Premier League

[M_B]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

praying for people are safe and no one is serious injury. 

my prays and feelings are with the people affected and people of Liverpool 

Aye, well said Chaddy.

I had my neice's fella and their young son at Burnley's parade, along with many good mates. 

I had my daughter's long time fella at the Leeds parade.

Very, very sad.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

So just like you ?

Of all the people to make a comment like that 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[speeeeeeedie]

6 hours ago, Hasta said:

Half of it was. The other half was about the ref being incompetent, which he was.

To call the ref "as incompetent as our owners" and that "he should never be allowed to ref again" are orders of magnitude greater than the error. 

We all know that Venkys (our owners) are much much worse than a bad decision during a Premier league game with implications for 4th or 5th place.

To say that an official should not referee a game again is yet another hyperbolic statement that I'd expect only a Villa fan to make. Referee's make mistakes weekly, why is the one he made deserving of him giving up his profession?

There is still nothing on Martinez's idiocy, or Villa's 12 points from 33 to end 2024. 

Let's blame the referee instead. It's easy to do.

 

[RoverDom]

If this happened in October it would have been nothing more than a tut and a shake of the head. The fact its happened on the last game of the season has raised the profile of it but ultimately its just the cherry on top of a season of shortcomings in the league.

[oneandycrawford]

8 hours ago, speeeeeeedie said:

To call the ref "as incompetent as our owners" and that "he should never be allowed to ref again" are orders of magnitude greater than the error. 

We all know that Venkys (our owners) are much much worse than a bad decision during a Premier league game with implications for 4th or 5th place.

To say that an official should not referee a game again is yet another hyperbolic statement that I'd expect only a Villa fan to make. Referee's make mistakes weekly, why is the one he made deserving of him giving up his profession?

There is still nothing on Martinez's idiocy, or Villa's 12 points from 33 to end 2024. 

Let's blame the referee instead. It's easy to do.

 

I remember a few years ago that Peter Reid (when he was a manager) was interviewed after a match his team had lost by 3 goals. He started having a go at the referee for a mistake that had lead to the 3rd goal. He then stopped, laughed, and said something along the lines of 'maybe I'm having a go at the wrong person here as he only made one mistake - my defenders made loads and that's why we lost!'

[davulsukur]

Spurs have just sacked Ange 

[JHRover]

Probably one of Silva, Araola or Frank to go there next. 

Can't see any of them being the saviour either.

[Tom]

Hope they get relegated 

[simongarnerisgod]

14 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Spurs have just sacked Ange 

nice fellow,to nice for a club like spurs,at least he went out with his head held high,having won a trophy

[DE.]

The Europa league was ultimately contested for by two of the worst teams in the PL. Winning a trophy is obviously an achievement,  but the Spurs board likely saw it for what it was. Their league campaign, injuries or not, was diabolical. If they'd finished 10th - 12th I think Ange would be staying, but 17th is horrific. They would have legitimately been in a relegation scrap if any of the bottom three were PL quality. 

[Claytons Left Boot]

In their ‘corporate-bullsh!t-statement’ they say Ange was sacked ‘after significant reflection.’ Pull the other one.

Absolute disgrace after what he has just achieved for them.

Perfectly sums up the English game and the need for success and the need for that success now. Or in Spurs’ case, the need for even more success now.

[roversfan99]

I dont see how it is a "disgrace" or indeed how any managerial decision is a disgrace.

They finished 17th in the Premier League. The cup win obviously is huge but you cant based on this season think logically that Ange is the man to take them forward. The correct as opposed to sentimental decision has been made.

[Claytons Left Boot]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I dont see how it is a "disgrace" or indeed how any managerial decision is a disgrace.

They finished 17th in the Premier League. The cup win obviously is huge but you cant based on this season think logically that Ange is the man to take them forward. The correct as opposed to sentimental decision has been made.

He just has taken them forward. He’s won their fourth European trophy, the last one being 41 years ago. They last won the league 64 years ago and they’re not going to win it any time soon, irrespective of who their manager is. 

Slow and steady progress is the key with Spurs but, like most clubs, they just will not wait and want more success now. I’ve got news for them. They ain’t gonna get it.

He told them he’d win a trophy in his second season and he delivered. A good trophy it was too.
 

 

[chaddyrovers]

Don't agree with Spurs decision to sacked Ange. After winning a trophy they should have back him not sack him. 

Looks like Thomas Frank is the favourite for the job

[chaddyrovers]

Spurs players all singings Ange's praises and saying what a great man he was https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35301867/spurs-player-revolt-ange-postecoglou-sacking/ Tottenham face player revolt threat after Ange Postecoglou sacking

[Rogerb]

If one of the promoted sides manages to pick up  more points than Spurs next season they could well be in the bottom three.

[RevidgeBlue]

On 06/06/2025 at 17:26, Claytons Left Boot said:

In their ‘corporate-bullsh!t-statement’ they say Ange was sacked ‘after significant reflection.’ Pull the other one.

Absolute disgrace after what he has just achieved for them.

Perfectly sums up the English game and the need for success and the need for that success now. Or in Spurs’ case, the need for even more success now.

The fact you're a Celtic fan has nothing to do with your feelings of course!

I can't believe the amount of sympathy Ange got after scabbing possibly the worst game of football I've ever seen in my life. If it were a boxing match the referee would have stopped it on the basis neither party were making a fist of it.

If they'd have lost that debacle, (which could easily have happened) no -one would have been lobbying for him to stay. They were diabolical in the League and Ange showed himself to be tactically inept and inflexible in his approach.

I don't particularly like Spurs but from their point of view at least they didn't make the same mistake Man Ure did in keeping Ten Hag on and then having to sack him a couple of months later. And whist not great Ten Hag performed a lot better in the League than Ange.

Edited 5 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[roversfan99]

6 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Spurs players all singings Ange's praises and saying what a great man he was https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35301867/spurs-player-revolt-ange-postecoglou-sacking/ Tottenham face player revolt threat after Ange Postecoglou sacking

They would, hardly are going to slag him off in public.

And they may well have liked him as a man, but it didn't stop them finishing 17th. And if you are basing a manager on whether he is the right man, you base it predominately on the bread and butter of a league campaign.

Edited 2 hours ago by roversfan99

[riverholmes]

6 hours ago, Rogerb said:

If one of the promoted sides manages to pick up  more points than Spurs next season they could well be in the bottom three.

We effectively have a Super League without relegation as the promoted teams are increasingly likely to go straight down. This will be even more likely if players get picked off like Jobe Bellingham and James Trafford, before a ball is kicked.

[47er]

Yep, Spurs had a disastrous season and it wasn't saved by a victory in a minor European tournament where their opponents were as bad as they are.

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23 minutes ago, 47er said:

Yep, Spurs had a disastrous season and it wasn't saved by a victory in a minor European tournament where their opponents were as bad as they are.

Shows how much football has fallen into disrepute that the UEFA Cup is now considered a minor competition.

The whole lot needs to be ripped up and started again.