Premier League 2021-22

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 19, 2022 5:17 pm

As you probably all already know, to avoid relegation, Leeds has to have a better result than Burnley in the finale (due to having a worse goal differential).

I wonder if it ultimately comes down to which opponent cares less.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu May 19, 2022 5:19 pm

Leeds are also away, and Burnley are at home.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 19, 2022 5:28 pm

I'm rooting for Leeds, although I'm not sure why.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 19, 2022 5:51 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:28 pm I'm rooting for Leeds, although I'm not sure why.

American coach? That's my reason. Plus I have a friend who for some reason was a big Leeds fan for like 20 years. He signed up to stream all of their games and his wife had a picture of him blown up in the stands during COVID.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:01 pm

Ha, looked it up and forgot about both Marsch and Harrison. That’s why I’m rooting for Leeds, it appears.

(The Ted Lasso shit will be unbearable if they go down on the last day.)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 pm

Love the crazy celebrations out of Goodison, but it's funny picturing an American team celebrating like that for clinching 16th place.

https://www.mediaite.com/sports/watch-e ... -comeback/

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:15 pm

16th place is last qualifier for the playoffs in a lot of sports?

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:45 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 pm Love the crazy celebrations out of Goodison, but it's funny picturing an American team celebrating like that for clinching 16th place.

https://www.mediaite.com/sports/watch-e ... -comeback/

But those fans know...

look how long it took Leeds to get back to the Premier League. Forest still not back in there.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 19, 2022 9:12 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:45 pm Forest still not back in there.

90 minutes away, mebbe?

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Fri May 20, 2022 7:13 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 9:12 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:45 pm Forest still not back in there.
90 minutes away, mebbe?

If I were a betting man, I'd put a couple of pounds on it.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri May 20, 2022 8:28 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:28 pm I'm rooting for Leeds, although I'm not sure why.

1) I watched, I believe, 2 seasons on that Amazon network show about Leeds and grew to really like them.

2) I played with a modified Leeds team as a result for many months on EA sports.

3) The hometown story of Kalvin Phillips is classic English soccer shit and I'm here for it.

4) American coach, even if it's a guy that I'm old enough to have really disliked as a player for the Fire. (He will happily tell you, he was an irritant.)

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Fri May 20, 2022 10:46 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:28 pm I'm rooting for Leeds, although I'm not sure why.

My Bubbie was from Leeds, and when I was a kid, cousins would send assorted bits of Leeds paraphernalia.

So as a 1/4 Yorkshireman, must back Leeds.

Also, Spurs have an easier time with them than they do with Burnley.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 22, 2022 10:02 am

Terrified about Fernandinho today, both his pace and the chance he’s to blame in his last match at city.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:09 am

Love the simplicity of the “As it stands” caption to the table on the PL Goal Rush feed

Post by **Sabo** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:13 am

rass wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:09 am Love the simplicity of the “As it stands” caption to the table on the PL Goal Rush feed

I think an offsides call a few minutes ago relieved a lot of puckering in the Middle East.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:32 am

Liverpool about to re-create the unleash hell scene from Gladiator knowing that a goal now gives them the title

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:39 am

And now City with 2 goals to tie it back up with Villa at 2-2. This is nuts and incredible soccer.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:42 am

HOLY FUCK. Such a fucking series of goals from Man City.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:49 am

Leeds never seem to do anything the easy way. Tied at 1, but Burnley just need a goal and they stay up.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:58 am

Harrison with a goal at the death to fully clinch things.

Jesse M the savior.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 22, 2022 12:55 pm

That was about ideal from a certain beloved swamper’s standpoint. The last assist from KDB was just insane.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun May 22, 2022 2:29 pm

That was intense. Ridiculously intense. Had no cell service at the match, but the place went nuts each time Villa scored. It sort of spread like wildfire through the crowd. The Kop is bonkers.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun May 22, 2022 4:42 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 2:29 pm That was intense. Ridiculously intense. Had no cell service at the match, but the place went nuts each time Villa scored. It sort of spread like wildfire through the crowd. The Kop is bonkers.

