MOTD

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Watching the goals from Saturdays games, how many Man City 'fans' had left the stadium by the time of their last couple of goals?

[andyh]

fair play to MOTD 2
last night they concentrated on the excellent performances by Palace and us, before they mentioned the impact it had on Liverpool and Arsenal.

Compared to Sky who had an hours discussion on how the world had imploded for Arsenal !!! 

[Rory]

It was all going well until they showed Enckleman. What's that? Only 21 years ago?

It was a compilation of bad keeper mistakes in the prem era so……

Tbh I was expecting to come here to see people raising shearers really poor mention of our name when stating ‘West Ham are probably in their top position of being the best of the rest, apart from Aston Villa”, not seeing an encklemann clip when my first fault on seeing the goalie mistake was it was a bit like it.

I switched off after I'd seen us, so missed the keeper errors. Was there a bad error today/yesterday?

My Dad hates Shearer, but I always find him very complimentary about us.

Thought the analysis was balanced erring towards generous. They spoke about what we did well and not what Arsenal failed at.

Really bad error by the Burnley keeper v Brighton on Saturday

Thanks.

[lovejoy]

I think we need to get over this perceived tv bias thing. Of course the bigger teams will get more focus, it's what attracts the viewers. I guess it was the same for us when we were in the second tier. Also the title narrative will take priority over top 4 or even relegation. In fact if we weren't involved I would be ambivalent over the race for Champions league particularly as the finishing line isn't very well defined.

[Lastfootstamper]

fair play to MOTD 2
last night they concentrated on the excellent performances by Palace and us, before they mentioned the impact it had on Liverpool and Arsenal.

Compared to Sky who had an hours discussion on how the world had imploded for Arsenal !!!

I was getting dinner ready and the telly didn't then have my full attention, so can anyone clarify whether or not I really did hear the post-match Sky interviewer ask one of OUR players if he thought arsenal would get their season back on track?

[kippaxvilla2]

Yes he asked Emi. 

[Brazilian Villain]

I was getting dinner ready and the telly didn't then have my full attention, so can anyone clarify whether or not I really did hear the post-match Sky interviewer ask one of OUR players if he thought arsenal would get their season back on track?

I hope his answer was, "Not if they play us every week".

[rob_bridge]

I was getting dinner ready and the telly didn't then have my full attention, so can anyone clarify whether or not I really did hear the post-match Sky interviewer ask one of OUR players if he thought arsenal would get their season back on track?

I hope his answer was, "Not if they play us every week".

Yes it was when he veered off asking Emi what he thought about Arsenal (generally) and Ollie being a boyhood fan. Both were understandably complimentary although Ollie looked a little baffled.

Clearly someone spoke in his interviewer's ear and asked him to ask them about Villa

[ChicagoLion]

Sky do have some very thick people in front of the cameras, probably behind the scenes to.

[Rigadon]

fair play to MOTD 2
last night they concentrated on the excellent performances by Palace and us, before they mentioned the impact it had on Liverpool and Arsenal.

Compared to Sky who had an hours discussion on how the world had imploded for Arsenal !!!

I was getting dinner ready and the telly didn't then have my full attention, so can anyone clarify whether or not I really did hear the post-match Sky interviewer ask one of OUR players if he thought arsenal would get their season back on track?

That was excruciating, but kind of in keeping with the whole Sky output. It's all about a few teams and it always will be.

[Risso]

They had that Ornstein fella on R5 this morning, talking about the defeats for Liverpool and Arsenal. He was genuinely complimentary about us, but messed it all up when talking about Emery by saying "and don't forget, he did get them 2-0 up Man City on the final day of last season, although they eventually lost the game." You might want to check your notes on that one mate.

[Rigadon]

From today's Guardian:

"We’ve read and heard numerous paeans to a three-way title race only for Liverpool and Arsenal to hand control to Manchester City, jeopardising a season’s work and legendary denouement in a single afternoon. Nevertheless, on the face of things this represents an improvement: City can end the season on maximum 91 points, far less troubling than the 98-100 recorded by the league-winners between 2017-18 and 2019-20. This is because the Palaces and Villas of this world – along with nearly every team in the division – have various players able to hurt the best, in theory a good thing but in practice possible mainly because those clubs can outbid more storied European rivals for talent, while the champions-elect, champions in six of the last seven seasons, have links to a nation state with human rights issues. So, while no one can dispute the compelling entertainment of it all – Sunday was another fantastic day of Premier League Football™ – the same problems persist, just in slightly different forms."

Peak patronising.  https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/15/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekend-football-action

[eamonn]

Cheers for the Ian Wright stuff, PWS!

[rob_bridge]

From today's Guardian:

"We’ve read and heard numerous paeans to a three-way title race only for Liverpool and Arsenal to hand control to Manchester City, jeopardising a season’s work and legendary denouement in a single afternoon. Nevertheless, on the face of things this represents an improvement: City can end the season on maximum 91 points, far less troubling than the 98-100 recorded by the league-winners between 2017-18 and 2019-20. This is because the Palaces and Villas of this world – along with nearly every team in the division – have various players able to hurt the best, in theory a good thing but in practice possible mainly because those clubs can outbid more storied European rivals for talent, while the champions-elect, champions in six of the last seven seasons, have links to a nation state with human rights issues. So, while no one can dispute the compelling entertainment of it all – Sunday was another fantastic day of Premier League Football™ – the same problems persist, just in slightly different forms."

Peak patronising.  https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/15/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekend-football-action

I thought there was only one Palace and one Villa when it comes to league football.

So he is bemoaning the fact that the so called also rans can buy and retain good players.

How very dare us

[PaulWinch again]

Palace and Villa lumped together, ha. Yes lower middle table and 4th are exactly the same.