General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

yourdeadwright

pjohnson wrote: »

Who the hell would have thought selling Lovren would come back to haunt Liverpool.

Is there any Free Agents that could do a job? I think it was Klopp that signed Caulker for a few months a few years ago so may try to repeat it with a stop gap.

It was more so the not replacing him,

Garay is 34 and a free agent , he has to be the best one available

Shanotheslayer

yourdeadwright wrote: »

It was more so the not replacing him,

Garay is 34 and a free agent , he has to be the best one available

Is that the ex Benfica fella? He still around! Facking hell

~Rebel~

yourdeadwright wrote: »

It was more so the not replacing him,

Garay is 34 and a free agent , he has to be the best one available

If he's fit, he's definitely a good option.... buuuut, he did his own cruciate in February, and hasn't played since, so would need to do a fairly thorough medical on him, and probably take a few weeks to get up to speed.

yourdeadwright

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Is that the ex Benfica fella? He still around! Facking hell

That's him played for Real Madrid ,Napoli and Valencia most recently

Shanotheslayer

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

From what I saw of Fab at CB he looks better than Gomez? Not to say Gomez won't get better with time but just currently.

Winji start in midfield then?

Gomez was excellent the season before last. This was the Liverpools best defensive spell under Klopp afaik.

His problem is staying fit, as it seems to take him a while to get into a groove. How well he performs without VVD beside him is also another matter.

yourdeadwright

6 wrote: »

Gomez was excellent the season before last. This was the Liverpools best defensive spell under Klopp afaik.

His problem is staying fit, as it seems to take him a while to get into a groove. How well he performs without VVD beside him is also another matter.

I honestly think Matip is far better than Gomez and both will be a decent partnership

The problem is Liverpool set up very open at the back because they basically back VVD 1 on 1 with anyone in world football,

They can not afford to play the same way with Matip and Gomez there, Its not a knock on them its just VVD is that good you can do things differently

Also the major issues of Matip staying fit

eh i dunno

Is this the Liverpool thread now?

Speak Now

eh i dunno wrote: »

Is this the Liverpool thread now?

eh i dunno

Shanotheslayer

eh i dunno wrote: »

Is this the Liverpool thread now?

Better than the talk of West Brom V Burnley to be fair

Leeds Wolves tonight.

If Leeds win, as Zaph has pointed out elsewhere, the winner of their next match (v Villa) will go top of the table.

gimli2112

eh i dunno wrote: »

Is this the Liverpool thread now?

yes because we're the most important

RasTa

Has the PL responded to Liverpool's request yet? Obviously VAR didn't miss the violent thug Martial almost break some Spurs lad's windpipe 2 weeks ago

Mushy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Leeds Wolves tonight.

If Leeds win, as Zaph has pointed out elsewhere, the winner of their next match (v Villa) will go top of the table.

Just looking at table, leeds would need a decent size goal swing over the 2 games to actually go top. Still, some position to be in. Tonight's game should be another good one

Shanotheslayer

Mushy wrote: »

Just looking at table, leeds would need a decent size goal swing over the 2 games to actually go top. Still, some position to be in. Tonight's game should be another good one

Yeh was just about to post this. Leeds won't be top unless they get a +7 goal difference.

Villa however will go top with a draw

~Rebel~

Has there ever been a more depressing sounding fixture than West Brom V Burnley? Is anyone watching it? Here, or indeed, anywhere?

Rayne Wooney

They’ve made a fair meal of this Van Dijk situation

You would think that his career is over

fyfe79

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Has there ever been a more depressing sounding fixture than West Brom V Burnley? Is anyone watching it? Here, or indeed, anywhere?

I'd say their own fans will be struggling to tune in for this one. I imagine the actual match-day experience of going to the game is what compels most of them to attend, can't imagine much excitement simply watching the football itself.

I do remember watching a 0-0 between Barnsley and Coventry on Monday Night Football back in the mid 90's!

marklazarcovic

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Has there ever been a more depressing sounding fixture than West Brom V Burnley? Is anyone watching it? Here, or indeed, anywhere?

First 0-0 of the season.. anyone shocked

Anonymou

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Has there ever been a more depressing sounding fixture than West Brom V Burnley? Is anyone watching it? Here, or indeed, anywhere?

As a WBA fan I did watch it for my sins (no 15euro parted with at least). The clean sheet was welcome - sometimes boring is good :pac: And tbf both teams created good enough chances for either to win it, 0-0 probably fair

8-10

Imagine being a season ticket holder for West Brom, with a subscription to BT Sports and Sky Sports, and still have to pay £15 to watch that

Shanotheslayer

8-10 wrote: »

Imagine being a season ticket holder for West Brom,

That's bad enough :pac:

Anonymou

8-10 wrote: »

Imagine being a season ticket holder for West Brom, with a subscription to BT Sports and Sky Sports, and still have to pay £15 to watch that

It's shocking to be honest, next 2 games vs. Brighton and Fulham both in the Monday night slot so assume it will be same PPV offering again . I'm just waiting to see if they put a "big" game in that slot anytime soon and see what sort of uptake they get on it. There is too many ways around it for these games to be bought in any significant numbers.

Unearthly

Brilliant decision by David Coote

tinpib

fyfe79 wrote: »

I do remember watching a 0-0 between Barnsley and Coventry on Monday Night Football back in the mid 90's!

Wuff Wuff

Good game so far between Leeds and Wolves

Shanotheslayer

Well at least the refs are consistent with their 'kicking out' law now.

No red for Jimenez somehow

Mushy

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Well at least the refs are consistent with their 'kicking out' law now.

No red for Jimenez somehow

It's the var ref from the everton liverpool game on Saturday. Actually, Oliver is the var tonight.

citytillidie

Game Week 5 Highlights
Everton V Liverpool

Chelsea V Southampton

Man City V Arsenal

Newcastle V Man Utd

Sheff Utd V Fulham

Palace V Brighton

Spurs V West Ham

Leicester V Villa

WBA V Burnley

Leeds V Wolves

~Rebel~

I quite like that Wolves have just gone all in and made their third kit the Portugal jersey.

pjohnson

Chelsea have registered Petr Cech in the Premier League Squad