Worse things happen at sea eh
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Moyes Don't Cry - English Premier League 2022/23
Collapse
X
-
Is there not an argument for actually agreeing with it? For all the drama of the 1989 Anfield title decider-Arsenal had won plenty of titles before then and have won plenty since. And for many Arsenal fans 20 years younger winning the title in 1971 at White Hart Lane might well stand comparison with Anfield. The unbeaten top flight record though-only been one other time and that dates to 1889.
Comment
-
To be fair, the concept of a 'final day' in English football, where the last round of fixtures are all played on the same day with the same kick-off time and all others have to be completed before then, is even younger than the Premier League. In the first season of the Premier League in 1992-3 the last set of fixtures were played across the weekend of 8-9 May and there were still a couple of fixtures outstanding that were completed during the following week. The article associated with the link specifically restricts it to the Premier League but is then ambiguous as it starts asking what is the club's most memorable final day but then goes on to ask each individual what is theirs.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostYeah, I mean, fuck it, even any half-arsed fan of Arsenal born after 1990 should be fully aware of what happened in 1989, and if not then they definitely should not be running a fans media site.
- Likes 3
Comment
-
I'm not sure what would have happened to a simultaneous final day in 1989 given the postponements created by the Hillsborough disaster. Earlier than that, the weather and inferior pitch technology might have made it unworkable (1947, 63, 70, 71, 72, 79, 85, 86).
Comment
-
Far be it for me to defend a Gooner - let alone one crowing about winning the title at WHL - but if it's 'her' most memorable day, then so be it.
(I can't claim May 6th 1961 - the day we completed the Double - as 'my' most memorable Spurs moment, because I wasn't born yet.)
Comment
-
That last match for Arsenal's unbeaten season wasn't even dramatic, though. They eked out a 2-1 win against a Leicester side that was already relegated and had wrapped up the title a few weeks earlier. Even if Leicester had equalised the record was still intact.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Capybara View PostTo be fair, the concept of a 'final day' in English football, where the last round of fixtures are all played on the same day with the same kick-off time and all others have to be completed before then, is even younger than the Premier League.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Exiled off Main Street View Post
1972 - Derby County literally in a Spanish beach-side bar with Cloughie - winning the league - as LFC are robbed winning it by a ref at Arsenal as Leeds lose 2-1 at Wolves.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostThat last match for Arsenal's unbeaten season wasn't even dramatic, though. They eked out a 2-1 win against a Leicester side that was already relegated and had wrapped up the title a few weeks earlier. Even if Leicester had equalised the record was still intact.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostThat last match for Arsenal's unbeaten season wasn't even dramatic, though. They eked out a 2-1 win against a Leicester side that was already relegated and had wrapped up the title a few weeks earlier. Even if Leicester had equalised the record was still intact.
That was an odd season. Even though they were relegated Leicester's forward line was arguably as good or better than when MON was manager - Les Ferdinand's last hurrah, Paul Dickov's best version and Marcus Bent. But behind them was a mess.
- Likes 2
Comment
-
Didn't we do the summer rounds of every manager looking for a contract extension leaking that they were linked with the Tottenham job last summer? It feels like it is becoming a tradition. Maybe we can get the De Jong to Manchester United story going and it can truly become groundhog day.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Sam View Post
I was going to say Robinho didn't sign for the current iteration of City. I'd forgotten he actually did, arriving on the same day as the current owners. Although I suppose my point still holds, as all the negotiations would have been done with Shinawatra's lot, wouldn't they?
Comment
-
Originally posted by Third rate Leszno View PostChelsea fans singing "Bruno Bruno you're a cunt" after the whiney little fuckweasel makes the most of a tiny bit of contact in the box. I wish more terrace chants had the C word in them.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostMan U fans getting excited about finishing on 75 points.Last edited by ale; 25-05-2023, 20:10.
Comment
Comment