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Newcastle finally get going....... things look bad for the Hammers and Palace.
... I think Man U. will be too strong for Leicester , Man City were a bit lucky really -- end of that game was crazy.
Quite fancy "us" to beat Arsenal tomorrow.
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Man Utd look too good and Fellaini once again changes matches, such an impact sub
Hoping that Liverpool put the final nail in the coffin for some of Arsenal's players and force the good ones or at least semi-good ones to leave while leaving the deadwood at Arsenal, it will be funny that way (especially when Lacazette realises what on earth he left Lyon for)
Fellaini would barely rate as an average player under any other manager, but Mourhinio has found a way to make him an instrumental part in closing out a game.
Excellent result for Swansea. Palace might be on the rocks, so it's not the greatest achievement, but you need to start somewhere.
United still look like the team to beat.
Who to prefer tomorrow between the dirty gooners and the whining scousers? That's like asking if you prefer gonorrhea or herpes.
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Ah, you can get rid of gonorrhea, apparently, ahem, so that's actually a no brainer!
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On a serious note, Wenger should have left years ago. The man has been a giant at Arsenal, and now he's dragging his legacy through the gutter. Very sad to see.
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There's times , when he's just sitting on the bench, it almost looks like he's lost the plot completely.
Not a single shot on target from Arsenal in the entire game !?
Liverpool's attacking front line is a thing of beauty to behold at times.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
There's times , when he's just sitting on the bench, it almost looks like he's lost the plot completely.
Not a single shot on target from Arsenal in the entire game !?
Liverpool's attacking front line is a thing of beauty to behold at times.
Alex Ferguson knew when to quit. Sadly, Wenger hasn't learned this skill - he's too stubborn.
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Mozzyfuzzy wrote: Something somethung Liverpool's season to take it something something.
I can dream right?
Liverpool are great going forward, and that will win them a lot of games, but their defence has more holes in it than a machine gunned Swiss cheese, and that will cost them in the big games. Top 4 and possibly a league or FA cup is my prediction for Liverpool.
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"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
Legendary commentator John Motson will call time on his BBC career aged 72 after the conclusion of the current football season.
The broadcaster, popularly known as 'Motty', is in his 50th consecutive year with the corporation.
He covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships, 29 FA Cup finals and more than 200 England games.
"I've absolutely loved my time commentating for BBC Sport," said Motson.
"I've been fortunate enough to witness some of the biggest moments in football history mere yards away from the action, so I've really been very lucky."
Motson, known for his trademark sheepskin coats and encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, wants to continue his links with the sport.
"I'm hoping to keep my association with football and with broadcasting - I'm not retiring from everything, I'm retiring from the BBC," he said.
Farewell tour' for commentator
He will commentate on 18 games over the course of the Premier League season as part of a 'farewell tour' before a last appearance during the BBC's FA Cup final programme in May 2018.
The announcement comes as Motson makes his return to the Match of the Day programme at Brighton v West Brom on Saturday.
Barbara Slater, BBC director of sport, said: "John Motson is a real asset to the football world and he will be sorely missed.
"It isn't hard to see why he is so highly treasured, not just by the BBC but also by the nation, due to his instantly recognisable voice, wonderful sense of humour and his incredible dedication to the sport.
"As he moves on from commentating for BBC Sport, we wish him the best of luck for the future."
Memorable Motson moments
"Radford again. OH WHAT A GOAL! What a goal! Radford the scorer" - The blistering strike from non-league Hereford's Ronnie Radford that helped put Newcastle out of the FA Cup in 1972 and placed Motson on the map as a commentator.
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip" - Commentating on a Tottenham game.
"Villa...AND STILL RICKY VILLA! What a fantastic run! He's scored!" - Ricky Villa's winning goal for Spurs in the 1981 FA Cup final replay.
"And there it is, the Crazy Gang have beaten the Culture Club!" - The final whistle as Wimbledon defeated Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final.
"This is almost fantasy football" - Norwich City go 2-0 up against Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium during the Canaries' Uefa Cup run of 1993.
"Ohhh, this is getting better and better and better. One, two, three for Michael Owen!" - Owen completes his hat-trick in England's 5-1 win over Germany in 2001.
"And the referee has gone across now with his hand in his pocket. He's been told about it. He's off, it's red, it's Zidane! You can't excuse that - Zidane's career ends in disgrace!" - Zinedine Zidane's sending off in the 2006 World Cup
'The perfectly pitched voice'
The son of a Methodist minister, Motson joined the BBC in 1968, following stints as a reporter on the Barnet Press and Sheffield Morning Telegraph.
After starting out as a sports reporter on Radio 2, he made his breakthrough on Match of the Day during the famous FA Cup replay between Hereford and Newcastle four years later.
Originally billed as a five-minute segment, Hereford's shock 2-1 win - thanks to Ronnie Radford's 30-yard strike - saw the match promoted to the main game, with Motson capturing all the drama.
Despite rivalry with Barry Davies, from 1979 to 2008 Motson was the BBC's voice on major finals such as the FA Cup, European Championships and World Cup.
That run included his record-breaking sixth World Cup final in Berlin in 2006 and his 29th FA Cup final in 2008.
In 2001, he became an OBE for services to sports broadcasting.
"I thought about wearing my sheepskin, but I didn't think it was appropriate," said Motson, standing resplendent in morning dress.
Research by speech experts that year found Motson had the perfectly pitched voice for football commentary.
The study said he had twice the range, spoke at double the speed and could be twice as loud or soft as the average person.
He was caricatured by a virtual 'Mini Motty' on the BBC Sport website and topped polls asking for the nation's favourite commentator.
end of an era indeed.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
De Boer gets the boot at Palace after only 4 games
To be Frank I don't think the Palace Boer -ed had much of a choice given the poor form
On a serious note, never a good thing when somebody loses their job in those circumstances. Board panicked IMO.
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
Frozocrone wrote: Arsenal fans are up in arms as Bayern look like they're trying to get into Europa league via CL drop out.
How quick memes become reality.
Carlo's tactics/setups were a bit odd in the first season and it didn't get better in his second but I wouldn't have expected this separation to happen so quickly. My guess would have been at the end of the season, or if drastic measures were needed after the last game before the winter break.
That being said, if the rumours are true that Bayern are trying to get Tuchel for now that would sounds good to me. He's similarly obsessed with tactical details like Pep and like a similar attacking minded style. That could probably work really well with the team they have. It would be hilarious of PSG kicking Bayern in the ball and the drastic reaction would accidentally result in PSG then getting kicked out in the KO stage by Bayern in the spring (they wouldn't be able to meet in the first KO round as they would come from the same group).
