2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread - General Discussion - FM24/25 Update

Every year it's the same: fuck up the title challenge but quite easily get top four with a late surge of form. Everything's fine, there's no need to spend!

Huge boos at HT. Martinez won't be the manager next season.

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By Sam | On 19 March 2016 - 13:32 PM GMT

Huge boos at HT. Martinez won't be the manager next season.

Even if they manage to win the FA Cup?

King Luis

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19 Mar 2016 14:04:41

Then he can dine out on that for another 3 years

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By Suffolk Seasider | On 19 March 2016 - 13:59 PM GMT

Even if they manage to win the FA Cup?

Maybe. But after I read that open letter to him from Everton fans I don't think he's wanted there.

Shola

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19 Mar 2016 14:15:17

Why isn't that a red for Lukaku - He's kneed someone in the head after arrive a second too late.

But yeah par for the course - super football manager Roberto Martinez holistically kicking people in the head.

Based Jorge

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19 Mar 2016 14:41:50

Everton are absolute pants

Dan

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19 Mar 2016 16:10:49

Leicester lead!

Shedender

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19 Mar 2016 17:00:39

Leicester win again, their third consecutive 1-0 win and the next four games are winnable as well.

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By Shedender | On 19 March 2016 - 17:00 PM GMT

Leicester win again, their third consecutive 1-0 win and the next four games are winnable as well.

Four 1-0 wins in their last five games. If we don't win tomorrow then I think the title race is pretty much over.

BR.

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19 Mar 2016 18:23:32

Get in Leicester, one step closer.

Massive win for Norwich that. Can't wait for the Newcastle-Sunderland game tomorrow, always look forward to those two playing each other but should be even better tomorrow given the importance.

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By BR. | On 19 March 2016 - 18:23 PM GMT

Can't wait for the Newcastle-Sunderland game tomorrow, always look forward to those two playing each other but should be even better tomorrow given the importance.

Could care less about entertaining the neutrals, we just need to end our retched form against that lot.

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19 Mar 2016 20:09:24

By Shedender | On 19 March 2016 - 18:44 PM GMT

Could care less about entertaining the neutrals, we just need to end our retched form against that lot.

Yeah, 6 straight defeats and 1 goal scored (I think) in that time is pretty horrendous.

Number 1

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19 Mar 2016 20:40:53

Yes, one goal in that timespan is correct (Debuchy in 2013). I'm still extremely pissed off by the reverse fixture and the inept referee that turned a quiet game we were dominating into a Mackem rout by ignoring a valid penalty and giving them a substantially more deabatable one, so with that plus all the rest, so we definitely owe them a fucking over. Frankly, we need a win - doesn't matter if its by a rout or a Maradona in 86-esque 94th minute goal, but I'll take three points. Hopefully the Gods will be smiling on us for this one.

Even moreso given Norwich got a belated clean sheet and win away. Winning there in 2 weeks is also a must.

Shola

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19 Mar 2016 21:26:28

Gutierrez' suing the club. - If he wins could this not basically change football?

ie any injury prone or aging player can just claim discrimination?

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By BR. | On 19 March 2016 - 20:09 PM GMT

Yeah, 6 straight defeats and 1 goal scored (I think) in that time is pretty horrendous.

And we dominated the derby earlier in the season but somehow we lost 3-0 when we should've won convincingly. Of course the red card (which was later reminded?) played a massive part at 0-0 but still . . .

Really hope we can end the drought against this lot and pick up much needed maximum points but I'm not overly confident.

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20 Mar 2016 11:01:54

Really really really not looking forward to this game. Hopefully my pessimism is ill-founded, but I was really optimistic before the reverse fixture and wound up being exceptionally furious as a result of that fucking farce.

And yes, Coloccini's red card in that one was rescinded. We then got fined for failing to control our players after that decision... work that one out.

By Shola | On 19 March 2016 - 21:26 PM GMT

Gutierrez' suing the club. - If he wins could this not basically change football?

ie any injury prone or aging player can just claim discrimination?

I think these are exceptional circumstances, hence the suit. There's a difference between cancer and merely injury-prone. Plus, tbf, given we kept Gouffran and Marveaux instead, he would've been more useful.

Shedender

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20 Mar 2016 12:48:19

Steven Taylor drops to the bench, thank fuck. Chancel Mbemba comes in.

Newcastle: Eliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Lascelles, Colback, Sissoko, Shelvey, Townsend, Wijnaldum, Perez, Mitrovic
Subs: Anita, Cisse, de Jong, Saivet, Darlow, Taylor, Riviere

Glad Taylor's not playing as he was poor enough (in my opinion at least) against Leicester on Monday night, still not confident though in picking up a point, never mind three but I'd love to be proved wrong - cannot go seven straight defeats against Sunderland, would be a massive blow.

Just seen we actually haven't beaten Sunderland since August 2011 when Ryan Taylor scored the winner.