Premier League 2018/19

[Hobo]

The John Scales Dome

[Noah]

The Acimovic Arena

[MDK]

Andy Sinton Stadium of Affirmation

[Lineker]

Actual answer: any number of things could have delayed a building project like this. The long deep freeze (Beast from the East) and then the long heatwave couldn't have helped.

[MDK]

Just now, Lineker said:

Actual answer: any number of things could have delayed a building project like this. The long deep freeze (Beast from the East) and then the long heatwave couldn't have helped.

And the workshy jobsworths that Spuds hired too

[Baddar]

I hear the hold-up is due to the construction of the on-site coffee shop 'Costa del Sol Campbell'

[MDK]

Kante

[Hobo]

29 minutes ago, Lineker said:

Beast from the East

It's haunted by the ghost of Bam Bam Bigelow 😲

[Lineker]

46 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Sol Campbell

Cunt.

[Lineker]

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The England and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling is the victim of a media agenda motivated by racism, according to Ian Wright.

Sterling is no stranger to negative headlines about both his on and off-field actions, with a recent example coming on the eve of the World Cup in Russia when a new tattoo of an assault rifle on his leg dominated the news.

Wright, the former Arsenal and England striker, believes the criticism the 23-year-old Sterling receives is different to any other player - and says that it can only be down to the colour of his skin.

Wright told the BBC: “How many people do you see get the criticism Sterling gets?

“The football criticism is something every player has to deal with, but what he gets I don’t see any other footballer getting. “They don’t get that stick because for whatever reason they don’t rub up the people in the corridors of power the wrong way. I think there is an agenda against him.”

Sterling has been accused of being “greedy” and having “lavish” spending habits, including when he bought his mother a house in 2016, while also mocked for flying on a low cost airline and shopping in Greggs, Primark and Poundland.

Wright believes Sterling, who was born in Jamaica before moving to London with his mum when he was five, is being “picked on” because of his background and because people do not want him to be a success.

Sterling played an integral role in Manchester City’s Premier League triumph last season, scoring 23 goals in 46 games across all competitions.

He added: “There is an element of people at high end of the media who want to keep that guy down. Simple.

“When you look at the wave of criticism that he takes, there is a certain amount of racism towards it - what else can it be?

“They are picking on him because of the background he has come from and they want to keep him down, drag him back down. They don’t want him to continue to be a success.

“People say ‘you are playing the racism card’, but you give me a good reason why Raheem Sterling gets the stick he gets for just being a footballer.”

Wrighty saying it like it is.

[MDK]

I agree with Wrighty but I think it is Xenophobia instead of racism because Walker, Rose, Rashford, Alli and Lingaard etc didn't get the same stick. Sterling is from Jamaica and has the audacity to be black.

[Hobo]

and be the most expensive English player ever. The nerve!

Sturridge gets a bit of stuff too on the lines that that he doesn't train very hard or he fakes injuries.
 

[FLiam]

[Adam]

Apparently the reason for the Spurs stadium delay is that the "critical safety systems" haven't stood up to testing. So it's not a delay in building work, they just need to have better safety systems.

[DavidMarrio]

Seems like the best course of action. Should be able to pass all necessary safety checks before being allowed to be used even if it's gonna delay when the ground can be used. 

Also:

https://streamable.com/3ysfj

 

[Noah]

 

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Zidane eyes Man United job

12:199 hours ago

French boss wants to replace Mourinho

After leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season, Zinedine Zidane has his eyes on a job in England, according to L'Equipe.

The French manager had his eye on coaching his country, but with Didier Deschamps having won the World Cup, Zidane has now turned his attention to Manchester United, where he would like to take over for Jose Mourinho. 

 

@MexicoJack

[The Lusophone]

Which gods do I need to sacrifice to for this to happen?

[Baddar]

It looks like De Bruyne will miss at least a couple of months with a knee injury.

[Baddar]

[Lineker]

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The referee Bobby Madley has quit his job as a Premier League official. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) on Thursday announced that the 32-year-old referee had left his job.

Madley, who was one of the 18 full-time professional referees, has officiated 91 matches in the Premier League since 2013 but was not involved during the first weekend of this season.

A PGMOL statement said: “Bobby Madley is no longer employed by PGMOL. We understand that he has decided to relocate due to a change in his personal circumstances.”

Madley refereed the 2017 Community Shield at Wembley before overseeing 18 Premier League matches last season. His older brother Andrew Madley continues to officiate in the Football League.