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I hope everyone is enjoying their summer holidays First batch of TV games for August and September: Sky August Sat 13: Hull City v Leicester City (12.30pm) Sun 14: Bournemouth v Manchester United (1.30pm) Sun 14: Arsenal v Liverpool (4pm) Mon 15: Chelsea v West Ham (8pm) Fri 19: Manchester United v Southampton (8pm) Sat 20: Stoke City v Manchester City (12.30pm) Sun 21: Sunderland v Middlesbrough (1.30pm) Sun 21: West Ham v Bournemouth (4pm) Sat 27: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (12.30pm) Sun 28: West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough (1.30pm) Sun 28: Manchester City v West Ham (4pm) September Sat 10: Manchester United v Manchester City (12.30pm) Sun 11: Swansea City v Chelsea (4pm) Mon 12: Sunderland v Everton (8pm) Fri 16: Chelsea v Liverpool (8pm) Sun 18: Crystal Palace v Stoke City (2.15pm) Sun 18: Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland (4pm) Sat 24: Manchester United v Leicester City (12.30pm) Sun 25: West Ham v Southampton (4pm) Mon 26: Burnley v Watford (8pm) BT Sport August Saturday, August 13th: Manchester City v Sunderland (5.30pm) Saturday, August 20th: Leicester City v Arsenal (5.30pm) Saturday, August 27th: Hull City v Manchester United (5.30pm) September Saturday, September 10th: Liverpool v Leicester City (5.30pm) Saturday, September 17th: Everton v Middlesbrough (5.30pm) Sunday, September 18th: Watford v Manchester United (12pm) Saturday, September 24th: Arsenal v Chelsea (5.30pm) With no actual football happening this month let's kick back relax and post our best Man United formations
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Jul 7, 2016 13:13
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Up the Boro.
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Jul 7, 2016 13:21
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Can't lie, proper excited to be back in the big league.
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Jul 7, 2016 13:22
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I thought they were bringing in Friday night games this season? /edit: I'm blind, I see they're in the list
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Jul 7, 2016 13:38
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come on man city
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Jul 7, 2016 13:42
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Pissflaps posted:Can't lie, proper excited to be back in the big league. how many seasons do you reckon you'll manage?
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Jul 7, 2016 13:45
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:how many seasons do you reckon you'll manage? We're more likely to be relegated than Arsenal are to win the league.
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Jul 7, 2016 14:15
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:how many seasons do you reckon you'll manage? Wow didn't know Pissflaps was Aitor Karanka!
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Jul 7, 2016 14:27
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In Aitor we trust.
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Jul 7, 2016 14:46
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Pissflaps posted:We're more likely to be relegated than Arsenal are to win the league. jesus christ
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Jul 7, 2016 15:15
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Can't wait to see all the new and exciting ways that Arsenal end up back in fourth this season
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Jul 7, 2016 15:48
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football is dead
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Jul 7, 2016 15:53
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triple sulk posted:Can't wait to see all the new and exciting ways that Arsenal end up back in fourth this season 13/14: 4th, 14/15: 3rd, 15/16: 2nd, 16/17: ?? You can't argue with numbers triple sulk, next year is Wengys year. Fact.
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Jul 7, 2016 15:56
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Blue Star Error posted:13/14: 4th, 14/15: 3rd, 15/16: 2nd, 16/17: ?? drat, you're right. I'm ready.
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Jul 7, 2016 16:09
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Sky deciding that the first two Friday night games would be United v Southampton and Chelsea v Liverpool is ridiculous. Two of the most difficult journeys in the Premier League (in terms of traffic and public transport), and I'll bet there's no additional trains being put on.
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Jul 7, 2016 16:28
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https://twitter.com/nonleggerlo/status/751097599109763072
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Jul 7, 2016 18:26
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lol how did they let that first sentence, if you can call it that, make the cut? What the hell is he even saying?
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Jul 7, 2016 19:02
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EvilHawk posted:Sky deciding that the first two Friday night games would be United v Southampton and Chelsea v Liverpool is ridiculous. Two of the most difficult journeys in the Premier League (in terms of traffic and public transport), and I'll bet there's no additional trains being put on. Ah yes you but gently caress. You. and subscribe to Sky Sports or visit your local (Sky Approved) public house instead
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Jul 7, 2016 19:19
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Big Sakho, innocent and a free man.
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Jul 8, 2016 19:52
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UEFA will be back for us, over something else.
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Jul 8, 2016 20:11
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Pissflaps posted:We're more likely to be relegated than Arsenal are to win the league. same
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Jul 8, 2016 20:50
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Brendan Rodgers posted:UEFA will be back for us, over something else. It's hard not to feel like that's the case sometimes, but Liverpool are far from a perfect club. (They are the coolest, though.)
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Jul 8, 2016 21:14
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After all the wailing about reserve football not being up to scratch and B teams and whatnot:quote:It was promoted by a Premier League spokesman as a way to “help young, talented players progress physically and mentally on top of the technical aspect of their game”, but the English Football League’s attempt to revamp the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy looks set to have angered the fans of lower-league clubs, and alienated some of the Premier League clubs it was hoping would join it. All before a ball is kicked.
