2024/2025 English Premier League Thread

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

How is Paul Scholes a pundit?
Can't understand anything his mumbling, miserable voice is saying.

I was thinking the same thing.

United just got Woodshedded here...does Ten Hag have incriminating evidence against someone or something...I agree with the Senator up there, there seems like no structure.

He just tosses people onto the pitch and hopes for the best.

And uh...I dont mean to shame anyone, but Casemiro doesnt look...fit.

Teams must look at Old Trafford on the schedule as 'Points to be had.'

[Locke]

2 shots on goal. At home. Out-possessed.

That van de Ven run though? He just carved United apart. It was like a hot knife through butter.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

What a run by Van de Ven. Just an incredible run and great goal.

Under-rated IMO.

If you want a comparison? I'd say that run was very 'Bale-like.'

He just went through them like they weren't even there.

[Barnet Flame]

I just got back from watching ‘The Substance’.

Looks like things were uglier at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag has to be toast now.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

harsh for sure, but not an outrageous decision either. Probably more of a yellow than a red, but it is what it is.

Only way Spurs lose this is because they are Spurs.

I'm just watching the replays of it and I'm of 2 minds.

I dislike Bruno Fernandes, he is a rat player.

First though, it does look like he pretty clearly slips and his leg goes up because of it, so its accidental rather than malicious or anything.

But his studs do come up. So...I'd have preferred to see a yellow there, but 'letter of the law?' I'm not so sure.

I think if the Ref had gone yellow not too many fans or pundits would have been up in arms over that.

But then again...its Bruno, so Good Riddance.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

The most damning indictment against ten Hag is that they are into year three and there is still no discernible style of play. Everything just looks like a cluster ####.

Honestly?

'Park the Bus and lump it up to Zirkzee and hope' was the only discernible plan. They may as well can ETH and hire Big Sam Allardyce if thats their plan.

He's cheaper and works for Pints of Wine.

He may not make them better, but he'll keep them up!

[devo22]

have to wonder what the #### VAR is even doing.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1841161190439076115

[Slava]

Originally Posted by devo22

have to wonder what the #### VAR is even doing.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1841161190439076115

Yeah, I have no idea how they justify the appeal. I said when it happened that to me, that was super soft, but by the letter of the law, it was red. So, VAR reviews it and agrees that it should be red, and I guess that's that. But now the damage is done, and the red gets rescinded despite being reviewed at that point? What is the point of the VAR review and confirmation if it doesn't end up staying a red?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

Yeah, I have no idea how they justify the appeal. I said when it happened that to me, that was super soft, but by the letter of the law, it was red. So, VAR reviews it and agrees that it should be red, and I guess that's that. But now the damage is done, and the red gets rescinded despite being reviewed at that point? What is the point of the VAR review and confirmation if it doesn't end up staying a red?

Yeah, honestly this is stupid.

I thought the red was harsh, but it was given and not rescinded. So stand by it. So what, Bruno is suspended a bit? Now VAR looks even dumber than it used to and thats bar even Hermes Conrad couldn't limbo under.

Either have the balls to stand by your decisions or scrap the thing entirely.

You know, if a guy's shoelace or mustache is offside the goals dont count? What is the standard here. VAR had all day to decide on that Bruno call.

I watched it once and...'by the letter of the law' a Red could be justified. It was harsh, but not necessarily 'wrong.'

Overturning it now just erodes VAR's credibilitiy which...well it cant stand much more erosion.

[Winsor_Pilates]

This allows ETH to blame the red card instead of losing 3-0 anyway as they were getting completely dominated by a superior Spurs team (even Arsenal fans know that).

Now we get more ETH runway and everyone can enjoy the circus.
If VAR had acted, ETH might be sacked and United could be on their way to some sort of future hope. Who would want that?
Things played out quite well IMO.

[Cappy]

Yeah, the first half stats, before the red, were pretty damning for United. Spurs couldn't finish.

The Red bought him time.

[Senator Clay Davis]

As far as match fixing goes, a little more subtlety might be in order.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1842324636715176057

[Senator Clay Davis]

I really wish Goal Rush would be like RedZone and actually switch between matches instead of staying with one match and showing the goals of other matches.

[Bagor]

Give that man the United job!

https://twitter.com/user/status/1842287190979792919

[Barnet Flame]

Unless you’ve got skin in the game, the vast majority of the time, soccer is boring AF.

[Senator Clay Davis]

This feels like a uniquely bad game though. Usually when matches are this sloppy it leads to a few goals off that sloppiness, but in this one it's led to even more sloppiness with the end product. Solid contender for worst match of the season.

[Barnet Flame]

It’s over!

Praise the lord.

Imagine trying to pick out a highlights package for that?

[devo22]

hopefully this will be the end of ten Hag.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Slava

Yeah, I have no idea how they justify the appeal. I said when it happened that to me, that was super soft, but by the letter of the law, it was red. So, VAR reviews it and agrees that it should be red, and I guess that's that. But now the damage is done, and the red gets rescinded despite being reviewed at that point? What is the point of the VAR review and confirmation if it doesn't end up staying a red?

Because VAR has shown time again to be incompetent.
And it wasn't a red by the letter of the law as clearly demonstrated by the panel rescinding the red.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by devo22

hopefully this will be the end of ten Hag.

The fact that he continues to believe that Antony is worthy of a PL match day squad place let alone giving him a run out is grounds for alone for firing.