English Premier League idea

[DudyDawg]

Are we picking or are you assigning?

I'm excited for this. I just hope that I don't get one of the ones with a really dumb name.

I'm looking at you, Burnley, Everton, QPR, and Spurs.

I'd still take em. Those are just silly.

HOW DARE YOU SLANDER THE GREAT BURNLEY FC LIKE THAT. I can't wait to see who you get, bc Burnley will destroy them...... But now you'll somehow get Burnley bc that's how these things turn out due to the law of irony haha

[DawgHouseUnited]

I love how Curmudgeon's hissy totally blew up in his face. #WIN

With apologies to the user named Charlie Sheen... Old school winning.

http://content7.flixster.com/question/24/81/98/2481985_std.jpg

[Dawg61]

Alright boys time for the 2nd draft...

[Dawg61]

First team drafting is Arsenal and their team owner is?..msu4life07

[DudyDawg]

Cant wait. Lezzzzzz do it

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Aston Villa and their team owner is…..i swear to god I did not do this intentionally...SignalToNoise

haha unbelievable

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Burnley and their team owner is…..Tbonewannabe

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Chelsea and their team owner is…..FatDrunkandStupidDawg

[DudyDawg]

Next team drafting is Burnley and their team owner is…..Tbonewannabe

Hell yeah, Tbone. Are you a big soccer fan, marginal, just starting? Lemme know, send me a PM even if you want. Glad to have you

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Crystal Palace and their team owner is…..Smitty

[DudyDawg]

Next team drafting is Aston Villa and their team owner is…..i swear to god I did not do this intentionally...SignalToNoise

haha unbelievable

Is he a Villa fan? I'm confused….

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Everton and their team owner is…..LiterallyPolice

[Dawg61]

Is he a Villa fan? I'm confused….

Yes he even changed his logo to Villa before the draft. I swear it was random

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Hull City and their new team owner is….BulldogDX55

[DudyDawg]

Yes he even changed his logo to Villa before the draft. I swear it was random

Haha i hadn't seen that. Thats great

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Leicester City and their team owner is….dickiedawg

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Liverpool and their team owner is….ebdawg

[TheRef]

Next team drafting is Leicester City and their team owner is….dickiedawg

dickie! My man! Welcome to the Foxes.

[CadaverDawg]

Who is the lucky bastard that gets to ride the Swansea City Championship train with me?

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Manchester United and their team owner is….DanglyGiant

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is Newcastle and their new team owner is….bgdog

[Dawg61]

Next team drafting is QPR and their team owner is...DistrictDawg92

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is Southampton and their new owner is….DawgHouseUnited

[BulldogDX55]

Next team drafting is Hull City and their new team owner is?.BulldogDX55

SUCK THAT TIGER DICK

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is Stoke City and their new team owner is...preachermatt83

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is Sunderland and their new team owner is….thedawg

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is Swansea and their new team owner is….David Luiz's Afro

[BulldogDX55]

Oh man, in my initial research I find that Hull City just got promoted to the EPL.

I have the underdogs. This is awesome. Let's do some work War Machine Dawg

[CadaverDawg]

Next team to draft is Swansea and their new team owner is….David Luiz's Afro

Welcome

http://fcbusiness.co.uk/cms/thesite/public/uploads/news_large/1403093007_912.png

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is the Tottenham and their new team owner is….It_Could_Happen

Welcome aboard brother, Go Spurs!!

[DanglyGiant]

Next team drafting is Manchester United and their team owner is….DanglyGiant

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H5MozPSnhQo/T2o23tygEWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/oI1yWmlSv_c/s1600/Manc-or-wank.jpg

[Dawg61]

Next team to draft is West Brom and their new team owner is...WeWillScrewItUp

[CadaverDawg]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H5MozPSnhQo/T2o23tygEWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/oI1yWmlSv_c/s1600/Manc-or-wank.jpg

English majors not welcome

[Dawg61]

Final team drafting and thank gawd I didn't screw it up is West Ham and their new team owner is…..Dawgowar

[BulldogDX55]

Avataring it up. HCFC for life!

[DudyDawg]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H5MozPSnhQo/T2o23tygEWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/oI1yWmlSv_c/s1600/Manc-or-wank.jpg

Is that a "Eurotrip" reference?? If so, +20

[Dawg61]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H5MozPSnhQo/T2o23tygEWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/oI1yWmlSv_c/s1600/Manc-or-wank.jpg

Sign also says Man C haha it is just a red bus.

[Dawg61]

Avataring it up. HCFC for life!

Awesome if everyone else could please follow this same idea and put their team's logo somewhere on their profile so we all can keep each other straight. That includes you too Dudy haha

[DudyDawg]

Sign also says Man C haha it is just a red bus.

