Premiership 2017/18

[The Modernist]

Can't believe Palace gave De Boer an Allardyce squad and expected him to produce Ajax style football in 4 games. Extremely piss poor recruitment.

And even Allardyce struggled with that defence. Palace have got by on a sub-standard defence and midfield for a few seasons now, but now the chickens are coming home to roost.

[Dr Markus]

Here's what Frank should have did.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11031332/sam-allardyce-shares-his-premier-league-survival-blueprint

[Penk!]

Here's what Frank should have did.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11031332/sam-allardyce-shares-his-premier-league-survival-blueprint

So you need to keep clean sheets and have attacking players with quality in the final third. That's some razorsharp tactical innovation there.

You know, I'm baffled Real Madrid still haven't approached him. Man's clearly a genius.

[Diamond Dog]

In his own mind.

[Dr Markus]

Not often Liverpool can say they're losing one of their best players for 3 games then bring on another player "worth" nearly 100 million to replace them.

[Jimbly]

and still draw

[Jimbly]

and still draw

told you.

[BARON CORNY DOG]

The NYT on the struggles American owners are facing in the UK football biz:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/spor ... -well&_r=0

[Diamond Dog]

I fear two 4 goal victories for the home teams today.....

[Diamond Dog]

The NYT on the struggles American owners are facing in the UK football biz:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/spor ... -well&_r=0

That's a good article Baron, thank you.

It hints strongly at the 'problem' with American owners over here - they don;t understand it and don't feel confident to do what they would in their other businesses ie interject and make decisions. Unlike their Middle Eastern counterparts (who probably know even less) they cannot just throw good money after bad until they hit a winning combination. So they tend to fall inbetween the two stools. What's good in that article is the key words "They're money men, first..." - it explains what I've been saying to Arsenal fans for a few years now. In essence they don;t care about 'success' in terms of trophies - as long as they're making a decent profit, they're happy. Arsenal make money - Wenger is safe. But it also explains why others have becoming a bit of a revolving door for managers.... they aren't making money, so get the next one in.

Interesting read.

[Diamond Dog]

I fear two 4 goal victories for the home teams today.....

Sadly I got half of this prediction correct.

[Diamond Dog]

When you have Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher saying (before the second goal) that we deserved a draw... you know it's harsh.

[KeithPratt]

Well, West Ham predictably huffed and puffed for half an hour on Saturday and then Spurs scored a brace and it was all over bar Aurier being a dick.

I'm not too bothered - I think we've got enough quality to survive as Hernandez is a proper poacher, but Bilic is being found out tactically and I suspect that the Dildo bros will be eyeing Benitez if things don't improve significantly within the next month and he'll want to come as well. They just look like a lumpen side that relies on Antonio's running too much. Zabaleta looks to have aged 10 years in this team too.

Spurs really didn't look like much at all, but then they have world-class quality in Eriksen and Kane and that made the difference ultimately.

[The Modernist]

I see Spurs are beating Huddersfield 3-0, hardly a surprise really. The gap in quality between the best and the rest is the biggest I've ever known and it's making things very predictable. There will be a massive points difference between the top six and the rest this season. In time, Everton have the potential to join the top six (although not this season it seems), but everyone else is just floundering with no greater ambition than just to survive in the premiership.

[Dr Markus]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11065902/premier-league-to-discuss-overseas-money-at-london-meeting

The Premier League’s twenty clubs will discuss a new proposal that would change the way they receive money from overseas broadcasting deals.

The league will propose that 35 per cent of international television revenue should be allocated according to where a club finishes in the table, with the remaining 65 per cent distributed equally to all clubs.

Hope this doesn't happen.

[Dr Markus]

Well that was fun. Just make the fucking changes at the back, it can't get any worse if you put one of the kids centre back.

[Dr Markus]

Aul Pep blaming the ball for City's bad game last night. Think that's a first.

[Dr Markus]

Strange aul appointment of Puel for the Foxes. He didn't exactly set the EPL alight with Southampton.

[Diamond Dog]

What's it aul about?

[Dr Markus]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41775756

Fuck.