By Unreal Champ Go To PostDid anyone notice how Firmino allowed Mane's goal to roll in when he could've easily just tap it in. Fair play to the guy.Cunt cost me 4 points in FPL.
By Kidjr Go To PostDoicare, serious question if you really feel the stars are aligned against you all the time, why watch football?I just call it as it is. In recent seasons United haven't been good enough to win the league but thanks to horrendous bad luck they've finished with significantly less points then they should have. Sometimes teams get a run a very good fortune, this season it's Man City's turn.
By Hixx Go To PostFucking hell lads, it's a SNAR dayIs that the way you pronounce snow?
By Doicare Go To PostI just call it as it is. In recent seasons United haven't been good enough to win the league but thanks to horrendous bad luck they've finished with significantly less points then they should have. Sometimes teams get a run a very good fortune, this season it's Man City's turn.
Arsenal were good enough to win the league in 10 of the last 11 seasons.
But we didn't.
There are those that do, and those that complain.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostArsenal were good enough to win the league in 10 of the last 11 seasons.But we won the league while complaining under Fergie
But we didn't.
There are those that do, and those that complain.
By FlutterPuffs Go To PostBut we won the league while complaining under FergieArsenal fans, man.
By Officer_lool Go To PostI fear for Mous sanity when Pep actually wins the title before him.Mou's won it plenty of times in the EPL, even 3 years ago.
By Lupercal Go To PostMou's won it plenty of times in the EPL, even 3 years ago.
I’m sure that’s exactly what he’ll be saying the day Pep lifts the trophy.
All those possible replacements for a new coach for the summer and as short term solution until summer, aren't making me entirely happy.
Help me.
Help me.
By Grizzled Cola Go To PostAll about the top 4 now, title is irrelevant
I can actually the media start pushing this narrative further and further.
Is Darksiders 2 a pile of shite? Remember hearing that it dispensed with the structure of the first, and was nowhere near as good as a result.
Transfer news
Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 36, now back in action after seven months out with a cruciate injury, could extend his Manchester United stay into next season, with talks over a new deal pencilled in with Jose Mourinho for the new year. (Sun)
Real Madrid are expected to sign a new goalkeeper and may bring in Athletic Bilbao's Kepa Arrizabalaga, 23, in the winter window, or move for Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois, 25, or Manchester United's David de Gea, 27, at the end of the season. (Daily Mail)
Real president Florentino Perez has warned De Gea that if he doesn't move to the Bernabeu this summer they will switch attention to Courtois. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United defender Daley Blind, 27, fears Jose Mourinho could look to sell him in the summer, as he is yet to begin contract talks at Old Trafford. (The Times)
Watford boss Marco Silva fears the Hornets will not be able to prevent Brazilian winger Richarlison leaving the club, with Chelsea and Tottenham thought to be interested in the 20-year-old. (Sun)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is one of four candidates to become the permanent successor to Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern Munich at the end of the season. (SportBild)
Klopp is preparing a £53 million bid for Sporting Lisbon winger Gelson Martins, 22. (A Bola via Daily Mirror)
Watford are weighing up a loan move for Leicester's out-of-favour record signing Islam Slimani, 29, in the new year. (Daily Mirror)
New West Brom boss Alan Pardew could make a January bid for Liverpool striker Danny Ings, 25, a player he coveted during his time as Newcastle manager. (Birmingham Mail)
Valencia are keen on Everton striker Sandro Ramirez and may look to secure a January loan deal for the 22-year-old striker. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce may turn to his old club Manchester United to solve his striker problems with a loan move for James Wilson, 21. (Daily Express)
Former Spurs and QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, 28, the Morocco international now on loan at Genoa from Portuguese side Benfica, is being monitored by Sevilla. (AfricanFootball)
Meanwhile…
Sam Allardyce's £6m-a-year contract at Everton will see him earn more than some of the biggest names in football. It works out at around £115k a week, overtaking the salaries of Real Madrid's double Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane, Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone, Juventus manager Max Allegri and PSG chief Unai Emery. (Daily Express)
Nemanja Matic, 29, is losing the battle to be fit for Manchester United as they face Arsenal on Saturday. (Daily Star)
Ross Barkley hails Everton team-mate Wayne Rooney's sensational strike from inside his own half to bring up his hat-trick against West Ham.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric is the latest player to be caught up in a tax scandal, with the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Madrid filing a complaint against him for two crimes against the Treasury. (Marca)
Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela, who made his first appearance for the Lilywhites since October 2016 in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Leicester, feared his career may have been over during his long injury absence, which included double hip surgery in the spring. (London Evening Standard)
Former Spurs playmaker David Ginola says Dele Alli needs to be more consistent and "more in charge of the game". (Talksport)
Antoine Griezmann has revealed he rejected all of Arsenal's subsequent advances because they kept him waiting at the close of the 2013 summer transfer window. (Daily Telegraph)
Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is struggling to deal with the added pressure of competing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Old Trafford. (ESPN)
Burnley boss Sean Dyche says it is becoming increasingly difficult for young British managers to be given a chance at the highest level as clubs opt for experience or foreign coaches. (Lancashire Telegraph)
Stoke will welcome 93-year-old Frank Jenkinson to their training ground to receive the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest military honour, for his efforts in the D-Day landings in northern France in 1944. Tradition dictates the medal must be presented by a Frenchman so Potters defender Kurt Zouma will be among the presentation group. (Stoke Sentinel)
Best of Wednesday's gossip
Real Madrid are considering a January move for Chelsea and Brazil defender David Luiz, 30, who has found himself out of favour at Stamford Bridge this season. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he has not yet been consulted by the club's hierarchy about signings needed in January if the champions are to catch Premier League leaders Manchester City. (Guardian)
Manchester City's 21-year-old Germany forward Leroy Sane will be offered a new deal by Manchester City at the end of the season. (Sun)
Watford have warned that their Brazilian forward Richarlison, 20, who joined on a five-year deal from Fluminense in August for about £11m and is attracting the interest of Tottenham and Chelsea, is not for sale during the January transfer window. (London Evening Standard)
By Hitch Go To PostIs Darksiders 2 a pile of shite? Remember hearing that it dispensed with the structure of the first, and was nowhere near as good as a result.
People seems to be liking it a lot from everything I've seen. I really did not... But then I also disliked the first and only played due to some cheap sale/humble bundle.
By Frustrated_me Go To PostToo bad drugs killed this dude, DMX was the shit back in the day. I remember murdering this track during my high school days.
To me, this whole album was a classic.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7AAYL3paCEiA5sAVrtlVTp?si=hUCikLNyRDO4vuXN14hkiA
That's sad and all but... Wu Tang was for the children before drugs took ODB
Look at that man. What a lad.
By W Go To PostPeople seems to be liking it a lot from everything I've seen. I really did not… But then I also disliked the first and only played due to some cheap sale/humble bundle.You got further than me then. I've yet to install both after picking it up for cheap.
Watford and Burnley’s form belies the general quality of the lower mid table Premier League this year. Some of these teams are absolutely abject and may still survive on the final day because there are three so deep in the dumpster already that it’d take some miraculous work to rescue them. If any of them climb out I hope it’s Swansea. I’ll miss having them in the league if they go.
By Cleff Go To PostThe new U2 album may actually be good.
Please dont say such things.
By Oddinho Go To PostWatford and Burnley’s form belies the general quality of the lower mid table Premier League this year. Some of these teams are absolutely abject and may still survive on the final day because there are three so deep in the dumpster already that it’d take some miraculous work to rescue them. If any of them climb out I hope it’s Swansea. I’ll miss having them in the league if they go.
Yep this year reminds me of EPL before say 2013/14? The gap between the top 6 and the rest is quite sizable especially when you consider the it was probably closing in more recent times.
Cant even say its purely a money thing either.
Most competitive league in the world m8s:
The last 20 results of the current top five (Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool) against non-top-five teams:
Played – 20
Won – 20
Drawn – 0
Lost – 0
For – 49
Against – 9
The Times:
Rest is behind a paywall, as usual.
Daley Blind fears Manchester United could sell him in the summerBy Paul Hirst.
Daley Blind believes he could be sold by Manchester United next summer. Contract negotiations are yet to begin, which has led to concerns from the versatile Dutchman that his time at Old Trafford may come to an end at the end of the season.
United are expected to trigger the one-year option they have on Blind’s contract, which would then expire in the summer of 2019, but the motive behind that move is to ensure that the club receive a fee for the 27-year-old.
Rest is behind a paywall, as usual.
By Cleff Go To PostThe new U2 album may actually be good.I was at Sun Kil Moon in Vicar Street the other day. He spent about 20 minutes just slagging off the Edge/U2.
