2024/2025 English Premier League Thread

[Senator Clay Davis]

Should we start speculating on the next Chelsea manager? Maybe Lampard back?

[MegaErtz]

If Ipswich go down, which I feel is likely, I think Kieran McKenna might consider the Chelsea job. Didn't he turn a whole host of big clubs down last summer?

[devo22]

Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo out for season, Kobbie Mainoo out for weeks, Ugarte and Yoro also out today ... super. There's a total of 8 youngsters on the United bench today who have not played for the first team yet.

This might get super ugly.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Kinda sounds like peak Spurs to lose to a bunch of U21's.

[Barnet Flame]

To be fair to Spurs, they are decimated.

And currently winning.

[devo22]

Amorim is a coward. Just throw on some of the kids, see if there's a spark. The current lot are not scoring, that much is clear.

[Locke]

Well. Credit to Big Sam Allardyce. I am currently sitting in the Las Vegas airport and am enjoying a well chilled Pint O' Wine.

Its nice. I wouldnt lose my job over it, but its nice.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Nunez is top 5 funniest players ever, pretty much must see TV.

[devo22]

Burnley is having an umreal season in the Championship. They've now had 12 clean sheets in a row and have conceded a total of 9 goals in 34 games. Unreal numbers.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1892927873524076665

[Locke]

Well....an meteor didnt hit the earth so United and Everton weren't destroyed but a draw isnt the worst result, they both need the points but it would be nice to see either or both relegated.

The Hamsters did us a solid with that win over the hilariously named Arsenal. Its only momentarily funny because they dont have anyone that can score goals.

Now come on Chelsea! Just LOSE!!!

[Winsor_Pilates]

Knew Arsenal would drop points today, told my Liverpool friends to expect it.
So predictable and pathetic.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Knew Arsenal would drop points today, told my Liverpool friends to expect it.
So predictable and pathetic.

I thought they'd at least fight to a draw, but I'll take it. Tiny little bit of breathing room with Liverpool dropping points all over the place.

I feel like the run-in is going to be a scramble.

Hungry, Hungry Hippos style, everyone trying to gobble whatever points are for grabs.

It does kind of suck that the relegation battle looks effectively over, thats always interesting at the end of the season.

[Matty81]

The relegation fights lately are getting more and more predictable. Maybe 1 or 2 clubs in crisis dip down into the conversation but the clubs coming up are up against it more than ever against any team that's had more than a few years of premier league tv money and spent it reasonably well. United have been absolutely abysmal yet still almost no chance of losing out to the yo yo clubs coming up and down lately.

The championship clubs just have too much ground to make up as far as bringing in attacking talent with the finances they have - anybody half skilled isn't staying in the championship for long and you need 5 or 6 top players on the ball to pick up points in the prem. Forest and a few others occasionally buck the trend at great risk, they were probably going to be wound up if they got relegated with how much they overextended themselves financially.

Burnley, Sheffield and Leeds are playing great in the championship again but there is a real lack of high end scoring in the champ this year even compared to last year and its hard not to see them going straight down again - they'll have lots of work in the summer window to try and build squads, you're not staying up with Joel Piroe or Josh Brownhill as your talisman.


Sidebar - anyone hear anything on the new tv deal for Canada next year yet? Fubo's 3 year deal is done and we have usually heard by now who has won the rights, almost every other country has been awarded.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Matty81

The relegation fights lately are getting more and more predictable. Maybe 1 or 2 clubs in crisis dip down into the conversation but the clubs coming up are up against it more than ever against any team that's had more than a few years of premier league tv money and spent it reasonably well. United have been absolutely abysmal yet still almost no chance of losing out to the yo yo clubs coming up and down lately.

The championship clubs just have too much ground to make up as far as bringing in attacking talent with the finances they have - anybody half skilled isn't staying in the championship for long and you need 5 or 6 top players on the ball to pick up points in the prem. Forest and a few others occasionally buck the trend at great risk, they were probably going to be wound up if they got relegated with how much they overextended themselves financially.

Burnley, Sheffield and Leeds are playing great in the championship again but there is a real lack of high end scoring in the champ this year even compared to last year and its hard not to see them going straight down again - they'll have lots of work in the summer window to try and build squads, you're not staying up with Joel Piroe or Josh Brownhill as your talisman.


Sidebar - anyone hear anything on the new tv deal for Canada next year yet? Fubo's 3 year deal is done and we have usually heard by now who has won the rights, almost every other country has been awarded.

Yeah, what the hell? I'm getting sick of changing streaming services for EPL all the time. Once the season is over and if FUBO doesnt get it back, they're gone.

[Slava]

I’d prefer if DAZN got it back and we can watch everything all on one streamer (aside from FA Cup on Sportsnet I guess).

[The Big Chill]

DAZN would be preferable as long as costs don’t skyrocket. Fubo at 280 per year is a bit crazy, although I do like that it comes with One Soccer.

[devo22]

haven't DAZN prices not ballooned for you guys yet? Because they have over here. They started with 10 bucks a month back then, which was obviously not sustainable ... but over the years, they've lost rights packages (PL the biggest one, it hasn't been on DAZN for over 5 years now I think), yet still they've increased the price to a cool 45 bucks a month.

#### DAZN.

[The Big Chill]

DAZN is 250 per year here now. I was happy to pay it before when it had PL, CL and NFL, but I cancelled it after they lost the PL a few years back.

[Slava]

Honestly, all the services are hard to justify. I forgot about OneSoccer, so maybe I’d prefer Fubo. But really, I’d be happy with one to rule them all.

[Matty81]

For me I'm really hoping it isn't TSN or Sportsnet... the lack of ability to PVR in app has been such a nightmare in the past. They purposefully seem to make it very difficult to time shift to try to encourage their customers over to old school cable.

There's a bit of chatter that Amazon might be bidding which would be great as I'm paying for prime video anyway, even if it adds a bit of cost I'd be fine with that and their NHL productions were great I thought.

DAZN or Fubo... meh. They are ok, I can record and watch on demand, but as others have said very expensive and if you're a fan of other leagues or need the european stuff it's a major pain.

For me I'd just like all the english stuff on one service, fa cup, league cup, prem and championship. If Scotland got thrown in so I could watch old firm that would be even better as I do find that fixture electric and with Johnston there would like to watch.