Premier League

[roversfan99]

Liverpool are the strongest side and should win the league. 

Still not convinced by Arteta who is also a knobhead.

[roverandout]

Granit xhaka has catapulted Sunderland into a midtable team. Can't believe leverkusen were willing to let him go

[roversfan99]

He is a great signing but he doesnt push them up that for. Theyve been ambitious in terms of spending but they are still favourites to go down. 

[longsiders1882]

So Kyle Walker, 6 times PL winner, Champions League winner, FA Cup etc etc is finished and a bad signing whilst Granit Xhaka, who pretty much failed in the PL, makes a team 6/7 places better? It’s a funny old world but I’m not so sure but we will see. My main memory of him was calamitous mistakes a couple of times a game. That said they have made some good signings so we shall see.

I do think the promoted teams might have a better chance than recent seasons if Bournemouth and Brentford are as damaged as they appear but I still see us as clear favourites for the drop. It is becoming a real issue today that as a fan you regard promotion to the top flight with such ambiguity, wanting it but then dreading the coming season.
 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

i can see brentford struggling this year,if they lose any more of their better players

burnley,who don`t seem to be bothering about signing a centre forward🙂

the last place for the drop is up for grabs,i think sunderland and leeds will manage to survive, it`d be an absolute mana from heaven if man utd got sucked into the relegation fight,they were lucky last year that the bottom three had no idea of how to defend,id`e gladly trade burnley staying up for utd going down 😁

 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, longsiders1882 said:

So Kyle Walker, 6 times PL winner, Champions League winner, FA Cup etc etc is finished and a bad signing whilst Granit Xhaka, who pretty much failed in the PL, makes a team 6/7 places better? It’s a funny old world but I’m not so sure but we will see. My main memory of him was calamitous mistakes a couple of times a game. That said they have made some good signings so we shall see.

I do think the promoted teams might have a better chance than recent seasons if Bournemouth and Brentford are as damaged as they appear but I still see us as clear favourites for the drop. It is becoming a real issue today that as a fan you regard promotion to the top flight with such ambiguity, wanting it but then dreading the coming season.
 

 

To be fair, they are totally different situations.

Walker is older and his game was heavily reliant on pace. That is on the wane and his performances have fallen off a cliff in the last couple of years.

Xhaka towards the end of his Arsenal career really improved and played an integral role at Leverkusen especially in their title win. They didnt seem keen for him to go.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

No way would I be signing Walker to play right back in a back four today. On the right side of three centre backs in a back five, possibly.

When your pace goes it can go awfully quickly.

[Bronzed A Donis]

22 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

No way would I be signing Walker to play right back in a back four today. On the right side of three centre backs in a back five, possibly.

When your pace goes it can go awfully quickly.

Especially when his entire game was based on it. The ability he had to recover masks a lot of defensive flaws.

[LeftWinger]

Tyler Morton has joined Lyon for £15m

[simongarnerisgod]

17 minutes ago, LeftWinger said:

Tyler Morton has joined Lyon for £15m

proof that insanity is prevelant all over the football industry🥴

[roverandout]

 I'm happy to see so many English players going abroad 

[roverandout]

Do I think morton will do well? No he'll be back on loan in England in 6 months 

[joey_big_nose]

I have just woken up to the fact Keith Andrews is now a Premier League manager at Brentford. WTF????

His coaching experience to date (according to wikipedia) is : 

• Brief stint as assistant to Karl Robison at MK Dons where they were relegated
• Assistant for ROI U21s for 2 years
• Assistant for ROI national team for 3 years
• Six months as "back room staff" at Sheffield Utd
• One season as Brentford's set piece coach
• Zero head coach / manager experience

Any premier league team will have job applications from all over the world of the best managerial talent out there. This is really quite an amazing achievement by Keith! His coaching record would be seen as a bit of speculative punt by a lower half Championship club. Must have really made an impression with his set pieces to get a prem gig....

Any of our Irish fans got an insight into this incredible turn up? I guess he must have built his reputation with the national team?

[roverandout]

Burnley sign dubravka

[arbitro]

Burnley's new blue and white away kit.