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/ 6392 days agoSteve Bruce Deserves Praise For Wigan Athletic Turnaround
The cold hard truth is that no one cares about Wigan Athletic. I've written about them in the past but even their own supporters aren't bothered to participate in the discussion. Out of the 20 teams in the Premier League, Wigan is the most underreported side. Unless, that is, there's controversy or a outspoken comment […]
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/ 6418 days agoPremier League Gameweek Three (Your Running Commentary)
Some of the biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the new Premier League season have been the surprising displays by Hull, Stoke, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. All four teams are playing today in matches that will show whether their results from the first two weeks were a flash in the pan or not. Here […]
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/ 6423 days agoPremier League Wants To Be The NFL
You may have missed an article by Oliver Kay in The Times this past weekend that featured a very revealing interview with Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook regarding the future of the Premier League. The headline perfectly sums up Kay's article: "Vision Of A Breakaway League With No Relegation." Here are the revealing quotes […]
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/ 6424 days agoPremier League: August 24, 2008 (Your Running Commentary)
Get ready for another Super Sunday of English Premier League matches. Chelsea visits Wigan, where the Blues infamously dented their Premier League title hopes in April when Emile Heskey scored a dramatic late equalizer. Manchester City, meanwhile, will hope to bring a smile to their fans by winning their first home match of the new […]
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/ 6424 days agoEverton Launches New Third Kit For 2008/2009 Season
Add Everton to the hall of shame that includes Chelsea and Wigan. All three teams are guilty of producing yellow flourescent shirts that are absolutely horrible. I mean, come on, who would actually buy these shirts and wear them in the main street? Everton debuted the new third shirt during yesterday's 2-1 away win against […]
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/ 6430 days agoNew Manchester City Third Shirt: Your Opinion
Manchester City may want to quickly forget their debut performance in their new third shirt. City wore the new orange football kit for the first time Sunday when they lost 4-2 against an on-song Aston Villa side. Designed by Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Thomas Cook, the new Manchester City third shirt features blaze […]
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/ 6430 days agoHope Springs Eternal For Big Four Gatecrashers
The first weekend of the Premier League is over, and what an entertaining weekend it was. Thirty two goals and an average of 3.2 goals per match, and a few surprise results. Who said the Premier League was boring?! Here are some of the highs and lows from this past weekend, as well as my […]
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/ 6432 days agoPremier League Predictions: Gameweek One
It's amazing how things can sometime go full circle. It feels weird blogging back here again, but it's safe to say I'm back. For those who don't know me, I'm Johnathan Starling. Started out blogging on the old Community and it's even safer to say plenty has changed here since I started blogging and hosting […]
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/ 6433 days agoOne Wish For The 2008/2009 Premier League Season
For the upcoming Premier League season, I have one wish. If you're a neutral follower of the league, as I am, all I wish is that we can find a team that has the balls to play attractive, attacking football and that isn't afraid to go for the jugular against the Big Four. Simply put, […]
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/ 6436 days ago2008/2009 Premier League Table Predictions
Here are my predictions of how I think the Premier League will finish at the end of the 2008/2009 season. Manchester United will continue to excel, while I believe Spurs have the talent and determination to break into the top four knocking Liverpool into fifth place. Liverpool has done well to capture Robbie Keane, but […]
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/ 6437 days agoWho Has The Strongest Substitutes Bench In The Premier League?
In the race for the Premier League title, a big factor of whether a team can succeed is not so much the talent on the pitch but rather off it. In a long season of 38 Premier League matches as well as the FA Cup, Carling Cup and, for some teams, the Champions League and […]
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/ 6445 days agoFootball Shirts and Football Kits: Widest Selection
Football shirts, we all love them. So, for the widest online selection of football shirts for Premier League teams, visit the EPL Talk Shop. We have soccer shirts for all 20 Premiership teams from Arsenal to Wigan Athletic and every team in-between. The official replica football shirts for the Premier League teams are available from […]
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/ 6449 days agoPremier League Teams Appearing Most Often On Setanta Sports
In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Setanta Sports for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time Liverpool, 7 times Everton, 7 Chelsea, 6 West Ham, 6 Aston Villa, 5 Blackburn, 5 Bolton, 5 Fulham, 5 […]
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/ 6449 days agoPremier League Teams Appearing Most Often On Fox Soccer Channel
In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Fox Soccer Channel for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time: Arsenal, 6 times Liverpool, 4 Man City, 4 Newcastle, 4 Spurs, 4 Aston Villa, 3 Blackburn, 3 Chelsea, […]
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/ 6449 days agoWhy Fox Soccer Channel Viewers Need To Subscribe To Setanta Sports
For soccer fans in the United States, it's the $179.88 question. That's the cost* for the next 12 months for hundreds of live football matches on Setanta Sports. But in these tough economic times, should you splash the cash? And, if not, what Premier League matches featuring your favorite club will you miss? EPL Talk […]