That’s great man. At least there is one beloved swamper we can be happy for.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun May 22, 2022 9:31 pm

Glad to see see Leeds avoid relegation.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Sun May 22, 2022 9:48 pm

Not a controversial statement, but Norwich just might be the worst premier league team I have ever seen.

And the obligatory - "shame about the Arsenal!"

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 23, 2022 7:44 am

Surprised at how NBC did the coverage. I wasn’t home, so I recorded the Arsenal game and avoided results. For some bizarre reason, they weren’t showing scores or highlights from other games. At all. Even at halftime, they showed the list of games being played without scores. What is the point? In past years, they would have cut in with highlights from the Liverpool,City and Tottenham matches while running the usual score ticket in the top corner. The announcers offhand mentioned the Tottenham score, so they weren’t trying to keep it a secret. Weird decision.

I’ll have to go back and watch the City highlights, that had to be some high drama.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Mon May 23, 2022 7:51 am

the scores were in the upper right hand corner on both the city and liverpool matches

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 23, 2022 8:07 am

Maybe they were trying to be nice?

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon May 23, 2022 8:30 am

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 7:13 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 9:12 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:45 pm Forest still not back in there.
90 minutes away, mebbe?
If I were a betting man, I'd put a couple of pounds on it.

Watch out for Brennan Johnson

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon May 23, 2022 11:48 am

I had this same thought a couple of years ago...and since Liverpool won the PL title the next year, it may not be as relevant now...but it sure seems to me like Man City would rather win the Champions League, and Liverpool would rather win the PL.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 23, 2022 1:37 pm

The first assumption is definitely true.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Tue May 24, 2022 8:57 am

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Tue May 24, 2022 3:22 pm

Gold, absolute gold!

In other great EPL news... (ENIC is the group that owns Spurs)

ENIC pumps £150m into Tottenham to help fund Antonio Conte summer transfer spree

They keep Conte, Man U may not see the Champions League for quite some time.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue May 24, 2022 3:54 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:22 pm Gold, absolute gold!

In other great EPL news... (ENIC is the group that owns Spurs)

ENIC pumps £150m into Tottenham to help fund Antonio Conte summer transfer spree

They keep Conte, Man U may not see the Champions League for quite some time.

This is a good time to point out that my daughter had a Freudian slip and referred to Tottenham Hotsperm the other day. That name is going to stick.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Tue May 24, 2022 3:58 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:54 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:22 pm Gold, absolute gold!

In other great EPL news... (ENIC is the group that owns Spurs)

ENIC pumps £150m into Tottenham to help fund Antonio Conte summer transfer spree

They keep Conte, Man U may not see the Champions League for quite some time.
This is a good time to point out that my daughter had a Freudian slip and referred to Tottenham Hotsperm the other day. That name is going to stick.

And sometimes stain.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue May 24, 2022 4:24 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:54 pm This is a good time to point out that my daughter had a Freudian slip and referred to Tottenham Hotsperm the other day. That name is going to stick.

They grow up so fast!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue May 24, 2022 6:07 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 8:57 am

Where the lie?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue May 24, 2022 6:25 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 6:07 pm
Baloney wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 8:57 am
Where the lie?

Was exactly my response in a group text.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed May 25, 2022 3:17 pm

This is a fun thing to watch, unless, I guess we have some closet Burnley fans on here.

Jesse still has an uphill battle with a portion of the fan base, but he showed with NY that he has the ability turn things around after taking over for a highly popular, sacked manager. You can see the tide turning even in the comments section of that clip. I was reading comments on the day of on The Athletic and even in that moment of euphoria, you still had around 30 percent of the fans bitching about him.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed May 25, 2022 4:38 pm

They fought so long and hard to get back up to the premier league.

Glad they're still around. Maybe it's the nostalgia inherent in any guy in his late 50s, but Leeds belongs in the top flight. As do Forest and Sunderland.

Teams like Burnley, Fulham, Bournemouth, Norwich, Watford and WBA are just disposable visitors to the Premier League.