The Premier League Thread

If that's what floats your boat fair play mate. I'm just a geezer looking for a couple of goals and a few reds.

 

This is pretty much how I feel too.

 

To be fair TSS, you have said that before and I had forgotten. I do respect that you are a saints fan rather than a football fan. I'm not offended and I could have used anyone of several people's posts tonight; if I had remembered your views, I would certainly have replied to someone else. As it is, a couple of people are questioning my view on the game, so hopefully here will be some good debate on it.

Keep smiling

 

That's fair enough fella and nothing wrong with that. I sometimes look for that too, but I do also like to "view"'a game not a s a football fan sometimes when there are two good teams playing.

Would you take saints to win the next 18 home games 1 nil, with few chances and then win enough away points to finish top? I would. Football is funny. I can at times claim to be a bit of a purist, but with 1 minute to go and saints winning, they can stick it out the ground if it means we'll win

 

I'm finding myself feeling that way. Up to and including last season, I'd watch a game of football pretty much every day, because there's always something on if you know where to look. So far this season, I'm just not feeling it. I still look forward to Southampton matches as much as ever, but while I've been watching a couple of other games, I'll often get bored and switch off. Wonder how long it'll be until I stick to just Southampton, MOTD and finals.

I'd like to pretend I wouldn't, and would prefer entertaining games, but I can't - realistically I'd definitely take it.

 

Me too.

 

Before we were premier league, I'd watch a game between a top side and a weaker side and always support the weaker side because of the underdog bull**** that I love for some reason, but now the chances are the weaker side will be competing with Saints, so it's better off for the top side to win. Still, Cardiff vs the mancs was quite satisfying

 

No Schmeichel, everyone understands handball, except you.

 

Terry put in one of the greatest central defensive performances in Premier League history as far as i'm concerned. He was rarely more than five yards from Van Persie, who consequently had his quietest game in a United shirt yet. Away from home, against the most in form and ruthless centre forward in the world, and he kept him quiet all game. Cahill was excellent too, but Terry's faultless performance was a pleasure to watch, for me anyway.

 

Hee-hee. And Mark Chapman is none the wiser. He's the only other person who isn't. And I suspect he is anyway.

 

I generally support the underdogs. Last year, not so much. This season, I'm back to supporting them again, because someone needs to knock our competition for the title down a peg.

 

Same here, when we play Chelsea I'll be putting my blue scarf on. Underdogs all the way.

 

Indeed, as I said earlier, Saints can do what they want. I would've taken a dire forty-six 1-0 positive games per season in League One and The Championship in order to progress. As it happens, Saints entertained us royally with their oft-favoured 3-1 score-lines, and imperfection. I'd rather be entertained of course, and would rather Arsenal kept their old boring moniker. But Saints can most definitely do what they want.

 

So i avoided the scores all week, waiting for MOTD which was meant to go on i player today, but then it doesnt come up! Ahh well watched it in the end, pretty boring week of results really, apart from the city one!

 

Palace 1-0 Sunderland - Gabbidon - 9 mins

 

Just put a tenner on Puncheon to score today after all the discussions today.

 

The live games on Sky today - Leeds vs QPR and Palace vs Sunderland, really are for me the greatest example of a footballing version of "devil and the deep blue sea" I can think of. Barring a QPR vs West Ham cup game that is....

 

Worth noting... Sunderland concede from another set piece.

Fulham - corner.
Saints - free kick.
Palace - corner.

 

Sunderland is melting down...penalty to Palace after the tenth terrible mistake by their defense.

And a red for a professional foul to boot. Had to be.

 

Now why couldn't that have happened last week?