Who is going to win the premiership title.

[Papas1982]

If there was a time to peak as a football club at the right time then utd of 92 and along came sky was probably it, (there or there a bouts) they for me were the team that managed to pay over inflated prices and set a ball rolling that if other teams did not play keep up they would fall massively behind.

The team I fear most for at the end of this season is Southampton. I saw them batter city the other week and were outstanding both as a team and individuals, latest rumour is lallana is off to Liverpool to dine in Alma de Cuba most weekends and Luke shaw is off to Salford for a McDonald's. There were a few others who could be on there way as well. If the spuds are after a new manager then the manager could be on his way as well.

Lid love for us to keep all out stars, but I'm not massively fussed. We've had Ox, Walcott and lallana in last few years. Pore will follow from our academy. Prowse will step into lallanas place, andi would honestly snap 30m for shaw up. Quality that he is, and lb doesn't win the league as such. Plus clyne would go to lb and chambers at rb.

Re pinocchio, i think he'll stay, just posturing for a control of transfers from what I've read.

 

[Papas1982]

Really ? Was it not Arsenal winning the title before Abramovich arrived ?

The prem wasn't dull before the sugar daddies arrived and teams focused on home grown players plus the odd foreign expensive player.

Both Chelsea and City arrived and just bought whole squads

They have one homegrown player between them ( Terry )

amd where have arsenal been finishing since, below both the sugar daddy's and UTD.

Arsenal ak were always gonna struggle for last 8 years as had less money and stadium to pay for.

Im not saying the prem was dull before, but with the sky deals that kept coming, if not for sugar daddy's UTDs spending power would have made the gap bigger and therefor more difficult for competition to form.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

amd where have arsenal been finishing since, below both the sugar daddy's and UTD.

Arsenal ak were always gonna struggle for last 8 years as had less money and stadium to pay for.

Im not saying the prem was dull before, but with the sky deals that kept coming, if not for sugar daddy's UTDs spending power would have made the gap bigger and therefor more difficult for competition to form.

We will go round in circles - so I'll just bow out in regards sugar daddies - think they are ruining football all over the continent

 

[Papas1982]

Really ? Was it not Arsenal winning the title before Abramovich arrived ?

The prem wasn't dull before the sugar daddies arrived and teams focused on home grown players plus the odd foreign expensive player.

Both Chelsea and City arrived and just bought whole squads

They have one homegrown player between them ( Terry )

based on minutes played, your starting 11 has 2 home grown players, hardly a massive improvement.

 

[Papas1982]

We will go round in circles - so I'll just bow out in regards sugar daddies - think they are ruining football all over the continent

I just think they're a necessary evil. Not good in terms of natural progression, np but needed.

Result must of hurt today lol

 

[Deleted member 15344]

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based on minutes played, your starting 11 has 2 home grown players, hardly a massive improvement.

Well it's three - but it's still a great deal more than 1 between two teams

Especially when you add in all the other youngsters that have played over the two seasons - we haven't just bought whole squads in a period of a couple seasons.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I just think they're a necessary evil. Not good in terms of natural progression, np but needed.

Result must of hurt today lol

The prem would survive without them - nothing necessary abut them

Every defeat hurts.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Well it's three - but it's still a great deal more than 1 between two teams

Especially when you add in all the other youngsters that have played over the two seasons - we haven't just bought whole squads in a period of a couple seasons.

Not counting Sterling as home-grown are you?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Not counting Sterling as home-grown are you?

Arrived at the club before he was 16 and was a youngster so yes

If he doesn't count then Chelsea and City have none as Terry was initially at West Ham Academy

 

[Papas1982]

The prem would survive without them - nothing necessary abut them

Every defeat hurts.

Pit would go on, of course it would. But would it be as competitive?

whos your third, I have flanagan and Gerrard. Sterling was from another youth set up.

 

[Papas1982]

Arrived at the club before he was 16 and was a youngster so yes

If he doesn't count then Chelsea and City have none as Terry was initially at West Ham Academy

Didn't know that about JT. I'd say it's 2-0. Your not home grown if not grown at home.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Pit would go on, of course it would. But would it be as competitive?

whos your third, I have flanagan and Gerrard. Sterling was from another youth set up.

But was also still in our youth set up for 3 years

And yes the prem would still be competitive

 

[pbrown7582]

If Chelsea win this weekend al second that.

:thup:

 

[pbrown7582]

This made me giggle

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Glass houses eh rafa FACT......

 

[Papas1982]

But was also still in our youth set up for 3 years

And yes the prem would still be competitive

You think so?
Of sourse nothing can be certain and its all if's but and maybes. But i would imagine it would be like the spl currently is. Spurs, Arsenal and liverpool (maybe everton) competiting for top 2-5 whilst utd (until fergie left) win easy titles.

on a side not, team of year just announced.

Cech
Coleman
Kompany
Cahill
Shaw
Lallana
Gerrard
Yaya
Hazard
Suarez
Sturridge

 

[Paperboy]

Wasn't Oxlade-Chamberlain from the Portsmouth academy first as well?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Glass houses eh rafa FACT......

?! Eh ?

 

[Papas1982]

Wasn't Oxlade-Chamberlain from the Portsmouth academy first as well?

Not as far as i'm aware. He may have ben courted by them due to his dads connection. But they don't really have a youth set up (academy). I can find no record of it online.

He joined us at 7. I'd say thats pretty much homegrown. Was happy to see the skate leave though. Don't thinl he'll do as well as Lallana or Walcott.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Wasn't Oxlade-Chamberlain from the Portsmouth academy first as well?

Southampton from around the age of 8/9 ?

 

[Pin-seeker]

I see the Rose tinted glasses are out again. If only all clubs were like Liverpool. Thing is none of us actually believe it.