EPL Thread 2008/09

[OwlsFan]

Is Berbatov considered one of their best players?

I assume SAF considers he is.

[smasher]

United 2 nil and then I want the United players to celebrate like they've won the league again like Liverpool did at Anfield earlier on in the season.

Never Walk Alone in the 90th minute, home fans gone to catch the early train home to London. Priceless!!!!!!!!!!

[Pike B]

Would be very surprised if Liverpool win at Old Trafford in a season where a good performance is soon followed by an average one.
:D:D:D

[OwlsFan]

Man U lose again. Could there be a twist at the end of the season? I doubt it. Liverpool aren't consistent enough to mount a challenge.

At the other end Newcastle and Middlesboro both now in serious trouble but I'd saty it is still likely that Stoke will join WBA going back down with 'Boro now looking like accompanying them down.

[tetsujin1979]

could be any 2 from 5 joining West Brom, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Stoke are all looking weak, Hull are in freefall and Pompey could get sucked back into it

[shakermaker1982]

Newcastle Utd's run in looks very difficult. I'd say WBA, Boro and Newcastle to go down. Newcastle need to appoint somebody in the interim because Houghton and Calderwood seem to be struggling.

[old git]

[QUOTE=OwlsFan;1127260]Man U lose again. Could there be a twist at the end of the season? I doubt it. Liverpool aren't consistent enough to mount a challenge.

liverpool looked very consistent this afternoon took aston villa apart to win 5-0 :D

[gustavo]

Man U lose again. Could there be a twist at the end of the season? I doubt it. Liverpool aren't consistent enough to mount a challenge.


liverpool looked very consistent this afternoon took aston villa apart to win 5-0 :D
Consistent being over a course of games not just one , Though they do look good at the moment I would hesitate to put any amount of cash on them to win the league.

[smasher]

I assume SAF considers he is.

Wonder does he still think Berbatov one of his best players? Hopefully he does!

[OwlsFan]

Wouldn't read too much in to the Villa result. Villa have been very poor of later and have been over achieving with an average squad. That said 4-4-5 in the last 3 games in not a bad return for Liverpool. Can they keep it up? I doubt it but at least it makes for a more interesting end of season for the title. Liverpool also have the more difficult run in I think.

[OwlsFan]

Shearer rumoured to be taking over at Newcastle until the end of the season. Strange decision with the team in the relegation zone and no managerial experience. I thought they might go for some old warhorse similar to Joe K.

[OwlsFan]

Well, it wasn't an April Fool as suggested elsewhere. Apparently 1.8 million coming his way if he keeps them up. Nice money in the current economic client.

[irishultra]

Bohs getting beat by Cork, Wolfsburg destroying Bayern 5-1 , and now Aston Villa beating Manchester United at Old Trafford. Weird weekend.

[OwlsFan]

..... and now Aston Villa beating Manchester United at Old Trafford. Weird weekend.

Spoke too soon :)

Sky of course almost had canaries. Their most used word "unbelievable" was not spared needless to say. It is quite common for teams to come back from a goal down and how often have we seen goals scored in the last minute? Quite often. Exciting ok but not a huge shock. Wasn't overly impressed with the guy who scored the winner but no doubt he'll now be "the star of the future".

When you get to my age, you become quite cynical ;)

[old git]

Spoke too soon :)

Sky of course almost had canaries. Their most used word "unbelievable" was not spared needless to say. It is quite common for teams to come back from a goal down and how often have we seen goals scored in the last minute? Quite often. Exciting ok but not a huge shock. Wasn't overly impressed with the guy who scored the winner but no doubt he'll now be "the star of the future".

When you get to my age, you become quite cynical ;)

overly impressed !!! he is only 17 years old thrown in at the deep end with 3o mins to go as utd chase the game. very hard to judge him on 30 mins but must say he took his goal brillantly .. if rooney / torres / drogba scored it we would all be raving about the goal.. he showed some confidence for a 17 year old all the same . :ball:

[OwlsFan]

Had he done much up to that? Remember when Rooney hit the scene as a 17 year old? Different class.

[old git]

Had he done much up to that? Remember when Rooney hit the scene as a 17 year old? Different class.

very hard to get into a game with only 30 min left.. alot of other so called big names had done not much up untill then.. as i said he finished well for his goal and who knows in 5-6 years time he may be playing alongside rooney or playing 1st or second division football only time will tell ... but ferguson must have been impressed somewhere to throw on an untried 17 year old to try and re-ignite utd's title dreams :ball:

[OwlsFan]

Don't come much better than that game last night. The two dropped points will only be a disaster if Man U win tonight. So over to Portsmouth.

Newcastle's position is looking very dodgy, now managed by the spiv in the grey suit.

