The English Football Thread

[Blue Armour 4,759]

25 minutes ago, HEREIAM said:

Fulham rolling over, don't worry they won't win the PL, 

9th April - Liverpool (A)

16th - West Ham (A)

26th - Man City (A)

29th - Chelsea (H)

6th May - Newcastle (A)

I can see them easily winning 3 out of those 5.

If they win against City, that'll seal the title IMO.

[Laylabelle 9,754]

8 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

I can see them easily winning 3 out of those 5.

If they win against City, that'll seal the title IMO.

Thats the thing City aren't exactly consistent either. They'll definitely drop more points between now and the end...its Arsenal's to lose and has been for ages! Even if people said otherwise for a long time till became obvious they were in it for the long run and all.

[Pizy 19,383]

Unfortunately, Arse play the sort of football that should see them maintaining this level for good next year and beyond. They sadly don’t seem like a one hit wonder PL winner to me. They’ve got those Guardiola style patters and understanding from each and every player front to back engrained into them now. 

They can now go and up the overall quality of their squad in them summer which is where their true weakness is. They’ve been fortunate to not sustain a long term injury to any of their key midfielders and only Jesus out of their attack has missed long stretches. With CL footy and likely title winning pedigree they’ll be MUCH more attractive to genuinely top players which they haven’t been for like 10 years.

The cunts are here to stay, as annoying as it is to admit. No excuse at all for us not to be up there challenging them if we are smart in completing our team in the summer, though. 

[DH1988 1,356]

What a joke Utd going down to 10, where were the 2 reds for Lei yesterday! This is what does me in, the consistency is just as bad with or without Var.

[LAM09 7,100]

Wolves gifted an equaliser. It would be nice for another top 4 contender to drop points.

[Tomo 21,754]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

Wolves gifted an equaliser. It would be nice for another top 4 contender to drop points.

Sadly I think it's game over now for us, the February fixtures was our big chance to close the gap.

I still want us to be in Europe though even if it is the conference league, in the Roman era I'd want us to avoid that one but I feel we need our first piece of silverware of the new ownership asap before it becomes a thing and that should give us as close to a guaranteed one as possible to get.

Or we could win the UCL again and make everything I've just said irrelevant 🤣

[LAM09 7,100]

37 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Sadly I think it's game over now for us, the February fixtures was our big chance to close the gap.

I still want us to be in Europe though even if it is the conference league, in the Roman era I'd want us to avoid that one but I feel we need our first piece of silverware of the new ownership asap before it becomes a thing and that should give us as close to a guaranteed one as possible to get.

Or we could win the UCL again and make everything I've just said irrelevant 🤣

If our fitness team gets their act together and we get a nice QF draw, the latter might not be so unthinkable.

[HEREIAM 83]

4 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

I can see them easily winning 3 out of those 5.

If they win against City, that'll seal the title IMO.

Let’s hope we do the same to Arsenal as we did to Spurs when Leicester won the league

[Laylabelle 9,754]

Ooo Still teams around us with games to play. Brentford have 1 and Brighton have 2

[NikkiCFC 8,529]

23 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

If our fitness team gets their act together and we get a nice QF draw, the latter might not be so unthinkable.

I have hope Leipzig can do damage on City in 2 days. That would be massive. 

[LAM09 7,100]

3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

I have hope Leipzig can do damage on City in 2 days. That would be massive. 

Unfortunately, I think they blew their chance in Germany.

[Laylabelle 9,754]

Hopefully we avoid a English team next round. Just seems a bit boring. Nice to play other sides not the same lot you meet each season.

[Tomo 21,754]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

If our fitness team gets their act together and we get a nice QF draw, the latter might not be so unthinkable.

I hope so but I'm not even going to contemplate the possibility until the semi's at the absolute earliest.

One thing I will say though if we actually do it after the season we've just had I'd go as far as saying we should be considered 2nd only to Real Madrid when it comes to UCL mentality, our results and performances in that competition ever since 20/21 have been nothing short of excellent.

[Hot Dawg 17]

4 hours ago, Tomo said:

I still want us to be in Europe though even if it is the conference league, in the Roman era I'd want us to avoid that one but I feel we need our first piece of silverware of the new ownership asap before it becomes a thing and that should give us as close to a guaranteed one as possible to get.

After spending half a billion if we can't beat the fourth best team in Cyprus is that what we are all about. Finish 10th like 2016 no distractions fuck the conference league.

[Tomo 21,754]

23 minutes ago, Hot Dawg said:

After spending half a billion if we can't beat the fourth best team in Cyprus is that what we are all about.

You've lost me?

[LAM09 7,100]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

I hope so but I'm not even going to contemplate the possibility until the semi's at the absolute earliest.

One thing I will say though if we actually do it after the season we've just had I'd go as far as saying we should be considered 2nd only to Real Madrid when it comes to UCL mentality, our results and performances in that competition ever since 20/21 have been nothing short of excellent.

If you look at our European triumphs in the last decade, they are the only side to have faired better.

For the reasons you mentioned, adding another one to that record would undoubtedly be something.

[Vesper 31,181]

On 13/03/2023 at 01:28, LAM09 said:

If you look at our European triumphs in the last decade, they are the only side to have faired better.

For the reasons you mentioned, adding another one to that record would undoubtedly be something.

 

and we should be 3 and 0 over the last 15 years (Moscow, arffff)

and in 2021, we destroyed Real Madrid in the semis

smoked them like a blunt with our pace and their lack of it

our 2012 win at Bayern is the biggest CL final upset in the past 30 years (Pool beating AC Milan is up there too, especially with that lead Milan blew)

biggest upset IMHO since Marseille upset one of those insane AC Milan teams in 1992/93, 1 nil (and Marseille were hardly shit, they were actually quite loaded too, Völler, Deschamps, Desailly, etc etc)

 

[Vesper 31,181]

Premier League announces kit rebrand with new font for player names and larger numbers

https://theathletic.com/4307196/2023/03/14/premier-league-kit-names-numbers-font/

The Premier League has announced kit changes for next season, with larger numbers and a new font for player names.

Top-flight clubs will wear shirts with rebranded elements from the 2023-24 term that the Premier League says will provide “increased visibility and more impact both on and off the pitch”.

 

The number heights have increased from 230mm to 250mm, with the Premier League logo at the bottom also bigger. Avery says the bigger negative space in the numbers also increases visibility from distances.

Next season’s shirts will also include a resigned sleeve badge featuring a standalone Premier League lion. The tweaked design will be replicated in gold for the ‘champions’ badge worn by the 2022-23 winners.

The Premier League has worked with its official name, number and sleeve badge supplier, Avery Dennison, on only the fourth redesign in its history.

Will Brass, chief commercial officer at the Premier League, said: “We wanted to work closely with Avery Dennison, using their expertise and experience to create new names and numbers, which were not only clearer for those watching matches in stadiums or at home, but which also incorporated the Premier League brand more readily.

“The names and numbers have become part of the fabric of the Premier League.”

The Premier League say the names, numbers and sleeve badges will be produced at Avery Dennison’s factory in Western Norway, “powered by renewable energy from a nearby glacier” and using a digital process “to ensure minimal waste”.

 

[Fulham Broadway 17,810]

Patrick Viera sacked 

[Reddish-Blue 2,702]

14 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Patrick Viera sacked 

Feel like Crystal Palace needed a change, similar to Dyche taking over at Everton.