[Albion] Premier League 15-16/3/25

[pasty]

Fulham 1 up v Spuds

 

[Lady Whistledown]

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I love how addicted their fans (especially the overseas army) are to Enzo, for the sole reason that he cost over a hundred million quid. If they'd paid £30m for him, they'd all have written him off at least a year ago but they're utterly convinced he's going to come good. If a year's worth of turgid individual performances and a public shitstorm for racially insulting some of your team mates in a drunken celebratory singsong with the national side isn't going to make Chelsea question their strategy (and their morals): what is?


Same as they were with Mudryk. Sometimes you just have to cut your losses.

 

[smillie's garden]

I thought that through some glitch I was watching a mid table championship match, but no, this is 2nd v 4th. A grim advert for the PL.

 

[jcdenton08]

I thought that through some glitch I was watching a mid table championship match, but no, this is 2nd v 4th. A grim advert for the PL.

The giveaway is the play-acting and petulance.

 

[smillie's garden]

That is a great goal from Sessegnon.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Fulham 2 up v Spuds

Two points behind us now.

But with Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth and then Chelsea to come for them, we should be looking to increase that lead substantially.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

That is a great goal from Sessegnon.

For all their bleating about injuries, Spurs now have almost all of their key players back and fit.

Which must surely lead their fans to the unpalatable conclusion that they are not actually the unluckiest team in the whole wide world, but they are in fact just...shit.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Well Chelsea getting best is all good for us

 

[jcdenton08]

Thank you Arsenal, f*** off Spurs

 

[Silverhatch]

Well Chelsea getting best is all good for us

They are a f***ing decidedly average side for £1.5bn. Wankers.

 

[London Irish]

In this regard unfortunately over the last couple of seasons the house that we reside in has become increasingly...crystalline.

I genuinely think that under Hughton and Potter there was a desire to play clean (within reason) even if that led to a slight disadvantage sometimes. That's no longer the case.

As exhibits A and B, I give you Mr Veltman and Mr Pedro.

Loved Murray as a player but there was a lot of simulation in his pens. There’s no golden era for any team, we all do what it takes

 

[LamieRobertson]

Two points behind us now.

But with Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth and then Chelsea to come for them, we should be looking to increase that lead substantially.

And Chelsea only two points ahead of us

 

[kelvinnewman]

So by my take the Fulham win slightly increases the odds on missing out on Europe, But the Chelsea loss slightly increases the chances of making UCL, so swings and roundabouts

 

[Hugo Rune]

EFL Cup Final.
Torn on this one. Newcastle to win as it stops Liverpool winning plus it's about time they won something.
Liverpool to win will free up that Conference League spot.
Should Newcastle win we would need them to finish 6th to 8th (depending on how many UCL slots we get and a top team winning the FA Cup winners). Looking at their fixtures a top 6 place looks certain so-
Come On Newcastle!

Winning this trophy is bigger for Newcastle than for us when we got promoted to the Premier League.

How Eddie Howe will get his players back on planet earth to compete for European places is anyone’s guess but I suggest it will be very difficult indeed.

I can’t see any benefit to the Albion of Liverpool winning. I’m hoping the Geordies do it and spend a month or so on the sauce celebrating and simultaneously dropping down the table like we did when we gained promotion handing them the title.

 

[Hovegull]

For all their bleating about injuries, Spurs now have almost all of their key players back and fit.

Which must surely lead their fans to the unpalatable conclusion that they are not actually the unluckiest team in the whole wide world, but they are in fact just...shit.

Completely this
Too many excuses

 

[saafend_seagull]

Winning this trophy is bigger for Newcastle than for us when we got promoted to the Premier League.

How Eddie Howe will get his players back on planet earth to compete for European places is anyone’s guess but I suggest it will be very difficult indeed.

I can’t see any benefit to the Albion of Liverpool winning. I’m hoping the Geordies do it and spend a month or so on the sauce celebrating and simultaneously dropping down the table like we did when we gained promotion handing them the title.

What? If Newcastle win the league cup and finish 7th, we would need to finish 6th to get European football (can be 8th depending on fa cup too)

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

.............and if ManU or Spurs win the Europa League, or Chelsea win the Conference, could that muddy the waters even further?

I think I've given up on all the permutations, and worrying about them; I'll just happily sit and wait for the end of the season and see what happens then!

United, Spurs or Chelsea winning their European competitions will have zero effect on the normal qualification process.

The winners places are protected if they don’t qualify through the league. And if they do qualify through the league (either for the same competition or a higher one) the places they would have won from winning the competitions are not passed down the league in the same way the places for domestic trophies are.

The only way anything could affect league qualification is if Aston Villa win the Champions League and finish 5th. In that case the extra spot for being one of the top 2 countries in the co-efficient would go to 6th place.

 

[Official Old Man]

Winning this trophy is bigger for Newcastle than for us when we got promoted to the Premier League.

How Eddie Howe will get his players back on planet earth to compete for European places is anyone’s guess but I suggest it will be very difficult indeed.

I can’t see any benefit to the Albion of Liverpool winning. I’m hoping the Geordies do it and spend a month or so on the sauce celebrating and simultaneously dropping down the table like we did when we gained promotion handing them the title.

Think you've got it right. Newcastle win the EFL Cup and go on a month long binge thus crashing down the league. That leaves 7 spots for 7 places (5+2)

 

[oldboyroy]

Am I wrong to hope Liverpool win to free up a conference league spot? Despite trawling through this thread I maybe a bit thick in working it all out despite it being explained

 

[Jim in the West]

Winning this trophy is bigger for Newcastle than for us when we got promoted to the Premier League.

How Eddie Howe will get his players back on planet earth to compete for European places is anyone’s guess but I suggest it will be very difficult indeed.

I can’t see any benefit to the Albion of Liverpool winning. I’m hoping the Geordies do it and spend a month or so on the sauce celebrating and simultaneously dropping down the table like we did when we gained promotion handing them the title.

On the other hand, a Newcastle victory will result in stratospheric levels of smugness from Eddie, and would be a “result” for the Saudis.