2019/20 Premier League & General Football Discussion

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Current Champions: Manchester City

Competing In Europe
Champions League: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur
Europa League: Arsenal, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers

New Teams
Came Up: Norwich City, Sheffield United, Aston Villa

Spoiler: All Teams

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Bouremouth
Brighton & Hove Albion
Burnley
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Sheffield United
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

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CHAMPIONSHIP

Current Champions: Norwich City

New Teams
Came Down: Cardiff City, Fulham, Huddersfield Town
Came Up: Luton Town, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic

Spoiler: All Teams

Barnsley
Blackburn Rovers
Birmingham City
Brentford
Bristol City
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Derby County
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Hull City
Leeds United
Luton Town
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Preston North End
Queen's Park Rangers
Reading
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic

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LEAGUE ONE

Current Champions: Luton Town

New Teams
Came Down: Rotherham United, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town
Came Up: Lincoln City, Milton Keynes Dons, Bury, Tranmere Rovers

Spoiler: All Teams

Accrington Stanley
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Bury
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Ipswich Town
Lincoln City
Milton Keynes Dons
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Portsmouth
Rochdale
Rotherham United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Sunderland
Tranmere Rovers
Wimbledon
Wycombe Wanderers

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LEAGUE TWO

Current Champions: Lincoln City

New Teams
Came Down: Plymouth, Walsall, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City
Came Up: Leyton Orient, Salford City

Spoiler: All Teams

Bradford City
Cambridge United
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Exeter City
Forest Green Rovers
Grimsby Town
Leyton Orient
Macclesfield Town
Mansfield Town
Morcambe
Newport County
Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic
Plymouth
Port Vale
Salford City
Scunthorpe United
Stevenage
Swindon Town
Walsall

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ENGLISH SUPER CUP

Current Holders: Manchester City

2019/20 WINNERS: Manchester City

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FA CUP

Current Holders: Manchester City

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FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP

Current Holders: Manchester City

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FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY

Current Holders: Portsmouth​

MANAGER WATCH

A list of all managerial departures because sackings are all too quick to happen these days

Spoiler: All managers of the top 92 on the opening day of the season

Arsenal - Unai Emery
Aston Villa - Dean Smith
Bouremouth - Eddie Howe
Brighton & Hove Albion - Graham Potter
Burnley - Sean Dyche
Chelsea - Frank Lampard
Crystal Palace - Roy Hodgson
Everton - Marco Silva
Leicester City - Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool - Jürgen Klopp
Manchester City - Josep Guardiola
Manchester United - Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Newcastle United - Steve Bruce
Norwich City - Daniel Farke
Sheffield United - Chris Wilder
Southampton - Ralf Hassenhüttl
Tottenham Hotspur - Mauricio Pochettino
Watford - Javi Garcia
West Ham United - Manuel Pellegrini
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nuno Espirito Santo

Barnsley - Daniel Stendel
Birmingham City - VACANT
Blackburn Rovers - Tony Mowbray
Brentford - Thomas Frank
Bristol City - Lee Johnson
Cardiff City - Neil Warnock
Charlton Athletic - Lee Bowyer
Derby County - Phillip Cocu
Fulham - Scott Parker
Huddersfield Town - Jan Siewert
Hull City - Grant McCann
Leeds United - Marco Bielsa
Luton Town - Graeme Jones
Middlesbrough - Jonathan Woodgate
Millwall - Neil Harris
Nottingham Forest - Sabri Lamouchi
Preston North End - Alex Neill
Queen's Park Rangers - Mark Warburton
Reading - Jose Gomes
Sheffield Wednesday - VACANT
Stoke City - Nathan Jones
Swansea City - Steve Cooper
West Bromwich Albion - Slaven Bilic
Wigan Athletic - Paul Cook

Accrington Stanley - John Coleman
Blackpool - Simon Grayson
Bolton Wanderers - Phil Parkinson
Bristol Rovers - Graham Coughlan
Burton Albion - Nigel Clough
Bury - Paul Wilkinson
Coventry City - Mark Robins
Doncaster Rovers - Darren Moore
Fleetwood Town - Joey Barton
Gillingham - Steve Evans
Ipswich Town - Paul Lambert
Lincoln City - Danny Cowley
Milton Keynes Dons - Paul Tisdale
Oxford United - Karl Robinson
Peterborough United - Darren Ferguson
Portsmouth - Kenny Jackett
Rochdale - Brian Barry-Murphy
Rotherham United - Paul Warne
Shrewsbury Town - Sam Ricketts
Southend United - Kevin Bond
Sunderland - Jack Ross
Tranmere Rovers - Mickey Mellon
Wimbledon - Wally Downes
Wycombe Wanderers - Gareth Ainsworth

