Premier League 2023-2024

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Jesus lads but the soccers a hard watch.  Had access to all the games last night as it was on prime n ended up turning it off.  Poor, poor stuff.  Hardly a challenge across many of the games, fellas diving at any touch, brutal. 

The Villa/City game was very entertaining I thought.

[imtommygunn]

There have been quite a few entertaining premiership games this year. Feels like more than usual.

[RedHand88]

I would argue the Premier league is a more entertaining product than the All ireland Championship. 100%.

[johnnycool]

I would argue the Premier league is a more entertaining product than the All ireland Football Championship. 100%.

Fixed that for you 

[J70]

Last year after 15 games...

1. Arsenal   p15 13-1-1 40 pts
2. Man City  p15 11-2-2 35 pts
3. Newcastle p16 9-6-1 33 pts
4. Spurs     p16 9-3-4 30 pts
5. Man Utd   p15 9-2-4 29 pts
6. Liverpool p15 7-4-4 25 pts
7. Brighton  p15 7-3-5 24 pts
8. Chelsea   p15 7-3-5 24 pts

[Milltown Row2]

Sportacus not far off the mark. I find myself scrolling more and more while watching both nowadays. Maybe it's an age thing. Not saying I've seen "all" the football but I have seen a lot lol and it takes more to wow you these days in both pursuits

Put the hurling on, they haven't went all defensive yet

Disagree also. Must deffo be an age thing lol. Few years ago I agree it was class. Now they've got "too good" - too many can score from way out the field, puck outs are longer and general passages of play shorter imo. But yes not as defensive

How do you defend when they regularly score from inside their own half?

Need to make hurling pitches 30m longer. We'll sort out the logistics later.

Tally up the scores in hurling and they are mainly inside the oppositions half, if you think its easy to score from outside the halfway line I'll take you up on that challenge If you manage one score standing still I'd be very surprised, doing it off the hurl or running without breaking stride would be impossible

Why are they hitting them longer? Players at intercounty football and hurling are exactly the same size and fitness, the strength of a player will mean striking the ball further, talk of making the ball heavier will only mean the stronger players will get used to the weight and continue to strike it same distance.

Safety would need to be looked at if they did make it heavier, hard enough getting hit by the current one.

If we are looking at making hurling pitches longer we'd need to make football pitches smaller... The amount of times I hear "the scoring zone", none can kick a ball 20 meters now without fear of being subbed, players run past (without trying to make a tackle) players who have the ball ffs! And now footballers are constantly rolling around on the ground asking for cards!

[gawa316]

I don't think I've ever seen a team dominant city like Villa did yesterday...very, very impressive. Villa Arsenal at the weekend should be another clinker

[statto]

I don't think I've ever seen a team dominant city like Villa did yesterday...very, very impressive. Villa Arsenal at the weekend should be another clinker

Saw the last 30 minutes of Villa game would agree thought they were superb. Be interesting to see if they can back it up at the weekend as you would think that took alot out of them. 

[smort]

Would be a hell of a week to beat city and arsenal within the space of a few days

[lurganblue]

As a lifelong unfortunate Villa fan, I cant remember too many better performances.  But as I said before, they were totally rotten v Bournemouth a few days beforehand.  Who knows what side will turn up v Arsenal. Emery has done a wonderful job.

[gawa316]

As a lifelong unfortunate Villa fan, I cant remember too many better performances.  But as I said before, they were totally rotten v Bournemouth a few days beforehand.  Who knows what side will turn up v Arsenal. Emery has done a wonderful job.

Had a soft spot for Villa in the early 90's...loved Tony Daley. Still remember a lot of those players...Cowans, Spink, McGrath, Platt, Ormondroyd, Yorke, Atkinson, Parker, Richardson, Froggert, Olney, Barrett, etc.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

When I started following the ball it was pool Ipswich forest then Villa doing battle with pool usually on top

Utd nowhere to be seen
Chelsea and city not even on the radar

I long for those days again 😆😆

[An Watcher]

I would argue the Premier league is a more entertaining product than the All ireland Championship. 100%.

I think they are both poor nowadays.  I love watching international rugby though or the Heineken.  Going back to the gaa, the all ireland club championships are much better than the county stuff.  Ulster especially is fantastic

[gawa316]

When I started following the ball it was pool Ipswich forest then Villa doing battle with pool usually on top

Utd nowhere to be seen
Chelsea and city not even on the radar

I long for those days again 😆😆

You're not that old are ya? Mid's 80's is when I started so Everton and Arsenal probably the main competition

[quit yo jibbajabba]

When I started following the ball it was pool Ipswich forest then Villa doing battle with pool usually on top

Utd nowhere to be seen
Chelsea and city not even on the radar

I long for those days again 😆😆

You're not that old are ya? Mid's 80's is when I started so Everton and Arsenal probably the main competition

Only a few years ahead of you young man 😉 I would say from 6yrs I would say I took an interest as I remember looking at league tables etc. was a bit of a statto at times lol

An Watcher - agree about the Ulster Club / club football in general. Think rugby too has went backwards from an entertainment point of view