Premier League Discussion 4th/5th October

Saturday, 4 October 2008
Blackburn v Man Utd, 17:30
Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00
West Brom v Fulham, 15:00
Wigan v Middlesbrough, 15:00

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Sunday, 5 October 2008
Chelsea v Aston Villa, 15:00
Everton v Newcastle, 16:00
Man City v Liverpool, 15:00
Portsmouth v Stoke, 15:00
Tottenham v Hull, 15:00
West Ham v Bolton, 13:30

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Premiership League Table:

1 Chelsea 6 9 14
2 Liverpool 6 5 14
3 Aston Villa 6 4 13
4 Arsenal 6 8 12
5 West Ham 6 3 12
6 Hull 6 -2 11
7 Blackburn 6 -4 10
8 Man City 6 7 9
9 Portsmouth 6 -5 9
10 Wigan 6 4 8
11 Man Utd 5 2 8
12 West Brom 6 -1 7
13 Sunderland 6 -2 7
14 Everton 6 -4 7
15 Fulham 5 -1 6
16 Middlesbrough 6 -3 6
17 Bolton 6 -4 4
18 Stoke 6 -5 4
19 Newcastle 6 -6 4
20 Tottenham 6 -5 2
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Some tough games for the big 4 this weekend with Liverpool having perhaps the most difficult task at City. The liklihood of all 4 winning their games are very small I would say so the one/one's that do take all 3 points will have had a big boost.

Everton Vs Newcastle is the game of the shambles. Everton's week wasn't so great, getting knocked out the carling and Uefa cup whilst losing to Liverpool in a match they never looked threatening in. We all know about Newcastle's problems but I think if they are going to win a game then they'll believe they can win this one, particularly considering Everton's dismal home record so far this season.

Plenty of interesting games IMHO, for hot teams (CHelsea-AVilla and MCity vs Liverpool), as well as for colder ones (Tottenham-Hull, Everton Newcastle).
Wigan vs Middlesbrough or Sunderland-Arsenal looks interesting too.

The West Ham-Bolton match should be interesting, just because now Bolton's getting on the bandwagon and is threatening to sue West Ham.

With match day split like that they may as well go the whole hog and have the designated match days where Sunday 3PM kick offs are the regular time slot for the EPL.

Even with the current split the Match of Day programs may as well be switched and there'd be a relatively decent demand for a Score/Soccer Saturday program. Also seems to be a little pointless forcing TV companies to make the Saturday late game kick off after the 3PM kick offs finish then the day after allow the Sunday 4PM game to continue while 4 other games are on.

Saturday 3PM kick offs are the pinnacle of dullness, the evening game should be a decent contest but as far as I'm concerned the real interesting fixtures are all on Sunday.

I think Sunderland can definitely get something from Arsenal.

Easy win for us . I can't believe how well we are doing...we are scoring goals for fun!

Also...Tottenham .

Tottenham 1-2 Hull

I'd bet my new personalised cufflinks on this one.

Liverpool - City is the most interesting game

Interesting to see how Robinho does against another top four defence. He was often criticised for going missing against the top sides in Spain.

Subs: Fulop, Bardsley, Diouf, Murphy, Chopra, Leadbitter, Healy

Subs: Fabianski, Silvestre, Eboue, Djourou, Nasri, Bendtner, Vela

Subs: Keily, Hoefkens, Cech, Barnett, Moore, MacDonald, Pedro Pele

Subs: Zuberbahler, Stoor, Kallio, Baird, Andreasen, Ki-Hyeon, Nevland

I really enjoyed your footie Arsenal this week!

If you compare it with terrible Liverpool against PSV where they just sat back and waited for the poor PSV to make mistakes you went on the attack to play the beautiful game....

You guys are the saviours of English football...!

You sure Arsenal aren't playing a 4-3-3 Cesc?

Subs: Pollitt, Taylor, Kilbane, Komas, De Ridder, Camara, Brown

Subs: Jones, Digard, Emnes, A. Johnson, J. Johnson, Walker, Craddock

Hip Hip Heurelho wrote:You sure Arsenal aren't playing a 4-3-3 Cesc?

Only going by Skysports here.

But you are correct, like Cristiano Ronaldo he will be listed as a wide midfielder but really he will just be another forward alongside the front two.

Trying to get a stream to find out for myself.

Cesc Soler wrote:

Hip Hip Heurelho wrote:You sure Arsenal aren't playing a 4-3-3 Cesc?

Only going by Skysports here.

But you are correct, like Cristiano Ronaldo he will be listed as a wide midfielder but really he will just be another forward alongside the front two.

Trying to get a stream to find out for myself.

Good stream here - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hd_sports_fans
Stream for Wigan-Boro - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iraqgoals

Regarding Arsenal's tactic, for me it's still 4-4-2, very similar line up to the one which played at Bolton.

How are Zuiverloon and Donk doing for West Brom...?

Exciting day of football so far in the Premier League!

Dwarf wrote:
Saturday 3PM kick offs are the pinnacle of dullness,

I didn't think it would be this bad

Ricardo Jol wrote:How are Zuiverloon and Donk doing for West Brom...?

Dempsey is causing some problems but otherwise boring by both teams

Wouldn't it be great if MOTD didn't have any goals to show tonight.

We've just had a goal wrongly ruled out. Bad decision from the linesman.

West Brom score Bednar

Ricardo Jol wrote:I really enjoyed your footie Arsenal this week!

If you compare it with terrible Liverpool against PSV where they just sat back and waited for the poor PSV to make mistakes you went on the attack to play the beautiful game....

You guys are the saviours of English football...!

A good day for Murray.


Brighton 3-2 Cheltenham L
Murray 1 Murray 2
Murray 7 Murray 45+2
Murray 47

What a surprise. Sunderland score a stunning goal. This season is already a write-off.

Arsenal doing $h!t after a European victory shocker!

FUCKSAKES!

Sheffield gunner wrote:What a surprise. Sunderland score a stunning goal. This season is already a write-off.

You weren't seriously expecting to challenge for the title, were you?

Hip Hip Heurelho™ wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:What a surprise. Sunderland score a stunning goal. This season is already a write-off.

You weren't seriously expecting to challenge for the title, were you?

I'm pretty sure they weren't expecting to lose to Hull and fucking Sunederland.

1 - 1.

Haha Cesc scores from a corner header of all things!