Match Day Thread 2015/16 Premier League, Cups & Euro Watch

Kinky Van Gaal the hair pulling fetishist.

The Dutchman - who has called a journalist a "fat man",slapped another and called one of his players the wrong name - offered to pull BBC Sport interviewer Manish Bhasin's hair and likened Huth's antics to a sex act.

The issue that riled the Dutchman was when the Leicester defender pulled Fellaini's hair in Sunday's 1-1 draw, with Fellaini elbowing him in retaliation. Both men escaped punishment.

"When I grab you by the hair, what are you doing? Shall I do it? It's also a penalty," he told our man at Old Trafford, before continuing: "When I grab your hair, you react also. I know for sure."

When asked if Fellaini should have been sent off, he said: "No, I don't think so. It's not in the books that someone has to grab by the hair and then pull it behind - only in sex masochism."

In his Sky Sports interview - and again in his news conference - he also offered to pull journalists' hair.

"Fellaini is reacting like a human being because when I grab you with your hair and pull it backwards, you shall do also something to me, I believe."

The Belgian avoided punishment, but could potentially face a three-game Premier League ban if he is charged with violent conduct by the Football Association.

 

On a lighter note.

Love cheat Ryan Giggs could lose half of his £40million fortune in divorce fight with wife Stacey

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/love-cheat-ryan-giggs-could-7876701

Bye bye knighthood thanks to his manhood.

 

C'mon the Seagulls

Thing is, even lose today, win against Boro and they're up so

 

Am I right in thinking Burnley could be promoted today if they simply win whilst maintaining a better gd

 

Only if Brighton don't win.
If Burnley & Brighton both win it'll be

Burnley 90
Brighton 90
Boro 88

For Burnley not to go up, Boro would need to win, and Burnley would need to lose the last game against Charlton by more goals than Brighton lose to Boro by (unless Brighton out do them on GD after todays games).

It's pretty much, win your last game and you're up for all 3 teams

 

Feel Brighton need to go up or Knockaert & Keyal may be on the move.. they are both far too good for the Championship.

 

Play offs are a lottery.

Often the best side is run out trying to get top 2 slot and some teams been sitting safe in play offs focused on the 3 games and get the prize.

Deffo all 3 deserve to get promoted.

 

Does seem harsh that you could have 3 teams who are miles ahead of the rest but the 3rd misses out on GD for example and then loses in the play offs to some team that finished 6th in the league 20 odd points behind.

Great drama for the neutrals though

 

Yes it does. It's funny how sides who do win play offs often do better than those who win it as well though.

The play offs extend interest for top 10 in league often right up to last 5 games so in theory they are a help to the spectacle

Over the last few years swansea, palace and west ham have all used them to get t ok prem so you can do well.

Of course QPR and Norwich did too so....

 

Knockaert is too good, guy is like the Championship Mahrez!

 

Call him knockers do you?

 

Bad idea?

Leicester players going to all watch tonight's game together.

Spurs 3-0 up after 25mins and it's not great is it.

Ranieri on a plane back from Italy.

I'd rather them only looking at thumping everton if I were their manager.

 

Brighton will do well to come away with a win from here at the moment.

 

1-0 down
To be honest, was always coming down to final game so doesn't change much. Just means Brighton have to beat Boro and might be easier going to the game knowing they must win, than knowing they could draw.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36183247

Sex masochism? Never thought I'd hear that term used in a football interview

 

Gonna be a lot harder without Dunk at the back? Silly boy...

 

Dunk you bellend. Out of the game v Boro now... Could have just cost the automatic places here.

Draw or lose this games makes no difference, would have still had to beat Boro so just don't do any thing silly.

 

Didn't Biscan bet on the scum to win yesterday and actively supported them? Hope Brighton lose.

 

How rude! I already got my just deserts for cheering them on by United costing me £30

 

Sorry, but this does seem like Karma.