English Premier League

• rock_knutne

  DeyDurkie5;431810 wrote:Okay, fine let me rephrase..their starting 11 is on the same level as manu and chelsea..don't have a heart attack

  
  Seems to me you're the one having the heart attack because God forbid someone disagrees with you!
  
  BTW, the only thing Man City is doing is inflating the transfer market.
• devil1197

  hoops23;431815 wrote:

  
  This team is going to win it.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  rock_knutne;431860 wrote:Seems to me you're the one having the heart attack because God forbid someone disagrees with you!
  
  BTW, the only thing Man City is doing is inflating the transfer market.

  
  I would say my last statement was as close to a factual opinion as you can get..so yes when someone, especially you, disagrees with me then yeah I'm going to want to hear why they don't feel that way.
  
  I do agree though about the transfer market, do you think it could affect the relegation status of the epl? With lower level teams not being able to afford the talent that only a select handfull of teams can, will that cause them to do away with relegation?
• rock_knutne

  ^^^^^IMO, relegation can never be done away with, there's too many lower level clubs in not only England but the rest of Europe. Plus, there's too much money to be made with sponsors and bookmaking for them to ever consider it. In some years, the relegation fight is more exciting to watch especially when the league has been decided well in advance.
  
  As for Man city's spending, it can effect not only lower level clubs but mid table ones too in their ability to stay up. Gamble on a big signing (or two) and he's a bust........you're in big trouble with devastating financial pit falls.
• Laley23

  

  Plus mid-level teams now cant really afford their stars for more than a year or two. They are like the Tribe lol....develope the world class players and try to reap the rewards in the 1 or 2 years they are at that level with you before you sell them to the big boys.
• rock_knutne

  ^^^^^Excellent point.
• sportchampps

  when does the rule kick in when teams must turn a profit to make champions league
• hoops23

  

  devil1197;431939 wrote:This team is going to win it.

  
  QFT!!!!
• Sage

  

  Laley23;432101 wrote:Plus mid-level teams now cant really afford their stars for more than a year or two. They are like the Tribe lol....develope the world class players and try to reap the rewards in the 1 or 2 years they are at that level with you before you sell them to the big boys.

  
  SEE: Villa, Aston & Milner, James
• Laley23

  

  Sage;432668 wrote:SEE: Villa, Aston & Milner, James

  
  ??? whats your point. Milner is good, but not world class. Plus, even if you consider him that good he is a single example you gave. I can give like 5 off the top of my head that have happened for Barcelona in the last couple years alone.
  
  -Dani Alves from Sevilla
  -Keita from Sevilla
  -Toure from Monaco
  -Villa from Valencia
  -Abidal from Lyon
  -Adriano from Sevilla
  -Milito from Zaragoza
  -Ronaldhino from PSG
  -Eto'o from Mallorca
  -Deco from Porto
  -Marquez from Monaco
  
  And this is from a club that produces more of the worlds best players than any other club. They produce for of their current squad than any other club in the world and they STILL have that many stars they simply bought from teams that needed to sell.
• Sage

  

  I was agreeing with your point, that mid-level clubs are forced to sell their good players, like Aston Villa will probably be forced to sell Milner to City, for example.
• Laley23

  

  Sage;432752 wrote:I was agreeing with your point, that mid-level clubs are forced to sell their good players, like Aston Villa will probably be forced to sell Milner to City, for example.

  
  Oh ok, I thought you meant they were going to be able to keep Milner. I was very confused haha, but I know they are trying to keep him...I doubt they can though.
• Sage

  

  If they wanna shell out 30 million, I say let Milner walk on a sell to buy, but Iunno. We'll see. It's going to be a blow to my FIFA game, that's for sure.
• lhslep134

  

  Good win by Liverpool yesterday in 3rd round of Europa cup. Inexperienced lineup, but Hodgson earns his first win as Liverpool manager with a 2-0 win over FC Rabotnicki.
  
  David N'Gog scores twice to lead the Reds.
• rock_knutne

  FA Community Shield: Man United vs Chelsea, tomorrow at 10AM on FSC.
  
  I remember when this game was hotly contested and not that it still isn't, but the clubs treat it as a semi warm up now a days more than anything else. Although, this should be a good match.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  A week away from the EPL start, doesn't get any better than this upcoming sports season...Brownns, Bucks, and EPL
• lhslep134

  

  DeyDurkie5;444598 wrote:A week away from the EPL start, doesn't get any better than this upcoming sports season...Brownns, Bucks, and EPL

  
  Completely agree. Throw in a little optimism for the Cavs, and I'm very excied.
• rock_knutne

  Man United win the Community Shield 3-1 over Chelsea. Paul Scholes looked really good as did Valencia and Rooney. What a signing Javier Hernandez is for United, he scored a goal and looked dangerous through out the match.
• Laley23

  

  Sucks that this isnt taken as seriously as it once was, but still an entertaining game. Glad to see ManU get the win over Chelsea, hopefully it is some foreshadowing to the season (ie, Chelsea not winning, I dont care what ManU does).
• Murdski99

  

  Fuck em all, fuck em all United, West Ham, Liverpool,
  Cos we are the Tottenham and we are the best,
  We are the Tottenham so fuck all the rest.
• Murdski99

  

  With Martin O'Neill out it looks like Ashley Young is headin to North London....Spurs to challenge for the title!!!
• Murdski99

  

  Ahoi fuck the pussy citeh blues....we gone do the damn business tomorrow at the lane!!! Peter Crouchy for PFA player of the year!!!
• Mulva

  

  Wigan is so terrible. That was the only result I found surprising so far today.
• hoops23

  

  rock_knutne;445349 wrote:Man United win the Community Shield 3-1 over Chelsea. Paul Scholes looked really good as did Valencia and Rooney. What a signing Javier Hernandez is for United, he scored a goal and looked dangerous through out the match.

  
  I loved the Javier signing from day 1. Dude just has a knack for scoring goals. Should fit in VERY well with Rooney.
• lhslep134

  

  CAN'T WAIT FOR OPENING DAY TOMORROW
  
  Liverpool vs. Arsenal. Anfield will be ROCKING.