2022/2023 English Premier League

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

https://twitter.com/user/status/1595108031829725184


siiiuuuuuuu.

Thats too bad, it was just getting good too. It would have been even better if Pogba was still around so the egos could just bounce off each other.

[d_phaneuf]

Ronaldo gone and Sky says the Glazers are looking to sell, either a minority or majority share

Christmas in Manchester

[SuperMatt18]

Honestly if this is what got the Glazers to actually agree to selling then the fan base should be applauding Ronaldo's actions.

(I know the two things are actually completely unrelated...but it's still fun to joke about)

[devo22]

I'll believe it when I see it. They could still "just" bring in some extra money through a third party investor.

but I'll take that small glimmer of hope. Would love for Jim Ratcliffe to take over.

[devo22]

oh my god, this escalated quickly

https://twitter.com/user/status/1595153984905515011


what a ####ing day

[nik-]

I wonder which oil state buys them. Maybe just an individual Sheikh.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by nik-

I wonder which oil state buys them. Maybe just an individual Sheikh.

Maybe Elon. I get the sense he's bored of Twitter and he'd love the opportunity to ruin a football club.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Maybe Elon. I get the sense he's bored of Twitter and he'd love the opportunity to ruin a football club.

Ruining something already in ruin would be too boring for him. He should buy
Man City.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I'll guess MBS buys them for himself, separate from the PIF.

[cam_wmh]

Surely, it's Ryan Reynolds.

[Locke]

Interesting that all of a sudden all of these clubs are 'open to offers.'

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Surely Ronaldo is destined for LA or Miami? Hollywood would be perfect for him.

You mean play for Miami for Gary's bff with Gary's brother as coach?

[cam_wmh]

Ya know, upon reflection on Ronaldo... my harsh ill will has passed. After the events of the first half of the season, a blow up was pretty much inevitable. His scathing criticisms of the Glaziers, surely helped my about face. Scholes, Beckham, Keane, Rooney, and even Cantona too, have all had their demons exhibited at the club. Indeed, the interview helped propel him to the end result he desired,.. and this too will wash over, and he'll be a welcomed, retired, returning legend.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Ya know, upon reflection on Ronaldo... my harsh ill will has passed. After the events of the first half of the season, a blow up was pretty much inevitable. His scathing criticisms of the Glaziers, surely helped my about face. Scholes, Beckham, Keane, Rooney, and even Cantona too, have all had their demons exhibited at the club. Indeed, the interview helped propel him to the end result he desired,.. and this too will wash over, and he'll be a welcomed, retired, returning legend.

I have a very different perspective. The players you've mentioned primarily fell out with Ferguson ... Ronaldo went out of his way to #### on the whole club. It was an unprecedented move to get what he wanted, and he didn't give two ####s about the club in doing so. None of the players mentioned came even close to this. Add the fact that he compared himself to a slave the first time he left and calling him a club legend becomes, to me, impossible. Great player? Obviously. He's the best player I've seen in a United shirt. But legend? Nah. He's burned way too many bridges for that.

And he doesn't get an iota of credit from me for criticizing the Glazers either. He sneaks in three sentences about them into a 90 minute smear interview? Wow, big deal. He happily took their money this past year, after all. But he knew that criticizing them in the interview would a) enhance his chances of becoming a free agent, and b) score him some cheap points with the fanbase.

He can go pound sand.

[SuperMatt18]

Yeah it will be tough in the short term but I think longer term he will be seen as a club legend again.

Honestly even by getting out of his contract he did United a favor.

In the end he should have kept it behind closed doors...but who knows what the behind closed doors discussions were this season, and even in the offseason.

I was actually a bit surprised he seemed so open to mutual termination with no type of pay out. So maybe behind closed doors he was asking for that and United wouldn't give it to him before his interview.

Really tough to say at this point.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I was actually a bit surprised he seemed so open to mutual termination with no type of pay out. So maybe behind closed doors he was asking for that and United wouldn't give it to him before his interview.

there's been speculation that the club would not sue him for breach of contract if he accepted not getting a pay out.

It makes sense. It allows for a quick and clean break without a drawn out legal battle. He gets his freedom, United saves a lot of money.

[Slava]

Here is the full FA Cup third round draw:

Preston vs Huddersfield
Middlesbrough vs Brighton
Chesterfield vs West Brom
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Charlton or Stockport vs Walsall
Boreham Wood vs Accrington Stanley
Tottenham vs Portsmouth
Derby County vs Barnsley
Cardiff City vs Leeds
Brentford vs West Ham
Bournemouth vs Burnley
Coventry vs Wrexham
Norwich vs Blackburn
Aston Villa vs Stevenage
Luton vs Wigan
Oxford United vs Arsenal
Fleetwood Town vs QPR
Liverpool vs Wolves
Grimsby vs Burton Albion
Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest
Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham vs Leicester City
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Bristol City vs Swansea
Hartlepool vs Stoke City
Hull City vs Fulham
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
Millwall vs Sheffield United
Shrewsbury vs Sunderland
Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle
Manchester United vs Everton
Reading vs Watford
Ipswich vs Rotherham

I bolded the PL teams, just to make it a little easier.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Surely, it's Ryan Reynolds.

Is Victor Kiam still around?

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Bagor

PL players at the WC.

Updated.
Notable players that get rested are De Bruyne and Eriksen

AFC Bournemouth
None

Arsenal
9 players: Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli (both Brazil), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan), Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), William Saliba (France), Matt Turner (USA), Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Bukayo Saka (all England).

Aston Villa
1 player: Emiliano Martinez (Argentina).

Brentford
1player: David Raya (Spain).

Brighton
3 players: Kauro Mitoma (Japan), Robert Sanchez (Spain), Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).

Chelsea
12 players: Mateo Kovacic (Croatia), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Denis Zakaria (Switzerland), Christian Pulisic (USA), Hakim Ziyech (Morocco), Kai Havertz (Germany), Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling (all England), Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly (both Senegal), Cesar Azpilicueta (Spain).

Crystal Palace
None

Everton
4 players: Jordan Pickford (England), Conor Coady (England), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Senegal).

Fulham
3 players: Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson (both USA) Joao Palhinha (Portugal),

Leeds United
2 players: Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams (both USA).

Leicester City
2 players: James Maddison (England), Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).

Liverpool
6 players: Alisson, Fabinho (both Brazil), Ibrahima Konate (France), Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson (both England), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).

Man City
14 players: Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), Ederson (Brazil), John Stones, Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish (all England), Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva (all Portugal), Nathan Ake (Netherlands), Aymeric Laporte and Rodri (both Spain), Julian Alvarez (Argentina).

Man Utd
12 players: Antony, Casemiro, Fred (all Brazil), Raphael Varane (France), Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford (all England), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo (all Portugal), Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands), Lisandro Martinez (Argentina).

Newcastle United
5 players: Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil), Fabian Schar (Switzerland), Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson (all England).

Nottingham Forest
2 players: Remo Freuler (Switzerland), Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal).

Southampton
None

Tottenham Hotspur
8 players: Ivan Perisic (Croatia), Richarlison (Brazil), Hugo Lloris (France), Eric Dier, Harry Kane (both England), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Cristian Romero (Argentina), Son Heung-min (South Korea).

West Ham United
4 players: Lucas Paqueta (Brazil), Alphonse Areola (France), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco), Declan Rice (England).

Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 players: Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Jose Sa (all Portugal), Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea).

[Bagor]

The art of using Harry Maguire to make a political point.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1598278330742353920