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

giveitholly · 29-12-2020 04:12PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No reason the Euros can't be pushed out a little. It's not as if travelling fans will be discommoded.

But what if every other league in Europe can finish in time but the premier league can't. Will UEFA agree to the Euros being delayed over one league?

Agent Coulson · 29-12-2020 04:16PM

The Euro's, The COPA America, The Olympic football, The under 20 World Cup, The under 21 Euro's are all happening next summer will they all be pushed for the Premier League.

29-12-2020 04:16PM

giveitholly wrote: »

But what if every other league in Europe can finish in time but the premier league can't. Will UEFA agree to the Euros being delayed over one league?

Only one league being affected is highly slim.

pjohnson · 29-12-2020 05:03PM

Fixtures shouldnt be rearranged for just one club.

Fitz* · 29-12-2020 05:10PM

Spurs v Fulham is under doubt now too.

doc_17 · 29-12-2020 05:21PM

How many pointless and boring international breaks between now and May? They could reduce those....

thebaz · 29-12-2020 05:24PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Hard to shout for either manager. I suppose Sam edges it.

Can’t take to Bielsa at all. Not sure what all the fuss is about.

His team seems to play the same way regardless if they are leading 3-0 or losing 0-3. If he was a younger English manager (Eddie Howe anyone ?) he’d be laughed out of the place, for being naive, but because he’s foreign it’s some masterstroke.

Then there’s the time he was caught cheating in ‘spygate’. Sending spies to watch his opponents training sessions, all season, to gain an unfair advantage. Sending the spies with the tools they needed to break in and then watch (binoculars) the training sessions. Pretty disgusting form of cheating. I think his defence was that everyone does it.

We should be able to teach children integrity, sportsmanship and endeavour through sport. Not teach them that cheating is acceptable.

I think that cheating/spying was in the season they won promotion too.

Then his refusal to speak English seems weird and childish. I’ve read it’s because he doesn’t want to insult English people by speaking it poorly but I’ve also read it’s because he doesn’t want to make a mistake and for his English to be misinterpreted. Neither seem an acceptable explanation.

Whereas Sam just seems greedy but we are already used to that in soccer.

I’d still rather watch the current Leeds playing than a Sam team but I’d like to see them relegated and to try and win promotion without the cheating.

Hopefully Sam gets relegated too and I don’t have to watch his style of football. Hopefully once relegated club owners will stop reaching out to him too.

Bielsa is a breadth of fresh air to the league, plays attractive attacking football unlike the agricultural Big Sam approach , I pity West Brom supporters having to endure it.

TheadoreT · 29-12-2020 05:28PM

Teams should have blasted their players with covid and got them all infected before one of those prolonged international breaks earlier in the season. Inhumane for sure but would stop them getting it in dribs and drabs over the season.

Father Hernandez · 29-12-2020 05:28PM

TheadoreT wrote: »

Teams should have blasted their players with covid and got them all infected before one of those prolonged international breaks earlier in the season. Inhumane for sure but would stop them getting it in dribs and drabs over the season.

Jaysus.

Shanotheslayer · 29-12-2020 05:31PM

TheadoreT wrote: »

Teams should have blasted their players with covid and got them all infected before one of those prolonged international breaks earlier in the season. Inhumane for sure but would stop them getting it in dribs and drabs over the season.

Fantastic idea. What could possible go wrong.

Christ

BoardsMember · 29-12-2020 05:33PM

Are the games tonight on Amazon for Irish subscribers. I'm subscribed to both sports packs on Now TV and also subscribed to Amazon Prime Video, but I dont see the matches on anywhere.

eh i dunno · 29-12-2020 05:35PM

BoardsMember wrote: »

Are the games tonight on Amazon for Irish subscribers. I'm subscribed to both sports packs on Now TV and also subscribed to Amazon Prime Video, but I dont see the matches on anywhere.

Premier sports

Collie D · 29-12-2020 05:40PM

doc_17 wrote: »

How many pointless and boring international breaks between now and May? They could reduce those....

One international break in March but they’re qualifiers for World Cup so not pointless.