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Jul 9, 2016 00:04
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I'm torn on that issue. I would watch the Arsenal academy play in a real tournament whereas otherwise I would pretty much never catch a Paint Trophy game. But if the people who actually care about that trophy don't want it, I think ultimately they should decide. But still, many other 'successful' leagues utilize B teams with little issue, and it is a solid method of developing young talent and getting them competitive football they would not otherwise get. The main issue is that there is no good way to shoehorn in these teams, because it would be at the expense of a poo poo, yet legitimate team. Maybe if they were introduced slowly? e: have a tournament to be the academy team that gets into the pyramid that year. e2: and let them be relegated out completely if they suck. Bea Nanner fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Jul 9, 2016 |
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Jul 9, 2016 00:35
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Bea Nanner posted:I'm torn on that issue. I would watch the Arsenal academy play in a real tournament whereas otherwise I would pretty much never catch a Paint Trophy game. But if the people who actually care about that trophy don't want it, I think ultimately they should decide. But still, many other 'successful' leagues utilize B teams with little issue, and it is a solid method of developing young talent and getting them competitive football they would not otherwise get. The main issue is that there is no good way to shoehorn in these teams, because it would be at the expense of a poo poo, yet legitimate team. Maybe if they were introduced slowly? Introduce them at the very bottom of the league pyramid and see if the clubs have the patience to spend 22 years getting them promoted to the Championship imo.
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Jul 9, 2016 00:42
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vyelkin posted:Introduce them at the very bottom of the league pyramid and see if the clubs have the patience to spend 22 years getting them promoted to the Championship imo. This is part of it, they would need to be inserted somewhere around where they would be competitive.
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Jul 9, 2016 00:49
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Bea Nanner posted:I'm torn on that issue. I would watch the Arsenal academy play in a real tournament whereas otherwise I would pretty much never catch a Paint Trophy game. But if the people who actually care about that trophy don't want it, I think ultimately they should decide. But still, many other 'successful' leagues utilize B teams with little issue, and it is a solid method of developing young talent and getting them competitive football they would not otherwise get. The main issue is that there is no good way to shoehorn in these teams, because it would be at the expense of a poo poo, yet legitimate team. Maybe if they were introduced slowly? I think this is a different issue, B teams are never going to get any traction in England and neither should they its a dumb idea. Its more that they went ahead and planned all this apparently without ever actually asking the clubs if they wanted it, and now the 5 clubs with biggest and supposedly best academy squads are rejecting the offer, its a shambles.
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Jul 9, 2016 01:02
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An academy squad is a B team all things considered jimho. (pretty much as soon as they are inserted into the pyramid)
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Jul 9, 2016 01:12
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I think the academy clubs don't want to take responsibility for disrupting the pyramid and teams that exist inside would need to voice their acceptance of the process, which I doubt would happen. No one wants to be the one that poo poo in the pool.
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Jul 9, 2016 01:15
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Pissflaps posted:We're more likely to be relegated than Arsenal are to win the league. Didn't know you were an Arsenal fan
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Jul 9, 2016 07:24
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Blue Star Error posted:After all the wailing about reserve football not being up to scratch and B teams and whatnot: it was going to be an under 23 thing with 5 overage players or something ridiculous
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Jul 9, 2016 08:08
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Dunno what the lower league clubs are complaining about. Any decent league two side would stuff a cat one academy team. Senior league football is a big step up for most u21 players. Even the teams that spend millions on 16 year olds don't end up with enough players hanging around to be competitive. And who's going to use the 5 senior player slots except on players recovering from injury? It's the jpt, even lower league teams don't use the first team half the time.
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Jul 9, 2016 08:16
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The big teams rejected the idea because participation in some poo poo cup isn't worth having a proper youth side. All the worthwhile young players would still be sent on loan. Best not to annoy millions of people over this. However having B teams in the pyramid would be worth annoying all the small clubs.
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Jul 9, 2016 23:14
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drat I thought Balotelli would actually get a game this year with that cup
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Jul 10, 2016 02:47
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WADA might appeal sakho being cleared
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Jul 12, 2016 10:06
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Jose posted:WADA might appeal sakho being cleared Full details are here. It sounds like WADA dropped the ball there: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/11/liverpools-mamadou-sakho-facing-fresh-legal-battle-over-doping-v/#ifrndnloc I don't know how wise it is for WADA to do this unless Sakho and/or Liverpool are really that close to a lawsuit. I imagine Sakho and Liverpool just want to move forwards, though.
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Jul 12, 2016 13:11
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wada mess
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Jul 12, 2016 13:31
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Wenger is being a tremendous gay baby trying to make Henry choose between coaching at Arsenal, which by all accounts he is incredibly committed to, and the very lucrative job of being a tv talking head, because Henry had the gall to criticize a trainwreck of an Arsenal team last season. I hate that stubborn old oval office.
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Jul 12, 2016 18:06
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Ciprian Maricon posted:Wenger is being a tremendous gay baby trying to make Henry choose between coaching at Arsenal, which by all accounts he is incredibly committed to, and the very lucrative job of being a tv talking head, because Henry had the gall to criticize a trainwreck of an Arsenal team last season. I don't think there was any expectation that he would quit the tv man job. He just fired him with trying to make it look like he didn't.
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Jul 12, 2016 18:19
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Good riddance. The last thing Wenger needs is a French Giggs snaking around.
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Jul 12, 2016 18:35
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