Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[Nerf]

Suarez is assaulted pretty much every week?

Yeah, he was during that run of games.

[Colly]

Actual, full on, Dappy-esque assault. Every game. Poor Luis.

[Jimmy]

By that logic, every team should start diving against Liverpool, and have it completely justified, just because Suarez cheated a few times.

[Khain]

I watched the interview and Suárez said he never goes out with the intention of diving, those are just reactions on pitch then he said he'd do anything for a win but after the game he thought 'Why in the hell did I do that?'

[Jimmy]

It makes no difference whether he goes out with the intention to or dive not, that doesn't make his choice to dive any better or sympathetic.

[Dan]

That's like a murderer saying he didn't go out to kill someone, it just happened.

[King Ellis]

With Lance Armstrong recently being stripped of his 7 Tour De France titles and Olympic medal after the revelation of his cheating, after the Liverpool striker admitted to diving, the FA has moved to strip Luis Suarez of his...oh.

[Summers]

Trying to hurt another player is always wrong. Just as it was when Suarez stamped on Distin and Mirallas in the Everton game. Or against David Jones in the Wigan game a few weeks later. There's a reason Suarez thinks he's vilified by the media and it's because he keeps providing them with stuff to write. Admitting to diving and then complaining about being picked on by the media in the same interview is just asking for trouble.

Forever +1

[Jimmy]

On a much sadder note.

SSN reporting

Darren Fletcher ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to resolve his Ulcerative Colitis condition

[MJB]

Planned surgery apparently. Which, I think, makes it a little better. Hopefully he can be back near his best for 13/14.

[Cheeky Hughes]

That's the issue that kept him out of the last season or so, right? I'm no good with medical jargon.

[MJB]

More like three seasons. But yeah, it is.

[therockbox]

I'm gonna miss his runs/Man United might keep clean sheets now etc etc

[brenchill]

Rumour going around on Twitter is that Nigel Adkins has been sacked. It has been mentioned on TalkSport, too.

[Dan]

Nigel Adkins sacked.

Mauricio Pochettino is the new manager.

[brenchill]

Just been confirmed.

Wow, didn't see that coming.

[therockbox]

I hope they go down now.

[Thrilla]

Ridiculous.

[Colly]

One less relegation place to dodge. Yay!

[brenchill]

The timing of it is just so strange. Why change the manager when they are just starting to do well?