Lads, it's the Premier League thread - EPL 2019/20

Thanks adama <3

Pep Guardiola probably going to be doing some angry Joe Cocker gestures on the bus later

gotta be at least 3 of stoppage, maybe 4

fucking engine on Raul

OMG!!!!!!!!!

Woooot!

can it be? the double against Man City?

long four minutes

lol i'm on a slight delay

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC

ugh, dumb foul Traore

stop this free kick, and find a way to keep possession and get downfield. please.

jesus christ. too close. close it out now

IT'S OVER

holy hell that was exciting. that's why you keep plugging

fair play lads

fully deserved

Nuno is giving me life right now

how many have done the double over City in the Oilball era?

i'll consider settling for a point on Sunday now

god that foul of Adama's and the free kick, i was running a couple of minutes behind youse at the end cos there was a little glitch in the stream and biting my nails over that one

yeah that one was scary.

Wolves on pace for 60 points. considering how long it took to get their first win, they're making up for lost time fast.

fucking Lawrenson, fucking Garth Crooks, this one's for you lads

Oh that's a hell of a win, enjoy yourselves lads

Tears for Fears on loop. This made my afternoon

this second season malaise is terrible

Adama Traoré is the Jonah Lomu of the Premier League. Just give him the ball.

— Richard Williams (@rwilliams1947) December 27, 2019

spoken like a bloke who's never seen him play prior to August this year

lol I can remember those heady days when we were linked with him and after a watching brief he was deemed a "racing car without a steering wheel".

Now that's one EPL game I wish I had watched.

xxps pre traore chat
merry xmas ilf. that was lots and lots of fun! Traore should watch out, much more of that sort of thing and he'll be vacating the "thrilling for the fans but fundamentally useless" title in favour of Allan Saint-Maximin. (if he hasn't already, haven't caught much of Wolves or anyone besides Villa recently - is effective Traore becoming a semi-regular thing now?)

also as i'm checking in for the first time in quite a while, obligatory overenthusiastic drunk post about how much i love Jack Grealish. admittedly Villa have had fuck all the way of actual useful footballers since i started paying attention 20-odd years ago but seriously, he's the best Villa player i've seen by such a distance. safe to assume at this stage that he goes for (hopefully very) big money at the end of the season whether or not we stay up and then watch his smoke. he's an enabler. with good players around him he'll tear it up.

agree with Biscuits that Villa are probably doomed and it'll probably happen sooner rather than later. otoh this relegation scrap will be much more fun that the 4 or 5 that preceded relegation bcuz i like the players and i quite like the manager cuz i'm sentimental like that, and i think this time we're actually in with a puncher's chance. also jack grealish.

https://i.imgur.com/Obt9iYC.png

Nuno shoulda yelled "TWICE!"

Prem class Traore has been a regular thing this season - he'll never be the greatest reader of the game, but he's learnt to play with his head up, pick the right option more often than not, run inside as well as wide, good crosses, picks his moments to turn the turbo on. unbelievable achievement between him and the coaching team tbh

Also seems to avoid being dispossessed in the craziest of mismatches

and like all players with ridiculous physical attributes he makes space just cos so many teams are double marking him now

pleased for him. such a weirdly tantalising player, like waking up too early from a lovely dream just before it gets really good. enthralling. i spaffed my entire first window transfer budget bringing him back to Villa on the new FM out of pure whimsy and it didn't work out.

urno nuno

I remember his first touch for the counterattack second goal against City in October and thinking huh he's actually gonna score that isn't he

how many have done the double over City in the Oilball era?

Everton, in 2009-10, 2010-11. Obviously we've eased up a bit on them in recent years, but there was the 4-0 at Goodison in the Koeman epoch.

Only Conte's Chelsea in their title season have done it to Pep's City. Not sure in Hughes/Manchini/Pellegrini eras.

Prem is so much better for players like Traore, Grealish and Saint Maximin — great to see a dribbling revival. Maybe Ibe will come good too if he ever gets a game.

Ibe still looking better vfm than Solanke at the moment.

Nice goal from Mooy.

Have completely given up on us getting Mooy back, so his recent good form means Brighton will have to pay top buck if they want to make him a permanent signing in this window.

looking at his goal and recent rave reviews of his "Aussie Iniesta" performances, finally one of the big clubs might come in for him. And we aren't under any pressure to sell to the first low bids that come, cos he just signed a new three year contract.

sincere condolences to Windsor and Sarge Biscuits, ffs somebody sack Smith already

oh and BB, sorry

Kicking off asking for the goals to be disallowed is so fuckin weak :(

How are they so bad at defending? It’s unbelievable.

He just walked through a space the defence should be.

lol

Not even trying to stop him.

Shocking decision

they need to change this asap

That’s the third one today.