English Premier League thread

Just watched MOTD.
How could Pullis claim that his player should not have been sent off...they were lucky not to have two sending offs (the ball stopped by Pugh's hand).
 
So who do you think is going down then? I hope it's the bottom three at the moment to be honest as I like Sunderland for the United links and Hull deserve another crack because of their early season play. They had some great results and were mostly positive.
I don't like Middlesboro because they sometimes beat us and Newcastle could do with a season down to get rid of all the dead weight like Owen, Butt, Smith, etc.
 
I can't see there being any difference down the bottom of the table than right now, and you're right, Newcastle would probably benefit from a year in the Championship.

Get rid of dead weight, get a fresh start with a new team and lower the expectations of the Geordies who think they are a 'massive' club.

Though if there is to be a twist in the tale, Newcastle will win their next three games and survive and Hull or Sunderland will go down.
 
Does anyone of You guys have a gif with Carragher and Arbeloa 'stretching' themselves vs WBA?:)
 
actually it's "veni, vidi vici"... not veci :P

nice video though ;)

and what a great season this has been!!!

the premier league is getting better each and every year :))
 
Still can't believe Newcastle is relegated.. Ashley is a dumb prick, changed already 3 managers in the season (if i am right, of course) Keagan, Kieenar (heart problems sadly),Shearer. Players had to get a mindfu**.
 
He's talented, very talented. He's very inconsistent, and defensively is awful, but he's only 19, so he can improve. He is very good with the ball though.
 
I hope that rumour isn't true, he had a bad season but as Abhishek says he is very talented. He needs to be stronger in tackles though, its not a coincidence that the opposition always foul him.

He is great going forward, he can also play LM. Didn't get a chance in either LB or LM last season because of his poor form. Also BAE because was rock solid at LB and Luka plays from the left of midfield.
 
Is it still true that whenever he's on the field for Spurs they don't win in the league? Talented though and would become quality at Milan IMO
 
I'm not sure if that fact is still correct, it certainly sounds bad but he didn't play that many league games last season.
 
That must be over two season then because BAE played LB all season bar the odd game here and there.
 
For those who have not heard a new ESPN channel will show the 46 games it got from Shitanta going poop...

I hope they get the Non league too...

US sports broadcaster ESPN has today confirmed that it is to launch a new British channel in early August to show the 46 live Premier League matches it won last month following the collapse of Setanta.

The new channel, which will simply be called ESPN, will launch on 3 August ahead of the start of the new Premier League season on 15 August.

For residential customers, ESPN will be available on a premium subscription basis, for £9 a month to Sky Sports subscribers and for £12 a month to other Sky customers.

Disney-owned ESPN's new UK channel will replace ESPN America on the Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable TV electronic programme guides.

The new channel will appear on the Sky electronic programme guide at number 417 with a high definition service at number 443. This will be ESPN's first European HD channel.

A spokesman for ESPN said the broadcaster was also looking at acquiring other rights for the new UK channel.

"We are interested in rights when they become available and when they make business sense. If we were to acquire additional live rights for the UK market, it is likely they would be broadcast on this [ESPN] channel," he added.

It is understood ESPN is looking at acquiring other UK sports rights previously held by Setanta, including live Scottish Premier League matches.

ESPN Classic, which shows great sporting moments, will remain on the EPG at number 442.

A range of US and international sports coverage broadcast on ESPN America will continue to feature on the new channel. It is thought that ESPN America could return at a later date as a separate UK channel in another EPG slot.

BSkyB, which owns the rights to show the remaining 92 live Premier League matches next season, will sell the new ESPN channel to both its residential and commercial customers alongside its own Sky Sports services.

The Sky Sports in-house production team will produce ESPN's Premier League matches, while Sky's advertising sales house will sell the advertising inventory. ESPN will produce its own graphics, analysis and additional programming.

ESPN won the right to show 46 live Premier League matches for the 2009/10 season, and 23 matches a season for the following three years, following a hastily arranged auction after previous owner Setanta went into administration last month.

"We hope football and sports fans will enjoy ESPN's compelling mix of Barclays Premier League football, international sports and the best of the US sports in both SD [standard definition] and HD," said Lynne Frank, ESPN's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

"We look forward to working with Sky to deliver great sports content to their subscribers and will continue our discussions with all other pay-TV providers so that we can bring ESPN to as many sports fans in the UK as possible."

Mike Darcey, Sky's chief operating officer, added: "Our agreement with ESPN to retail its portfolio of sports channels ensures that we have certainty of distribution of all live Premier League matches to Sky homes, and further adds to the high-quality sports content our customers can enjoy, both in standard- and high-definition."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/07/espn-premier-league-football-channel-setanta-bskyb
 
The opening weekend is complete, what did you guys make of it?

I was impressed by Wigan, granted it was only highlights but they played some good stuff and the first goal was a beauty.

I was also very pleased by our performance against Liverpool at least until Crouch was brought on.
 
I was impressed by Arsenal beating last seasons 5th place team away from home 1-6! I think that impressed me the most out of everything ;))
 
Everton lack imagination when Arteta isn't in the team but yeah those Gooners were impressive. Surprised to see Bentdner start too.
 
I thought it looked like it could be quite an open league this year, Chelsea look a solid outfit as do United, Arsenal, though a good win still look a fragile squad, Liverpool looked tired and lacked any real edge, again though one or two key injuries and all the top four could be in trouble...
 
It was a great result for Spurs. Looks like you have a decent team there and I am really looking forward to the North London Derbys, hopefully they will be epic!

I think Spurs will be challenging for 4th along with City and Villa if they pull their fingers out! I am hoping Arsenal will be challenging for more than 4th, but we will have to wait and see, it's a long old season.
 
Nick Cave said:
I thought it looked like it could be quite an open league this year, Chelsea look a solid outfit as do United, Arsenal, though a good win still look a fragile squad, Liverpool looked tired and lacked any real edge, again though one or two key injuries and all the top four could be in trouble...
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It was definately an interesting start to the season, with a few upsets already. Who'd have bet on Arsenal handing out such a tonking, and Spurs turning over Liverpool (thanks for that by the way!)

Now that teams have the first game out of the way, do you think many will dip into the transfer market again?

We already have an injury crisis in defence (Ferdinand, Evans, Neville, Rafael, Vidic) so our backline against Burnley on Wednesday should be interesting... It's a shame Nani is fit though!
 
I'll be happy with a top six finish this season, we have a stronger squad than some teams around us, winning away from home will be the key.
 
Jamesy said:
It was definately an interesting start to the season, with a few upsets already. Who'd have bet on Arsenal handing out such a tonking, and Spurs turning over Liverpool (thanks for that by the way!)

Now that teams have the first game out of the way, do you think many will dip into the transfer market again?

We already have an injury crisis in defence (Ferdinand, Evans, Neville, Rafael, Vidic) so our backline against Burnley on Wednesday should be interesting... It's a shame Nani is fit though!
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I think all the top four bar Chelsea will be in the market...
 
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