Premier League 2022/2023/2024/2025

[marella jube]

Leicester almost certain for 1 of the 2 automatic promotion places, if not as champions.

An Ipswich return to the top flight, consecutive promotions, would be a great story but I think they might fall short, leaving 'dirty' Leeds to take the other automatic promotion spot.

Playoffs - Southampton are wobbling at the wrong time of the season so hard to see them winning a semi final. Conversely Norwich seem to finding form at the right time so perhaps an East Anglia derby in the final ..Ipswich prevailing in extra time.

 

[marella jube]

Premier League ; great title race. Spurs hold the key, having to play each of the 3 contenders in the run to season's end. No easy task anytime but if Arsenal can avoid defeat in the NLD on Sunday, let alone win , then it might be advantage enough, despite Man City having games in hand..

 

[marella jube]

More hiccups on Klopp's farewell. Liverpool 0-2 at Everton, 25 minutes to play.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Leicester almost certain for 1 of the 2 automatic promotion places, if not as champions.

An Ipswich return to the top flight, consecutive promotions, would be a great story but I think they might fall short, leaving 'dirty' Leeds to take the other automatic promotion spot.

Playoffs - Southampton are wobbling at the wrong time of the season so hard to see them winning a semi final. Conversely Norwich seem to finding form at the right time so perhaps an East Anglia derby in the final ..Ipswich prevailing in extra time.

A few weeks ago I would have said Leeds challenging Leicester for champions, or 2nd automatic at the very least. At that point they looked strong and Ipswich wobbling.

The past month those tables have reversed. Ipswich looking more consistent and Leeds wobbling (albeit, not wobbling as much as Southampton). Very nervous if Leeds go to playoffs. Someone like Norwich could well get over the top of them.

I wonder what the record amount of points, but failing to get promoted is? Leeds would have to be close to that if they fail to go up (or likewise, Ipswich if they fail to get promoted).

 

[marella jube]

Seems Championship clubs prefer promotion 'the hard way'...Leeds shat the bed at QPR 0-4, leaving Ipswich a great opportunity at automatic promotion, 1 point behind & 2 games in hand.

QPR's win confirms their stay in the Championship next season & automatic promotion to the premier league for Leicester...

 

[marella jube]

Poshman, My Rams would appreciate a favor from your blokes in the last round of League 1 fixtures please.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Seems Championship clubs prefer promotion 'the hard way'...Leeds shat the bed at QPR 0-4, leaving Ipswich a great opportunity at automatic promotion, 1 point behind & 2 games in hand.

QPR's win confirms their stay in the Championship next season & automatic promotion to the premier league for Leicester...

Expect Leeds to *smile* the bed in playoffs and fail to secure promotion. I looked it up, would make them the club with the highest amount of points, to fail in gaining promotion.

A very real possibility with the likes of Norwich hitting some form and Southampton more than capable of regaining the form they held for much of the season, before their latest wobble.

 

[yo_eddy]

The performance of QPR to drag themselves out of the mire and stay up is impressive. Ten points from the first 17 games and well adrift in the relegation zone. New Spanish manger and this year they're effectively 6th.

 

[mrposhman]

Postman, My Rams would appreciate a favor from your blokes in the last round of League 1 fixtures please.

I don't think you'll need any favours, surely you don't lose at home against the bottom club Carlisle like we did! I think the place in the Championships is yours now, we are just jostling for form before the playoffs, pretty much the top 4 are done, and we hope Barnsley turn their form around as I want their shaky form in the playoffs not some of the teams flying home.

Hopefully we can join you in the Championship for a 2nd win at Wembley this season

 

[marella jube]

NLDs always great entertainment. This no different. Arsenal tried hard to blow a 3 goal lead but managed to hang on for a 3-2 win over Spurs.

 

[Ian4]

NLDs always great entertainment. This no different. Arsenal tried hard to blow a 3 goal lead but managed to hang on for a 3-2 win over Spurs.

Yes, we have a major problem with set pieces and its something we will need to address in the offseason, but we were robbed, plain and simple.

The VDV goal should have stood. Yes he was offside, but it came of their Japanese defender. Some will say it deflected off him and he wasn't playing at the ball, but that brings the "clear and obvious error" element into it and you have to give the benefit of the doubt to the attacking team. There was a very similar incident when we played West Ham and they allowed that goal to stand. This should have stood too.

The Kulu incident was a stone cold penalty. Kulu lost his balance after the contact and he wasn't able to get the shot off. If he keeps his balance, he has the time and space to shoot. If that was Saka, he would have fallen and milked it, and the ref probably gives it. Its a sad state of affairs when a player gets penalised for keeping his feet. And of course, their second goal gets ruled out.

 

[artball]

Spurs loss good for Villa - that's all I care about

 

[glantone]

Spurs loss good for Villa - that's all I care about

100%ly. Unai Emery

 

[marella jube]

Congratulations Ipswich!!

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Congratulations Ipswich!!

