English Premier League 2021/22

#27      
KBLEE
Conte to Spurs is official. Better late than never.
 
#30      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
It was confirmed earlier this week where many of the sports properties that were on NBCSN would end up when the channel goes off the air at the end of the year. Most of the sports including Premier League will move to USA with some sports airing on CNBC, E!, as well as Peacock.
 
#32      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Another day, another sacking. This time it's Aston Villa manager Dean Smith. Villa have lost their last 5 matches with the last win coming in late September at Old Trafford. 3rd sacking in last week and 5th in last 5 weeks.

Names being mentioned as replacements for Smith include Steven Gerrard and Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
 
#35      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Premier League announced today that the 2022-23 season, which will be interrupted in November and December by the World Cup, will begin August 6, 2022 (one week earlier than this season) and conclude on May 28, 2023 with Premier League matches returning on Boxing Day, 8 days after the World Cup final: https://www.espn.com/soccer/english...ter-2022-world-cup-final-in-calendar-shake-up

Premier League will have 16 consecutive game weeks to begin the season, through the weekend of November 12-13, and will then pause for the World Cup.
 
#36      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
NBC has come to a new 6-year extension with the Premier League for the U.S. TV rights: https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/11/18/premier-league-nbc-sports-partnership/

Reportedly, the deal is for $2.6 billion. The new deal begins next season and runs through the 2027-28 season. By the end of the new contract, NBC will have had the U.S. TV rights to the Premier League for 15 years. All 380 matches will air across the the NBC Universal platforms in both English and Spanish.
 
#40      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
And now it's official...Ole is out: https://www.espn.com/soccer/manches...manchester-united-after-dismal-watford-defeat

Former Manchester United player Michael Carrick, who was on Ole's staff, has been named caretaker manager with the team intending to appoint an interim manager through the remainder of the season.

And then there's this report that Ole was too stubborn to make changes and the players lost faith in his system: https://www.espn.com/soccer/manches...bed-offers-of-supportstars-lost-faith-sources
 
#43      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Spurs' Europa Conference League match tomorrow vs. Rennes has been postponed and their Premier League match set for Sunday vs. Brighton may be postponed as well due to a covid outbreak for Spurs involving 8 players and 5 staffers who have tested positive.
 
#44      
KBLEE
IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Spurs' Europa Conference League match tomorrow vs. Rennes has been postponed and their Premier League match set for Sunday vs. Brighton may be postponed as well due to a covid outbreak for Spurs involving 8 players and 5 staffers who have tested positive.
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Spurs match next Thursday with Leicester City may be in doubt as well. Leicester has 7 of their own recently diagnosed with Covid.
 
#45      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
KBLEE said:
Spurs match next Thursday with Leicester City may be in doubt as well. Leicester has 7 of their own recently diagnosed with Covid.
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The Brighton match has now officially been postponed.

As far as the match vs. Rennes, that game has to be completed by December 31st but Spurs has six games left to play between now and then including an EFL Cup quarterfinal match vs. West Ham on December 22nd.
 
#46      
bdutts
IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Considering their recent form, I'd be surprised if Everton doesn't get boatraced in the Merseyside derby this week by at least 2 goals.
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I had to look boatraced up. Found one interesting definition…

And yeah, they did get boatraced in the derby.
 
#48      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
With all these postponements happening, I'm starting to think we're getting to this point with the Premier League:

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#49      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Three Boxing Day matches (Liverpool-Leeds United, Wolves-Watford, Burnley-Everton) postponed due to covid issues.

Due to all the Premier League postponements, the FA cup matches from the third round (which will be played January 7-10) going forward will not have replays and will be decided the day of the match, with extra time and penalties used if necessary.
 
#50      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Third round of FA Cup play this weekend.

Still a couple matches left to play this weekend but we already have 3 minnows that have won and advanced to the 4th round. Hartlepool United, who currently plays in League Two (4th tier of English football), defeated Blackpool 2:1. Boreham Wood, who play in the National League (5th tier of English football), defeated AFC Wimbledon 2:0. And the smallest remaining minnow of them all, Kidderminster Harriers, who play in the National League North (6th tier of English football), defeated Reading 2:1.
 
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