The Barclays Premier League thread 2015/2016

[Lineker]

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The Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish will be left out of the squad for Saturday’s match against Watford as punishment for his off-field behaviour.

Manager Rémi Garde said the 20-year-old was “not professional” after he was pictured partying last weekend after Villa’s 4-0 Premier League defeat to Everton. Grealish has since been training with the Villa Under-21 side and will continue to do so, Garde said at a Thursday morning press conference.

“He won’t be included in the squad for Watford,” said Garde. “[His actions] are not of the professional standard that I expect from my players. That is why Jack is training in the Under-21 team.

“Sometimes, players in every country ask to stay in the city where we are playing. It is not a problem for me, it can happen once or twice during a season. The problem for me was not him not being on the bus. He is not playing at the weekend and at this stage, I think that is enough. Jack has got a lot of ability but he needs to improve his game and work at it.”

This is not the first time that Grealish has breached club discipline. The youngster was pictured earlier this year laid on his back in the street during a holiday in Tenerife, for which he was reprimanded by Aston Villa. He has also been pictured partying in Marbella and seen inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon in a photograph taken last year.

[Steeb]

Good, about time.

[Baddar]

Some of these youngsters have no idea how good they've got it.

[Benji]

2 hours ago, Lineker said:

Cunt in being a cunt shocker.

What a dickhead. I hate that Sol is such a nob, I used to really like him before he started showing what he's like as a person.

[MDK]

Pfft, back in the day you could smoke a 20 deck, have a chip butty and a quick hair of the dog before training, now you even look at a picture of a full English you get dropped.

What happened to the beautiful game?

[Lineker]

Just now, MDK said:

Pfft, back in the day you could smoke a 20 deck, have a chip butty and a quick hair of the dog before training, now you even look at a picture of a full English you get dropped.

What happened to the beautiful game?

Steve McNulty.

[MDK]

He is doing the Lords work

[Rich]

5 minutes ago, MDK said:

Pfft, back in the day you could smoke a 20 deck, have a chip butty and a quick hair of the dog before training, now you even look at a picture of a full English you get dropped.

What happened to the beautiful game?

Sports scientists, like what Gazz will be when he grows up.

 

Now I really want a chip butty and a smoke.

[Benji]

I want a smoked chip butty

[MDK]

As if I needed another reason to want to grapple Gazz 

[Gazz]

Bring it.

But let me have a Kale shake first.

[Lineker]

Pinch of salt, etc:

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Pep Guardiola has agreed to leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season and take over at Manchester City, according to reports in Spain. The former Barcelona manager is in the third and final year of his contract with the German champions but Bayern’s chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, admitted on Thursday that they have yet to enter negotiations over extending his stay.

However, the respected Spanish radio station Cadena COPE is reporting that Guardiola has already decided he would like “a change of scenery” and will succeed Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium.

“Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season and will train Manchester City next season,” read the report.

“Guardiola has decided on a change of scenery. He considers his time in Germany will end on 30 June after three seasons and, therefore, fulfil one of his wishes: to coach in England.”

The report also claims that Pellegrini – who signed a two-year extension to his contract in August – will be allowed to leave his post a year early to make way for Guardiola. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is rumoured to be the favourite to take over at Bayern should Guardiola leave.

Given the presence of the chief executive Ferran Soriano and the director of football Txiki Begiristain, both of whom he worked with at Barcelona, the former Spain international has been linked with the City manager’s job several times in the past. But after Rummenigge confirmed that Bayern will not decide the manager’s future until after they play Hannover on 19 December, there are clearly doubts whether he will commit to a new contract.

“It is not planned to push back that date,” said Rummenigge. “We have always said there will be a decision in 2015. I know that it’s late, just days before Christmas. But the talks will be held after the Hannover match, and we’ll then announce a decision.

“It always continues. There is no person in this world who can’t be replaced at some point. That’s the state of things. Players come, players go, and the same applies to coaches. They come and they go at one point.”

[stokeriño]

^ Silly season is slowly cranking into gear again after its three (two?) month hiatus. Some claim, whilst deftly side-stepping the other 20 strikers we're otherwise linked to, that Chelsea are after Harry Kane. lolwut.

 

[The Lusophone]

Didn't Pellegrini sign a contract extension recently?

[Rich]

Like contracts mean anything in Football

except players are slaves

[MDK]

Really fucking rich slaves 

[Rich]

55 minutes ago, MDK said:

Really fucking rich slaves 

[Moses Julep]

17 hours ago, stokeriño said:

^ Silly season is slowly cranking into gear again after its three (two?) month hiatus. Some claim, whilst deftly side-stepping the other 20 strikers we're otherwise linked to, that Chelsea are after Harry Kane. lolwut.

 

I think my favorite was Vardy to Chelsea. He will surely solve all your problems.

 

[Thrilla]

Is Coutinho likely to start today?

[DavidMarrio]

37 minutes ago, Thrilla said:

Is Coutinho likely to start today?

No because we play on Sunday

He was rested for Thursday and it wasn't meant to be a serious injury. I think he will.