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But you've got to admire the way Arsenal beat up on the rubbish (including us!), they fail against the good teams.
 
Norwich for sure, then two from Watford, Newcastle, Burnley and Leeds.

I’m not so sure Newcastle will get out of trouble. They need a huge turnaround and is Eddie Howe the right man to keep them up?

Watford and Burnley will have multiple games in hand on Leeds so could close the gap.
The way their fans carried on after Bonesaw McGraw took over, Newcastle going down will be ****ing glorious
 
But you've got to admire the way Arsenal beat up on the rubbish (including us!), they fail against the good teams.

Theyve got some good young players and they’re moving towards getting them playing more regularly and I think it’s the right call.

Similar to us they’ve got lot of overpaid dross and spent woefully in recent years but if they can get by for a while with the youth and then add some smart buys they could be back challenging for the top four again.
 
Theyve got some good young players and they’re moving towards getting them playing more regularly and I think it’s the right call.

Similar to us they’ve got lot of overpaid dross and spent woefully in recent years but if they can get by for a while with the youth and then add some smart buys they could be back challenging for the top four again.
They also get away with ludicrous **** all the time. This, for example:
https://mixture.gg/v/61be2ac12fc10
No card. It's an obvious red. Bent as ****.
 
Norwich for sure, then two from Watford, Newcastle, Burnley and Leeds.

I’m not so sure Newcastle will get out of trouble. They need a huge turnaround and is Eddie Howe the right man to keep them up?

Watford and Burnley will have multiple games in hand on Leeds so could close the gap.

Southampton have an average squad performing badly and a crap manager, so should be included.
 
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They also get away with ludicrous **** all the time. This, for example:
https://mixture.gg/v/61be2ac12fc10
No card. It's an obvious red. Bent as ****.

I said the same on the (very late) matchday thread. I was amazed he got away with it. It was a terrible challenge and was wholly unnecessary. We were 3-0 up and in control of the match. Why put in a petulant tackle like that?

The only thing I’ll say is one of the Leeds players did a similar challenge on Tomiyasu afterward and, although he got booked, should also have been sent off. Both were horrible attempts at tackles.
 
Alan Shearer: Standard of refereeing is not acceptable.
Referees: Standard of Alan Shearer is not acceptable.

The BBC have posted this alongside a 45-minute podcast about match officials walking away from the sport.
I can't think where people get the impression that getting in the ref's face and abusing him is ok... <whistle>