Bradford City - Gary Bowyer
Cambridge United - Colin Calderwood
Carlisle United - Steven Pressley
Cheltenham Town - Michael Duff
Colchester United - John McGreal
Crawley Town - Gabriele Cioffi
Crewe Alexandra - David Artell
Exeter City - Matt Taylor
Forest Green Rovers - Mark Cooper
Grimsby Town - Michael Jolley
Leyton Orient - VACANT
Macclesfield Town - Sol Campbell
Mansfield Town - John Dempster
Morcambe - Jim Bentley
Newport County - Mike Flynn
Northampton Town - Keith Curle
Oldham Athletic - Laurent Banide
Plymouth - Ryan Lowe
Port Vale - John Askey
Salford City - Graham Alexander
Scunthorpe United - Paul Hurst
Stevenage - Dino Maamria
Swindon Town - Richie Wellens
Walsall - Darrell Clarke

15th August - Sol Campbell (Macclesfield Town, resigned) League Two
16th August - Jan Siewert (Huddersfield Town, sacked) Championship
21st August - Phil Parkinson (Bolton Wanderers, resigned) League One

6th September - Kevin Bond (Southend United, resigned) League One
8th September - Javi Garcia (Watford, sacked) Premier League
9th September - Dino Maamria (Stevenage, sacked) League Two
9th September - Danny Cowley (Lincoln City, leaves for Huddersfield Town) League One
19th September - Laurent Banide (Oldham Athletic, sacked) League Two

3rd October - Neil Harris (Millwall, resigned) Championship
8th October - Daniel Stendel (Barnsley, sacked) Championship
8th October - Jack Ross (Sunderland, sacked) League One
10th October - Jose Gomes (Reading, sacked) Championship
20th October - Wally Downes (Wimbledon, sacked) League One
28th October - Jim Bentley (Morcambe, resigned) League Two

1st November - Nathan Jones (Stoke City, sacked) Championship
2nd November - Paul Tisdale (Milton Keynes Dons, sacked) League One
11th November - Neil Warnock (Cardiff City, sacked) Championship
13th November - Steven Pressley (Carlisle United, sacked) League Two
14th November - Carl Fletcher (Leyton Orient, sacked) League Two
15th November - Michael Jolley (Grimsby Town, resigned) League Two
19th November - Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur, sacked) Premier League


Resigned - 5
Sacked - 15
Approaches - 1

Total: 21

 

[PzR Slim]

Ok. So as a Newcastle fan I'm crossing everything I can that this proposed takeover happens. I just want rid of Ashley and if some bloke with lots of money wants to take his place and throw money at us then I'm ok with that. However, we've been here many times before so until I see somebody else in the flesh sat in the directors box at the first game next season I wont believe it.

 

[88GTA]

The O's are back in League Football after winning the Conference. Yes boys! 👍

 

[Dave A]

So how long until Newcastle become a feeder club for City and City start sending their cast offs on loan to Newcastle?

Hopefully that doesn’t happen, but I’m sure it will be better for Newcastle fans either way.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Footage has emerged of Arsenal fans being stopped by Police in Baku because they were wearing 'Mkhitaryan 7' Arsenal shirt.

Shameful!

 

[Liquid]

Footage has emerged of Arsenal fans being stopped by Police in Baku because they were wearing 'Mkhitaryan 7' Arsenal shirt.

Shameful!

Link?

 

[88GTA]

Leonardo steps down from his Sporting Director role at Milan. Rino Gattuso is also exiting the Rossoneri and he leaves €11m on the table, reportedly so that his staff is paid in full.

Gigio Donnarumma is all but sold after the team missed the Champions League by a point.

 

[adamp93]

Link?

It's not as serious as it sounds.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Petr Cech starts for Arsenal in his last game before retirement, Kante also starts for Chelsea after a knee injury.

 

[andrea]

Arsenal today:

 

[Liquid]

And with that, Arsenal are in this year's Europa League and England has seven clubs competing in Europe this year. Eight if you count TNS.

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Fun poll added for this year's thread; UEFA will kill domestic leagues once and for all!

 

[andrea]

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So with the Champions League done and dusted for another season that means the 2018-19 season over, however there is plenty of Football on over the Summer. Here's a guide.

UEFA Nations League Finals (on this week)
Euro 2020 Qualifiers (from Friday)
Women's World Cup (starts Friday)
African Cup Of Nations (21 June-19 July)
Copa America (14 June-7 July)

I have a Nations League thread, Famine has a Euro 2020 Qualifying thread, I would be up for starting a Women's World Cup thread if there is enough interest.

 

[mustafur]

No idea how accurate this site is but it claims to have all teams wage budgets:
https://www.capology.com/club/liverpool/salaries

It only has the Top 5 leagues but I'm surprised that the premier league teams are not dominating the wage bill rankings, Tottenham are doing very well considering how low they are paying but Bayern, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are far exceeding any Premier league club in how much they spend on wages so it can explain why they are able to keep such powerful teams.
Man Utd despite their massive worth is not spending anywhere near their potential going by this.

