Thread: The Premier League 2017/2018

If Emerson had a broken neck would you still feel it wasn't worthy of a red?

Or worse he could have come out of a coma speaking Liverpudlian

Teenage goalkeeper wakes up from coma speaking Spanish after kick to head | FOX Sports

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Its a different game nowadays Neo. Gone are the days when you could go in hard

Ex-Southampton footballers describe abuse at club - BBC News

just wrong in the head you lot

Alan Shearer having a go at Klopp.

Liverpool are no better under Jurgen Klopp than they were with Brendan Rodgers, claims Alan Shearer - Mirror Online

The irate fan video is worth a watch too.

The numbers certainly back up the argument, which as with pretty much all of Shearer's arguments has been made previously. I think somebody must compile crib notes for him.

Originally Posted by cyrille

The numbers certainly back up the argument, which as with pretty much all of Shearer's arguments has been made previously. I think somebody must compile crib notes for him.

Possibly more surprising than Liverpool's struggles is that I've just watched the Chelsea v Arsenal highlights, and Arsenal looked mostly comfortable and might have even won it.

Sanchez was on the bench.

Yeah, Arsenal found Morata a lot easier to handle than Costa, and surprisingly they got pretty stuck in.

Makes you wonder why Costa's been fucked off. As much as a pain as he may have been for Conte, he was double that on the pitch for opposition defenders.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Makes you wonder why Costa's been fucked off.

Must be something shocking... you can get away with pissing in fountains and doing your teammates bird there

Wonder if you can get away with doing the gaffer's wife?

I watched MUTV for the first time in years last night.

Theyve got Big Racist Ron on there and theres a few sambos in that team now. You can see him thinkin about everything he says.

On the subject of racism:

Kick It Out asks Manchester United to ban racist Romelu Lukaku song

Poor Alex Oxtail-Chamberpot.

You know you're shit when Emile Heskey is criticising you!

Former Liverpool attacker Emile Heskey summarised the 24-year-old’s performance as “disappointing,” adding that “sometimes it was hard to tell if he was even playing.”

(Author's note: I once asked Ian St. John to name the three worst players he ever saw in a Liverpool shirt, and he answered: "Emile Heskey, Emile Heskey and Emile Heskey").

Amazon and Facebook keen on Premier League rights, say Manchester United

Amazon and Facebook are likely to bid for Premier League streaming rights, which will further escalate the huge financial boom for England’s top clubs, the Manchester United vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has said.
In his quarterly call with bank executives who invest in United’s shares on the New York stock exchange, Woodward said the pair were very interested in the last round of rights deals for 2016-19, which the Premier League sold primarily to BSkyB and BT for £8.4bn.

Premier League remains world’s richest courtesy of huge TV revenue growth




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Securing live Premier League rights exclusively in 1992 was key to the very survival and subsequent success of BSkyB, and the game, with its crowds of loyal supporters, remains prime content for newer media companies seeking to build businesses on subscriptions. Last month Amazon outbid Sky, paying a reported £10m a year, for the UK rights to the ATP tennis tour, its first major live sport acquisition outside the US. Woodward noted Amazon now streams an NFL game on Thursdays and that Major League Soccer has a deal with Facebook to show 22 games a season and he told investors Facebook and Amazon had been interested in bidding for the IPL cricket rights.
Asked if he expects the tech giants to bid in the next round of Premier League rights sales, which is expected to open before the end of this year, Woodward said: “Absolutely, I think they will enter the mix; anecdotally, there was incredibly strong interest in the last cycle. We are hearing that around the Premier League table and we are also hearing that from a European perspective in terms of interest in the Champions League and Europa rights. I do think we are going to see an increasing engagement from these and we would welcome the interest.”
Woodward announced another year of record income made by United in the last financial year. The 2016-17 accounts for Manchester United plc, which is registered in the Cayman Islands tax haven and floated on the NYSE, showed total income of £581m. That was a £66m increase on 2015-16, even though United did not compete in the Champions League last season, having failed to qualify under Louis van Gaal.
United’s earning power from its global popularity, broadcasting, sponsorships and 76,000 capacity stadium far exceeds that of any other Premier League club; their income of £515m in 2015-16 was £123m more than that of the next highest-earning club, the Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City. United’s pre-tax profit last year was £57m, while the cost of financing their debts was £25m. The club’s borrowings, still dating from the debt-loading takeover by the US‑based Glazer family 12 years ago, remain £498m.
Facebook did not comment on whether it will bid for Premier League rights but confirmed it does plan generally to secure live sport on video and their platform Facebook Watch. Amazon had not responded to requests for comment on Woodward’s remarks at the time of going to press.

The tiny totts cruised to a 3-0 lead but wobbled after Aurier was sent off, letting in two in a nervy finish, but eventually proving they can actually win if they aren't made to play at home.

The Manchester sisters and Chelski cruised to easy wins, with Mourinho being sent off near the end.

Koeman saved his job with some judicious substitutions, coming from behind to win 2-1.

Now the Foxes will try and ruin Klopp's day.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The tiny totts cruised to a 3-0 lead but wobbled after Aurier was sent off, letting in two in a nervy finish, but eventually proving they can actually win if they aren't made to play at home.

The Manchester sisters and Chelski cruised to easy wins, with Mourinho being sent off near the end.

Koeman saved his job with some judicious substitutions, coming from behind to win 2-1.

Now the Foxes will try and ruin Klopp's day.

Thanks for this essential update, Harry.

For those of us that spent the weekend in a cave or are unable to find the scores on thousands of websites elsewhere this is gold dust.

You fucking cock.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Thanks for this essential update, Harry.

For those of us that spent the weekend in a cave or are unable to find the scores on thousands of websites elsewhere this is gold dust.

You fucking cock.

Look wanker, if you don't want to read my posts, just put me on ignore.

If you aren't interested, why waste your time commenting, you fucking moron.

Good season for the goal scorers.

6 games in and 8 players have 4 or more goals already. Three with 6 in 6.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Look wanker, if you don't want to read my posts, just put me on ignore.

If you aren't interested, why waste your time commenting, you fucking moron.

Just stop posting pointless shit, you southern mong.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Just stop posting pointless shit, you southern mong.

When I want your opinion on what I should post, I'll give it to you, you insignificant little wanker.

Have we finally defined what 'world class' actually means yet? Is it, 'would get into a squad of 15 for the best team in the world'?

Originally Posted by Jimmy McNulty

Have we finally defined what 'world class' actually means yet? Is it, 'would get into a squad of 15 for the best team in the world'?

From the same people that tried to put that fat druggy Maradona in the same class as Pele.

Originally Posted by Jimmy McNulty

Have we finally defined what 'world class' actually means yet?

Well it clearly needs to include diving / feigning injury as part of the skill set.

That useless cnut Maddely for one can't understand a player being hacked down in the box four yards in front of him otherwise.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Well it clearly needs to include diving / feigning injury as part of the skill set.

That useless cnut Maddely for one can't understand a player being hacked down in the box four yards in front of him otherwise.

Nor a player being pulled back by his shirt for that matter.

At least he fucked up fairly evenly.

Mind you he bottled out of sending Dawson off when he should have.