Premier League 24/25 Thread
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I think the Chelsea game is a big one for Arsenal. If they lose that then the "crisis" gubbins will be in over drive. Ditto if City lose to Brighton. If both happen the media will have crowned Liverpool PL winners and Slot the greatest manager the world has ever seen etc etc.
A defeat to Chelsea isn't terminal for Arsenal's PL chances, but, if City and Pool win, closing a 10pt gap on Pool AND an 8pt gap on City is a massive massive ask. It's early days, but given you can drop about 24pts if you want to have any realistic chance of beating City to the title, and Arsenal have already dropped 12 before this weekend, they have very little room for any slip ups.
A defeat to Chelsea isn't terminal for Arsenal's PL chances, but, if City and Pool win, closing a 10pt gap on Pool AND an 8pt gap on City is a massive massive ask. It's early days, but given you can drop about 24pts if you want to have any realistic chance of beating City to the title, and Arsenal have already dropped 12 before this weekend, they have very little room for any slip ups.
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Over quarter the way through the season, Liverpool should get top 4.
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City could still get a massive points deduction, unlikely. I also think 5th will get a UCL spot this year.
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Liverpool are in a title race now, I would usually be saying they've won the league. Don't know though just seems ridiculous that Slot is just going to walk the league in his first season. I guess stranger things have happened.
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I think if Liverpool go into December with only dropping 5 points, they're going to be hard to catch.
Ange:
"Right lads, if you beat a team that hasn't been in the PL for 2 decades and hasn't won a match since May, we'll be in third place for the international break, and set us up nicely for the game against City in a couple of weeks."
Lads:
"Nah, let's spend two weeks in tenth"
"Right lads, if you beat a team that hasn't been in the PL for 2 decades and hasn't won a match since May, we'll be in third place for the international break, and set us up nicely for the game against City in a couple of weeks."
Lads:
"Nah, let's spend two weeks in tenth"
Palace hadn't won in 9 and Ipswich hadn't won in 10 (or it could be the other way round) then they played Spurs……
@theforceuk, I suspect you might be right on 5th getting a CL spot, although have UEFA decided if they are continuing with the new, ****, format?
@theforceuk, I suspect you might be right on 5th getting a CL spot, although have UEFA decided if they are continuing with the new, ****, format?
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I think the new format is here to stay, the league table from 3rd to 13th is 4 points. That's ridiculous. Looking at it Liverpool are going to walk the title.
Yeah I guess the few points separating 10 clubs makes it exciting, but holy **** Spurs it was right there on a plate for you, I don't feel entitled saying we "should" be third, how can you beat City and then lose to Ipswich! There is no other club like us 
And if you want to know why I feel a little hard done by, not only do Spurs have the second best goal difference, they have scored more than any other team including Liverpool and City, and have conceded the same as City and Chelsea, yet we're 10th and they're 2nd/3rd 
That's a giant screen. You can see it on the side towards the end.
No football club would allow stools like those, just asking for trouble, and the two staff members (in black) would surely be in red or have large Liverpool logos on their shirts.
Great set up though. Great club too
No football club would allow stools like those, just asking for trouble, and the two staff members (in black) would surely be in red or have large Liverpool logos on their shirts.
Great set up though. Great club too
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He has to go imo, even is he was on VAR for the Odegaard not handball against your lot.
To be honest the whole organisation needs a shake up, from top to bottom, and not just His Royal Highness Howard Webb doing his tv show defending the indefensible week in, week out
A new video out of Coote doing coke. TBF it could be any dark haired fella and he uses a dollar bill, so I have my doubts about how accurate this one is.
Coote was on VAR for the Odegaard non handball yes. And the Pickford GBH that snapped VVD's cruciate, but wasn't a foul. And he thought Bailey, as last man, bringing down Salah last weekend wasn't a foul. And he let Rodri away with that blatant handball in the City's box (I cant remember who that was against).
I suspect, if you look hard enough, you can find 3 or 4 posh calls any ref has made against any club. Coote's problem is there is video evidence of him saying he hates Klopp and that brings his integrity in to question.
It wouldn't be a problem if he has retired, but as an active ref you cant say **** like that on camera.
I don't doubt certain refs hate certain managers/players (and vice versa) but the ref has to stay above it, until he retires, as he has to at least appear impartial.
Coote was on VAR for the Odegaard non handball yes. And the Pickford GBH that snapped VVD's cruciate, but wasn't a foul. And he thought Bailey, as last man, bringing down Salah last weekend wasn't a foul. And he let Rodri away with that blatant handball in the City's box (I cant remember who that was against).
I suspect, if you look hard enough, you can find 3 or 4 posh calls any ref has made against any club. Coote's problem is there is video evidence of him saying he hates Klopp and that brings his integrity in to question.
It wouldn't be a problem if he has retired, but as an active ref you cant say **** like that on camera.
I don't doubt certain refs hate certain managers/players (and vice versa) but the ref has to stay above it, until he retires, as he has to at least appear impartial.
I mean, surely this should be the whole point of VAR!? Nobody is impartial, if I was refereeing a game between two Korean teams, I would have my own subconscious bias about certain characters. Imagine if it was possible to have a real-time video where several people could see a replay and make a joint decision? Magic that would be! 
