The English Football Thread

[Vesper 27,283]

Norwich are hanging in there hard

still nil nil

[Laylabelle 9,292]

4 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Norwich are hanging in there hard

still nil nil

Be nice if it lasts but we all know how it goes..last minute blah

[Vesper 27,283]

damn nil 1

Mane

[LAM09 6,535]

Always find a way. Norwich had their chances, so they can only look at themselves.

[Vesper 27,283]

2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Always find a way. Norwich had their chances, so they can only look at themselves.

that fucked up weak pass to Pukki when Pukki was clear around Alisson and letting Alisson swat it back was a bad fluff

[Vesper 27,283]

not that they need help, but that was a terrible yellow on Keita, he did fuckall

[Vesper 27,283]

well, that's about the best anyone has played v the dippers since Flamengo

[Vesper 27,283]

joke of a league this year

25 point lead mid February

[Vesper 27,283]

Mane has such a hard fast shot for a speed burner

I would take him over Salah and Sterling

[Johnnyeye 7,405]

meh, fuck Liverpool

[Jase 43,479]

No mention of when the punishment will be handed out and how many points City will be docked, if City were to be found guilty.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

5 more wins and league title is done

[Jase 43,479]

 

[NikkiCFC 7,566]

16 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

And next season...City unlikely to challenge

No European football can only help City. Remember us with Conte in first season? And I highly doubt they will allow best players to leave. 

[Jase 43,479]

17 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

And I highly doubt they will allow best players to leave. 

Easier said than done. If City were really to be found guilty of cheating the system and banned from Europe for 2 seasons, would the players really want to continue playing for them, for a club with tarnished reputation? Do the best players really want to waste 2 years of their career not being able to challenge for the Champions League trophy? Plus if City were banned from Europe, they would stand to lose about 300 million across 2 seasons and without that CL money, they would need to cut back on their expenditure on players (e.g. wages, bonuses) as Gab Marcotti explained it here from 8:55 onwards.

 

[chippy 342]

13 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

5 more wins and league title is done

If I was a Liverpool fan I would have at least liked to have seen some kind of challenge to overcome. It's all been way to easy with them hardly needing to get out of second gear for most of the season.  They'll be Champs with months of meaningless games ahead..zzzzzzz

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Imho, Liverpool aside, the quality at the top end of the league has been as poor as I can remember. 

 

 

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

50 minutes ago, chippy said:

Imho, Liverpool aside, the quality at the top end of the league has been as poor as I can remember.

Totally agree and I mentioned it before but we could quite easily get into a Scottish league scenario where one team dominates or for old geezers like me back to Liverpool in the 70's -80's. Fair play to both clubs and I don't want to sound condescending but Wolves and especially Sheffield United can get promoted and thrive in the league it's part talent and good coaching and part it's a piss poor massively overrated league.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

1 minute ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Totally agree and I mentioned it before but we could quite easily get into a Scottish league scenario where one team dominates or for old geezers like me back to Liverpool in the 70's -80's. Fair play to both clubs and I don't want to sound condescending but Wolves and especially Sheffield United can get promoted and thrive in the league it's part talent and good coaching and part it's a piss poor massively overrated league.

That's it. They're only going to get better where the rest of the league are playing catch up really.