EPL 2014/15 Discussion Thread

Same for me, 3 depressingly dull clubs.

Would like Norwich, Derby and Ipswich to go up.

 

Would like to see Sunderland, Hull & QPR go down. Looking at the fixtures, I think at least one of Leicester or Burnley will stay up as well.

 

Same for me, dislike all 3 of them, Hull the least probably. I like Sean Dyche so hope he keeps Burnley up and Leicester are not that bad a side, they haven't been hammered like the other sides down there.

 

Burnley have a lot of sides with nothing to play for remaining they'll stay up, Hull, QPR and Leicester will go

 

I'd like Burnley to stay up. Tiny budget and more-or-less an all British squad is not typical in the EPL nowadays. They're not glamorous, but they work hard and play as a team.

Went to their game vs Man City this year and the ground is as old school as the team.

 

Burnley will never offer anything to the league. Their owners just pocket all the tv money and don't spend it on the team. They'll just always battle relegation so I don't want them to stay up and just make up the numbers.

QPR have never achieved anything on merit, just throw money at everything so they can go down as well, and I'd like to see Sunderland or West Brom join them.

I don't mind Hull cos I quite like Steve Bruce, and want Leicester to stay up for Cambiasso. Think Villa will be safe.

 

You want QPR down because they throw money at it, but Burnley down because they don't spend?

Burnley are a tiny club, and they have to live within their means. They don't * their budget on overpaid mercenaries, they bring in players who are hungry for an opportunity to prove themselves and it works for them.

 

If Man U can get Lustig, Van Dijk, Depay, Johansen and Thumb they could dominate for years to come.

 

This is why I would like Burnley to stay up as well.

 

A don't care who stays up, a just wish Newcastle were in the relegation mix. Really dislike that club

 

Bunch of obese topless bawbags with a delusion of grandeur.

 

It was brilliant when they went down with Shearer as manager.

 

Burnley's owner, Barry Kilby or something like that, along with the directors just pocketed the tv cash and parachute payments last time they were promoted. They didn't really strengthen properly in the C'ship but Dyche did a fantastic job getting them promoted, when many were tipping them for relegation.

Even this season, they could have spent a bit more money to try and stay up but are too tight, as they instead prefer to pocket the cash themselves.

My point was that they will never seek to improve as a club, just constantly battling relegation. I prefer clubs with ambition who will try and do what the likes of Swansea have done.

Obviously, QPR are on the opposite side of the scale. Just bringing in overpaid rubbish.

 

Interesting game, can't believe how bad City are. Mangala is woeful, Toure doesn't give a *, plus bunch of players who are overrated or have an attitude problem like like Nasri, Kolarov, Dzeko, Fernando, Fernandinho...

I wonder is there a manager who's actually good and who's willing to take the City job. They need someone who's young, hungry for success, and who has authority. Plus they need to make a huge squad revamp.

United are really fortunate this season, if Liverpool and City had their last season form they would struggle to get to Europa league, never mind CL. If they could bring in Hummels, Coleman, Pogba, and one quality striker (I don't know who though, I don't rate Cavani) they could compete for the first place.

I want to see QPR, Leicester and Sunderland relegated. I admire Dyche because he's still fighting to stay up although his squad is mid table Championship level. As for Hull they are really average, but I want to see Sunderland down because crazy amount of bad purchases and throwing money away.

 

I hope Burnley stay up. Same reasons as Kieran said. None of these teams are safe yet in my opinion. Hull and Sunderland are in big trouble i reckon.

How it stands....

West Brom 33 points
Palace (a), Liverpool (h), Man Utd (a), Newcastle (a), Chelsea (h), Arsenal (a)

Aston Villa 32 points
Man City (a), Everton (h), West Ham (h), Southampton (a), Burnley (h)

Sunderland 29 points
Stoke (a), Southampton (h), Everton (a), Leicester (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a)

Hull 28 points
Palace (a), Liverpool (h), Arsenal (h), Burnley (h), Tottenham (a), Man Utd (h)

QPR 26 points
West Ham (h), Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a)

Burnley 26 points
Everton (a), Leicester (h), West Ham (a), Hull (a), Stoke (h), Aston Villa (a)

Leicester 25 points
Swansea (h), Burnley (a), Chelsea (h), Newcastle (h), Southampton (h), Sunderland (a), QPR (h)

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How i think it will finish....

West Brom 33 points
Palace (a) LOSE, Liverpool (h) DRAW, Man Utd (a) LOSE, Newcastle (a) DRAW, Chelsea (h) LOSE, Arsenal (a) LOSE 35pts

Aston Villa 32 points
Man City (a) LOSE, Everton (h) DRAW, West Ham (h) DRAW, Southampton (a) LOSE, Burnley (h) DRAW 35pts

Sunderland 29 points
Stoke (a) LOSE, Southampton (h) DRAW, Everton (a) LOSE, Leicester (h) DRAW, Arsenal (a) LOSE, Chelsea (a) LOSE 31pts

Hull 28 points
Palace (a) LOSE, Liverpool (h) LOSE, Arsenal (h) LOSE, Burnley (h) WIN, Tottenham (a) LOSE, Man Utd (h) LOSE 31pts

QPR 26 points
West Ham (h) DRAW, Liverpool (a) LOSE, Man City (a) LOSE, Newcastle (h) DRAW, Leicester (a) LOSE 28pts

Burnley 26 points
Everton (a) LOSE, Leicester (h) WIN, West Ham (a) LOSE, Hull (a) LOSE, Stoke (h) DRAW, Aston Villa (a) DRAW 31pts

Leicester 25 points
Swansea (h) DRAW, Burnley (a) LOSE, Chelsea (h) LOSE, Newcastle (h) WIN, Southampton (h) LOSE, Sunderland (a) DRAW, QPR (h) WIN 33pts

14th- ASTON VILLA 35PTS
15th- WEST BROM 35PTS
16th- LEICESTER 33PTS
17th - BURNLEY 31PTS
18th - SUNDERLAND 31PTS
19th - HULL CITY 31PTS
20th - QPR 28PTS

I reckon it'll go down to the wire, goal difference.

 

* me is it the anniversary of Hillsborough again? Swear it's the anniversary of that every * 3 weeks.

 

Then the Newcastle fans will applaud at 17 minutes for those 2 killed in the plane crash

 

Expect a win tonight. 3-0 Liverpool.

 

1-0 Sterling. Good goal

 

Another 20k in the contract for Raheem