joeyt Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Glen Hoddle is awful to listen to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I don't know if it just because we're doing well, but this has been a good season so far. Last season was really shit, imo. Not just for us, but overall. The 11/12 season was outstanding, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yeah. Last year Man United won the league sort of by default it felt like. No one else seemed capable of mounting a serious challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Milan Derby this evening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Table going into Christmas is unbelievable. So tight at the top which is great. On the flip side there are more horrendous sides in the league than usual this season IMO This is a great season tbh. I can't remember there were so many teams who were so evenly balanced relatively. Usually you have 1 or 2 who are clearly way better than 2 or 3 others who are miles ahead of the rest, and so on. This year there are loads competing quite equally for a number of spaces. I think the only team who you'd fully expect not to slip outside the top 4 are Man City. The rest, to varying degrees, are not guaranteed top 4 at all IMO. ManC have looked vulnerable without Kompany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd like to think that FFP would stop a few of the struggling clubs from buying their way out of trouble but there aren't enough Yao's in the world for that. The most annoying thing will be if Chelsea/City/United buy the likes of Cabaye, Baines or Barkley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Table going into Christmas is unbelievable. So tight at the top which is great. On the flip side there are more horrendous sides in the league than usual this season IMO This is a great season tbh. I can't remember there were so many teams who were so evenly balanced relatively. Usually you have 1 or 2 who are clearly way better than 2 or 3 others who are miles ahead of the rest, and so on. This year there are loads competing quite equally for a number of spaces. I think the only team who you'd fully expect not to slip outside the top 4 are Man City. The rest, to varying degrees, are not guaranteed top 4 at all IMO. ManC have looked vulnerable without Kompany. He's looked a bit shaky in the last twelve months or so. Probably due to being in and out because of injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Think Man United, Spurs and Chelsea will all spend significant amounts of money this January. Perhaps Liverpool as well if the rumours of them wanting Cabaye and possibly Ben Arfa are true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Bafétimbi Gomis has scored for Lyon against Lorient. He must be worth getting for around £2m in January or at least do a pre-contract agreement deal with him in January so we get him for free (not including agent and signing on fees) in the Summer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 West Ham will probably offer him a fortune and he'll stupidly go there instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 There is a realistic chance Everton will be on a 7 game winning run coming to Anfield in end of January looking at their fixtures. Dead excited for Thursday, everyone expects City to maul us. No pressure whatsoever...hope we rise to the occasion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 There is a realistic chance Everton will be on a 7 game winning run coming to Anfield in end of January looking at their fixtures. Dead excited for Thursday, everyone expects City to maul us. No pressure whatsoever...hope we rise to the occasion. Looking forward to our title decider, George. I'll be honest, I'm giddy. I don't expect us to finish top 4 but do I think currently we should be looking to keep pace? Absolutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Annoys me even more now that Chelsea just gave Lukaku to Everton Hardly like they were a nothing, bottom of the table side. There were already good and they just gave them a £20-30m beast striker for free. Jokes on them I suppose as Everton are now above them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Annoys me even more now that Chelsea just gave Lukaku to Everton Hardly like they were a nothing, bottom of the table side. There were already good and they just gave them a £20-30m beast striker for free. Jokes on them I suppose as Everton are now above them He's actually been pretty poor for 4 or 5 games now IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Annoys me even more now that Chelsea just gave Lukaku to Everton Hardly like they were a nothing, bottom of the table side. There were already good and they just gave them a £20-30m beast striker for free. Jokes on them I suppose as Everton are now above them Hardly.. Joke is on the rest of us as he's taking points from every team bar Chelsea. Loans between prem teams shouldn't be allowed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I know, same with us with Remy but he still the focal point of the attack and occupies the defenders giving others space even if he isn't the one scoring at the moment. Wasn't having a go at Everton Neil , annoyed that Chelsea are allowed to collect so many players and just loan them out. They obviously thought it would work in their favour as you guys would take points off their rivals in the league. Sort of back fired though because you are doing far better than they expected and they are doing far worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Oh I know. I can see why people would be annoyed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Milan using a christmas tree formation at Christmas, brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Milan using a christmas tree formation at Christmas, brilliant Inter opting for the famous 3-5-1-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Balotelli's boots FFS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 There is a realistic chance Everton will be on a 7 game winning run coming to Anfield in end of January looking at their fixtures. Dead excited for Thursday, everyone expects City to maul us. No pressure whatsoever...hope we rise to the occasion. You do have Suarez though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 There is a realistic chance Everton will be on a 7 game winning run coming to Anfield in end of January looking at their fixtures. Dead excited for Thursday, everyone expects City to maul us. No pressure whatsoever...hope we rise to the occasion. You do have Suarez though... Aye, and Sterling hitting form now could cause Koralov a few problems. Yaya-Fernandinho midfield is gelling nicely, and to stop them, you need to press them hard and give them little time on the ball. Allen and Henderson are great pressers, but can they last the pace and stamina for 90 minutes ?! Not too sure. Really hope they play both Dzeko and Negredo, because it'll mean one of Nasri or Navas will miss out. Shame Silva didn't get a booking on saturday to be suspended for this. He's absolutely brilliant If Skrtel starts, I'd put a mortgage on him conceding a penalty to Kompany at a set piece. Hope it's Toure-Sakho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 this milan derby is rubbish, not sure what i was expecting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Milan should score, blasts it over the bar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Looks like Valencia's been sold to some Singaporese billionaire. Singaporean. Looks like Peter Lim is the interested party. He was previously interested in Liverpool and a host of other clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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