28 Sep 2025 15:04:38
Crazy first half stat for Villa! They have failed to make a single tackle? Eh? What? How dat happen?
28 Sep 2025 15:51:31
Loads of dives though!
28 Sep 2025 15:54:35
They were horrendous bright and yet somehow are now leading 3-1 aside from Arsenal defeat most teams don’t seem amazing, very good chance of staying up this season.
29 Sep 2025 05:38:05
Careful class opti be on your back suggesting this is a weak prem this year.
29 Sep 2025 10:24:13
Very droll Aus, what I will say on that subject is that although some teams like Wolves and West Ham might look like potential relegation candidates and they won’t be far off it I’m sure but I don’t see them free falling out this league like previous relegated teams.
As the season wears on you will see that with the physicality of this league along with injuries etc, the teams that look like they are underperforming right now will pick up and us Burnley and Sunderland will be scraping to survive.
Ourselves and Sunderland are making a great start to the season but neither of us will be finishing top half or anywhere near it.
All that to say, i wouldn't get fooled by what you see so far.
That is my humble opinion.
29 Sep 2025 11:19:45
Respect that op and can see what you are saying and logic behind it. Hope you’re wrong though.
29 Sep 2025 12:39:03
Me too Berm, but if we do finish higher up in the league then I feel we will have overachieved and that's always a difficult position when everyone concerned will expect the same or better the next season.
For example if Forest flop in their European adventure and finish below mid table then Ange’s task next season will be very difficult, if he still holds onto his job?
For me Forest dramatically overachieved last season with Nuno and I can’t help feel that their card is marked for this one.
It’s wonderful for the fans to see your team elevate to great heights prematurely but you’ve got to maintain that and that’s a very difficult task in the Prem.
Of course you can’t regulate your successes but I’m sure most coaches at the lower end of the league no matter how mad it would seem, would feel more nervous for their following season.
Who knows, maybe Nuno orchestrated is own departure with his hindsight.
29 Sep 2025 15:04:18
Yeah op I always say this and for me it’s the worst thing about football
Look at mangers like Nuno, Wilde, ispwich fella and I think farke will fall into this.
They over achieve, give a false sense of gradure by doing better than they should and as a result they get sacked
Forest sacking Nuno was haloruous and ange going to tank the team, same with Wilde getting wrongly sacked to then replace the manger they sacked him for.
Many were calling for farkes head, lucky the board ignored and stayed strong. I hope they continue with that resolve
Most will know i often call for leeds managers heads. I wanted bilsea gine after derby play off defeat, I started the chant of sacked in the morning at millwall during hockaday first game. But I do believe in farke like o have t really believed in a leeds manager since Wilko, although monk comes very close in that list
If monk had bamford, white and Harrison he’d of taken us up.
29 Sep 2025 19:07:16
Interesting point Bermo, but I don't think we can put DF with them, don't believe he has over achieved at all. Said from day one when the 49ers took over and he was appointed it was going to be good, much to Baz's chagrin. The guy is class, let's face it, 3 seasons in a row he has had to rebuild a side and produce and he has. That's not over achieving, its a measure of the man despite all of the speculation around him, I mean, how hard must that of been to read those headlined yet through it all he has remained steadfast.
29 Sep 2025 23:24:11
Berm, do you realise how silly you sound suggesting you called for Bieslas head after the derby game. The next season he took us up as champions and somehow you think you’re being clever about calling for his head? It makes no sense at all.
30 Sep 2025 00:43:31
LoveAway days
When we lost to derby I said.
Belisa is a world class coach, he has clearly improved our players and has some great ideas that bring very entertaining football capable of getting good results
However I fear he is too imbalanced and his lack of adaptability and putting square pegs in round holes will costs us.
While it may bring some success I fear Belisa shortcomings will outweigh his strengths and ultimately lead to failure
Now tell me where the above statement was not exactly spot on three years before everyone caught up and he was sacked for making us a joke team?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but with Belisa (and Phillips) I believe I showed foresight
Now let’s hope third time in a row as I predicted great things for farke five years ago and so far so good.