2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread - General Discussion - FM24/25 Update

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

28 Nov 2017 23:50:04

A point is definitely something I would taken at 2-0 down but Christ alive our defending from crosses has been appalling all season. Yedlin in particular has looked pretty terrible recently.

bmg033

10 years ago

6 days ago

2,268

29 Nov 2017 00:46:31

Pochettino really needs to come up with something other than bring on Llorente and lump it up to him as our plan B. Going to be a real shit show of a season otherwise.

Number 1

17 years ago

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3,650

29 Nov 2017 23:41:00

One or two Newcastle fans seem gutted we missed out on Joe Hart in the summer. Clearly West Ham are reaping the benefits of that one at the moment.

King Luis

18 years ago

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3,111

30 Nov 2017 16:19:54

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how fucking good Salah is.

BR.

18 years ago

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30 Nov 2017 22:13:37

By King Luis | On 30 November 2017 - 16:19 PM GMT

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how fucking good Salah is.

Aye, he's been absolutely quality. Knew he'd do well but didn't expect him to do this well especially in terms of goalscoring.

Elsewhere, West Ham look an absolute mess and looking forward to seeing how Big Sam gets on at Everton.

King Luis

18 years ago

10 months ago

3,111

30 Nov 2017 22:43:14

Scary thing is he's getting more clinical, at the start of the season he'd miss a couple of clear chances before scoring, now he's taking them all.

chokosc

15 years ago

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1,041

01 Dec 2017 18:06:07

By King Luis | On 30 November 2017 - 22:43 PM GMT

Scary thing is he's getting more clinical, at the start of the season he'd miss a couple of clear chances before scoring, now he's taking them all.

He's been amazing so far!

VP.

14 years ago

3 months ago

25,271

02 Dec 2017 12:53:31

Newcastle's lead was nice why it lasted.

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

02 Dec 2017 15:10:38

Just for completeness' sake ahead of the inevitable grim defeat this afternoon, it's worth pointing out we actually played OK v Arsenal in midweek and were done by our own poor finishing and 3 minutes of complete madness.

3 minutes of madness against Walsall can punish you. 3 minutes of madness against Arsenal takes any game away from you completely and utterly when they wallop in 3 goals.

Be nice to score an away goal today, mind. None since the opening day for us - 7 games in all. Longest run without scoring away in quite a few years (can't be arsed looking up the actual stats).

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

02 Dec 2017 16:41:04

If we didn't get bad luck and decisions we'd get no luck at all.

So frustrating.

Number 1

17 years ago

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3,650

02 Dec 2017 19:03:43

By VP. | On 02 December 2017 - 12:53 PM GMT

Newcastle's lead was nice why it lasted.

I feel the same.

Regardless of the circumstances around our cheapskate squad and the takeover or not story, 1 point from 6 matches is shit form... Leicester and Everton in our next two are pretty big games.

VP.

14 years ago

3 months ago

25,271

02 Dec 2017 19:17:29

Can't defend and can't finish, no surprise we're struggling to make the top four. Currently playing a 0-2-635252 formation where all our attacking players stay in the middle of the pitch and get in each others way.

bmg033

10 years ago

6 days ago

2,268

02 Dec 2017 22:52:16

Pogba sarcastically clapping the red card even though it was 100% a red card, what a wanker. Thats karma for suggesting he wants City players to miss games through injury and ironically will miss the game against City as a result.

Shola

16 years ago

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2,708

09 Dec 2017 00:28:16

It was never a red in a million years

Eric Portapotty

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Premium

09 Dec 2017 02:03:49

You weren't going to give only a yellow for a stamp though are you.

Shola

16 years ago

6 years ago

2,708

09 Dec 2017 10:05:56

He's literally passed the ball and landed on Bellerin. Does no one play football anymore and actually use context? - People's criteria for a red simply seems to be if it looks bad in slow-mo or a still photograph.

I'm not really paying attention at the moment - but has this not been overturned? - One of the all time worst sending offs.

Based Jorge

11 years ago

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1,399

09 Dec 2017 11:03:06

Good job Bellerin went for the 5 a side tackle, if he didn't his shin would've been split in two by the lanky cunt

King Luis

18 years ago

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3,111

09 Dec 2017 14:44:18

Happy with that result from West Ham, win tomorrow and we go 3rd.

Just had a Chelsea fan in my FPL league blame the size of the pitch at the London Stadium for the loss, had to point out to him that their pitch is actually quite a bit bigger than the one at Stamford Bridge

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

09 Dec 2017 19:34:59

Well that was depressing and yet worryingly familiar at present.

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

09 Dec 2017 20:34:55

Turns out we can still gegenpress. And in some style. How we didn't rattle in half-a-dozen against a Brighton side who we've obviously got a mental hold on at our place is a mystery (answered by the fact that despite gifting us the second goal, their keeper made some decent saves and that Ince just can't score despite playing very well). That second half was us at our free-flowing, dominant best. It was the definition of a 2-0 demolition.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

10 Dec 2017 00:28:24

Benteke taking the penalty off Milivojević in the last minute. Crazy.

chokosc

15 years ago

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1,041

10 Dec 2017 10:43:13

The fact we look crap when falling behind is making me scared. Absolutely no fighting spirit.

Carroll.

15 years ago

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10 Dec 2017 11:03:55

By King Luis | On 09 December 2017 - 14:44 PM GMT

Happy with that result from West Ham, win tomorrow and we go 3rd.

Just had a Chelsea fan in my FPL league blame the size of the pitch at the London Stadium for the loss, had to point out to him that their pitch is actually quite a bit bigger than the one at Stamford Bridge

Fucking took Kane out and stuck Hazard in the pricks

Shola

16 years ago

6 years ago

2,708

10 Dec 2017 11:50:32

Can someone please explain to why Newcastle being shite makes Benitez a world class manager again?

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

10 Dec 2017 14:12:56

I mean, Pardew, Carver and McClaren each served up similarly patchy runs of form and got shit for it so it's certainly fair to ask if Benitez is currently performing below expectations, even accounting for having a weaker squad than those three predecessors.

By BR. | On 10 December 2017 - 00:28 AM GMT

Benteke taking the penalty off Milivojević in the last minute. Crazy.

You kind of knew that when Benteke insisted on having it, it wasn't going to go in. Potentially huge as well given that Palace's season had been beginning to pick up.