MOTD

[Trav Le Bleu]

3 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Kompany's goal was a great goal though. It would have been my choice.

The problem with his goal for me, (not that it's really a problem, but the reason why I don't think it's so great) is that everyone stands off him, because it's Vincent Kompany and not Sterling, Aguero or Silva. So he has all the time to line up what is effectively a hit and hope. 

 

I'd rather see a goal where a player beats four or five players and slots it home from a few yards than a thunderous drive that you can't really be sure how much was chance and how much was skill.

[Gamble92]

The goal of the season basically was given on what's the most iconic goal of the season. Kompanys goal is that. 

 

Townsends goal was better.

[StriderHiryu]

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

So Howe and Bournemouth have somehow conspired to finish below Newcastle.

 

I don’t care what miracles he’s performed to get them/keep them there... the blokes spent a fortune on crap and can’t organise a defence, to be honest I’m completely with their fans on the criticism... I’m sure the media will stick with Eddie though! 

In the early days he clearly did a wonderful job for them, you can't take that away from him. I do agree though that he's brought some fairly average players and not kicked on with them and he's been backed with a lot more funds than say Burnley who did manage to get into Europe last season and are probably on about a par with Watford who have got to a cup final this. 

 

I think their fans need to be careful with what they wish for though. Howe reminds me a lot of Alan Curbishley who did a truly amazing job with Charlton Athletic and turned them into a consistent middle of the road Premier League team. But as soon as he left, they imploded and were relegated. Or look at ourselves when MON left (though of course this was not from the fans wanting him to leave). So perhaps they are under-performing, but it's also possible that they have been over-performing for years and could easily be relegated at any time. Tough to say.

[jayfox26]

1 hour ago, TK95 said:

Gonzalo Higuain is about as good as Glenn Murray. And that's flattering him 

Harsh on Glenn Murray

[Jimothy]

What happened to goal of the season being a run down of the monthly winners? Half of them were scored in April.

[MC Prussian]

Shearer: "Best season since the Premier League started". 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Facecloth said:

What happened to goal of the season being a run down of the monthly winners? Half of them were scored in April.

 

58 minutes ago, MC Prussian said:

Shearer: "Best season since the Premier League started". 

 

Both classic examples of short memories people have and I constantly notice this with annual award ceremonies, in sport, music, films, that the winners and even nominees are invariably from the last few months. It's sad really.

[Spudulike]

59 minutes ago, MC Prussian said:

Shearer: "Best season since the Premier League started". 

 

Depends on his definition of 'best'. Best number of points, best PL teams (arguable), but nothing, ever, will 'best' the drama, emotion, ultimate underdog story and capturing of the imagination of the public the world over than 2015/16.

[MC Prussian]

13 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Depends on his definition of 'best'. Best number of points, best PL teams (arguable), but nothing, ever, will 'best' the drama, emotion, ultimate underdog story and capturing of the imagination of the public the world over than 2015/16.

The only way you could top our title-winning season is for a newly-promoted team to win it at the first time of asking, in best Kaiserslautern fashion.

[Gamble92]

6 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

 

Both classic examples of short memories people have and I constantly notice this with annual award ceremonies, in sport, music, films, that the winners and even nominees are invariably from the last few months. It's sad really.

What's worse is it hasn't even been a great season. 

 

Two teams that have spent about a billion each have managed to amass a ridiculous amount of points. And what on paper looks like a really tight, amazing title race was in reality never exciting at all. We all expected Man City to win their remaining fixtures and they did. 

[StanSP]

Shearer complimentary about us. Identified where we pressed well and were aggressive. I was hoping they'd do more on Maguire's lack of a football brain

 

(can't find the thread for this season's MOTD!) 

[Freeman's Wharfer]

They absolutely bottled doing a proper analysis of how bad Maguire was there

[tom27111]

I'm just scared looking at the size of Micah Richards!

 

Lovely bloke, but fvck me 

[trabuch]

I still can't understand how Liverpool's 3rd goal wasn't offside. It's utterly baffling.

Edited 16 October 2021 by trabuch

[tom27111]

I'm calling for Micah Richards to be the next James Bond. 

 

Terrorists would just give up.

 

 

[Webbo]

Claudios English is worse than when he managed us. 

[Carl the Llama]

1 minute ago, trabuch said:

I still can't understand how Liverpool's 3rd goal wasn't offside. It's utterly baffling.

"Salah played no active role"... that the same Salah who the defender was trying to prevent getting on the end of the cross with his botched clearance?

[trabuch]

Just now, Carl the Llama said:

"Salah played no active role"... that the same Salah who the defender was trying to prevent getting on the end of the cross with his botched clearance?

Is this down to Mike Riley? He shouldn't be within a million miles of anything to do with football. A scab on the game that needs picking and flicking. (It may not be anything to do with him, but I really don't like him)

[Carl the Llama]

When did Shakey join Villa?  Just seen him in their dugout, completely missed/forgot that happening.

[jammie82uk]

According to commentary Apparently Salah has scored in 8 consecutive games, I’m assuming that includes European games and not just premier league 

[Wymsey]

9 minutes ago, Webbo said:

Claudios English is worse than when he managed us. 

At least he tries, unlike Bielsa.

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, jammie82uk said:

According to commentary Apparently Salah has scored in 8 consecutive games, I’m assuming that includes European games and not just premier league 

Yes - it's 5 in pl. (I was starting to worry for JV's record, but it's a long way to go)

[Ashley]

2 minutes ago, jammie82uk said:

According to commentary Apparently Salah has scored in 8 consecutive games, I’m assuming that includes European games and not just premier league 

Yep. 

 

6 prem

[Carl the Llama]

1 minute ago, trabuch said:

Is this down to Mike Riley? He shouldn't be within a million miles of anything to do with football. A scab on the game that needs picking and flicking. (It may not be anything to do with him, but I really don't like him)

Idk who made that rule but it's beyond daft when you have the same organisation of officials ruling goals out for offside on the basis of players not getting involved in the action but supposedly putting off goalkeepers.  This is far more obvious interference.

[Mark]

13 minutes ago, trabuch said:

I still can't understand how Liverpool's 3rd goal wasn't offside. It's utterly baffling.

Similar to that Mbappe goal last week, something not right.