*** 2012-2013 EPL Season Thread *** - Where taking 25 shots and losing is a brummer.

Discussion in 'Soccer Board' started by 514, Aug 13, 2012.

  1. Wu

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  2. Wu

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    Upcoming fixtures and TV info:

    Saturday, August 18:
    Arsenal vs Sunderland, 10am, ESPN/ESPN3.com
    West Brom vs Liverpool, 10am, FOX Soccer
    Fulham vs Norwich City, 10am, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go
    QPR vs Swansea, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
    Reading vs Stoke, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
    West Ham United vs Aston Villa, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
    Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur, 12:30 pm, FOX Soccer
    Sunday, August 19:
    Wigan vs Chelsea, 8:30am, FOX Soccer
    Manchester City vs Southampton, 11am, FOX Soccer
    Monday, August 20:
    Everton vs Manchester United, 3pm, ESPN2/ESPN3.com
    Wednesday, August 22:
    Chelsea vs Reading, 2:45pm, ESPN2/ESPN3.com
    Saturday, August 25:
    Swansea City vs West Ham United, 7:45am, ESPN2/ESPN3.com
    Manchester United vs Fulham, 10am, FOX Soccer
    Tottenham vs West Brom, 10am, FOX Soccer Plus
    Chelsea vs Newcastle, 12:30pm, FOX Soccer
    Sunday, August 26:
    Stoke City vs Arsenal, 8:30am, FOX Soccer
    Liverpool vs Manchester City, 11am, FOX Soccer
     
  3. prerecordedlive

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    Is this where I post?
     
  4. Zap Branigan

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    :jizz: this is my favorite time of year, football and soccer
     
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  5. Wu

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    Soon enough, my friend.

    But you should make a championship thread. I want to start following it more closely.
     
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  6. Quick

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    Should we do predictions or make a new thread?
     
  7. Wu

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    I'd say do predictions in here. Most team threads are going to have their own internal discussions, so I figure before the season is a good time to get predictions ITT.

    Like top 4 and bottom 3, FA, Carling, etc.
     
  8. Topper Bottoms

    Topper Bottoms Daniel Levy's BFF
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    How about we pool together the extra 15 dollars a month it will cost me to get fox soccer, so I don't have to bitch and moan on the board and in chatzy about the poor quality of stream I am watching while AVB jumps up and down frantically as West Brom puts the wood to Spurs.
     
  9. Wu

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    It wouldn't be tsb internet conversation without bitching about streams.
     
  10. Topper Bottoms

    Topper Bottoms Daniel Levy's BFF
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    Also Top 4.

    1. Citeh
    2. Arsenal
    3. Chelski
    4. United

    Bottom 3.
    18. Norwich
    19. Wigan
    20. Arsenal

    Capital One "Don't Call me the Carling Darling" Cup
    Liverpool, over Arsenal

    FA Cup
    United, over Arsenal
     
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  11. Sam Elliott

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    I will put a lot of work into my predictions this year, last year was not pretty.
     
  12. Wu

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    Also, most attractive player.

    Olivier Giroud, okay guys this one's over thanks for your input.
     
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  13. Topper Bottoms

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    We've been over this a million times Giroud would be like 5th most attractive Spur. Just because you're used to staring at Gervinho doesn't mean that Giroud is worth diddly.
     
  14. lunchbox

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    1. City
    2. United
    3. Arsenal
    4. Chelsea
     
  15. Wu

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    Top 4:

    1. Utd
    2. Citeh
    3. Arsenal
    4. Chelsea

    Bottom 3 (no particular order):
    West Brom
    Wigan
    Reading
     
  16. Gunners

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    1. United
    2. City
    3. Arsenal
    4. Chelsea

    18.Aston Villa
    19. West Brom
    20. Reading

    Carling Cup- City
    FA Cup-Arsenal

    Also going with all 4 CL teams making quarters this year and 2 making semis
     
  17. vander02

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    1. Arsenal - Yeah, I said it. Gunnin' like Gunners this year.
    2. Citeh
    3. Man U
    4. Chelsea
    5. Liverpool
    6. Spurs

