EPL 2017/2018
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@majorrage said in EPL 2017/2018:
@hooroo na it won't be mate, it's really bad. The fans are extremely angry - couple of them at work and jeeze do they go on.
The core is that they didn't want to move to the Olympic stadium and they were sweet talked with the idea of becoming a bigger club, bigger spending etc.
And they haven't done shit other than put prices up and try and fleece the fans out of more money in various ways. So they fans feel they are paying more and getting much less
They aren't angry with Moyes or even the players (well maybe a little with the players) - it is the club itself and specifically the owners Gold and Sullivan. Any periods they have had of respectable results has only soothed them for a short time.
The problem with moving to the Olympic stadium is that it isn't a football ground - fans tend to grumble anyway when clubs move from their old grounds but at least they should be moving into a purpose built, modern football ground.
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@kiwipie I think moyes was pretty much so point they are making ...
After a string of failures, he was viewed to be safe and a little dull, but quite cheap.
Thst and the selling but not really replacing of Payet ... the board are clearly more about $$$ than anything else ... not necessarily wrong but they seems to have forgotten they are running a football club, not just a business
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At least it is only the fans on the fields and not the armed owners ....
And yes on Moyes - they don't blame him for their predicament but do blame the owners for appointing him (noting that West Ham's good form in his early days appeared to have rehabiliated him after the Sunderland debacle)
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cheers to Spurs for pretty much guaranteeing Liverpool top 4.
The table this year seems a very accurate reflection of the state of the teams. City a mile in front. Man U, Spurs, and Liverpool all pretty close, but in the right order, and a fair way behind the leaders. A gap to Chelsea, and then to Arsenal, with their managerial "issues"
Then the rest all being differing levels of shit, meaning Leicester in 8th are as close to 19th as 4th.
West Brom are gone. But everyone from 19th -12th could easily go with them.
City winning the league at Man U this weekend would be pretty cool.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2017/2018:
City winning the league at Man U this weekend would be pretty cool.
That would be sweet. I still remember watching Sylvain Wiltord's goal doing the same for Arsenal in 2001-02 EPL.
Mou will be parking the bus and anything else he can find.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2017/2018:
cheers to Spurs for pretty much guaranteeing Liverpool top 4.
The table this year seems a very accurate reflection of the state of the teams. City a mile in front. Man U, Spurs, and Liverpool all pretty close, but in the right order, and a fair way behind the leaders. A gap to Chelsea, and then to Arsenal, with their managerial "issues"
Then the rest all being differing levels of shit, meaning Leicester in 8th are as close to 19th as 4th.
West Brom are gone. But everyone from 19th -12th could easily go with them.
City winning the league at Man U this weekend would be pretty cool.
Nice to finally win at the Bridge. 27 years is a long time!
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Spurs vs Chelsea was a fantastic game. Both sides had loads of opportunities in the first hour, but once Alli got the 2 in 4 mins, tactics changed and it sort of petered our.
Eriksens strike was amazing. look at how far above the crossbar it was about 5 metres out from goal. Incredible strike.
I expect Conte to go soon, but I hope not. Been a funny old year so far. Mourinhos golden touch seems to have left him as wel. This weekends game should be an invigorating watch.
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@bovidae said in EPL 2017/2018:
Forget about this weekend. How about the Champions League QF on Thu (NZT) - Liverpool vs Man City?
Put your house on Salah.
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@bovidae I would have felt more comfortable against anyone except City really. Not really expecting to progress.
See Ronaldo and Real thumped Juventus this morning.
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Liverpool did hand Man City their only loss in the EPL so should take some confidence from that performance.
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@mariner4life you would have enjoyed waking up to the score? Not even half time and the scousers are 3-0 up
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Ridiculous. 3 goals is great. to keep them to zip (without a shot on target) despite their possession stat is very impressive.
Just to need to jag one in the return leg.
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@majorrage said in EPL 2017/2018:
Not EPL, but worth going online to find a video of Ronaldo's goal against Juve overnight. One of the most impressive goals I've ever seen. Juve fans all stood and applauded.
Think Di Canio's scissor kick ... upside down.
Meanwhile Pool flog City 3-0 with TAA having an outstanding game for a young man (19).
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I watched the Liverpool-Man City game live. Liverpool just did what Klopp said they would in the 1st half - high pressing and counter-attacks. I was expecting Man City to get an away goal in the 2nd half but it never happened. Advantage Liverpool.
@antipodean Agree about Alexander-Arnold, he kept Sane in check. Shit, even Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a screamer.
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It was clear what Liverpool's game plan was going to be but they executed it perfectly in the first half. First to every loose ball and never let the City players settle. And City just looked as baffled as they for periods of that 4-3 as if the tactic was unprecedented. And 3-0 is a HUGE win for them.
Have to say Liverpool look so much more solid now than earlier in the season, really defend and attack as a unit.
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TALKING Europe Arsenal look like they're through to SF of Europa League keeping their slim hopes of CL footy next year alive - slim coz Atletico are in the comp. Lazio likely to join those two in semi's and either Marseille or Leipzig.
Despite all the European action this week the biggest story for me has been the death of Butch Wilkins - one of my favourite players of the 80's and IMO vastly under-rated. Captain of Chelsea at 18 FFS