[DeLorean]

True in the sense that I'm sure Liverpool fans would have taken both clubs winning their matches this week. However, such was their dominance last night and Arsenal's incredible inability to clear the ball, it has to been seen as 2 pts dropped, regardless of the result at OT. Games are running out for them so they need to make up the difference wherever they can, not just relying on United's so called tricky fixtures like the Arsenal game and Manchester derby. Both these matches are at OT anyway and I'd expect United to win them. Boro away will be the one to catch them maybe or Wigan.

Toons are in serious trouble alright. I think Boro will get out of it, kind of hope they do anyway. 3 to drop-

Hull
Newcastle
West Brom

[OwlsFan]

Well, after the excitement of the 4-4 the night before, it was back to 0-0 last night. No mention of why "the whole world watches the English Premiership" by Keyes. I don't think the FA Cup Final will be an attractive game somehow or other since Chelsea have lacked width since the departure of Messr Robben, Wright-Phillips and of course Duffer.

[elroy]

Im a united fan and have to say that was a terrible decision to give that penalty which let united back in tonight. Big result for them and once they got the goal played very well. Awful first half performance. Only need ten points from 5 games now

[OwlsFan]

Strangely enough there was one view where I didn't see any touch on the ball by the keeper. Terrible the way Spurs collapsed. Once more good viewing.

At the other end Hull lose again. Big game for Newcastle today.

[old git]

Im a united fan and have to say that was a terrible decision to give that penalty which let united back in tonight. Big result for them and once they got the goal played very well. Awful first half performance. Only need ten points from 5 games now

awful performance in first half indeed spurs were well worth their 2 goal lead but i thought they started 2nd half very negative gave utd the upper hand sitting back and trying to slow game down ... as for penalty it was a terrible decision alright .. but then again last week another terrible penalty decisions not given against everton probally cost utd the f a cup semi final... must say after watching 2 games on setanta yesterday utd & liverpool liverpool also benifited by ref decision to award free kick for opening goal after mascharano tripped himself.. on both teams utd looked more impressive trying to play football as all liverpool seemed to be doing was lumping it forward to torres.. but at this time of the year i suppose winning the 3 points is more important than playing good football.. have a feeling still a few more twists in title race before end of season :ball:

[The Midget Gem]

I was disgusted watching that Man U match. Completely cheated out of it Spurs were. I know, I know, they still lost well, but if that penalty had not been given it would have been a completely other story. Never been so gutted in my life, as if Spurs did get something out of it we may have been in for a terrific final couple of weeks. Not to be because of Mr. Bennet. It wasn't only the penalty decision that really got me reeled up, but about 30 seconds before it Ronaldo put in a really dirty tackle on a spurs player after losing the ball, it was a definite yellow, no doubts, even the commentators were fumed how he got away with it.(and again for anyone watching the match, did anyone see Woodgates yellow in the first? It was for a foul on Ronaldo, and no way was it as bad as his own foul before the goal.) Ronaldo is a little ponse who needs to get manners put on him! Rolls around and gets away with murder.
My point is Man U get everything at home, and its become comical. I was never more angry after a match than yesterday.
I'm only having this rant this now as i know the league is gone from us and am gutted after that yesterday.:mad:
Roll on next year:(

[Armando]

I was disgusted watching that Man U match. Completely cheated out of it Spurs were. I know, I know, they still lost well, but if that penalty had not been given it would have been a completely other story. Never been so gutted in my life, as if Spurs did get something out of it we may have been in for a terrific final couple of weeks. Not to be because of Mr. Bennet. It wasn't only the penalty decision that really got me reeled up, but about 30 seconds before it Ronaldo put in a really dirty tackle on a spurs player after losing the ball, it was a definite yellow, no doubts, even the commentators were fumed how he got away with it.(and again for anyone watching the match, did anyone see Woodgates yellow in the first? It was for a foul on Ronaldo, and no way was it as bad as his own foul before the goal.) Ronaldo is a little ponse who needs to get manners put on him! Rolls around and gets away with murder.
My point is Man U get everything at home, and its become comical. I was never more angry after a match than yesterday.
I'm only having this rant this now as i know the league is gone from us and am gutted after that yesterday.:mad:
Roll on next year:(


Christ, talk about a myopic view of things!:D
...oh, and the ref was not Steve Bennett...Howard Webb was the man in the middle.

[osarusan]

Im a united fan and have to say that was a terrible decision to give that penalty which let united back in tonight. Did anybody hear Hamilton commentating on "The Premiership"?

"Having seen the replay, it appears Howard Webb got it absolutely right"!!! Jesus Christ.