Manc is short for Manchester. I think thats from Eurotrip, which is from before City was any good. Its a Man United fan bus from a movie

[DudyDawg]

Awesome if everyone else could please follow this same idea and put their team's logo somewhere on their profile so we all can keep each other straight. That includes you too Dudy haha

Gotcha. Burnley for life

[Dawg61]

Welcome

http://fcbusiness.co.uk/cms/thesite/public/uploads/news_large/1403093007_912.png

The AFC stands for "Afro Futbol Club", I guess ol Clint Eastwood needs an Afro photoshopped on him

[Dawg61]

Manc is short for Manchester. I think thats from Eurotrip, which is from before City was any good. Its a Man United fan bus from a movie

Oh ok haha derp is me

[FatDrunkandStupidDawg]

Next team drafting is Chelsea and their team owner is?..FatDrunkandStupidDawg

Hell yeah, as soon as I get off this airplane I'm going to get a Chelsea tattoo! Go blues!

[DudyDawg]

The swans have a logo naturally perfect for a major Adidas sponsorship haha

[Dawg61]

Thanks everyone for signing up and becoming new owners. Looking forward to seeing if we could possibly fill it up for a 3rd time. Crazy right but with a month still away I think it is possible.

[DawgHouseUnited]

Who else is in on the Saints? Also, testing my new avatar!

[Dawg61]

Hell yeah, as soon as I get off this airplane I'm going to get a Chelsea tattoo! Go blues!

Hahaha no way….right….he couldn't possibly

[Dawg61]

Who else is in on the Saints? Also, testing my new avatar!

Hahaha it is a perfect fit it is DAWGHOUSE

[Tbonewannabe]

Hell yeah, Tbone. Are you a big soccer fan, marginal, just starting? Lemme know, send me a PM even if you want. Glad to have you

Just starting is an understatement. I do find the game interesting. I watched a lot of the World Cup, even the games that the USA wasn't involved.

[dickiedawg]

Awesome! My favorite chairman is Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha!

[TheRef]

Awesome! My favorite chairman is Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha!

Haha! Welcome to the Foxes, my friend.

[DudyDawg]

Just starting is an understatement. I do find the game interesting. I watched a lot of the World Cup, even the games that the USA wasn't involved.

Got your PM. Like I said, I'm here to help you (and anyone else). This will be a blast. Thanks 61.

And to the rest of the league, I'm just going to put you on notice. Tbone, dudy, and the Burnley Clarets are taking the EPL by storm!! We are the British version of Butler, VCU, and George Mason rolled into one!!!

[Dawg61]

Awesome! My favorite chairman is Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha!

Haha it's pronounced Brian

after 4 minute mark


http://youtu.be/fQ8BoYEgy1I

[FatDrunkandStupidDawg]

Really looking forward to our first match of the season live on NBC against Burnley, which is really just another warm up match... As for my tattoo... I'm thinking something simple, don't want to overstate anything, something like this?

http://www.chelseasite.com/media/galeria/94/0/3/5/4/n_chelsea_fc_chelsea_tattoos-3674530.jpg

[DudyDawg]

Really looking forward to our first match of the season live on NBC against Burnley, which is really just another warm up match... As for my tattoo... I'm thinking something simple, don't want to overstate anything, something like this?

http://www.chelseasite.com/photos_of_chelsea_tattoos__chelsea_fc-igfa-0-51322-1.htm

Warm up for Burnley......

[David Luiz's Afro]

Obrigado, estou animado com a temporada!

Adendo: Man U, Bromley, Albion - assisstir seus jumentos

[WeWillScrewItUp]

Who picked up West Brom in the first draft?

[Dawg61]

Who picked up West Brom in the first draft?

Statefan

http://www.elitedawgs.com/member.php?531-Statefan

[Dawg61]

Obrigado, estou animado com a temporada!

Haha perfect Portugese

[WeWillScrewItUp]

Appreciate it 61

[Statefan]

Who picked up West Brom in the first draft?

What up. Crossing my fingers that West Brom has a better year than last but at least it was exciting until the last day

[BulldogDX55]

So I am doing my research on Hull City, but can anyone who is in the know give me a quick rundown of them? Questions I have include:

1. Best player
2. Play style
3. Season projection

Thanks in advance!

[DudyDawg]

So I am doing my research on Hull City, but can anyone who is in the know give me a quick rundown of them? Questions I have include:

1. Best player
2. Play style
3. Season projection

Thanks in advance!


