Premier League Thread 2019/20

[Tuna]

Glad I changed my superbru prediction from 1-1 to 3-1 Liverpool at the last minute 

[That_Dude]

Glad we didn't play Chelsea now. They definitely improved.

[Finnegan]

Actually think that's a good point by Carra. 

 

Even if you think some of the ultra fractional decisions might not be 100% technology wise, it's still consistent. It's the same consistent technology drawing the line on the pitch and it's still more consistent than having linesmen guessing which literally nobody liked. 

 

You'd have things flagged offside that were several feet on or visa versa last year. Now we're arguing over millimetres? 

 

Tyler saying you don't get done for doing 51mph in a 50 zone is ****ing retarded. As has been said already, there has to be a cut off somewhere with offsides. You can't just let something go because its a BIT offside. 

[HybridFox]

After the drama we had yesterday, I have no sympathy 

 

Deal with it

[Sir Shep]

Not so much Loserpool these days but more winnerpool, just can’t see anyone being even remotely as good as they are excluding Man City of cause. The pool manc games will be interesting. 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

3 minutes ago, Koke said:

Arsensl are another team we should show zero respect to. Look how bad their defende is.

You mean fear. Respect everyone. Fear nobody.

[That_Dude]

That's how you play set-pieces. Can't who's going to stop Liverpool this season.

[Super_horns]

Oh well that it's now .

 

From 1-1 to 2-0 in seconds .

[Donk]

Apart from Liverpool and Man City, i cant work out whether the overall standard of the league has improved to the extent we have one of the most broadly talented and best quality leagues weve ever had.

 

Or is it a case of the regression of bigger teams allowing the unfashionable West Ham's, Norwich's and Crystal Palace's to REGULARLY pick up these once "unexpected" results.

 

I have genuinely no idea if its the former or the latter

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Martin Tyler really needs to be shown the door. 

[UniFox21]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Actually think that's a good point by Carra. 

 

Even if you think some of the ultra fractional decisions might not be 100% technology wise, it's still consistent. It's the same consistent technology drawing the line on the pitch and it's still more consistent than having linesmen guessing which literally nobody liked. 

 

You'd have things flagged offside that were several feet on or visa versa last year. Now we're arguing over millimetres? 

 

Tyler saying you don't get done for doing 51mph in a 50 zone is ****ing retarded. As has been said already, there has to be a cut off somewhere with offsides. You can't just let something go because its a BIT offside. 

I was about to post to make a similar point, Carra was spot on with what he said. People have been crying out for consistency, now we have it and its too consistent for some.

 

And Martin Tyler is an idiot, why compare two things that have absolutely nothing in common. 

[fazzyfox]

London based media darlings suffering from VAR second day running. Odds on Sun headline tomorrow being "A step too VAR?"

[Guest Manini]

5 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Actually think that's a good point by Carra. 

Even a knackered clock is right twice a day 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

55 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Kante is back. Got a cheeky fancy for Chelsea in this game.

And this is why I don't trust myself to place any bets.

[Pablito]

I don't know why i hate him but i could quite happily put a few drawing pins on the bench as Henderson is about to sit down. 

[st albans fox]

goalkeepers protecting themselves with the knee ...... when will it be outlawed ???  Anywhere else on the pitch and leading with the knee is a red. 

[TheSomersetFox]

Just now, Donk said:

Apart from Liverpool and Man City, i cant work out whether the overall standard of the league has improved to the extent we have one of the most broadly talented and best quality leagues weve ever had.

 

Or is it a case of the regression of bigger teams allowing the unfashionable West Ham's, Norwich's and Crystal Palace's to REGULARLY pick up these once "unexpected" results.

 

I have genuinely no idea if its the former or the latter

Little from column A and a little from column B.

 

Both European finals were all English ties a couple of months ago but 3rd to 6th do all seem to be on the slide. United are awful, Chelsea rebuilding, Spurs slowly falling apart, Arsenal still gash at the back. Us sitting in 3rd after looking quite lacklustre for a fair amount of the season so far probably says it all 

[foxinsox]

2 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Oh well that it's now .

 

From 1-1 to 2-0 in seconds .

Yep. An overruled goal by VAR changes the psychology of a game in much the same way as a missed penalty. The score is unchanged but the players go flat. It happened to us after Wilfs goal and then to Spurs after Aurier's was ruled out. We, and the players, are going to have to get used to this...

[Izzy]

2 minutes ago, pds said:

Martin Tyler really needs to be shown the door. 

Like Motty, his best days are behind him.

Tyler is 73 FFS so well due his pension by now.

 

[bovril]

5 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Actually think that's a good point by Carra. 

 

Even if you think some of the ultra fractional decisions might not be 100% technology wise, it's still consistent. It's the same consistent technology drawing the line on the pitch and it's still more consistent than having linesmen guessing which literally nobody liked. 

 

You'd have things flagged offside that were several feet on or visa versa last year. Now we're arguing over millimetres? 

 

Tyler saying you don't get done for doing 51mph in a 50 zone is ****ing retarded. As has been said already, there has to be a cut off somewhere with offsides. You can't just let something go because its a BIT offside. 

Ok but at least change it back to daylight, or something clearer than yesterday. I don't really want to be the fan of the team that loses a cup final or gets relegated because someone's spent five minutes deciding if a player's finger was offside. 

[Guest Manini]

Just now, Pablito said:

I don't know why i hate him but i could quite happily put a few drawing pins on the bench as Henderson is about to sit down. 

A big part of it for me is that, realistically, he has absolutely no right to be in a team as good as this...

 

...but without him, they probably wouldn’t tick like they do. Sometimes you just can’t explain things? 

[UniFox21]

2 minutes ago, pds said:

Martin Tyler really needs to be shown the door. 

Excluding him comparing speed cameras and VAR, my favourite quote of today was: 

"John Mcginn has scored at both Arsenal and Spurs this season. Good for him"

[davieG]

What people seem to ignore without VAR we would have been 1 nil up irrespective of how far off side we were. A goal had been given based on pre VAR 

[ThaiFox]

2 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

London based media darlings suffering from VAR second day running. Odds on Sun headline tomorrow being "A step too VAR?"

It's why I can't stand any London clubs. The media hype around them is so annoying, and I live in Thailand so it must be 100 times worse in the UK!!

[fazzyfox]

1 minute ago, pds said:

Martin Tyler really needs to be shown the door. 

He'd go off on a five minute ramble about the history and the specific methods of door construction totally irrelevant to what he's being asked to do.