The English Football Thread

[evi1gun]

Just imagine Man Sitteh gettin Wesley 'right from under S.A.F's nose.
It's not like they cant afford it.
If they did, I think I might change my top 6. (My 1st one. The 2nd one was a joke obviously)
Everton just got beat 1-0 by Werder Bremen. Same old story. Started well but blunt up front.

[Sneer]

Arsenal will finish in the top 4. The doom-mongers encircling pre-season are a ubiquitous facet of the Gooner experience, but we always manage to achieve Champions League football. Cesc SHOULD go, Nasri too if he isn't going to sign a new deal. Wilshere and Ramsey could develop into one hell of a pairing if given a chance - put Song in behind them and watch them go. As long as we invest in an experienced, preferably English CB to partner Vermaelen, and a replacement for Nasri if he leaves, we'll be OK.

[jackhammer]

Hate to say it as I don't like them much but Liverpool are really going to push hard this season. They have bought some genuinely decent players with experience, talent and also mostly British which will add steel.

I think Chelsea were in transition last year and they haven't added much and that transition will continue with their new manager. He has proved to be a good manager but it is far too soon for them to get back to the level of the Mourinho years.

Arsenal will always be there or there abouts but will never reach those heights of a few years back with a transfer policy that is quite simply baffling considering the finance they could draw upon.

Man City- no chance. A club that buys players for a season and then farms them out on loan the following season will never achieve a cohesive base. How many strikers have that team got through in the past 3 years? It's nearing double figures and that is no way to run a football team.

Spurs - I would so love this team to break the monopoly of the big 4 but finances restrict them. Thay have built a fantastic team but cannot take that next step into fantastic squad. Shame as 'arry is one decent guy and knows his football.

Man U - Some quality players brought in but that midfield creativity is missing. Scholes gone, Fletcher's ill health still cause for concern and Van Der Saar going still leaves unanswered questions. Top 2 for sure but not sure what position.

Villa - Hahaha. Top ten if we are lucky.

[evi1gun]

Stu. I agree with everything you said. This time last year, the topic on talkSPORT almost every day was about how Spurs are gonna be top 4 at Arsenals expense.
By about November it stopped!

[Alec]

First day of the season and I'm already ****ed off. We're 2-1 down to Bristol at half-time, COME ON YOU DONS.


EDIT: We brought it back to 2-2, piled on the pressure yet gave away a silly penalty in the last 10 minutes. 3-2 loss in Wimbledon's return to the Football League.

[evi1gun]

Unlucky Alec.
Our season hasn't even kicked off and i'm ****ed off!
We got beat at home on Friday by Villarreal 0-1.
It's not the result, it's the way we play, typical Everton; Start well, cant break through, end up playing long innacurate passes.
And how people rave on about Jack Rodwell astounds me.
He offers nothing going forward. Cant seem to pass forward. And when he passes sideways, he then runs behind one of there players and hides!
Anyway, rant over!

[Landon]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

Hate to say it as I don't like them much but Liverpool are really going to push hard this season. They have bought some genuinely decent players with experience, talent and also mostly British which will add steel.

I have to completely disagree with you on this one. I think that Henderson (20 million) was a crazy signing, a hugely inflated price due to his Britishness. He doesn't offer much going forward and will struggle with the pressure and expectations from the demanding Liverpool fans. Charlie Adam was a star in a very poor team last year, the amount of hollywood balls he tries that end up in the stands is ridiculous. I expect him to be found out very early on next season. Downing had a decent season last year but I wouldn't consider him top 4 quality, while Andy Carroll is a one-dimensional player who it seems they have decided to build a team around. I'd predict Liverpool to finish seventh or sixth (even lower if Suarez gets injured). (I'm a Chelsea fan by the way )

[evi1gun]

Agreed.
I think Liverpool and Spurs will struggle for a top 4 place.
Hope i'm right

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Landon

I have to completely disagree with you on this one. I think that Henderson (20 million) was a crazy signing, a hugely inflated price due to his Britishness. He doesn't offer much going forward and will struggle with the pressure and expectations from the demanding Liverpool fans. Charlie Adam was a star in a very poor team last year, the amount of hollywood balls he tries that end up in the stands is ridiculous. I expect him to be found out very early on next season. Downing had a decent season last year but I wouldn't consider him top 4 quality, while Andy Carroll is a one-dimensional player who it seems they have decided to build a team around. I'd predict Liverpool to finish seventh or sixth (even lower if Suarez gets injured). (I'm a Chelsea fan by the way )

I don`t think very much of the majority of signings that Liverpool have made either. In an attempt to buy British, they have paid inflated prices for average players who are very run-of-the mill Premiership players. I doubt they`ll even contend in any way for a top 4 position. It seems like Dalglish`s style of management concerning transfers is still entenched in the 80/90s when buying British was still viable.

[loveissucide]

It's that time of year again.Doing the whole fantasy football thing if anyone wants to set up a league.