If you have no interest in, or if you dislike, English football, this thread isn't for you, but both of these leagues are becoming more and more interesting and exciting.
Spurs and Liverpool have the Premiership title in their own hands, while Man City need help
Spurs are 5 points off the top, but have yet to play both Liverpool and City.
Norwich look favourite to win automatic promotion, but they still have to go to Boro.
Leeds have both West Brom and Sheffield United at home.
It's intriguing and I'm looking forward to sampling the Elland Road atmosphere on Wednesday night when they play Swansea.
I can't imagine that I'd ever be able to fully support LUFC but it should be fun to be involved as they desperately try to win the league.
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Thread: EPL and Championship
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10-02-2019 02:12 PM #1
EPL and Championship
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10-02-2019 02:43 PM #2
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10-02-2019 02:58 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLess talk, more gifs. 21.05.16
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10-02-2019 03:22 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Only Liverpool have it in their own hands.
Their game at Old Trafford is going to be tasty.
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10-02-2019 03:24 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If 2 teams are on the same points and have to play each other, they are both in control of their own fate.
Zat right?
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10-02-2019 03:36 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Last edited by lapsedhibee; 10-02-2019 at 03:39 PM.
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10-02-2019 04:36 PM #9
Spurs aren't winning anything. They play nice stuff and are a good side but they don't have the depth or the balls to win it.
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He's back at home now, but I haven't found out what the illness was.
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11-02-2019 12:56 AM #15
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Over the last 10 years they have had a great record of signing players on the cheap and going onto sell them for a nice profit. They have just spent around £1 billion on a new stadium which is going to increase revenue to the most they have ever had. This includes NFL paying a massive sum of money which will pay off the cost of the stadium in years to come.
During this period instead of signing players and spending mega money like the other teams in the top 6, they are developing young players coming through the ranks (Winks, Skipp, Walker-Peters, who all played a part in the game yesterday). So that when the time comes they can make even extra profit to cut the losses when they eventually go on to spend the money that the other clubs do in England.
Spurs will go onto improve areas of their team once the stadium is completed and they start to make back the money spent on it. Their aim for now is to finish in the top four and do the best they can in all cup competitions.
Pochettino is a big part of the plan at Spurs and he repeatedly explains a plan to the media. This is why he has not left Spurs, as he knows in the long term he will be a lot more successful staying at the club.
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11-02-2019 08:50 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Spurs are at their peak IMO. Once players like Eriksen, Ali, Alderweireld etc leave as well as Pochetino, the real challenge for them begins in building a new team.
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I reckon they will win the EPL in a canter
I can only imagine you started this thread before yesterday’s game at the Emirates
City will only get stronger as they have a better style system and strength in depth in squad than Liverpool who imho look vulnerable to suspensions and injuries struggle to break teams down and lack the winning mentality
All about opinions I suppose time will tell
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Just noticed the EPL table and City are actually now joint top with Liverpool with a far superior goal differenceLast edited by BILLYHIBS; 11-02-2019 at 09:16 AM.
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11-02-2019 09:19 AM #18
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Liverpools fans apprehensive before every game City’s fans do not give a jot as they expect to win every game
We will see
I am not a City fan just a neutral
Klopp does not fill me with confidence
It should be an exciting and interesting run in to the end of the season with a re-emerging Man Utd and many twists and turns still to come
Spurs miss Harry Kane
Man City Just been installed as 8/11 odds on favourites by bet 365 to win EPLLast edited by BILLYHIBS; 11-02-2019 at 09:56 AM.
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11-02-2019 01:50 PM #21
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Annual wage bill of the EPL top four this season:
Man City- £260m
Liverpool- £263m
Spurs- £127m
Man Utd- £296m
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11-02-2019 02:56 PM #22
A quick endorsement of the English Championship from me.
I can't get to Easter Rd very often so have a season ticket at Brentford. The games are fast and fiercely competitive but the ball is kept mostly on the deck and the skills levels are high. I get to watch some arrogant, big-name former Premiership teams when they visit and, quite often, see them get beaten which is deeply rewarding.
The Brentford ground is small, usually packed and the crowd is noisy and good natured (except when playing Fulham). In contrast, I went to see Arsenal play recently and hated every moment I was inside their vast, impersonal, futuristic football drome.
Brentford continually unearth raw new talent, train them up and sell them on for serious profits. A bit like Hibs the fans accept it, it's the only way they can survive. Admittedly, I spend half the games at Griffin Park with my head down, watching the Hibs' score on my phone but, when I do look up, it's thoroughly entertaining.
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11-02-2019 07:39 PM #23
Wolves squad is actually really good just now. Crazy the money that these small clubs have to play with. Hopefully the new boy for Newcastle has an impact if he comes on.
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Liverpool have a game in hand.
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Hibs need help!
Lets just see what happens
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It's in Liverpool's hands, that's all I meant and I just was pointing it out to underline how exciting the run-ins are.
Geez a break man!
In any case, I think their game at Old Trafford in a fortnight will have a huge bearing on where the title goes.
United won't particularly want City to win it again, but I think on balance, they'd prefer that to Liverpool becoming champions.
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11-02-2019 08:53 PM #29
Newcastle...
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That was why I mentioned a resurgent Man Utd and I have doubts over Liverpool’s big game temperament and squad depth
Anyone that saw Man City on Sunday could not fail to be impressed indeed the Bookies agree with me
As already posted I am not a City fan my son who is a HIBS ST holder went down to Anfield on Saturday so I hope he does not read this post
May the best team win
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