General Premier League Thread 2024-25

Fully agreed. He is to Man Utd, what Salah is to Liverpool. When he doesn't perform, the team doesn't perform, when he does, the team does.... both examples shown to be true today.

No. You got that wrong. But I like your attempt.

Le Tissier at Southampton is a closer comparison. Star player vastly out performing the rest of his team mates in a bottom half team, and the source of all the goals within that team.

I'm finding it hard to get on board with. I don't get what we're supposed to dislike so much?

I mean, I remember 1989, but in recent years I don't get the issue?

I mean I saw fellow Liverpool fans wanting City to win the league near the end of last season when it was between them and Arsenal. Now I don't consider City a rival club either, but you don't like seeing them buy success in the way they have so seeing people wanting them to win to prevent....Arsenal....made no sense to me. It's not like it's United or Everton.

What is it about Arsenal we're supposed to dislike?

Sure but you're saying that you like them being disliked

Surely you'd want to know the reason before liking it or not

It's not like they're winning anything, they're still in 2 competitions this year but I wouldn't bet on them winning either.

They like finishing top 4 every year. That's about it. It's hardly offensive or something to like.

And, I feel the same about Spurs for the record, it's not like I hate one and not the other I just don't see why either would cause the level of hate we seem to be seeing.

Ah OK got it.

I think it's just online stuff really.

My 2cents worth is people only really started disliking them just over 2 years ago. Anyone can say player x or y is a **** or your manager is one but its nothing really to do with that.

City winning the league was easily shrugged off but Arsenal coming from relatively nowhere (while spending big) didnt sit well with fans of the 2 biggest Irish supported clubs especially.

It did seem mental to me especially that many United fans were up for City last season in the run in because as an Arsenal fan I could never ever want Spurs to win anything (feeling mutual and rightly so).

Liverpool fans probably felt hard done by (understandably) that Klopp only had one league title with such a fantastic team playing fantastic football and certainly didnt want Arsenal matching that (by besting City)

Cheslea fans I dont know… I guess its a London thing as I would be surprised if there was too many Irish Chelsea fans.

Anyway thats just my opinion and certainly not looking to start an argument.

Probably not… As it was Liverpool v Arsenal (at least for a week or so :D) I think the hatred was shared equally among others.

I would guess the majority of "neutrals" would find a Liverpool collapse now hilarious even if it meant Arsenal winning.

It would take a collapse for the ages for Liverpool to lose the PL title from here

I would doubt there aren't many rival fans who wouldn't find that highly amusing.

There's 9 games left and they are 12 points ahead of a team who are dropping points on the regular.
Genuinely think Liverpool could lose 5/6 out of the 9 and still get over the line.

You'd have to be dead inside to not find Liverpool somehow not winning from here hilarious if it came to pass because it's so unlikely

I don't think Palace and Spurs are winning the league this year

That's just nasty!