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Durhamfootman wrote:I can't work out this Man Utd team this season. They seem to be pretty much the worst Man Utd team in years and years and yet they've won the League Cup, made the FA Cup final and finished top 4 for a champions league slot. I guess this match against Fulham kind of sums up their season..... They went a goal down, then conceded a penalty which was fluffed by MItrovic and then Fulham hit the bar, before Sancho scored. They could have been 3-0 down at one point, yet somehow it's 1-1 heading into the break

Gingerfinch wrote:

mikesiva wrote:

Gingerfinch wrote:Arsenal - Palace tonight. Reckon Arsenal will be top tonight!

Anyway here's my end of season league table prediction

Liverpool
City
Chelsea
Spurs
Arsenal
Utd
Villa
Newcastle
West Ham
Everton
Forest
Leicester
Palace
Brighton
Wolves
Fulham
Brentford
Southampton
Leeds
Bournemouth

Manchester United sixth? After losses to Brighton and Brentford, I think they're relegation zone material.

He of little faith, Mike

sussexpob wrote:For 20 years of his career, Mike Dean was not allowed to referee Liverpool games because of a clear bias towards the team (his sons being season ticket holders, him being from the area, and has been see regularly supporting the team in the stands). Then suddenly it was decided it was ok, and a string of appallingly one sided decisions have followed. Last night, he ruled Salah onside when he was clearly miles off. But what really took the biscuit was disallowing the Wolves winner late in the match because there was apparently no camera angle that could prove it was in fact onside.

Of course, while Dean was telling us there was no angle available, everyone at home got a replay of the Wolves player at the bottom of their screen about 3 meters onside. Clear as day, absolutely no debate (supported by now multiple other angles from the crowd).

Lets call what this is..... pure and simple, its match fixing. If I were the Wolves owners, I'd take the FA to court over it, if anything just to expose the absolute disgusting bias towards some teams. This isnt honest decision makings, its predetermined.

sussexpob wrote:
Fabinho and Van Dijk must amass about 17 yellow card challenges a game, and often arent even booked. They are masters of the niggly foul on the break, knowing the ref gives them a tolerance not afford to other people.