Premier League Thread 2023/2024

[tom27111]

Garnacho is one of the worst footballers I've ever seen.

[Jattdogg]

5 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Going down to the final day at least.
 

Sky will be happy .

Where do they keep the trophy? Somewhere like Birmingham or Chaventry for a short helicopter flight either way?

[Leicesterpool]

2 minutes ago, Jattdogg said:

Where do they keep the trophy? Somewhere like Birmingham or Chaventry for a short helicopter flight either way?

I did research this, I think they have two the real one and then replica one. If it's last day title decider, the real one sits with the current title leaders. The repilca one will just be used for show for trophy celebrations and then the club will get the real one later on.

 

I'm not sure what they do if it's a three horse race.

Edited 12 May 2024 by Leicesterpool

[foxy boxing]

Doesn't matter what the Arse do, Man Citeh are likely to easily win their remaining games.  Pep has wiped the Arse off Arteta 

[Jattdogg]

Just now, Leicesterpool said:

I did research this, I think they have two the real one and then replica one. If it's last day title decider, the real one sits with the current title leaders.

 

I'm not sure what they do if it's a three horse race.

If tottenham was in that race then we wouldn't have to worry about them.

[Unabomber]

58 minutes ago, weller54 said:

Arsenal are so dislikeable!!..

Bellends like White and Rice especially!

Prefer egg fried anyway!

I thought you hated spurs 

[FrankieADZ]

1 hour ago, Matt said:

 

Well there you go, you're just completely contradicted your own argument.

 

You originally spoke as if there are only two options, possession based/playing out from the back or hoof ball, until you were challenged.

 

Just because people don't like a certain style of football, doesn't mean the alternative is to hoof it, it isn't either/or, that's not what people want or are asking for.

 

As you've said yourself, Look deeper; Pragmatism, a shift, adapting, that's what people want to see, especially if we do indeed find ourselves in a similar rut that Burnley found themselves in.

 

It's nothing short of football snobbery. 

 

and youve just assumed ....which isnt great look now is it; i didnt say there was only 2 styles did I?

tbf any style we play wouldnt please some, lets be right; 

 

there are many ways, on burnley there are a number of facts with them, the amount of players theyve brought in certainly didnt help imo; pretty sure they had a whole new defence(could be wrong)

 

i think Rob Tanner did an article a month or so back showing we do actually change things up, but of course i doubt many on here would have seen or noticed it the article, many wouldnt have noticed in game either tbf, know i didnt

as Ive said, Burnley have been decent for the past month or so, and If im honest, id be more worried if we turned in a rut like Sheff Utd have had

 

i honestly dont know what some of our fans expect, like i really dont

the players we have now, we cant play like we did in 15/16, we have no Kante, Mahrez et al .

im with you on the adapt part, at times you have to be flexible, 

 

as for football snobbery, no its not, i find snobbery in the form of people thinking we should cake walk the championship, beating everyone 4-0

 

 

[FrankieADZ]

36 minutes ago, ozleicester said:

why do people dislike Arsenal?

they seem to play good football and have generally decent players and Arteta seems reasonable... surely anyone othe than Man city is an improvement?

think part of it is Arteta, and some of their fans

 

he/and the arsenal fans moaned to the hilt about Newcastle's tactics(cant remember if it was this year or last) when they played at the Emirates, but he goes and does the same thing away at Man City, and its amazing tactics blah blah blah

[Leicesterpool]

Interesting thought, what would Spuds fans prefer... beating Man City giving themselves a little glimmer hope of top four spot but risk handing over the title to Arsenal... or dare they say forget that.. let see Arsenal heartbroken and we will settle for europa league.

[weller54]

7 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

I thought you hated spurs 

I do..

Arse in a very close 2nd 😂

[Matt]

35 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

and youve just assumed ....which isnt great look now is it; i didnt say there was only 2 styles did I?

tbf any style we play wouldnt please some, lets be right; 

 

there are many ways, on burnley there are a number of facts with them, the amount of players theyve brought in certainly didnt help imo; pretty sure they had a whole new defence(could be wrong)

 

i think Rob Tanner did an article a month or so back showing we do actually change things up, but of course i doubt many on here would have seen or noticed it the article, many wouldnt have noticed in game either tbf, know i didnt

as Ive said, Burnley have been decent for the past month or so, and If im honest, id be more worried if we turned in a rut like Sheff Utd have had

 

i honestly dont know what some of our fans expect, like i really dont

the players we have now, we cant play like we did in 15/16, we have no Kante, Mahrez et al .

im with you on the adapt part, at times you have to be flexible, 

 

as for football snobbery, no its not, i find snobbery in the form of people thinking we should cake walk the championship, beating everyone 4-0

 

 

No, you didn't, but you spoke as if hoof ball was the (only) alternative, as most people do whenever anyone criticises possession based football or playing out.

