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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

"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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aston Villa1 1 – 1 Fulham Fulham salvaged a point against a very good Villa side. Brian McBride came off the bench with 18 minutes remaining to try and find a winner for the Cottagers. Carlos Bocanegra played the full 90 minutes in this match. Charlton Athletic 0 – 0 Watford This battle of relugation […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

All of us here at EPL Talk HQ are raising a glass to our readers and bloggers for your continued support. It's been just over a week since the EPL Talk Community launched. In that time, we've seen more than 160 posts, and the first five bloggers have been very active. Due to the popularity […]

You may not realize it, but marketing guru Seth Godin and soccer go very well together. That's because many of Godin's ideas apply just as well to the sport as they do to consumer products like iPods and Zunes. There's a movement right now in America. But if you pick up a newspaper, talk to […]

If you've ever wondered how much it costs to advertise on these new LED advertising signboards that are becoming the rage, read this interesting article from The Guardian. So far, Arsenal, Fulham, West Ham and Man United are the only Premiership clubs who have them, but expect more clubs to have them installed this season.