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June 24, 2005
EPL 2005-06 fixtures posted.: Not like August 13 is going to get here any sooner, but hey ... Newly promoted teams all start with home matches: play-off winners Wigan kick off against defending champions Chelsea; West Ham host Blackburn; and Championship winners Sunderland play Charlton.
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 05:05 PM - 17 comments
Hopefully TNS will kick your arrogant arses out of the European Cup and then you can concentrate on the coming relegation battle.
posted by squealy at 04:06 AM on June 25, 2005
(For what it's worth, West Ham are the play-off winners.)
posted by blarp at 08:57 AM on June 25, 2005
* punches squealy hard in the shoulder +2 *
posted by billsaysthis at 12:13 PM on June 25, 2005
woops, thanks, blarp. I tried looking for the actual standings on the BBC, but everything had been updated, so no history of last season. I also wasn't looking very hard.
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:35 PM on June 25, 2005
I think Birmingham is going to be fighting relegation this season. *gives squealy a noogie x5*
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:36 PM on June 25, 2005
Hmmm, I've seen my team relegated more than once. It'd hardly be a culture shock. I wonder how you big time Charlies would cope though.
posted by squealy at 05:07 AM on June 26, 2005
Leeds was a big time Charlie and they went down. And down and down and down... How did those fans take it?
posted by billsaysthis at 01:26 PM on June 26, 2005
If Benitez continues his fucking Spanish Inquistion... And Dudek leaves... And Kewell doesn't come back from injury... I'll be finding a new team...
posted by StarFucker at 10:55 PM on June 26, 2005
Badly bill, but they didn't jump ship. Looks like your fans may be more fickle if SF is anything to go by.
posted by squealy at 06:34 AM on June 27, 2005
If Kewell left I would have thought that it would only inspire Liverpool fans to new heights of support for their team.
posted by gspm at 06:55 AM on June 27, 2005
I don't live in Liverpool... I can be as fickle as i like... My favourite players have all left or are leaving... What can i do? Man City or West Brom may be my new team...
posted by StarFucker at 10:50 AM on June 27, 2005
I wouldn't be hanging your hat on Kewell, SF. He's been crap ever since he left Leeds.
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 11:00 AM on June 27, 2005
Players leave. That's football. The club remains though.
posted by squealy at 12:51 PM on June 27, 2005
Watching the tube this weekend I saw mention that the 'Pool are looking to bring Dirk Kuyt over as the new striker. Not sure what that means for Baros. For me, Kewell never impressed in our shirt so if he stays and can overcome the injury jinx I'll be glad to see his 'true' form or leave and no big deal. I agree with SF to the extent that making the squad so heavily Spanish doesn't do much for me, even if Wenger had good results with French players. Why did he buy Scott Carson six months ago to go out and get yet another young keeper now? Keep Dudek with Carson as #2, loan out Kirkland to see if he can work back into shape and revisit the position next summer.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:36 PM on June 27, 2005
Oh yeah, and Baros too.... I LIKE Baros...and now HE'S leaving!? Shit...
posted by StarFucker at 04:42 PM on June 27, 2005
LFC get Boro, what an extremely mediocre first game. 'koff. Just because you're going to lose at the Riverside again.
posted by etagloh at 03:09 AM on June 29, 2005
LFC get Boro, what an extremely mediocre first game. Possibly we'll be riding high from walloping that little squad from Wales and the next minnow (Faroe Islands or Lithuania, I'm soooo tempted to show up for that away match), will have to keep us happy until the first big match I noticed, Sep. 17 v. ManU.