The Barclays Premier League Thread 2013/14

[METALMAN]

This is fucking boring. I didn't realise this was the anal nerd number thread.

[Gazz]

Tim Sherwood is planning for next season...

[brenchill]

Nice to see Martin O'Neil is keeping his options open.

[Lineker]

There's a programme on BBC Four tonight at 2230 called Old Football Managers telling Jokes.

No idea who is on it or if it will be any good, but yeah.

[King Ellis]

Fergie: My replacement.

[MDK]

Hopefully it has Ron Atkinson on

[Kaney]

Eh, it's actually called Some Football Managers With Jokes, lineker. Typical bbc journalism can't even get your own program title right :/

It's a comedy thing for sports relief btw.

[Colly]

It's no wonder no one watched Life of Rock.

[Colly]

As a mark of respect and remembrance for those who lost their lives as a result of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in April 1989, all FA Cup, Premier League, Football League and Football Conference matches taking place on the weekend of 11-14 April will kick-off seven minutes later than originally scheduled.

The match at which the disaster took place, The FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, was ended six minutes after kick-off, at 3:06pm.

In the Premier League, Football League and Football Conference, matches due to kick-off at 3pm on Saturday 12 April will now kick off at 3:07pm, with the minute before kick-off (3:06pm to 3:07pm) seeing a period of silence observed at all grounds.

Not to be insensitive, but feels a bit random doing it 15 years later. And once again we obviously won't be doing the same for the anniversary of the Valley Parade fire.

[TCO]

It's a nice touch and it's the 25th annversary, so I understand why they've done it now rather than any other year.

[Colly]

My maths is terrible. Also I'm really fucking old, it's 25 years since the 80s?

[MDK]

Yes, grandad

[stokeriño]

This mainly annoys me because they're shaving 7 more minutes off the time I have to get across London for the last Sunday train out of Euston (having taken the coach to Swansea for the 4pm KO and then back to west London).

Some may call this petty.

[HailtotheYo]

My maths is terrible. Also I'm really fucking old, it's 25 years since the 80s?

Tell me about it ...

[DavidMarrio]

Nice mark of respect really on the 25th anniversary. Was trying to get a ticket for the memorial game but it's on a Monday which is slightly annoying.

[Baddar]

RVP is out for 4-6 weeks.

[brenchill]

Christ, that's a blow.

[Kaney]

Enjoying the full RVP experience now, are we Man U?

[Cheeky Hughes]

While we're on silly injuries, Aguero will miss Fulham and the Manchester Derby at least with ANOTHER hamstring problem.

[Jimmy]

While we're on silly injuries, we have like 9/10 first team players who are injured. Spurs need better physio's or something.

edit:

Doubtful Adebayor (ankle), Dembélé (hamstring), Kaboul (leg)

Injured Dawson (leg, 30 Mar), Chiriches (back, 30 Mar), Paulinho (calf, 30 Mar), Walker (pelvis, 30 Mar), Capoue (foot, unknown), Lamela (back, unknown), Lloris (calf, unknown)

Honestly, that's ridiculous.