EPL 2022-23: Worldo Cuptus Interuptus

[yoladu 4,065]

Good grief! The one rare time I root for the scousers and they shit the bed

Bournemouth up to 16th, Southampton drop back down to 20th 

[ztejas 43,244]

This relegation battle is something else. Especially when you consider the clubs involved. 

[Dutch 4,464]

That is going to be some relegation fight; Palace in 12th are closer to 20th than 11th. 

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Ollie! Ollie! Ollie!

In the "Bitch stole my look" match, 1-nil to the Villa in the 17th.

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Soft, but clumsy, challenge = penalty.

Honors even in the 25th.

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Dramatic handbags at West Ham.

[Ted Lange 15,991]

Mudryk 95m Trossard 25M.    Lol.  Thanks Chelsea!

[Ted Lange 15,991]

 

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Rogue whistles in the stands notwithstanding, that was a somewhat disappointing draw.

[shadow_operative 15,931]

shouts out to chelsea for swooping in and grabbing mudryk out from under us so that we could turn around and buy trossard for 1/3 of the price! 

[yoladu 4,065]

On 3/5/2023 at 3:43 PM, Firemans4Horn said:

I’m supposed to call my doctor if it doesn’t go down after 4 hours, right?

i assume Saturday morning took care of it, eh?

Liverpool beat Bournemouth on aggregate though:  9 - 1.

[yoladu 4,065]

On 3/11/2023 at 11:36 AM, ztejas said:

This relegation battle is something else. Especially when you consider the clubs involved. 

Southampton gained a point Sunday, so...

5 points separates 12th place & 20th place.

5 points separates 1st & 2nd place.

[MoJames 8,240]

22 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Mudryk 95m Trossard 25M.    Lol.  Thanks Chelsea!

 

19 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

shouts out to chelsea for swooping in and grabbing mudryk out from under us so that we could turn around and buy trossard for 1/3 of the price! 

 

Your welcome guys. Glad to give you a year or two of Jorgi and maybe 3 or 4 of Trossard. It must be annoying rooting for a team where you brag is that you can't spend much money.

 

Also we just like spreading our assists around... Got that is awful.

Edited March 13, 2023 by MoJames

[ztejas 43,244]

19 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

shouts out to chelsea for swooping in and grabbing mudryk out from under us so that we could turn around and buy trossard for 1/3 of the price! 

Hey it isn't my money. 

[yoladu 4,065]

1 hour ago, MoJames said:

Your welcome guys. Glad to give you a year or two of Jorgi and maybe 3 or 4 of Trossard. It must be annoying rooting for a team where you brag is that you can't spend much money.

doesn't this describe the condition of most fans (myself included) who support a European club?

[MoJames 8,240]

7 minutes ago, yoladu said:

doesn't this describe the condition of most fans (myself included) who support a European club?

Probably not. As the vast majority of the fans in the world root for a team with cash.

Barca, Real Madrid, Bayern, Manure, Man City, Chelsea, PSG, Juventus, etc

[Firemans4Horn 17,792]

8 hours ago, yoladu said:

i assume Saturday morning took care of it, eh?

Liverpool beat Bournemouth on aggregate though:  9 - 1.

 

 

[shadow_operative 15,931]

whiny ass ETH crying about how they've only had one game with their full compliment of players, unlike arsenal who "always have their full selection every week". 🙄 yeah never mind that our starting striker just came back from three months out, that reiss nelson missed three months, smith rowe just returned from seven months out, we went and bought jorginho in january because partey was injured, and on and on. now today we lose saliba and tomiyasu in the first 10 mi i yes if the game. is that enough injuries for you now? jesus christ what a moronic thing for that guy to say. 

[Schulz2.0 28,752]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

whiny ass ETH crying about how they've only had one game with their full compliment of players, unlike arsenal who "always have their full selection every week". 🙄 yeah never mind that our starting striker just came back from three months out, that reiss nelson missed three months, smith rowe just returned from seven months out, we went and bought jorginho in january because partey was injured, and on and on. now today we lose saliba and tomiyasu in the first 10 mi i yes if the game. is that enough injuries for you now? jesus christ what a moronic thing for that guy to say. 

[SimonBolivar 10,897]

UTV like always and we never get results vs Bournemouth, but if we have to lose a game and it happens to put one of Everton, Leicester,  or West Ham in relegation...well it wouldn't be the end of the world 

[shnsajax 3,589]

Great opening goal for Leeds and Harrison.

[SimonBolivar 10,897]

2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

UTV like always and we never get results vs Bournemouth, but if we have to lose a game and it happens to put one of Everton, Leicester,  or West Ham in relegation...well it wouldn't be the end of the world 

Nvm fuck it, great idea Bailey!

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Boom. Luiz.

1-nil to the Villa in the 6th.

[ztejas 43,244]

Leeds really taking it to Wolves on the road. 3-0.

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Emi! Goalkeeper of the year there...

[shnsajax 3,589]

Leeds really taking it to Wolves on the road. 3-0.

