Premier League 2024-2025

[Milltown Row2]

Watching the Utd game and my god! The antics play acting of the Forrest lads is embarrassing

[LarryStiles]

A good night to put Forest for LSM 

[LarryStiles]

Watching the Utd game and my god! The antics play acting of the Forrest lads is embarrassing

Ryan Yates on the ground all game. The brits never call out their own for diving.

[lurganblue]

Fair play to Forest.  It really looks like they will prove all the "it'll not last the season" doubters wrong, a bit like Villa last season.  Did United not know that Forest like to hit on the counter?  Elanga another player not good enough for United 

[LarryStiles]

Another win for Liverpool against Everton. Is like Kerry and Cork. Not even a rivalry anymore.

[lurganblue]

VAR having another brutal evening. How do the English seem to get this so wrong. Stonewall pen in the villa game looked at but not given. Clearest straight red you've ever seen in the Everton game, but not given

[SaffronSports]

When did soccer change to the point that winning the ball wasn't enough? (Tonights challenge was a red but it wasnt always). I remember a player would get the ball but make sure he got plenty of the man too. Even nowadays when they do those dirty tackles you see them saying that they got the ball.

I definitely remember the year Leeds were in the Champions League playoffs and the 1860 Munich right winger was terrorising Ian Harte so O'Leary switched Danny Mills to left back and he nailed the fella. Got the ball but put him into the advertising hoardings and it was just regarded as a great tackle but I always remember that as for me it was the winning of that match as the lad didn't want to know afterwards and Leeds went on to the groups.

I can definitely remember a Gerrard tackle against Manchester United where he won the ball but followed through and got sent off. 

Was there a specific incident that changed how those kind of tackles were viewed though? I know lads older than me would say it was even worse in their day but it has definitely changed over time although I don't think theres as many of the type of players the change would get a huge advantage from about nowadays. Games a lot more regimented with few maverick types around. Suppose they're worth so much money to clubs nowadays that the safety of all the players is the most important thing.

[AustinPowers]

VAR having another brutal evening. How do the English seem to get this so wrong. Stonewall pen in the villa game looked at but not given. Clearest straight red you've ever seen in the Everton game, but not given

Villa handball was far more obvious than  Mitoma's, who was ruled out.

Brentford had two stonewall penalties  not given   either . One for a blatant push and the  ref  yards away.

[johnnycool]

VAR having another brutal evening. How do the English seem to get this so wrong. Stonewall pen in the villa game looked at but not given. Clearest straight red you've ever seen in the Everton game, but not given

Villa handball was far more obvious than  Mitoma's, who was ruled out.

Brentford had two stonewall penalties  not given   either . One for a blatant push and the  ref  yards away.

Is pushing someone over not a foul?

I watched that last night on MoTD and all the pundits seemed to think it "wasn't enough" to warrant a penalty yet no one would blink an eye if a foul was given for it anywhere else on the pitch.

Same with the pulling and dragging at corners, how is that not a penalty?

McAllister had Tarkosky in a bear hug, not even facing the ball and nada..

They all do it, doesn't make it right

[LarryStiles]

Tottenham are useless. All fart and no shit. James Maddison is called symbol of that.

[thewobbler]

They don't even fart much at the minute. Just a dreadful team to watch.

[Blowitupref]

16th league defeat for Tottenham only Wolves (17) Ipswich (18) and the bottom two have lost more games this season.

[befair]

Was allowing Spurs some latitude because of their injury list, esp at centre-half, but they were nearly full strength tonight and were still toothless.

[statto]

Was allowing Spurs some latitude because of their injury list, esp at centre-half, but they were nearly full strength tonight and were still toothless.

Son looks a pale shadow of his former self. If Frankfurt beat them in Europa league and no improvement between now and end of season would expect Ange be let go in summer.

[tiempo]

Was allowing Spurs some latitude because of their injury list, esp at centre-half, but they were nearly full strength tonight and were still toothless.

Son looks a pale shadow of his former self. If Frankfurt beat them in Europa league and no improvement between now and end of season would expect Ange be let go in summer.

Yeah he looks a pale shadow of his peak now unfortunately, another amazing Levy transfer and financially over the term has given them amazing value for money, really should have been snapped up by Utd 3-4 years ago but Levy managed to tie him down long term while Utd were buying dross