The 6th Place Trophy - The 2017/18 Premier League Thread

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sun 18 Jun - 18:09

The fixtures have been released, players have been signed and summer is already a bit boring, so here's the Premier League 2017/18 season thread.

Opening fixtures:

Arsenal v Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town
Everton v Stoke City
Manchester United v West Ham United
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Swansea City
Watford v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

by compelling and rich Tue 11 Jul - 20:10

carrick named new united captain, changing room captain i can see but strange one on the field as he will rarely play

by **Hero** Tue 11 Jul - 21:04

Personally think it's a short term stop gap measure as can see Mourinho wanting Pogba long term but it's just too soon to give it him.

by compelling and rich Wed 12 Jul - 12:27

dont really see pogba as captain material, but sadly we have been lacking that for many a year. maybe its just the modern day footballer. gone are the days of robson, bruce or keane

by Ent Wed 12 Jul - 12:49

don't think the captaincy is that important in modern times, maybe for marketing.

I think longest serving player behind Carrick is Valencia then De Gea.

by compelling and rich Wed 12 Jul - 14:51

think Valencia will be on field captain more often than not, cant agree with captains not mattering in modern day. only have to see what likes of terry, gerrard etc can do for a team

by **Hero** Wed 12 Jul - 14:56

compelling and rich wrote:think Valencia will be on field captain more often than not, cant agree with captains not mattering in modern day. only have to see what likes of terry, gerrard etc can do for a team

Let it slip up?

by BamBam Wed 12 Jul - 15:02

Herrera named vice captain, he's the on field captain

by compelling and rich Wed 12 Jul - 15:55

BamBam wrote:Herrera named vice captain, he's the on field captain

good choice, like his attitude and if the rest of the team match his work rate then we'll improve no end

by Ent Wed 12 Jul - 15:56

was doing a lot of media last year, makes sense now.

by Guest Fri 14 Jul - 8:16

Big Herrera fan so happy with this news. I expected that to be outcome, would've been happy with Valencia also only for his English being limited

Anybody any predictions for the usual?

Top four? First Manager to leave their post? Relegation?

by **Hero** Fri 14 Jul - 10:57

Bookie odds have City favorites currently at 2/1, Utd 2nd at 7/2, Chelsea just behind in 3rd at 15/4, Spurs next with a drop down at 10/1, Arsenal & Liverpool joint 5th at 12/1 and Everton despite their investment 7th at 100/1.

by Ent Fri 14 Jul - 11:20

Too early to say, most squads not complete yet i would venture.

Don't think anyone has put together a side that will overhaul Chelsea yet.

I do expect Spurs to drop out of top 4 whilst playing in Wembley.

by BamBam Fri 14 Jul - 11:55

Chelsea are the favourites for me with Utd, City and Arsenal completing the top 4 in some order

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 14 Jul - 12:06

Chelsea have Europe again so that will take a toll, plus I'm not sure they're gonna get a striker at all similar to the style of Cost

by BamBam Fri 14 Jul - 13:02

Still expecting them to go for Morata

by NickisBHAFC Fri 14 Jul - 22:16

Knockheart has left our pre season trip to Austria early, on crutches.

William Hill already paying out for us being relegated apparently.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue 1 Aug - 3:24

Manchester United to have Tinder as their shirt sleeve sponsor.

Left...

by BamBam Tue 1 Aug - 9:10

Was amused by a tweet saying they should announce their next signing by swiping right after a whole load of swiping left through players they had been linked to

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue 1 Aug - 9:43

Finally get a good match at Old Trafford

by Guest Fri 4 Aug - 17:05

Lallana out for 3 months

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 9 Aug - 11:12

Burnley seriously need to do some business in the final 3 weeks of the window now they're selling Gray

by **Crimey** Wed 9 Aug - 12:17

It wouldn't be too bad of an idea for them to look at Troy Deeney who will probably leave now.

by Guest Thu 10 Aug - 10:39

Anybody heard about this Danny Rose interview where apparently he's been less than complimentary about Spurs transfer business, or should I say lack of

by Duty281 Fri 11 Aug - 11:16

Let's see how wide of the mark I can be:

