Boots!
Are we really about to start another season of the Premier League?? (Suck it, Barclays!)
Sure enough, we are!
Just think, this morning every single team has a mathematical chance at winning the title. All, except for Burnley. They’ve already been relegated.
By now, you’ve surely read all of our in-depth team previews. You’ve also read our predictions for the upcoming season. Not much left to do but grab the remote, or make your way to your favorite bar, or turn on your computer, and bliss out to the greatest sport in the world.
Oh, and the Premier League isn’t even the only action this weekend. There’s also a big SPL match, and the managerless Canaries visit Exeter. The usual assortment of TV fixtures and all of your comments after the hop.
(All times EST)
Saturday:
7:45 Chelsea v. Hull City (ESPN2 – it’s true!!)
7:45 Aberdeen v. Celtic (ü75′s house)
9:30 Bayern Munich v. Werder Bremen
10:00 Aston Villa v. Wigan (FSC)
10:00 Blackburn v. Man City (Setanta)
10:00 Exeter City v. Norwich City (Ned’s house)
12:15 Newcastle v. Reading (Setanta)
12:30 Everton v. Arsenal (FSC)
2:55 Toulouse v. St Etienne (Setanta)
9:00 Real Salt Lake v. Houston Dynamo (FSC)
Sunday:
8:25 Man U v. Birmingham (Setanta)
10:55 Nice vs Rennes (Setanta)
11:00 Spurs v. Liverpool (FSC)
12:55 Spartak Moscow vs FC Moscow (Setanta)
2:55 Marseille vs Lille (Setanta)
Not to harp on hair, but who the hell cuts JT’s hair? His kids?
3-0. Thanks, McGhee, for taking a midfielder off for a forward.
EBJT looks like he has mange.
@u75 – dude, Marc-Antoine Fortune is a pimp.
Um, where is Anelka?
Is it…safe?
NYK-Yes, but he’s taken at least 3 shots while marked and from a poor angle, completely ignoring unmarked teammates. I understand the temptation is there for a new SPL player to go ahead and rack up the goals, but you are not doing yourself any good if you get benched while trying to do so.
Um, where is Anelka?
Sulking
SO, now that my game is effectively over, what do I watch now?
@umlaut: great, the Celtic fans will be smugly victorious, while still bitter about Strachan, when I go watch Rovers put a crimp in Citeh’s plans for glory…
O/U on Strachan comments: 5 during 2.5-3 hours
@bglendenning The Queen’s Celtic 3-0 up against Aberdeen at half-time. That’s the EuroDisney League over for another season, I suppose.
That was pretty s**tty. Lucky to get only a yellow.
@jjf3 – I’m taking the over
@NYK: that would be the smart bet
Another horrid clearance by the Hull keeper.
LOLZ… ESPN2 still showing hunting and farming commercials. Love it.
I’m out to get my car serviced, see ya’ll later. I expect there to be over 200 comments by the time I get back.
Fire McGhee!
If I was Calderwood, I’d be absolutely giddy about how far the team has fallen in 3 months since I was forced to resign.
Proactive v. Viagra. Advantage: FSC.
Oh ESPN, you were doing so well. But at half-time, you should at least mention the game you are actually showing.
Oh yay. Scott Brown in for Celtic.
O/U on minutes before Ballack does something horrid that goes uncarded?
Lucky Hull there.
“They start this half on a level playing field”
What if they slanted the pitch in accordance with the scoreline?
,,,and, nice blown sitter there, Le Sulk.
Le Sulk should have put that away.
Were all the Hull players ducking that cross that came in?
By the way, Norwich Ned is now on suicide watch. Norwich is rumored to be bringing in Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as their new manager. Ned is inconsolable right now.
Myhill’s clearances are atrocious!
If only Bigus Dickus was here to witness this Hasselbaink heartbreak.
@NYK: They really are. I’m shocked Chelsea haven’t made him pay for one of them.
Comeback on! Sone Aluko with a thumping volley. 1-3
No idea how Spartak hasn’t scored.
LMAO at Anelka choosing to dive rather than shoot.
I had no idea that Cech was one of triplets and therefore has a thinner skull than normal, which is why he still wears the headgear.
Get up, Drogba.
Ifil yellow card. Justified, I guess.
@WSR – makes me sick to say it, but I actually don’t think Drogba was trying to draw the call there. I think he was just upset at himself for his poor touch.
Jimmy Floyd? WTF? A million drunken monkeys couldn’t come up with that choice…
@NYK: Actually, I got that impression too after I typed it. It’s a disgusting feeling to say that.
That was Hull’s one chance this half. Blew it.
An Algerian? F**king put in Jozy.
Does anyone know where Geovanni is?