    Relegated:
    1. Swansea
    2. QPR
    3. Southampton
     
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  18. AC

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    Top 4:

    1) Citeh
    2) Arsenal
    3) Chelsea
    4) United

    Bottom 3

    18) Norwich
    19) Wigan
    20) Southampton
     
  19. Owsley

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    1 City
    2 United
    3 Spurs
    4 Arsenal

    18 QPR
    19 West Brom
    20 Reading

    FA Cup: United over Liverpool
    Carling Cup: Spurs over Chelsea
     
  20. David Puddy

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    1. City
    2. Arsenal
    3. Man U
    4. Chelsea

    18. Wigan
    19. Aston Villa
    20. Reading

    FA Cup - Arsenal
    Carling Cup - Spurs

    Golden Boot - Aguero
     
  21. Gunners

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    First player to be charged with racism- Going with Tevez with him having no idea what he is saying.
    First to moan about said racism- Obviously Rio

    Predicted month of first Balotelli incident- Going to say October

    # of clubs Joey Barton will be a part of from now till next May- 3

    # of different Rooney hair styles this season- 4 plus a bonus of him dyeing it at least once

    First to moan about Man U preferential treatment- Wenger in a stunner over Mancini
     
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  22. Gaknight

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    From a person with no rooting interest I see ManU winning. I think Kagawa is the best addition of the summer as will put them over the top.

    And I don't even like ManU
     
  23. broXcore

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    i see 5th

    6th or 7th if we don't get a striker

    1. Man City
    2. Man U
    3. Arsenal
    4. Chelsea
     
  24. Andy Reocho

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    Newcastle in trouble at start or season

    No hba for spurs and Ba, cisse, tiote, and cabaye are doubtful
     
  25. NittanyKnight

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    1. City - 92-96 pts
    2. United 86-90 pts
    3. Arsenal 75-80 pts
    4. Chelsea 70-75 pts
    5. Tottenham 68-73 pts

    18. Southampton
    19. Reading
    20. Wigan

    FA Cup - Arsenal over Tottenham
    Capital One Cup - Liverpool over Everton
    First Manager fired - Leslie Hughes in December and replaced by 'Arry
    Player of the Season - Aguero
    Golden Boot - Aguero 27 goals
    Golden Gloves - Hart 20 clean sheets
    Manager of the Season - Big Sam after West Ham finishes 8th

    Other predictions

    - QPR's Cisse will get the most red cards (4) and Newcastle's Tiote will lead in yellow cards (15)
    - David Silva will get 20+ assists
    - 3 Managers will be fired during the season
     
  26. Wu

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    NLD FAC Final would be awesome.
     
  27. broXcore

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    would take a big game from BAE, but RVP would probably get a lot of SOG, despite a solid game plan from AVB
     
  28. prerecordedlive

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    I'm going 20 deep, guys.

    1. City
    2. United
    3. Chelsea
    4. Arsenal
    5. Spurs
    6. Newcastle
    7. Everton
    8. Swansea
    9. Liverpool
    10. Stoke
    11. Fulham
    12. Sunderland
    13. West Brom
    14. Southampton
    15. West Ham
    16. Aston Villa
    17. Wigan
    18. Norwich
    19. QPR
    20. Reading
     
  29. Gunners

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    96 points :yaoface:
     
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  30. Weedlord420

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    if arsenal gets sahin it will finish top 3 with a realistic shot for top 2
    if they dont, they will have to fight for a 3rd - 5th place spot
     
  31. vander02

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    Despite my homer picks in this thread, I actually agree with this take. Still another player away from real contention, especially with the lack of depth in midfield while the boy "recovers".
     
  32. Wu

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    Love this prediction. I remember Cisse getting sent off his first match for QPR.

    Frimpong would complete the trifecta of EPL African warlords.
     
