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/ 7111 days agoConcerns Regarding Fox Soccer Channel Coverage
When is live Premiership coverage not live? Answer: When it's played on Fox Soccer Channel. One of the interesting things you'll notice when you're online each weekend chatting with football fans from around the world about the live Premiership matches via the EPL Talk online chat is the revelation that what you're watching is not […]
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/ 7113 days agoStruggling Pearce calls for managerial transfer window
Manchester City manager has called for a transfer window for managers, whereby they can only be sacked and bought during the January and August transfer windows in the Premiership.Is he out of his mind? What business in today's world (or any previous time) would agree to being told when they could and couldn't fire someone? […]
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/ 7115 days agoUS Soccer Fans: Jurgen-na Love This News
Jurgen Klinsmann has publicly stated he's interested in the US men's national team coach position. Read the story in The New York Times. At the same time, Sven looks likely to accept a position outside of the UK by early January according to The Daily Telegraph. At this point, US Soccer needs to act fast […]
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/ 7115 days agoTraveling Back In Time To Fulham's Craven Cottage
Only 23 days remain until EPL Talk embarks on a Premiership journey that you'll be able to experience online, via nearly-daily podcasts and more. Between now and then, I'll be sharing with you some of my experiences planning the trip. That'll include the trials and tribulations of purchasing tickets to Premiership matches. The first ticket […]
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/ 7115 days agoMan United Overcome Crewe in League Cup Joy
In a recent blog post on the EPL Talk Blog, we discussed ITVN's beta testing of their "On Demand" service which will allow customers to choose from the major matches recently shown on Setanta Sports. It's the perfect remedy for soccer fans who return home after a hard day at work, and can then watch […]
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/ 7115 days agoFox Soccer Channel: Selling The Game of Soccer
Fox Soccer Channel and its parent company News Corp has signed a major deal with Nielsen Media Research that could have a big impact on what we see on the channel in the near future. Nielsen will be conducting surveys to determine the viewing habits of people like you. They're especially interested in learning about […]
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/ 7116 days agoPremiership Entertainment Value Going Downhill
"The entertainment value [of the Premiership] is definitely going downhill," says Chris Waddle, the former Spurs, Newcastle and England star (and now Radio Five Live match summariser). In an interesting article on the BBC Sport web site, Waddle explains why attendance numbers are down this year for certain clubs most notably Blackburn, Wigan and Manchester. […]
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/ 7116 days agoWhy Setanta Is A Dream Come True For Footy Fans
If you're an English Premier League fan in North America and you have Setanta Sports, you're in heaven. Last night's League Cup match between Chesterfield and West Ham United was entertaining to watch, but more importantly it was a pleasure to see the SkySports feed uninterrupted — including the analysis from former Hammer Tony Cottee […]
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/ 7117 days agoTrip Down Memory Lane: English Teams From 1984/5
For an interesting trip down memory lane, take a look at this page from the 1984/85 season where it shows the clubs from the First Division (now Premiership), Second Division (now Championship) and the top division in Scotland (as pictured on Panini stickers; read the article about Panini in EPL Talk Magazine). It's fascinating because […]
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/ 7119 days agoExperience the Premiership Through EPL Talk
Everyday EPL Talk brings you insight into the Premiership, but we're going to do one better. How? EPL Talk is making a trip to England for a ten day adventure where we'll bring you the sights and sounds of the Premier League like you've never seen before. The objective of the trip is to capture […]
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/ 7119 days agoSunday Morning With the British Newspapers
There are quite a few interesting stories in today's newspapers. Setanta is to sell NASN, their TV network which specializes in American Sports. ESPN is named as a possible interested party. Setanta plans on reinvesting the money from the proposed sale back into its business. Man United, meanwhile, has placed posters in Liverpool's away end […]
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/ 7119 days agoInterview with 101 Great Goals
In today's EPL Talk Podcast, we have the pleasure of interviewing Ronaldo. Nope, not that one. Instead, it's "Ronaldo" the 101greatgoals blogger who has achieved quite a bit of publicity from the BBC and on British television after a company hired by the Premier League warned him to remove links from his web site that […]
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/ 7119 days agoInterview With Spurs Legend Alan Mullery
It was my great pleasure recently to interview the most famous of guests to grace the EPL Talk Podcast, namely Alan Mullery who was a central midfielder in the 60's and 70's playing with such greats as Johnny Haynes, Bobby Robson, Bobby Moore and others at Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham. Listen to the interview now […]
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/ 7120 days agoYouTube & Premier League Angers Fans By Removing Premiership Highlight Footage
YouTube (Public, NASDAQ:GOOG) has begun the process of removing unlicensed clips from Premier League and FA matches that are available on the popular video clips site. Although EPL Talk is unable to discern the exact number of clips that have been removed, recent clips such as Croatia's goal against England where Paul Robinson flubbed his […]
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/ 7120 days agoPremier League Issues Warning to Footage Site
The big news to rock the world of football and the internet this morning is the Premier League's request the 101greatgoals blog remove links to Premiership goal highlights, which is licensed material from the Premier League. The site in question, 101greatgoals.blogspot.com, has been a great resource for fans worldwide during the past few months by […]