| OT ⚽ Any other Premier League fans here?

[252BAMA]

Excuse you, no one has looked more like hot garbage than Chelsea, okay?

Seriously though, Liverpool has shown a lot of inconsistency this season, but fortunately for them, everyone has completely one upped them in that regard. Newcastle is once again looking like Newcastle. Man U...HA! In May, I still expect the same old, same old. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool

Newcastle? One of 8 teams with 3 wins in previous 5 games/fixtures/ matches/whatever. And come January?

LIVE Transfer Talk: Newcastle want five players; De Gea, Ramsdale linked

Newcastle United are looking to spend big on as many as five transfers in January. Transfer Talk has the latest.

www.espn.com

Sources: Newcastle can loan SPL players in Jan.

Efforts to introduce a temporary ban on Premier League sides loaning players from associated clubs has failed to garner enough support

www.espn.com

 

[bama alum]

Newcastle? One of 8 teams with 3 wins in previous 5 games/fixtures/ matches/whatever. And come January?

LIVE Transfer Talk: Newcastle want five players; De Gea, Ramsdale linked

Newcastle United are looking to spend big on as many as five transfers in January. Transfer Talk has the latest.

www.espn.com

Sources: Newcastle can loan SPL players in Jan.

Efforts to introduce a temporary ban on Premier League sides loaning players from associated clubs has failed to garner enough support

www.espn.com

A lot of know-it-alls in X world think Chelsea won because of all of Newcastle's injuries. Chelsea has been bitten harder by the injury bug. Newcastle's just inconsistent. I don't know if adding Ramsdale is going to help Newcastle, but he's a better option then de Gea.

 

[252BAMA]

Newcastle? One of 8 teams with 3 wins in previous 5 games/fixtures/ matches/whatever. And come January?

LIVE Transfer Talk: Newcastle want five players; De Gea, Ramsdale linked

Newcastle United are looking to spend big on as many as five transfers in January. Transfer Talk has the latest.

www.espn.com

Sources: Newcastle can loan SPL players in Jan.

Efforts to introduce a temporary ban on Premier League sides loaning players from associated clubs has failed to garner enough support

www.espn.com

That didn't age well. Newcastle is now one of only two with 4 losses in their last 5. Not even the relegation group have done that.

 

[SnakeDoc]

That didn't age well. Newcastle is now one of only two with 4 losses in their last 5. Not even the relegation group have done that.

Supposedly, a lot of bad stuff will hitting the press in the coming days . . . Cocaine parties, infidelity, and allegations that Joelinton got a 16 year old pregnant.

 

[bama alum]

Chelsea was up 3 - 0 with ten minutes left. Damn! Apparently, Silva is the only one who can defend. Does Poch not work on defending tactics during training? Still got the desperately needed three points.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Chelsea was up 3 - 0 with ten minutes left. Damn! Apparently, Silva is the only one who can defend. Does Poch not work on defending tactics during training? Still got the desperately needed three points.

Also, there's no quit in Luton. They are out to prove everybody wrong and stay up this year.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Villa up to 2nd! Granted, Liverpool has a game in hand, but still. Never saw that coming in August.

Premier League 2023/24
#TeamPlGDPts
1Liverpool192342
2Aston Villa201642
3Manchester City192440
4Arsenal201740
5Tottenham Hotspur201339
6West Ham United19333
7Manchester United20-531
8Brighton and Hove Albion19530
9Newcastle United191229
10Chelsea20328
11Wolverhampton Wanderers20-128
12Bournemouth19-725
13Fulham20-724
14Crystal Palace20-721
15Nottingham Forest20-1120
16Brentford19-519
17Everton *20-416
18Luton Town19-1415
19Burnley20-2111
20Sheffield United20-349

Last updated: December 31, 2023 7:03pm
Key
Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th
Key
* Everton deducted 10 points following a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. That decision is currently under appeal. (10pts).

 

[bama alum]

Also, there's no quit in Luton. They are out to prove everybody wrong and stay up this year.

Yep! They put the same scare into your boys earlier this year.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Yep! They put the same scare into your boys earlier this year.

Forget them . . . They put a scare into me as I was checking in on the score every 10 minutes or so.

 

[SnakeDoc]

In honor of all you Aston Villa fans, here's a better looking table.

