Pick A Team for Me

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  1. NYGator

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    I coach soccer, and I am out on the field probably 4 days a week, but I have never stopped to pick a team to root for. I think it's about time I chose a Premier League Team to root for, but I don't want to be a bandwagon fan. Sell me on a team.
     
  2. RoyalShocker

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    A Jew wants to pick a club. This is a tough one
     
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  4. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    This. It's in your blood.

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  5. NYGator

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    How so? I have actually been considering them.
     
  6. NYGator

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    Atheist
     
  7. Wu

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    :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew: :jew:
     
  8. Wu

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    Jews don't believe in Jesus either.
     
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  9. Mr. Bananagrabber

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  10. Andy Reocho

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    just watch games and choose which team you enjoy watching
     
  11. broXcore

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    this is a good strategy. i definitely recommend spurs though.
     
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  12. Andy Reocho

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    :shocker:
     
  13. broXcore

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    :idk:
     
  14. prerecordedlive

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    Not Wolves. We're doing our damnedest to alienate fans.

    I'd go with Swansea. Extremely fun team to watch.
     
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  15. Andy Reocho

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    Just giving you shit clevelandXcore
     
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  16. TheSkeeter

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    Swansea is a good choice for mid-tier. I'm too upset to even suggest Everton at the moment.
     
  17. RoyalShocker

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    OP, the real question is how do you feel about rooting for the same club as Osama Bin Laden and Fidel Castro?
     
  18. Mr. Bananagrabber

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  20. tne

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    and Spike Lee! don't forget we have Spike Lee

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  21. broXcore

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    swansea is a pretty good pick imo
     
  22. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    When in doubt, just follow Drake.

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    Shit.
     
  23. Andy Reocho

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  24. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    I WANT THIS SHIT FOREVER MAN!!!
     
  25. Andy Reocho

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  26. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    What are your thoughts on blowing bubbles?
     
  27. Andy Reocho

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    quote="Mr. Bananagrabber, post: 6676368"]What are your thoughts on blowing bubbles?[/quote]

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  28. RoyalShocker

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    Wait, do you swear it?

    **HIP HOP AIRHORN**
     
  29. NYGator

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    so the only good reason I was given to choose a team so far is that their fans are the Yids? I need more than that. Also, does anyone other than MU, Chelsea and Arsenal ever win it? I need to root for someone that has at least a prayer, or are there other things to focus on?
     
  30. broXcore

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    well i'll go ahead and give you some reasons to support tottenham

    -a very exciting attack (most of the time) featuring gareth bale, luka modric, rafael van der vaart, and others
    -brad friedel
    -good youth players that could see first team minutes in the near future
    -great old stadium with a good fanbase
    -daniel levy (club chairman) is very smart and seems to have the club pointed in the right direction

    but since picking a team based on players alone isn't really a great idea, it should be known that tottenham will be a team that should finish anywhere from 3rd-7th or 8th here on out depending who is bought/sold. not normally in position to win the title, but with a good/lucky year, it could happen.

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  31. Andy Reocho

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    What aspects of soccer do you enjoy NY? Because if you enjoy someone that plays by passing and possessing the ball, your best choices would be Arsenal or Swansea.

    If you want teams that got a chance at success you gotta go Arsenal, Manchesters, Spurs, Liverpool.

    It all depends, you can't usually just pick someone, there has to be some sort of reason.
     
  32. Owsley

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    If you want to be the ultimate bandwaggoner, you'll pick City.
     
  33. broXcore

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    i'll go ahead and throw newcastle into the hat. rabid fanbase, successful club with good tradition, awesome manager imo
     
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  34. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    I think the best way is just watching all the games you can for a couple of weeks. You'll be able to gauge what you enjoy both tactically, and if there are any players that particularly captivate you. Just picking a team might take some of the fun out of actually finding your squad.
     
  35. tne

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    Just pick the team with the best looking players
     
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  36. Frank Martin

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    Liverpool Football Club will officially withdraw from this competition.
     
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  37. Quick

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    My only advice is dont pick a team based on a single player(fuck you Fernando Torres)

    Sounds like you are only interested in the top clubs so you have already trimmed the list to 5 or 6.
     
  38. Gunners

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    We win

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  39. broXcore

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    NOT SO FAST

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  40. Frank Martin

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  41. Jimmy the Saint

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    If you don't mind not seeing matches and want people to think you're tough (and unique), go with Millwall.
     
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  42. Wu

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    lol
     
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  43. Andy Reocho

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    CARLING CUP CHAMPS BRO
     
  44. Quick

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    More than the rest of you fucks.
     
  45. Tony Wonder

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    I don't know if this will be any help, especially now, but this article is how I ended up choosing a team.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060719

    It is dated, but the second page lists six contenders with information on all of them.

    My brother was a Chelsea fan and I began to follow them, but ended picking a new team because I didn't want to be on the bandwagon of a team that was already at the top.

    I came down to Newcastle and Man City for the record.

    My advice pick a team that is good, not great and also won't be in too much danger or being relegated.

    Current teams that would fit that:

    Everton
    Fulham
    Stoke
    Newcastle
    Villa
     
  46. Quick

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    If you are gonna pick a mid level team go Newcastle. Only thing about them or any other middle of the pack club is that they will have to sell their top players when larger clubs come calling.
     
  47. Frank Martin

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    England's most successful club this year.
     
  48. Tony Wonder

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    True we do sell to larger clubs. But we also sell to smaller clubs when they overpay by 30 mil. :smug:
     
  49. tne

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    pick a club that is good or popular so they will be on FSC

    nothing worse than picking up a club that you can never see play
     
  50. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    I'm absolutely terrified this thread will turn into a shit show. I hope that nobody says anything mean.