2017/2018 THE Premier League Thread - Page 56 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Slava · 12-31-2017, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

VAR is inevitable I suppose so it's just a matter of time. If it's kept to simply offsides and challenges where red comes into play then I don't see the problem. As far as Jesus, well, as you can imagine there's been a plethora of "He will rise again, I've read the book" jokes, but it sounds like he's out for two months. City being City though, that probably means Alexis comes now. Arsenal at least have to be thinking they can get some value now rather than losing him on a free.

And I shamelessly laughed at all of those jokes as well!

Senator Clay Davis · 12-31-2017, 11:21 AM

Mike Dean couldn't let the year end without one more Deaner.

Matty81 · 12-31-2017, 11:57 AM

City palace was entertaining. Palace should have taken 3 points... Townsend's miss was brutal and the penalty goes without saying.

Have to sya tho, any borderline decision goes against the big clubs and their fans lose their minds, pretty insufferable. That was a touch and go penalty that could have gone either way but no way was it a dive.

d_phaneuf · 12-31-2017, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bagor

From Nike website.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42527428

Could be construed as tampering? Unless there is a deal agreed?

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...-a8135441.html

Didn't klopp say they weren't selling too?

Kipper is King · 01-01-2018, 09:39 AM

Just saw Mane's goal. Great first touch with his back to the goal, and then he just whipped around and fired it. That goal was a joy to watch.

Kipper is King · 01-01-2018, 09:46 AM

Burnley with a late equalizer. Great drama.

Kipper is King · 01-01-2018, 09:52 AM

Loveren scores! Wow!

The Big Chill · 01-01-2018, 09:53 AM

Crazy finish! Looked to me like Klavan was offside, but I'll take It!

Locke · 01-01-2018, 10:06 AM

Liverpool beat Burnley, Ragnar Klavan with the Game-Winner assisted by Lovren.

I never thought I'd ever type those words. If you hadnt seen it you'd assume I'd had a stroke.

cSpooge · 01-01-2018, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Liverpool beat Burnley, Ragnar Klavan with the Game-Winner assisted by Lovren.

I never thought I'd ever type those words. If you hadnt seen it you'd assume I'd had a stroke.

I'd assume you were talking about an own goal rather than them scoring on the opponent.

Locke · 01-01-2018, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cSpooge

I'd assume you were talking about an own goal rather than them scoring on the opponent.

Van Dijk has already made Liverpool a better team without even setting foot on the pitch yet.

Lovren: Ragnar ol' Buddy, we, uh, we're going to have to be good if we want to keep playing....

3 points! Good Job Van Dijk!

d_phaneuf · 01-01-2018, 12:10 PM

Never been a huge fan of his but Lingard has been top Top class for the last month, if the first world Cup game was tomorrow

That england front 4 of Kane, alli, sterling, should be joined by Lingard and not rashford right now

Locke · 01-01-2018, 01:49 PM

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MANCHESTER -- Jose Mourinho hit out at former Manchester United player Paul Scholes on Monday, claiming the Old Trafford great only "criticises," following his recent accusation that Paul Pogba "is just strolling through games."

"I think the only thing Paul Scholes does is criticise," Mourinho said. "I don't think he comments, I think he criticises, which is a different thing.

"Not every one of us has to be phenomenal like he was as a player. That does not mean that we all have to be phenomenal.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/mancheste...s-is-criticise

cam_wmh · 01-01-2018, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

http://www.espn.com/soccer/mancheste...s-is-criticise

He's not wrong.

Locke · 01-01-2018, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cam_wmh

He's not wrong.

I was slightly surprised that he expected anything different.

I mean, thats like having to tell guys to keep their wives away from Ryan Giggs, they should just know that. Thats a thing they should just know.

Scholes is hyper-critical, Giggs will sleep with your wife and if you're not careful Neville will steal your wallet. These are just things that are known.

devo22 · 01-01-2018, 03:25 PM

Scholes is a lousy pundit and Mourinho is a petty child who feels the need to complain about something new every week. What else is new?

Slava · 01-02-2018, 07:37 AM

Basically zero percent chance this is going to happen at this point, but I kind of agree that two days between matches is tight. I also realise that they had to cram one more in somewhere because of the world cup, but surely they could've found somewhere more fitting in the middle of a week as opposed to two days after? I don't know, being the guy in charge of this has to be terrible because someone is always unhappy with the plight of their team. As a fan I like all the games because I like watching them and have the time to do so at this point, but it does seem like they could've been spread out a little more.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42537385

devo22 · 01-02-2018, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Slava

Basically zero percent chance this is going to happen at this point, but I kind of agree that two days between matches is tight. I also realise that they had to cram one more in somewhere because of the world cup, but surely they could've found somewhere more fitting in the middle of a week as opposed to two days after? I don't know, being the guy in charge of this has to be terrible because someone is always unhappy with the plight of their team. As a fan I like all the games because I like watching them and have the time to do so at this point, but it does seem like they could've been spread out a little more.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42537385

they absolutely have to do something about this in the future though, the schedules really are bat#### crazy right now. I believe both Bournemouth and Burnley had less than 48 hours between games this weekend, that's nothing but insane.

I know they won't get rid of the League Cup, but at least scratch the two-legged semifinals and the FA Cup rematches. That would at least give them a bit more flexibility for scheduling.

The Big Chill · 01-02-2018, 07:51 AM

They really should just ditch the league cup.

Slava · 01-02-2018, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by devo22

they absolutely have to do something about this in the future though, the schedules really are bat#### crazy right now. I believe both Bournemouth and Burnley had less than 48 hours between games this weekend, that's nothing but insane.

I know they won't get rid of the League Cup, but at least scratch the two-legged semifinals and the FA Cup rematches. That would at least give them a bit more flexibility for scheduling.

There were a few who played on Dec 30 and then again yesterday (Bournemouth, Everton, BHA, Leicester, Huddersfield, United, Stoke and Newcastle), which is just stupid. These tight fixtures just mean that players get injured and fatigued.

I think they have some flex in the schedules though. They have a week and a half span here where they want to fight 3 games in for everyone. That happens for teams regularly through the rest of the season, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal here. The issue though is TV. For Spurs situation that has been a significant issue because that combined with a policing issue has them play today and again on Thursday, followed by Sunday. Our last game was over a week ago though, on boxing day. There is no sane reason to have three games jammed into a handful of days after sitting idle for a week. It's just poor planning, plain and simple. That's not to complain about our schedule as compared to anyone else, because I have no doubt that some have it worse and we're all in the same boat for the same silly reasons.