Let’s see if Leeds match my prediction as the team with the record amount of points (I think, equal record points) to fail to be promoted, when they bottle the playoffs.

 

[craig]

Let’s see if Leeds match my prediction as the team with the record amount of points (I think, equal record points) to fail to be promoted, when they bottle the playoffs.

Leeds should win their way back its out of Leeds and Saints.

Ipswich going up with back-to-back promotions from League 1 have obviously spent some serious cash to make it happen.

I can see them, getting mullered in the EPL but it's been a great run for them.

Forrest to hang on and keep Luton and Burnley at bay.

3 Teams promoted to the EPL this season are looking certain to be the 3 going back down.

Portsmouth and Derby County earning promotion back into the Champ from League 1.

Will be a more even season in the Championship next season, but I'd be expecting Sheffield United and Burnley to be around the promotion spots again along with whoever misses out between Leeds, Southampton and Norwich.

Sunderland again shot both their feet off by doing the same stupid crap they've been doing since their last season in the Premier League.

A great escape from relegation by Wednesday putting together some very good run of form over the last month or two after spending the majority of the season being cannon fodder anchored in the relegation bin.

Birmingham going down to League 1 was the biggest casualty along with Huddersfield and Rotherham who are making a habit of bouncing up and down between the Championship and league 1.

 

[craig]

I think it's safe to say that Crystal Palace just signed Ten Hags termination slip for United.

4-0 slapping at Selhurst , Man United needs to be dismantled and rebuilt the joint is toxic and without spirit pride or brotherhood.

I can imagine Man UNited fans having their pisss right royally boiled.

 

[craig]

The performance of QPR to drag themselves out of the mire and stay up is impressive. Ten points from the first 17 games and well adrift in the relegation zone. New Spanish manger and this year they're effectively 6th.

QPR and Wednesday both big turnarounds, great results for both clubs.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Leeds should win their way back its out of Leeds and Saints.

Ipswich going up with back-to-back promotions from League 1 have obviously spent some serious cash to make it happen.

I can see them, getting mullered in the EPL but it's been a great run for them.

Forrest to hang on and keep Luton and Burnley at bay.

3 Teams promoted to the EPL this season are looking certain to be the 3 going back down.

Portsmouth and Derby County earning promotion back into the Champ from League 1.

Will be a more even season in the Championship next season, but I'd be expecting Sheffield United and Burnley to be around the promotion spots again along with whoever misses out between Leeds, Southampton and Norwich.

Sunderland again shot both their feet off by doing the same stupid crap they've been doing since their last season in the Premier League.

A great escape from relegation by Wednesday putting together some very good run of form over the last month or two after spending the majority of the season being cannon fodder anchored in the relegation bin.

Birmingham going down to League 1 was the biggest casualty along with Huddersfield and Rotherham who are making a habit of bouncing up and down between the Championship and league 1.

Regarding Ipswich. I thought that too. But on some reading I did, apparently not. Have achieved their immense result without breaking the bank. Even compared to their peers. Were just inside the bottom third of wage bills among The Championship, yet they hooked in with the three big spenders (Leicester, Leeds, Saints) as a runaway group. Only one point behind Leicester who were well clear in the wage bill stakes, from the other two bigger spenders.

Actually, I heard one analyst suggest that given what they spent on wages, Leicester winning the league by any less than 20pts they should think of as a failure.

Regarding Leeds. Sure, they are nearly 20pts clear of their playoff opponents. But such a stellar season now counts for nothing and they go into playoffs in terrible form.

One side note regarding next year’s championship. Steel city derbies for the first time in five or six years.

League 1 next season……can Wrexham ride the Hollywood momentum (and bankroll) up through the division, to the Championship? I would have thought their rise now gets much harder. But who knows how self fulfilling a ride it’s becoming with streaming revenue coming in.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Regarding Ipswich. I thought that too. But on some reading I did, apparently not. Have achieved their immense result without breaking the bank. Even compared to their peers. Were just inside the bottom third of wage bills among The Championship, yet they hooked in with the three big spenders (Leicester, Leeds, Saints) as a runaway group. Only one point behind Leicester who were well clear in the wage bill stakes, from the other two bigger spenders.

Actually, I heard one analyst suggest that given what they spent on wages, Leicester winning the league by any less than 20pts they should think of as a failure.

Regarding Leeds. Sure, they are nearly 20pts clear of their playoff opponents. But such a stellar season now counts for nothing and they go into playoffs in terrible form.

One side note regarding next year’s championship. Steel city derbies for the first time in five or six years.

League 1 next season……can Wrexham ride the Hollywood momentum (and bankroll) up through the division, to the Championship? I would have thought their rise now gets much harder. But who knows how self fulfilling a ride it’s becoming with streaming revenue coming in.

Overnight I see Oxford Utd reaching the final league 1 playoff. If they gain promotion to the Championship, will seem strange to see their weird, three sided stadium in the upper tiers of the league (I believe when it was built in the early 00s, they ran out of money during construction and thus, it was never finished). I don’t think they have been in either of the top two tiers for 35-40 years.