OFFICIAL ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD 2015-2016

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

I didn't take the time to listen to it, as we can get plenty of delusional rants from fans without leaving this message board. I will say that listening to talk radio on Sirius, with occasional bits from TalkSports, has been illuminating when it comes to the mindset of English football fans. In a way, it reminds me of the old days of the Southwest Conference, when all of the major Texas college teams were compressed into one conference. The extent to which the fan bases obsessed about each other and their teams was a bit disturbing. I see a lot of parallels to that in England.

Gatekeeper · Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:07 am Post subject:

These get me every time.

"Success is like pregnancy, you might like being congratulated but nobody knows how many times you've fecked to achieve it"

"Ref's so (bleep) he went to the dentist to get a bluetooth"

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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

Is that like the old Fan Zone broadcasts? I used to love those when they ran on Fox Soccer Channel. Sometimes they would squabble, but sometimes you would get a fan who had far better insights than the talking heads.

I can still remember one time when some goalkeeper (maybe for Blackburn, but I'm not sure) nutmegged himself for an own goal. Fan Zone was just priceless that day.

Gatekeeper · Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:50 am Post subject:

More like a fan created Liverpool channel on various social media platforms. They are parodies of Liverpool fans' delusional rants which makes it all the more hilarious.

Love the old fan zone broadcasts on Sky.
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Gatekeeper · Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:28 pm Post subject:

Days after their loss to their bitterest of rivals and the news keeps getting better for Liverpool fans.

Mignolet signs contact extension at Liverpool.

The reactions are pure gold:

https://t.co/WHUmFQtPuj

https://twitter.com/Kolology/status/689132959102832641

From RAWK:

"Suarez signed a new contract the winter before he was sold to Barca. I imagine this is a move to up his resale value as he was a "money ball" signing."

"Bet they're all crowded around the phone waiting for Barca to call."
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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

Okay, you're getting a little creepy now.

Gatekeeper · Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:41 am Post subject:

Wilt · LG Contributor Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 13725

What a game between Norwich and Liverpool!

Liverpool led 1-0. Then was behind 3-1. Then led 4-3. Then Norwich scored a goal in the 92nd minute to tie it 4-4. And then Liverpool scored in the 95th minute to win it 5-4!!!
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Gatekeeper · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:59 am Post subject:

Another abyssmal match from United.
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Moses · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:24 am Post subject:

Utd are so Wack now man, it's weird.
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Gatekeeper · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:42 am Post subject:

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

Buy him a ticket on an airplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Losing days are gone
Louis's going home
My Jose wrote me a letter

http://www.espnfc.us/manchester-united/story/2793019/jose-mourinho-writes-letter-to-man-united-with-plan--sources

Gatekeeper · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 5:28 pm Post subject:

Gatekeeper · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 5:30 pm Post subject:

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/690951965250043906

Apparently broken ribs and a punctured lung. Great, our second starting fullback out for the season...
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Moses · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:05 am Post subject:

Same old Arsenal....
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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

Despite what some of the pundits say, this is why the EPL is the best league in the world. Anyone can beat anyone on any given day.

You know, it might just be time to start taking Leicester seriously. No one else seems all that interested in winning the league. We're actually at the point in the season where the number of remaining fixtures is shrinking and the math is becoming more relevant. Will Leicester go to the UCL? With 15 games to go, Leicester is 10 points clear of 5th place Man U. Meanwhile, 4th place Tottenham is 5 points clear of Man U, and 14 points clear of Chelsea.

So, at a time when the EPL is in danger of losing its fourth UCL slot, the EPL may be sending out Leicester and Tottenham to save the day. What's incredible is that actually sounds like a good idea at the moment.

Moses · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:24 am Post subject:

What is so frustrating for Arsenal is they had the chance last summer to go out and add impact players. They rolled the dice with what they had, as usual the guys get injured, now in January he's acting like new signings are on the way in terms of injured players coming back.

Arsenal need a quality CB to go alongside Koscielny, they need steel in the middle of the park, and they need a legit backup striker. Any idiot can see Mertesacker isn't cutting it these days.

Big time waste of money for me today because I went to the game. Lot of frustrated fans there, my little bro was going mad by the end

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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

http://www.espnfc.us/manchester-united/story/2795728/louis-van-gaal-slams-awful-and-horrible-resignation-stories

Yep. "Awful" and "horrible" are two of the words that jump to mind when I think of LVG's tenure at Man U.

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Pep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini as Manchester City boss

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35461090
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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

Wow. Bayern Munich should just fire him and be done with it.

Gatekeeper · Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:15 am Post subject:

...and ManUtd still dithering about trying to think of ways of finishing top 4. Get Mourinho in you blockheads!
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Moses · Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:24 am Post subject:

Other than the Pep news, not much else happening today.

Arsenal doing their usual, chance to improve their team and ability to win the league, yet they do nothing.
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Gatekeeper · Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 7:17 pm Post subject:

I know it's not EPL related, but wanted to share anyways.
It's their second match being back since the ban was lifted.

Barcelona Juvenil A VS Real Zaragoza Juvenil A

7 Seung-Ho Paik
11 Seung-Woo Lee
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Gatekeeper · Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject:

What is this football and where has it been the past 3 months?

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