Premier League 2023/24

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 6
1	Liverpool	20	13	6	1	43	18	25	45
2	Aston Villa	20	13	3	4	43	27	16	42
3	Manchester City	19	12	4	3	45	21	24	40
4	Arsenal	20	12	4	4	37	20	17	40
5	Tottenham Hotspur	20	12	3	5	42	29	13	39
6	West Ham United	20	10	4	6	33	30	3	34
7	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	8	7	5	38	33	5	31
8	Manchester United	20	10	1	9	22	27	-5	31
9	Newcastle United	20	9	2	9	39	29	10	29
10	Chelsea	20	8	4	8	34	31	3	28
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	4	8	30	31	-1	28
12	Bournemouth	19	7	4	8	28	35	-7	25
13	Fulham	20	7	3	10	28	35	-7	24
14	Crystal Palace	20	5	6	9	22	29	-7	21
15	Nottingham Forest	20	5	5	10	24	35	-11	20
16	Brentford	19	5	4	10	26	31	-5	19
17	Everton *	20	8	2	10	24	28	-4	16
18	Luton Town	19	4	3	12	23	37	-14	15
19	Burnley	20	3	2	15	20	41	-21	11
20	Sheffield United	20	2	3	15	15	49	-34	9

Last updated: January 2, 2024 9:22pm

Key​

Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th

Key​

* Everton deducted 10 points following a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. That decision is currently under appeal. (10pts).

 

[SnakeDoc]

And speaking of Luton, Nottingham Forest could be looking a points deduction over FFP. That might be enough to keep Luton up for another season.

Nottingham Forest facing points deduction over potential Premier League FFP charge - Paper Talk

Plus: Manchester United and Liverpool are set to battle for the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich this summer; West Ham are reportedly keen on signing Eric Dier from Tottenham; Chelsea are eyeing a move for Benfica defender Antonio Silva

www.skysports.com

 

[bama alum]

And speaking of Luton, Nottingham Forest could be looking a points deduction over FFP. That might be enough to keep Luton up for another season.

Nottingham Forest facing points deduction over potential Premier League FFP charge - Paper Talk

Plus: Manchester United and Liverpool are set to battle for the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich this summer; West Ham are reportedly keen on signing Eric Dier from Tottenham; Chelsea are eyeing a move for Benfica defender Antonio Silva

www.skysports.com

Is this when NF completely replaced the team that got it promoted? And how's that worked out?

 

[SnakeDoc]

Is this when NF completely replaced the team that got it promoted? And how's that worked out?

Yes. It seems they have breached the main rule on FFP regarding team losses over a rolling 3 years period. According to Nottinghamshire Live, the lynchpin in the whole case is former forward Brendan Johnson. Forest claim that his sale should be accounted for within the FFP time frame, while the Premier League disagrees. Counting his sale would bring them back below the threshold for losses. Any points deduction of 5 points or more for them would put them in the relegation zone.

 

[SnakeDoc]

The January transfer window is here and the only transfer I feel certain will happen is that Kalvin Phillips will be leaving City. Not sure where he'll wind up, though.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Just saw where City have sold keeper Zach Steffen to the Colorado Rapids of MLS. Thank goodness. I hope I never see him in Sky Blue again.

Most other activity thus far in the window has been loans, but that's not a surprise. Two of the biggest loan transactions have been Liverpool recalling Rhys Williams and Fabio Carvalho.

 

[bama alum]

Just saw where City have sold keeper Zach Steffen to the Colorado Rapids of MLS. Thank goodness. I hope I never see him in Sky Blue again.

Disappointed for Steffan. Thought this was the big break both he and the USMNT really needed. Thank goodness for Matt Turner!

 

[SnakeDoc]

Disappointed for Steffan. Thought this was the big break both he and the USMNT really needed. Thank goodness for Matt Turner!

I can't see why he is on the USMNT. The few times I watched him on the pitch for City he was terrible. Even picked up the ball in a Prem game while outside the box, when there was absolutely no stress and no one attempting to press high.

 

[bama alum]

I can't see why he is on the USMNT. The few times I watched him on the pitch for City he was terrible. Even picked up the ball in a Prem game while outside the box, when there was absolutely no stress and no one attempting to press high.

Three or four years ago, Steffan was THE best GK the US had; somewhere his mojo has faded. Hope he turns it around in Colorado.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Three or four years ago, Steffan was THE best GK the US had; somewhere his mojo has faded. Hope he turns it around in Colorado.

That seems very sad to me.

 

[SnakeDoc]

@bama alum what's your take on the FA Cup tie with Preston North End?