EPL 2020/2021
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@bayimports I've known you a long time and never knew you were a Bournemouth fan - there aren't many of them!
Danjuma seems to have sparked them to life this season {checks online} 15 goals this season as a winger is pretty impressive. And even losing Wilson and Fraser (Dad's Army), they still have a squad full of talent. I really rate David Brooks and they missed his craft when he was injured for most of last season.
Well deserved title for City - once they sorted out their defensive structure, they have looked much more consistent that any other team in a season where strong teams have dropped games unexpectedly all season. The crammed fixture list was always likely to favour a team with strong replacements in every position.
@kiwipie said in EPL 2020/2021:
@bayimports I've known you a long time and never knew you were a Bournemouth fan - there aren't many of them!
Danjuma seems to have sparked them to life this season {checks online} 15 goals this season as a winger is pretty impressive. And even losing Wilson and Fraser (Dad's Army), they still have a squad full of talent. I really rate David Brooks and they missed his craft when he was injured for most of last season.
Most of that time we were lurking at the bottom of league 2, hardly a great endorsement
Years ago when I lived in the UK for a year, it was the closest city (Poole didnt count) . So I supported locally.Both were losses, as was Josh King and Harry Wilson (we had his as a loan).. but we have won 7 from 10, as that reads better than lost last 2. Danjuma has been impressive and we have a very young team now. One of those teams taht when you get momentum, the heads are up, but as soon as you get behind it is hard to keep them focused. Still we are in with a shout.
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Not EPL but ...
Ajax have melted down their Eredivisie trophy into 42,000 silver stars and are giving one to every season ticket holder as they couldn't attend matches this season.
Yes its marketing but it's still pretty cool. Edwin van der Sar Ajax CEO (learned everything at Fulham) said "Previously when we said this title is for you we were expressing how we were doing it for the fans. However sharing the trophy is the ultimate proof that we really are".
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Not EPL but ...
Ajax have melted down their Eredivisie trophy into 42,000 silver stars and are giving one to every season ticket holder as they couldn't attend matches this season.
Yes its marketing but it's still pretty cool. Edwin van der Sar Ajax CEO (learned everything at Fulham) said "Previously when we said this title is for you we were expressing how we were doing it for the fans. However sharing the trophy is the ultimate proof that we really are".
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
Not EPL but ...
Ajax have melted down their Eredivisie trophy into 42,000 silver stars and are giving one to every season ticket holder as they couldn't attend matches this season.
Yes its marketing but it's still pretty cool. Edwin van der Sar Ajax CEO (learned everything at Fulham) said "Previously when we said this title is for you we were expressing how we were doing it for the fans. However sharing the trophy is the ultimate proof that we really are".
I read that. All class. They win a lot of them so there are plenty to go around, but still
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@kiwipie said in EPL 2020/2021:
@bayimports I've known you a long time and never knew you were a Bournemouth fan - there aren't many of them!
Danjuma seems to have sparked them to life this season {checks online} 15 goals this season as a winger is pretty impressive. And even losing Wilson and Fraser (Dad's Army), they still have a squad full of talent. I really rate David Brooks and they missed his craft when he was injured for most of last season.
Most of that time we were lurking at the bottom of league 2, hardly a great endorsement
Years ago when I lived in the UK for a year, it was the closest city (Poole didnt count) . So I supported locally.Both were losses, as was Josh King and Harry Wilson (we had his as a loan).. but we have won 7 from 10, as that reads better than lost last 2. Danjuma has been impressive and we have a very young team now. One of those teams taht when you get momentum, the heads are up, but as soon as you get behind it is hard to keep them focused. Still we are in with a shout.
@bayimports Thanks for the back story - yes you can't be accused of being a glory hunter given Bournemouth's traditional obscurity. It must have been a great ride as they ascended the pyramid to reach the premier league (and then survived). My sister is in Dorchester so I know the area fairly well. All the best for the play-offs but if you do come up, you're my favourites to go straight back down again!
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@bayimports Thanks for the back story - yes you can't be accused of being a glory hunter given Bournemouth's traditional obscurity. It must have been a great ride as they ascended the pyramid to reach the premier league (and then survived). My sister is in Dorchester so I know the area fairly well. All the best for the play-offs but if you do come up, you're my favourites to go straight back down again!
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@mariner4life @KiwiPie that was brutal lol
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well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
By christ didn't that team of ours shit the bed after being champs? ( hi majorage
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
By christ didn't that team of ours shit the bed after being champs? ( hi majorage
)@siam said in EPL 2020/2021:
@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
By christ didn't that team of ours shit the bed after being champs? ( hi majorage
)Liverpool were various shades of average all year. And look in need of a freshen up (and i don't mean a rest)
City will probably just go and buy Mbappe and some other fucking superstar anyway. I would imagine Chelsea are in the market for a gun striker as well.
