2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread - General Discussion - FM24/25 Update

Eric Portapotty

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18 Sep 2016 14:21:54

The one good thing about United's past success and having so many United fans on here is it's fucking hilarious when they enter 'crisis mode'.

No the irony's definitely not lost on me, but I'll take whatever schadenfreude I can get.

Shola

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18 Sep 2016 20:09:32

The PVA situation is interesting.

Based Jorge

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18 Sep 2016 21:04:38

Drugs you reckon?

Franck

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19 Sep 2016 14:57:30

The secrecy from Sunderland sure raises suspicion.

Franck

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20 Sep 2016 15:42:33

Van Aanholt was held back because of the results of a heart scan.

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20 Sep 2016 15:55:45

Well now people who said it was drugs look fucking stupid

Number 1

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20 Sep 2016 20:22:56

Rather helpfully, the FA have denied they told Sunderland he couldn't play.

Ninja

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20 Sep 2016 22:24:49

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.

Eric Portapotty

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21 Sep 2016 05:11:25

By Ninja | On 20 September 2016 - 23:24 PM BST

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?

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21 Sep 2016 06:53:00

By Ninja | On 20 September 2016 - 23:24 PM BST

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.

Probably Rooney. He's been accused of this shit quite a few times. The quicker he's out of this club the better.

But yeah, no wonder we're awful.

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21 Sep 2016 11:18:54

By Eric Portapotty | On 21 September 2016 - 06:11 AM BST

Carrick seems like a nice enough bloke?

My impression of him over the past 3 or 4 years (as much as you can judge it from outside) is that he's a bit of a weasel.

VP.

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21 Sep 2016 12:08:03

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.

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21 Sep 2016 12:52:01

By VP. | On 21 September 2016 - 13:08 PM BST

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.

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21 Sep 2016 13:20:16

By Ninja | On 21 September 2016 - 13:52 PM BST

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.

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By VP. | On 21 September 2016 - 14:20 PM BST

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.

Yep. Thats what I said.

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21 Sep 2016 17:56:59

The hyperbole being tossed around is very funny, we're a month into the season and United are apparently in crisis after one bad week. I imagine if City weren't playing so well it wouldn't be so exaggerated.

I'm glad Mourinho is being ruthless with the players, Moyes was toothless and LvG was too batshit to be taken seriously.

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23 Sep 2016 17:03:53

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

Well, that's a joke.

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23 Sep 2016 18:30:24

By Shedender | On 23 September 2016 - 18:03 PM BST

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.

Shola

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23 Sep 2016 19:25:37

Don't like Barton, but calling Iain Dowie boxing glove head is very good.

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23 Sep 2016 20:32:51

By Franck | On 23 September 2016 - 19:30 PM BST

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.

Eric Portapotty

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24 Sep 2016 06:34:21

By Ninja | On 23 September 2016 - 21:32 PM BST

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?

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By Eric Portapotty | On 24 September 2016 - 07:34 AM BST

But did Burnley deserve it?

Well..no, but they also wouldn't have deserved it even if he did it when he was a Burnley player either. Not like they can control whether or not their player is a dick outside of the football pitch.