Premier League 2022/23 Thread

[Manini]

1 minute ago, Lambert09 said:

why do us like this 😭

 

[Deeg67]

5 hours ago, Phenom said:

Someone check in on @Deeg67

Results are results.  It's a shame, because I don't think theirs matched the quality of the football they were playing, but with the amount of money they're dropping in the transfer market they're not going to be especially patient.

[Leicester_Loyal]

Bad news for us, new manager bounce and all that. I think they’ll still struggle anyway with that squad tbf. 
 

We need a win in these next 3 games, would make our position so much better. 

[marbles]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/manchester-city-charged-by-premier-league-with-breaching-financial-rules/ar-AA17a4s5?OCID=ansmsnnews11

[taupe]

Jonathan Liew, in the Guardian, is such a good writer, a cut above most imho.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/07/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-strange-ritualistic-power-of-the-press-conference

 

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Just pause for a second to consider how much more Klopp must know about his job than the average attendee at one of his press conferences. This is no slight on the football press, by the way: these are by definition quite different jobs with different functions, different target audiences, almost a different language. This largely explains why so many football press conferences produce so little of genuine intellectual value: the common ground between the interlocutors is so narrow as to be essentially meaningless.

For Klopp, read any football manager. It's often struck me how tolerant some managers* must have to be when dealing with the press because of that gulf in knowledge. Top managers must see the game in such a different way to the average punter or reporter. Akin, I reckon, to how a chess master views the game of chess, or a mathematician can describe the world in mathematical equations. Pepp too probably sees shapes, forms and movements in football games that most of us have no inkling of.

 

Edit: perhaps Pearson showed visibly stretched tolerance on occasions!

Edited 7 February 2023 by taupe

[Wymsey]

Wonder what the odds are of Leeds beating Man Utd twice this week..

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, taupe said:

Jonathan Liew, in the Guardian, is such a good writer, a cut above most imho.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/07/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-strange-ritualistic-power-of-the-press-conference

 

For Klopp, read any football manager. It's often struck me how tolerant some managers* must have to be when dealing with the press because of that gulf in knowledge. Top managers must see the game in such a different way to the average punter or reporter. Akin, I reckon, to how a chess master views the game of chess, or a mathematician can describe the world in mathematical equations. Pepp too probably sees shapes, forms and movements in football games that most of us have no inkling of.

 

Edit: perhaps Pearson showed visibly stretched tolerance on occasions!

So few appreciate this - they think you just kick the ball forwards and chase after it …..

[filbertway]

Can we just do away with these press conferences then if everyone accepts they're rubbish and provide no insight.

 

Just have the club release a weekly list of available players and injured players with expected timescales.

 

Restrict journalism to articles that are of genuine interest and provide an unknown insight into a situation. 

 

 

[Fox92]

3 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Can we just do away with these press conferences then if everyone accepts they're rubbish and provide no insight.

 

Just have the club release a weekly list of available players and injured players with expected timescales.

 

Restrict journalism to articles that are of genuine interest and provide an unknown insight into a situation. 

 

 

Who listens to them anyway? There's far to many now to even keep up with them.

 

People only overreact to Klopp getting angry despite the fact Pep gets angry and almost every manager ever has got angry. Most of the questions are stupid so I understand why managers lose it.

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, Fox92 said:

Who listens to them anyway? There's far to many now to even keep up with them.

 

People only overreact to Klopp getting angry despite the fact Pep gets angry and almost every manager ever has got angry. Most of the questions are stupid so I understand why managers lose it.

I love the managers getting annoyed at journo's anyway  

 

They ask mundane stupid questions and waste the opportunity to get a real insight.

[tylesta]

2 hours ago, taupe said:

Jonathan Liew, in the Guardian, is such a good writer, a cut above most imho.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/07/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-strange-ritualistic-power-of-the-press-conference

 

For Klopp, read any football manager. It's often struck me how tolerant some managers* must have to be when dealing with the press because of that gulf in knowledge. Top managers must see the game in such a different way to the average punter or reporter. Akin, I reckon, to how a chess master views the game of chess, or a mathematician can describe the world in mathematical equations. Pepp too probably sees shapes, forms and movements in football games that most of us have no inkling of.

 

Edit: perhaps Pearson showed visibly stretched tolerance on occasions!

I dislike lies for calling Jamie vardy a racist

[fazzyfox]

"So, you lost your last game, you're now 3 points further behind your rivals, is this is a game you really need to win"?

 

"Your player returns after injury....are you pleased to see him back?"

 

"You have players back from injury, does this give you more options?"

 

"Your opponents are fighting relegation, desperate for points, how aware are you of that?"

 

"You've changed formation today, is that a tactical decision?" 

 

"You've brought in young (so and so player), do you think he'll do well?"

 

"You won last week, will you be looking to repeat that today?"

 

"He came on as sub last time, scored two goals and won man of the match award.......is that why you've selected him today"?

 

 

[filbertway]

Man City official drinks partner deal worth £100 million per annum with

 

[Finnegan]

5 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Man City official drinks partner deal worth £100 million per annum with

 

 

 

[fox_up_north]

They'll be running beauty pageants next

[Lambert09]

ive just realised that if man city get banned from the champions league newcastle will definitely  get in. It’s like cutting snakes off of medusa 

[lanefox]

2 hours ago, filbertway said:

Man City official drinks partner deal worth £100 million per annum with

 

Man City are happy to announce their brand new sleeve sponsor Kitten Mittens worth £1billion over a 5 year period, this follows the name change from the Ethihad to Fight Milk Stadium 

Edited 7 February 2023 by lanefox

[Grebfromgrebland]

3 hours ago, tylesta said:

I dislike lies for calling Jamie vardy a racist

Wasn't Vardy's finest moment

[AjcW]

3 hours ago, Fox92 said:

Who listens to them anyway?

@moore_94 feels seen.... 

[RumbleFox]

6 hours ago, tylesta said:

I dislike lies for calling Jamie vardy a racist

Vardy himself admitted it was terrible language and apologised for it. He certainly did use racist language, weird to dislike Liew for calling it out. 

[FoyleFox]

8 hours ago, st albans fox said:

So few appreciate this - they think you just kick the ball forwards and chase after it …..

Have you met Brendan....

[surrifox]

5 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

ive just realised that if man city get banned from the champions league newcastle will definitely  get in. It’s like cutting snakes off of medusa 

Nice mythological reference and not likely to be wasted on a football forum 😉

[Dave Fishwick]

Arne Slot to Leeds?

 

a favourite of this forum in the next manager threads 

[ForestAreMagic]

On 06/02/2023 at 13:16, turtmcfly said:

 

The 'anything but title/cup stripping' camp need to be vocal, stay strong and on message. I'm aware that Man City having points deducted this season would further upset the Tottenham fans but this is a price worth paying for *completely cleaning up the PL 

 

 

* Todd Boehly's pants may need a boil wash

 

 

 

 

I think we’re all expecting them to get a fine  of a few million and a suspended (ie non-existent) points deduction.  In about 3 years’ time after a couple of appeals.  

[PhillippaT]

8 hours ago, filbertway said:

Man City official drinks partner deal worth £100 million per annum with

 

Spaceballs: The Football Team.