Okay so the NFL thread is hot at the moment but I know Jack shit about it so I thought I'd open a English football thread as I know there are a few members here interested.

Please not I said English football and not just Premier League as my team are unfortunately in the Championship lol. Poor old Palace.

Anyway my prediction for the Premiership title this year is....well I've got a feeling about Chelsea this year, if they can get Torres scoring and not spitting his dummy out.

Relegation tip, got to be Villa. lol

Gday Anth.

Any of the top 3 could win MU, MC or Chelsea.

My bet is MC as they have the funds to buy the best players.

Sad, but true, only a team salary cap would even things out.

Alex

Living on a small island we don't have a choice of local teams, so inevitably you support who was doing well when you grew up, namely Liverpool. Those were the days.

Not sure with that start we're in the running for anything. Still in Europe though, for now.

Alffy - how come you back Palace? Bit southern for you?

The Villa to smash Spurs his week, lol!

alffy, we get the Champions League live her - well, one game then the highlights of the others.

Dude scored a cracker of a goal for Malaga this morn. The goalie didn't even move, even if he did see it!

Poor alffy u had to bring up the palace.

Like Bill I'm a pool fan. It's early days yet... if not us anyone but utd or chelsea... 2 scumbags. Yeah still spiteful about torres

Steve coop is a villa fan... so make fun all u want

I get all in the matches in the states..... sweet

Mark

Bill, I picked Place as a kid and and I'm kind of stuck with them lol.

Liverpool need to invest in some players.  The youngsters are okay but their form wont last an entire season.  A lot of pressure on Suarez to score too, being he's the only striker.

Stevie, I saw the Malaga goal.  Top draw!

Quoted from alffy Bill, I picked Place as a kid and and I'm kind of stuck with them lol.

1990 FA Cup?! I was on a stag do last month with a few Palace fans and one of the lads brought that top for an ill-advised 5-a-side kickabout on a hangover. Beautiful top, though.

My boys United are looking a little shaky right now at the back. On the bright side, we've lost 2 league games and are still above City. We can't afford to be so charitable at the back if we want to win anything this season.

I agree that Chelsea are looking good in results but wonder if they'll keep it up with that congested midfield and a misfiring Torres. Fernando is in my Dream Team, too, the bitch.

Quoted from Andrew I was on a stag do last month with a few Palace fans and one of the lads brought that top for an ill-advised 5-a-side kickabout on a hangover. Beautiful top, though.

WTF?  Is this even English?

I don't understand anything going on in this thread.

You boys behave -- if a melee breaks out in here amongst you belligerent footy fans, I probably will not even recognize it.

Quoted from bert WTF?  Is this even English? I don't understand anything going on in this thread.

Haha. You need to ditch that Gridiron and bring some proper football into your life, bert...

Quoted from bert You boys behave -- if a melee breaks out in here amongst you belligerent footy fans, I probably will not even recognize it

Perhaps someone can link a terrace chant to bamboozle him?

Andrew, Lee Martin broke my wee heart!  I loved that shirt too; Fly Virgin I believe?  Palace wore the black and yellow one in the replay, which did your friend own?

Utd look very shakey this season.  Personally I think they're lucky to have the points they've got.  Defence looks dodgy but with RVP and Shrek up front you'll at least bag a lot of goals.

Any room for a Scotsman? Although, the SPL has gone downhill over the decades and my team, Dunfermline, are currently in the Scottish First Division - atleast Rangers were caught cheating.

As for English football, I watch all the games weekly. My favorite teams in England are Man U and Everton (due to the manager connections with Dunfermline). Glad to see Everton doing so well - hope it continues.

I think Rodgers will get Liverpool going - it just takes time.

I think Hughes is vastly overrated and QPR will struggle - same as Houghton at Norwich. I think Wigan will survive again and Martinez will be snatched up. Lambert has inherited a mess (much like Rodgers), but I think he'll keep Villa up.

Look for QPR, Norwich and maybe Southampton for relegation.


United and City for the EPL; Chelsea/Aresnal battling for the Champions League.

Hey Andrew i could always dig up the "we're gonna have a party, when suarez gets a penalty " You guys know about that  

Mark

Hey MacDuff, I think the whole Rangers thing has just about killed off the Scottish league.  QPR aren't as good as they think they are and quite frankly I hope they go down. lol

Mark, I think Suarez gets a bum deal nowadays, he'll never get a penalty unless he's beheaded or something lol

Yo Macduff! There's a Scottish dad at my kids school, he's a Killie lad. So we have a good chat about football and stuff.

I have Scottish roots too, from Invergarry - my last name is McDonell. Two brothers came out here in 1862, and I'm descended from.

Have followed the English football since 1978. Saw Villa playing Man U on tv, liked their strip and the rest is history. My brother is an Arsenal fan.

Am reading a book at the moment called 'Why England Lose'. It's a tongue in cheek look at applying logic and stats to explain various parts of football culture and things like penalty kicks.

Wait a min...  stevie and coop both villa fans and both move to down under... now they're not that bad are they?..

Mark