Premier League Thread 2023/2024

[Paninistickers]

3 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

Cooper looked like a distraught character from Lord Of The Rings who hadn’t slept for a fortnight, had sucked on a vinegar bottle then smoked something dodgy…..but then again he did last year and the year before 

All dressed in designer clobber too. What a simp. Can you imagine Pearson or Ranieri or Shakespeare or Puel or Rodgers or Enzo agreeing to model for . fashion brand every game

[CosbehFox]

52 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Can't say a company owned by Egyptian and American Billionaires is a huge amount better 

Hmm I’d disagree on that. The pair of them aren’t authorising killings or affecting human rights 

[Super_horns]

23 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

Cooper looked like a distraught character from Lord Of The Rings who hadn’t slept for a fortnight, had sucked on a vinegar bottle then smoked something dodgy…..but then again he did last year and the year before 

The fans probably saved him last time this sort of situation cropped up but might not be enough this time.

[HybridFox]

Wouldn't be surprised if Villa do maintain the run and see out a top 4 finish. Add that to Newcastle and West Ham's achievements last year, showing bottlejob Rodgers it can be done 

Edited 6 December 2023 by HybridFox

[Master_Tactician]

The MOTD commentator for Luton v Arsenal was convinced Raya has had a brilliant start to his Arsenal career.....

 

He has made at least one cock up every game he has played

 

 

[sm1]

The way Villa destroyed Man City, 22 shots to 2, I think even Pep was shell shocked. They just have to do it again against Arsenal, that would be some sweet revenge for Emery.

[Dan]

I like Maresca and I think his ceiling is high but my god it annoys me watching Villa under Emery. To think we let Rodgers do that to us while he was available. A few on here said it at the time as well. That could be us.

[OntarioFox]

It is incredibly annoying that this laughable Forest team are more than likely going to spawn their way to another year in the top flight, purely because there was a glitch in the matrix and three League One teams got promoted last year instead.

 

Though the scenes if Luton do pick enough up to pip them will be glorious.

[Sunbury Fox]

7 hours ago, HybridFox said:

Wouldn't be surprised if Villa do maintain the run and see out a top 4 finish. Add that to Newcastle and West Ham's achievements last year, showing bottlejob Rodgers it can be done 

I'm not excusing Rodgers at all but the level of investment at Villa and Newcastle is much greater than we made to target a top 4 place. For example, in 2020 our mid season signing to push us on was Wolves' 5th choice CB on loan. As for West Ham, in what way have they achieved anything remotely comparable to our achievements in recent years? If you are talking about them winning the Conference League, compare their run of fixtures in that competition to ours. Roma are on a different level to anyone they played. 

[Bilo]

41 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

It is incredibly annoying that this laughable Forest team are more than likely going to spawn their way to another year in the top flight, purely because there was a glitch in the matrix and three League One teams got promoted last year instead.

 

Though the scenes if Luton do pick enough up to pip them will be glorious.

They either go down this season or scrape survival by a gnat's cock before getting fisted on a weekly basis next season, including by us.

 

Win win.

[Nalis]

38 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

I'm not excusing Rodgers at all but the level of investment at Villa and Newcastle is much greater than we made to target a top 4 place. For example, in 2020 our mid season signing to push us on was Wolves' 5th choice CB on loan. As for West Ham, in what way have they achieved anything remotely comparable to our achievements in recent years? If you are talking about them winning the Conference League, compare their run of fixtures in that competition to ours. Roma are on a different level to anyone they played. 

We just about to post something similar, Villa seemed to have spent loads in the last couple of season.  I know they got £100m for Grealish but still...

[The Bear]

Forest play us at Molineux on Saturday. It'll be interesting to see if there's any response or if they are slowly sinking. Particularly as we have a good home record so won't be an easy game for them. 

Edited 7 December 2023 by The Bear

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Forest fans all waxing lyrical about Cooper being "the best manager of their lifetime" etc etc. The standards at the club are so low winning the Championship playoffs against Huddersfield thanks to horrific officials and then surviving in a dreadful PL elevates you to that level. 

[foxfanazer]

Enjoy!

 

I'm not sure which part I find funniest. Either the desperation of the forest defending putting his hand up for offside for the first goal, the Jiminez back heel or the forest fan Cairney making it 5

[whoareyaaa]

A new manager might help Forest stay up but the amount of players they have bought who are pretty bang average might see them drop, there only good signing is that Brazilian defender

[SystonFox]

what is the obsession with forest singing about how magic they are? numerous  chants contain the words.

[foxfanazer]

I don't particularly like Villa but if Arsenal finally finished above Man City only to be pipped to the title by Unai Emery I would be absolutely delighted

[Pliskin]

This is probably the weakest premier league there has been for some time, but it’s going to make for an exciting one. Man City look haggard, I think Pep has probably taken this group as far as he can, they need a complete freshen up I think, last night reminded me of us last season, they just looked stale. 
 

It’s a genuine title race this season, it’s probably the most competitive it’s been for years and years. Even the bottom of the table looks interesting, my only hope is that Forest stack it.

 

It gives me hope though, I think we’re better than all of the teams in the bottom six of the premier league, if we go up, and have a solid summer window, we could be in for an exciting rebirth. 

[steveherbe]

15 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I don't particularly like Villa but if Arsenal finally finished above Man City only to be pipped to the title by Unai Emery I would be absolutely delighted

Me too. Slowly warming to Villa, even though Tielemans is there. Would like to see them finish 2nd behind Man City - always liked City after our FA Cup games against them back in the distant past, especially our 4-3 win at Filbo, 43000 in that night I believe. The Kop was bouncing that night. Oh for the good old days.

[Langston]

9 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

I like Maresca and I think his ceiling is high but my god it annoys me watching Villa under Emery. To think we let Rodgers do that to us while he was available. A few on here said it at the time as well. That could be us.

 

We'd have never gone for him, I don't think John Rudkin knows what Spain is.

[BenTheFox]

I've heard some rumours about what's going on at Forest. Apparently their players have had enough of Cooper. Their squad is well too big do there's of unhappy players not getting gametime and there are suggestions that he's been announcing the starting line-ups on the morning of the game via Whatsapp. 

 

They looked like they were trying to get rid of their manager last night. 

[BenTheFox]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Forest fans all waxing lyrical about Cooper being "the best manager of their lifetime" etc etc. The standards at the club are so low winning the Championship playoffs against Huddersfield thanks to horrific officials and then surviving in a dreadful PL elevates you to that level. 

Well if they were born after 1996 when Frank Clark was their manager, then he unquestionably is. If they're under age of 30, then he's the best manager they'll be able to have any recollection of. 

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, BenTheFox said:

Well if they were born after 1996 when Frank Clark was their manager, then he unquestionably is. If they're under age of 30, then he's the best manager they'll be able to have any recollection of. 

Yeah absolutely. Let them enjoy their glory years 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

13 minutes ago, BenTheFox said:

Well if they were born after 1996 when Frank Clark was their manager, then he unquestionably is. If they're under age of 30, then he's the best manager they'll be able to have any recollection of. 

Yeah, it was more of a jibe at how shit they have been for the last 30 years.

[Tommy G]

The exits from City in the summer are really hurting them now, and KDB being injured obviously.