2014/15 Barclay's Premier League Thread

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

United win the title next year

Cech
Clyne Hummels Jones Shaw
Blind
Di Maria Gundogan
Muller Rooney Depay

Mata, Herrera, Carrick Rojo, Smalling, Valencia, Young, Januzaj

Haha!

Carrick for Blind though

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Haha!

Carrick for Blind though

ya I could see that, I figure they play a bunch together too against better teams (take out Gundogan/Di Maria or one of the wingers and play with 2 more central midfielders

[devo22]

Just for fun - SkyBet odds for "Who will be in goal for Manchester United next season?":

Hugo Lloris - 11/4
Victor Valdes - 3/1
David De Gea - 4/1
Asmir Begovic - 7/1
Tim Krul - 12/1
Petr Cech - 14/1
Jasper Cillesen - 16/1
Iker Casillas - 16/1
Anders Lindegaard - 20/1
Ben Amos - 20/1

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ted-goalkeeper

I'm surprised Bernd Leno didn't make the list, he'd be one of those I'd be interested in the most. Pretty funny that they list Lindegaard and Amos - they have about the same chance to be at Old Trafford as I do.

[Locke]

No Roman Weidenfeller? Dortmund are going to have a firesale soon and I'd be surprised if he wasnt a part of it.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Locke

No Roman Weidenfeller? Dortmund are going to have a firesale soon and I'd be surprised if he wasnt a part of it.

Have you watched Weidenfeller this season? He's not at the same level that he used to be. I thought Langerak was better this season and it's no surprise that they will replace Weidenfeller in the summer (they'll probably buy Timo Horn from Cologne).

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

Have you watched Weidenfeller this season? He's not at the same level that he used to be. I thought Langerak was better this season and it's no surprise that they will replace Weidenfeller in the summer (they'll probably buy Timo Horn from Cologne).

Admittedly no. This year is probably the least that I've watched most games. Been way too busy.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by devo22

Just for fun - SkyBet odds for "Who will be in goal for Manchester United next season?":

Hugo Lloris - 11/4
Victor Valdes - 3/1
David De Gea - 4/1
Asmir Begovic - 7/1
Tim Krul - 12/1
Petr Cech - 14/1
Jasper Cillesen - 16/1
Iker Casillas - 16/1
Anders Lindegaard - 20/1
Ben Amos - 20/1

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ted-goalkeeper

I'm surprised Bernd Leno didn't make the list, he'd be one of those I'd be interested in the most. Pretty funny that they list Lindegaard and Amos - they have about the same chance to be at Old Trafford as I do.

I wouldn't mind if it was Lloris, just because of the price Levy would surely get for him

bring in someone like Begovic or Cillesen for 10, then spend 20m on a CB

for United it's different and spending 30m or so on Hugo may make a bit more sense, but with something like 100m to spend I think the Guardian said, id rather buy Cech for 1/4 of the price, he's still only 32, could have another 6-8 years easy

[Locke]

West Brom putting the boots to Chelsea at the moment.

[devo22]

man, 2015 has not been kind to Liverpool.

Sky Sports News HQ ✔ @SkySportsNewsHQ
Sky Sources: #LFC's Raheem Sterling to hold talks with the club this week and will not sign a new contract #SSNHQ

Sky Sports News HQ ✔ @SkySportsNewsHQ
Sky Sources: Sterling feels 'bullied' into signing new contract & feels club have failed to protect him from negative headlines #SSNHQ

Ben Smith @BenSmithBBC
Sterling is due to hold talks with Rodgers #LFC CEO Ian Ayre on Friday. Expected to say he wants to leave

Ben Smith @BenSmithBBC
Sterling has actually already told Brendan Rodgers he wants to leave Liverpool this summer. Did so before the Chelsea game

[d_phaneuf]

someone said he put in a transfer request too

I think I said it earlier but the story is all about the money, no matter what his agent leaked to sky sports, he only moved from London to Liverpool to join the youth team because they offered more than QPR

Also, this is very true

Rory Smith ‏@RorySmithTimes
Whatever you think, neither side comes out of this well. Personally, I think we do not yet know if Sterling is Eden Hazard or Aaron Lennon.

[devo22]

hard to argue with his talent and skillset though. Movement and technique are outstanding for a 20 year old. If developed properly in a good system, he can be a superstar, no doubt in my mind.

Bayern would be a perfect fit IMO. They need help up front with Ribery and Robben entering their twilight years.

[The Big Chill]

I don't think Sterling will go this summer. LFC will want a huge fee with 2 years still remaining on his contract, and i don't imagine too many clubs will be lined up to pay a huge fee yet. He has all the potential in the world, but he's yet to actually reach that level of play.

If he wants a move to another club, he should put his head down for one more year and put in enough good performances to be worthy of a move to one of the top clubs like Bayern or one of the Spanish Giants. As of right now he'd have a difficult time getting any games there.

[d_phaneuf]

Booed at the teams awards dinner

that's kind of embarrassing for the fans to do to Raheem

[cam_wmh]

[devo22]

well, what did you expect? When he was at Bayern, they called him "Feierbiest" (party beast), after all ...

Jamie Carragher ✔ @Carra23
I can't sleep thinking about this LVG speech if anyone has the full speech send me it! I love that man!!

[Locke]

Raheem Sterling will not be signing a new contract with Liverpool even if he is offered £900,000 ($1.4 million) a week, the player's agent has told the London Evening Standard.

On Thursday, Ward (Sterling's Agent) said: "I don't care about the PR of the club and the club situation. I don't care.

"He is definitely not signing. He's not signing for £700, £800, £900 thousand a week. He is not signing.

Ward also hit out at former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who said Sterling needs to change his agent and stay at Anfield.

"Carragher is a knob," Ward said. "Everybody knows it. Any of the criticism from current pundits or ex-Liverpool players -- none of them things matter to me. It is not relevant."

http://www.espnfc.us/liverpool/story...contract-agent

Its a good thing I'm not a manager. I'd be assigning him to the reserves for the next 2 years.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Locke

http://www.espnfc.us/liverpool/story...contract-agent

Its a good thing I'm not a manager. I'd be assigning him to the reserves for the next 2 years.

No doubt. This agent is a total idiot, and Raheem is an idiot for continuing to employ him.

[devo22]

Stoke-Liverpool ... wow

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by devo22

Stoke-Liverpool ... wow

I wonder how many calls the owners have made to Klopp in the last 20 minutes...

they could easily see that as a lost room

[d_phaneuf]

its not a play nothing game either

entering Europa league in September group stages, or having pre-season interrupted and having to play in a playoff on I think July 30th