EPL 16/17
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So Huddersfield or Reading to get promoted - I remember when Huddersfield were last in Div 1 (early 70s) when I was a lad. Reading (like Hull) have bounced up and down a couple of times in recent years. Jaap Stam (ex Man U) at Reading has done well and David Wagner is a manager on the rise at Huddersfield - they made a great start but looked to be limping along by season's end (whereas Fulham and Sheff W were flying).
Well done to Chelsea on winning the title for the 2nd time in 3 seasons - interesting that the winner in the past 2 seasons has had no European football, that seems the only way to keep a settled side to gain the consistency necessary to win a title. Spurs worthy runners-up, clearly the 2nd best in the league but not quite good enough for top spot (yet). Imagine they may struggle next season playing at Wembley. City and Arsenal have underperformed against expectations, Liverpool probably as per expectations and just too many poor results against weaker sides. Man U managed a huge unbeaten run which took them all the way from 6th to ....... 6th.
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There's an awful lot of disdain for Reading in the Championship because of the negative way they approach the game.
Certainly it seems like they parked the bus against Fulham and the two goals they got across the two legs both had a sniff of controversy - plus their goalie had his best game of the season on Wed
Still they're in with a chance and we're back in the Championship with the vultures already circling to pick over the bones of our team.
9-1 we beat Huddersfield home and away in the league 9-1!
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Liverpool don't choke, and end up 4th.
Could John Terry be anymore of a fluffybunny? Who the fuck asks to be subbed on the 26th minute mark of his last game (his shirt number) and has the opposition kick the ball out so his team mates can give him a guard of honour. In the middle of the first half. What a fucking tool. Does that top the Champs league full kit piston wristed gibbon episode?
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For all the goals scored, that was a pretty ho-hum final day - the top 4 won with almost embarrassing ease (although Liverpool lucky there wasn't a penalty for the foul on Bamford at 0-0).
I'm still unsure about Kane in terms of him being "world-class". He hasn't done it an top international level or UCL yet and I'm not sure he has enough about him to be as successful at that level where defences are so much better. He is a great finisher though and Spurs are playing so well, he is getting lots of chances - often with huge amounts of space to operate in.
Terry being subbed at 26 minutes was awful and cringe-worthy and hopefully not a precedent.
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Fucking Man U win the UEFA Cup, meaning despite being pretty ordinary all year, they actually end up with a better season than Liverpool. A couple of trophies and the Champs League next year beats 4th place any day of the week. Shit.
Not going to lie, I reeeaaalllly wanted them to lose this morning
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So Arsenal does win some silverware afterall. The BFG has his first start in over a year and puts in a MOTM performance.
The best thing is that Wenger beats Whisky nose to become the most successful FA Cup manager of all time. I still think he should go though.
Edit: Wenger has beaten the record he shared with George Ramsay, the manager of the Aston Villa teams from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Ferguson has 5 wins. Arsenal now have won the FA Cup 13 times, one more than ManU.
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So Arsenal does win some silverware afterall. The BFG has his first start in over a year and puts in a MOTM performance.
The best thing is that Wenger beats Whisky nose to become the most successful FA Cup manager of all time. I still think he should go though.
Edit: Wenger has beaten the record he shared with George Ramsay, the manager of the Aston Villa teams from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Ferguson has 5 wins. Arsenal now have won the FA Cup 13 times, one more than ManU.
There are rumours that suggest Wenger will receive a 2 year extension. Spurs fans will rejoice
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So Arsenal does win some silverware afterall. The BFG has his first start in over a year and puts in a MOTM performance.
The best thing is that Wenger beats Whisky nose to become the most successful FA Cup manager of all time. I still think he should go though.
Edit: Wenger has beaten the record he shared with George Ramsay, the manager of the Aston Villa teams from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Ferguson has 5 wins. Arsenal now have won the FA Cup 13 times, one more than ManU.
There are rumours that suggest Wenger will receive a 2 year extension. Spurs fans will rejoice
As long as we continue to win more trophies than Spurs each season, I'm happy
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So Arsenal does win some silverware afterall. The BFG has his first start in over a year and puts in a MOTM performance.
The best thing is that Wenger beats Whisky nose to become the most successful FA Cup manager of all time. I still think he should go though.
Edit: Wenger has beaten the record he shared with George Ramsay, the manager of the Aston Villa teams from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Ferguson has 5 wins. Arsenal now have won the FA Cup 13 times, one more than ManU.
There are rumours that suggest Wenger will receive a 2 year extension. Spurs fans will rejoice
Wenger stays and I will be doing a Crucial and switching allegiances.
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So Arsenal does win some silverware afterall. The BFG has his first start in over a year and puts in a MOTM performance.
The best thing is that Wenger beats Whisky nose to become the most successful FA Cup manager of all time. I still think he should go though.
Edit: Wenger has beaten the record he shared with George Ramsay, the manager of the Aston Villa teams from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Ferguson has 5 wins. Arsenal now have won the FA Cup 13 times, one more than ManU.
There are rumours that suggest Wenger will receive a 2 year extension. Spurs fans will rejoice
Wenger stays and I will be doing a Crucial and switching allegiances.
We'll have an extra 30K seats in the new WHL mate!!!
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There are rumours that suggest Wenger will receive a 2 year extension. Spurs fans will rejoice
That is quite possible as the owners are divided on whether Wenger should go.
However, as a Spurs fan you would be happy to make an FA Cup final, much less win one!
LOL. Yes indeed. Now we get to play at Wembley every other week!! Shame we can't win there...
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@canefan Yeah, the CL record at Wembley was poor. West Ham struggled too at London Stadium.
I heard one of the comms mention the surface was a lot softer than WHL. The pitch is a bit bigger too. Better get the groundsman to mark out a smaller pitch. When we move into the new digs we will need to get used to a bigger pitch anyway. Part of Wenger's problem is that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get value in the players' market. You either have to spend like crazy (The Russian and the Sheik) or you build from within and look to buy up and comers (Spurs).
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@canefan Yeah, the CL record at Wembley was poor. West Ham struggled too at London Stadium.
I heard one of the comms mention the surface was a lot softer than WHL. The pitch is a bit bigger too. Better get the groundsman to mark out a smaller pitch. When we move into the new digs we will need to get used to a bigger pitch anyway. Part of Wenger's problem is that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get value in the players' market. You either have to spend like crazy (The Russian and the Sheik) or you build from within and look to buy up and comers (Spurs).
It looked ridiculously soft today, lots of slipping and sliding going on. Not sure whether they were watering it to make sure it will last the long weekend with 2 playoff games to come but it would be wearing to play a whole season on it.
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