The Barclays Premier League Thread 2013/14

[brenchill]

Not him, the other one.

[Colly]

AVB?

[EddieG]

His former assistant? Carlos Quieroz?

[brenchill]

Yeah, him. Fergie loves him.

[MJB]

[brenchill]

LOL

[METALMAN]

Silly Lineker.

[ZJ Penn]

That's a pretty silly thing to say even if you supported Man City or Chelsea.

I suppose Spurs ultimate aim is to emulate Arsenal though.

[Kaney]

They are pretty obsessed.

[HailtotheYo]

They do a great Arsenal impression of losing to teams you've "caught up to" .... that's for sure.

[Kaney]

[Colly]

Lol man on left who got cut out. Does Szcesny take his phone out with his towel and leave it in the goal during games? I might have that away next season.

[Lineker]

Was watching some talk on the game and David Moyes future on the ABC earlier today(think Australian version of the BBC but with less sport and no Lineker).

The news show host asked the sports expert whether Moyes is under real pressure now and the sports expert said he believed Moyes is not in trouble this season but a poor start to 2014/15 will very likely see him gone.

I worked there when I lived in Sydney you dolt!

The Football Association has been advised by its membership committee to reject Hull City's plan to change their name to Hull Tigers.

[Lineker]

Everton academy coach Kevin Sheedy has criticised Manchester United manager David Moyes for his tactics.

Sheedy, who coaches the Everton under-18 side, worked under former Toffees boss Moyes at Goodison Park.

After United's 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday, Sheedy tweeted: "All of you out there, Moyes was never interested in our youth team or players."

Sheedy also criticised Moyes's tactics, adding: "Punt the ball up to [Marouane] Fellaini - great viewing."

Moyes was Everton manager for 11 years from 2002 until last summer, when he left to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.

Under Moyes's replacement Roberto Martinez, Everton are three points ahead of United in sixth place.

Sheedy, 54, said: "We now have a manager who wants to win games."

Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Sheedy - who made over 300 league appearances for Everton - later deleted the tweets at the request of the club.

United's league form has left them 12 points adrift of fourth place and Moyes's side are looking increasingly unlikely to secure a Champions League qualification spot.

However, they could still qualify as tournament winners and attacking midfielder Juan Mata called on his Old Trafford team-mates to overcome their 2-0 first leg deficit to Olympiakos of Greece at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old, who is cup-tied for the Champions League last-16 match, said: "We know the history of this club and its achievements, based on a winning spirit.

"That is what we need to beat Olympiakos and get through in the Champions League."

[Adam]

Having read up on early 90's Liverpool tonight, I have concluded that David Moyes is in danger of emulating Graeme Souness in taking the biggest club in England downhill, albeit in a less angry way.

[Nerf]

Yeah, there are a lot of comparisons to make between Moyes and Souness.

[Lineker]

Moyes to Sky Sports?

That can be the next EWB transfer window rumour

[Crybaby Bunting]

How exactly can the FA block Hull changing it's name to Hull Tigers? What sort of backwards system can allow a club to change it's colours and crest, and one to move halfway across the country to become MK Dons but not allow an owner of a football club to change the name of HIS football club to something else?

[Lineker]

I think the FA (or at least the people who were the bosses of it at the time) have admitted that they fucked up badly with the Wimbledon/MK Dons issue and that they would not repeat anything like that.

[Colly]

Moyes to Sky Sports?

That can be the next EWB transfer window rumour

Us and Blackburn have to get him first. Ugh.