Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'x'

[Duty281]

First topic message reminder :

Superb by Mourinho. When are Liverpool at their most dangerous? The first thirty minutes of games; that is, generally, when they tear teams apart.

Not allowed to do that today, though, even against a very weakened Chelsea side. Liverpool didn't get a clear chance all game, and one costly, costly error gave Chelsea what they needed.

That and frustration, as Liverpool rapidly ran out of ideas and invention.

Back in City's hands now - another title won on goal difference?

[Guest]

I can't for the life of me see Villa or West Ham get anything at Eastlands.

That's it for me. Agree with the atmosphere Hampo. Un-Goodison like but I suppose they'd rather City win the title than us. Rivalry is a mo fo.

The cut that was the Chelsea defeat will sting for a good while. We could hit 100 goals and still come up short. Amazing.

Fair play to City though. They did what was needed.

[hampo17]

You should still be showing your support and I'd certainly never want my team to lose. It's City's to lose now, doubt Villa will beat them but Carroll could always cause them a few problems.

[hampo17]

I agree Freak, the Chelsea game has hurt us worse than any defeat this season.

[Hammersmith harrier]

You should still be showing your support and I'd certainly never want my team to lose. It's City's to lose now, doubt Villa will beat them but Carroll could always cause them a few problems.

If I was an Everton fan then yes i'd rather lose than help out Liverpool.

[westisbest]

I can't for the life of me see Villa or West Ham get anything at Eastlands.

That's it for me. Agree with the atmosphere Hampo. Un-Goodison like but I suppose they'd rather City win the title than us. Rivalry is a mo fo.

The cut that was the Chelsea defeat will sting for a good while. We could hit 100 goals and still come up short. Amazing.

Fair play to City though. They did what was needed.

C'mon freek, the Lambert party bus is on the way to Manchester.

all aboard the victory bus.

Then down to London to put on the boots and smoke Spurs. 

[Fernando]

The Everton game was very much summed up by them singing:
"Steve Gerrard, Gerrard, he slipped from 40 yards, he gave it to Demba Ba. Steve Gerrard, Gerrard."

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I did laugh to myself today watching Michael Dawson. He doesnt even get considered to go. Hes at a top 6 club, and he isnt considered. Shows how bad he is.

But he's an honest pro who rolls his sleeve up and tries. So I'm told.

Every (other) one loves a trier.  

He's absolute dog sh!t

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

 "We've bottled the league, we've bottled the league and now you're gonna believe us, and now you're gonna believe us, and now youre gonna believe us! We've gone and bottled the league"   

  

[Duty281]

If anyone is kicking themselves this season, it should be Chelsea.

Beat Citeh and Liverpool home and away, I believe, but will lose out on the title courtesy of dropping too many points to the lesser teams.

[88Chris05]

Thought the Everton fans (well, large sections of them in any case) were an absolute disgrace tonight. What made me laugh is that, when City were running down the clock in the final minutes and time wasting, some Toffees started getting on their backs and calling for action from the referee. Why did they suddenly become interested then?

Doesn't sit well with me that any 'fan' would ever, under any circumstances, actually want their team to lose. You're meant to support your club first and foremost, rather than worry about all the others. What many at Goodison were doing today wasn't displaying how loyal they are to Everton, or however else they'd try to dress it up. For me, all it showed was how jealous and bitter they are towards Liverpool.

As I said, I'd wonder why any Everton fan would be more concerned with what happens with their main rivals than they are with their own side.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Oh boo hoo, there season was over, if I was in that situation with Norwich/Ipswich I'd rather my team lost so that Ipswich didn't win a cup or the title everyday of the week

[westisbest]

I agree chris.

As a fan you want your team to win every game.

Pretty sad that some Everton fans wanted to lose, just to see Liverpool fail to win the league.

Especially when they have a chance of europe.

[hampo17]

What if Arsenal now lose their final two games? Mathematically Everton could still have gotten 4th place, they should be backing their club until that is 100% gone.

[Fernando]

What if Arsenal now lose their final two games? Mathematically Everton could still have gotten 4th place, they should be backing their club until that is 100% gone.  

Yeah like that was going to happen.

We may screw up league titles & cups but when it comes to 4th place there ain't no one better in Europe

This is what we do!   

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

What if Arsenal now lose their final two games? Mathematically Everton could still have gotten 4th place, they should be backing their club until that is 100% gone.  

Mathematically yes it is possible.

But in reality Arsenal are not losing their final two games especially when they're gonna be a West From team who are safe at home and an already relegated Norwich side away.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Anyways maybe Liverpool shouldn't have left it to the point where they needed a favour from their rivals

[GSC]

Mathematically Norwich can still stay up.

