Premier League 26/27 Season

[The Subhuman]

No guarantee we finish above both Sunderland and Burnley

[Spotty]

No guarantee we finish above both Sunderland and Burnley

You'll finish above both. I would say this as a Toon fan but Sunderland's squad is terrible and I think they'll really struggle. They were lucky to make it. The gaps getting bigger and the money being asked for mediocre players even is scandalous. Average players and Clubs are asking £30m.
Madness. £100m gets you 3 decent players

[The Subhuman]

You'll finish above both. I would say this as a Toon fan but Sunderland's squad is terrible and I think they'll really struggle. They were lucky to make it. The gaps getting bigger and the money being asked for mediocre players even is scandalous. Average players and Clubs are asking £30m.
Madness. £100m gets you 3 decent players

Probably but like us Sunderland can add so their squad can improve plus it's a young squad so room to get better. Burnley have a better defence imo already. I think it's likely we finish above both assuming everything goes right but no guarantees. The year we came down there was no way Forest would finish above us...but they did

[Barlow Boy]

Ange sacked at Spurs.

[Barlow Boy]

To save JD scrolling around, Thomas Frank heavy odds on favourite to replace Ange.

[Jammy 07]

Ange sacked at Spurs.

Crazy decision.

Big Ange will become a legend at Spurs as it will probably be 20 years before they next win a trophy.

[mentalcase]

Ange sacked at Spurs.

Well you know how tight Levy is, probably well pissed off at having to buy a tin of polish for the new silverware
Average 1 manager every 2 yrs of Levys reign, 20 mangers so far..

[whiteswan]

To save JD scrolling around, Thomas Frank heavy odds on favourite to replace Ange.

Please! Let it happen. I've been banging on about Frank to Spurs for weeks.....could really unsettle Brentford (we need all the help we can get)

[The Subhuman]

Please! Let it happen. I've been banging on about Frank to Spurs for weeks.....could really unsettle Brentford (we need all the help we can get)

Won't be saying that if they nick Farke

[Barlow Boy]

Well you know how tight Levy is, probably well pissed off at having to buy a tin of polish for the new silverware
Average 1 manager every 2 yrs of Levys reign, 20 mangers so far..

I couldn’t be arsed interviewing 20 managers, (plus all the others who he interviewed but didn’t appoint), never mind dealing with the compensation due.

[Barlow Boy]

Please! Let it happen. I've been banging on about Frank to Spurs for weeks.....could really unsettle Brentford (we need all the help we can get)

You have Swannie, and he probably deserves a chance at a big club now, playing Champions League football.

[GreennWhite]

Please! Let it happen. I've been banging on about Frank to Spurs for weeks.....could really unsettle Brentford (we need all the help we can get)

Your spot on once again Swannie And i bet you didn't need any stats or XG to work it out

[Cjay]

Ange sacked at Spurs.

No surprise at all.

Tactics were suicidal for much of his time in charge, stubbornly refused to change for months on end.

Good to watch when it worked but rarely worked.

Dreadful Premier league record since November 2023 of 1.3ppg with an over 50% loss percentage

He just wasn't a very good manager.

Tbh I think he should be grateful, he can go out saying I won a trophy without it getting worse.

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Spuds fans

[whiteswan]

Your spot on once again Swannie And i bet you didn't need any stats or XG to work it out

[Cjay]

The 2 managers of Southampton last season will be managing in the Champions League next season.

Russell Martin with Rangers and Ivan Juric with Atalanta.

His announcement is imminent

[Jammy 07]

The sacking of Big Ange is just another reminder that professional football doesn't make sense anymore.

What's the point in any team next season fielding any of their first team starters in any other competition other than the League as that is where you will be judged. What's the point in progressing to the latter stages of anything when winning it means so little. What's the point in finishing 6th to qualify for a competition you won't be taking seriously next season because it's a fools folly.

Football sold its soul a long time ago but now it seems much worse than that. Now the fans have bought into it as well and instead of protesting long into the night about the sacking of a successful manager they all agree it had to be done thus making glory meaningless.

[whiteswan]

I think a lot of people disagree with the sacking Jammy

[Jammy 07]

I think a lot of people disagree with the sacking Jammy

Maybe but plenty of Tottenham supporters saying he had to go as the league form was unacceptable. Doesn't matter if you make history as some would prefer to finish 6th it would seem.

Sorry but it's all arse about face whatever that means when football should be about glory and not league position. Unless you finish 1st of course which Spurs did back in 1961, so yes they do have a history of success but it was such a long time ago.

Finally it now seems there are only 2 competitions which are deemed worthy enough to be considered the Holy Grail. That's the PL title and the Champions League with everything else totally lacking in value now.

[The Subhuman]

Maybe but plenty of Tottenham supporters saying he had to go as the league form was unacceptable. Doesn't matter if you make history as some would prefer to finish 6th it would seem.

Sorry but it's all arse about face whatever that means when football should be about glory and not league position. Unless you finish 1st of course which Spurs did back in 1961, so yes they do have a history of success but it was such a long time ago.

Finally it now seems there are only 2 competitions which are deemed worthy enough to be considered the Holy Grail. That's the PL title and the Champions League with everything else totally lacking in value now.

And Ange found a way to get them there.

[weasel]

Maybe but plenty of Tottenham supporters saying he had to go as the league form was unacceptable. Doesn't matter if you make history as some would prefer to finish 6th it would seem.

Sorry but it's all arse about face whatever that means when football should be about glory and not league position. Unless you finish 1st of course which Spurs did back in 1961, so yes they do have a history of success but it was such a long time ago.

Finally it now seems there are only 2 competitions which are deemed worthy enough to be considered the Holy Grail. That's the PL title and the Champions League with everything else totally lacking in value now.

You just have to look at our period under O'Leary. Some great league finishes, european nights etc but we failed to win a piece of silverware. Am sure most of us would have swapped a 3rd place finish for a trophy even if we had finishd 17th that season.