2018/19 Premier League & General Football Discussion

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Tottenham have delayed their new stadium opening because of 'issues with the critical safety systems', they had been expected to play Liverpool at their new stadium on September 15th but that has now been moved to Wembley as has the game v Cardiff on October 6th. Two test events that were due to take place later this month have also been cancelled.
 
Back off my holidays now.

Manager Watch is back!

MANAGER WATCH

A log of all managerial departures from the top 92 because sackings are all too quick to happen these days.

Arsenal - Unai Emery
Bouremouth - Eddie Howe
Brighton & Hove Albion - Chris Hughton
Burnley - Sean Dyche
Cardiff City - Neil Warnock
Chelsea - Maurizio Sarri
Crystal Palace - Roy Hodgson
Everton - Marco Silva
Fulham - Slaviša Jokanović
Huddersfield Town - David Wagner
Leicester City - Claude Puel
Liverpool - Jürgen Klopp
Manchester City - Josep Guardiola
Manchester United - Jose Mourinho
Newcastle United - Rafael Benitez
Southampton - Mark Hughes
Tottenham Hotspur - Mauricio Pochettino
Watford - Javi Garcia
West Ham United - Manuel Pellegrini
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nuno Espirito Santo

Aston Villa - Steve Bruce
Blackburn Rovers - Garry Monk
Birmingham City - Tony Mowbray
Bolton Wanderers - Phil Parkinson
Brentford - Dean Smith
Bristol City - Lee Johnson
Derby County - Frank Lampard
Hull City - Nigel Adkins
Ipswich Town - Paul Hirst
Leeds United - Marco Bielsa
Middlesbrough - Tony Pulis
Millwall - Neil Harris
Norwich City - Daniel Farke
Nottingham Forest - Aitor Karanka
Preston North End - Alex Neill
Queen's Park Rangers - Steve McClaren
Reading - Paul Clement
Rotherham United - Paul Warne
Sheffield Wednesday - Jos Luhukay
Sheffield United - Chris Wilder
Stoke City - Gary Rowett
Swansea City - Graham Potter
West Bromwich Albion - Darren Moore
Wigan Athletic - Paul Cook

Accrington Stanley - John Coleman
Barnsley - Daniel Stendel
Blackpool - Gary Bowyer
Bradford City - Michael Collins
Bristol Rovers - Darrel Clarke
Burton Albion - Nigel Clough
Charlton Athletic - Lee Bowyer
Coventry City - Mark Robins
Doncaster Rovers - Grant McCann
Fleetwood Town - Joey Barton
Gillingham - Steve Lovell
Luton Town - Nathan Jones
Oxford United - Karl Robinson
Peterborough United - Steve Evans
Plymouth Argyle - Derek Adams
Portsmouth - Kenny Jackett
Rochdale - Keith Hill
Scunthorpe United - Nick Daws
Shrewsbury Town - John Askey
Southend United - Chris Powell
Sunderland - Jack Ross
Walsall - Dean Keates
Wimbledon - Neil Ardley
Wycombe Wanderers - Gareth Ainsworth

Bury - Ryan Lowe
Cambridge United - Joe Dunn
Carlisle United - John Sheridan
Cheltenham Town - Gary Johnson
Colchester United - John McGreal
Crawley Town - Harry Kewell
Crewe Alexandra - Dave Artell
Exeter City - Matt Taylor
Forest Green Rovers - Mark Cooper
Grimsby Town - Michael Jolley
Lincoln City - Danny Cowley
Macclesfield Town - Mark Yates
Mansfield Town - David Flitcroft
Milton Keynes Dons - Paul Tisdale
Morcambe - Jim Bentley
Newport County - Mike Flynn
Northampton Town - Dean Austin
Notts County - Kevin Nolan
Oldham Athletic - Frankie Bunn
Port Vale - Neil Aspin
Swindon Town - Phil Brown
Stevenage - Dino Maamria
Tranmere Rovers - Mickey Mellon
Yeovil Town - Darren Way

6th August - Gary Bowyer (Blackpool, resigned) League One
 
Liquid
Tottenham have delayed their new stadium opening because of 'issues with the critical safety systems', they had been expected to play Liverpool at their new stadium on September 15th but that has now been moved to Wembley as has the game v Cardiff on October 6th. Two test events that were due to take place later this month have also been cancelled.
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The NFL game that was supposed to be there on Oct 14th has been moved to Wembley too.
 
De Bruyne picked up a serious knee injury in Man City training and reports say he will be out for two to four months.

UEFA have asked Tottenham to clarify their stadium situation by 30th August, this comes after it was revealed that they might not be able to play Man City in October due to delays with their new stadium.
 
MUSC4EVER
De Bruyne picked up a serious knee injury in Man City training and reports say he will be out for two to four months.
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They've got what should be an easy next 6 games. They play all three clubs that were promoted for the 2017/2018 season and all three clubs that were promoted for this season.
 
Jezza819
They've got what should be an easy next 6 games. They play all three clubs that were promoted for the 2017/2018 season and all three clubs that were promoted for this season.
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They couldn't have gotten an easier start really.
 
Re: Mesut Özil and Raheem Sterling

Is it possible to criticise the playing form of a non-white player without it being labelled racist?

