The FA Premier League (English Football) Official Thread
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Today is the first day of the Premier League, and riding high on the interest and good feeling of the World Cup I thought it was high time we have some proper football talk going on around here.
If you're an interested novice (American) in the EPL (what foreigners call it), then step inside and join the party.
This is the place to talk about all current and past news and issues in and around the second best league in the world (let's be honest, Spain's league is better).
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State or pick your team and get in on this debate, I am a fan of Newcastle United which means that I can expect a traditional season of embarrassment and humiliation at the hands of our incompetent coach and purely evil owner.
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Who do you think are the teams and players to watch? I have a feeling that it might be Arsenals year and once Sanchez settles he could be exactly what they have been missing.
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Laugh at Man Utd. Never forget all those years of Fergie chewing his gum furiously and waving his stop watch around like a voodoo talisman, especially when watching Swansea slot 2 past them today.
Lets finally have a football thread and discussion worthy of the beautiful game, and really get into this second rate but highly entertaining league that we lovingly refer to simply as the "The Prem".
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Southampton were great today, far better than I expected and unlucky to lose against Liverpool.
From what I saw of the Man Utd game they have not addressed the glaring issues which have been there for the last couple of years, and losing Vidic without replacing him is insanity.
I'm about to settle down to watch my team get slaughtered by the Champions, so I might be spending the remainder of the day in tears.
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I'm afraid that I am more in favour of your wife's opinion :o
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I have big hopes for arsenal this season if key players can stay fit. Would be nice to see one more versatile defender come in as well though, as things look thin with Gibbs picking up a hamstring strain yesterday.
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losing evra, ferdinand and vidic at one go is insanity. that's 3/4 of the back line that won the double 4/5 years ago..
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Losing them and not replacing them is the insanity Louis, they have had ample warning and ample opportunity but chose to remain static. Sorry man, I know you're a United fan and I bear United no ill will, but they are totally to blame for their own demise so far.
I would go so far as to say that if they do not seriously back LVG in the last couple of weeks of the transfer window then they will struggle to keep him (Roja is a good start though).
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You are right but it is a strong club
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But a strong club who will struggle to win trophies, look at how far Liverpool fell after allowing themselves to slip, no title in how long?
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nah gav. i totally agree with you. when SAF decided to retire. there were alot of people going uh oh. and i think it's also partly due to the board as well with david gill gone. the current ed woodward doesn't show much commitment in the transfer window even though they say their willing to spend. for their tradition of sticking with managers utd fans can only hope LVG wouldnt be a repeat of moyes era.
that being said i saw a soccernet video where they were saying about how SAF and david gill hijacked transfers in the past (berbatov and RVP), that commitment in bringing players in compared to the current situation where they've lost out on major players they wanted to sign.
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Not sure if this is actually pertinent to the discussion at all, as I know feck all about Soccer. But from an "outsiders" view Fergie knew that the future was not rosy, all the good players were past it and there was not enough new blood or money to go out and buy new talent about, so he fecked off, so that others could take the shit. Perfect timing. Do I like him? No. But I sure as shit admire him…..
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you do have a point G. but as a utd fan, i choose to be blinded by my love for the club. hahaha.
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It is one of the finest experiences to make the Manu-tour at Old Trafford and to attend a play. Many friends are coming extra for this to MAN from other continents. There is no sports-club with such an international reputation, with loyal supporters world-wide. Sir Alex has built a fantastic club, now its time for other people to go ahaed. Nobody can be permanent the winner. Its good for Manu to learn this also.
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I would argue that Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid have such an international reputation, and speaking of Barcelona I read the other day that they are the 5th best supported club in the UK !!!! Madness.
G, I have had that view of Fergies retirement since the day it was announced. You don't have to follow football to notice when a guy decides to retire at the top because he knows that a crash is coming.
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I were merely pointing out that your observation was indeed astute and correct
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Tottenham fan here, so I expect a mid table finish and not much else!
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My main ambition (as a Newcastle fan) is that we renew our age old battle with Spurs for 7th spot, rather than last season deathly rumble with Stoke for 10th