 

We have changed at times this season, although i'm not sure it's what Maresca wanted or was happy with (He even said as much a few times). FWIW coming from someone who clearly dislikes possession based football, playing out and possession for possession sake i've quite enjoyed our season, it's worked and there has been a reason for it, that reason won't be there next season however.

 

Edited 12 May 2024 by Matt

[foxfanazer]

21 minutes ago, ozleicester said:

why do people dislike Arsenal?

they seem to play good football and have generally decent players and Arteta seems reasonable... surely anyone othe than Man city is an improvement?

Arteta is the cringiest manager in the league

 

I don't know what it is about them, I think they take themselves so seriously but have no real self awareness. And their YouTube fanbase are the worst 

[MrsJohnMurphy]

1 hour ago, weller54 said:

Arsenal are so dislikeable!!..

Bellends like White and Rice especially!

Prefer egg fried anyway!

Rice is a great player and in no way a "bellend"

 

and White is exactly the type of "bellend" we need in our squad

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

Rice is a great player and in no way a "bellend"

 

and White is exactly the type of "bellend" we need in our squad

A tanned one?

[Langston]

1 hour ago, tom27111 said:

Garnacho is one of the worst footballers I've ever seen.

 

Give over, he's not a world beater but he's nowhere near the worst footballer in that United side let alone *ever* in the history of the sport.

[fox_up_north]

If I put myself in Spurs' shoes - how would I feel if Man City beating us condemned us to 5th but stopped Forest winning, VS beating them, making Forest happy and we get 4th,

 

I'd choose the latter. You should always pride your own team's success over another club's failure. 

[Koke]

Gotta respect Arsenal and Liverpool. They've both taken Man City as far as they can. 89 points would win the league most years but Man City are such a huge juggernaut, you gotta be near perfect to beat them.

[MrsJohnMurphy]

1 hour ago, foxfanazer said:

A tanned one?

No but I'd take one with his shithousery attitude

[FrankieADZ]

2 hours ago, Matt said:

No, you didn't, but you spoke as if hoof ball was the (only) alternative, as most people do whenever anyone criticises possession based football or playing out.

 

We have changed at times this season, although i'm not sure it's what Maresca wanted or was happy with (He even said as much a few times). FWIW coming from someone who clearly dislikes possession based football, playing out and possession for possession sake i've quite enjoyed our season, it's worked and there has been a reason for it, that reason won't be there next season however.

 

im not against any style, personally as you and Weller said we cant fully rely on one or the other and i fully agree with that, 

but a part of our problem in the slumps we've had this season, we've been slow in build up and being too safe, the only way it will work for us next season is if we are slick with it

we've got to surprise teams tactics wish too

[BenTheFox]

Anyone else found the Luton love-in a bit strange? Yes, they haven't been completely humiliated, but ultimately they've been relegated and won't even break 30 points. They had chances to stay up but blew it at times when it mattered most. Dyche kept Burnley in the Premier League for years under similar circumstances.

[Leicester_Loyal]

2 hours ago, fox_up_north said:

If I put myself in Spurs' shoes - how would I feel if Man City beating us condemned us to 5th but stopped Forest winning, VS beating them, making Forest happy and we get 4th,

 

I'd choose the latter. You should always pride your own team's success over another club's failure. 

What are the chances of Spurs actually getting 4th? Need to win both games and Villa need to fail to win either of theirs. 
 

Very unlikely. Honestly if I was a Spurs fan I’d be hoping Man City beat us and win the league. 
 

Luton have been poor, showed heart etc. but lacked real quality. Another couple of decent additions and they’d have stayed up, but ultimately their lack of quality has cost them. 

[Koke]

6 hours ago, BenTheFox said:

Anyone else found the Luton love-in a bit strange? Yes, they haven't been completely humiliated, but ultimately they've been relegated and won't even break 30 points. They had chances to stay up but blew it at times when it mattered most. Dyche kept Burnley in the Premier League for years under similar circumstances.

 

I thought so too initially but Luton are the smallest club to play in the Premier League since probably Barnsley in the late 90s. Even clubs like Reading and Huddersfield and Swansea had more aura about them. 

[Leicesterpool]

Id say Bournemouth more the smallest club to play in the top flight. In terms of there fan base. There more of what i call a towns team. Whist luton id say are slighty bigger club in terms of fan base and history. But i wouldn't say either are premier league clubs.

[Torquay Gunner]

Glad Arsenal have taken it to the final day and haven’t bottled it, as we did last season.  Of course the odds are very much with Man City, as I don’t expect Spurs to do us any favours. 

[RowlattsFox]

I can't decide if Sky will be happy it's gone to the final day, or be gutted they can't have all their attention at Anfield.