aston Villa v Manchester City (1.30pm)

Sun 8: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (4pm)

Sat 21: Manchester City v Liverpool (5.30pm)

Sun 22: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United (4pm)

Mon 23: Crystal Palace v Sunderland (8pm)

Sat 28: Leicester City v Manchester United (5.30pm)

Sun 29: West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion (2.05pm)

Sun 29: Norwich City v Arsenal (4.15pm)

[Duty281]

Gorgeous, darling, super Theo has signed a new contract with Arsenal. #histheoness #goldenboot2016

[GSC]

Theo Walcott is a perennial nearly man. Hes never going to be more than he is now.

[Fernando]

Santi Cazorla has also signed a contract extension.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Mulumbu broken foot, out for several weeks.

Damn

[lfc91]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33764700

Article on BBC today where many ex pros give their views on who will finish top 4 this season/win the title. Love Dion Dublin's optimism....

[westisbest]

The 3 that came up for me i think will go straight back down.

But who knows.

[MIG]

Think you could be right about that. I would hope Bournemouth can stay up out of the three. Sunderland taking their place would suit me.

[Duty281]

Arsenal/Chelsea/United/City.

33/1 at SkyBet. #tempting

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Villa, Sunderland and Leicester for me.

All three promoted sides to stay up, all have goals in the side and good managers. Think Bournemouth will do the best of all of them

[westisbest]

I'll bet you we don't go down olly.

[GSC]

Norwich - this is a squad better than the Championship, but ill suited to the PL. Lack of activity and a novice manager that has to adjust to not being a firm favorite in every game suggests they may struggle.

Bournemouth - they aren't the fairytale that will get shoved down all our throats this season, but suspect they may end up closer to the Burnleys of this world, plucky but lack quality.

Villa - I like Sherwood more than most, but for a club that has been on the brink of relegation for years, there are far too many ifs to have confidence.

[westisbest]

I'd like to see Bournemouth stay up to MIG, hope i'm proved wrong, but don't think they will be strong enough.

With Villa, I feel, its down to how Sherwood gets the squad playing, especially the new guys playing.

We need to hit the ground running, could well be in for another dog fight alright.

Before the window closes, we need another centre back. One with some experience would be good.

[compelling and rich]

i think bournemouth will go down, i can see them giving it a go under howe, but they will find it much tougher.

watford look like abit like a qpr to me at the moment, loads of names. but will they gel into a team who are up for the scrap of relegation.

not sure what to expect from norwich, havent see much of them for a while, but can only imagine a 17th place or lower.

dont think it's beyond the realms of possibility that all 3 go straight back down. on paper watford look the strongest, and out of current prem teams could see leicester going down instead of them

[Fernando]

Wilshere set for 3 months out with a fractured leg.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

City, Chelsea, Arsenal, United.

Norwich, Leicester, Sunderland. No Prem quality, no Cambiasso, no threat or defence - in that order.

[Guest]

Wilshere set for 3 months out with a fractured leg.

hardly surprising. He will return & then get injured again. it will be a continuous cycle, until his body eventually does give up & forces him to retire pretty early. England need to find a reliable alternative for the euro's, because we can have no confidence in him being there.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Jonny Howson signs a new 4 year deal - lovely stuff

8-9pm - Ashes highlights
9pm-10pm - 2nd leg Championship playoff final highlights
10pm-11pm - Playoff final highlights.

Tidy

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Villa, Sunderland and Leicester for me.

All three promoted sides to stay up, all have goals in the side and good managers. Think Bournemouth will do the best of all of them

Will add I expect Newcastle to struggle, and Bilic will be replaced in February as west ham fail to meet expectations.

Man City to win the title - Arsenal, Chelsea and United to round out the top four

[sportform]

I can't see past Chelsea for the title. Not convinced by Pellegrini. I think teams will have to slip up like Liverpool (excuse the pun) and Chelsea did in 2013-14 for Man City to win. I can't trust Man United with Louis Van Gaal. At times they looked like world beaters last season and other times clueless. Arsenal have added Cech but their defence still looks suspect. Next year always seems to be Arsenal's year. I don't see that changing.

I expect Liverpool to be better than people expect this season with no Gerrard-atric or distractions from Sterling. Tottenham will do what they usually do.

The three promoted teams will struggle and I can also see likes of Newcastle and Everton struggling too. I think McClaren and Ashley will come under pressure pretty quickly. Not sure on Leicester? Could see them doing very well or very badly. I don't see them in mid-table mediocrity. I think people with have a knee-jerk reaction on West Ham based on their reserves Europa League exit but I expect them to push on.

Aston Villa played some very good football under Sherwood last year, outplaying Man City at the Etihad and Liverpool in the FA Cup Semi Final. It was a shame they didn't turn up for the final but looking forward to see Sherwood in his first full year as a manager. Stoke has Bojan back and have made some other astute signings. Can see them challenging for a European spot. Likewise with Crystal Palace. Cabaye and Bamford could be very good additions to their squad.

I am going to tip Sunderland for a top ten finish too purely based on them having my favourite kit this season (closely followed by Man United, Tottenham, West Brom and Man City).

[Fernando]

Manuel Pellegrini has signed a 2 year extension at Citeh.

[Fernando]

Gary & Phil Neville's father has died after a heart attack.

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