Weekend Football

[genome]

Yeah, they're in real trouble with all the games in hand the others have

[Franchise FC]

Yeah, they're in real trouble with all the games in hand the others have

Usually, at the bottom, games in hand are defeats in hand, but there are so many games in hand that there must be points picked up.

And they don’t look like solving the problems anytime soon. Not least that they can’t seem to score either

[paultheroyal]

Brentford and Leeds for me - utter freefall.

[Winston Biscuit]

Really want Burnley to get a winner here. Would really shake up the bottom of the table and give it a chaotic panicked feel.

[Loafer]

Brentford and Leeds for me - utter freefall.

I want Brentford to stay up.

[Franchise FC]

Brentford going down would reinforce the spend to succeed mantra

Want them to be the role models, not the likes of Bournemouth, Fulham, etc.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Brentford and Leeds for me - utter freefall.

Everton right in the fun-zone tonight. Games in hand should help bail them out tho’ (never known Everton as anything other than a top-flight club).

[Winston Biscuit]

Orient have scored 1 goal in the last 11 games

[Silver Fox]

Don't really know which thread to mention this on but I've just rewatched the penalty shootout from yesterday and was reminded that the person who decided the camera should be behind the penalty taker needs to be removed from all future football covering decisions

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Brentford and Leeds for me - utter freefall.

Everton right in the fun-zone tonight. Games in hand should help bail them out tho’ (never known Everton as anything other than a top-flight club).

Everton have been poor all season whereas Leeds and Brentford have hit poor form, but maybe at the right time. There are still plenty of games left for them to turn their form around and pick up the necessary points, whereas Everton have been poor all season long so it could easily be them. I wouldn't be surprised if it is Leeds or Brentford though. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if it remains Burnley either.

[Loafer]

Brentford and Leeds for me - utter freefall.

Everton right in the fun-zone tonight. Games in hand should help bail them out tho’ (never known Everton as anything other than a top-flight club).

Everton have been poor all season whereas Leeds and Brentford have hit poor form, but maybe at the right time. There are still plenty of games left for them to turn their form around and pick up the necessary points, whereas Everton have been poor all season long so it could easily be them. I wouldn't be surprised if it is Leeds or Brentford though. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if it remains Burnley either.

Everton deserve to go down due to their fans behaviour toward Benitaz.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Everton right in the fun-zone tonight. Games in hand should help bail them out tho’ (never known Everton as anything other than a top-flight club).

Everton have been poor all season whereas Leeds and Brentford have hit poor form, but maybe at the right time. There are still plenty of games left for them to turn their form around and pick up the necessary points, whereas Everton have been poor all season long so it could easily be them. I wouldn't be surprised if it is Leeds or Brentford though. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if it remains Burnley either.

Everton deserve to go down due to their fans behaviour toward Benitaz.

It was never going to work for him there anyway, even if he didn't have the Liverpool connections which was already a big uphill battle, his style of football was never going to appease the Evertonians, similar to Newcastle. I know these are traditionally big and well supported clubs, but the arrogance their fans have that they should play a certain way because of their name when their teams are just average (or worse) is baffling. West Ham were similar before Moyes when they wanted someone who played "the West Ham way".

Everton have bigger problems than just Benitez and the managers, recruitment is a major problem. They are now looking towards a one Kia Joorabchian, who has been involved with the club since the start of 2022, to fix those issues.

[Winston Biscuit]

Feels like more penalty shoot outs going to crazy numbers of takers these days. An actual thing or just some recency bias from me?

[Franchise FC]

Everton have been poor all season whereas Leeds and Brentford have hit poor form, but maybe at the right time. There are still plenty of games left for them to turn their form around and pick up the necessary points, whereas Everton have been poor all season long so it could easily be them. I wouldn't be surprised if it is Leeds or Brentford though. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if it remains Burnley either.

Everton deserve to go down due to their fans behaviour toward Benitaz.

It was never going to work for him there anyway, even if he didn't have the Liverpool connections which was already a big uphill battle, his style of football was never going to appease the Evertonians, similar to Newcastle. I know these are traditionally big and well supported clubs, but the arrogance their fans have that they should play a certain way because of their name when their teams are just average (or worse) is baffling. West Ham were similar before Moyes when they wanted someone who played "the West Ham way".

Everton have bigger problems than just Benitez and the managers, recruitment is a major problem. They are now looking towards a one Kia Joorabchian, who has been involved with the club since the start of 2022, to fix those issues.

He was absolutely adored by the Newcastle fans, so unless I've read your comment wrong I don't think it's right

[Franchise FC]

Feels like more penalty shoot outs going to crazy numbers of takers these days. An actual thing or just some recency bias from me?

Saw 11-10 in a play-off semi MK Dons v Scunthorpe - goodness knows how long ago (2010 I think)

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Everton deserve to go down due to their fans behaviour toward Benitaz.

It was never going to work for him there anyway, even if he didn't have the Liverpool connections which was already a big uphill battle, his style of football was never going to appease the Evertonians, similar to Newcastle. I know these are traditionally big and well supported clubs, but the arrogance their fans have that they should play a certain way because of their name when their teams are just average (or worse) is baffling. West Ham were similar before Moyes when they wanted someone who played "the West Ham way".

Everton have bigger problems than just Benitez and the managers, recruitment is a major problem. They are now looking towards a one Kia Joorabchian, who has been involved with the club since the start of 2022, to fix those issues.

He was absolutely adored by the Newcastle fans, so unless I've read your comment wrong I don't think it's right

I think he was adored more for his pedigree than his football and the fact that Newcastle were no genuine relegation candidates during his time, they were pretty stable in mid table, I think they even finished in the top half one season. I think he was liked because it was perceived that he got more out of the squad than what was there. His style of football wasn't a particular highlight to them.

[Loafer]

Feels like more penalty shoot outs going to crazy numbers of takers these days. An actual thing or just some recency bias from me?

Didn't Arsenal and Liverpool have a crazy one a few years ago ?

[Winston Biscuit]

West Brom since Steve Bruce took over - 5 games, 1 point, 1 goal scored. In 6th when he came in, now in the bottom half of the table

[BROB0T]

West Brom since Steve Bruce took over - 5 games, 1 point, 1 goal scored. In 6th when he came in, now in the bottom half of the table

A stalwart of the British Managers Association. Another successful destroy and exit on the cards

[Sanguine]

Feels like more penalty shoot outs going to crazy numbers of takers these days. An actual thing or just some recency bias from me?

Penalties seem so heavily weighted in favour of the attacker. My only surprise is that they haven't also stopped the keeper moving side to side on his line, although much more of Kepa's antics at the weekend and I'm sure keepers will just be superglued to the goal line and told not to use their hands.

Have seen a lot of criticism of Kepa getting 'in the faces' of Liverpool's penalty takers, too. Whilst it didn't work, I'm all for it. The taker can stop, start, shuffle, stop again, wait for ages, tip-toe slowly, long run-up, short run-up.

Separately, Jorginho's penalty success annoys me - his penalties are shite, lacking power. Pickford got it right in the Euros final. Just wait, ffs.