General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

Once he doesn't actively push for it in sure he will stay this year, they can still get massive money for him next year from Saudi

I've said it before, the VAR officials should not be taken from the referee pool, they should be EPL employees who know the rules and aren't friends with the refs. It should be completely independent, a check and balance scenario, not a mate rubber stamping and watching their buddies backs. They could even anonomise the VAR, or take the VAR from other countries, the rules are the same the world over, or should be.

The application of VAR in the EPL has been atrocious.

Good start for ManU

Eriksen gets one back. Good time to score. A 2 goal lead at HT would probably be enough against this lot.

Huge let-off for Man United just before half-time. A Gibbs-White shot was heading into the top corner, until it hit his own player, Awoniyi. It would have made a massive difference.

That is an incredibly soft penalty for United. The most minimal of minimal contact there.

Hows that a peno, looks like no contact- why no VAR involved ?

What is the little hop before he fell on his ass😂

In a world of trouble, assume they'll try switching managers sooner rather than later

Well the early evidence suggests City will coast to another title.

Utd look incredibly light in midfield, 2 home games with 2 wins but seriously unconvincing performances.

Chelsea have good players but they’re not a team yet.

Arsenal could be having a case of second season syndrome. They were brilliant for large parts of last season but they were somewhat of a surprise - teams will be more aware of their ability this season.

Liverpool have a thin squad and aren’t convincing in defence.

Newcastle look good but it remains to be seen how they juggle Europe and the league.

Can’t see any of them getting the likely 90+ points required. Battle for top 4 should be interesting though. You could probably chuck Brighton, Spurs and Villa into that.