We Go Again! The Premier League thread

[Fernando]

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Galloway off for Browning due to injury

[GSC]

I think you're being very kind to Bournemouth who look somewhat out of their depth

[Fernando]

They look no worse then Sunderland or Newcastle tbh.

[GSC]

Some would argue Sunderland and Newcastle also look out of their depth so far.

[Guest]

Sunderland have already been beaten by Bournemouth & Norwich.
Newcastle have been beaten by Watford.

With Manchester United now leading the Premiership - I suppose it is theirs to lose ... or rather they are now realistic challengers for the Premiership title.

[Hero]

I'd love them to be contenders but I think the light squad numbers will come back to haunt them at times.

[Fernando]

I wonder how many Chelsea will put past Geordie Shore XI im going for 4

In other weird news the petition about Mike Dean reffing Arsenal games got over 100k & could now be debated in Parliament

[Dolphin Ziggler]

28 goals today so far is it? Good stuff.

[Guest]

Liams gone quiet all of a sudden

[Guest]

No red cards in the premiership so far.

Yellow Cards Awarded
Tottenham 5 Manchester City 1: ....... Total = 6 Yellow
Leicester 1 Arsenal 1: ...................... Total = 2 Yellow
Liverpool 0 Aston Villa 0: ................. Card free game.
Man Utd 0 Sunderland 3: ................. Total = 3 Yellow
Southampton 3 Swansea 1: ............. Total = 4 Yellow
Stoke 1 AFC Bournemouth 0: ........... Total = 1 Yellow
West Ham  0 Norwich City 0: ........... Card free game.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Liams gone quiet all of a sudden

No, it's called I have a life away from a computer screen, unlike you

That must have been a hectic 40 minutes for you Liam.

[GSC]

Liams gone quiet all of a sudden

No, it's called I have a life away from a computer screen, unlike you

That must have been a hectic 40 minutes for you Liam.

Hey, a lot can happen in 40 minutes.

Like Mata scoring and West Ham equalising.

[Guest]

Good decent start, quite comical the posts saying how awful we're supposed to be. Results have been poor, as much as the fixtures have been hard, but we have a good side, just needs time & for Mitrovic to finally settle in & bring everyone in to the game. But nail us on for relegation, like you were nailing on City for the title.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Good decent start, quite comical the posts saying how awful we're supposed to be. Results have been poor, as much as the fixtures have been hard, but we have a good side, just needs time & for Mitrovic to finally settle in & bring everyone in to the game. But nail us on for relegation, like you were nailing on City for the title.

Nailing on and thinking its possible is different, John. You've basically dismissed any possibility of you going down and belittled anyone for suggesting it. You can see why I'd argue back.

I would expect you to play well today, though. Newcastle play well against Chelsea. It might be good for expectation to be off the players' shoulders.

[Guest]

Perezzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Now I do like Ayoze

[Dolphin Ziggler]

What on earth was Zouma doing?

[Guest]

If Newcastle win - it would make for an interesting after match interview with Mourinho. You could have got 5-1 odds for a Newcastle win.

[Holymiky]

John, just out of interest, weren't you saying last week or whatever that you felt Newcastle were a poor team or something a long those lines?

[Lowlandbrit]

Does this mean the Chelsea relegation jokes are back on?

[Guest]

I've labelled us as embarrassing against Watford, but always knew a good side was in there. Didn't help McClaren phasing out Perez for the start of the season & Mitrovic being suspended. Our system looks much better now & threatening. Mbabu playing like this also takes Haidara out the side permanently.

[Hammersmith harrier]

What on earth was Zouma doing?

Just being his usual not very good self really, if he played for any other team I don't think he'd be rated at all.

[Holymiky]

Zouma not very good? Sorry but i don't agree with that at all.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Zouma lacks consistency, but considering his age he shouldnt be expected too much consistency quite yet given that centre backs generally dont peak as early as other positions.

[Hammersmith harrier]

He just strikes me as a Micah Richards type, when you get past his natural gifts like strength and pace he's just not very good.

[Holymiky]

Whenever Zouma has been given the opportunity which has been more often recently, even when he plays in other positions he has taken it and gone and shown that he belongs. By the way it's rare that i miss watching a Chelsea game so i have watched him play.

He is still young with plenty of time to develop as well.

[GSC]

Phil Jones is more akin to what you just described than Zouma I think. He has talent beyond his physical gifts but still needs refining

[Holymiky]

Are you talking about what i said? Or Dolph?

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I do have talent beyond my physical gifts, but I don't think he meant me Miky

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Wenger ignoring Fabregas when Chelsea signed him is being justified continually.

[Hero]

I rate Zouma very highly, for me he's up there with the likes of Varane, Laporte, Gimenez, Marquinhos and Rugani as the future great centrebacks.

[Holymiky]

I would say that it hasn't been Dolph considering Fabregas had the most assists in the league last season and we won the title but maybe i don't know anything.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I would say that it hasn't been Dolph considering Fabregas had the most assists in the league last season and we won the title but maybe i don't know anything.

He was fantastic half the season, but since that first half I don't really remember him having a good game. I think hes been truly awful so far this season too

[Guest]

2-0!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

I wonder how many Chelsea will put past Geordie Shore XI im going for 4

How's this working out?

[Guest]

It has been said that Newcastle had decent players but were not putting the effort in and their structure was poor. If Newcastle hang on then maybe they can kick on to mid table security.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I would still like to see them turn up against a team that was on our below the level they believe of themselves.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Fabregas and Costa were good for the first half of last season but their subsequent form has been poor, the former is a luxury player and offers nothing to a struggling team.

The thing is Hero, I don't rate any of those you mentioned, Varane and Marquinhos aren't anything special, being at Real and being Brazilian respectively seems to give them a reputation they do not deserve.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Very good game today at Upton park, thoroughly enjoyable and a good point (although obviously gutted not to hang on).

With every passing game I'm becoming more confident we'll survive. We're playing good stuff week in week out.

Also you can see why west ham want out of Upton park, sheesh what a hole

[Holymiky]

I am interested to see who you do rate out of the younger centrebacks then HH? Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Paddy Mcnair, Tyler Blackett?

[Hammersmith harrier]

Smalling is too old to be considered a young centre back but has had a very good start to this season, Jones is awful, Blackett will only ever be average and Mcnair too inconsistent.

Would actually say the man Chelsea missed out on Jack Stones has more 'POTENTIAL' than all of them, too risky for the price being quoted in my opinion though.

[Holymiky]

Okay so who around the world do you rate then as a "young" centreback?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Zouma isn't particularly good, has potential to be ok. I agree with HH in that he reminds me of Micah Richards

[Holymiky]

What a strike from Ramires!

[Dolphin Ziggler]

What a hit!

Zouma seems to have many of the limitations Ivanovic had at centre back. But Branislav never got better and had to go to fullback.

[Holymiky]

I felt Ivanovic was good at centreback personally.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Ivanovic is pony

[Holymiky]

And there is the equaliser lads!

[GSC]

I wonder how many Chelsea will put past Geordie Shore XI im going for 4

How's this working out?

Halfway there

[CFCNick]

"Where were you when you were Poopie", Newcastle fans sing. Ironically our Poopie is still better than they are.

[Holymiky]

To be fair to Newcastle they played well.

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