2025/2026 English Premier League Thread

[Senator Clay Davis]

Spurs being complete cheeks in PL, yet might get a bye into R16 for UCL. Makes sense.

[Locke]

Frank lives another day!

[Senator Clay Davis]

One of those goals most of their fans hated to see lol. Drawing Burnley might still be enough to get him gone, but we'll see.

[Slava]

He’s got to be gone. We’re going to be in a relegation battle with him.

[Barnet Flame]

I don't see you in a relegation battle, but appreciate it is closer than anyone would feel comfortable with.

I'm just surprised Tottenham aren't the biggest proponents in the world for a European Super League, because the difference in your performances and results domestically, compared within European competition is one of the weirdest things occurring in world sport right now.

[Senator Clay Davis]

It's weird times, the quality of the PL is in the gutter right now, but also five of the six teams in UCL could get a bye. Like Liverpool are also cheeks in the PL and are on track for a bye in UCL. Doesn't make sense.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

I don't see you in a relegation battle, but appreciate it is closer than anyone would feel comfortable with.

I'm just surprised Tottenham aren't the biggest proponents in the world for a European Super League, because the difference in your performances and results domestically, compared within European competition is one of the weirdest things occurring in world sport right now.

The problem is, you look at our next four opponents and we could have no points from there. They’re City, United, Newcastle and Arsenal, which looks like a big problem coming off one point between West Ham and Burnley.

[Senator Clay Davis]

You'll beat City cause obviously. But still a bit early to worry about relegation seriously, plus you have the new manager bounce card to play so you should be ok.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

You'll beat City cause obviously. But still a bit early to worry about relegation seriously, plus you have the new manager bounce card to play so you should be ok.

Don't know about that. They'll be desperate for City to catch Arsenal, losing this match is the win of the season for them.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Don't know about that. They'll be desperate for City to catch Arsenal, losing this match is the win of the season for them.

We’ve handled our business with City before and you guys couldn’t do it. I guess you put the pressure on, so congratulations for that.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

You'll beat City cause obviously. But still a bit early to worry about relegation seriously, plus you have the new manager bounce card to play so you should be ok.

As far as not needing to worry about relegation, there’s a part of me that agrees. But we’re also 3 points out of 17th and the board is taking no action. The reality is, this is a team that was playing a 5-4-1 against Burnley yesterday. That’s unbelievably dire.

And when I look at the string of games we have coming in the league, things could get really ugly. Sure, we should beat Frankfurt, and I want that. But that’s also not great in the sense that this win will mean Frank there for the league, and things could get out of hand pretty easily.

[Barnet Flame]

I cannot believe that a team constantly serving up this embarrassing crap is top of the league.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Been a fairly horrible watch, but that was some goal by Dorgu.

[Barnet Flame]

Slow, sideways, and lazily complacent - that has been Arsenal football for the past two months. I really can't stand being bored ####less every week.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Own goal, set piece goal, Arsenal are legitimately funny as #### lol.

[cam_calderon]

Wild. This could be the beginning of the end of their title hopes.

[Senator Clay Davis]

United title charge, let's go??? But in all seriousness, it's getting harder and harder to keep watching the PL at the moment. Soulless, robotic games that feature hyper conservative approaches and too much now comes from set pieces/throw ins and inshallah. Hard to believe the extreme drop off in quality from the Klopp/Pep years, 75 points might legit be enough to win the league.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Garbage, had a bad feeling going in to today. Arsenal are once again acting too reliant on set pieces and not being sharp on chances.
United made their chances count with qualify finishing. Sure would be nice to have some quality finishing.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

United title charge, let's go??? But in all seriousness, it's getting harder and harder to keep watching the PL at the moment. Soulless, robotic games that feature hyper conservative approaches and too much now comes from set pieces/throw ins and inshallah. Hard to believe the extreme drop off in quality from the Klopp/Pep years, 75 points might legit be enough to win the league.

It's way overcoached and all the long-throw and set piece goals are just not fun.

[Barnet Flame]

I turned it off at around the hour mark and went out for a walk to get my blood sugar down - thanks late onset type 1 diabetes