Re: Barclay's Premier League discussion '13-'14 V10

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Apr 07, 2014 2:02 pm

Look at Arsenal's fixture list lol.

No way in hell Everton finish above them, its a fantasy.

by DeletedUser#1 Mon Apr 07, 2014 2:41 pm

^ Arsenal are in full bottle mode though. On paper they should have
Got minimum of 4 pts from stoke and swansea and ended up with one. Depends on the Semi, they need that win so badly to get some belief back. Lose to Wigan and heads will roll. I think Everton will win 4 of their last 6 games btw.

by Onyx Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:21 pm

Sky sources understand that Tim Sherwood will be replaced as manager of Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

Speaking ahead of tonight's Premier League game against Sunderland at White Hart Lane, live on Sky Sports 1, Sherwood said: "I can't say much right now. What I can say is tonight is business as usual.

"I'm setting this team up to win a football match for the benefit of the club and the 35,000 Spurs fans who will come and watch. I'll speak at a later stage."

The 45-year-old, who was appointed on December 23 as Andre Villas-Boas' successor on an 18-month contract, won 10 and lost nine of his 22 games in charge.

After stepping up from his position as the club's U21 coach, Sherwood made a promising start in his first senior managerial role, winning five of his first six games.

But a poor recent run of results has seen Spurs slip to seventh in the Premier League and crash out of the Europa League at the hands of Portuguese side Benfica.

Reflecting on Sherwood's expected departure, former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley insisted he was right to take the job but has paid the price for the side's recent form.

"There may be managers in work who may now look at the situation and say 'I fancy Spurs'," Curbishley told Sky Sports News.

"If you're offered the situation then you have got to take it and I think Tim was a bit wary of it. I think he thought there was no point taking the job just until the end of the season - that would have been a no-win situation for him.

"He held out for an 18-month contract, a little bit more security, so it wasn't a short-term situation. These jobs don't come around that often and you do have to take them if you really want to be a Premier League manager.

"If the results had been better and Tottenham were in the top four then I think Tim Sherwood could still have been the manager going forward."

Curbishley added: "I think only Daniel Levy can tell you the sort of manager they need - over the years he has gone down a couple of different routes.

"There may be managers out there who are in work who fancy the Tottenham job now there is a vacancy and will put their names forward."

Sky Bet make Louis van Gaal, who is set to leave his post as Holland manager after the World Cup, their odds-on favourite to replace Sherwood with Mauricio Pochettino, Frank de Boer and Jurgen Klinsmann also considered at the head of the betting.

by Onyx Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:22 pm

by Jonathan28 Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:27 pm

What a crappy manager Sherwood is. He's such a plank.

by DeletedUser#1 Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:17 pm

Clattenburg appointed as ref for Liverpool vs. City game next sunday.

3 more penalties it is then banana

by McAgger Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:22 pm

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS NO WEBB :bow:

I think they're saving Webb for the Chelsea match that *bleep*.

by RedOranje Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:49 pm

Red Alert wrote:
mr-r34 wrote:Ball got away from the keeper and then he took the player out, how is it 50/50

That gif favours Flanno.

The keeper made contact with the ball BEFORE he iniatially made contact with Flanagan. Adrian then took Jon out after he made contact with the ball. It's a 50/50.

There's nothing in the rulebook that says that it's not a foul if the tackling player (outfield or keeper) touches the ball first.

The keeper DID touch the ball first, but he didn't take it out of Flanagan's control or ability to play. The ball wasn't headed out of play and had Flanagan not been toppled he would have beaten the oncoming defender to the ball. However, Adrian followed up the touch on the ball by tripping Flanagan (intentionally or not) with one hand then actively attempting to pull on the lad's leg with both hands to stop him reaching the ball. Had he not done so, Flanagan would have been in a position to continue his possession of and play on the ball. That's a foul. A foul in the box is a penalty.

