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2011-2012 English Premier League

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fujarome
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It would seem that there's enough support on here to have a thread devoted to it. The annual Champions league thread does well enough, so why not?


So far today...


Liverpool 1
Sunderland 1

Blackburn 1
Wolves 2

Fulham 0
Aston Villa 0

QPR-0
Bolton 4

Wigan 1
Norwich 1


And the Arsenal takes on Newcastle in 20 minutes.


I absolutely love the first day of the season...a clean slate for everyone.
Aug 13 2011 12:11PM
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Steezy_P
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Suarez is a baby. Amazing game up top for the reds though.
Feb 11 2012 3:33PM
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fujarome
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correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not standard procedure to knock the ball out of play and allow an injured player to get assistance when he goes down? Not jump over him, grab the ball, and score?


'course I wouldn't expect any less of sunderland.



Really surprised at the newcastle result as well as the everton score. Thought nufc would put up more of a fight and chelsea would have done better.
Feb 11 2012 3:43PM
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Simmo
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Yes but in case you hadn't noticed all premiership players are giant shitbags who couldn't even spell the word SPORTSMANSHIP.
Feb 11 2012 3:53PM
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fujarome
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hasn't stopped almost every other team from observing that bit of courteousness for more than a century.
Feb 11 2012 3:55PM
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PacificRimJob
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Fack... that was a shelling.

oh well... Chelsea and Pool both lost, so we remain solid in place.
Feb 11 2012 5:49PM
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.Roockley.
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it depends, they only stop the game now when it's a head injury

what if the defender knew he'd made a mistake and fell, if mcclean turned around and stopped and he hopped straight back up?

blame the continental players for bringing this mind set in, mcclean took his opportunity with a sublime finish
Feb 11 2012 6:30PM
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quaive
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THANK YOU! Their old site got shut down.
Feb 11 2012 6:37PM
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fujarome
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I don't mean the ref stops play, its fairly traditional to knock it out if someone goes down hurt.


in any case, it was an excellent finish. I'll give him that.
Feb 11 2012 6:51PM
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.Roockley.
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to be honest i think it depends on the circumstances, if it was a 50/50 tackle and one of the players comes out hurt and there isn't a huge advantage for the team they will 99% of the time put it out

however if they go down and there is a high scoring chance they will play on (goal bonuses, 3 points etc)
Feb 11 2012 7:22PM
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.Roockley.
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also if you want to pay £5.99 a month to be guaranteed HD streams of the games check out http://www.flashsportstreams.tv/

we use that and it's awesome
Feb 11 2012 7:24PM
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BenWest
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COME ON YOU SPURS! Hell yeah, that was a sick game today.

I was feeling pretty pissed after the liverpool game on monday, felt like they were playing boring as hell most of the time since getting in third... buuuut guess they heard me
Feb 11 2012 7:27PM
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las.
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Suarez you're a cunt.

Great game spurs, glad to see my boy Nelsen get a few minutes.
Feb 12 2012 1:06AM
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Bar_Down
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not EPL related, but quite interesting: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/sports/former-canadian-soccer-star-reveals-drug-tainted-double-life/article2336191/?service=mobile

Globe and Mail article about my brother's former coach and his addiction to crack cocaine. I was shocked when I read it, I never would have guessed; the guy was a pretty awesome coach from what I saw. A hard ass when it was needed and knew the game very well. Watching him and hearing him on the sidelines was pretty fuckin hilarious too more often than not. Anyways, I thought it was pretty interesting; getting to see a not-so-stereotypical drug addiction.
Feb 14 2012 11:47AM
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BenWest
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Arsenal are red,
Chelsea are blue.
Please Mind the Gap,
We're 10 points above you

COYS!
Feb 14 2012 6:40PM
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shibby
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^Enjoy it while you can once Harry the drunken criminal and Bale fuck off it will be business as usual.
Feb 14 2012 7:29PM
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fujarome
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pretty much.


Also saw that tottenham has backed out of their 16mil pound pledge to help redevelop the area around where they want to build their stadium. Awful nice of them, opting not to build affordable housing. I can't recall exactly, but I remember seeing that when the Emirates was built, more than 1,000 affordable houses were paid for in full by Arsenal. And that doesn't include the highbury development.

Typical spurs...no class.



