The English Premier League Discussion Thread

[ShiftyPowers]

What do you guys think, should I go with Tevez ahead of Rooney in Fantasy football the rest of the way? I only have 2 transfers left and I'm within like 5 points of my friend in first place, so I can't **** this up.

 

[Ebonix]

I'd go with Tevez; Shifty. He's obviously got the form at the moment and Rooney hasn't looked anywhere near his best for weeks.

 

[ShearerM4]

Is this Jonás Gutiérrez?

Si.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I'd go with Tevez; Shifty. He's obviously got the form at the moment and Rooney hasn't looked anywhere near his best for weeks.

That's my thought as well, and I'll have a ton of available dollars for that last transfer.

With how important the big club players were early in the year, it seems crazy I could won with Papiss, Sigurdsson, and Ben Arfa.

 

[Sir Calumn]

God I hate to hate Carlos when he does stuff like this

He's one of those players where no matter how much negative press he receives, how long he is absent for or how much speculation there is around him, it doesn't affect his game one jot.

He has been one of the VERY (and I mean top five or so) best players in the world for a few years now and it is actually a travesty for football that we haven't been able to watch him play for almost a whole season.

Those clubs who could have bought him in January if they'd offered just a bit more must be kicking themselves.

 

[Jaboldinho]

Guess I'll trade Rooney for Tevez too. I think with the price difference, I can also trade Holt for Papiss.

 

[Sir Calumn]

Given's past it

 

[Help?]

Im pretty sure Shay Given should have just been sent off for punching the ball outside of the box

 

[Pogba4Now]

But pundits/commentators don't care about that. They care to mention the Young "dive" which I don't think was a dive.

 

[Back Door Skip]

It might have not been a dive, but he went down on minimal contact as the defender was trying to move.

 

[Pogba4Now]

I just watched the replay again. His foot was caught while he was changing direction. Its difficult to maintain balance in this kind of situation. But I agree, he probably went down a bit too easily.

 

[Jaboldinho]

There was contact, but that's not how you normally fall down. And I'm not sure if the contact was caused by the defender or Young. The defender tried to avoid it. Young also went for the double-clip, leaving his left leg trailing in order to catch that leg too. Clear dive.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

After that dive last week he has a reputation. Needs to stay up a few times or he'll be Diouf to the fans and pundits.

 

[Back Door Skip]

Drogba still has it. Killer strike.

 

[Xifio]

Honestly this last few days (since the weekend) have demonstrated some of the worst refereeing I have ever seen in the Premier League. Shocking.

add the FA Cup to that ... foul not called AND ball didn't cross the line -- draaamaaa!

 

[ShiftyPowers]

That was the dodgiest goal I have ever seen.

 

[ShearerM4]

After that dive last week he has a reputation. Needs to stay up a few times or he'll be Diouf to the fans and pundits.

He was the same if not worse at Villa. Such an embarrassment. Shame he's also one the best English players at the moment.

 

[Filipower]

Holy crap, Chelsea's second "goal".

 

[Sir Calumn]

add the FA Cup to that ... foul not called AND ball didn't cross the line -- draaamaaa!

Just unbelievable decision, honestly on the strength of the last 10 days there needs to be a full scale review of refereeing in England and the introduction of goal line technology at the end of the season.

Drogba still has it. Killer strike.

Yeah it was incredible!

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Goal line technology wouldn't have helped with that second goal, the ball wasn't even close enough to the line to trigger it.