[Archived] Premier League 2015/16 Thread

[Husky]

Very poor referee. He'll probably end up reffing our next match.

He's certainly of Ewood Park refereeing standards.

See you in The Championship Jonathon Moss.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/joleon-lescott-says-aston-villas-7770554

what a deluded arrogent stupid tosser.

Yet another once touted as "England's finest".

[Baz]

Vardys first yellow was never a booking, but its a dive for the second, he throws his leg into Ogbonna, should have just taken the shot.

The Wham penalty was very soft, but having given that, he should be giving the one on Huth. The actual penalty wasnt a penalty, i can only think the ref bottled it and knew he should have given the one on Huth earlier.

However, 8 more points needed for Leicester, can see this going to the last game again.

[AllRoverAsia]

So Vinjay's antagonistic post stays and my response is deleted. Stay classy guys.

I wondered where it had gone. Hmmm..........

[Beta Ray Bill]

Despite his broken English I could listen to Claudio Ranieri all day.

Brilliantly handled Geoff Shreeves in the post-match interview.

Really hope he wins it. It'll be against all the odds - including the establishment.

When he was at Chelsea, at one point the Stamford Bridge pitch was in a really poor state.

In a televised match the camera showed him on the touch line, he gestured at the pitch and said "look at this, it's $h!t ". Cue frantic apologies from the studio. 😀

[Stuart]

Amazing listening to Alan Smith (slowly morphing into a 21st century Alan Hansen) about holding in the penalty area. When a West Ham player does it to a Leicester player it's definitely not a penalty; when a Leicester player does it to a West Ham player it definitely is; and when a Palace player does it to an Arsenal player it really should be. Aren't these pundit supposed to be impartial - or at least consistent?

[Tom]

Not seen any football today but sounds like the Vardy one was similar to his penalty against Arsenal, I thought that was a dive at the time but they are always borderline and can go either way.

Ranieri is an absolute class act, unbelievable that in summer people mocked him getting the job.

[DE.]

Ranieri is an absolute class act, unbelievable that in summer people mocked him getting the job.

I never understood that and think I said so at the time. I thought he was a big upgrade on Pearson and a real coup for Leicester. So it's turned out to be!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I must admit it did look like he caught his leg whilst running at pace.

Is this the day when the 'Premier League refs' finally turn on Leicester? Enough is enough!

But you do wonder if Spurs and Whum fans write for the BBC:

"We've got ourselves a big twist in this tale. Jamie Vardy is sent off for a second yellow card, given to him for diving. It was as well. He runs into the box, holds his run a tad and then theatrically launches himself to the ground under pressure from Angelo Ogbonna."

Looked 90% pen rather than theatrics.

Dive for me. He went down too easily. I thought this was still supposed to be a contact sport. Diving is killing the game, I hate it.

Having said that these days every coming together in the box has either got to be a foul on the defender or a penalty for the attacker. Why can't we just have a coming together and play on ? The referees have made a rod for their own backs.

[donnermeat]

Always remember an interview with Ranieri when he was saying how his mother used to call after every game and always ask if Duff had played and chastised him when he didn't play! I mean what other manager would say that on national telly?!

[oldjamfan1]

Amazing listening to Alan Smith (slowly morphing into a 21st century Alan Hansen) about holding in the penalty area. When a West Ham player does it to a Leicester player it's definitely not a penalty; when a Leicester player does it to a West Ham player it definitely is; and when a Palace player does it to an Arsenal player it really should be. Aren't these pundit supposed to be impartial - or at least consistent?

It was a strange one that, if it had been a partiality issue you would have expected him to have had the opposite view with his Leicester connections. Which leads to the conclusion that he simply talks out of his @rse

[Husky]

Spuds have got some proper gimme gimme games against the holiday teams.

I have a feeling it will go down to one terrible last day of the season where both Newcastle and Spuds will need a result. With either Newcastle staying up or Spuds winning the league on goal difference whilst relegating The Humbugs.

[47er]

Thought the ref had a nightmare. West Ham's penalty was for a holding infringement that occurs in the box every time a cross, corner or free-kick comes over.

Don't mind him giving it so long as he gives another 20 or 30 a game!

Vardy did dive but it was to emphasise the foul which was definitely there.

Ironically, the penalty Leicester got at the death was a more blatant dive than Vardy's!

This was a classic example of a ref getting the big game of the weekend and thinking he had to put on a show. Disgrace.

[speeeeeeedie]

The talk of a fix by the ref in the Leicester game is way off. That does not happen.

The ref was inconsistent though.

I think Vardy dived. It may not have been a booking but I reckon that he got away without being booked for a bad tackle in the first half before he was booked. The dive was an easy way to even it up.

West ham's pen was definite too. There was a good minute of grappling before the corner was taken. Fuchs was at it all game. The ref told the Leicester lads to stop. They didn't. Pen given. Easy.

Huth's was never a penalty. He was never getting to the ball and was holding the defender too. He was lucky to stay on the pitch too. He's worse than Skrtel for grabbing.

Carroll should have been nowhere near Schulpp. He made minimal contact but it looked much worse. I'd have given the penalty.

[47er]

On another match, incredible that Josh King could hardly get a game for us.

[ABBEY]

You want Rhodes thread locking but want to to talk about other ex players

[philipl]

Stoke away a bit of a nightmare fixture for Spuds- if they get a win and don't mess up against West Brom, Leicester's tough run in after Swansea is going to be a big big test.

[47er]

You want Rhodes thread locking but want to to talk about other ex players

True but not day after day, several times a day!

[perthblue02]

The Times chief sports writer just tweeted

Aston Villa in fresh meltdown as David Bernstein and Mervyn King resign with immediate affect saying positions untenable

Bernstein on Villa resignation: "Issues are fundamental and do not lend themselves to compromise". So he, King have stepped down immediately

So we welcome another basket case club to the Championship, Venky's facing some serious competition next season

[ABBEY]

vinjay will love this...

Every credit to utd, free coaches to west ham last week and free coaches to wembley.(yes i know they all live down there )

[Husky]

So we welcome another basket case club to the Championship, Venky's facing some serious competition next season

Rovers Villa will the the first fixture to look out for.

On another note - at the end of MOTD 2 it showed teams that got relegated from the Prem and never made it back.........you soon forget about all the teams that were in the Premier League to then fall from grace - such as Bradford, Swindon and Coventry. Perhaps a warning to us...........it can easily happen.

[chaddyrovers]

So impressed by Spurs and their manager.

Such good football to watch

[roverandout]

Kane and Ali wouldn't look out of place at barcelona

[jim mk2]

Horrible feeling that Leicester will stumble and Spurs win it.

[Claytons Left Boot]

I've got to say, Tottenham are a delight to watch.

[DE.]

Stoke at the Britannia aren't what they used to be. Unusually for a Hughes team they seem to have days where they just aren't bothered and fail to turn up. Perhaps the legacy of bringing in so many "stars" who failed to make the grade at better clubs. In theory 9th is a decent position for them, but enough money's been spent there to argue they should have done a lot better this season.

Spurs will still have to win all their remaining games to be champions, imo. That's a tall order.