The Barclays Premier League thread 2015/2016

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14. Damnit Mart Poom.

[Gazz]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-35747633

I don't understand why he cashed out now. The win against Watford took it to £91,000 and the inevitable dicking of Newcastle would surely have pushed it over £100,000.

[Matt]

I guess after scraping the win against Norwich and then drawing against West Brom he thought they might blow it especially if Spurs had beat Arsenal. Unless he did it after the north London Derby in which case he was silly

[Adam]

£72k, doesn't want to be greedy. Faor play to him.

[Hobo]

Palace fan has launched a petition to ban Christian Benteke and deduct 6 points from Liverpool FC for condoning simulation.

 

[Kyle]

6 minutes ago, TLHobo said:

Palace fan has launched a petition to ban Christian Benteke and deduct 6 points from Liverpool FC for condoning simulation.

 

Except if you do that, you're deducting points from every team in the league because no team in their right mind turns down a penalty, dive or not. Not "condoning simulation", but the suggestion of docking points is ridiculous. 

[Colly]

I bet it's Pardew.

[MDK]

Senor Pardiola, his totally not made up Spanish brother.

[The Lusophone]

Let's hope they don't apply it retroactively or Arsenal are relegated.

[Moses Julep]

I am in favour of this applying to Liverpool but only to Liverpool. 

[Lineker]

Quote

Steve McClaren’s future at Newcastle United remained in a state of damaging limbo on Monday night although the former England coach is expected to be sacked within the next 48 hours.

On Monday Newcastle’s board met to formalise crisis talks which had begun on Sunday after the 3-1 surrender the day before against Bournemouth at St James’ Park. McClaren is still scheduled to take training on Tuesday morning.

Lee Charnley, the managing director, Graham Carr, the chief scout, and the club ambassador, Bob Moncur, met in York where alternatives to McClaren were discussed and a process of “due diligence” began on the potential of certain candidates to lead an escape from relegation.

Two notable absentees were Mike Ashley, the owner, who remained in London but will make the final decision, and McClaren, whose position as a director has always been somewhat semantic.

Keith Bishop, a key adviser to Ashley, is said to have been in frequent contact with Charnley, who has been reluctant to dismiss McClaren and was not prepared to rush into a hasty sacking.

Despite Newcastle being second bottom of the Premier League there is believed to be no lack of out-of-work managers interested in the potential vacancy. Their number is understood to include two former Liverpool managers, Rafa Benítez and Brendan Rodgers, and the former Everton coach David Moyes. With the former Leicester manager Nigel Pearson also available Newcastle have much to ponder. McClaren is thought to have waited for news of his fate at his home on Teesside on Monday while his players had a day off before preparations for their trip to Leicester, the league leaders, next Monday night. Given that neither Benítez nor Moyes is likely to be overly enamoured with Newcastle’s management structure, under which the head coach coaches and Carr and Charnley take care of recruitment, this painful hiatus could well endure while protracted negotiations take place.

Even so, time is short and the prospect of losing countless millions by missing out on the next television deal could yet prompt Ashley to reach a swift decision, identifying a coach he believes capable of bringing the best out of an underperforming squad.

It appears Ayoze Pérez feels some form of change is imperative. “In some moments we are not a team, we are not as one,” the forward told BBC Radio Newcastle. “Something has to change.

“It’s not enough – we have good quality in the dressing room but during this season we have not shown it. We need to be a team. I don’t know what happened but we have to change something. We have to think that we have 10 finals. It doesn’t matter how, we have to be a team and try to get points as soon as possible because we are in trouble.

“It’s our turn, we have to give [the fans] something special because Newcastle, the club, and the fans don’t deserve the situation. I don’t know what’s going to happen but, right now, Steve McClaren is our manager and we have to be with him.”

Meanwhile in an open letter to the club NUFC Fans Forum, a key supporters’ group, demanded action before it is too late. “Whilst we still have 10 games to go, NUFC Fans cannot accept the current work ethic of the players,” it read. “Someone, somewhere has to be accountable and decisions must be made.”

[Benji]

Simulation is such a stupid word. Just call it diving you official prannocks (not you guys, the FA).

[Noah]

8 minutes ago, Benji said:

Simulation is such a stupid word. Just call it diving you official prannocks (not you guys, the FA).

 

 

[DavidMarrio]

I want those 28 seconds of my life back.

[Baddar]

18 hours ago, Gazz said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-35747633

I don't understand why he cashed out now. The win against Watford took it to £91,000 and the inevitable dicking of Newcastle would surely have pushed it over £100,000.

Tbh, if you've got £50 to piss away on a side who was relegation threatened last season, chances are you spend a shitload on betting on similarly ridiculous bets, with no return.

But anyway, well done to him. 

[Benji]

18 hours ago, Gazz said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-35747633

I don't understand why he cashed out now. The win against Watford took it to £91,000 and the inevitable dicking of Newcastle would surely have pushed it over £100,000.

IIRC from elsewhere (I forget where I heard it, so pinch of salt) he still has a bet running for them being in Champions League places. But even if that's not true, £70k is absolutely nothing to sniff at for a bet he almost certainly put on for a bit of a cheeky punt and never expected to see back.

[Baddar]

William Hill did a pre-season "predict the final table for £2 a go" thing, for a £1m prize, and you could enter something like 50 times. But still, good luck getting the table correct this season. They must be laughing.

[DavidMarrio]

48 minutes ago, Baddar said:

William Hill did a pre-season "predict the final table for £2 a go" thing, for a £1m prize, and you could enter something like 50 times. But still, good luck getting the table correct this season. They must be laughing.

I done it and it's pretty much completely wrong

[Gazz]

We're not sacking him, are we?

[MDK]

12 minutes ago, Gazz said:

We're not sacking him, are we?

Would it do any good?