EPL 2020-21

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

First, it's a joke. Second, you can say whatever you want. Doesn't change this:

 
 

that image is nowhere close to accurate if it is for player salaries.
 

[ztejas 44,114]

4 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 
 

that image is nowhere close to accurate if it is for player salaries.
 

How is it inaccurate? Pulled directly from spotrac.

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

3 hours ago, ztejas said:

How is it inaccurate? Pulled directly from spotrac.

sportrac mine as well delete their account with such terrible information. All PL clubs are required to report their annual financials to the tax man. 
 

 

 

from the Athletic:

 

[ztejas 44,114]

6 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

sportrac mine as well delete their account with such terrible information. All PL clubs are required to report their annual financials to the tax man. 
 

 

 

from the Athletic:

 

Huh - good catch - thanks for the correction. Either way it supports the point I was making. Arsenal spends a fuckton - right along with the big boys. 

[InkaUtexas 26,806]

Great line up tomorrow. Another wonderful sports day!

[406W30th 1,111]

9 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Great line up tomorrow. Another wonderful sports day!

 

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Cavani has been so clutch for United

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Not sure how Bruno hasn’t picked up his second yellow card yet. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Wow. Vardy Party

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

Bertie!

[RamjetFDO 10,642]

Almost disaster turns into great start... Villa 1-nil in the 5th!

[RamjetFDO 10,642]

No real argument on the second yellow on Mings, but the first one wasn't deserved.

The shitty thing beyond being 1 man down for the second half is that Mings will be out against Chelsea on Monday. Damn.

[ztejas 44,114]

32 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

The shitty thing beyond being 1 man down for the second half is that Mings will be out against Chelsea on Monday. Damn.

I wouldn't worry. His backup will probably play 90 minutes of solid football and score an 87th minute header to beat us going away or at the least win a point.

Edited December 26, 2020 by ztejas

[InkaUtexas 26,806]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I wouldn't worry. His backup will pronably play 90 minutes of solid football and score an 87th minute header to beat us going away or at the least win a point.

Come on man, we don't need to be jinxed. 

[RamjetFDO 10,642]

Whose Hause? Our Hause!

2-nil!

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

What a massive insurance goal that was. Hold!!!

[InkaUtexas 26,806]

That was beautiful 

[RamjetFDO 10,642]

El Ghazi with a top drawer quality strike! 3-nil to the good!

[ztejas 44,114]

Not a bad time to pot a shorty. 

AV CL dream: alive

Lol and while I'm typing they put another one in. Fucking meltdown by CP.

Edited December 26, 2020 by ztejas

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

That comes after the best play of the game with the Watkins-Jack-Watkins passing station right before that one. 

[Jive Turkey 12,930]

Come on Palace. Man advantage and give up 2 goals? Fuck this. 

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

Roy Hodgson looks like he doesn't even know he's in Birmingham on those sideline shots.

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

Just save them for Monday, Ollie.

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

If Palace weren’t 7 points clear of relegation Roy would be getting fired. This is a disaster-class performance by Palace. 

[RamjetFDO 10,642]

Roy Hodgson looks like he doesn't even know he's in Birmingham on those sideline shots.

Roy looks like he's watching his family being eaten by lions.

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Arsenal’s lineup today looks like a championship quality side. 

[406W30th 1,111]

21 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

If Palace weren’t 7 points clear of relegation Roy would be getting fired. This is a disaster-class performance by Palace. 

I wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Roy gets sacked and replaced by Eddie Howe before long. They look absolutely rudderless. 

 

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

1 minute ago, 406W30th said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Roy gets sacked and replaced by Eddie Howe before long. They look absolutely rudderless. 

 

not to defend Roy but Palace have had an aging squad for 3 years now and not really brought in any reinforcements. They are going to do terrible during the holiday run due to lack of depth and old legs. 

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

So all of us 3rd party watchers are cheering for Arsenal's continual demise against Chelsea right?

[mdmost 43,853]

This first half is a Boxing Day miracle for Arsenal. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Great free kick

[mdmost 43,853]

Saka looked like he was trying to lift it into box to set up another play. Instead, goal. 

