Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[Jimmy]

Yeah nothing major, I think it's just him in general. Just being a bit dirty and a bit of a prick here and there.

[MDK]

I haven't seen the incident or any highlights of the game, but I can confidently say Suarez is a twat for whatever he did.

[Colly]

There's a nice little montage from MOTD2 showing sly kicks and late unpunished fouls. Not sure what the Parker thing was about, but it looked like a handshake refusal. Not a lot particularly but just a few more facets of the rich tapestry that is Luis Suarez - Noted Prick.

[Hobo]

Oh a whole lot of 'Who the fuck cares?' that gets from me then.

[Colly]

You asked.

[Lineker]

Tony Gubba has died.

I'm gonna go play ISS98 on the N64 now.

[Jimmy]

Reading have announced the departure of Manager Brian McDermott.

From Sky Sports twitter.

[Baddar]

Tony Gubba has died.

I'm gonna go play ISS98 on the N64 now.

Blimey, that game looks even more dated than I was expecting.

[Ant]

Di Canio for the Reading job. He was at Saturdays game.

[Summers]

Madness.

[Baddar]

Madness.

?

[Ant]

If they were going to sack him they should have done it in December when there was still a remote possibility a new manager could have helped.

It's frightening to think that, 33 days ago, he was Manager of the Month.

[Adam]

If they have fobbed off McDermott for Paolo fucking Di Canio then they are colossal idiots.

[Lineker]

They deserve to go down now!

Still, hope di Canio gets it. Will be fucking hilarious.

[MDK]

Weird. Why sack him now? Maybe he walked, who knows. I would love to see Di Canio in the prem tho, that is a car crash waiting to happen.

[Matticus]

So depressing, but the vibe around the place after saturday wasn't great, he has seemingly lost the board and the dressing room. Shame, likable man and our 2nd most successful manager in history.

Thanks for all the hard work Brian, but the Prem is one step too far for your tactics.

We are down no matter who is in charge, I think the idea was that someone can bed in well and assess the squad for the championship next season, with the remote chance that they galvanise the team and actually get us out the bottom 3.

[DavidMarrio]

So depressing, but the vibe around the place after saturday wasn't great, he has seemingly lost the board and the dressing room. Shame, likable man and our 2nd most successful manager in history.

Thanks for all the hard work Brian, but the Prem is one step too far for your tactics.

We are down no matter who is in charge, I think the idea was that someone can bed in well and assess the squad for the championship next season, with the remote chance that they galvanise the team and actually get us out the bottom 3.

I wouldn't say you are down yet but I think depending on who you appoint will give the impression of whether the club are hoping someone can fix the problem and save you from relegation this season or as you said someone who'll be given time to implement their vision in a lower league and hopefully bounce straight back into the Prem.

Di Canio is the current hot thing because of what he has achieved at Swindon but I remember Paul Ince doing well at MK Dons then stepping up to Blackburn and doing shite. Personally I think Adkins would be a good appointment. Who do you think should get the job?

[Thrilla]

I've heard Alan Curbishley's name thrown around for the Reading job, that would be interesting, its been four years or so since he's been in charge anywhere, I think.

[jack95]

Reading could do far worse than Curbishley, he did a pretty good job at West Ham and at one point seemed to be taking Charlton into the Champions League. I don't know why he's always passed up when these jobs come around.

[Colly]

There's a few names that just never seem to be fashionable, Curbishley is always one and Martin O'Neill was out of work for longer than I expected, while the likes of Allardyce and Bruce just keep getting work. I actually don't think Steve McLaren is a terrible idea, but you don't get much more unfashionable than old ginger teeth.