Rival watch

That's the bottom 3 sorted now I reckon.

 

We're gonna get Millwall as well...and Fulham. You wait and see.

Next thing QPR, will be back as well........Actually, that's never going to happen whilst this man is in charge...

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Although in fairness, they did have three goals disallowed

 

Palace probably have the easiest run-in. Their next 2 games are against mid-table sides with little to play for. Then they go to Stoke but finish the season hosting probably-already-relegated-West Brom. So I reckon they'll be ok.

Swansea could yet be dragged back into it. They go to the Etihad next and still face Chelsea at home. And their last two games are against Stoke and Southampton. Could be make or break by then and anything can happen.

The one characteristic the bottom 5 or 6 sides have in common is their pathological inability to hold on to a lead. We aren't really seeing them being put to the sword every weak by vastly superior opposition. They just cannot hold on for love or money (or love of money). Stoke have become the same since Hughes left. No longer getting pasted but dropping points everywhere by the odd goal or two. It has to be said that from Stoke all the way up to Bournemouth, it really is much of a muchness in terms of overall quality.

 

Quite happy with that result to be honest. Keeps Stoke nicely in the bottom three and a win for West Ham would've near enough guaranteed them survival and I want them sweating 'til the final day.

 

Lord.I hope our game and performance is much better than what I saw today!

 

So, this summer, after a World Cup and before a PL season, we will take part in the International Champions Cup. If there's ever been anything that looks more like a first tentative step towards a European Super League in the history of forever, I haven't seen it.

Games are played in the US, Singapore and a weird selection of locations in Europe. I fancy the Bayern v PSG game. I spent a few days in Klagenfurt in Austria back over 30 years ago. There's an amazing lake full of crystal clear mountain water and Austro-German women sporting hairy armpits

These are the games

• July 20 - Sevilla v Benfica - Zurich - 7.05pm
• July 21 - Man City v Dortmund - Chicago - 2.05am
• July 21 - Bayern v PSG - Klagenfurt - 5.05pm
• July 22 - Liverpool v Dortmund - Charlotte - 9.05pm
• July 26 - Atletico v Arsenal - Singapore - 12.35pm
• July 26 - Juventus v Bayern - Philadelphia - 12.05am
• July 26 - Dortmund v Benfica - Pittsburgh - 1.05am
• July 26 - Man City v Liverpool - New Jersey - 1.05am
• July 26 - Roma v Tottenham - San Diego - 3.05am
• July 26 - AC Milan v Man Utd - Pasadena - 4.05am
• July 28 - Arsenal v PSG - Singapore - 12.35pm
• July 28 - Chelsea v Sevilla - Warsaw - 4.05pm
• July 28 - Benfica v Juventus - New Jersey - 6.05pm
• July 28 - Man Utd v Liverpool - Ann Arbor - 10.05pm
• July 29 - Bayern v Man City - Miami - 12.05am
• July 29 - Barcelona v Tottenham - Pasadena - 4.05am
• July 30 - PSG v Atletico - Singapore - 12.35pm
• August 1 - Man Utd v Real Madrid - Miami - 1.05am
• August 1 - Tottenham v AC Milan - Minneapolis - 1.35am
• August 1 - Barcelona v Roma - Arlington - 3.05am
• August 1 - Chelsea v Inter - Gothenburg - 6.05pm
• August 4 - Arsenal v Chelsea - Stockholm - 7.05pm
• August 4 - Real Madrid v Juventus - Washington DC - 11.05pm
• August 5 - AC Milan v Barcelona - Santa Clara - 1.05am
• August 7 - Inter Milan v Sevilla - Lecce - 6.05pm
• August 8 - Real Madrid v Roma - New Jersey - 3.05am
• August 12 - Atletico v Inter Milan - Madrid - 7.05pm

Looks about right as candidates for the new non-UEFA Cash Bonanza League. Just as well that we've NFL to ensure that our stadium gets the usage.

 

Alonso gets charged over the stamp on Shane Long.
Not sure what’s more disgusting - the assault on Longs lower leg or the fact that useless twat Mike Dean was literally looking straight at it but ‘didn’t see it’........

 

Not for the first time...

 

Oh, and bearing in mind the circumstances of the game in question, Saints 2-0 up in a vital battle against relegation, then being beaten 3-2, a suitable punishment would be forfeiture of the game. Yeah, right.........

 

It was ever thus.....

 

I think he actually gets banned from playing against Southampton though, which is unusual.

 

If he doesn’t appeal it of course...... might take the risk for the SF and accept the longer ban for a failed appeal. Sure as hell won’t win it!

 

Excellent times, i will be in the DRC and will be one hour in front. I get up 3:30 - 4:00 for work so I can watch the matches over breakfast.

 

I think that I'm right when I say, what the **** is that ****?

 

Probably, a glimpse of the future....

 

Aguero's out for a month, after having keyhole surgery for a knee problem.
That and City having absolutely **** all to play for now they've won the title, of course.

 

Obvs.
The World Cup would have been the only consideration for Aguero.

 

Argentina are very light on attacking players, too...

 

Maybe one of them will deliver when it matters.
Massively underperformed for many years