We Go Again! The Premier League thread

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

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Would very much appreciate it if Utd stopped being poo thanks

Ta

[Duty281]

Probably fair in the end I guess. Leicester bottled it in the last 20 minutes.

Sets up a better finish to the season

You seem rather neutral - red card, right or wrong?

[GSC]

Soft yellow, but when you've been booked you ride your luck with these niggly challenges.

Equally not a fan of attackers going down intentionally to buy a penalty.

Also Drinkwater got away with a shocking tackle.

Not sure the ref had a good game but didn't really favour either team unduly. Leicester just bottled it under intense pressure in the last 20.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Really happy for Welbeck

[Duty281]

Soft yellow, but when you've been booked you ride your luck with these niggly challenges.

Equally not a fan of attackers going down intentionally to buy a penalty.

Also Drinkwater got away with a shocking tackle.

Not sure the ref had a good game but didn't really favour either team unduly. Leicester just bottled it under intense pressure in the last 20.

Thank you, sir.

[Guest]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

[Duty281]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

It's difficult to see Leicester managing to cope with the enormity of the task they have in front of them.

Arsenal have come from behind to defeat their closest rivals - confidence is a glorious potion.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

Their saving grace being that this year, so has everyone else

[GSC]

Yeah still a long way to go. Remains to be seen whether this one will hurt

[Guest]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

It's difficult to see Leicester managing to cope with the enormity of the task they have in front of them..

What are you on about. Been able to cope for weeks now, if they couldn't handle it, they would of folded at the Etihad. For 50mins at the morgue today, they were coping fine & leading, until the referee intervened. Go back under your rock.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

It's difficult to see Leicester managing to cope with the enormity of the task they have in front of them..

What are you on about. Been able to cope for weeks now, if they couldn't handle it, they would of folded at the Etihad. For 50mins at the morgue today, they were coping fine & leading, until the referee intervened. Go back under your rock.

Although it has been said by many league winners that the season starts now in many ways for the title chasing pack. You just have to look at Liverpool, the reality of actually achieving it can be a curse.

[Duty281]

Still wouldn't fancy Arsenal to seal the deal. They'll flake on the road.

It's difficult to see Leicester managing to cope with the enormity of the task they have in front of them..

What are you on about. Been able to cope for weeks now, if they couldn't handle it, they would of folded at the Etihad. For 50mins at the morgue today, they were coping fine & leading, until the referee intervened. Go back under your rock.

The enormity of the task in front of them is tremendous, as Norwich found out in 1993. It will hurt Leicester greatly in the final run-in now that they are being talked up as genuine contenders, whereas before they were plucky underdogs.

Fairy tales rarely happen. Tottenham have more chance of winning the league than Leicester do.

[Crimey]

Yeah, probably no coincidence that Liverpool struggled after the Manchester City win, where winning the title looked a reality.

Sturridge and Coutinho linking up again, they have been a huge miss. Considering he played 60 mins mid-week and looks fit and sharp now, Klopp has handled Sturridge well it seems. Time will tell though.

[NickisBHAFC]

Gutted for Leciester as I'm sure most of the country is!

However good to see Wellbeck score and Sturridge with one now as well!

Kane, Vardy and Rooney already going to France you have to feel, who will take the last spot.

[NickisBHAFC]

Arsenal players on Twitter, acting as if they've won the league. Twa*s

[Duty281]

Arsenal players on Twitter, acting as if they've won the league. Twa*s

How dare they celebrate a 95th minute winner against the team that is top of the league?!

[GSC]

Arsenal players on Twitter, acting as if they've won the league. Twa*s

How dare they celebrate a 95th minute winner against the team that is top of the league?!

Yeah, this really. Lets not get silly now.

[NickisBHAFC]

Villa just give the season up. So sh*t

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

[Duty281]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

Exactly, the expectation will be on them to win. Teams will be playing for the draw against them. Leicester will get frustrated. The odd couple of points dropped here and there will be soul-destroying.

And their last three games are quite tough.

[Guest]

Yeah, they don't wanna go to Chelsea needing a win. The spoilers they are.

I've still not gotten over it

[westisbest]

Villa just give the season up. So sh*t

Would probably smoke your lot.

Suppose we'll find out next season.

Although dont disagree th so sh1t part.

[Crimey]

It's not a lack of effort for Villa, the players just don't seem good enough. Agbonlahor is particularly poor.

Mignolet is so bad though, seems to make every Liverpool player nervous.

[Guest]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

Exactly, the expectation will be on them to win. Teams will be playing for the draw against them. Leicester will get frustrated. The odd couple of points dropped here and there will be soul destroying.

Pointless post.

erm,, Arsenal are no different to Leicester, you haven't won a league title since 04'. The expectation is on Arsenal from here. Stop coming out with all this nonsense.. Teams will play defensively against Arsenal too & play for draws. Arsenal will get frustrated, Arsenal will drop points, like you did against WBA/Norwich/Southampton. Post makes no sense or proves anything

[Crimey]

Good goal, Villa are gone.

[westisbest]

Dear me.

Fk me, my old sunday league team who were in division 7 would beat villa.

Shocking.

