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2012-2013 English Premier League

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.Roockley.
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after the success of last seasons thread and the new season only a short wait away after the euros i think it could be time to kick this off

di matteo is set to be confirmed as the new chelsea manager, will he work miracles again?

who's your team and how well do you think they'll do this year?


i'm a sunderland fan and i think we will be top 10 and maybe just sneak into the europa league
Jun 11 2012 8:47PM
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bakedpow
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lego gunners
Jan 30 2013 2:49PM
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bakedpow
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well damn
Jan 30 2013 2:50PM
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bakedpow
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god suarez is such a douche. flops at the slightest contact, i mean cmon.
Jan 30 2013 3:11PM
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HWW
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he didn't deserve a ban. the ballboy held the ball away from him on purpose, and tbh i would have done the same.
Jan 30 2013 3:18PM
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fujarome
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arsenal have quite possibly the worst defence in modern football.

and Liverpool really are a one man team. give it to Suarez and let him either score or dive
Jan 30 2013 3:18PM
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.Roockley.
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Had no internet for a while, I know graham has moved to sunderland, any other transfer news since the window closed?
Feb 2 2013 1:47AM
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fujarome
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nacho monreal moved to Arsenal and had a good debut.

Newcastle bought the French ligue, and beat chelsea with them.


Good result for Arsenal today. I'm sorry, but stoke really do barely play football. I can respect a good bus parking defensive show, but they don't even do that. Just foul, and hoof it up field.

Everton scrape out a draw too...hopefully tottenham lose, and things can get back to normal.
Feb 2 2013 12:00PM
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PacificRimJob
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Vive Le France, Newcastle. (they treated the new signings to awesome french food I guess)

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Anyways, sweet sweet victory over Chelsea again.
Feb 2 2013 9:10PM
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Bogs
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that's the english' preferred method of soccer, right? ugly, violent, and lacking completely in any kind of real skill. stoke are just the masters of the english style of play: close your eyes and swing your leg at the ball as hard as you can and hope you aren't facing your own net.
Feb 2 2013 11:12PM
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Chunter
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Got on FIFA today and saw Beckham on PSG?! Uhhh...I'll take it.
Feb 2 2013 11:15PM
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PacificRimJob
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He's played everywhere now, jeez
Feb 2 2013 11:37PM
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Chunter
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Literally. I was gonna say he hasn't played in Italy in Serie A buuuut sure enough; I look it up and he played for Milan last 2 years on loan.
Feb 3 2013 12:07AM
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PacificRimJob
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did you hear about the 8th tier norwegian club who offered him a contract?

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Feb 3 2013 12:11AM
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Chunter
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and he turned that down?! What a generous offer!
Feb 3 2013 12:28AM
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steep
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ahhh I forgot about this thread.

Interesting to see Beckham to PSG. All of his salary is going to charity I'm pretty sure.

No other "huge" transfer news :(

Happy to see the Red Devils 10 points clear of City. Yeah yeah, city is a game behind.

Feb 3 2013 12:59AM
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Squaw6
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Well, there was one huge move, but no one around here really follows anything but the EPL. Willian moved from Shakhtar to Anzhi for $47 million. Chelsea and Spurs have been trying to sign him for years. He's ridiculously good. Losing him really hurts Shakhtar's chances in the UCL.
Feb 3 2013 1:32AM
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Bogs
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yeah, abramovich has wanted him forever. he's probably pissed.
Feb 3 2013 9:01AM
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steep
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Ahh yeah I didn't really pay attention to the transfer window here. Only a little bit to EPL/France/Germany.

I never saw that Willian moved. Huge hit for shaktar. I can't wait for knockout rounds.
Feb 3 2013 9:22AM
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90053
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balotelli to milan (potentially could repeat euro form)
sneijder and drogba to galatassaray (new european threat)
norwich sign becchio

and to whoever said liverpool are a one man team they will be pretty sick now with sturridge

newcastle made the easily the best signing with sissoko for 1.8 mi ,fucking bargain judgng by yesterdays performance
Feb 3 2013 9:28AM
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GuacamoleMane
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lol have you seen them play? one game they play like a top 4 team the next the play like shit and lose to teams like oldham. Defense should have been a priority for them in the window
Feb 3 2013 10:18AM
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90053
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haha lots of top flight teams have gone been beaten by lower league team recently not just liverpool, they are a very attacking team, a lot of their inconsistencies came down to the limitations of having one decent striker who could be played out of the game, we'll see in a minute when they play man city, i personally think they have one of the most threatening attacks in the the pl at the moment and that they will finish comfortably top 5, not a liverpool fan btw
Feb 3 2013 10:30AM
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90053
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21287435