1. Midfielder Tom Huddlestone, formerly of Tottenham
2. Fairly typical English team. Their strength is in the middle of midfield, both attacking and defending. Will have to defend and try to counter attack against the bigger teams. They're a nice team size wise, do I expect them to utilize crosses and set pieces (free kicks) for goals
3. I would say bottom half, safe from relegation. 12-16 range if I had to bet

[BulldogDX55]

1. Midfielder Tom Huddlestone, formerly of Tottenham
2. Fairly typical English team. Their strength is in the middle of midfield, both attacking and defending. Will have to defend and try to counter attack against the bigger teams. They're a nice team size wise, do I expect them to utilize crosses and set pieces (free kicks) for goals
3. I would say bottom half, safe from relegation. 12-16 range if I had to bet

Thanks! Sounds like they'll be fun to watch.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Okay, buckle in for those trying learn about Champions League. Heres how it works:

QUALIFICATION: the Champions League (CL) is a tournament (not a league) consisting of 32 teams from Europe's top leagues. Qualification is based on the final standings from each European country's league. Each of these leagues is allotted a certain number of slots, and the teams that finish in them are in the Champions league (top four at the end of the season in the English Premier League get into next year's CL, for example). The number of slots per league are based on how good that league is/how much money it has/etc.

DRAW: Each of the 32 teams are put into certain pots, based on how they finished last year and what league they are in. These pots are drawn, and eight groups of four teams are created. Teams from the same country cannot be in the same CL group.

GROUP STAGE: Each team in each group plays six games, one home and one away against each team in their group. Two advance from this group, based on the points system (just like world cup). The team that comes in third in these groups is sent to the Europa League, which is basically the NIT of European Club soccer.

KNOCKOUT ROUNDS (Round of 16): The top two teams from each group are then placed into another pot, separating the group winners and second place teams. The teams that won the group play a second place team. These two teams then play a home and home with each other, and who advances is based on goal differential. If the goal differential is the same, the team who scored more away goals advances. If both goal differential and away goals are the same, the second game (called the second leg) goes into extra time and penal ties if needed, just like the World Cup.

QUARTER AND SEMI-FINALS: The teams are put into one big pot and redrawn again. The two teams drawn play each other in a home and home, with the exact format as the round of 16 games.

FINALS: The final is held at a neutral European site in late May, and it is a one game winner take all game.

Hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, I'm here. Here's some perspective of the size of this. In 2011, the Superbowl had 111.3 million viewers. The Champions League final that year surpassed 300 million

So there's only 32 teams in the Champions League tournament? I was researching it on the internet and it looked like there were about 76 teams in the tournament. But all I'd ever paid attention to was the group stage and playoff, which is when 32 teams are remaining. I was curious about how they narrowed down the 70-something teams to 32. I was trying to read up on it, but I didn't have much time to read.

[DudyDawg]

So there's only 32 teams in the Champions League tournament? I was researching it on the internet and it looked like there were about 76 teams in the tournament. But all I'd ever paid attention to was the group stage and playoff, which is when 32 teams are remaining. I was curious about how they narrowed down the 70-something teams to 32. I was trying to read up on it, but I didn't have much time to read.

http://m.footballseeding.com/details/champions-league-format/

Here's how they narrow it down. Basically, the tournament starts when the group stage begins (32 teams). The bigger leagues and teams (EPL, la Liga) don't play the playoff games to get into the group stage. The playoff and qualifying games are played between the obscure teams who no one really cares about. Kinda like the games between the 16 seeds in the NCAA

[Dawg61]

Hull City finished runners-up in the FA Cup this year in extra time and qualified for the Europa League. From there they could qualify for the Champions League same as through the EPL. So two shots to make it to the Champions League.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

http://m.footballseeding.com/details/champions-league-format/

Here's how they narrow it down. Basically, the tournament starts when the group stage begins (32 teams). The bigger leagues and teams (EPL, la Liga) don't play the playoff games to get into the group stage. The playoff and qualifying games are played between the obscure teams who no one really cares about. Kinda like the games between the 16 seeds in the NCAA

Yea, that's about the conclusion I drew when I was reading up on it. I'm excited for the Champions League. I think I'm going to be pulling for PSG again this year. If they had Ibra in the 2nd leg of the Chelsea matchup they would have beat them I think.

[DudyDawg]

Yea, that's about the conclusion I drew when I was reading up on it. I'm excited for the Champions League. I think I'm going to be pulling for PSG again this year. If they had Ibra in the 2nd leg of the Chelsea matchup they would have beat them I think.
You could certainly make that argument. I love the champions league. Especially since Real Madrid is the most successful team ever in it, and they're my team

[DudyDawg]

Hull City finished runners-up in the FA Cup this year in extra time and qualified for the Europa League. From there they could qualify for the Champions League same as through the EPL. So two shots to make it to the Champions League.

If hull were to win the Europa league, yes, they would then qualify for the next season's champions league.


Here is a great breakdown of how EPL teams specifically can qualify, per their site

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/fans/faqs/who-qualifies-to-play-in-europe/

[Dawg61]

Let the Adebayor drama begin, this guy is going to be a headache I have a feeling.


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We're pleased to report that Emmanuel Adebayor has been released from hospital after being admitted on Saturday with a mild bout of malaria.

