[Albion] Premier League 30/12/23 - 2/1/24

[Weststander]

Helps when you dive for 2 pens

Terrible night for you with your obsession The Reds winning.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Kind of feel the same way but have a horrible feeling de zerbi will be one of the favourites if/when Howe booted

I’ve a good feeling that RDZ has a moral compass when it comes to ownership. I don’t think he’d work for the Skeksis!

 

[Flounce]

Helps when you dive for 2 pens

This from a Spurs and Kane fan

 

[dwayne]

Yep, but he has more to him than that I hope, Seems to have integrity. Can you imagine our joy when he turns them down?

I did think the same about GP though

Yep but aren't all the top big teams just owned by soulless billionaires now ? I guess at least the new man u part owner is a fan.

 

[Machiavelli]

ManC will win the title.

But I love the competitiveness this season. Liverpool’s midfield rebuild took just one summer, Villa, Spurs are going places.

I detest the Saudi version of NUFC. I expect they’ll cheat with some ‘loans’ of well known players from the Saudi league this month.

Can I have a little flutter with you about Spurs please. Has 'good bloke' Ange really stopped them being Spursy?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Helps when you dive for 2 pens

Both were penalties. Not much doubt in that.

 

[Berty23]

That would have not been a shock if it was 10-0 based on the chances. 7 XG is nuts. Newcastle have been dreadful for a while now. Eddie surely on borrowed time.

 

[Berty23]

Re the pens. Both correct. Anyone who has watched rugby knows that the tap tackle can take a couple of running strides to knock you down. It also showed why Jack H getting shot away vs palace deprived us of a clear pen.

 

[Weststander]

Can I have a little flutter with you about Spurs please. Has 'good bloke' Ange really stopped them being Spursy?

I feel he’s the best coach for them in a very long time. What do you think @Kinky Gerbil ?

Plus Levy has been spending shedloads, their squad has now cost more than Liverpool’s!

Going for them no European football, going against them players off to Asia and Africa.

This season I predict 5th. What do you think?

 

[Weststander]

Henderson to continue his odyssey of spreading football to developing areas?

A Mackem to the Horse-Punchers!

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Massive incentive for us tomorrow - win and we go 6th. Not a bad way to start 2024 considering the player sales, injuries, Europa campaign and the fact we’re a bit suspect defensively and can’t keep a cleansheet!

Not just us though, that game highlighted that even at the top end of the league, good defenses are hard to find these days!

 

[BN41Albion]

Re the pens. Both correct. Anyone who has watched rugby knows that the tap tackle can take a couple of running strides to knock you down. It also showed why Jack H getting shot away vs palace deprived us of a clear pen.

Give over the second one was so so obviously a dive

 

[Machiavelli]

I feel he’s the best coach for them in a very long time. What do you think @Kinky Gerbil ?

Plus Levy has been spending shedloads, their squad has now cost more than Liverpool’s!

Going for them no European football, going against them players off to Asia and Africa.

This season I predict 5th. What do you think?

I did this a while back, but current predictions would be:
1, City or Liverpool
2, ditto
3, the Arse
4, Villa
Then one of Spurs, Newcastle, United, Chelsea and us.
Any of that lot could come good in the second half of the season. Depends on form, injuries, going far in other competitions.
Note that Spurs are about to lose Son, and hopefully for well into Feb. Ditto with Sarr and Biss. Look how they've struggled with injuries over the past month or so. Thankfully refs have begun to twig that Romero is a red card about to happen (they still need to learn about Guimares and Joelinton), and that will effect them. Spurs play kamikaze football, as they proved last Thursday.
I read your comment as suggesting that they'd finish higher than fifth, but I wouldn't be too confident about fifth myself.

 

[Weststander]

I did this a while back, but current predictions would be:
1, City or Liverpool
2, ditto
3, the Arse
4, Villa
Then one of Spurs, Newcastle, United, Chelsea and us.
Any of that lot could come good in the second half of the season. Depends on form, injuries, going far in other competitions.
Note that Spurs are about to lose Son, and hopefully for well into Feb. Ditto with Sarr and Biss. Look how they've struggled with injuries over the past month or so. Thankfully refs have begun to twig that Romero is a red card about to happen (they still need to learn about Guimares and Joelinton), and that will effect them. Spurs play kamikaze football, as they proved last Thursday.
I read your comment as suggesting that they'd finish higher than fifth, but I wouldn't be too confident about fifth myself.

I did read like that! I just meant the race for 2nd to 4th is good. I deliberately didn't mention Arsenal because other than playing injury-hit us the other day, imho they haven't pushed on, opposition coaches now nullify the 2022/23 threats ... stop Saka and Martinelli.

 

[Eeyore]

Huge match tomorrow (well, they all are). A win and Albion go sixth. That would be some achievement with all the difficulties.

I've become a temporary LIverpool fan in the League Cup. A Chelsea win could take one of the spots away. And there there may not be another co-efficient slot available.

 

[Berty23]

Give over the second one was so so obviously a dive

He was running flat out and his leg was clipped. Watch the reverse angle at full speed it will be obvious. I was a winger in my rugby days and it is horrendous when that happens to you! Try to carry on but can’t.

 

[Pevenseagull]

A Mackem to the Horse-Punchers!

a brave ambassador for soccer

 

[Weststander]

a brave ambassador for soccer

Sorry about tonight’s result, your 2024 can only get better from here

 

[Triggaaar]

Massive incentive for us tomorrow - win and we go 6th. Not a bad way to start 2024 considering the player sales, injuries, Europa campaign and the fact we’re a bit suspect defensively and can’t keep a cleansheet!

Incentive isn't the issue though is it. A starting 11 playing in the correct positions would've been nice.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

He was running flat out and his leg was clipped. Watch the reverse angle at full speed it will be obvious. I was a winger in my rugby days and it is horrendous when that happens to you! Try to carry on but can’t.

Even the spitter thinks he didn't need to go down.