Weekend Football

[Sanguine]

Fwiw, City's win at the weekend means there won't be a play-off to decide the Premier League title. A 1-1 draw would have seen that possibility remain, but City now have the best of the head to head record. Remains unlikely - but possible, that the teams could finish the season equal on points, GD and goals scored.

Also fwiw, as I didn't know this - if this happens anywhere in the table not affected by the title, European qualification or relegation, then the two teams are deemed tied and occupy the same official position in the league.

[6ft Kerplunk]

The Premier League should have announced last week that goals from corners wouldn't be counted towards GD if it was a tie just to watch the Arsenal fans explode.

[leon]

Fcuking hell Man City are shit to watch. Tedious football

[Royal Rother]

Fcuking hell Man City are shit to watch. Tedious football

28 shots, 9 on target, 2 hit the woodwork, numerous blocked.

They were way way off their best and fiddling about in the oppo box too often (72 touches!), but at least they were generally driving forward with the ball rather than knocking it backwards and sideways in their own half for minutes on end, at least their keeper wasn’t standing on the ball for 20 seconds looking for a pass out from the back, at least they weren’t taking a minute over every throw in and corner, at least they weren’t reliant on set pieces for their best opportunities to score…

[Winston Biscuit]

Sunderland fans booing their team off

Genuinely gob smacking

[Ascotexgunner]

Sunderland fans booing their team off

Genuinely gob smacking

Just need West Ham to turn up now.

[leon]

Fcuking hell Man City are shit to watch. Tedious football

28 shots, 9 on target, 2 hit the woodwork, numerous blocked.

They were way way off their best and fiddling about in the oppo box too often (72 touches!), but at least they were generally driving forward with the ball rather than knocking it backwards and sideways in their own half for minutes on end, at least their keeper wasn’t standing on the ball for 20 seconds looking for a pass out from the back, at least they weren’t taking a minute over every throw in and corner, at least they weren’t reliant on set pieces for their best opportunities to score…

what can I say, "best league in the world!!!"

terrible football all round

[Winston Biscuit]

That's one thing that feels different this season. Usually as a neutral you look forward to watching the games involving the 2 chasing the title as they are entertaining to watch. But Arsenal and Man City are both really just not much fun to watch this season.

[Sutekh]

Reckon United are on for an easy 3 points thanks to loSt trying to play safe again.

[katweslowski]

It's amazing just how much better Man United look under Carrick. They actually look like a team.

My friend who is a Liverpool fan texted to say "I just left. Never left a game early before"

What he meant was he was watching in the pub and went home at half time typical big 4 type fan

On a side note:

Just how shit is sky sports half time now?! It used to be a chance to dissect some plays, defensive issues, a goal, or tactics. Now it's just adverts with about 2 minutes from the studio team.

[BRO_BOT]

Reckon United are on for an easy 3 points thanks to loSt trying to play safe again.

Looked that way, but they're back in it now.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

2-2

[BRO_BOT]

[Sutekh]

Next it’s come on Villa

[katweslowski]

I've got some beer and wine for the villa game. I've got a horrible feeling Tottenham will turn up and get a win

[katweslowski]

May I also say once again, Peter Drury is an insufferable pcnut and I'm so sick his continual SCREEAAAAAMING of the players name anytime there's a shot, as well as his stupid poetic, stupid monologues.

[katweslowski]

oxf*rd sake

1) ref cam is shit. Stop shoving it down our.throat as if it's some amazing view

2) spurs look amazing

3) worst villa performance for ages. They look so bad it's unreal. Endless mistakes, weak, slow, no possession, just terrible.

[genome]

Massive win

[Royal Rother]

Massive win

And they looked really good doing it.

[Sutekh]

BUM! Looks like we’ll have to settle for the other half of the media darlings to go down.