[DudyDawg]

He played for Real Madrid, Tottenham, and more, and has always been a good player. He's inconsistent tho, and can be either your team's best or worst player depending on his mood that day. But, he will likely lead them in goals (soldado too) and is their most dangerous player. I like him because he scored to beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey when he was at Madrid

[War Machine Dawg]

Next team drafting is Hull City and their new team owner is?.BulldogDX55

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae73/MSUDawgBurke/DanielBryanYes_zpsc3c09b6c.gif (http://s959.photobucket.com/user/MSUDawgBurke/media/DanielBryanYes_zpsc3c09b6c.gif.html)

Welcome aboard, DX55!!!! Hull City hull yeah! Feel free to PM me.

[War Machine Dawg]

Hull City finished runners-up in the FA Cup this year in extra time and qualified for the Europa League. From there they could qualify for the Champions League same as through the EPL. So two shots to make it to the Champions League.

Hull City is going to be the surprise of the league. Just wait, remember this day that I told you. So let it be written, so let it be done. Quothe WMD nevermore.

[Dawgowar]

Final team drafting and thank gawd I didn't screw it up is West Ham and their new team owner is?..Dawgowar

A proud day. Man Utd fan, West Ham owner!

[Dawgowar]

West Ham Hooligans sing for you


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAF71UVMTc

[Dawg61]

He played for Real Madrid, Tottenham, and more, and has always been a good player. He's inconsistent tho, and can be either your team's best or worst player depending on his mood that day. But, he will likely lead them in goals (soldado too) and is their most dangerous player. I like him because he scored to beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey when he was at Madrid

Sounds like Mario Balotelli

[FatDrunkandStupidDawg]

Just discovered that there is an official Chelsea FC supporters club that meets at a bar less than 2 miles from my house! I can't wait to show up at a bar around 9am to start drinking and watching Futbol

[Vandownbytheriver]

West Ham Hooligans sing for you


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAF71UVMTc

Welcome aboard sir!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsjBQugCIAE9QV7.png

[TheRef]

Just discovered that there is an official Chelsea FC supporters club that meets at a bar less than 2 miles from my house! I can't wait to show up at a bar around 9am to start drinking and watching Futbol

THAT is the point of football my friends. Day drinking to the MAX

[DudyDawg]

Sounds like Mario Balotelli

Not quite as crazy, and not quite as good. But he can get lazy if he doesn't play well in the first few minutes. He's a good player for the most part tho

[preachermatt83]

Next team to draft is Stoke City and their new team owner is...preachermatt83


http://888.sports.qq.com/new_images/ver1.2/newdata/teamimg/betm007_team_img58_c.gif

alrighty then!! looks like I got Aston Villa up first!

http://makeameme.org/media/created/LETS-GET-READY.jpg

[preachermatt83]

hey dawg61, can you post the teams with the owners beside them in a single post?

[BulldogDX55]

hey dawg61, can you post the teams with the owners beside them in a single post?

He should have Ref edit it into the OP for easy reference.

[TheRef]

He should have Ref edit it into the OP for easy reference.

61 did the OP

[Dawg61]

Not quite as crazy, and not quite as good. But he can get lazy if he doesn't play well in the first few minutes. He's a good player for the most part tho

If he scores a bunch I'll like him haha

[Dawg61]

hey dawg61, can you post the teams with the owners beside them in a single post?

Sure I'll work on it

[It_Could_Happen]

Next team to draft is the Tottenham and their new team owner is….It_Could_Happen

Welcome aboard brother, Go Spurs!!

Dawg61, we are going to have to talk some spurs futbol this week.

[preachermatt83]

Sure I'll work on it

tnx!

[Dawg61]

Dawg61, we are going to have to talk some spurs futbol this week.

Absolutely!! Glad to have you as a Spur!!

feel free to clean this up and add logos anyone

team owners
Burnley: DudyDawg, Tbonewannabe
Leicester City: Ref, dickiedawg
West Brom: Statefan, WeWillScrewItUp
West Ham: Beerfarley, Dawgowar
Stoke City: BrunswickDawg, preachermatt83
Arsenal: Hacker, msu4life07
Aston Villa: MSTATEFAN91, SignalToNoise
Chelsea: BIG4DAWG, FatDrunkandStupidDawg
Crystal Palace: C_RICH22, Smitty
Everton: INTRAMURAL ALL-AMERICAN, LiterallyPolice
Hull City: War Machine Dawg, BulldogDX55
Liverpool: CBRUNT29, ebdawg
Man City: Brad Stevens, BULLDOGBEAR
Man U: Pioneer Dawg, DanglyGiant
Newcastle: WEWONITALL(most), bgdog
QPR: Smootness, DistrictDawg92
Southampton: DAWGHOUSE, DawgHouseUnited
Tottenham: Dawg61, It_Could_Happen
Sunderland: GulfCoastDawg, thedawg
Swansea City: Cadaver, David Luiz's Afro

[DudyDawg]

Absolutely!! Glad to have you as a Spur!!

