Hobbit, is Traore that good normally or did MotD flatter him? He looked very exciting running with the ball. Do you get get an end product with him or does that need improvement?
And, we're off.....2016/17
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Rlburnside
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Think you got the top four right, same as I said a couple of weeks ago.:thup:
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Looking at the games that people have to play my top four would be
Chelsea
Man City
Liverpool
Spurs
Getting relegated
Palace
Hull
Sunderland
Chelsea
Man City
Liverpool
Spurs
Getting relegated
Palace
Hull
Sunderland
My take would be.
Chelsea
Utd
City
Arsenal
Leicester
Palace
Sunderland
Chelsea
Utd
City
Arsenal
Leicester
Palace
Sunderland
clubchamp98
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agree with the tech for the first goal but "The best ref in the world " as Clattenburg has been described lately to only show a yellow for that by Gibbs shows refs these days can't distinguish between a "professional foul" and just a clumsy one.
The lad he sent off for handball will miss 3 games quite right ,but he never hurt anyone.
Gibbs will miss none and he could have hurt the striker.
I also thought refs were not allowed to view incidents at half time , has this changed ?.
as ref apologised to hull before the second half had started for the handball goal which was the linesmans fault really that's what he is there for
jp5
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1 game only for that red I think? 3 for violent conduct. But Gibbs was very lucky not to be off as last man.
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Can't see either Liverpool or Spurs sustaining a top four place as both lack depth in their squads and that is often vital in the run-in.
As for the drop I would, at this stage, go for Swansea, Palace & Sunderland.
As for the drop I would, at this stage, go for Swansea, Palace & Sunderland.
clubchamp98
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Always thought straight red card was three games.
👏👏👏 cut them open 👍
anotherdouble
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That really was top draw 😣
anotherdouble
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Great free kick. Unstoppable. Placed to perfection.
Good goal 👏
garyinderry
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Lads you are all mad if you think that sanchez intentionally handballed for the first goal.
Forget about what clattenburg said or did not say at half time with the hull players breathing down his neck.
Had sanchez punched the ball or made any kind of motion towards the ball i would just say so. What i say doesnt change anything, so i will just say what i see.
Sanchez stretches with his left foot and strikes the ball towards goal. In stretching for the ball his right hand raises to balance himself. This is pefectly natural.
The ball rebounds almost immediately from the goalkeeper and strikes sanchez fortutiously.
The only grieveance a team can have is should a team be allowed to benefit so heavily from a touch of the hand, be it intentional or not.
Gibbs on the other hand is a Lucky boy. Walks for that 9/10 these days. The only thing that saved him was that markovich wasnt under control of the ball as he made his challenge. Had he just run after and not into, the lad still had a bit to do so wasnt a clear cut goal scoring opportunity . Had the ball been fed in along the floor then gibbs would have walked, no question.
In saying that, every fan will bay for blood from that challenge. Expect the red and feel aggreeived as a yellow and a free 30 yards from goal doesnt seem like a fair punishment for such a challenge that is tettering on game changing.
Forget about what clattenburg said or did not say at half time with the hull players breathing down his neck.
Had sanchez punched the ball or made any kind of motion towards the ball i would just say so. What i say doesnt change anything, so i will just say what i see.
Sanchez stretches with his left foot and strikes the ball towards goal. In stretching for the ball his right hand raises to balance himself. This is pefectly natural.
The ball rebounds almost immediately from the goalkeeper and strikes sanchez fortutiously.
The only grieveance a team can have is should a team be allowed to benefit so heavily from a touch of the hand, be it intentional or not.
Gibbs on the other hand is a Lucky boy. Walks for that 9/10 these days. The only thing that saved him was that markovich wasnt under control of the ball as he made his challenge. Had he just run after and not into, the lad still had a bit to do so wasnt a clear cut goal scoring opportunity . Had the ball been fed in along the floor then gibbs would have walked, no question.
In saying that, every fan will bay for blood from that challenge. Expect the red and feel aggreeived as a yellow and a free 30 yards from goal doesnt seem like a fair punishment for such a challenge that is tettering on game changing.
I'm not sure many said he intentionally hand balled, but he gained an advantage from it so should have been ruled out.Much like when there's a tackle in he box and people seem to think it's either a penalty or a dive, sometimes its just a tackle yet players get booked for diving.
Gibbs should have walked though and it wasn't a difficult decision, which makes his apology even more pathetic
clubchamp98
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sorry but you can't score a goal intentional or not with your hand.
it was ball to hand anywhere else ,I don't really think he can get out of the way ,but you can't score with your hand.
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So Burnley have picked up 29 of their 30pts at home.
How can they struggle so much away?
How can they struggle so much away?
sawtooth
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I said weeks ago that our toughest game was going to be away to Burnley when everyone was going on about Liverpool away & Arsenal.
Real gritty display from Burnley who worked tirelessly as a team and deserved the point.
Dont think we'll have a tougher game than that in our run in, and to be honest, knowing the Spurs result I'd have taken a point before a ball was kicked with Burnley not losing at home for the last 5 matches!
Now, do I want Bournemouth to keep it to a 10 point lead or do I want City to knock Arsenal & Liverpool down a place 🤔, is an 8 point lead enough still at this stage 🤔, although the break now due to the FA Cup will do us good.
Real gritty display from Burnley who worked tirelessly as a team and deserved the point.
Dont think we'll have a tougher game than that in our run in, and to be honest, knowing the Spurs result I'd have taken a point before a ball was kicked with Burnley not losing at home for the last 5 matches!
Now, do I want Bournemouth to keep it to a 10 point lead or do I want City to knock Arsenal & Liverpool down a place 🤔, is an 8 point lead enough still at this stage 🤔, although the break now due to the FA Cup will do us good.
sawtooth
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Spurs dropped 7 points in the last 3 games last year.
I suggest on this occasion you forget your bitterness against Arsenal and Liverpool and hope that City don't close the gap.
No easy games anywhere you look.
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