[old git]

Christ, talk about a myopic view of things!:D
...oh, and the ref was not Steve Bennett...Howard Webb was the man in the middle.

nice one :D he was so upset and disgusted watching match he did not even know refs name :D

[old git]

I was disgusted watching that Man U match. Completely cheated out of it Spurs were. I know, I know, they still lost well, but if that penalty had not been given it would have been a completely other story. Never been so gutted in my life, as if Spurs did get something out of it we may have been in for a terrific final couple of weeks. Not to be because of Mr. Bennet. It wasn't only the penalty decision that really got me reeled up, but about 30 seconds before it Ronaldo put in a really dirty tackle on a spurs player after losing the ball, it was a definite yellow, no doubts, even the commentators were fumed how he got away with it.(and again for anyone watching the match, did anyone see Woodgates yellow in the first? It was for a foul on Ronaldo, and no way was it as bad as his own foul before the goal.) Ronaldo is a little ponse who needs to get manners put on him! Rolls around and gets away with murder.
My point is Man U get everything at home, and its become comical. I was never more angry after a match than yesterday.
I'm only having this rant this now as i know the league is gone from us and am gutted after that yesterday.:mad:
Roll on next year:(

midget gem please remove your liverpool glasses ... did you not see liverpool v hull when mascherano tripped himself to get free kick which led to liverpool taking the lead why are you not complaining about that terrible decision or big martin skyrtel rolling around like a ponce to get folan sent off... ronaldo does roll around alot and a lot of the time also he gets fouled and nothing given due to his reputation most of the top four teams get away with murder at home just get over it and accept it :mad: oh forgot to mention what has poor mr bennet got to do with match as ref was howard webb are you sure you were watching the match

[MikeBassett]

Did anybody hear Hamilton commentating on "The Premiership"?

"Having seen the replay, it appears Howard Webb got it absolutely right"!!! Jesus Christ.

Didn't see it the other night but I'm not a bit surprised Hamilton said that, he is a complete and utter gobsh1te in fairness! It was no way a penalty and I'm a United fan, awful decision

[old git]

I was disgusted watching that Man U match. Completely cheated out of it Spurs were. I know, I know, they still lost well, but if that penalty had not been given it would have been a completely other story. Never been so gutted in my life, as if Spurs did get something out of it we may have been in for a terrific final couple of weeks. Not to be because of Mr. Bennet. It wasn't only the penalty decision that really got me reeled up, but about 30 seconds before it Ronaldo put in a really dirty tackle on a spurs player after losing the ball, it was a definite yellow, no doubts, even the commentators were fumed how he got away with it.(and again for anyone watching the match, did anyone see Woodgates yellow in the first? It was for a foul on Ronaldo, and no way was it as bad as his own foul before the goal.) Ronaldo is a little ponse who needs to get manners put on him! Rolls around and gets away with murder.
My point is Man U get everything at home, and its become comical. I was never more angry after a match than yesterday.
I'm only having this rant this now as i know the league is gone from us and am gutted after that yesterday.:mad:
Roll on next year:(

midget gem you also seem to have a terrible bitter memory against man utd not so long ago liverpool hammered utd 4-1 at old trafford and got a penalty and vidic also sent off was it comical that day :confused:

[Closed Account 2]

Shocking but sadly not too surprising decision. Got to feel sorry for Spurs they've been had there twice in the last few years. Remember the Pedro Mendes / Roy Carroll goal a few years ago (should have been given and wasnt) and now this. The penalty sucked the life right out of them and collapse was inevitable. Carrick is a miserable little turd of a player and yet again Ronaldo kicks out at a Spurs player and gets away with it (happend in the game at White Hart Lane earlier this season vs Dawson).

Amongst all the title discussion it now looks like Spurs may well miss out on a European spot due to this incident.

[osarusan]

Amongst all the title discussion it now looks like Spurs may well miss out on a European spot due to this incident.
It will be more to do with them being complete muck for a lot of the season than 1 penalty decision in fairness. I think they would have eventually conceded anyway, and gone on to lose, even without the penalty.

[twofooted]

Massive game tonight at St. James' Park, think Pompey are going to get a result up there. Hull are sinking closer and closer to the drop too

[Longfordian]

Probably wasn't a penalty but the ref had no replays to look at and saw Carrick getting the first touch. Palacios was lucky to stay on the field after about ten minutes he put in an awful two footed tackle on Ronaldo who managed to just about avoid it. All the big teams get marginal decisions at home, it's always been that way I don't know why people are so surprised.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Massive game tonight at St. James' Park, think Pompey are going to get a result up there. Hull are sinking closer and closer to the drop too

Newcastle wilted very, very badly against a mediocre but well managed Portsmouth side. A marginally better opponent would have run three in against them in the last 15 minutes. Never mind creating chances -they just couldn't get the ball -or keep it when Portsmouth tripped over the thing.

Duff did okay mind-played much of the game at left back again.