feel free to clean this up and add logos anyone

team owners
Burnley: DudyDawg, Tbonewannabe
Leicester City: Ref, dickiedawg
West Brom: Statefan, WeWillScrewItUp
West Ham: Beerfarley, Dawgowar
Stoke City: BrunswickDawg, preachermatt83
Arsenal: Hacker, msu4life07
Aston Villa: MSTATEFAN91, SignalToNoise
Chelsea: BIG4DAWG, FatDrunkandStupidDawg
Crystal Palace: C_RICH22, Smitty
Everton: INTRAMURAL ALL-AMERICAN, LiterallyPolice
Hull City: War Machine Dawg, BulldogDX55
Liverpool: CBRUNT29, ebdawg
Man City: Brad Stevens, BULLDOGBEAR
Man U: Pioneer Dawg, DanglyGiant
Newcastle: WEWONITALL(most), bgdog
QPR: Smootness, DistrictDawg92
Southampton: DAWGHOUSE, DawgHouseUnited
Tottenham: Dawg61, It_Could_Happen
Sunderland: GulfCoastDawg, thedawg
Swansea City: Cadaver, David Luiz's Afro

That combo up top is going to blow through the league.

Also interested to see how the language barrier is handled in Swansea**

[War Machine Dawg]

That combo up top is going to blow through the league.

Also interested to see how the language barrier is handled in Swansea**

Hey Dudy, can you re-post the info about where we can watch games so the newbies can find it easily without having to comb through this entire thread to find it? Seems like I remember something about NBC Sports having all the games.

[TheRef]

Hey Dudy, can you re-post the info about where we can watch games so the newbies can find it easily without having to comb through this entire thread to find it? Seems like I remember something about NBC Sports having all the games.

NBC Sports/NBC will have a game a week.

The site I go to to watch a free livestream of some of the more minor games is http://ifirstrowus.eu/

[DudyDawg]

Hey Dudy, can you re-post the info about where we can watch games so the newbies can find it easily without having to comb through this entire thread to find it? Seems like I remember something about NBC Sports having all the games.

Espn carries the Monday game at 2-3ish. NBCSN/NBC have the Saturday and Sunday games every weekend. Champions league games are on fox/fox sports 1/fox sports 2. Spain's La Liga, Frances Ligue 1, and Germany's Bundesliga are all on BeIn sports with the bulk of those games being in La Liga

[Intramural All-American]

If you have comcast, all games are available on nbcsports.com. Also, you can download the NBCSports app on your phone and watch games. I'm not sure about other TV carriers, but I know comcast has this capability.

[mstatefan91]

SignaltoNoise and I along with Aston Villa are looking to start the season right against Stoke City.

Looking at you preachermatt and BrunswickDawg

http://31.media.tumblr.com/90e6e089db4c6d7862e72b487281edd7/tumblr_mlh96kFE0z1r8xr82o1_500.gif

[Dawg61]

Beerfarley and Dawgowar y'all are going down first match Tottenham vs West Ham, it's the battle for the best Ham

[Vandownbytheriver]

Beerfarley and Dawgowar y'all are going down first match Tottenham vs West Ham, it's the battle for the best Ham

We may lose the match, but we will win the drunken brawl afterwards! East, East, East, London!

[DawgHouseUnited]

Well I've done a little studying, and we Saints have had an up and down time. Battled back from relegation in the late 2000's, we've just been back in the Premier League for a couple of years. We ended the '13-14 season in 8th position. Jay Rodriguez was our top scorer with 17, and Adam Lallana played in all 38 games.

I'm already disliking Sunderland, as they knocked us out of the FA Cup back in February AND the League Cup in November '13. It looks like our biggest historical rivalry might be with Portsmouth, currently in League Two (the third highest division behind Premier and League One).

Recently, we had 7 players in the WC, and it's nice to see an American on the team, even if it is just on the Development Squad, with GK Cody Cropper.

First match is against Liverpool, CBRunt and EBDawg better get ready, the Saints are marching on!

[dickiedawg]

Leicester City doesn't have any U.S. players in the team, but they do have Captain Wes Morgan of Jamaica. Awesome.

ETA: I almost forgot last season's club Player of the Year, Danny Drinkwater. In addition to having a cool surname, he was a finalist for the Championship's Player of the Year last season.

[Smitty]

Crystal Palace sounds more like a Disney film than soccer team. We finished middle of the league last year, hopefully we can jump up near the Europa and make waves in the FA Cup.

[DawgHouseUnited]

Leicester City doesn't have any U.S. players in the team, but they do have Captain Wes Morgan of Jamaica. Awesome.

ETA: I almost forgot last season's club Player of the Year, Danny Drinkwater. In addition to having a cool surname, he was a finalist for the Championship's Player of the Year last season.

Just judging by those names, I'd guess that they like to win the party as well as the game... Cap'n Morgan and Drinkwater? Nice!

