The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[Gazz]

The point is we are one of the most successful clubs (historically anyway) in England and we haven't had a single takeover approach since being put up for sale.

History doesn't mean shit, if it did, Notts County and Preston would have been bought by billionaires.

Villa's last accounts showed they made a £52m loss and the owner wrote off a £90m loan. They're arguably only third ranked in the area after Stoke and West Brom. Coupled with a squad that needs serious investment to guarantee Premier League football and a ground that doesn't have much, if any potential expansion opportunites, then I don't see Villa as an attractive option.

How much is Tom Hanks worth?

Maybe Prince William can buy you once he becomes King. Real Aston Villa?

[Ant]

Stoke isn't a Midlands club

And LOL at West Brom being bigger than us. History does mean a lot. Its not the be all end all but still.

[Nerf]

The point is we are one of the most successful clubs (historically anyway) in England and we haven't had a single takeover approach since being put up for sale.

History doesn't mean shit, if it did, Notts County and Preston would have been bought by billionaires.

Villa's last accounts showed they made a £52m loss and the owner wrote off a £90m loan. They're arguably only third ranked in the area after Stoke and West Brom. Coupled with a squad that needs serious investment to guarantee Premier League football and a ground that doesn't have much, if any potential expansion opportunites, then I don't see Villa as an attractive option.

How much is Tom Hanks worth?

Maybe Prince William can buy you once he becomes King. Real Aston Villa?

Villareal?

[Kaney]

Giroud did well to take the ball off Foster there if someone was in the box itd be one nil by now.

[brenchill]

West Brom a bigger club than Villa? You've gotta be joking.

[Gazz]

They'll be the PL next year.

[stokeriño]

Oh good, a 'Big Club' contention. Those always end well.

[stokeriño]

This game strikes me as one of those where Sanchez pops up to score a quickfire brace around the 60-70 minute mark.

[Colly]

Oh good, a 'Big Club' contention. Those always end well.

And as I said, utterly pointless unless we're hypothetically asking 'which Midlands club would a billionaire want to buy'. EWB is better than this...

Jake Humphrey: Arsenal fans on Twitter are all going on about a possible penalty, should they have had one Martin Keown?

Keown: No.

Talking points!

[stokeriño]

It is always nice to see Twitter nonsense slapped down, of course.

[Hobo]

Y'know how Brendan Rodgers never drops Steven Gerrard?

Confirmed #LFC starting line-up v Stoke: Mignolet, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Toure, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert

Subs: Jones, Lovren, Moreno, Lallana, Gerrard, Markovic, Can

That said, Enrique is playing.

[Baddar]

Rojo is back according to livescore. Nice.

[Kaney]

Gah! Was watching the first hour of the arsenal game before I had to go to work, literally not even a minute after I switch the TV off my phone beeps for the goal.

Anyway, WELBZ

[Szumi]

Glad to see Gerrard rested/dropped, I'm really interested to see how the side plays without everything having to revolve around him. That said, I feel bad for Moreno, Can, and Lallana. Three of our best looking players, none of whom can seem to get a game. Moreno has been better than Johnson and Enrique (I realize that says nothing), Can our only midfielder who actually drives forward with the ball, and Lallana is always capable of something, especially playing with Lambert.

[Thrilla]

Probably just me but I really like listening to Tony Pulis on Soccer Saturday.

[Baddar]

I enjoyed listening to him earlier. He's far better when he's not moaning about refs.

[Gazz]

15:01 - Brendan Rogers realises he's made a horrific mistake and brings on Gerrard in place of Lucas.

[brenchill]

Leicester have finally scored.

[Ant]

Di Maria off injured.

[Thrilla]

United scored via goal line technology.