2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread

https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/778336555350056960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We've got a right soft bunch of cunts; no wonder we're shite.

Because of the Fergie comparison theres only seven players who could have leaked this. Rooney, Carrick, Valencia, Jones, Young, Smalling and De Gea and I'd say with 90% certainty its either Rooney or Carrick. Bellens.

Edit: Oh and Pogba theoretically.

https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/778336555350056960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We've got a right soft bunch of cunts; no wonder we're shite.

Because of the Fergie comparison theres only seven players who could have leaked this. Rooney, Carrick, Valencia, Jones, Young, Smalling and De Gea and I'd say with 90% certainty its either Rooney or Carrick. Bellens.

Edit: Oh and Pogba theoretically.

Carrick seems like a nice enough bloke?

It could just as easily be a member of staff as much as it could be a player, in fact it could just as easily be completely made up too. Its not exactly breaking news that Mourinho treats his players like ***** when things ain't going his way and you only have to look at his final weeks at Chelsea to prove that. He can't handle pressure of any kind and rather than take any blame himself he's quite happy singling out players to deflect any fault away from himself, though when things are going well he's quite happy to be the center of attention.

I'm amazed people actually thought he would be the right man for the job at Utd and i did laugh at those who thought they would win the league this season. I know its still early in the season and plenty of time for everything to change around but in the games i've seen this season you've not exactly been very convincing with the majority (iirc) of goals scored coming from opposition mistakes or just terrible defending. Ibrahimovic despite scoring a few goals and shooting a lot hasn't been as good as what i was expecting and Paul Pogba just looks completely out of place and i've genuinely no idea why Mourinho signed when he clearly has no idea what to do with him. I'd be very worried if i was a Utd fan as there really does seem to be very little to get excited about other than young Rashford, even Martial looks a mile away playing under Mourinho than the player he was under Van Gaal.

This is a rational and thought out response and is in no way an over-reaction at all after about seven games.

You're right its clearly Wayne Rooney's fault for anything and everything that goes wrong at the club whether on or now off the pitch.

Andre Gray has been banned for four matches over comments he made on Twitter four years ago.

Well, that's a joke.

Based on a rule that probably didn't exist at the time and certainly didn't apply for non-league footballers.

As horrible as Gray's comments were the fact that he's being punished for it years later is a joke, and that a club that wasn't even employing him at the time is made to suffer for it is outright farcical.

I'm absolutely certain that Gray's comments would have got him done under a general 'bringing the game into disrepute' rule even if social media wasn't specifically regulated. And well, his comments were disgraceful so he deserves it.

But did Burnley deserve it?