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Reply | Ian Wright/Eni Aluko beef
at 05:35 27 Apr 2025
Complete nonense. That does not make it misogyny.
It's a bit like saying a cardiac arrest involves chest pain - therefore chest pain is the definition of a cardiac arrest. |
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Reply | Joe Hart's comment about Johnson's yellow card
at 05:29 27 Apr 2025
I was surprised during the MOTD commentary for the game that immediately the commentator said 'there's no contact there, Johnson could get a yellow card' - It certainly wasn't my first thought when I saw it 'live' . I wondered if the commentary is put on after the event or really is contemperaneous ? It just seemed such a strange take for the commentator to say - or perhaps I really have blue tinged specs! |
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Reply | PL - 2 tiers
at 08:04 22 Apr 2025
I'm not sure relaxing PSR and encouraging promoted teams to spend even more is the way forward.
I think relaxing the 2 premier loans for promoted clubs would help a lot and would be a lower cost option. I think 5 are allowed in the championship, so maybe 4 for a newly promoted club and then 3 in the 2nd season. You could also ban loanees for any club that finished in the top 10 the previous season.
There could also be restrictions on how many players premier league teams could loan out , this might prevent the larger clubs hoovering up players. |
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Reply | G'wan Wycombe
at 16:42 21 Apr 2025
Looks like they had a poor afternoon today |
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Reply | G'wan Wycombe
at 17:07 18 Apr 2025
They have a tough last 3 games - playing 4th 5th and 6th placed teams |
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Reply | Is top level footy becoming a bit unwatchable?
at 18:45 17 Apr 2025
I heard the other day a commentator calling this ' horse shoeing' - played out wide then back through the defenders to the other wing - repeat ad nauseum . I, like many others find this over patient and painstaking build up a bit tedious at times. |
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Reply | Excellent R5l phone-in on EPL-Championship gap this a.m.
at 08:10 9 Apr 2025
I think a contributing factor for promoted clubs struggling is the number of loans allowed in the Premier. Only 2 allowed from premier clubs - whereas in the championship you can have nearly half a team of loanees. Of course it's not a way to build a team long term, but it would be a low-ish cost way of getting premier experience in the first season.
I'm sure the league will not relax financial rules for promoted clubs, but to allow additional premier loanees in the first two seasons wouldn't be the worst idea. Maybe 4 loanees in the first season and 3 in the 2nd ? |
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Reply | AA-H just scored for Stoke
at 20:35 12 Mar 2025
It's not an unreasonable question.
I think you've said the opposite of what you mean though. |
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Thread | Fouls & yellow cards
at 09:22 18 Feb 2025
Following on from Kieran's comments about yellow cards I had a look at some stats for fouls & yellow cards.
Ipswich are towards the top of the most punished per fouls - with a yellow card every 4.5 fouls, with Leicester & Southampton similarly placed. Chelsea are surprisingly top (3.9 - but they should start every match with a yellow card simply for allowing Cucurella on the pitch). Also surprisingly are Wolves who are bottom of this table (6.1). So it is difficult to conclude there is much bias overall from those stats.
However when you look at the bookings the opposition have had in games against Town - they get away with 7.5 fouls per yellow card & furthermore when Town play away the home side have committed 8.2 fouls per yellow card and at Portman road 7.1 Which certainly does indicate some home team bias.
Caveat. Of course all fouls are not equal. Yellow cards can be issued for things other than fouls. etc.etc [Post edited 18 Feb 13:49]
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Reply | Midfield
at 14:19 17 Feb 2025
I did wonder if Morsy's injury was a kind of diplomatic one, to allow him to be replaced and save everyone's feelings slightly.
I'll go for him on the bench next week and not starting another game unless there's an injury or two games in a week. |
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Reply | That first Tuanzebe yellow card...
at 20:47 16 Feb 2025
For the first yellow the ref did seem to indicate that Axel had made two previous fouls , is that correct or was it his first offence ? |
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Reply | Referee
at 18:17 15 Feb 2025
11 fouls and 5 yellow cards vs 7 fouls and no yellows |
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Reply | Best league debut since Mike Pollitt?!
at 18:04 15 Feb 2025
It looked to me like he handled outside the area in that very early incident - but nothing said on the commentary.
A superb save towards the end and he clearly grew in confidence throughout the game . |
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Reply | Language pedant
at 16:35 14 Feb 2025
I think the true test is what language you swear in. My partner is Dutch and has lived in England for 20 years and speaks excellent English - but still swears in Dutch or more specifically in Limburgse, her local dialect. |
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