Edited December 26, 2020 by mdmost

[Buzzrock 15,117]

That’s called a good miss

[midtown 3,350]

I guess the pay cut clauses added to all the Arsenal players is working. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,501]

Lampard’s just a fat Roy Hodgson 

[ztejas 44,114]

2 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Lampard’s just a fat Roy Hodgson 

He'd be out of a job if we weren't killing it in the CL. Even then seems like time is waning.

[mdmost 43,853]

What a save by Leno. 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

On 12/25/2020 at 9:22 AM, ztejas said:

Huh - good catch - thanks for the correction. Either way it supports the point I was making. Arsenal spends a fuckton - right along with the big boys. 

*spends* isn't exactly the most honest way to describe it. Arsenal *has recently started spending* a little bit of real cash, infuriatingly right *after* we sacked Arsene "going to the final 16 of the Champions League 20 years in a row is totally unacceptable" Wenger. and they've done so under new scouting directors/DOFs, and it's been tragic.

for example we spent $100M on William Salina and Nicolas Pepé during the same summer where Leicester City brought in James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, and Caglar Soyuncu for half that price. 

In reality Arsenal does not spend anywhere near what clubs like Chelsea, City, and Man United do. Here's our 4 most expensive signings ever, all since 2018:

 

here's the rest of our 15 biggest signings ever:

 

 

 

It's absolutely nothing compared to what City, United, and Chelsea spend on a regular basis. Didn't Man I bring in Zlatan, Pogba, and Mouronho all at once? Arsenal had *literally* never signed a player or manager with as big of a profile as these three who Man U went and picked up a the grocery store. Let's not start acting like this clubs weren't spending beacoup bucks when Arsenal was trotting out this lineup in Champions League matches:

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative 15,932]

11 hours ago, mdmost said:

Saka looked like he was trying to lift it into box to set up another play. Instead, goal. 

no way bro. 

 

you heard the man. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 

Edited December 27, 2020 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative 15,932]

also, getting Alexis for €42M is fucking amazing value. if he were English you'd have to pay £150M for that kind of production. 

further, Ozil- yeesh. when we signed him we should have built the squad around him. he had something like 16-17 assists by Christmas his second season. Ozil- Santi-Alexis-Giroud-Wilshere-Ramsey was stuuuuupid.  now Ozil is just hanging out, still on payroll just eating £350k/wk while he trains, stays healthy, and fucks his wife. all the while we desperately need midfield help. awesome. 

now then, losing Wenger, yeah, I knew that would hurt. but fuck man- who knew how much we would feel the loss of Ivan Gazidis. Gazidis and Wenger were criminally under-appreciated by Arsenal fans (*cough- Mack Brown/Rick Barnes/DeLoss Dodds  and UT fans- cough*), not to mention criminally underrated by fans of other clubs. this is what happens when you convince yourself that you deserve better than what you actually do. just embarrassing and all around hard to stomach. 

[mdmost 43,853]

This Brighton West Ham match has been pretty entertaining. Two goals off defensive deflections. 2-2 with 7 minutes to go. 

[ztejas 44,114]

What a bizarre season so far. 

[Captain Ron 13,098]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

What a bizarre season so far. 

2020 

[ztejas 44,114]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

2020 

Everton a game back of Liverpool through 15 MP just like everyone expected.

[Jive Turkey 12,930]

Wolves equalize late. It was deserved. Game is not over, either. 

[Captain Ron 13,098]

That dude won $50K, so there was that.

[SimonBolivar 11,039]

3 hours ago, ztejas said:

What a bizarre season so far. 

No home field advantage has everything all messed up.

[Jive Turkey 12,930]

three good matches today.  of the 6 teams playing, 5 of them are in the top 8 of the table.

Leicester (3)/Palace (14) now.

then Chelsea (8)/Villa (7)

then Everton (2)/City (6)

[mdmost 43,853]

Uh oh. Now called off due to City players testing positive. 

 

 

Edited December 28, 2020 by mdmost

[InkaUtexas 26,806]

Yeah, just heard it on NBCSN.