Neither is the only one on their respective national teams who deserves criticism either. The others get it and have gotten it to some extent, (Kimmerich, Neuer, manager Löw, Henderson, Kane) but possibly not to the same level and the media only seem to pick up the ones about these two in particular.
 
Liquid
Re: Mesut Özil and Raheem Sterling

Is it possible to criticise the playing form of a non-white player without it being labelled racist?

Neither is the only one on their respective national teams who deserves criticism either. The others get it and have gotten it to some extent, (Kimmerich, Neuer, manager Löw, Henderson, Kane) but possibly not to the same level and the media only seem to pick up the ones about these two in particular.
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I wouldn't say racist as such but yes these players get way more than their fair share of criticism. Many white players also received more than their fair share too and that wasn't labelled as racist if the remarks came from a non white speaker and therefore shouldn't be labelled that way if the roles are reversed. I should still be able to criticise a black player even though I am white without it being labelled racist.

The best way for a player like Sterling to shut the haters up is just to play this season like he did last at Man City. You only have to be into football a little bit to see what he does in the team and mostly I would just say it's supporters of other teams writing the hate because of the club rivalries.
 
Sterling seems to be the new John Barnes; great a club level and nowhere near as good at international level.

Oh, and both are Jamaican-born England internationals too. ;)
 
m8h3r
The best way for a player like Sterling to shut the haters up is just to play this season like he did last at Man City...
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... but for England.

He was actually pretty effective at the World Cup, but because he didn't score, it looks like he wasn't. When Kane "started to score like it was August", Sterling was one of the players who should have been sticking it in the net instead, but he didn't. When he scores 20 in a season for the club that pays him £20m a year, but doesn't score in 20 games for his country, it leads to accusations that he doesn't try hard enough for the national team.

But then as I said well before the tournament:
Famine
ASH32
Then one player will get all of the blame but without Rooney I'm not sure who'll be the target now.
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Sterling.
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Famine
But then as I said well before the tournament:
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And many also held that prediction, myself included. It's a little awkward when you can predict the media storm ahead of time even if there might be at least some justified criticism.

For being touted as England's "only real world-class player" and... *checks* captain, Kane should be getting loads more welly than he has done, Golden Boot or not. Henderson should be at the Old Bailey for his performance against Croatia.
 
Crazy Taylor
La Liga are to have a competitive game outside of Spain. El BBC
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The issue being that one team will lose a home game that season and one team will gain the advantage of both teams being at a neutral venue as opposed to just them. It's going to be a tricky one.
 
m8h3r
They couldn't have gotten an easier start really.
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That's what I thought when I heard that during the Arsenal game. It works if you've got people hurt like they do now. If they don't have 21 points after 7 games they only have themselves to blame.
 
AC Milan have had a busy week with the Serie A deadline coming up today. After officially signing Bakayoko on loan from Chelsea (for a fee of €5 million), the club signed Villarreal winger Samu Castillejo. The 23 year old is leaving Spain on loan with an obligation to buy for €19 million and forward Carlos Bacca will be going the other way. The Rossoneri also swooped in for Genoa left back Diego Laxalt after a deal with Zenit fell through. The 25 year old impressed at the World Cup for Uruguay and will join Milan for €14 million.

There are now rumors that Milan will look for a last minute loan of Lazio's coveted Sergej Milinkovic-Savic for €40 million with an option to buy. The 23 year old attacking midfielder was being shopped around to Juventus, PSG, Man United and Real Madrid this summer for fees of anywhere from €120-150 million but nothing came to fruition.
 
Wednesday got our first win of the season last night, 2-0 away to Sunderland in the EFL Cup in a game I was pretty sure we'd lose.

That sends us into Round 2, where we'll host Wolves and definitely lose.
 
88GTA
Daniel Arzani has been loaned to Celtic. :lol:
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The loan move was going around the Australian media before he signed for City lol.

Apprently City where going to loan him to NAC in the Dutch league, and he was willing to sign for Roma instead unless they loaned him to a better team.
 
Games this weekend.

Saturday
Cardiff v Newcastle (12.30 Sky)
Chelsea v Arsenal (5.30 BT)
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Tottenham v Fulham
West Ham v Bournemouth

Sunday
Burnley v Watford (1.30)
Brighton v Man United (4pm Sky)
Man City v Huddersfield (1.30 Sky)

Monday Night
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (8pm Sky)

Big game on Saturday night, Tottenham v Fulham is at Wembley.
 
Full times.

Cardiff 0-0 Newcastle
West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth
Tottenham 3-1 Fulham
Everton 2-1 Southampton
Leicester 2-0 Wolves

West Ham had a shocker in the second half, Vardy sent off for Leicester, Hayden sent off for Newcastle and Kane finally scores in August!

Chelsea v Arsenal up next...
 
Its 2-0 to Chelsea already after just 20 minutes, Pedro and Morata with the goals, Arsenal all over the place, could be a demolition job...

Edit, Arsenal have got their act together, 2-2 now, Mkhitaryan and Iwobi with the goals.
 
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If Arsenal would quit hitting pitching wedges and hit a few knock down 3 irons they could have 5 by now. That's just ridiculous.
 
Just finished 3-2 to Chelsea, Alonso with the winner in the 80th minute, Arsenal had a good spell in the first half during which they got their goals, apart from that it was all Chelsea, same old problems for Arsenal.

Great game to watch.
 

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