GoldFour4 · 29-12-2020 05:41PM

BoardsMember wrote: »

Are the games tonight on Amazon for Irish subscribers. I'm subscribed to both sports packs on Now TV and also subscribed to Amazon Prime Video, but I dont see the matches on anywhere.

If you contact prime customer support they’ll have it changed in time for the games to be available on Irish prime. Just tell them you are working in the Uk and would like to have the UK catalogue. Was fixed in 10mins for me.

I have now tv too but you’ll only have 1 or 2 (I think just the one) game available with the rest only available on the red button which isn’t an option with now tv. Edit - Brighton game on premier 1 and Leeds game on premier 2.

ERG89 · 29-12-2020 05:53PM

eh i dunno wrote: »

Premier sports

Premier Sports analysis might be even worse than MOTD.

I fancy Arsenal to beat Brighton. Just looking at Graham Potter's Premier League record at Brighton. 54 points in 53 matches. Hughton in his 2 seasons had 76 in 76 games.

kowloonkev · 29-12-2020 05:57PM

Potter has put out a very weak side against Arsenal. He seems to be unaware that he has them in a relegation battle.

CSF · 29-12-2020 06:07PM

ongarite wrote: »

When would they be played?
This season is already at bursting point with no free weekends & season finishing early in hope Euro 2020 will go ahead.

53K cases in UK today.
This season is going to be over soon.

Scrapping (or postponing until after the Euros and before the leagues start back) the FA Cup would be one way of freeing up dates.

One way or another there will be more fixture congestion now if they do take a 2 week break, not to mention the games that already require to be rescheduled.

TheadoreT · 29-12-2020 06:09PM

Own goal of the year there, good lord.

GoldFour4 · 29-12-2020 06:10PM

Sawyers has just hit a beauty of an OG for WBA

Charlie19 · 29-12-2020 06:11PM

TheadoreT wrote: »

Own goal of the year there, good lord.

Good enough for them;)

ctrl-alt-delete · 29-12-2020 06:11PM

Horrendous from West Brom

kowloonkev · 29-12-2020 06:13PM

A bit harsh on both these teams playing 6pm on Tuesday having played Sunday, especially West Brom who were playing Liverpool less than 48 hours ago. I really don't get the scheduling sometimes.

murpho999 · 29-12-2020 06:18PM

TheadoreT wrote: »

Teams should have blasted their players with covid and got them all infected before one of those prolonged international breaks earlier in the season. Inhumane for sure but would stop them getting it in dribs and drabs over the season.

I assume you're joking but do you realise how stupid that idea is? What about all the people they contact? Family, coaches, club workers etc/

Also, you do know that getting Covid does not mean that you're immune from re-infection? That's a myth

ctrl-alt-delete · 29-12-2020 06:21PM

Robinson basically in a headlock there at the corner - var say it is fine. Hopefully Sam gets his lads to defend them like that when he reviews the footage :pac:

pjohnson · 29-12-2020 06:22PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Premier Sports analysis might be even worse than MOTD.

I fancy Arsenal to beat Brighton. Just looking at Graham Potter's Premier League record at Brighton. 54 points in 53 matches. Hughton in his 2 seasons had 76 in 76 games.

But dont forget Potter plays prettier than Hughton.

Agent Coulson · 29-12-2020 06:25PM

Has a referee pundit ever disagreed with an on field ref decision or a VAR decision when they go to the studio to look for an expert opinion.

ArmaniJeanss · 29-12-2020 06:30PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Has a referee pundit ever disagreed with an on field ref decision or a VAR decision when they go to the studio to look for an expert opinion.

I've seen Dermot Gallagher do so on Sky in his Monday slot but only in the weakest of "I can see why he made the decision he did, but on balance I'd have decided differently" terms.

ctrl-alt-delete · 29-12-2020 06:30PM

2-0 Leeds, cracking strike from Alioski

ctrl-alt-delete · 29-12-2020 06:35PM

3-0 Leeds, I wonder could Allardyce do that with these Leeds players

jayo26 · 29-12-2020 06:39PM

Fair play to Bielsa he getting alot of scrutiny for his tactics but he is sitting there all calm on the sideline showing klopp how it should be done against westbrom.

Delighted to see them play well with proper attacking football.

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

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