Barclays Premier League Season 2009/2010

[Subject Delta]

Voronin and Babel are pretty much fringe players at the moment anyway so I don't think they would be such a big loss if they where sold.

[Rappy Veteran]

Voronin and Babel are pretty much fringe players at the moment anyway so I don't think they would be such a big loss if they where sold.

Yeah but you won't get a great deal for them I heard ?1m for Voronin which is a bit small but then again he was a free if I remember correctly.

[Subject Delta]

I suppose not, but any reinforcement will be useful at the moment.

[Martyn]

Watching West Ham win is like watching a sexy girl take off her bra only to find that she was wearing another bra underneath. Always a victory followed by disappointment...

Tickled me did that :laugh:

[Subject Delta]

1-0 courtesy of a late goal, and 2 wins on the bounce. Hopefully this will be the start of a bigger turnaround in our form.

[Martyn]

I'd rattle Fernando Torres everywhere.

[Mike]

I thought Martin O'Neill was a bit over the top on his sides performance as there weren't many chances. Only ones that come to mind are Downings free shot and Carew's header that went narrowly wide. Then again Liverpool didn't have many either and the goal came from 2 bits of luck, annoying thing is it could be a turning point in the season when all it was was 2 bits of luck :p

[Subject Delta]

Luck tends to even itself out over the course of the season, anyone accusing Liverpool of being excessively lucky just needs to look back at the Sunderland game, and bring the word "Balloon" to the forefront of their mind.

[Rappy Veteran]

The CL spot race is back to being wide open!

[Mike]

Luck tends to even itself out over the course of the season, anyone accusing Liverpool of being excessively lucky just needs to look back at the Sunderland game, and bring the word "Balloon" to the forefront of their mind.

That it does, it's just annoying to see a point in the season where Liverpool may well sort themselves out and it was nothing of their own doing :p

The CL spot race is back to being wide open!

It was never off tbh. I am expecting Spurs / Villa to go through bad patches and lose points in relation to City/Liverpool, and so 4th place is between City and Liverpool imo. If City get some more players in and get a team sorted, it may well be City in the CL next season and not Liverpool.

[Subject Delta]

That it does, it's just annoying to see a point in the season where Liverpool may well sort themselves out and it was nothing of their own doing :p

Good clubs always pull themselves out of bad patches eventually, now it will just be a case of maintaining the momentum and starting to push for the CL places. I feel if we can keep our form up then we are on paper at least one of the stronger sides involved in the push for 4th place, but as it stands, so many teams are losing points in unusual places that trying to predict the eventual outcome feels like a game of russian roulette at the moment.

Personally, if I had a choice, if it where not Liverpool to get the 4th place, I would like to see it go to Tottenham or Villa rather than Man City, purely because, like Chelsea I have a problem with the means that they achieve their success.

Something tells me this will be one of the closest CL qualification races yet :D

[Rappy Veteran]

I would like to say Villa but just look at this year they didn't do well in Europa League and it would be sad for them to go out in early stages! but then being a West Ham support anyone other then Spurs would be good :p

[Subject Delta]

Apart from Chelsea, I am pretty indifferent towards the London clubs, but in all honesty I will be pretty surprised if Spurs can sustain the form to stay in the top 4.

[Rappy Veteran]

I don't really class anyone as rivals in my mind to West Ham other then maybe QPR or Millwall :p

[Subject Delta]

If you can even call them rivals, being that they are hardly a threat :p

[Green_Eye]

I don't really class anyone as rivals in my mind to West Ham other then maybe QPR or Millwall :p

I do. Bolton. I hate Bolton. Can't really explain why :laugh: I think we lost to them a few seasons ago and that sealed our doom to the championship. Generally don't like their play style either :p

[Rappy Veteran]

If you can even call them rivals, being that they are hardly a threat :p

haha tell that to the ICF (Inner City Firm) :p

[Subject Delta]

One result over the course of a championship doesn't seal a team's doom on its own :p seems like a strange reason to hate a team, but I agree with you on one point, bolton aren't a pretty team to watch xD

haha tell that to the ICF (Inner City Firm) :p

Personally I don't even class firms as real fans, they just use football as an excuse for violence.

[Rappy Veteran]

I do. Bolton. I hate Bolton. Can't really explain why :laugh: I think we lost to them a few seasons ago and that sealed our doom to the championship. Generally don't like their play style either :p

haha I don't like them but they don't bother me :p Megson is hated by his own fans that makes me :rofl: tbh

[Green_Eye]

It's not real hate but more so dislike. I know they didn't personally walk us out of the premiership but it seemed that defeat sort of deemed us useless and not of premiership quality and it really stuck with me. Worst feeling is watching your club get relegated :(

[Rappy Veteran]

Lowly Bolton sack manager Megson

Portsmouth face winding up petition

London firm to bid for West Ham

Chelsea now 'virtually debt-free'

[Subject Delta]

So if Portsmouth are declared bankrupt, what happens next? I am a bit unclear on the FA rules (and law in general) on this

[Rappy Veteran]

So if Portsmouth are declared bankrupt, what happens next? I am a bit unclear on the FA rules (and law in general) on this

think it starts with 9 points deduction but then if they are wound up (which I highly doubt will happen) they will just disapear from the EPL I suppose...never seen it happen.

[Subject Delta]

I thought the points deduction rule was for clubs that went into administration? is that part of the bankruptcy process?

[Rappy Veteran]

I am not sure, Portsmouth haven't had points deducted yet so I would assume it would be the first stage because they can't afford wages, ground staff etc