Arsenal 1-3 Leicester
Watford 1-1 Liverpool
Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
Palace 1-1 Huddersfield
Everton 2-1 Stoke
Southampton 1-2 Swansea
WBA 2-2 Bournemouth
Brighton 1-3 City
Newcastle 1-1 Tottenham
United 1-0 West Ham

by **Crimey** Fri 11 Aug - 14:50

Arsenal 1-0 Leicester
Watford 1-3 Liverpool
Chelsea 0-0 Burnley
Palace 1-1 Huddersfield
Everton 2-0 Stoke
Southampton 1-1 Swansea
WBA 1-2 Bournemouth
Brighton 0-4 City
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
United 2-0 West Ham

by GSC Fri 11 Aug - 20:34

Arsenal **** themselves everytime Leicester have pressed high.

2-2 probably fair at HT

by Duty281 Fri 11 Aug - 21:48

Entertaining game. Leicester should have probably backed themselves a little more against a brittle Arsenal defence; funny how the Steve Bould effect has disappeared entirely into oblivion!

Officiated well by Mike Dean, so I'm sure the viewers in 189 countries would have been entertained by the free flowing nature. Not a handball at the end by Ozil, for me.

by GSC Fri 11 Aug - 21:49

Great game, Arsenal as good at attacking as they are bad at defending

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat 12 Aug - 4:21

Thoughts on that:

Welbeck is a fine player but he isn't good enough to be a starter for a team looking to make the top four.

Lacazette's goal was fantastic.

If Arsene are gonna play this system without Sanchez then Giroud has to play with Lacazette.

Surprise, surprise, their central midfield looked weak.

Kolasinac looks a boss but he's not a central defender.

Bellerin never was Barca standard and definitely isn't.

The Ox is lost but he isn't gonna go to a better club and be a central midfielder. Outside chance at Liverpool.

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 9:22

Mahrez and Ozil were terrible yesterday.

Leicester certainly may be better off getting rid if hes desperate to leave

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 10:11

Midfield has to be a major concern, the game largely passed Xhaka by and Elneny was a passenger.

Defense should be better when Koscielny, Mertesacker and Mustafi return and Kolasinic replaces the Ox at LB.

by NickisBHAFC Sat 12 Aug - 12:03

Don't care what happens today, I am watching a premiership football match live for the first time and I can't bloody wait.

Great day for the club, and emotional one to the supporters that did extremely well in the late 90's when the club was desperately on there knees. The club survived and we are now hosting premiership football.

Bring it on.

by Guest Sat 12 Aug - 12:39

And the disaster of a season gets going...

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 12:48

To be fair, it's not as if set piece defending is an issue they knew to address

by Guest Sat 12 Aug - 13:03

Comical.

by Guest Sat 12 Aug - 13:04

It'd gonna be a season of ice hockey score's isn't it?

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 13:06

Add another 10m to VVD's price tag...

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 13:10

Also after deciding Moreno was useless last summer how is he now starting 12 months later.

by Duty281 Sat 12 Aug - 14:28

3-3 FT.

13 goals in two games.

by Guest Sat 12 Aug - 14:29

Watford 3-3 Liverpool picard

Chelsea 0-3 Burnley Shocked

Palace 0-2 Huddersfield Shocked

Everton 1-0 Stoke - Rooney
WBA 1-0 B'mouth

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 15:50

Rooney scoring for Everton, Burnley battering Chelsea, its all going off.

by Duty281 Sat 12 Aug - 15:52

Good start for underrated Huddersfield. Chelsea all over the shop.

by Guest Sat 12 Aug - 15:55

Acca busters bring me so much joy.

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 19:00

Aguero with a routine finish.

Been coming, Brighton haven't offered anything

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 19:04

2-0, Lewis Dunk OG

by GSC Sat 12 Aug - 19:05

I'm really not sure what Dunk is trying to do there

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 12 Aug - 20:25

Remember guys, liverpools defence doesn't need upgrading...

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 12 Aug - 22:54

How could anyone dispute that Cahill red card, horrible tackle

by Duty281 Sat 12 Aug - 23:06

"He's endangering his opponent." "I don't like to see that given as a red card."

Classic Shearer.

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