EPL 18/19
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Top level soccer players work fucking hard for their ridiculous money. It seems like the World Cup just finished, and yet the Premier League kicks off this weekend, actually in the morning with Man U v Leicester.
Change this year, with the transfer window closing yesterday rather than after the first 2 weeks or what ever. And it was a surprisingly quiet window.
Man City added a couple, but nothing really notable
Man U added a couple, but probably not what they needed, and if you listen to their manager, not what he wanted.
Liverpool did great, and strengthened every area they needed to. Which worries the fuck out of me. Every single time we have a good season, it's followed by a shit one. This time we are starting with the pressure of being dubbed "best of the rest"
Arsenal were decisive, new manager, 5 new players, but nothing huge. Still lost the community shield easily though
Chelsea new manager, 4 new players. Lost their gun keeper though.
Tottenham did absolutely nothing. That's dangerous.I would like to welcome back Fulhan to the top table, always had a soft spot for them, and i hope they do well.
Who wins? Fuck knows. Probably City, considering how much better they were than everyone last year.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
Arsenal were decisive, new manager, 5 new players, but nothing huge. Still lost the community shield easily though
Um sorry, what?? Who lost the Comedy Shield?
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yea fuck, good typo dickhead. I meant Chelsea, the other team who sacked their manager. Arsenal were disappointing elsewhere...
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English clubs can still sell players, just not buy anyone now.
I watched the highlights of the Arsenal pre-season games and I can already see noticeable changes to how we'll play under Emery, i.e., more high pressing, man marking on corners.
This cartoon sums up the transfer market.
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Why is Rafa sticking that shitshow out?
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Crystal Palace to win it all.
And by win it all I mean come top 12
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I would be very happy to see that but you didn’t have to start by schooling us in the difference between championship and PL at Craven Cottage
No charity at all from Uncle Woy
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The viewing numbers for the EPL in NZ are very low so Spark could just be repeating the failure of Coliseum Sports. As a fan I don't even subscribe to beIN.
I'm one of the few that has bein. Depending on the price I wouldn't mind getting an on demand subscription so I can watch it on any device
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I'm only interested in watching sport on a big screen, and preferrably in HD. Streaming to a device only with no casting would be a big step backwards.
The devil will be in the details of what Spark will offer, the platforms they will support, and most importantly the price.
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I'm only interested in watching sport on a big screen, and preferrably in HD. Streaming to a device only with no casting would be a big step backwards.
The devil will be in the details of what Spark will offer, the platforms they will support, and most importantly the price.
I used to watch the coliseum feed on my laptop while on treadmill. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone
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@rocky-rockbottom fuck i love him
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It's like the summer never happened.
City are running rough-shod all over the competition. Lost our best player? No worries, we'll stick 6 past our next opponents.
Arsenal have come away from their incredibly tough start with nothing. Man U have already had a slip that no one can have if they are chasing City down.
Liverpool have won twice which is nice. Chelsea and Spurs also. But 2 games in, and it feels like everyone is playing for 2nd.
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Fulham are successfully lulling everyone into an appearance of mediocrity.
It's so fiendishly clever it has the appearance of stupidity. Just imagine how good we'd have been if we hadn't spent 100,000,000 quid.
They actually played quite well against Spurs. They will trouble other sides if they can maintain that level of effort
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@canefan Yeah I actually agree but they need to get something out of the Burnley game next up.
They have some good players but they need to gel. Lot of newcomers still getting to know each other and the manager.
Wonder how the six regulars from last season who took them up feel about not being able to get game time
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@canefan Yeah I actually agree but they need to get something out of the Burnley game next up.
They have some good players but they need to gel. Lot of newcomers still getting to know each other and the manager.
Wonder how the six regulars from last season who took them up feel about not being able to get game time
It's always dangerous buying too many first team replacements. You sacrifice team cohesion and spirit erodes
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Red Manchester getting Towelled Up by Spurs at Old Trafford. Now just gone 0-3
MAN UTD 0-2 TOTTENHAM
83: Spurs show no signs of crumbling as Eriksen now fancies getting in on the act as he takes the ball on and fires over. The Spurs fans ask, "Is there a fire drill?" as the United supporters head for the exits.
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Spurs fans?
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@mariner4life Snort!!!
I know that comment will come back to bite me
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@mariner4life You know who some of them are now.
West Ham finally get a win this morning.
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@mariner4life You know who some of them are now.
West Ham finally get a win this morning.
oh yea! to the Fandom thread...
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West Ham looked pretty ominous yesterday. Quite a few brilliant opportunities. But man it was required after the shit start.
Liverpool and Man City still looking like the teams to beat. Although Chelsea are just cruising along too. Spurs not exactly on a great run into their new home ...
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Goal of the weekend was Zlatan in the MLS
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
Goal of the weekend was Zlatan in the MLS
Another to add to his collection.
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And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
and Spurs have lost another.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
and Spurs have lost another.
who have Arsenal got in their Champions League group?
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
and Spurs have lost another.
who have Arsenal got in their Champions League group?
I'm not seeing the relevance?
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
and Spurs have lost another.
who have Arsenal got in their Champions League group?
I'm not seeing the relevance?
just asking
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
And now Liverpool beat moneybags PSG in the Champs League. In a nice change they led by 2, threw it away late, but won in extra time. That's new for Liverpool.
I'm trying very very hard not to, but a part of me is starting to believe.
and Spurs have lost another.
who have Arsenal got in their Champions League group?
I'm not seeing the relevance?
just asking
Look! We have high expectations this year. Fighting for 4th and making it out of the second group of Europa league.(If that's how they still do it)
3 on the bump is a minor miracle after the start to this season
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Salah was disappointing in the PSG game, and was responsible for Mbappe's goal. Any Liverpool fan expecting a repeat of last year's heroics from him might be out of luck.
Liverpool were the better team though so deserved to win.
I saw the last 15 mins of the Spurs game. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Watched a bit of the Spurs game today - they look a shadow of last year's team. They just play slow, possession football quite badly as far as I can see. Their strength was the speed they played at making it hard for opposition teams to match them especially with the movement they had. I could hardly watch what I saw this morning, it was so dull.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in EPL 18/19:
l0l, Spurs new stadium sounds like a typically Spursy operation
Inside Spurs' stadium: 'I’ve never in my life worked like that' | Construction News
“Stop what you’re doing!” cries a supervisor, halting the work of a gang of electricians on Tottenham Hotspur’s new £850m stadium. The sudden stop is due
“Stop what you’re doing!” cries a supervisor, halting the work of a gang of electricians on Tottenham Hotspur’s new £850m stadium.
The sudden stop is due to the appearance of workers from an air-conditioning subcontractor, who are carrying a large piece of metallic piping. These AC workers have turned up to finish their installation. The problem is, the electricians were told the AC work had already been completed.
As a result, all the work the electricians had done has to be torn out. This is made all the more frustrating by the fact that completed electrics, carried out on the exact same spot, had already been completely ripped out two weeks earlier for the same reason.That's what happens when Daniel Levy tries to do it on the cheap and fails to appoint a project manager. Typical pound foolish behaviour by our illustrious leader. The new place looks pretty cool though
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