Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[therockbox]

Makes me sick that city fans cheer Tevez, and fans have the front to say players are fickle.

Bit like Man United fans cheering Rooney?

[Jimmy]

Tevez just sits behind Suarez in order of players I really dislike, but there was no doubting the quality of that finish. I wouldn't have let him play for City again, but while he's there, as Dan said, booing him doesn't achieve anything.

[Dan]

Man Utd fans should boo Rooney too, and Liverpool fans should boo Gerrard.

Afterall they both wanted away at one point too.

Another good goal, Nasri this time.

[Lineker]

3-1; Nasri.

[Cheeky Hughes]

Nasri!

[Jimmy]

Makes me sick that city fans cheer Tevez, and fans have the front to say players are fickle.

Bit like Man United fans cheering Rooney?

Really not the same thing at all.

Sending off's killed this game.

[Starvinho]

Game over now. Would have been interesting to see how City would have done if it had stayed 11 vs 11.

[If_You_Wanna_Be_The_Man]

Quality goal from Nasri, Ivanovic has ruined this game.

re: Tevez it's just the 'we don't mind you refusing to play and taking months of paid leave as long as when you can be bothered to play you run around a lot' that irks me. He's undoubtedly quality when he does play.

[Blaze09]

Thank you ref.

[Dan]

Quality goal from Nasri, Ivanovic has ruined this game.

re: Tevez it's just the 'we don't mind you refusing to play and taking months of paid leave as long as when you can be bothered to play you run around a lot' that irks me. He's undoubtedly quality when he does play.

You said it makes you sick that they cheer him.

But I don't understand what you want them to do? Boo him? Not cheer a goal?

[Cheeky Hughes]

Makes me sick that city fans cheer Tevez, and fans have the front to say players are fickle.

Bit like Man United fans cheering Rooney?

Really not the same thing at all.

More extreme case with Tevez, but it's the same. Rooney held his club to ransom over a new pay rise, that's dickish.

[Jimmy]

I'd say there's a big difference in negotiating a pay rise and refusing to come on for your club and going into self exile.

[Lineker]

Might put on the handball final.

[Starvinho]

Whether Tevez, Rooney or whoever, once they've scored a few goals and helped the club to a trophy or two then those wounds are easily healed. Us fans are very forgiving when it suits us...

[Lineker]

Bertrand on for Hazard.

[If_You_Wanna_Be_The_Man]

Rooney didn't refuse to play or swan off to Croxeth until he realised no one would buy him though.

Yaya is a beast. Is it ACN this year? I hope so!

[Nerf]

Elsewhere, Liverpool 1-0 Leverkusen after 2 minutes. Raheem Sterling with a cracking run and goal.

[IAceI]

Rooney didn't refuse to play or swan off to Croxeth until he realised no one would buy him though.

Yaya is a beast. Is it ACN this year? I hope so!

Yup. Another one this year and then back to the every two-year format afterwards.

[therockbox]

Rooney didn't refuse to play or swan off to Croxeth until he realised no one would buy him though.

But ultimately it still boils down to a player disrespecting the club/fans, doesn't it? Regardless of what extreme they took it to.

Sterling has just scored a quality goal for Liverpool in the friendly against Leverkusen. Robben-esque.

[Lineker]

Nasri coming off now, being replaced by David Silva.