[Duty281]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

Exactly, the expectation will be on them to win. Teams will be playing for the draw against them. Leicester will get frustrated. The odd couple of points dropped here and there will be soul destroying.

Pointless post.

erm,, Arsenal are no different to Leicester, you haven't won a league title since 04'. The expectation is on Arsenal from here. Stop coming out with all this nonsense.. Teams will play defensively against Arsenal too & play for draws. Arsenal will get frustrated, Arsenal will drop points, like you did against WBA/Norwich/Southampton. Post makes no sense or proves anything

What do you mean by 'you'?

The difference is that Arsenal players are used to the levels of expectation and have (to put it simply) better players than Leicester. Teams will play defensively against Arsenal - yes - but Arsenal are familiar with that, they are used to that, unlike Leicester.

And of course my post doesn't prove anything - it's an opinion.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We so deserve to go down automatically for losing to Villa

[Guest]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

Exactly, the expectation will be on them to win. Teams will be playing for the draw against them. Leicester will get frustrated. The odd couple of points dropped here and there will be soul destroying.

Pointless post.

erm,, Arsenal are no different to Leicester, you haven't won a league title since 04'. The expectation is on Arsenal from here. Stop coming out with all this nonsense.. Teams will play defensively against Arsenal too & play for draws. Arsenal will get frustrated, Arsenal will drop points, like you did against WBA/Norwich/Southampton. Post makes no sense or proves anything

What do you mean by 'you'?

Come back when you can beat Wealdstone

[westisbest]

Worst Villa side i have seen in 30 years.

[Crimey]

Good for confidence for Liverpool though, best players are back from injury and scored a boat load of goals.

[Duty281]

In leicester's favour they do have a fairly comfortable fixture list coming up

Exactly, the expectation will be on them to win. Teams will be playing for the draw against them. Leicester will get frustrated. The odd couple of points dropped here and there will be soul destroying.

Pointless post.

erm,, Arsenal are no different to Leicester, you haven't won a league title since 04'. The expectation is on Arsenal from here. Stop coming out with all this nonsense.. Teams will play defensively against Arsenal too & play for draws. Arsenal will get frustrated, Arsenal will drop points, like you did against WBA/Norwich/Southampton. Post makes no sense or proves anything

What do you mean by 'you'?

Come back when you can beat Wealdstone

4-4 isn't bad after being 4-1 down after 80 minutes!

[westisbest]

Time to give some of these young lads a go now.

Reserve/u21 side has done well.

You could honestly pick 11 guys from the stand and they would do better.

From my point of view its very sad to see how low this club is.

Far cry from years gone by.

Wouldnt blame him if Garde walks tomorrow.

[Crimey]

Kolo!!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Can anybody see anybody wanting to take Villa off Lerner's hands? This might be the start of a steep decline if someone doesn't come in and sort out the behind the scenes mess

[Stella]

Worst Villa side i have seen in 30 years.

Worst Villa team I've seen........ever!

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Villa's only bonus is no one is gonna buy those players! Players that were once Premier League worthy.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Villa's only bonus is no one is gonna buy those players! Players that were once Premier League worthy.

Not sure how it's a positive that they're not gonna be able to get rid of some of these players

[NickisBHAFC]

That's not a good thing, villa are gonna have to have a complete re shuffle.

Get rid of the rubbish ones and the expensive wages one. Bed some youngsters in and get some proven championship players in.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

God this game is boring - has either keeper made a save?

[westisbest]

That's not a good thing, villa are gonna have to have a complete re shuffle.

Get rid of the rubbish ones and the expensive wages one. Bed some youngsters in and get some proven championship players in.

Spot on nick.

[westisbest]

I think the likes of Veretout, Gueye, will probably go back to France or somewhere else.

Do Hope we keep Gil, think he could be good in the championship.

Obviously there will be players who want to leave.

[NickisBHAFC]

Vardy, Kane, Sturridge, Wellbeck all scoring this weekend. Lovely.

[Duty281]

Been following the game on the BBC live text.

Usual outpouring of emotion from the criminally ignorant - "big clubs are favoured, cry, cry, cry" - seems to have stopped, in favour of another outpouring of emotion from the criminally ignorant - "refereeing in this country is abysmal, cry, cry, cry."

If Tottenham can hold on here, they will be very nicely placed in the title run-in. Their goal difference is worth an extra point in itself, and if they get knocked out of the Europa League on the 25th, they will have an advantage over Arsenal. And Tottenham are home for some crucial fixtures in the run-in.

But they have to hold on first.

[Guest]

I hate games decided by awful ref decisions. Never, ever, ever a pen

[Duty281]

Bang. 1-1. Arsenal and Leicester would love it to stay 1-1.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Spurs haven't actually been that good - can't remember Hart having to make a save (only thing he did was pick the pen out the net)

[Duty281]

What a composed finish.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Lovely ball by Lamela

[NickisBHAFC]

Absolutely lovely goal by Tottenham.

This season has taken another turn!

[Duty281]

So Arsenal favourites. Tottenham second (will be massively helped if Florentina knock them out). Citeh third. Leicester the unlikely fourth favourites.

Agree? Of course you don't.

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