Watched a Renato Sanches Benfica compilation just now.
Makes me think he'll be worth it if Bayern are offloading him on the cheap, but he'd have to be a complete luxury signing, made with the assumption that he won't improve. And if that's the case, why buy him at all? Especially since we play in the same league he's badly struggling in right now.
Makes me think he'll be worth it if Bayern are offloading him on the cheap, but he'd have to be a complete luxury signing, made with the assumption that he won't improve. And if that's the case, why buy him at all? Especially since we play in the same league he's badly struggling in right now.
By Hitch Go To PostWatched a Renato Sanches Benfica compilation just now.There are so many great players, and you're still trying to collect players that might improve.
Makes me think he'll be worth it if Bayern are offloading him on the cheap, but he'd have to be a complete luxury signing, made with the assumption that he won't improve. And if that's the case, why buy him at all? Especially since we play in the same league he's badly struggling in right now.
By Hitch Go To PostWatched a Renato Sanches Benfica compilation just now.
Makes me think he'll be worth it if Bayern are offloading him on the cheap, but he'd have to be a complete luxury signing, made with the assumption that he won't improve. And if that's the case, why buy him at all? Especially since we play in the same league he's badly struggling in right now.
I mean, have you seen his performances for Swansea? He's awful
https://open.spotify.com/album/2MlxZyn3xk32XAugBDnpoD
and it will now never be used in a game. What horrible times.
and it will now never be used in a game. What horrible times.
By Willkiller Go To PostI mean, have you seen his performances for Swansea? He's awful
He was easily in the top 3 worst performances I have seen this year, yesterday.
By W Go To PostHe was easily in the top 3 worst performances I have seen this year, yesterday.
Easily. He was dreadful in his first game against us, but yesterday looked like something else.
By Pennywise Go To PostAll those possible replacements for a new coach for the summer and as short term solution until summer, aren't making me entirely happy.Favre?
Help me.
By Elchele Go To PostFavre?Nah.
He's won't be.
Short term until summer are people like Veh,Labbadia,Hrubesch and others.
Long term starting from summer seems to be between Nagelsmann and Hannes Wolf from Stuttgart.
Klopp will make Renato great again
I didn't even think he was that good at the Euros tbh, compared to the glowing reports anyway. YouTube compilations of young players innit. Maybe someone will get a bargain in the summer, tough to see anyone aside from a Portuguese team bothering though. It'd be like betting on green in roulette, given how shit he's been since leaving Benfica.
I didn't even think he was that good at the Euros tbh, compared to the glowing reports anyway. YouTube compilations of young players innit. Maybe someone will get a bargain in the summer, tough to see anyone aside from a Portuguese team bothering though. It'd be like betting on green in roulette, given how shit he's been since leaving Benfica.
By Hitch Go To PostKlopp will make Renato great againI would never buy a player purely by his EURO/WC performances. Quality there isn't always that high and there is much more to be seen during the club performances.
I didn't even think he was that good at the Euros tbh, compared to the glowing reports anyway. YouTube compilations of young players innit. Maybe someone will get a bargain in the summer, tough to see anyone aside from a Portuguese team bothering though.
I've been watching episodes of Men in Black on Youtube these past few days but they got taken down :(
Klopp is preparing a £53 million bid for Sporting Lisbon winger Gelson Martins, 22. (A Bola via Daily Mirror)Fuck off, Klopp.
By Pennywise Go To PostNah.Nagelsmann is a great solution
He's won't be.
Short term until summer are people like Veh,Labbadia,Hrubesch and others.
Long term starting from summer seems to be between Nagelsmann and Hannes Wolf from Stuttgart.
By LFMartins86 Go To PostFuck off, Klopp.Won't be happening, until we lose Coutinho at least.
By Hitch Go To PostWon't be happening, until we lose Coutinho at least.What's going on with VVD?
By Perfect Blue Go To PostWhat's going on with VVD?No idea.
We need someone, starting to think it won't be him. That was the case in the summer as well though, and nobody was even rumoured.
By Grizzled Cola Go To PostArsenalfantv is far too happy at the moment, its disgusting
we'll have it back to normal sunday
By Laboured Go To PostMost competitive league in the world m8s:the league has returned to how it should be. the top teams are back.
By Laboured Go To PostMost competitive league in the world m8s:#shitleague
By Laboured Go To PostMost competitive league in the world m8s:The Top