This Weekend's Fixtures (25/26 Jan)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tottenham 1-0 Leicester, Richarlison.

[Mac76]

Of course TNT could have just not chosen this game, knowing Man Utd were in the Europa League.

That would require a) common sense and b) the realisation that Man Ure aren't a big club anymore...

...the same as Spuds in fact, who of course R5live have as their chosen commentary RN even though they're 15th in the table...

[HCZ_Reborn]

They can't play that game on Saturday lunchtime, when it normally would be due to Man Utd's involvement in the Europa League.

And because it's the TNT game they can't just swap that in to the other slots today either.

There's nowhere else to put it and avoid a clash barring it be at 18:30.

Of course TNT could have just not chosen this game, knowing Man Utd were in the Europa League.

You’ve encapsulated the problem. That it’s all about the broadcasters and what they want

[HCZ_Reborn]

That would require a) common sense and b) the realisation that Man Ure aren't a big club anymore...

...the same as Spuds in fact, who of course R5live have as their chosen commentary RN even though they're 15th in the table...

I’d argue it’s the fact that they are 15th in the table (which is especially low even for them) and whilst unlikely, their current form means Leicester who are battling for survival have a chance, makes it a more compelling fixture than Crystal Palace and Brentford. Both Palace and Brentford will be happy with a draw, so it’s more likely to be a stodgy, attritional game

Man United are currently in a bit of a death spiral with Amorim already. He was definitely appointed by the board with a long term view but whilst I don’t think they were expecting dramatic improvement over night relative to what was going on under Ten Haag, they couldn’t possibly have anticipated things would get this bad.

Plus United in terms of talent are nowhere, but they still have one of the biggest fan bases in the country. Plus for the casual observer it’s still a kick to see them struggle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Vardy.

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-1 Vardy.

Looks like 5 Live were right to prioritise this game after all

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Leicester, El Khannouss.

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-2 Leicester, El Khannouss.

Oh my

[HCZ_Reborn]

Leicester fans chanting “How shit must you be, we’re winning away”

I hope they stay up just for that

[HCZ_Reborn]

Take away the hilarity of Spurs losing this game. I think this result (assuming it stays that way which is a big IF) could be good for the league. I’ve said a lot about how badly it would reflect on the apparent stratification of the league if the three promoted clubs go down again. Southampton I think we can all agree are fucked, but Ipswich have shown twinges of life at times (beating Chelsea for instance) and if Leicester can do something. It pulls Wolves into a real dog fight against those two.