Premier League 2021/22 Thread

[tom27111]

3 minutes ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

Surely any good player they sign will have relegation release clauses, otherwise they wouldn't risk going there.

And Newcastle have got enough money to be stupid enough to do that.

 

I hope they spend about 200 million, get relegated and recoup about 20 million when there's a fire sale.

 

That means they'll break even after paying wages and significant signing on bonuses.

[tom27111]

I suspect they'll go the other way and pay massive staying up bonuses, so players actually give a shit.

 

If the likes of Lingard and Trippier turn up there with cheap relegation buy out clauses, they're just going for a 6 month payday.

[adam]

2 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

And Newcastle have got enough money to be stupid enough to do that.

 

I hope they spend about 200 million, get relegated and recoup about 20 million when there's a fire sale.

 

That means they'll break even after paying wages and significant signing on bonuses.

It will be interesting to see how much money they are spending on a 31 year old right back. 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Newcastle were so unimportant now, they thought their honeymoon after being taken over will last forever interms of the media journalists etc talking about and being on sports channels all the time. But seems like nobody's interested in the after not getting their first choice managers and now seems like top players don't want to go their either. All the rest of the teams in the EPL are much more interesting/exciting then them.

[Ely fox]

2 hours ago, fox_up_north said:

It's so fuching obvious and cynical. Winds me up. Deserve to get relegated. 

It is getting obvious I agree. Postpone until they improve the squad with money. 

Edited 1 January 2022 by Ely fox

[st albans fox]

6 minutes ago, Ely fox said:

It is getting obvious I agree. Postpone until they improve the squad with money. 

They’ve played as many games as any of their peers down there ???

[adam]

9 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

They’ve played as many games as any of their peers down there ???

They have also had their last 2 games called off. Maybe they have only just realised how easy it is to get games called off

[weller54]

1 hour ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

Surely any good player they sign will have relegation release clauses, otherwise they wouldn't risk going there.

1 year in The Championship won't make much odds?

[Leicester_Loyal]

2 minutes ago, weller54 said:

1 year in The Championship won't make much odds?

Can't see players like Tarkowski and Lingard wanting to play in the Championship, even if it's only for 12 months, which there's no guarantees it'll be, could well end up being 3 or 4 years.

[KFS]

Put a rule in that players who weren’t registered for the first game can’t play the re-arranged fixture. Watch that fat bastard True Geordie make a whinging video about it.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Other clubs transfers - Everton sign Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko for around 17m 

[Soar Fox]

7 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Other clubs transfers - Everton sign Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko for around 17m 

Looks like a football manager regen.

[Criggers]

6 hours ago, Robo61 said:

Classic case of clutching at straws,  how on earth is a shot pull not a conscious effort and why is going down easily not just a natural reaction to a referee's not giving fouls when a player stays on their feet.  As I said on my first post I don't approve of either but I know which one is out and out cheating. 

Bit late on a reply here, sorry about that!

 

But I guess we won’t agree. Because I think someone throwing themselves to the floor in a manner that suggests you’ve been subjected to a force so great to prevent them running is pretty blatant cheating. More than a wee tug on a shirt.

I find diving as blatant cheating as someone grabbing their face pretending they’ve been elbowed. It didn’t happen. Don’t do it.

At least we agree that both things are wrong.

[StanSP]

22 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Other clubs transfers - Everton sign Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko for around 17m 

He's already tested positive for covid apparently. 

[Robo61]

20 minutes ago, Criggers said:

Bit late on a reply here, sorry about that!

 

But I guess we won’t agree. Because I think someone throwing themselves to the floor in a manner that suggests you’ve been subjected to a force so great to prevent them running is pretty blatant cheating. More than a wee tug on a shirt.

I find diving as blatant cheating as someone grabbing their face pretending they’ve been elbowed. It didn’t happen. Don’t do it.

At least we agree that both things are wrong.

Think we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

[ChownLC]

41 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Other clubs transfers - Everton sign Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko for around 17m 

 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

11 minutes ago, ChownLC said:

 

That's Brilliant maannn.

 

Lucas Digne must be real s*** if they signed him 😂

 

 

 

Edited 1 January 2022 by CrispinLA in Texas

[Aus Fox]

It will be interesting if the FA come out and say for the FA Cup 3rd round any team who cannot field a team will forfeit the tie. 
I would imagine then there would be few if any games called off.

It would also ensure the rest of the competition can go ahead.

[hejammy]

3 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

It will be interesting if the FA come out and say for the FA Cup 3rd round any team who cannot field a team will forfeit the tie. 
I would imagine then there would be few if any games called off.

It would also ensure the rest of the competition can go ahead.

Can't see this happening. It would destroy the integrity of the competition and also devalue the effort of the eventual winners. 

[Zear0]

9 hours ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

That's Brilliant maannn.

 

Lucas Digne must be real s*** if they signed him 😂

 

 

 

Or Digne is going to Chelsea as rumoured. 

[st albans fox]

10 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

It will be interesting if the FA come out and say for the FA Cup 3rd round any team who cannot field a team will forfeit the tie. 
I would imagine then there would be few if any games called off.

It would also ensure the rest of the competition can go ahead.

Teams play weak sides in any case 

 

just stick half the U23 in if you can’t field enough first team squad players 

[twister]

I have to say while I know grealish aint the most popular figure here and rightly so

 

He is another example with rodwell of players who suited a club and if it wasnt for money would have stayed at there clubs and been happier

 

grealish was the star at villa and he looks footballing wise miserable at city

[KFS]

32 minutes ago, twister said:

I have to say while I know grealish aint the most popular figure here and rightly so

 

He is another example with rodwell of players who suited a club and if it wasnt for money would have stayed at there clubs and been happier

 

grealish was the star at villa and he looks footballing wise miserable at city

Still early days for him to turn it around obviously… but what I don’t get is how Man C can scout him extensively and the manager have a word in his ear, clearly want the player etc. Yet it’s come to benching him every week?

[The Horse's Mouth]

34 minutes ago, twister said:

I have to say while I know grealish aint the most popular figure here and rightly so

 

He is another example with rodwell of players who suited a club and if it wasnt for money would have stayed at there clubs and been happier

 

grealish was the star at villa and he looks footballing wise miserable at city

Let's be fair it wasn't for money he just wanted to win things

[Stadt]

That Lanzini goal was sensational yesterday. West Ham have built a great squad over the last few years, recruitment is the most important factor in success.