The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[FLiam]

Great weekend for us!

Yeah it really was. Spurs lost points, Southampton lost points and Man U lost points. Chelsea did too though while that doesn't and won't affect our position it's still nice to see

Two points gained on Chelsea.

We'll win the league now!

[Nerf]

If Liverpool or Spurs could get their act together, 4th is there for the taking.

We've picked up 20 points from the last 24 available. Pretty sure our act is together >_>

Liverpool are 7th

And we could be 5th by the end of the day, two points behind fourth.

Hang on, how did no one pick this up.

It's actually statistically impossible for you to be 5th

I am not good at maths

[Matt]

The more ridiculous thing is since he wasn't booked, he can be retrospectively suspended. If he'd been booked, no action could be taken.

I know I'm a bit late on this but I think this was changed in the off season. I think the referee has to say after the match that he thinks he may have made the wrong decision but I seem to think that the FA can now ban a player even after the referee has made a decision on the incident.

As for the incident itself, it's a red card all day long for Barnes. Did he mean it? Probably not, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a reckless challenge that deserves a red card. Matic too deserves a red card for his reaction; even though his reaction is completely understandable, you can't react as he did.

[Lineker]

Noel Gallacher. Why?

Bloody BBC

[stokeriño]

Because he's Man City's only fan of note?

Or so the BBC have led me to believe.

(Makes me wonder if Noel Gallacher and Hughes have ever been seen in the same room... )

[Baddar]

Jose is wonderful. I've always liked him. The points he made on GoS with regards to certain things were spot on. The problem comes when he suggests his team gets nothing, when that's far from the case. His players have been pushing and pulling opponents in the box at set pieces for ages. Most teams do it. I'm pretty sure Ivanovic was tugging Suarez back before he got chewed too, if my memory serves.

[FLiam]

Gary Cahill in particular has gotten away with two near leg breaking tackles this season on Alexis and Aluko respectively yet hardly a word has been said over those incidents.

[Baddar]

I kind of wish those on GoS had the incidents at hand, because it was a one way argument and Ben Shepherd had no answer to it, whilst Kammy cowered in the corner. Jose was adamant Chelsea had had just 1 decision go their way all season.

[Benji]

Watching Everton/Leicester yesterday, and I find it amusing that our best players (aside from Cambiasso) were all players from last year and not ones we signed this year

[The Lusophone]

Has Ulloa been any good for you this season?

[Benji]

He got goals at the start of the season and didn't do much else (not that it mattered, because goals are what he was brought in for), but that's largely because most of the service was dedicated to him. Once clubs figured that out and neutralised him, he's been less than useless, particularly since Pearson insists on high balls crossed into the box to him, which he never gets on the end of because he's being marked.

[lanky316]

The more ridiculous thing is since he wasn't booked, he can be retrospectively suspended. If he'd been booked, no action could be taken.

As for the incident itself, it's a red card all day long for Barnes. Did he mean it? Probably not, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a reckless challenge that deserves a red card. Matic too deserves a red card for his reaction; even though his reaction is completely understandable, you can't react as he did.

He passed a ball. How is that a reckless challenge? Not every collision is a foul, not every injury is someones fault. Are we saying that Lewis Cook should have been sent off and receive a hefty ban because Jelle Vossen got hurt and lost consciousness on Saturday? Again it's perspective and reactions creating something out of nothing. I repeat, In yesterdays game Aaron Cresswell went in late for a challenge on Kyle Walker catching him high up on the knee studs up. Walker was unhurt and got up and shook his hand and the incident disappeared. Had Matic not got up and been an idiot there's a significant likelihood nobody would have talked about that incident either.

[MDK]

It's still a red card all day. It couldn't be redder if it was Fergies nose.

[lanky316]

It's as red as Gary Charles career ending ichallenge on Gazza.

[Thrilla]

Top of the league! (Good thing I couldn't get online over the weekend and mess around with the team like I planned to >_>)

[Moses Julep]

Wait I'm number two? Time to start caring again

[Benji]

We have a fantasy league and I wasn't invited?

[MDK]

We have a fantasy league and I wasn't invited?

You are all part of our fantasy, babes

[FLiam]

Ah, I didn't join the fantasy league! I'd be 6th anyhow. :-(

[Thrilla]

I imagine people can still join the league. I don't know what the codes are though >_>

I've finally cracked the top 100,000 for the country.

Next week will suck with no Chelsea or Spurs players playing.