Premier League Thread 2015-16

It's great to see, but at the same time they have had rather favourable fixtures so far - I'd like to think we (and a few others) could beat Villa, Sunderland, Watford and Palace at home, for example. Arsenal at home and Spurs at home are the only 'big' games they've had so far. Arguably their most 'stand-out' win so far was West Ham away, and even that isn't a real 'wow' result.

Newcastle up next for them, but their six games after that (taking them exactly through to the half way mark) are Utd, City, Liverpool and Chelsea, plus tricky-ish away trips to Everton and Swansea. If they're still in the top four on New Years Day, then absolutely fair play to them.

 

Well played the bugler. Shame that everybody forgot about the minute's silence which was supposed to follow the Last Post.

 

And whereas we carried a rather gaudy goal differential, Leicester's defense is awfully porous...the only other teams to ship 20+ goals are the bottom six. Six straight one-goal wins, a bunch of comebacks, and one clean sheet in twelve likely isn't sustainable, but I'd love for them to keep it up.

 

Stoke 1-0 up. Trying not to laugh.

 

Stoke 1-0 Chelsea. Heh, if Chelsea loses with Mourinho banned, does that increase or lessen the chances that he'll get sacked?

 

Team in red and white stripes beating Chelsea and singing OWTS...didn't know we were playing again today.

 

Hopefully Stoke can get a few more yellows in.

 

Hmm, it looked as if Arnautovic spat at Willian. Maybe he didn't, but it looked a bit suspect.

 

There are actually stoke fans out there who try claim that they're no longer a team of thugs and brutes. In future i think i can just mention this game to disprove their assertion...it does seem to be effective though.

 

Especially if it's Pieters. I think he's the one player of theirs currently on four yellows.

 

Yep, indeed.

 

aw poor Chelsea - at least they're still above Newcastle

 

And god knows how he didn't get that fifth yellow card just then.

 

Why no yellow for Pieters there?

 

That challenge should have been it, heh.

 

Loic Remy has possibly just denied us the chance to play a Butland-less Stoke.

 

If Remy hadn't jumped over Butland that was a penalty and a red card.

 

Honestly, while I applaud Remy for staying on his feet...with everything happening with Chelsea, I'd have opted to get wiped out and take the pen and red.

 

Yes, fair play to him for trying to stay on his feet.

 

No possibly about it.