On a different note....let's talk jerseys. What does everyone have, if any? I've got some ridiculous number. I'll count and get back...
Feb 15 2012 12:03PM
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Kcin
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Dude if you have any extra ones you don't want I'll buy some off you...
Feb 15 2012 1:19PM
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BenWest
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Jerseys:

EPL:
Tottenham 2010/11 home - van der vaart - authentic
Tottenham 2010/11 third - Bale - authentic

Eredivisie:
PSV Eindhoven 2010/12home - Lens - fake
Ajax Amsterdam 2010/11 home and away - no names - fake

Serie A:
Inter Millan 2010/11 home - sneijder - authentic

National Teams:
Netherlands WC 2006 home - v.nistelrooy -fake
Netherlands Euro 2008 home - van der vaart - authentic
Netherlands Euro 2008 away - huntelaar -fake
Netherlands WC 2010 home - sneijder - authentic
Netherlands WC 2010 away - robben -fake
Germany 2012 home - klose - VERY fake

my bro also has a Dutch 2010 Elia, Ajax 2011/12 Van Der Wiel, and Barca 2010/11 Afellay

I think that's all of them, I might have one or two more lying around somewhere... occasionally I go through phases where I suddenly feel the urge to add more to my collection... ebay is usually my friend, or else Chinatown in Toronto... if I'm fully behind the team, I buy an authentic, if I feel mild support and like the kit, I'll usually try and find a decent quality fake. in fact all of the fake dutch ones I put the names on myself with standard walmart issue printer t-shirt transfers... turned out pretty well but takes a while





Feb 15 2012 1:25PM
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fujarome
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ehh sorry, but while I have a bunch, I only ever buy them for some special reason. Each has a meaning and importance, as stupid as that sounds. (for example, a player's first or last club jersey, a final, something like that.)

Quick list off the top of my head though...

France
1998 World Cup-home, and another with Zidane #10 on it
2006 World Cup-home, away with Zidane #10, and goalkeeper with Barthez #16.
2008 Euros-home
2008/09-home, and another home with gourcuff #8
2010 World Cup-home
2011/12-Home with Gourcuff #8, and a blank away (first nike kits)

Arsenal
70-71-retro jersey! Probably my favorite.
08-09-blank home and away, and nasri home
10-11-blank home, nasri home, vermaelan away
11-12-wilshere home, henry home (just ordered)

And beyond that I've got at least 2 PSG jerseys, 2 Barcelona jerseys, 1 celtic jersey, and 1 Lyon (toulalan) jersey.

So that brings me to a total of....27? I think. Overall favorite is probably my retro jersey though. I bought it the last time I was at the emirates, day before I flew home, and I was absolutely gutted that I had to leave London...like I said, sounds stupid but it's my own personal little connection to a good memory.
Feb 15 2012 1:31PM
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PacificRimJob
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Feb 15 2012 1:35PM
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fujarome
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should also add that some of those don't get worn often, if at all. Some don't fit anymore, are beat up, or became less...important. For example, as might obvious, nasri was one of my favorite arsenal players, so i have 2 jerseys of his...now i barely wear them. Well I do wear the 10-11 because he did well that year, i don't hate him much, and it's just too nice to let hang. Authentic jersey, full patches, felt name/number...went all out on that one.

Zidane 98 and 06 jerseys are kinda beat up, and being that either is impossible to find now, I tend to not wear them.



...there's also a curse that any player who's jersey I buy will end up injured. Example...nasri 3 years ago, vermaelen last year, wilshere this year.
Feb 15 2012 1:37PM
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fujarome
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and to finish my obsession with this thread for now, I nearly bought that very jacket last season. It was on sale, and was by far the most comfortable long jacket I've ever worn.


...then I realized I'm not Arsene and couldn't pull it off.
Feb 15 2012 1:38PM
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PacificRimJob
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... obviously Arsene can't even pull it off lol.
Feb 15 2012 1:40PM
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BenWest
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hahahahahaha yesss
Feb 15 2012 1:47PM
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Feb 15 2012 2:56PM
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.Roockley.
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1999 sunderland away shirt
2000 sunderland home shirt
2001 sunderland home shirt, sunderland goalkeeper shirt
2002 sunderland home shirt, sunderland away shirt
2003 sunderland home shirt, sunderland away shirt
2004 sunderland home kit
2005 sunderland home kit
2006 sunderland home kit
2011 sunderland home kit

argentina home shirt
brazil home shirt
2 england home shirts
1 england reversible shirt

...i loved football as a kid, only wore football shirts, gutted they dont fit anymore :(
Feb 17 2012 7:44AM
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.Roockley.
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forgot the others, inter milan home kit from like 2004 and a barcelona kit from around the same time, ireland kit from 2003ish

Feb 17 2012 7:46AM
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mistaT
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Kaka brazil jersey
English/FA Cup Training Long Sleeve
Germany National Team Jersey from WC 2006

Jeresey's really aren't my thing
Feb 17 2012 9:36AM
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harveydowns
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.....and Modric, Van der Vaart, Adebayor, Lennon etc etc etc. Tottenham have a pretty dope team, Chelsea's looks a lot more fragile should a few key players leave. (p.s im an Arsenal fan, so to compliment Spurs is a little hard for me)

pps. also a huge Brighton and Hove Albion fan. SEAGULS.
Feb 17 2012 9:40AM
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alztar
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Are you a Newcastle fan by any chance....


Feb 17 2012 11:21AM
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fujarome
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gotta remember that adebayor, one of their most important players so far...isn't even their player. Come june, he's back off to man city. And if tottenham want to sign him permanently, it's going to cost them a heap based on his performances. Teams like man city have no problem paying $200k a week to let him sit on the bench so long as he isn't helping another team compete with them.