[DanglyGiant]

Crystal Palace sounds more like a Disney film than soccer team. We finished middle of the league last year, hopefully we can jump up near the Europa and make waves in the FA Cup.

Close! It is a restaurant at DisneyWorld, though.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cXDwJoIBmhU/TLizOzWdmLI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/ZyigGGWsc70/s320/Crystal+Palace.jpg

[TheRef]

Just judging by those names, I'd guess that they like to win the party as well as the game... Cap'n Morgan and Drinkwater? Nice!

Oh yeah. LCFC knows how to party. Our fans threw smoke bombs during one match.

[BulldogDX55]

Hey Smootness and DistrictDawg92, QPR is awful! Why can't you use words instead of an acronym like the rest of us?

[DudyDawg]

Well I've done a little studying, and we Saints have had an up and down time. Battled back from relegation in the late 2000's, we've just been back in the Premier League for a couple of years. We ended the '13-14 season in 8th position. Jay Rodriguez was our top scorer with 17, and Adam Lallana played in all 38 games.

I'm already disliking Sunderland, as they knocked us out of the FA Cup back in February AND the League Cup in November '13. It looks like our biggest historical rivalry might be with Portsmouth, currently in League Two (the third highest division behind Premier and League One).

Recently, we had 7 players in the WC, and it's nice to see an American on the team, even if it is just on the Development Squad, with GK Cody Cropper.

First match is against Liverpool, CBRunt and EBDawg better get ready, the Saints are marching on!

Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, you two best players IMO both got sold. Lallana to Liverpool and Shaw to United. So it may take some time for the new guys to get settled

[DudyDawg]

Hey Smootness and DistrictDawg92, QPR is awful! Why can't you use words instead of an acronym like the rest of us?

If I had to bet, QPR finishes above Hull this year haha. They have hella money, and depending on if their coach can keep them in check, they should be a decent side. That's a big IF tho

[DawgHouseUnited]

Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, you two best players IMO both got sold. Lallana to Liverpool and Shaw to United. So it may take some time for the new guys to get settled

I'm trying to catch up on the transfers- just doing a little history first. Thanks for the info!

[DudyDawg]

I'm trying to catch up on the transfers- just doing a little history first. Thanks for the info!

Haha no problem, that's what I'm here for. Southampton have some decent history as far as young talent goes. Those two, Gareth Bale started there. Pretty decent list

[preachermatt83]

SignaltoNoise and I along with Aston Villa are looking to start the season right against Stoke City.

Looking at you preachermatt and BrunswickDawg

http://31.media.tumblr.com/90e6e089db4c6d7862e72b487281edd7/tumblr_mlh96kFE0z1r8xr82o1_500.gif

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3419Jr9eFQM/UxUYwT75osI/AAAAAAAAGIg/jWcnWnvwG6w/s1600/Gladiator.gif

[War Machine Dawg]

Hey Dudy, noticed that Hull is trying to load up on young, talented Brit players. They've brought Tom Ince, Jake Livermore & Robert Snodgrass into the fold and they're chasing another young kid (drawing a blank on the name/team, but he's U-21). Was just reading an article about Hull overpaying a little for this young Brit talent, because they don't have a solid scouting network in place overseas yet. But the owner hopes to have that network up in about a year, letting them bring in some talented but cheaper players from the continent. Really like the pieces they seem to be putting into place, though. Your thoughts?

[DudyDawg]

Hey Dudy, noticed that Hull is trying to load up on young, talented Brit players. They've brought Tom Ince, Jake Livermore & Robert Snodgrass into the fold and they're chasing another young kid (drawing a blank on the name/team, but he's U-21). Was just reading an article about Hull overpaying a little for this young Brit talent, because they don't have a solid scouting network in place overseas yet. But the owner hopes to have that network up in about a year, letting them bring in some talented but cheaper players from the continent. Really like the pieces they seem to be putting into place, though. Your thoughts?

First, from a business side. Yes, they may be overpaying for these talents now, but I think they know that and are willing to do it because it makes sense from a business side. If guys like Ince, who's 21 I believe have one or two good years, they will sell them for a huge fee compared to the one they had to pay at an "overpaying" price. So its more of an investment for them as a business than them overpaying to win.

On the field, I think they'll be a good team. They have some decent pieces, and like those names, most are in the midfield. And it doesn't matter how good a striker is or a back four, if a team doesn't have a good midfield that can help defend and create going forward, they won't be worth a damn. I think Hull is building that, and thats why I think they will stay away from the relegation zone pretty easily. Granted, it isn't an elite midfield, but it is a very solid one that is improving and will improve all year with the young guys getting plenty of experience. It wouldnt surprise me if they were one of the surprise teams that can jump into the top half of the league, largely due to that midfield

[Dawg61]

Go ahead and set your DVR fellas, this Saturday on ESPN2 at 3 CT the Tottenham Hotspur play the Seattle Sounders

http://www.soundersfc.com/matchday/2014/2014-07-19-SEA-v-Tottenham-Hotspur

[War Machine Dawg]

First, from a business side. Yes, they may be overpaying for these talents now, but I think they know that and are willing to do it because it makes sense from a business side. If guys like Ince, who's 21 I believe have one or two good years, they will sell them for a huge fee compared to the one they had to pay at an "overpaying" price. So its more of an investment for them as a business than them overpaying to win.

