*** EPL 2016-2017: Revenge Of The Fifth.

Props to Neville for actually honoring his word to appear on Arsenal fan TV, still my favorite commentator even after the debacle in Spain. It is hilarious to see him set opposite DT, Claude, and Troopz.

 

You can have him and the dogs for Kingsley Coman and £20 m

 

Whoops, wrong thread.

 

Umm, Rooney to China imminent??

 

Has this been reported by anyone but the rags yet? Only places I've seen it all day are the Mirror and Daily Mail.

 

I just saw it on a John Cross tweet.

 

Wouldn't blame him, those hair plugs gotta be quite pricey.

 

Some reports out there that Leicester City have sacked Ranieri.

 

Confirmed

 

That's just brutal. Win the league in one of the biggest cinderella stories of all time and get dropped less than a year later.

 

that's misleading at best and perhaps not true. I believe Mancini was fired after the following season and Sir Alex retired.

 

I mean I get that this season has been a disappointment with them 1 point above the relegation zone but this is just a classic case of letting a little success go to their heads.

 

"departures have been announced before the end of the following season". he was let go after the FA Cup final there were still a couple league matches to play

I realize the Sir Alex component is a little misleading, but still three of the last five managers couldn't survive another season.

 

Sometimes I think NFL coaches get quick hooks and then I remember European soccer clubs.

 

Domestically, it has been a disappointment (although I don't think anyone is too surprised) but you'd think making it to the UCL quarters with a decent shot at advancing would've at least bought him the rest of the season.

 

making the UCL quarters is probably pretty meaningless to them if they also get relegated.

 

Leicester City upper management in full-on panic mode now.

 

The only man for the job.

 

That moment when you realize what Arsene's been doing the last decade

 

If NFL teams had to battle relegation I think you would see far more firings. In the NFL you get rewarded for finishing last. In the EPL it costs you tens or even hundreds of millions.

 

I don't totally disagree, but as discussed we see tons of very successful managers being shitcanned who really weren't anywhere close to the relegation line.

 

You also have the champions league/Europa league tiers that place a big value on finishing 2-6. Imagine if only the top 20 teams in the NFL were eligible for the playoffs the following year. Those meaningless games between teams with 5-8 wins at the end would be crazy competitive

 

I hope Leicester gets relegated and Arsenal buys Riyad Mahrez

 

Can we have 15/16 Mahrez?

 

Only comes in Continental Sulk model

 

Cmon you Jacks!
It's gonna be a good day for those chasing Chelsea.

 

I like the confidence

 

Felt like that goal had been coming for a while.

 

There goes that man again


Love you, Gylf.

 

Chelsea really fucked that up.

 

Arsenal could use a Fabianski level keeper

 

need to see a replay

 

Looked like a handball to me

 

Definite handball

 

lol what on earth

 

Eh, 50/50 to call that

 

He wouldn't have to get the hand out of the way if he didn't have it raised for no reason.