Premier League 2017/18

[stokeriño]

...That United video is satire, right? Right?!

[The Lusophone]

2 minutes ago, stokerino said:

...That United video is satire, right? Right?!

Internet football fans are the worst, so I doubt it.

[Baddar]

Tony V on his return!

[MDK]

11 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Cmon lads, fed up of drawing with fucking Stoke. 

Stoke have never lost a PL game on a Monday night 

[The Lusophone]

Stephen Ireland is going to score in this game.

[Baddar]

Yeah, 1 definitely won't be enough. Looked good going forward but like we're going to concede from every Stoke attack. 

[Baddar]

Pogba is destroying them. Matic is so good, too.

Glad to get in at 2-0 because it hasn't been one way traffic.

[Baddar]

Fucking hell, our short corners are shit. Never results in a cross into the box.

[Lineker]

Liverpool's Simon Mignolet: 'Rotating is not healthy. This situation cannot last'

[Benji]

On 13/01/2018 at 18:52, Los IngobernAdam de Japon said:

Big Sam out.

I find it lovely that after all these years of there being no role models for gay folks in football, so many managers are coming out of the closet. Really heartwarming.

[Lineker]

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was "very aggressive" and called referee Mike Dean "a disgrace" after the Gunners' 1-1 draw at West Brom on New Year's Eve, according to an FA report.

Dean gave a controversial late penalty, which the Baggies scored in a 1-1 draw.

Wenger entered the officials' changing room and confronted Dean, according to the FA's written reasons for the manager's three-match touchline ban.

The referee said Wenger accused him of being dishonest numerous times.

Written testimony from Dean, his assistant referees and the fourth official are contained in the report and give similar accounts of the row.

Dean said: "As we've entered the dressing room after the game Mr Wenger stood behind us in the doorway and told the West Brom steward to 'let him in'.

"He was very aggressive leaning towards me, pointing aggressively at me saying 'you're not honest' on numerous occasions.

"I replied 'so you're calling me a cheat'. He replied 'I maintain what I say, you're not honest'.

"He then said 'you've done this to us many times before, you're supposed to be professional, you're a disgrace'. He was then ushered out of the room by the West Brom safety officer."

[FLiam]

I agree 100% with Wenger on this one.

He is a disgrace, it’s not just against us though. In general, he is not good enough to be refereeing at the top level, not even close. He doesn’t help his own cause by being the epitome of arrogance. He makes decisions with the sole objective for him to be in the discussion post-match. 

I don’t see how he can referee an Arsenal match in the future either. 

[Lineker]

Newcastle takeover is OFF.

[Baddar]

3 minutes ago, Lineker said:

Newcastle takeover is OFF.

Philadelphia was always a better choice anyway.

[stokeriño]

I say it again: Wenger is morphing into 3rd season Mourinho.

[The Lusophone]

1 hour ago, Liam Mk2 said:

I agree 100% with Wenger on this one.

He is a disgrace, it’s not just against us though. In general, he is not good enough to be refereeing at the top level, not even close. He doesn’t help his own cause by being the epitome of arrogance. He makes decisions with the sole objective for him to be in the discussion post-match. 

I don’t see how he can referee an Arsenal match in the future either. 

I don't buy this in the slightest. Why would a referee want to be in the discussion post-match? It doesn't make him any money, it doesn't increase his profile with regards to going to tournaments or getting big appointments. It's an accusation levelled at many top referees and it's never really backed up by any facts.

[Gazz]

I absolutely assure you being 'Mike Dean: high profile ex-referee' will make him big money once he retires and his potential fee only increases every time he makes himself the centre of the conversation in the aftermath of big games, which he does with amazing frequency.

[The Lusophone]

Man Utd close to agreeing new deal with Jose

 

 

 

[Matt]

5 hours ago, Liam Mk2 said:

I agree 100% with Wenger on this one.

He is a disgrace, it’s not just against us though. In general, he is not good enough to be refereeing at the top level, not even close. He doesn’t help his own cause by being the epitome of arrogance. He makes decisions with the sole objective for him to be in the discussion post-match. 

I don’t see how he can referee an Arsenal match in the future either. 

You want to swap for one of the football league referees? I can guarantee you they're worse (and no I'm not referring to the recent sending offs of Saiz or O'Kane, they were both justified and both players were fucking idiotic to do what they did). Premier league referees are a hell of a lot better than football league referees. In regards to Dean someone (i assume on Reddit, but i can't be sure) posted some statistics about Arsenals win percentage under him which made him look bad, but when someone else posted statistics based on Arsenals win percentage compared to the league position and how Dean fared in comparison it was about right, the former statistic was skewed by the fact that the majority of Arsenal matches he refereed were against top sides.

[Adam]

Pfft, Wenger's comments are tame as anything. Our manager tells the refs they need to be shot, and with good* reason.

*Not really, but they are awful. Some absolutely scandalous decisions in the EFL this past weekend.