all transfers
Feb 3 2013 10:42AM
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Kekambas.
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Reina is a fucking idiot
Feb 3 2013 12:38PM
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steep
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Ugh how bout this city/liverpool game? Beautiful goals. For once I'm hoping that Liverpool wins.
Feb 3 2013 12:45PM
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Bogs
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no they wont
Feb 3 2013 12:50PM
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ignantchief
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welp i've officially given up on city repeating this year. united is too good/too deep and city seems to be wavering at this point in the season. A draw vs QPR? cmonnn. and they didnt even deserve a draw v liverpool today just got lucky that reina is a gumbi and that aguero is a beast.
Feb 3 2013 1:32PM
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90053
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someone convince me why liverpool cannot finish top 5 after that performance
Feb 3 2013 1:49PM
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Bogs
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because they only have one player on their team who can score goals. and they probably can finish top 5 judging by the heaping pile of shit that has been the epl this season. no one is playing particularly well, anything can happen. them finishing top 5 doesn't mean they are "sick" though.
Feb 3 2013 2:04PM
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GuacamoleMane
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their goalie is mildly retarded
Feb 3 2013 2:05PM
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Kekambas.
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Suarez and Sturridge
Feb 3 2013 2:16PM
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90053
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exactly despite they're goalie being mildly retarded they still managed to challenge one of the pl top teams away getting a point at the etihad is a success
Feb 3 2013 2:26PM
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GuacamoleMane
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tbh city arent really very good this year. They just have a pretty tight d so they at least get draws, but they dont have the killer instinct of last season.
Feb 3 2013 2:28PM
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90053
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they're still second in the league though
Feb 3 2013 2:31PM
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Bogs
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you're forgetting that the epl has been a heaping pile of shit this year
Feb 3 2013 2:34PM
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Bogs
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like i said, they only have one player on their team who can score goals
Feb 3 2013 2:34PM
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Kekambas.
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You are wrong
Feb 3 2013 2:45PM
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GuacamoleMane
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there position doesnt make them any easier or harder to beat
Feb 3 2013 2:50PM
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Bogs
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you honestly think sturridge is a reliable goal scorer? come off it, son, take off your england hat. he just isn't. he couldn't get a game in on a team where the only other striker was fernando torres, who has been one of the worst finishers in the epl over the last 2 years. 23 year old reliable goal scorers don't get sold by big teams except for huge amounts of money. and sturridge went for around 12 million. he has potential, yes, but he has a long, long way to go before he can be considered a reliable goal scorer
Feb 3 2013 2:51PM
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fujarome
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people seem to be hung up on the idea that since liverpool drew against a 2nd place team, they are therefore equal to second place, and thus should be higher on the table than they are.

liverpool are a lower top half club now. They shouldn't get into the CL, but won't drop into obscurity.

And liverpool can complain that 9/10 times, aguero doesn't score that opportunity all you want, but the same can be said of gerrard's goal.
Feb 3 2013 3:41PM
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Kekambas.
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Oh please... Gerrard has had so many goals like that in his career, and he also actually shot on a net with a keeper in it.
Feb 3 2013 3:46PM
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fujarome
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gerrard does have a cannon on him....liverpool are gonna be lost without him in a few years when he retires.

Aguero actually had to be precise. In the end stevie just blasted it and kept it down. Hell of a shot/goal, but not the same skill set required for the type of goal aguero scored.
Feb 3 2013 3:55PM
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90053
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yes he is a good player, he has already made some pretty obvious indications that he plays well up front with suarez, just because he didn't start often for chelsea doesn't mean he isn't a decent player, it just means that other players within the team worked better with the formation and style of play that the managers were trying to play and that they had a £50mi striker they were obliged to play because of their owner, £12 million is not a cheap signing! he doesn't need to be a reliable scorer eiher, they already have suarez, they just need someone firstly as a back up in case suarez gets injured and someone with pace, vision, and passing ability (it is just bonus that he can finish).

sparknotes: why do they need a reliable goal scorer when they have one of the top three strikers in the prem? that is not why they bought sturridge
Feb 3 2013 4:38PM
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90053
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i'm sorry but that was one of the best goals of the season, perfectly struck and hitting just inside the post, this is one of gerrard signature skills and one of the reasons why he has scored 6 goals this season in midfield
Feb 3 2013 4:42PM
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fujarome
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To maintain where they are and maybe move up a little, you're right, sturridge is fine.

But the problem is that if they want to really jump back into the top 4 and be competitive in europe again, they need more goalscorers.

Look at united....rooney, rvp, hernandez (a bit) and seemingly everyone else score fairly consistently.

Chelsea...Ba, Torres, Mata, Lamapard and everyone else. (seriously...everyone else. Everyone on chelsea is capable of scoring. They're in a slump right now, but they'll bounce back like always)

Even Arsenal, who are underperforming, Giroud, Walcott, Podolski, cazorla, arteta and wilshere are all good for a goal from time to time.
Feb 3 2013 4:43PM
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90053
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the lack of football knowledge on this site is unsurprising

but did you honestly just compare giroud walcott podolski cazorla and arteta to suarez and sturridge in terms of goalscoring ability?!!

Feb 3 2013 4:46PM
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fujarome
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Lack of knowledge? Who are you again?

I've between watching this sport my eerie life.

And no, I didn't. I'm saying that you need more goalscorers rather than goals from one individual. Suarez can certainly score a few, but you're never going to compete when he's the only one doing it
Feb 3 2013 5:01PM
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fujarome
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Apparently Droid corrects entire to eerie. You get the point
Feb 3 2013 5:02PM
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90053
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steven gerrard, obviously, henderson and glen johnson are all capable
Feb 3 2013 5:08PM
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GuacamoleMane
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lol is that a joke? glen johnson henderson and stevie g versus arsenal? Liverpool are absolute shit at scoring besides suarez, sturridge did look good in the game today tho
Feb 3 2013 5:13PM
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fujarome
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I have to give liverpool credit, as despite everything, they did pull out 2 draws in 2 weeks against sides ahead of them in the table. Granted it took some of the very worst defending Arsenal has ever displayed, but all the same...points are points.
Feb 3 2013 5:14PM
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