The 6th Place Trophy - The 2017/18 Premier League Thread

[Dolphin Ziggler]

First topic message reminder :

The fixtures have been released, players have been signed and summer is already a bit boring, so here's the Premier League 2017/18 season thread.

Opening fixtures:

Arsenal v Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town
Everton v Stoke City
Manchester United v West Ham United
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Swansea City
Watford v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

[Guest]

All these silly little passes around their own penalty area from City add absolutely nothing to the potency of the team. I don't get it.

[compelling and rich]

ake's having a mare, 20 mil seems a hell of a lot. he's young and havent seen him too much so will give him the benefit of the doubt

[Guest]

I could watch tackles like that all day long. Damn the pussification of Association Football.

[MrPoncho]

I'm clutching at straws slightly and taking nothing away from the silva assist, but should the official have pulled the free kick back to be retaken. I'm all for keeping a game flowing, but city have taken a free kick quickly catching Bournemouth off guard (which they're entitled to do) but the free kick was taken about 6ft further upfield from where the foul took place. Surely that should have been pulled back?

Might be the biased United fan in me though

Although to show I ain't totally biased ake should have been sent off. No way anybody was beating jesus to that loose ball as cover

[compelling and rich]

what a slutchy goal that was, never a foul on half way line either

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I'm unsure about our selection today, Rice and Fernandes in midfield away at Newcastle. Obiang is fit and both Kouyate and Lanzini could be worth 45 minutes. I'd have left Rice and taken Fernandes for Obiang.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Someone doing something really Poopie breaks the deadlock in a really Poopie game

[Guest]

WHU are ever so slightly more pony than us. Fear for Bilic

[Dolphin Ziggler]

How I've read the game, although I think Newcastle should be given credit for how hard they've worked. Not on form but they're earning the right to play. We're not.

[Guest]

Newcastle 3-0 WHU - Joselu, Clark & Mitrovic

Could be jobs available at Palace & WHU soon

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Just atrocious.

Bilic...f*ck

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Least it's been 3 away games

[NickisBHAFC]

That tackle on Knockheart was the worst I have ever seen in a live game. Utterly ridiculous. I do love how the Watford booed Knockheart after, how dare he almost have his career ended with a horror tackle.

[Ent]

What is going on at city? Ageuro getting involved with a steward, putting his hands on a police officer whilst trying to get back and have another go at the steward then Fernandinho pushes the police officier. Madness.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

What idiot at sky decided WBA vs Stoke would be better than Chelsea vs Everton

[Guest]

I bet the colour blind are enjoying it even more. Why they allow both sides to play in white stripes is beyond ignorant.

[Duty281]

Arsenal's defence is a travesty.

[Guest]

Comical defending

Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal - Mane

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bellerin is awful - just awful. He can run fast he can't actually play football

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

People wonder why Sanchez wants to leave this shambles - if I were him I'd just sit out this year and leave on a free

[Duty281]

Bellerin and Monreal in a heated contest to produce the worst individual performance of the season.

[whocares]

3 men defense wasn't a good idea Arsène... and Bringing Coquelin at HT didn't make things better!

Alexis : still time to sign for PSG !

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Emre Can again today showing why he's liverpools best midfielder - been magnificent in 2017.

Salah also brilliant

[Guest]

Spurs 1-1 Burnley

Still enjoying Wembley

[GSC]

De Boer holding talks with the board already

[Guest]

David Moyes is making noises about a return to the PL. Fans of West Ham, Palace etc...be afraid, be very afraid.

He says Conte wouldn't have even kept Sunderland up last season. Maybe not but I bet they'd have given it a go, Dave.

[Atila]

Didn't Gus Poyet manage to keep Sunderland up?

Ah well, it's never the managers fault. Expect plenty of praise and pats on the back when they are successful, but there's always someone else to blame when they're not.

[GSC]

Got to admit I'm enjoying La Liga spitting it's dummy out on behalf of Barca and Real over clubs breaching ffp.

A league with 2 clubs effectively bankrolled by state banks who monopolize all revenue streams.

[GSC]

Window will now shut at 5 the Thursday before the season starts from next year for PL clubs

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Premier league does Brexit

[Ent]

Stupid idea given it won't be in sync with the other European leagues.

[Duty281]

Window will now shut at 5 the Thursday before the season starts from next year for PL clubs

Silly clubs; there should be no transfer window whatsoever.

[GSC]

So Bilic has said Sullivan talks too much and he found the dildo bros description funny.

[NickisBHAFC]

Fooooootballllllsssss back

Can't see us breaking down West Brom under Pulis, no way.

[Ent]

Weird city team this.

3 full backs and only one proper centre midfielder.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

No idea what Henderson is doing there - lovely through ball from KDB mind

[Duty281]

Absolute joke of a decision.

Never a red card.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Jon Moss is Poopie

[Born Slippy]

Way to wreck the match. Dreadful decision.

[Duty281]

At best you can say it is reckless, which equals a yellow card.

But it's not violent or using excessive force, so it shouldn't be a red.

Not over for Liverpool; City's defence has been diabolical.

[GSC]

High, reckless, dangerous, don't have an issue with that red.

[Ent]

Pretty obvious red card.

[GSC]

And Jesus makes it 2-0. Moss might want to avoid Jurgen in the tunnel here.

[Nathaniel Jacobs]

Manchester City sensational attacking players. Whereas Liverpool got average players up top. That's the difference

[GSC]

I give City the edge but average is more than slightly harsh.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Manchester City sensational attacking players. Whereas Liverpool got average players up top. That's the difference

How does the City attack compare to what you've seen post war Nathaniel?

[Nathaniel Jacobs]

Manchester City sensational attacking players. Whereas Liverpool got average players up top. That's the difference

How does the City attack compare to what you've seen post war Nathaniel?

I support Arsenal and this City attack is up with Arsenal's side that had Pires, Henry, Bergkamp Wiltord. And obviously I'm only talking about English football. Not the foreign leagues.

[Nathaniel Jacobs]

I give City the edge but average is more than slightly harsh.

City are perhaps the best attacking side in England, maybe United can rival them if Mourinho really goes for it. But which Liverpool attacker gets into the City side? None of my money.

[GSC]

Shame City scored that last goal, the Ox could've lost 4-0 in successive games in different teams

[Guest]

Shame City scored that last goal, the Ox could've lost 4-0 in successive games in different teams

Do you bust yo stats out at parties?

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