'Even allowing for inflation, this thread is not worth 198 Terry Francises' - EPL 2017-18

Appointing Roy Hodgson usually a better one

See you next season Bananaman Begins

there should be a minimum 12 month lock-in rule for managers, it wd be hilarious

Hodgson, lol.

It was a hilarious mismatch from the start, but why appoint him in the first place and ask him to implement a new style just to sack him after four matches?*

* I'm aware logic does not apply to football.

Yeah Hodgson isnt going to do much better for them. Bilic could be next in line

This is fine

Oof. Huddersfield were really, really poor tonight. Unrecognizable really. No idea what Wagner's idea was - Hammers really aren't good at all - but all they did was walk and pass back and defend. A drubbing.

Yeah 1st time watching Huddersfield and they were poor

i actually think hodgson will do well (as in maybe avoid relegation) with that side.

same. i can't stand him but he has a proven track record in finishing 11th.

yeah, and the team is crying out for being well-drilled, defensively organized, and moving forward in fast transitions (hoof it up the park).

Which is why itisamystery.jpg why they chose for De Boer in the first place.

"Hey why instead of barely surviving each season we don't try some tiki taka shit this year?"
"Briliant. We'll get De Boer and go for endless passing and transform our whole playing style and identity it will take time but"
*lose four games*
"Forget about De Boer, we can get Hodgson! Hoofing the ball up front, just like the good old days! We'll finish 16th!"

otm

the de boer thing makes no sense. the folk running the club are total idiots

Second captains was excellent on this and more, delving from this starting point into the post-technical fate of the new EPL and the crisis of faith in the traditional Dutch school via a meandering paean to the impossible stupidity of chairmen

Ringing endorsement, that, will check it out.

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Damnit. That was osama-thumbs-up.jpg

We don't have a rolling worst punditry thread do we?

14:39
Palace have nothing to fear

Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton

David Pleat

Former Spurs boss on 5 live Sport

Incredible work in the 18-yard box by Southampton to get the ball away. That was really energetic from Palace.

That was tremendous attacking play. That was the first time they had some real intensity. It was a wonderful save too.

That was Loftus-Cheek at his best again.

Crystal Palace have nothing to fear if they can continue at this pace.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJb9cMDXgAESaIK.jpg
So he doesn't want a continuity Liverpool dream-team at Palace, what a shame - they were a very photogenic couple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHYO3qdFnhg

The person who made that has achieved more in his/her life than I ever will.

good, good

excellent!

the streams are sucking arse today, I give up.

Did you try your luck here?

I found them a load of laggy duds. But the old classic cricfree has delivered.

what a fucking ridic penalty to concede. Lowe lunges at a player on the edge of the box who wasn't going anywhere.

argh jesus what a miss from solanke

can't break teams down, can't defend.

Kind of amazing that a club that took 7 points from 19 away matches last season has taken 5 off Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool already.

Kachunga's goal was 100% onside, so "plucky underdogs" Leicester have effectively stole a point today :(

can't break teams down, can't defend.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda)

I only saw the last 10 mins. Business as usual so

Spurs looks completely bereft of creativity at the moment.

Unloading Janssen proving a very costly mistake.

Without joking though, SV otm. They have no idea.

The only objective for the last twenty minutes has been to get Aurier to put crosses in.

first time seeing them this season. so slow

Aurier should've scored that tbf

He should also have had a penalty. He looked the best player on the pitch by a mile and they might have won had he started.

Can't remember a penalty moment, though I've only seen the last 20 mins or so.

this could get messy

Fabulous goal.

Screamer.

lol how long have Everton had an Angry Birds sponsor on their shirt sleeves

The only thing that makes these terrible ray winstone betting ads tolerable any more is if you imagine him reading whiney's OI MATES SOME BIG BOTTOM BIRD IS ALL OVER THE NEWSY WEWSIES spiel in that voice

Imagine he's saying gambol instead of gamble, "I gambol responsibly" etc.

Oh no. pic.twitter.com/rf6zfUlhR5

— Mundial Magazine (@MundialMag) September 19, 2017

in one fell swoop tottenham outdo and erase all memory of every awful arsenal thing ever. WTF.

woah

like... how? why? who thought this was a good idea?