Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

Is Defoe still not fit? I haven't been keeping track recently, but it seems bizarre if not outright wrong that Ade is starting such an important game otherwise

adebayor has been good to great in the last 3 or 4 games and looks good today

anyone that'll argue against video ref being available for a call like that penalty can have a battering and all tbr

christ that's slack defending

Fair nuff, I saw his long-range cracker the other day but I've adjusted to thinking of him as being a sight worse than useless, and I'm watching Arsenal atm so have nae idea how the guy's playing right now xpost

it's a fair sentiment given his form all season alright

not unlike him to turn it on to ensure he stays in light of the approaching transfer window tbh, you couldn't rely on him for next season or anything

Tbph sometime in March I basically stopped caring what anyone else was doing except for those in Villa's immediate vicinity and I'm now trying to get a handle at the last minute on things happening elsewhere. Parker's gone from England captain to a problem player pretty fast, it seems? Though this is probs to do with the differences between AVB's approach and Harry's, I suppose

wickham looks like troubling dawson all afternoon

xp i'd reckon the absence of modric as a creative outlet is a lot to do with it, dembele sits much deeper and rampages forward but isn't anything like the constant presence modric was for parker to offload it simply to

is that offside?

ref wants nothing to do with this game, ignoring clear fouls from both teams throughout

doesn't explain why he's booked bale for diving in as clear a penalty as you'd wish for, but hardly the first time a cunt ref's done that all year either

You'll be reet if you can buy a decent striker and keep your players fit next season. Dembele/Sandro axis is a midfield to be feared.

And I dislike the old buzzard quite thoroughly, but it's only appropriate that United should be handing their opponents a tubthumpin' in Ferg's last game.

left back, left winger, striker who is a presence in the box

same as it ever was tbh

Disastrous defending from Villa at a corner, 2-1 Wigan ffs

jesus the left side of the pitch falls of a fuckin cliff

Is Bale on the left and Holtby in the middle / vice versa not considered a viable option? Clint Dempsey can do one

GET INVOLVED
Ryan Cowie: No real head scratching in terms of why QPR are going down - boys to men stuff at Anfield against Liverpool.

crap performance, pointless game - and all the philly steaks you can eat

4 seasons of loneliness ahead.

Ideally you want Bale on the left and Dempsey behind the main striker, although the long-term solution to the Adebayor problem might be to play him in a deeper role as well. Holtby deeper, possibly, but that requires a three-man midfield with both Dembele and Sandro in it.

We need cover or competition on both wings and upfront more than anything else in the summer. Hopefully Andros will be ready next year, and I think Danny Rose probably is as well, definitely a better LB option than Naughton.

xp v nice

can someone kill fucking robbie savages tv career already?

Does Rafa keep his job for an extra week if there's a third place play-off?

― The Parvenu Fucktard (onimo), Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:16 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark

still in charge for the money-spinning games in the US anyway

Nothing about this feels as bad as the end of last season.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 19 May 2013 15:58 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

even if arsenal don't win and u lot fail to take advantage?

jordan ibe looks a player alright

did spurs just score? my neighbour above is a fan and i just heard extremely over the top roaring.

Arsenal - Koscielny

Gah it's over.

Anyone watching, how have Newcastle been playing in general?

strange, maybe it was a howl of anguish.

Neither Newcastle nor Arsenal looking that good

Newcastle have been good up until about 5 minutes ago. Think they've given up now.

LG - your neighbour might have been raging at the second penalty appeal being turned down.

that man rvp

Anita has come on for Newcastle and looked really good in midfield

in a 'tidy, composed terrier with good touch' way

think you're getting caught up in the rapture there

I always thought he'd be too light-weight for Newcastle

xp

And still think that

bbc need to overhaul all these fucks.

i miss sky sports news on a match day.

yay for koscielny. i'll do next season proper, honest.

For the life of me I have no idea how the ball didn't go in there.

spurs i think

We have a player (Bradley Pritchard) of a very similar body-shape that many fans thought would be 'too lightweight'. Turns out there's no such thing as 'too lightweight' if you have pace, skill and a brain.

this fucking stinks.

we haven't had a penalty all season, i guess if you reviewed bale's six or whatever bookings for diving at least three were legit penalties

Spurs must be running out of ways to not quite score now. Anybody watching Arsenal - is there any chance of Newcastle equalising?

I'd put it as 30-70 against Newcastle equalising. Was 10-90 until Anita came on.

Big cheer for non-existent Newcastle goal

Arse have the better of the play. Wenger nervous as ever tho

lol crowd at whl going mental, some cunt in the crowd playing silly buggers with rumours