Modric and bale will be interesting, as both of them could just as easily leave as they might stay. Neither of them have any real connection to tottenham.


Ah the fun of running with the big boys...you get the big boy problems.
Feb 17 2012 12:54PM
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fujarome
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according to the english sites, yes.

According to the french news, and hazard himself, not necessarily. He's said he'd like to go to england, a club like Arsenal, tottenham, chelsea, or manchester.


and that's unfortunately where north london is screwed. Man city, and even man utd to an extent can offer him wages he could only dream of elsewhere, and lille would be pleased to get a ton more money than he's worth.


however unfortunate it would be, I'd probably still get a bit of a laugh if he came to england and absolutely bombed, after all these years of hype.



What I did find funny is that when he mentioned tottenham, it was when he said he wasn't sure if he was ready for a big club yet.
Feb 17 2012 1:20PM
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fujarome
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and just for the sake of conversation, in the last day he's heavily hinted that Arsenal would be ideal for him.


He clearly hasn't decided. I don't blame him for jumping around so much with his thoughts. He's 21 years old, and every major club seems to want him. He's gotta be excited by that, and is probably thinking about the perks of each of those clubs.
Feb 17 2012 1:37PM
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fujarome
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as of less than an hour ago, the owner of aeg says it's not gonna happen right away.

gonna be an interesting future of football to say the least. But I'm not thrilled at the money involved.

Not looking forward to the day when an unknown, mediocre championship player sells regularly at 10mil just because prices have inflated so much.
Feb 17 2012 1:58PM
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fujarome
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...what?

you mean juventus from arsenal, or milan from juventus?
Feb 17 2012 2:08PM
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shibby
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What "key" players are you talking about? Chelsea's three best guys (Mata, Rambo and Luiz) are there to stay.

The Hazard story is getting so boring, almost like Neymar. And every time I've seen him play he hasn't impressed.
Feb 18 2012 6:38AM
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fujarome
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Props to sunderland for knocking arsenal out of the cup. I'm actually a bit happy with the result because it might mean a change in things.


This whole club needs a serious makeover.
Feb 18 2012 1:53PM
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.Roockley.
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worked hard all game closing down, didn't let arsenal play their game

i have a good feeling about this cup run
Feb 18 2012 2:11PM
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fujarome
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arsenal don't have a game to speak of, to play. Not that difficult to shut down nothing.

Arteta is shit as well. The whole team is shit. I'm really hoping theres big moves this summer for them. Even if we don't get top 4 this year or next, coming back stronger in the long run is more important than this bullshit "we finished 4th so it was a successful season" that arsene and the board are giving us.


Would love to see chelsea out of the cup too, purely so it would be a more interesting finish with smaller clubs
Feb 18 2012 2:19PM
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.Roockley.
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on their day they can play a passing game that can break down any team, since you lost fabregas, your playmaker, your team is a shade of what it was last year

like i said, i think it could be sunderlands year


are you watching newcastle? :p
Feb 18 2012 3:07PM
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fujarome
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first derby game I've gone into knowing full well that Arsenal will probably lose for a long, looooooong time.
Feb 24 2012 1:20PM
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.Roockley.
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watching sunderland has been painful today :(

hope they bounce back for the derby game next week
Feb 25 2012 11:30AM
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DopeDiecuts
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That's the Chelsea I wanna see, fuck, one with Lampard not Meirelshit. Better be this way when I go to England in March for the Stoke game and Champions League return fixture against Napoli.
Feb 25 2012 12:00PM
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PacificRimJob
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Need Spurs to win over Arsenal...

Stupid point allowed against Wolves.
Feb 25 2012 10:30PM
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.Roockley.
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nervous for next week? i am
Feb 26 2012 6:42AM
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Mrlysenko
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Cant wait till the arsenal spurs game tonight best derby in the country I think. Going to be a long day for football Arsenal Spurs at 1 then carling cup at 4 then spanish football to end the day with.
Feb 26 2012 7:00AM
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PacificRimJob
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I'm not usually nervous for a match that Newcastle should always come away with no matter what.
Feb 26 2012 7:24AM
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.Roockley.
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damnit

i think o'neill has turned us around and his derby records are pretty good, hope it's the start of our dominance in the north east now

if we had oneill at the start of the season i wonder if we'd be up there with you if not even higher
Feb 26 2012 7:27AM
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I'll hop back in here
2-2 at halftime, Honestly I thought Arsenal were out of the game after Adebayors penalty.
Feb 26 2012 9:22AM
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*SNO*
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Double post
5-2 final score
Rosicky scores first goal in 2 years
Walcott scores two at home since december 2010
Sagna scores first goal at home for Arsenal
Thoughts?
Im just really stoked were finally back to winning ways
Feb 26 2012 10:31AM
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