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Whos going to win the English Premier League?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:42 am
by gavin_sidhu
Who do you think is going to win this season?

Im a Chelsea fan nd think they will win (the joys of having a rich russian owning your favourite team).

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:36 am
by Phobia
i think the final places will probably be exactly the same as last season, so chelsea will win :)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:38 am
by HighBorn
umm what are we talking about??? i vote other.... 8)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:42 am
by Phobia
lol hb, notice the english premierhip, and if you dont know about that, then what do you know 8)

sheffield utd odds of winning the title - 5000/1 LOL :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:52 am
by HighBorn
yeah yeah but i still like to expand my horizons ;)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:32 am
by johnnyrotten
LIVERPOOL!!!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:37 am
by gavin_sidhu
HighBorn wrote:umm what are we talking about??? i vote other.... 8)


Its the soccer league of England. Its the english version of the american mls.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:38 am
by HighBorn
ahh ic i still pick other ;)..lmao

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:42 am
by neildrill
I agree with johnny, its gonna be close but I think the mighty Liverpool will steal it

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:45 am
by stache hag
I vote Liverpool, but, only because my grandfather was from Liverpool.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:18 am
by JoeyB
I think liverpool's manager can get the best out of his players .. hence i voted 'pool. On paper Chelsea look unbeatable, but they never quite get the best out of their players, like Duff and Robben.

I'm dying to see how Shevchenko works out in the lone striker role.

JoeyB

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:46 am
by gavin_sidhu
JoeyB wrote:I think liverpool's manager can get the best out of his players .. hence i voted 'pool. On paper Chelsea look unbeatable, but they never quite get the best out of their players, like Duff and Robben.

I'm dying to see how Shevchenko works out in the lone striker role.

JoeyB


Duff no longer plays at Chelsea. He was sold.

I dont understand chelseas purchasing policy. They bought Shaun Wright Phillips, which was wasted. Now they buy Ballack (whats the point when you already have Lampard, Mackalele etc.)

Benitez is pathetic. I thought he was good until i saw liverpool vs West Ham? in the FA Cup. There performance was pitiful in a final. emphasis on final.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:36 am
by Spuzzell
Chelski, unfortunately.

United need a striker like Adriano or Defoe and a world class midfielder to compete for the title, but they'll still be the second best team with Scholes, Solskjaer and Smith coming back in. Carrick's a good signing, though way overpriced. If they do get Hargreaves he'll be immense for them, the way he ran the game against Portugal ws better then Keane at his best.

Liverpool should get third, and Kewell could well be the best player in the Prem this season if he avoids injury. Kewell, Sissoko, Alonso and Gerrard. Thats a hell of a midfield :shock: Not sure about Bellamy and Fowler up front. Could be fantastic, could be a nightmare, could, lets face it, be in jail.


Arsenal are going to be really good in a couple of seasons if they can hold onto Fabregas, Van Persie and the other youngsters but this year they'll be totally dependant on Henry, and he's not quite good enough to win the league by himself. Rosicky is CLASS, I always sign him in management games, but him and Henry apart, if Reyes goes then the rest of the squad is average. I think Spurs will beat them to fourth.

Tottenham will be great to watch, Berbatov will be up there with Henry and Shevchenko for top scorer, and with him, Keane and Defoe Spurs have the best set of fowards in the Prem. They'll miss Carrick, but Zokora's steel in midfield will probably make him a more important player for them.. it's not like Spurs are short of flair. Fourth, and maybe a cup.

So yeah. Chelsea to win the league, the mighty Fulham to finish 16th. Then Coleman will discover oil in his back garden, we'll buy everyone and turn Stamford Bridge into a toilet.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:39 am
by Spuzzell
Gavin: Pretty sure the main reason Chelsea bought Ballack was so he wouldn't go to United. It's what I'd have done if I had 11 squillion pounds and no conscience :)

He's a top TOP player too though, you're lucky to have him.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:57 am
by minihaymanz
everyone jump on the chelsea bandwagon!! there is goes! jump on now!!

I personally find soccer boring to watch. I love playing the sport
can't watch it.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:05 am
by Ronaldinho
manchester united to win premiership, :) and come on you weymouth to win the conferance!!!!! woop woop !!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:25 am
by b-b5
minihaymanz wrote:everyone jump on the chelsea bandwagon!! there is goes! jump on now!!


lol - I would hardly call picking a team that boasts one of the worlds best players in each position to win the premiership "jumping on the bandwagon"

Ronaldinho wrote:manchester united to win premiership,


I cant see this happening when Cristiano Ronaldo gets kicked to death before October

PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:58 pm
by Nappy Bone Apart
Chelski to purchase their third straight. Ballack and Wright-Phillips will drown their sorrows in bitter, hijack a lorrie, and be arrested on terrorism charges. Roman will then have to pay their legal fees, bankrupting him, and forcing Jose to pass the hat at team meetings. Chelski relegated in 2009.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:34 am
by gavin_sidhu
minihaymanz wrote:everyone jump on the chelsea bandwagon!! there is goes! jump on now!!


Im from Australia, i dont have a local team in the premiership, nd when i first started watching chelsea and man u were the only teams i had heard of.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:40 am
by vtmarik
I'm pulling for Leicester. I don't know where they are in the tournament, or if they're even in it at all. But I'm pulling for them.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:49 am
by johnnyrotten
They're in the division below :wink:

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:28 pm
by maritovw
i don't have to write it, just look at my avatar 8)

i don't think they'll miss van nistelrooy, he was a great goalgetter indeed, but rooney and saha are top class strikers and solskjaer has shown a great form in the preseason... if they manage to sign hargreaves, who knows, maybe the glorious 90's aren't over yet... :D

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:35 pm
by maritovw
hey, i'm glad to find people who like the Premier League here, does anybody of you play fantasy football? if you do, join a conquer club league i have created, just enter the code 656869-98497...

if you don't play it, then you should!! go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ to enter your team... you won't regret it!... when you have your team, join the league with the code above...

NOTE: the scoring for this league starts in Gameweek 2 so that you have time to register your teams

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:58 am
by gavin_sidhu
maritovw wrote:hey, i'm glad to find people who like the Premier League here, does anybody of you play fantasy football? if you do, join a conquer club league i have created, just enter the code 656869-98497...

if you don't play it, then you should!! go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ to enter your team... you won't regret it!... when you have your team, join the league with the code above...

NOTE: the scoring for this league starts in Gameweek 2 so that you have time to register your teams


how do you play fantasy football? I ususally just stick to i know the score.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:29 am
by heavycola
hijack a lorrie


sho shweet!


Has anyone put their money where their mouth is?