Official Premiership 2008/09 thread

[alldaws1]

Middlesbrough don't blow, they're just massively inconsistent. For example, beating Liverpool on the weekend and then getting thumped by Spurs a few days later.

[Liam]

Yeah, they are massively inconsistent, but recently, outside of the West Ham FA Cup game, and the Liverpool match, with Liverpool being just as inconsistent for the most part, Middlesborough have been atrocious recently.

[-A-]

Middlesbrough have been absolutely dire for a couple of months. Until they beat West Ham in the cup they were barely scoring, so they'll be hoping that result and the win over Liverpool are enough to turn them around. I'm not even sure their problem is consistency as much as it was terrible form for a while. I still think they're going down, though.

[Bigal]

I'm happy enough with that. I can seen a few nerves for Arsenal going into the last few games with Everton just behind them. Sunderland (my team) are round about where I expect them to be, and I think the three teams in the relegation spots are all in danger of it. I may have overrated Wigan (especially them, actually), Hull and Stoke, and underestimated Newcastle, however.

EDIT: Bah, fucking image. Anyway, the table was:

1. Man Utd - 96

2. Liverpool - 84

3. Chelsea - 80

4. Aston Villa - 75

5. Arsenal - 67

6. Everton - 64

7. Man City - 51

8. West Ham - 49

9. Wigan - 47

10. Tottenham - 45

11. Sunderland - 45

12. Fulham - 42

13. Blackburn - 42

14. Stoke - 41

15. Hull - 40

16. Bolton - 39

17. Newcastle - 36

18. Portsmouth - 36

19. Middlesbrough - 33

20. West Brom - 24

Edited March 11, 2009 by FlatDoughnut

[9 to 5]

Diouf is awesome!

[Thrilla]

I'll never badmouth Jason Roberts again

[Liam]

Did you go watch the game in the end?

[Thrilla]

No, I couldn't make it down in the end. I can barely walk at the moment, so travel was out of the question

[Liam]

Oh yeah, I forgot about your problems. Ahh well.

I think our lack of depth is really beginning to tell. We outplayed Hull for 90 minutes at home, switched off at the end and let in a goal, and we tired in the second half against Blackburn and didn't hold onto our lead. Continuity in the side is good, but it seems the players are tired. Plus, we really need to start taking our chances.

[R.W.]

I went last night, was great. Not a pretty game, but a vital win.

If Roberts was a better finisher, he'd be a £10million+ striker easily.

[Liam]

Deserved victory?

[R.W.]

Tough to say - your lot were dominant in the first half, but we were vastly improved in the second. Schwarzer made some great stops, so did Robbo at the end.

I wouldn't of complained if it had ended a draw given the balance of play, but obviously I'll take the win!

[Thrilla]

Rovers' late charge for the Europa League is on(!)

[Matt]

Rovers' late charge for the Europa League is on(!)

What's scary is that that's actually possible

[Lineker]

Congrats Gary!

That is bloody brilliant.

Oh, and Jack Collison is out for 6-7 weeks with a dislocated kneecap. Good stuff.

[Liam]

That clip is genius stuff.

[Scott McFly]

That's brilliant. Surprised they never cut him off, if only he'd called in as Bruce from Connecticut.

[TheArsenal]

That clip is awesome. I like how the presenter kinda doesn't know where to look after it's all been said.

[Thrilla]

So, did anyone hear about former Bolton player Stig Tofting winning a celebrity boxing match? Apparently there is a clip of it on YouTube but I can't search for it as I'm at work.

[-A-]

Knocked the guy out in under 10 seconds, looked a bit sad really.