2012-2013 EPL Thread

[reds1869]

Originally Posted by improbus

Has anyone played "Football Manager"? It seems pretty intense.

I am addicted. FM is a tremendous game that will eat hours of your life at a time.

[5TimeWSChamps]

It's unreal.

I sit down to play for what feels like 20 minutes, and it's been 3 hours

[Australian Red]

Originally Posted by improbus

Has anyone played "Football Manager"? It seems pretty intense.

Intense game as some said time flys when you play this game, remember playing football manager 1999/2000.

Really looking forward to watching Newcastle V Chelsea at the Bridge. Can't see the Maggies sitting back and defending even tho it is away from home.

Also my boys playing away at the newly relegated Blackburn need a win after dropping a winable game during the week.

[improbus]

Rooney's gash was pretty nasty. My question: Was there a big chunk of Rooney skin stuck on that guys boot? Or was it on the pitch? Yuck.

[reds1869]

Originally Posted by improbus

Rooney's gash was pretty nasty. My question: Was there a big chunk of Rooney skin stuck on that guys boot? Or was it on the pitch? Yuck.

One of the scariest injuries I've seen. If Hugo had come down just a little differently it could have been much worse.

[5TimeWSChamps]

Champions League Draw tomorrow at 11:30am. We should make this just the soccer thread

Pot 1
Chelsea
FC Barcelona
Manchester United
FC Bayern Munchen
Real Madrid
Arsenal FC
FC Porto
AC Milan

Pot 2
Valencia CF
SL Benfica
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Zenit St Petersburg
FC Schalke
Manchester City FC
SC Braga
FC Dynamo Kyiv

Pot 3
Olympiacos FC
AFC Ajax
RSC Anderlecht
Juventus
FC Spartak Moskva
Paris Saint-Germain FC
LOSC Lille
Galatasaray

Pot 4
Celtic FC
Borussia Dortmund
FC BATE Borisov
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
CFR 1907 Cluj
Malaga CF
Montpellier Herault
FC Nordsjælland

[5TimeWSChamps]

Funniest GD rumor ever...

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/08...rsenal-return/

[BuckeyeRed27]

CL Draw: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ts-and-bracket

Very solid Group of Death this year: Real Madrid, Man City, Ajax and Dortmund. Every team won their league last year.

[reds1869]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeRed27

CL Draw: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ts-and-bracket

Very solid Group of Death this year: Real Madrid, Man City, Ajax and Dortmund. Every team won their league last year.

I smile thinking of Madrid or City missing the knockout stages. Brutal group.

[bucksfan2]

I recently started watching EPL. I used to quasi follow Bayern Munich but its hard to find them on TV. Anyway I bought a few shares of Manchester United stock so I am an owner () and a fan! Occasionally I will flip to Fox Soccer and watch the game that is being played. I did find Man City's style pretty fun to watch. The Liverpool Man City game a few days ago was entertaining to watch.

I have found that regular season games are much more open than the big tournaments (Euro, World Cup, etc.) Its almost as if in the major tournaments the midfielders control the game and cup while in league play its the forwards who control the game.

[BuckeyeRed27]

Here is the CL groups.

Group
A Porto Dynamo Kiev Paris Saint-Germain Dinamo Zagreb
B Arsenal Schalke Olympiacos Montpellier
C AC Milan Zenit St. Petersburg Anderlecht Malaga
D Real Madrid Manchester City Ajax Borussia Dortmund
E Chelsea Shakhtar Donetsk Juventus Nordsjaelland
F Bayern Munich Valencia Lille Bate Borisov
G Barcelona Benfica Spartak Moskow Celtic
H Manchester United Braga Galatasaray CFR Cluj

[5TimeWSChamps]

Have fun with that Man City

[improbus]

Originally Posted by bucksfan2

I have found that regular season games are much more open than the big tournaments (Euro, World Cup, etc.) Its almost as if in the major tournaments the midfielders control the game and cup while in league play its the forwards who control the game.

Absolutely. If you hold the ball too long in the Premier League, you will have surgeons reattaching your ACL's in no time. Continental players are often hit or miss in England and those that are successful tend to be the more physical and/or direct players (Van Persie, Cantona, etc...). To me, it is the most attractive league wide football (from team 1 through 20) in the world. Watch Teams like Newcastle, Swansea City, and Everton to see some wonderful play.

[reds1869]

Originally Posted by improbus

To me, it is the most attractive league wide football (from team 1 through 20) in the world.

I love the Premier League, but I have to go with the Brasileiro on the attractiveness front. You know that dynamic teenage Brazilian on your favorite European team? Yep, there is a league full of them.

[paintmered]

Originally Posted by 5TimeWSChamps

Have fun with that Man City

That's a true group of death.