# 2014-15 Barclays Premier League Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 10, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248 "2014-08-10T17:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/261 "2015-05-31T16:45:37Z")
After pulling off an incredible second-half run to stay in the Premier League, Leicester City has found itself in a bit of a [PR nightmare](http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/leicester-city-racist-orgy-video-5794654). > [@](#): > > As team boss Nigel Pearson prepared for a week of helping to cement relationships between the UK and Thailand and boosting his club’s growing Far East fan base, his defender son James, 21, and pals Tom Hopper, a striker, and goalkeeper Adam Smith, 22, had other ideas. > > They were busy filming three Thai girls committing depraved sex acts with them in a hotel room. > > The swaggering trio then shared the explicit videos with friends back in the UK in which one of the players can be heard calling a woman a “slit eye” while his mates snigger at the racist jibe. Leicester City is owned by a Thai businessman and his son, and the football players were apparently in Thailand on a goodwill tour. I’m sure that having an orgy with Thai prostitutes and referring to them as “slit eye” will do a lot to help with cultural understanding. Nice one, guys! ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/262 "2015-05-31T22:25:00Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Sour grapes, eh? Enjoy your summer. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/263 "2015-06-01T01:45:54Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > … Eriksen and Kane looked totally gassed by the end… That’s a rather unfortunate turn of phrase… ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/264 "2015-06-01T15:03:58Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > And after dominating the match and outclassing the Clarets at every position, the Gunners have won their record-setting twelfth FA Cup! Am I the only one who saw Arsenal dominating the officiating as well? I mean, not saying it swung the match, but every time an Arsenal player went down there was a whistle, while Aston Villa were being hauled down like it was a rugby game, while the official looked on beaming. IIRC even the announcers were shocked that a penalty wasn’t given. Or is this just how English Premier League games are called: the front-runner gets every benefit of the doubt? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/265 "2015-06-01T16:12:10Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > I mean, not saying it swung the match, but every time an Arsenal player went down there was a whistle, while Aston Villa were being hauled down like it was a rugby game, while the official looked on beaming. Ridiculous exaggeration. Not a single Aston Villa player was competitive with Arsenal at any position, so they responded with hugely more fouls. > [@](#): > > IIRC even the announcers were shocked that a penalty wasn’t given. They commented that it should have been a foul, but it was also clearly just outside the box. I agree that it should have been a free kick to Aston Villa. But as long as we’re on this subject, the were at least two penalty shouts that could have been awarded to Arsenal as well, and were noted by the commentators. I particularly recall a set piece where Koscielny’s shirt was literally pulled over his head. > [@](#): > > Or is this just how English Premier League games are called: the front-runner gets every benefit of the doubt? The top-level referees always attempt to be as fair as possible to both sides; their careers depend on it, and they take pride in it. In balance, I think they achieve it most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/266 "2015-06-01T17:54:00Z")
> > [@](#): > > Ryan Taylor was released from NUFC by telephone before being told to pass his mobile to Jonas Gutierrez so he could be delivered same news. Oh, Newcastle, you are just begging for me to stop being a fan of you… ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/267 "2015-06-01T19:07:11Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > After pulling off an incredible second-half run to stay in the Premier League, Leicester City has found itself in a bit of a [PR nightmare](http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/leicester-city-racist-orgy-video-5794654).Leicester City is owned by a Thai businessman and his son, and the football players were apparently in Thailand on a goodwill tour. I’m sure that having an orgy with Thai prostitutes and referring to them as “slit eye” will do a lot to help with cultural understanding. Nice one, guys! In other news, John Terry has demanded a transfer to Leicester City. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248/268 "2015-06-01T20:58:49Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Ridiculous exaggeration. Not a single Aston Villa player was competitive with Arsenal at any position, so they responded with hugely more fouls. Arsenal fan, are we? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248.md?page=13)