2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

Anyone else see that guy with a half Sunderland half Arsenal shirt on in the crowd earlier? What a bellend.

Was actually an Arsenal fan facing sideways with a Sunderland fan behind, just lucky timing for the photo

Nah, thats definitely a half and half shirt. Been spotted twice too.

Apparently NUFC got held up in traffic and arrived at West Ham 45 minutes late. Not an ideal start.

FFS stop playing Janmaat.

Can't believe getting rid of WIlliamson hasn't magically fixed everything.

Get the feeling that failing to beat Watford next week is going to open up a problematic one.

Currently bottom with the score at 2-0.

This is the bit where Pardew drops the fancy new signigns, chucks in Ameobi and Obertan and we win a few. Using the cunning tactic of width and pace. Rather than the progressive tactic of having three narrow number 10's turning inside and passing back.

Also fair fucks to Janmaat he may he hopeless but at least he ran around a bit.

Well, that was depressing.

McClaren seems hopeless as well.

Starts every game in 4-2-3-1. Newcastle are then overrun in the first twenty. West Ham have no width on the right and a CB at full back. It's not hard, keep Wijnaldum, Anita and Colback tight, and push a winger right up against Tomkins.

The two goals were awful and self inflicted. Darryl Janmaat being shite followed by Mbemba taking a chance rather than clearing his lines. Followed by a stupid, stupid counter attack goal.

Also fucking love reading tweets about how it's everyone else's fault that the new signing is shit. Every fucking season, get a grip.

Anita and Colback were the cause of a lot of our problems tonight, I thought.

Too pourus.

Thought Anita was alright, but Colback was poor again. I think they're bot hamstring by being too similar without any clear role.

Reckon it's just a problem of our midfield just looking weird, totally unorganised and spread out, without any sort of organisation or strategy.

Would be tempted to put Mbemba in at DM, Colback & Wijnaldum at CM. Try something different.

Yeah the doubts seem to be surfacing regarding McClaren. I'm not convinced 4-2-3-1 is the best use of our players, or if it is, then we're using the right players/positions. Bit odd that loads of teams are playing unsuitable 4-2-3-1 formations this season, so clearly we're fitting in.

Sissoko and Cisse seem to be getting a bigger pillorying than anyone else on Twitter. Though tbf both were pretty terrible, while Colback was also pretty crap. But with full-backs that struggle to defend and a reprise of the stodgy attacking play that seems to have been a fixture of the last year an a half, then we're going to have problems.

Watford has the air of a must-win already.

Aston Villa, Sunderland and Newcastle to go down. Most likely not going to happen, but it'd be hilarious.

Newcastle and Sunderland are looking so so poor.

"Henderson and Sturridge possibly back in the squad for Sunday"

"Henderson has broke his foot"

So Costa should be sent off, again.

Haha, Costa is an absolute shit.

He should be off. Gets away with anything.

Gabriel sent off.

Mike Dean is a joke.

Costa is the new Suarez

What a cunt, ref got done big time

Costa is the scummiest player and he always gets away with it.

Unbelievable, as usual that ugly cunt gets away with it.

Fucking hate Chelsea.

Tbf Gabriel is stupid for getting into it with him

He's a shit Suarez

Yeah, you can't complain for Gabriel's second yellow. Silly to kick out.

But Costa should have been sent off in the first place, cannot believe that shit get away with everything.

You just know Mourinho will bring him off at half time as well, and the FA wont do anything about it because he got a yellow.

Glad Gabriel stood up to him but if you're gonna get a red card you've gotta make it a worthwhile one.

If the ref sent Costa off like he should have in the first place then the Gabriel one wouldn't have happened.

Shit officiating.

Gabriel probably hates him because of the Brazil/Spain thing and i'm glad he was sticking up for his mate (Koscielny) but the little kick was pathetic. Would have rather he had booted him up in the air as still the same punishment.