Not the first time it's happened and won't be the last. Ultimately it wouldn't matter if Liverpool hadnt pooped the bed vs Chelsea

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/03/sunderland-face-legal-fight-points-deduction

Anyways appears our board have decided they haven't embarrassed the club enough this season and are doing this

Ffs I just want this season over already

[Fernando]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/03/sunderland-face-legal-fight-points-deduction

Anyways appears our board have decided they haven't embarrassed the club enough this season and are doing this

Ffs I just want this season over already

Well AFC Wimbledon got deducted 3 pts for one game, Yet Sunderland get a fine for playing in 4 games...

[Duty281]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/03/sunderland-face-legal-fight-points-deduction

Anyways appears our board have decided they haven't embarrassed the club enough this season and are doing this

Ffs I just want this season over already

Well it does seem that there are reasonable grounds for such an appeal; it may only serve to prolong the agony, however!

[GSC]

They won't win.

Immensely sad. I can't support any club who tries to win in court over the field

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We've been an embarrassment this season, we might as well finish as we've been all year

Just want the summer to come and start again in August

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Always good to see lawyers get involved. Fulham of course have history with this, one of the clubs that tried to get us relegated in a courtroom rather than on the pitch. Mugs.

I love the "your support was bad" vibes going on. Love these sanctimonious Liverpool fans. If you want my reasons for not wanting Liverpool to win you only have to see how quickly the charm has left them since the going got tough.

[GSC]

Sunderland admitted their own mistake and only picked up a point from 4 games anyway

[Hammersmith harrier]

The big difference is that Wimbledon won the game in which the ineligible player played so a points deduction in that case seems reasonable, Sunderland should really have the solitary point deducted which they picked up in his four games.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I'm not sure I agree that the 1 point gained means 1 point added. They, effectively, cheated in 4 games where 12 points were available. Rules aren't determined by how well you break them.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Then again Dolph your lot cheated for the best part of a whole season.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Like Sunderland, we brought it up to the authorities. In fact, our new owners came in and saw that a regulation hadn't been followed and alerted those concerned. We weren't told not to play him, we had agreement with said authorities of what we needed to do, which we did, so he could play. The others did enough to shoot themselves in the foot. It wasn't smartly done by all means but the amount of blame these clubs put on us was, frankly, a bit pathetic. Just beat Wigan at home if you want to stay up Blunty boys

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Judging by how tight the board were in January I doubt our lawyers will be up to much

Money down the drain, hopefully this is coming out of there pockets

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

How many goals would Aguero score if he was fit for a full season

35 at least I reckon

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Bye Cardiff, no one will miss you. Or Fulham. Or...

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bye Cardiff, no one will miss you. Or Fulham. Or...

Norwich!

Tbf would anyone miss any of the bottom half teams that could've gone down

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Maybe the toon should take hughton back then they can see how ridiculous there Pardew out stuff is

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Newcastle 9th. Shearer: "they're angry and rightly so"

Norwich hovering outside bottom 3 few weeks back "what do they expect down there?"

MANISH SAVE ME

[Guest]

[Dolphin Ziggler]

WE WANT YOU TO STAY, WE WANT YOU TO STAY, TIM SHERWOOD, WE WANT YOU TO STAY

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bruce to be first manager sacked next season, fancy myself a little of that

Europe league, floundering towards the end of this season, got second season syndrome all over it

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Brilliant, its skipped loads within 10 secs

[Guest]

Bruce to be first manager sacked next season, fancy myself a little of that

Europe league, floundering towards the end of this season, got second season syndrome all over it

Can see your thinking, however, it's usually a newly promoted team & an owner suddenly gets an itchy trigger finger after a poor start.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Killed em today, absolutely killed.

Pepe Mel could well be first. Or Pochettino

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bruce to be first manager sacked next season, fancy myself a little of that

Europe league, floundering towards the end of this season, got second season syndrome all over it

Can see your thinking, however, it's usually a newly promoted team & an owner suddenly gets an itchy trigger finger after a poor start.

Hull's owner is hardly the pillar of sanity

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

That goal

[westisbest]

When you do go down olly, would you mind not coming on here and moaning at how bad you are every day. Thanks 

[CFCNick]

Newcastle fans are morons. Is there a fan base with bigger delusions of grandeur?

[Duty281]

Chelsea can go top of the league today, at least until tomorrow, with a win at home to Norwich.

Come on Chelsea, ramp the pressure up!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

When you do go down olly, would you mind not coming on here and moaning at how bad you are every day. Thanks 

I shall do it on the Championship thread instead my friend   

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

My Nodge tips

Chelsea win, over 3.5 goals, willian anytime

Outside bet - final score - Chelsea 6-0 Norwich

[mystiroakey]

norwich to get a draw

[GSC]

Championship>Corporate League anyway

[NickisBHAFC]

Would love it if Norwich can get a result today, but i really can't see it happening. Sunderland's stupid win yesterday has damaged them mentally.

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