The guy that got sacked twice was Flt Sgt Parker and his acrobatic cardigan
@dogmeat said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
The guy that got sacked twice was Flt Sgt Parker and his acrobatic cardigan
ha ha, although he was right that Bournemouth needed a cash injection of which Maxim Demin didn't want to continue..but I am glad GON changed the way we played
edit: no question both Fulham and Bournemouth improved after he left 
The Newcastle-Arsenal game was a good watch, and physical. It had a bit of everything - VAR overturning an early penalty (correctly), shots hitting the posts/crossbar, great saves from both goalkeepers, and the right result.
@Bovidae said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
VAR overturning an early penalty (correctly),
Had to happen sooner or later
@dogmeat said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
@Bovidae said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
VAR overturning an early penalty (correctly),
Had to happen sooner or later
It was a very poor reason to overturn a ref's decision - just because it didn't hit his hand.
Not entirely sure why Lindelof's handball wasn't referred back to the ref to take a look. They seemed to interpret it as not making his body shape bigger despite the fact he moved his hand towards the ball. Very odd. Top 4 race is all on now - although Liverpool do have to keep winning and hoping those above drop more points
@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
That’s a very handy win for Everton away to Brighton.
Hopefully they have plenty of confidence for their next game. 
@KiwiPie They don't seem to want to refer back to the refbecause of the time it takes.
The ref in Fulham's loss at Anfield apologised to Fulham players in the second half (having had the opportunity to view the replay at half time) for awarding a penalty he shouldn't have.
Not sure why he would do that or what difference it would make. In real time on the pitch it was a fair decision. It is VAR that are supposed to have the time and multiple camera angles to get it right.
Instead they seem to decide that everything is a 50/50 call and it should stay as ref's decision. So what the hell is the point.
@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
That’s a very handy win for Everton away to Brighton.
Also for Forest..pressure squarely on Southampton, Leicester and Leeds now
@bayimports No pressure on Southampton other than working out where to stay in Rotherham next season...
Everyone's now played 35 so easier to sort out permutations
So pick two from
Leeds 19th - 30 points - Goaf Diff -25 1 point from last 5 games
Newcastle (H), West Ham (A), Tottenham (H)
Leicester 18th - 30 points -(-15) 5 points from last 5 games
Liverpool (H), Newcastle (A), West Ham (H)
Everton 17th - 32 points - (-21) 5 points from last 5 games
Man City (H), Wolves (A), Bournemouth (H)
Forest 16th 33 points - (-31) 6 points from last 5 games
Chelsea (A), Arsenal (H), Crystal Palace (A)
Today's wins massive for Forest and Everton. Can't see that may wins from these remaining 12 games so I reckon Leeds and Leicester are for the drop. Big Sam will pocket half a mill for achieving fuck all.
Their only potential lifeline is maybe West Ham drop points as they're now safe and might be focusing on Europe to try and retrieve their season.
@dogmeat said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
No pressure on Southampton other than working out where to stay in Rotherham next season...
very true, will have a close eye on the championship playoffs to see who their biggest competition will be next year.. Sunderland the big finishers with momentum, could be the smokey
Championship is Luton v Sunderland (very 1980s Division 1) and Middlesbrough v Coventry (very 1990s Premier League).
Luton is the romantic one, low budget, in the National League less than a decade ago and (like Notts County) falling out of Div 1 the season before the Premier League started.
Boro haven't been in the EPL since 2017 and Coventry since the start of the century (and also dropped into the 4th tier for a season not long ago). These 2 teams played today and drew.
Finally Sunderland dropped out of the EPL 6 years ago and dropped another level in the next season.
Suspect Boro have the best team and in Chuba Akpom a guy with 28 goals - former Arsenal player who seems to have spent seasons being loaned out and is suddenly a star.
