2013/14 Premier League

[thorson1987]

@UberFootFact: Martin Skrtel is the only player to score vs all top 4 teams in PL this season:

1 v Man City
1 v Chelsea
2 v Arsenal
4 v Liverpool

 

[thorson1987]

Tony Pulis has won LMA manager of the year award

 

[Haffa]

Also, people saying that Pulis deserves MOTY ahead of Rodgers are deluded.

:lol:

 

[Twizzle]

Rio is outta Manchester according to Foxsports Morning News.

A League perhaps ?

 

[Mong]

He might head home..

 

[thorson1987]

Pulis won PL manager of the year.

@thisisanfield: So there is a PL manager of the year award at the LMA awards, but that's not the LMA manager of the year. Clear as mud that.

Sir Brendan won the overall award

@LFC: Congratulations to #LFC boss Brendan Rodgers, who has been named the LMA Manager of the Year for 2013-14 http://t.co/zJK1MBEJof

 

[thorson1987]

That's confusing as f**k cos we did f**k all in the cups this year

 

[Haffa]

That's confusing as f**k cos we did f**k all in the cups this year

Clear as Mud. It seems like they didn't want one to miss out so they just chose both.

 

[Big Sam]

:lol:

He's not wrong. But he's not right either.

 

[saint.nick]

:lol:

You just made a royal goose of yourself

 

[Jimbo]

 

[Haffa]

You just made a royal goose of yourself

You're the expert.

Tony Pulis PL manager of the year. Well deserved too BTW.

 

[Red Bear]

Both did a very good job. You'd never have expected Palace to survive, let alone survive fairly comfortably and take points off a bunch of quality teams.

Rodgers took a team that's been consistently 20+ points off the top over the last 4 years to a very good second place. Also nicely done

 

[saint.nick]

Rodgers won the top managers gong. I am an expert haffa.

 

[Captain Apollo]

The following is from ESNP FC -

Pulis, Rodgers managers of the year

May 12, 2014

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was named the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year on Monday night, while Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis won the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year award.

AP PhotoAwards aside, Pulis and Rodgers will be forever linked after Crystal Palace helped end Liverpool's quest for this season's Prem title in a now-infamous draw at Selhurst Park on May 5.



Rodgers' award was voted on by all LMA members, including every manager in the top-four professional leagues in English football. Pulis' award is specific to the Premier League only.

Rodgers, who hails from Northern Ireland, was honoured for the first time at the annual awards dinner in London after he led the Reds to second place in the Barclays Premier League, which was the club's highest finish in five years.

LMA chairman Howard Wilkinson said of Rodgers' win: "There can be no greater tribute to a manager and his work than a tribute awarded by his match day foes and peers. This evening we applaud Brendan Rodgers as he receives that most valuable award.

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"Liverpool Football Club's performances and results this season have provoked memories of some of those momentous years in the past when they had to contend with those two United's, the first from Leeds, the second from Manchester.

"For Liverpool and Brendan, I'm sure we all hope this season marks the beginning of a new voyage and a new era."

Pulis' work at Palace saw the club keep their top flight status after the former Stoke boss guided them to an 11th place finish. When Pulis arrived at the club, Palace had just four points but they finished the season with a haul of 45 and steered well clear of a relegation that looked certain earlier in the year.

He told his club's official website: "This is a community club based in the most densely populated area in London and has a great opportunity of pushing forward. We've got to stay in the Premier League for the next two or three years to realise what we can eventually achieve. We have to look forward and say this is the way we will go and do it."

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson won the Sky Bet Football League Championship Manager of the Year award after he steered the Foxes to automatic promotion to the top flight, while Wolves' Kenny Jackett and Leyton Orient's Russell Slade were named joint League One Managers of the Year.

Smerkinhorpe's Russ Wilcox picked up the League Two award with Sheffield United's Nigel Clough named the FA Cup Manager of the Year.

 

[Mong]

lol smerkinhorpe...

Word filter = awesome

 

[ME SO HORNBY!]

That's confusing as f**k cos we did f**k all in the cups this year

So Brendan Rodgers won the overall award when Pellegrini won the EPL, League Cup, and got to the FA Cup quarters ALL in his first season in charge of City. Seems legit.

 

[saint.nick]

Yeah pellegrini has been grossly underrated

 

[Mong]

Allardyce should have won it for his recent comments which went something like:

"I have more ambition than west ham ever have, I have more ambition than them, or the same ambition as them"

Ummm, what?

What a champion West Brom are looking for a new manager aren't they?

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Three positions we need to strengthen if we want to win the EPL while going deep into the champions league:

1. Defensive midfielder - Fernandinho and Toure played just about every important game in all comps and it took its toll by seasons end. Rumours going around for over 6 months that we are looking to sign Fernando from Porto. I watch a fair bit of the Portuguese League and he would be a good acquisition. However the guy I really want is William Carvalho from Sporting Clube de Portugal. The guy is like a younger version of Yaya Toure and has been the difference between Sporting's poor season last year and challenging for the title this year. Either way, he will be at a top European Club soon.

2. Centre back - just a lack of depth and Demichellis can't be seen as a long term solution. Rumour once again that we are looking to sign Mangala from Porto who would also be a solid signing. If Nastasic can overcome his injuries and return to last years form he will add to our depth and even push for a starting spot.

3. Right back - we are lucky Zabaleta didn't suffer a long term injury this year. He is our only decent RB. It looks like we will be getting Sagna at this stage.

1. Agree, although Fernandinho had an outstanding season and was integral to the success of the team, he did show signs of fatigue towards the back end. Fernando would be a good shout but I hope that maybe we can sign someone a bit younger for the longer term - we do have Huws though and likely that young Argentine Zuculini coming in. Garcia was much improved this season but I still don't think he's of sufficient quality.

2. I think we might get by without signing another centre half this window. Demichelis really came good latter in the season and Nastasic hopefully won't be plagued by injury. I've seen a bit of Rekik out on loan and he looks a decent prospect. I like Mangala from what I've seen of him, young, strong, fast and powerful, but a bit erratic and prone to errors.

3. Yeah we were lucky in this regard. Zaba did look tired towards the end of the season - fair enough considering his workload. Sagna would be a decent backup but again ideally I'd like someone a bit younger in the position, who can potentially take over the number one slot from Zab. Shame about Richards as he's from the academy and part of the furniture, but his injuries have become too much, not to mention his style of play doesn't fit in with the teams.

To add one of my own:

4. Left winger - we don't have enough speed in the squad and can be a bit slow on the counter. We can get by against most English teams but against teams that can dominate us in possession in Europe we need an outlet on both sides. At the moment we've got Navas to give us that option and not much else.