On the field, I think they'll be a good team. They have some decent pieces, and like those names, most are in the midfield. And it doesn't matter how good a striker is or a back four, if a team doesn't have a good midfield that can help defend and create going forward, they won't be worth a damn. I think Hull is building that, and thats why I think they will stay away from the relegation zone pretty easily. Granted, it isn't an elite midfield, but it is a very solid one that is improving and will improve all year with the young guys getting plenty of experience. It wouldnt surprise me if they were one of the surprise teams that can jump into the top half of the league, largely due to that midfield

Good analysis. Agree about overpaying now versus selling for more later. Seems like the owner, Bruce, knows what he's doing and is committed to putting a competitive team on the field. The one thing that sticks out to me is that Hull probably needs to look at upgrading the goalkeeper, but I'm assuming that's easier said than done. In fairness, it seems that the current guy is the GK for the Scotland WC team, but when is the last time the Scots were any good? (As someone of Scottish descent, it pains me to say that) Btw, Harry Maguire of Sheffield United is the kid I was thinking about earlier.

Here's the article (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9383124/premier-league-hull-city-boss-steve-bruce-says-british-players-are-overpriced) about our "overpaying" for the current batch of young guys and the scouting situation. Would love to get some thoughts on it.

[mstatefan91]

Go ahead and set your DVR fellas, this Saturday on ESPN2 at 3 CT the Tottenham Hotspur play the Seattle Sounders

http://www.soundersfc.com/matchday/2014/2014-07-19-SEA-v-Tottenham-Hotspur

Let's go Seattle!

[Dawg61]

Let's go Seattle!

Haha of course!! I am a Spur on here but no way do I want them to beat the Sounders and Dempsey/Yedlin

[DudyDawg]

Good analysis. Agree about overpaying now versus selling for more later. Seems like the owner, Bruce, knows what he's doing and is committed to putting a competitive team on the field. The one thing that sticks out to me is that Hull probably needs to look at upgrading the goalkeeper, but I'm assuming that's easier said than done. In fairness, it seems that the current guy is the GK for the Scotland WC team, but when is the last time the Scots were any good? (As someone of Scottish descent, it pains me to say that) Btw, Harry Maguire of Sheffield United is the kid I was thinking about earlier.

Here's the article (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9383124/premier-league-hull-city-boss-steve-bruce-says-british-players-are-overpriced) about our "overpaying" for the current batch of young guys and the scouting situation. Would love to get some thoughts on it.

Yeah, most of that is spot on. The problem for the lower teams like Hull, in England especially, is simply geography. A scout from a comparable team in Spain can drive a few hours to portugal, France, hell even northern africa. That gives them a chance to find talent from different countries that play a different style. English clubs are on an inland, and the all the British nations (or whatever they call themselves) play that similar style, so for teams that can't bankroll sending scouts to South America, its hard to find young talent outside of your typical english style.

[FatDrunkandStupidDawg]

Chelsea update: The blues just signed Diego Costa who helped lead Atletico Madrid their first La Liga title in 18 years, he will also be joining recent signee Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona to play with Chelsea this year!!!

Sounds like we are making some good moves this offseason... it's all coming together!

I'm working on my research and will shortly unveil my Chelsea FC season preview...

[Dawg61]

Chelsea update: The blues just signed Diego Costa who helped lead Atletico Madrid their first La Liga title in 18 years, he will also be joining recent signee Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona to play with Chelsea this year!!!

Sounds like we are making some good moves this offseason... it's all coming together!

I'm working on my research and will shortly unveil my Chelsea FC season preview...

Thanks Flounder


http://youtu.be/FMENQeCbxfI

[bgdog]

So this may be cheating but what resources are you guys using. SB nation has a good page but it seems to only feature the "name" programs, I'm not finding a ton of info about newcastle united.

RELATED: **** YOU SUNDERLAND

#hailzebrahorsemermaids

627

[DudyDawg]

Most of the posts of mine are just from knowledge, but I use espnfc.com to keep up with transfers. They have an article that's always updating for transfers that's really good.

If you're looking for team info, I would say use espnfc, fox soccer, the team website, and British ones like sky sports

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

So this may be cheating but what resources are you guys using. SB nation has a good page but it seems to only feature the "name" programs, I'm not finding a ton of info about newcastle united.

