2025/2026 English Premier League Thread

[Locke]

There are people who have jumped out of planes without a parachute that haven't fallen this hard and this fast.

Its actually impressive in it's own way.

I know that Spurs' stadium has a Go-Kart track, does it have a Bowling Alley? Because they're going to need to roll those heads somewhere...

[Locke]

Liverpool re-sign Gravenberch which I think is good.

[Locke]

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey is set to deny two new allegations of rape, a court has heard, as the midfielder was absent from the dock for the first hearing.

The 32-year-old was charged last month with two counts of raping a woman on a date in December 2020.

Partey was charged last year with five counts of rape against two women and sexual assault against a third alleged victim, following a Metropolitan Police investigation.

https://global.espn.com/football/sto...legations-rape

Busy guy....

[Slava]

Of course they knew all about this and continued to play the guy through the entire contract. But that poor club, they're the target of everyone, right?

[cheevers]

Originally Posted by Slava

Of course they knew all about this and continued to play the guy through the entire contract. But that poor club, they're the target of everyone, right?

Yeah they are not the only ones but Arsenal deserve to be relegated for being trash on that. Especially for a club who's fanbase is obsessed with their own farts.

[Locke]

I mean...its what...7 allegations of Rape now?

Smoke and Fire and all that? Like...come on.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Slava

Of course they knew all about this and continued to play the guy through the entire contract. But that poor club, they're the target of everyone, right?

Personally I like to seperate the criticism of ignoring rape allegations and criticism for scoring set pieces, but that's just me.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Personally I like to seperate the criticism of ignoring rape allegations and criticism for scoring set pieces, but that's just me.

Well sure, but it's a laundry list of deplorable things with that club!

[Senator Clay Davis]

I heard this years ago, I think it was the NFLPA who started this, but they started a hotline where players who were drunk and gonna risk a DUI could just call the number and they'd get a free ride. Kinda pathetic that guys can't just call a cab themselves, but I can applaud something to try and prevent DUIs. Maybe teams, leagues, PAs need to have a hooker hotline for when guys are shut down by women and feel the need to rape, so that way they can just have sex without the rape.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

I heard this years ago, I think it was the NFLPA who started this, but they started a hotline where players who were drunk and gonna risk a DUI could just call the number and they'd get a free ride. Kinda pathetic that guys can't just call a cab themselves, but I can applaud something to try and prevent DUIs. Maybe teams, leagues, PAs need to have a hooker hotline for when guys are shut down by women and feel the need to rape, so that way they can just have sex without the rape.

It would have to be without the players knowledge though. It’d be like a concussion spotter in the crowd, but a rape spotter at the bar and they send in a hooker at the right moment.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I know we shouldn't trivialize this topic, but I laughed pretty hard there lol.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Slava

Well sure, but it's a laundry list of deplorable things with that club!

Speaking of the list, just saw an interesting stat on set piece goals.
Arsenal have scored 21, United/Newcastle 16, Spurs 14.

But if you look at that as a ratio of the team's goals, both Arsenal & Spurs are at 36%.
So your team is as reliant on set pieces as Set Piece FC, they just suck too much to notice.

Shall we call Spurs Suck Piece FC?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Suck Piece FC? Shet Piece FC was right there.

[devo22]

Max Dowman. Youngest PL goalscorer ever at 16 years and 73 days.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Dowman saves the day, brilliant.
I'm absolutely buzzing today, that one felt huge and emotional.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Speaking of the list, just saw an interesting stat on set piece goals.
Arsenal have scored 21, United/Newcastle 16, Spurs 14.

But if you look at that as a ratio of the team's goals, both Arsenal & Spurs are at 36%.
So your team is as reliant on set pieces as Set Piece FC, they just suck too much to notice.

Shall we call Spurs Suck Piece FC?

To have the same reliance as Spurs for anything this year seems like an enormous insult to the other team! I’m kind of amazed you would bring that up!

[Winsor_Pilates]

And City draw.
Surely the gap will hold now (pretty please Arsenal).

[agulati]

If City win out, Arsenal need to go at least 5 wins and 2 losses to clinch (as long as the goal difference holds).

Come on you gunners!

[Senator Clay Davis]

It was over when I first said it was over, but it is definitely over now. For the same reason I said it was over then, it has nothing to do with Arsenal and everything to do with City not being good enough. Arsenal dropping six points isn't hard to imagine happening, but even if they do City winning out is impossible to imagine. They just dropped points in back-to-back games against relegation sides, those prime City teams would win both of those by 5+ each. Just not the same team as previous chases.

[afc wimbledon]

The Hammers look like they have actually turned a bit of a corner, I suspect they will get a few wins, other than Villa next week they have some winnable matches over the next month