3-2 now and Wolves could easily have 3 or 4. As should Leeds as well. Leeds will be lucky to hang on to all 3 points.

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Ramsay punishes to make it 2-nil to the Villa!

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Boom! Buendia!

3-nil in the 89th.

[yoladu 4,065]

That was a terrible VAR decision that went against Spurs. 
 

I just don’t understand the rules of this game, I guess. 

[sidis 9,713]

LOL, Jesus Chelsea. 

[Captain Ron 12,788]

2 hours ago, yoladu said:

That was a terrible VAR decision that went against Spurs. 
 

I just don’t understand the rules of this game, I guess. 

 

Rules? That’s just basic science. Contact or no contact. 

Edited March 18, 2023 by Captain Ron

[Dutch 4,464]

Villa in 11th sit four points away from sixth. Palace in 12 just four off the bottom. 

Lot of clubs with a lot to play for at this point. 

Edited March 19, 2023 by Dutch

[yoladu 4,065]

only 1 team in the bottom 9 got a win this weekend; Leeds. Shot them up from 19th to 14th.

 

the bottom of the table is insane right now.

Edited March 20, 2023 by yoladu

[yoladu 4,065]

oh, and 538 is predicting that 8 points will separate 11th and 20th place.

 

the last 4 years that separation has averaged to be about 31 points.

[Huckleberry 32,684]

1 hour ago, yoladu said:

oh, and 538 is predicting that 8 points will separate 11th and 20th place.

 

the last 4 years that separation has averaged to be about 31 points.

I assume that was supposed to say 12th?

[yoladu 4,065]

11 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I assume that was supposed to say 12th?

yes.. 12th.. sorry.

[Huckleberry 32,684]

No worries I was just wondering if I'd missed some major injury on Fulham or Villa or something. 

[Schulz2.0 28,752]

 

[yoladu 4,065]

Conte sacked

https://www.espn.com/soccer/tottenham-hotspur-engtottenham/story/4906764/tottenham-boss-antonio-conte-leaves-club-by-mutual-consent

So that makes 10 managers (from 9 teams) sacked so far in the PL in 22/23

Scott Parker - Bournemouth

Thomas Tuchel - Chelsea

Bruno Lage - Wolves

Steven Gerrard - Aston Villa

Ralph Hasenhuttl - Southampton

Frank Lampard - Everton

Jesse Marsch - Leeds

Nathan Jones - Southampton

Patrick Vieira - Crystal Palace

Antonio Conte - Spurs

Interestingly, last season it was also 10 sacked managers from 9 clubs (Watford double dipping that time)

Edited March 27, 2023 by yoladu

[MoJames 8,240]

 

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

1 hour ago, MoJames said:

 

Conte was right.  It's the club.  

[Cheeseweasel 26,437]

22 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

Conte was right.  It's the club.  

I believe it, but they've spent money that every manager wants. What makes it "the club"? 

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I believe it, but they've spent money that every manager wants. What makes it "the club"? 

It's not always possible to explain.  It's like the aggies.  It doesn't matter how much they pay their players.  It doesn't matter what coach they hire.  It doesn't matter if they get a fancy new arena.  Some organizations are just losers.  Losing is just in their DNA.  

[Cheeseweasel 26,437]

I'm gonna start calling them Spurs A&M

[Pig Bellmont 8,679]

8 hours ago, MoJames said:

 

Speaking of Spurs- their managing director of football just got a worldwide ban from FIFA (not just Italy) and the duration was extended too.

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At 7pm on Tuesday evening, Tottenham Hotspur released a video of managing director of football Fabio Paratici explaining the decision to part company with Antonio Conte and replace him with Cristian Stellini and Ryan Mason for the last 10 games of the season. There was not much in it — Paratici said Spurs “will fight to achieve our target” — but it was a surprise to see the man banned from Italian football wheeled out as the public face of the club.
 

At 10.37am on Wednesday morning, FIFA confirmed Paratici’s 30-month ban from Italian football had been extended “to have worldwide effect”. Paratici was now banned from football everywhere — and his position at Tottenham rendered completely untenable — but he was still front and centre of Spurs’ official website.

Neither Tottenham nor Paratici had any idea that FIFA’s statement was coming. They finally broke their silence at 8pm on Wednesday evening, issuing a statement saying that they are “urgently seeking further clarification” from FIFA about the details of their extension of Paratici’s ban, and promising to “update on this matter in due course”.

More at the link:

https://theathletic.com/4360629/2023/03/29/paratici-tottenham-levy-spurs/

[Cheeseweasel 26,437]

Full Aggie.

[ztejas 43,244]

Three Point Lane.

[Hagbard Celine 10,734]

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[yoladu 4,065]

Not getting up early for that 6:30am saturday matchup on Peacock (no DVR options)

[ztejas 43,244]

44 minutes ago, yoladu said:

Not getting up early for that 6:30am saturday matchup on Peacock (no DVR options)

Peacock usually has replays available the next day.