Add to that that the referee was behind the play and likely couldn't see the keeper's touch on the ball anyway, and it seems a fairly straightforward decision, to be honest.

by M99 Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:40 pm

Spurs winning 3-1 vs Sunderland.

by RED Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:46 pm

Robespierre wrote:

" the bus had to park a mile away.They tried everything today to upset us . "

As describing in two sentences years of West Ham under Allardyce

aww my heart bleeds for them Sad

poor stevie me.

by RED Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:49 pm

completely forgot spuds were playing S'land. Just as I turn it on, sig scores to make it 5-1

by El Gunner Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:50 pm

Sunderland good as gone now imo.

by Art Morte Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:53 pm

El Gunner wrote:Sunderland good as gone now imo.

They'll play Cardiff, West Brom and Swansea at home still and Manchester United away, that's a good chance to get 12 points and reach safety. They need to play better than this, though. So easy to attack against them.

by RED Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:55 pm

El Gunner wrote:Sunderland good as gone now imo.

Yep. Norwich will join them and Cardiff. The bottom 3 at the end of the season will be..imo

18-Norwich
19-Cardiff
20-Sunderland

by DeletedUser#1 Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:56 pm

Have fun in the championship Sunderland. Played their best game ever against us and now will
Boost both city n Chelsea GD by 10 goals in coming week :facepalm:

by Art Morte Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:57 pm

Btw, if it wasn't posted already, Jay Rodriguez out for some six months. Potentially the silver lining that he will stay at Southampton now.

by El Gunner Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:14 pm

RED wrote:
El Gunner wrote:Sunderland good as gone now imo.

Yep. Norwich will join them and Cardiff. The bottom 3 at the end of the season will be..imo

18-Norwich
19-Cardiff
20-Sunderland

I think,
18 - Fulham
19 - Cardiff
20 - Sunderland

by RED Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:25 pm

El Gunner wrote:
RED wrote:
El Gunner wrote:Sunderland good as gone now imo.

Yep. Norwich will join them and Cardiff. The bottom 3 at the end of the season will be..imo

18-Norwich
19-Cardiff
20-Sunderland
I think,
18 - Fulham
19 - Cardiff
20 - Sunderland

Everyone's talking about the City-Liverpool match this weekend in terms of importance, but Fulham v Norwich is just as a big a game imo. Norwich cannot afford to lose that match, they lose and it's a wrap for them. Their next 4 games after that is against Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Can't see them picking a single point against any of those teams. Reason why their board said screw it and sacked Hughton yesterday. May aswell risk it & give the players a boost ahead of this one match. They know they are in trouble if they lose at Craven Cottage.

by Arquitecto Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:38 pm

Fulham-Norwich big as Liverpool-City? Is that you Art Morte?

by Tomwin Lannister Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:50 pm

I know relegation scraps are important, but clearly a potential title decider is bigger than a relegation dogfight. Otherwise winning the league would be a bit of a let down when all you really had to do for success was avoid relegation hmm

by RED Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:53 pm

Arquitescu wrote:Fulham-Norwich big as Liverpool-City? Is that you Art Morte?

lmao

I may have glossed the game a bit too much. But it is a very important match.

by RedOranje Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:02 am

RedOranje wrote:Liverpool - Manchester City at Anfield will be played on April 13... two days before the 25th Anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster and on the weekend when PL clubs will have late kick-offs and minutes of silence in remembrance.

Assuming Liverpool beat West Ham (which is certainly not a forgone conclusion) the atmosphere at Anfield for that match will be absolutely unbelievable.

by Limpakulli Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:06 am

You scousers always have something to moan about.

Ball is round and game lasts 90 minutes anything can happen.

by DeletedUser#1 Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:23 am

^ if I were you is be worrying about my away trip to Doncaster and spending the next decade in Championship than moaning about people and city that I've never been to or have no business with.

by RedOranje Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:43 am

You're talking to a banned account there, Sepi.

And I'm not sure what he was on about to begin with... there was no "moaning" in that post, just a comment about the atmosphere for the upcoming match.

by Kick Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:18 am

Soton have confirmed that JRod is out for 6 months with an ACL.

Real shame there.

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