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Kane needs to move somewhere. City is as good a place as any if Pep doesn't stick with playing a false 9.
@bovidae said in EPL 2020/2021:
Kane needs to move somewhere. City is as good a place as any if Pep doesn't stick with playing a false 9.
If he left I couldn't blame him. We wasted an amazing statistical season from him and Son Heung Min. All those goals and assists, and we can't even challenge for the top 4
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
By christ didn't that team of ours shit the bed after being champs? ( hi majorage
)@siam said in EPL 2020/2021:
@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
By christ didn't that team of ours shit the bed after being champs? ( hi majorage
)It was proven how much they were reliant on Van Dijk in my view. That doesn't really explain why the strikers forgot to score goals, granted, but scoring goals is a confidence thing.
City didn't so much win the title this year as be the team that managed to not completely fall apart at some stage. That's not a slight on them, it's just way the EPL played out this (strange) season.
I think if crowds had been allowed, its' likely they still would have won, although you'd see Liverpool, United, Spurs & Arsenal with significantly higher points. The latter two wouldn't be fighting for the trophy though as they simply aren't good enough. Chelsea probably not much change, although perhaps the squad under Frank would have felt more how much he means the club and might have tried just that little bit harder. Who knows.
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weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
Vity won because they had the best squad which became crucial in such a busy year wih no off season. Pep seemed to have lost the dressing room earlkier in the season but relaxed and allowed the rest of the coaching team to have more say and the players found their mojo.
Plus Fulham were robbed
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weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
Vity won because they had the best squad which became crucial in such a busy year wih no off season. Pep seemed to have lost the dressing room earlkier in the season but relaxed and allowed the rest of the coaching team to have more say and the players found their mojo.
Plus Fulham were robbed
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
i wouldn't have thought so, Liverpool had fallen apart well before then
But yes, at the start of the season City were mid-table and everyone was calling them finished. They then went on one of those long strings of winning they tend to do and just moved past everyone
kinda surprised by the result this morning. Changes absolutely nothing for either team though.
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weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
Vity won because they had the best squad which became crucial in such a busy year wih no off season. Pep seemed to have lost the dressing room earlkier in the season but relaxed and allowed the rest of the coaching team to have more say and the players found their mojo.
Plus Fulham were robbed
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
Vity won because they had the best squad which became crucial in such a busy year wih no off season. Pep seemed to have lost the dressing room earlkier in the season but relaxed and allowed the rest of the coaching team to have more say and the players found their mojo.
Plus Fulham were robbed
I think Spurs were on top at Xmas, then we fell apart
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
weren't Liverpool top at Xmas and I seem to remember people were writing Pep's obituaries in about October.
i wouldn't have thought so, Liverpool had fallen apart well before then
But yes, at the start of the season City were mid-table and everyone was calling them finished. They then went on one of those long strings of winning they tend to do and just moved past everyone
kinda surprised by the result this morning. Changes absolutely nothing for either team though.
@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
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@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
well how about that! 2021 must have sucked!
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@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
The whole season was skewed because of the late start so being top at Christmas was not the same as being top at halfway which it usually is.
This article from 22 Dec https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/premier-league-festive-season-table-liverpool-tottenham-man-united didn't even mention City. And this article https://www.givemesport.com/1631326-premier-league-supercomputer-has-predicted-the-final-league-table-based-on-christmas-standings has an outstanding "SUPERCOMPUTER" prediction.
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
@mariner4life Found it Liverpool were 4 points clear at Xmas
Hilarious article with hindsight - Liverpool looking ominous - who can stop them - best depth in league
Article does say that only 3 times in 12 seasons had the team that was top at Xmas not won the league and that on all three occasions it was Liverpool. Make that 4/13 now. Not a record you'd want!
The whole season was skewed because of the late start so being top at Christmas was not the same as being top at halfway which it usually is.
This article from 22 Dec https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/premier-league-festive-season-table-liverpool-tottenham-man-united didn't even mention City. And this article https://www.givemesport.com/1631326-premier-league-supercomputer-has-predicted-the-final-league-table-based-on-christmas-standings has an outstanding "SUPERCOMPUTER" prediction.
@kiwipie I would love to know what variables they tried creating the supposed algorythm, although they did pick they did pick Fulham to go down
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@kiwipie I would love to know what variables they tried creating the supposed algorythm, although they did pick they did pick Fulham to go down
@bayimports I think they assumed that form up to that point would continue afterwards!