Well done, Nicky. Next time, go in fully.
obvious YC for Nick
HornbyBarnby.I think it should be made legal to kick Ashley Cole.
PR, I thought I heard he has work permit issues.
Sorry I took a break to take a shower at HT, but where did JFH-Norwich stuff come from?
@PR – no Jozy today. work permit issues still
Jozy not available, PR. Still sorting out work permit issues.
@PR: I thought Jozy wasn’t at the game, still trying to clear up work permit issues?
New Zealand’s brightest light, Chris Killen, in for Celtic.
Jozy hasn’t had his work permit go through yet, so he’s unavailable today
Jozy work permit issues TRIFECTA!
Hey, PR-Oh, you know already.
jjf3–Ned told us in the email thread. He is severely bothered by the news. Lord knows where he got it, but he certainly has Norwich sources.
Is Ryan Babel playing for Hull? Why do these guys insist on dribbling in circles until they lose possession?
Bulls**t. F**k you, Drogba.
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but Jozy has work permit issues and is in the U.S.
5 work permit comments. YAHTZEE!
thanks, umlaut! got his tweet referencing it, but couldn’t find anything else referencing that combo…
Zander Diamond may be very hurt for Aberdeen. He’s getting boarded off and subbed.
Yeah, who knows where Ned gets his stuff?
Zander going down would be very not good for the Dons
the Daily Mail is saying that Norwich are going with Boothroyd
saw that in my search, NYK. Probably not an inspired choice…Geovanni!! Who knew he and Phil still talk?
A Geovanni sighting. My fantasy squad could use a goal from him.
I think they can narrow Stamford Bridge’s pitch to about 60 yards across… Not too much width with Ancelotti’s diamond, is there?
Boothroyd? Somebody should probably take Norwich Ned’s scarf.
He would not be happy with Boothroyd either (though I would be).
Off to the bar, fine gents. I’m going to try and pull a Kevin here:
spartak 2-1 on a Fat Frank 30 yarder in the 88th
Up the Rovers!
For not getting touched, this Celtic f**ker sure is milking it.
Tweety, Tweety, Tweety
She cannot f**king sing
And when she’s shagging Ashley Cole
She dreams of Ledley King
Of course, now he’s going to the locker room. Not sure how that happened exactly. The slide tackle was really an ole.
City XI v. Blackburn
1. Shay Given
2. Micah Richards 22. Richard Dunne 28. Kolo Toure 3. Wayne Bridge
8. Shaun Wright-Phillips 7. Stephen Ireland 18. Gareth Barry
10. De Souza Robinho 25. Emmanuel Adebayor 39. Craig Bellamy
No idea what it will look like on the field.
Shevchenko on the bench wearing sunglasses from 1988.
Like I commented earlier, if anyone finds of feed of the ManArabia game, let me know.
Well done, Tevez. You’re going to get plenty of PT at Arabia, aren’t you?
*finds a feed.
/retard
Full time in Aberdeen. 1-3. Better effort in 2nd half but really lacking in the first. Hopefully, the next game is better.
Good morning all and welcome to the new Prem season.
Sitting here watching Chelsea-Hull on tWWL2. Unbef**kinglievable.
Here’s a list of all of them, about 6 sopcasts plus the standard atdhe.
http://www.mancityfans.net/mcfnet/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=26162
6 freakin’ minutes?
What a challenge from Turner! Ballsy.
Thanks Ryan.
6 minutes of stoppage time? Wow.
F**king Drogba.
Holy f**k. What a finish.
F**K.
Six minutes of injury time?
I thought only a Sith lord like SAF could conjur up a number like that.
And of course, the inevitable Chelsea winner. Damn.
f**king Drogba
@NY Kid – I’m glad we’re on the same wavelength so early in the season.
Wow. Looks like Hull aren’t living lucky so far this season…
19th place, here they come.
Well, this was a nice first showing for the Prem on ESPN. Good on them. Now, let’s see how long it lasts.
Blackburn: Robinson, Jacobsen, Samba, Givet, Warnock, Diouf, Andrews, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy.
Come on City!
Thank God the mutt needed to go outside and I missed that goal. F**king Drogba.
Looking forward to watching Delph play for Villa. He’s been phenomenal for me in FM.
WSR: No need to refer to your partner as a “mutt.”
But yes, for the sake of reiteration, F**king Drogba.
Funny stuff, EF. I prefer the mutt to the Receiveress some days, even if I do need to work on her conditioning. She had no problem holding it for the full 90, but didn’t quite make it through stoppage time.
mmmm *looking over the menu*
think I’ll take the Villa game, please.
Seat belt is on, life jacket under seat, mouth guard in, No manager, same team. Rumors of Jimmy Floyd are making y blood boil.
and its Ade already