Tonight's Football. Season opener

[Longsider]

I'll start the thread.

Come on Liverpool. Need Bournemouth down there in the relegation battle

[simonclaret]

Can't see anything other than a home win, big changes for Bournemouth

[Buxtonclaret]

Happy Premier League, folks!
Come on, Bournemouth.

[JR1882]

With Kepa gone am I right in saying they have lost their entire back 5?

Spending 35m or so on a new CB but it’s a big ask to come into that.

[Firthy]

Liverpool a great English team with not one British let alone English player in tonight's starting 11. How can that be good for English football.

[criminalclaret]

Are you new to the premier league?

[Buxtonclaret]

Good save!

[Jakubclaret]

Being a old timer it's on the wireless seems a lively frantic start going off 5L.

[aclaretinstevenage]

Something wrong with the commentary microphones it seems on my TV, I can hardly hear Carragher.........every cloud and all that!!

[bobinho]

Liverpool a great English team with not one British let alone English player in tonight's starting 11. How can that be good for English football.

You are making the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shiny one about English football. Certainly nobody on Merseyside does.

[jos]

Being a old timer it's on the wireless seems a lively frantic start going off 5L.

Crystal Set?

[PremierLeagueClass]

Good to see VAR is as useless as ever.

[4:20]

Drury sounds so cautious when Bournemouth are on the attack, the relief in his voice when Liverpool get it out of danger and out to the attack, where his voice suddenly changes to one of optimism...

[Commy]

Liverpool will be in shock at losing a VAR appeal. It looks like it should have been handball and a possible sending off. Complaint going in after the match so next time normal service will be resumed.

[Conroysleftfoot]

Good to see VAR is as useless as ever.

15 minutes into the new season.

[fanzone]

That decision is an absolute disgrace

[Jakubclaret]

Crystal Set?

No used to have a bakelite it's an old trusty Roberts SW set fortunately got AM for 909.

[KernowHouseClaret]

Good to the see the new rules of only the captain speaking to the ref being adhered to in the first game...NOT

[Commy]

Salah busting a gut to get to the ball but it was beautifully weighted.

[CoolClaret]

Wirtz makes Scott Twine look like Jonah Lomu.

Semenyo just bodied him.

[Darnhill Claret]

Bournemouth are not going to be involved in any relegation scrap.

[Foulthrow]

Anyone else’s Sky picture not working and breaking up?

[Newcastleclaret93]

Wirtz makes Scott Twine look like Jonah Lomu.

Semenyo just bodied him.

Must admit I thought the exact same

Looks very lightweight

[Buxtonclaret]

If you don't take your chances ....... Bournmouth should be leading.

[Conroysleftfoot]

Bournemouth are not going to be involved in any relegation scrap.

Totally agree. I thought they would be because of the defenders they have sold but their attack looks good.

[ClaretTony]

Good to the see the new rules of only the captain speaking to the ref being adhered to in the first game...NOT

It’s not to work like that. If a referee needs to speak to a player he will go via the captain. It’s not to stop players querying decisions.

[Vegas Claret]

Bournemouth are not going to be involved in any relegation scrap.

Their manager is far too good for that, the amount of profit they've made this summer alone should set them up for a few seasons. I think they are expanding their stadium too. Not many weak teams in this league anymore.

[Holmechapel]

Just switched it on when there seemed to be some racist comment to Semenyo ,imagine it won’t take as long to sort as the Hannibal incident.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

We have moved up a place to 6th

[Procrastinate B]

That Kasabian song is abysmal.

[boyyanno]

That handball decision was a shocker.

Elite level football, supposed best league In the world, decisions are reviewed- and they still can't get them right, we're not even talking about the hard subjective ones.

[GetIntoEm]

Wheelchair guy should be banned for life

[Vegas Claret]

2-0 game over

[Buxtonclaret]

He took that well.
They think its all over now ..

[KernowHouseClaret]

It’s not to work like that. If a referee needs to speak to a player he will go via the captain. It’s not to stop players querying decisions.

"The top flight is set to adopt new guidelines - approved by the game's law-makers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), in March - that state only one player from each team, usually the captain, is allowed the approach the match official during major match incidents".

During the handball check, which one would assume was a major match incidents, there was clearly other players around, Ibut if this is following on from the UEFA rules then at decisions such as the VAR check for handball only the captains should have been present.

I understand they can query the ref at other times, but this is one of those rules that will be bent for the bigger teams for sure.

IMO this rule needs to be tightened so after any decision only the captain can approach the ref and query the decision, it's about time players had some respect for the officials

[Burnley Ace]

Bournemouth are not going to be involved in any relegation scrap.

Really? The defending for that second goal was woefull, Liverpool are just too big strong and fast. This could be a rout.

[NottsClaret]

I shouldn’t have watched this. It’s a different sport to the Championship.

[Pearcey]

It feels weird to want the underdog to lose again!

[ClaretTony]

"The top flight is set to adopt new guidelines - approved by the game's law-makers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), in March - that state only one player from each team, usually the captain, is allowed the approach the match official during major match incidents".

During the handball check, which one would assume was a major match incidents, there was clearly other players around, Ibut if this is following on from the UEFA rules then at decisions such as the VAR check for handball only the captains should have been present.

I understand they can query the ref at other times, but this is one of those rules that will be bent for the bigger teams for sure.

IMO this rule needs to be tightened so after any decision only the captain can approach the ref and query the decision, it's about time players had some respect for the officials

I spent over an hour in a meeting with PGMO last night when they explained exactly how it would work.

[elwaclaret]

I think it’s been in the main dreadful. Reminds me of a kids game all at hundred miles an hour with the odd decent passing move.

[Pearcey]

Great goal. Good to see Brooks back in full flow.

[ClaretTony]

Bournemouth back in it

[Commy]

Good start to my Fantasy Football. I have him on the bench .

[Kevwando]

Bournemouth have looked dangerous from the left, no shock that’s where the goal came from.

[The Shire Claret]

Just as Frimpong was subbed off

[Kevwando]

Will the substituted players be interviewed during the game?

[CoolClaret]

Liverpool look vulnerable without Gravenberch - absolutely no physicality in the middle of the park.

[Holmechapel]

Cherries all over Scousers like a cheap suit,

[Buxtonclaret]

It's a long time since I've watched a Liverpool side look so poor at the back!

[Burnley Ace]

Bournemouth are not going to be involved in any relegation scrap.

Having said that they’ve just had a good 15 mins!!