[DeLorean]

Ya and I think they were lucky that Pompey were happy with a point. It's very hard to call who will go down as Hull, Newcastle and Boro all have tough run-ins. It wouldn't surprise me if none of the 3 won another match. I think it probably is 2 out of those 3 at this stage though.

I had never heard of that Richard Hughes fella that hit the post. On further research it seems he has been around quite a while, not sure how he went under my radar!!

[OwlsFan]

Newcastle wilted very, very badly against a mediocre but well managed Portsmouth side. A marginally better opponent would have run three in against them in the last 15 minutes. Never mind creating chances -they just couldn't get the ball -or keep it when Portsmouth tripped over the thing.
.

Sounds like a relegation team!

[OwlsFan]

Never thought I'd look forward to a Middlesboro vs Newcastle game but it's the proverbial 6 pointer. If the game is not a draw, Hull will find themselves in deep trouble.

Didn't see the Manchester derby. How did Shay do I wonder? I see from the papers he conceded to a Ronaldo free kick.

[tetsujin1979]

The free took a wicked deflection (aren't they always wicked?) and caught Shay flat footed. He was moving to his right, and the deflection took the ball away to his left. Still managed to get a hand to it, and I wouldn't blame him for the goal.

[Closed Account 2]

I think Newcastle will win tonight... Bad as they are, Boro are even worse.

[shakermaker1982]

I'd be amazed if there is more than 1 goal in it tonight (famous last words). 1 nil to Newcastle or a cagey 0-0 look the best bets. Boro are 'too nice' a team and probably regret selling/losing Cattermole and Schwarzer.

[OwlsFan]

I'd be amazed if there is more than 1 goal in it tonight (famous last words). 1 nil to Newcastle or a cagey 0-0 look the best bets. Boro are 'too nice' a team and probably regret selling/losing Cattermole and Schwarzer.

How does 4 sound :D ? 'Boro have been punching over their weight for a long time in the Premiership. Not gone yet though. Sunderland still in the mix. Hull's decline has been spectacular.

15 Portsmouth......36 -20 38
16 Sunderland......36 -17 36
17 Newcastle.......36 -17 34
18 Hull City..........36 -24 34
19 Middlesbrough..36 -28 31
20 West Brom......36 -29 31

[shakermaker1982]

How does 4 sound :D ? 'Boro have been punching over their weight for a long time in the Premiership. Not gone yet though. Sunderland still in the mix. Hull's decline has been spectacular.

15 Portsmouth......36 -20 38
16 Sunderland......36 -17 36
17 Newcastle.......36 -17 34
18 Hull City..........36 -24 34
19 Middlesbrough..36 -28 31
20 West Brom......36 -29 31

I was only three goals out! Hull have to win on Saturday to have any chance.

[Troubadour]

Hull don't look like they could buy a win at the moment, very poor side. They're missing Jimmy Bullard big time. The three in the relegation places at the moment to go down imo. Of them 3 I'd say West Brom have the best chance of staying up :eek:

[redalan]

Worse time of the year for Hull to go into the bottom three. They need a result against Bolton or it's the end of the fairytale.

[OwlsFan]

Worse time of the year for Hull to go into the bottom three. They need a result against Bolton or it's the end of the fairytale.

A draw wasn't a bad result in the circumstances with Newcastle losing at home to Fulhan :eek: Just shows, huge home support is not necessarily a guarantee of Premiership survival. They have some terrible dross at that club but Newcastle might survive yet.

Oh yeah, Man U won the league. Wonder what sort of team they'll put out against Hull.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Oh yeah, Man U won the league. Wonder what sort of team they'll put out against Hull.
A second/third team was good enough to draw with Everton in the cup semi. Can't see anything other than a United win, regardless of what team plays.

[De Town]

Oh yeah, Man U won the league. Wonder what sort of team they'll put out against Hull.

Hopefully the under 16's. Would love to see Newcastle go down.

[OwlsFan]

Terrible time for football in the Northeast and Hull almost qualify in that category as well. Sunderland (lost last night), Middlesboro and Newcastle all in the relegation dogfight with one game to go. Amazing really. No sign of the rotund one coming off the bench for Sunderland.

Should make great TV viewing.

[DeLorean]

Terrible time for football in the Northeast and Hull almost qualify in that category as well. Sunderland (lost last night), Middlesboro and Newcastle all in the relegation dogfight with one game to go. Amazing really. No sign of the rotund one coming off the bench for Sunderland.

Should make great TV viewing.

It's hard to see both Newcastle and Hull get the results they need so I would think Sunderland should be ok. If ever there was a season that more than 3 teams deserved to be relegated this was it. Portsmouth, Hull, Sunderland, Newcastle, Boro and West Brom have all been rubbish.