Premier League 2016/17

[Kyle]

Now, to rescind Mike Dean's job...

[Lineker]

Can it wait until we've played Villa this weekend?  

[Kyle]

No. #AllCymbolsLivesMatter >_>

[DavidMarrio]

3 hours ago, Troy Saint said:

Now, to rescind Mike Dean's job...

No!!! He's the most entertaining prick of a ref there is. You can't get rid of him!!

[Lineker]

Hull City have appointed Marco Silva as their new manager on a deal until the end of the season, the club have confirmed.

[Gazz]

Wasn't he the bad guy in Skyfall?

[Lineker]

Mike Dean remains one of the Premier League's best referees despite an "indifferent" festive period and coming across as "arrogant" says former colleague Mark Halsey.

[The Lusophone]

5 hours ago, Lineker said:

Mike Dean remains one of the Premier League's best referees despite an "indifferent" festive period and coming across as "arrogant" says former colleague Mark Halsey.

The more important things in that article are how the PGMOL, FA and Premier League are failing the game by not providing direction or adequate support for officials. That the old assessor system - which worked for decades and helped produce referees like Howard Webb, Philip Don, Dermot Gallagher and Mike Riley in the professional era, and the great Arthur Edward Ellis - still the only English referee to go to three World cup - is gone is ridiculous and has clearly led to lower standards.

[Lineker]

He should have thought about that before he slipped then.

[Noah]

 

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From BBC.com

A fifth Premier League title for Chelsea, the end of Arsenal's lengthy run of top-four finishes, and heartbreak for Swansea, Sunderland and Hull.

They are the verdicts of SAM (Sports Analytics Machine), the super-computer built by Ian McHale, professor of sports analytics at the University of Salford, together with his colleague Dr Tarak Kharrat.

We asked SAM to predict the outcome of every Premier League match between now and the end of the season on 21 May. The results suggest Chelsea will not surrender their five-point lead, but will instead extend it. SAM calculates Antonio Conte's men have a 64% probability of winning the title.

The Blues' 13-match winning streak ended at one of Linikkers many teams last week - and SAM calculates Spurs will finish second, one point ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City.

That means Arsenal would finish outside the top four for the first time since 1995-96.

SAM's final table in full

SAM predicts just one change to the top eight between now and the end of the season - with Spurs leapfrogging Liverpool to finish second. Before their win over Chelsea, SAM had Mauricio Pochettino's team down as finishing third.

Spurs, of course, slipped to third at the end of last season, so finishing as runners-up would represent their best finish in the Premier League.

There is no movement for the bottom five but Leicester, who are 15th, are predicted to climb five places, giving their title defence an ever so slightly more respectable appearance.

SAM gives Hull, who are bottom, a 97.2% probability of going down.

 

SAM takes into account a wide range of factors to work out match results, looking at average performances so far and calculating what that means for the remaining fixtures. It is based on players remaining fit and continuing with their average performance levels, so an injury to Chelsea striker Diego Costa or Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, for example, would have a significant impact on these predicted outcomes.

 

 

[stokeriño]

Winning the title and then finishing 10th is definitely what's in vogue these days.

[Adam]

So SAM predicts hardly anything will change, and curent trends for the season will mostly continue?

Well I never.

[Kyle]

I won't be locking myself in the bunker away from Skynet just yet. 

[Just Joe]

I don't need a computer to tell me Sunderland are shite. 

[MDK]

Makelele to Swansea as a coach. Now, just get him out of retirement and play him against Chelsea. 20 players get a rest, Kante and Makelele chasing the ball like two dogs down the park.

[Lineker]

Chelsea have received planning permission for their new 60,000 seat stadium. 

[Adam]

Former Watford, Aston Villa and England manager Graham Taylor has died, aged 72.

[DavidMarrio]

19 minutes ago, Adam said:

Former Watford, Aston Villa and England manager Graham Taylor has died, aged 72.

Sad news. He seemed like a genuinely nice person. Thoughts are with his friends and family.  

[MDK]

He got unfairly treated by the media when he was England manager. And he was brilliant at Watford.

[Lineker]

Pretty gutting. Great bloke.