 

[Dennisch]

It wears a canary yellow shirt, likes to roll on the floor pretending to be injured, and once again has somethings to actually cry about.

Tore a ligament in his ankle during a friendly against Qatar.

I hope he keeps this up.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Eden Hazard to Real Madrid from Chelsea looks to be done, for around 100 million Euros, which is a steal!

A lot or reports about Swansea's Daniel James having a medical at Man United today but nothing from the club nor the player yet, transfer set to be worth £18 million, 15 mill of which will be up front with 3 mill addons.

 

[Famine]

The FA has decided to charge Wednesday's Fernando Forestieri with use of aggravated and abusive language (referring to race) in a pre-season friendly.

This is weird for three reasons. Firstly, the friendly was in July 2018. Secondly, the FA already banned him for three games over the incident in August 2018. Lastly, Derbyshire Police charged Forestieri with racially aggravated harassment, and he was found not guilty in court in March.

 

[ASH32]

From what I read on the BBC website @Famine he was banned for the melee that followed this alleged racist abuse and likely since the alleged comments then became a Police matter they couldn't include that in the charge at the time and can only do so now (actually months later because that's what the FA does) because he was found not guilty in court.

The FA also don't require the same amount of evidence to find someone guilty as the courts do and he likely will be found guilty having been charged, just as John Terry was months after he was cleared in court of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand and he will probably be banned for four matches as Terry was too, unless they really don't like the guy (with his record that is very possible), then he might even get a bigger ban.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Man United have just put out a statement regarding Daniel James, they say they have agreed a fee with Swansea and that James passed a medical yesterday. likely that the signing will be formally announced next week after Wales' qualifiers v Croatia and Hungary of which James is playing a part in.

I'm quite happy with this, although of course I do feel a bit conflicted, James was fantastic in his breakout season for Swansea last season, he is a young hungry and talented player who should fit right in at United and its exactly the sort of player United should be signing, not older players past their best.

The money will of course come in handy for Swansea but that will depend on if the stingy American owners let them spend the £15 million.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has sadly passed away today at the age of 49, he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, he took Orient back into the Football League only a month ago.

As a player he made 215 appearances for Tottenham between 1991 and 1999 winning the League Cup and FA Cup, he also played for Southend and Portsmouth, as a manager he led Newport to back-to-back promotions from 2011 before taking over at Leyton Orient in 2017. he attended the Champions League final last week but was hospitalized just two days later.

Very sad news. 👎

 

[andrea]

Welcome to La Liga, Eden. Big asses are always welcome.

 

[Touring Mars]

Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has sadly passed away today at the age of 49, he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, he took Orient back into the Football League only a month ago.

As a player he made 215 appearances for Tottenham between 1991 and 1999 winning the League Cup and FA Cup, he also played for Southend and Portsmouth, as a manager he led Newport to back-to-back promotions from 2011 before taking over at Leyton Orient in 2017. he attended the Champions League final last week but was hospitalized just two days later.

Very sad news. 👎

Very sad news indeed - tragic for his family and a great loss for the game of football. R.I.P.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Man United reportedly make a second improved bid for Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Crystal Palace, Palace looking towards Max Aarons of Norwich as his replacement.

 

[Jimlaad43]

The USA Womens team have just won their first match in the World Cup by beating Thailand 13-0

 

[MUSC4EVER]

That's a record in the FIFA World Cup, Men's or Women's.

 

[88GTA]

Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has sadly passed away today at the age of 49, he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, he took Orient back into the Football League only a month ago.

As a player he made 215 appearances for Tottenham between 1991 and 1999 winning the League Cup and FA Cup, he also played for Southend and Portsmouth, as a manager he led Newport to back-to-back promotions from 2011 before taking over at Leyton Orient in 2017. he attended the Champions League final last week but was hospitalized just two days later.

Very sad news. 👎

That's terrible news. He did a great job with the O's last season. RIP.

Over in Serie A, Sarri is expected to be announced as the new manager of Juventus today. Reports have also come out that AC Milan are at a loss of €413m through the last 5 years and need an influx of at least €30m by June 30th to avoid further FFP penalties. Donnarumma is high on PSG's list after Leonardo joined the club as a director. He could go for around €60m while Suso is rumored to be on Atletico Madrid's radar for around €30m.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Daniel James to Man United is a done deal on a five contract with an option of a sixth. 👍

Premier League fixtures are out tomorrow.

 

[Phoenix]

Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy to Real Madrid. With James Rodriguez and Mateo Kovacic back from loan.

And Zidane still wants to improve the team even more, with the likes of Paul Pogba (and less likely Kylian Mbappe).


And the summer window has just started!

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Some massive signings at Real for huge money, and its only June, they are not messing around!

 

[88GTA]

James Rodriguez will be sold though, rumored to be going to the Premier League or back to Ancelotti at Napoli.