Tonight's footy 21/7/20 (Relegation Decider)

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:18 pm

ClaretLoup wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:16 pm
Watford need to get Andre on.

They need a couple of goals. Why would they do that?

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:20 pm

Is Citys keeper still playing ?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:21 pm

ClaretLoup wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:16 pm
Watford need to get Andre on.

Aye - Andre the Giant to block their goal up.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:21 pm

Three for Citeh.

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:23 pm

Mullins just stands there looking like he hasn't got a clue what to do.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

Watford are third to every ball

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

4 now come on Whatfor you need to score a bloody goal... just one will do

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

4 oh dear.

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm

Villa must be fancying their chances of getting out of this.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:25 pm

3-0 Foden, great work by Sterling again, he's run them ragged tonight,

Edit make that 4. the GD is taking a battering now, this could get ugly for them. still 25 minutes to play.

Welbeck on still no sign of Andre.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:25 pm

Both Watford and Villa on GD -27.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:25 pm

Well, getting shut of Pearson seems to have done the trick...

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:25 pm

Oh.. and Bournemouth also on -27. Blimey, only just noticed that.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:26 pm

have they sacked Mullins yet ?

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:26 pm

I still think Bournemouth are just one win away from safety. Huge game for them on Sunday.

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 pm

AV took 4 points of us so f**k em but it does look as though they have every chance of staying up.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 pm

Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 pm
Villa must be fancying their chances of getting out of this.

Bournemouth will be thinking the same, a win at Everton gives them every chance of survival.

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 pm

The Watford hierarchy must be really pleased with their decision to get shut of Pearson.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 pm

Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:26 pm
I still think Bournemouth are just one win away from safety. Huge game for them on Sunday.

Honestly, if Bournemouth stay up, it'll be more impressive than the escape from Alcatraz

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:29 pm

every chance nobody will pick up another point

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:30 pm

I hope that Pearson is sat at home with a few beers laughing his #### off.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:31 pm

Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:30 pm
I hope that Pearson is sat at home with a few beers laughing his #### off.

I know I would be, if I were him.

I'd also be throwing a few F**k you's at the screen.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:32 pm

Mullins looks completely lost

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:32 pm

chekhov wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:18 pm
If, buts, and maybes. Whatever I’ll be praying for the Villa tonight!

Villa are not short of money and are a big club. If they stay up I reckon that's just the sort of job that might tempt Dyche to leave, whereas if they go down it would be far less attractive to him, since getting back up at the first attempt would be the minimum expectation of him.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:33 pm

nil_desperandum wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:32 pm
Villa are not short of money and are a big club. If they stay up I reckon that's just the sort of job that might tempt Dyche to leave, whereas if they go down it would be far less attractive to him, since getting back up at the first attempt would be the minimum expectation of him.

exactly this

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:35 pm

Welbeck you plonker, that was the chance.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:36 pm

Half a chance for Welbeck.

BigF · Post by **BigF** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:36 pm

Does anyone thing Pearson was sacked so that a "keeping up" bonus might not have to be paid.?

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:38 pm

Deulofeu was a huge loss for Watford

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:38 pm

BigF wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:36 pm
Does anyone thing Pearson was sacked so that a "keeping up" bonus might not have to be paid.?

You could be right

WazzaClaret · Post by **WazzaClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:40 pm

BigF wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:36 pm
Does anyone thing Pearson was sacked so that a "keeping up" bonus might not have to be paid.?

I was literally thinking the same thing earlier on today

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:40 pm

BigF wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:36 pm
Does anyone thing Pearson was sacked so that a "keeping up" bonus might not have to be paid.?

The saving would be small change compared to losing the PL money, surely?

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:41 pm

You have to feel sorry for Watford, don't you?

OK, perhaps not

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:41 pm

Mullins just looks like he was passing the Watford ground tonight and somebody asked him if he would like to stand next to the pitch, he looks totally dumfounded.

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:43 pm

Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:41 pm
Mullins just looks like he was passing the Watford ground tonight and somebody asked him if he would like to stand next to the pitch, he looks totally dumfounded.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:43 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:40 pm
The saving would be small change compared to losing the PL money, surely?

I think he means that the board were confident of staying up with just 2 games left and that they were as good as safe, so sacked him then as opposed to after the season had finished.

matttheclaret · Post by **matttheclaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:45 pm

No help from Watford then for Nick Pope. To be fair I think it was pretty clear from about 10 minutes in that they weren't getting a goal tonight

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:47 pm

I know that Wellbeck missed that chance but he has still done more in the short time he has been on the pitch than Deeney did.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:49 pm

What a shambles they're in.
Surely favourites for the drop next season, even if they escape this time.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:49 pm

Just a reminder this Watford team beat Liverpool 3-0 !!!

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:52 pm

Fifth disallowed.

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:52 pm

That was a superb goal.....pity it was offside.

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:52 pm

What a shambles of a club. FGS keep Italian owners away from Turf Moor.

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:54 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:49 pm
Just a reminder this Watford team beat Liverpool 3-0 !!!

Results like that make you wonder about match fixing

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:55 pm

Arsenal look pretty much full strength tonight, strong side out

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:05 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:49 pm
Just a reminder this Watford team beat Liverpool 3-0 !!!

True but we beat Man Utd in 09/10 season, and in 14/15 we beat City, both at the turf, we still went down in both seasons.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:16 pm

Right, I want Villa to go down, but I also want this to go down to the final day.

A 3-way relegation fight could make it one of the most entertaining that we've seen in the Premier League.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:16 pm

nil_desperandum wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:32 pm
Villa are not short of money and are a big club. If they stay up I reckon that's just the sort of job that might tempt Dyche to leave, whereas if they go down it would be far less attractive to him, since getting back up at the first attempt would be the minimum expectation of him.

I’m happy that my wishing Villa to stay up has no influence on whether they stay up.
Therefore I can “support” them with a clear conscience (in so far as their survival affects whether Dyche stays or goes).