  33. El_Pato

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    Top 4:
    Citeh
    Chelsea
    United
    Arsenal

    Bottom 3:
    Reading
    Norwich
    Southampton

    Golden Boot:
    Aguero

    Golden Gloves:
    Hart

    Cap One:
    Tottenham

    FA Cup:
    Chelsea
     
  34. tne

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    Top 8

    City
    Arsenal (closer to United than City)
    United
    Chelsea

    Liverpool

    Spurs
    Everton
    Newcastle

    Relegated
    West Brom
    Aston Villa
    Southampton :(

    Golden Boot- Rooney (with 12 pks)
    POY- Yaya
    YPOY- Oxlade-Chamberlain (who locks up a starting CM spot with Arteta/Wilshere injured)

    Biggest Surprise- Liverpool challenge for the top 4 for most of the season, before fading away at the end
    Biggest Disappointments- Cisse comes back to earth for Newcastle, Wilshere doesn't play until January, Hazard struggles

    Best Signings- Cathorla/Kagawa/Marin
    Worst Signings- Hazard/Oscar/Podolski

    none of this will actually happen, and jk liverpool fans
     
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  35. Wu

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    laughed at the 12 pks
     
  36. Gaknight

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    Why do people expect ManU to fall back? Maybe I am missng something?
     
  37. prerecordedlive

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    Not so much them falling back as everyone else getting better at the top.
     
  38. tne

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    and them getting a year older
     
  39. broXcore

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    i was wondering why people have liverpool over us, but then i realize we are starting jermain defoe full time
     
  40. zeberdee

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    Top 4:
    City
    United
    Arsenal
    Chelsea

    Bottom 3:
    Norwich
    West Brom
    Southampton

    Golden Boot:
    Rooney

    Golden Gloves:
    Hart

    Cap One:
    Chelsea

    FA Cup:
    Arsenal​
     
  41. Gaknight

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    are yall expecting Ade to come back?
     
  42. broXcore

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    really really hard to tell

    the issue, as it has been all along, is wages. ade wants to be at spurs, but levy gonna levy (to be fair, he was on pretty high wages at city)
     
  43. IronLung

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    can't even blame levy for not wanting to pay 170k a week
     
  44. Popovio

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    Top 5:
    Man City
    United
    Chelsea
    Arsenal
    Spurs

    Bottom 3:
    Southampton
    Norwich
    Wigan

    Golden Boot: Kun Aguero
    Golden Gloves: Cech

    Best Signings: M. Petric, S. Cazorla, M. Marin
    Worst Signings: Oscar, J. Rodwell, F. Borini
     
  45. NittanyKnight

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    A 33 year CB that has seen his better days and another coming off major knee surgery does not inspire a lot of confidence in their central defense. Very soft central midfield. Who is going to score goals outside of Rooney?

    And Phil Jones.
     
  46. lunchbox

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    They say the same thing every year.
     
  47. tne

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    I dont think scoring goals will be the problem, especially with Kagawa and Valencia creating, I think it will be defense

    CB is a weakness, who knows how Vidic and Rio will look this year, Evra is on the decline, Jones/Smalling aren't natural Rbs

    it will be interesting
     
  48. NittanyKnight

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    Completely under the radar candidate for the worst signing is Reading giving Pogrebnyak 65k to 70k a week.
     
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  49. prerecordedlive

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    The fuck. Seriously? There wasn't a player at Wolves making over 30k a week. I think Fletcher was on that and that's it.
     
  50. DelapThrows

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    1. Citeh
    2. Gunners
    3. ManU
    4. Chelsea
    5. Spurs
    6. Newcastle
    7. Liverpool
    8. Swansea
    9. Stoke
    10. Fulham
    11. Everton
    12. Norwich
    13. Sunderland
    14. West Brom
    15. Aston Villa
    16. West Ham
    17. Southampton
    18. Wigan
    19. QPR
    20. Reading

    The point spread between 8 and 14 is gonna be around 6-7.