RELATED: **** YOU SUNDERLAND

#hailzebrahorsemermaids

627

Hey you're the other Newcastle owner! Welcome to mediocrity..haha. There's not a lot of news on Newcastle because they haven't done anything particularly interesting yet. I believe they've lost a guy or two on the transfer market, and the only guy that I've seen they have signed is Siam de Jong, a decent player. I'll be honest that I'm a little disappointed about not knowing a single name on their roster, but I haven't done too much research to find out who our key players are. If you do any research about our team let me know what you find! I'll do the same for you.

And **** Sunderland

[ebdawg]

Liverpool update: The Reds have sold the player of the year Luis Suarez to Barcelona for 75 million-pounds. Suarez had an outstanding 2013-14 season, scoring 31 goals in 33 Premier League appearances.

Liverpool is bringing in a new player also named Lazar Markovic from Benfica. The only thing I know about him is that he doesn't speak English.

[Dawgowar]

Beerfarley and Dawgowar y'all are going down first match Tottenham vs West Ham, it's the battle for the best Ham

Stay out of the East End! We Cockney's are waiting for you with Zombies! We will kick you like this baby from 'Cockney's Versus Zombies' - should have won an Oscar.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bhT-u9j96U

[Dawg61]

Hahaha totally just added that to the movie list

[Dawgowar]

Hahaha totally just added that to the movie list

It's a good flick. Has a lot of very old Brit actors from Bond films and PBS stuff you will recognize. You can watch it on youtube I think.

[Dawg61]

It's a good flick. Has a lot of very old Brit actors from Bond films and PBS stuff you will recognize. You can watch it on youtube I think.

Got something even better, full HD movies, totally free and instant :) got to love technology

[DudyDawg]

If you're looking for a classic British soccer film, watch green street hooligans

[Dawg61]

If you're looking for a classic British soccer film, watch green street hooligans

Thanks two added to the que now

[TheRef]

ESPN also had a bunch of 30 for 30 shorts during the World Cup that were all futbol oriented. They should be online.

[Vandownbytheriver]

Thanks two added to the que now

The Hooligans are based on us Dawg61. Prepare to meet thy doom! Or get drunk and sing about bubbles.

[Dawgowar]

The Hooligans are based on us Dawg61. Prepare to meet thy doom! Or get drunk and sing about bubbles.

And it has Claire Forlani - of DeWars fame

I rented The Class of 92 this weekend about Manchester United's fames youth group of Giggs, Beckham, Scholes, etc and the impact they had on twenty years of English Football. Got great reviews and was educational to watch.

Other good free media on Youtube - type in Legends of the Barclays Premier League and take your pick. ESPN 30 mites UK shows about various premier league greats. Kind of like NFL Films or 'A Football Life'

[Dawgowar]

The Eurotrip scenes with the Manchester United hooligans rocks. The lead hooligan Vinnie Jones played for United and a several other teams - bit of a thug.

[Vandownbytheriver]

There is a soccer version of The Longest Yard called Mean Machine starring Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham that is pretty good as well.

[Dawg61]

The lead hooligan Vinnie Jones played for United and a several other teams - bit of a thug.

Holy shit I never knew that about Vinnie Jones!! He is one of my favorite actors. He's hilarious. Wiki says he played for Chelsea.


http://youtu.be/1K77ehXQqLg

[Dawg61]

Vinnie Jones!! Total badass. Wish I saw him play.


http://youtu.be/X2u5fUpUGuc


http://youtu.be/G6PGsbgCkpw


http://youtu.be/R36ssGbClUk

[Dawg61]

Tottenham talks about growth of US soccer and is expecting a tough match vs the Sounders on Saturday.




The first game of our trip to the USA and Canada is now less than a week away, with Seattle Sounders set to welcome us to CenturyLink Field for a pre-season friendly on Saturday, kick-off 1pm local time (9pm UK time).
We’ll then travel to Canada to face Toronto FC next Wednesday (July 23), before returning to the States to oppose Chicago Fire the following Saturday (July 26).
After the impressive displays of the USA national team at the recent World Cup finals in Brazil, Steffen expects our MLS opponents will reflect the progressive style exhibited by their international colleagues when we face them in the coming days.
“Football is growing in America – so is the MLS,” said our 44-year-old Coach. “You can really feel it. At the World Cup when the States played against Portugal in the first round, over 25 million people watched the game so it’s definitely getting bigger.
“We know from when we played in America two years ago how difficult it is to play against MLS teams. You can see from the fact that the likes of Clint Dempsey and Jermain Defoe – players from the highest level – have signed for Seattle and Toronto.
“Of course, we have to try to beat them when we go there and it will be really important experience for everyone.
“It’s always a challenge for every player to win games. We’re in pre-season at the moment and it’s clear to see how hard the players are working. The games all form part of the preparation for the first game of the season against West Ham.”

[War Machine Dawg]

Got something even better, full HD movies, totally free and instant :) got to love technology

And where might you be getting this? If you'd understandably rather not post such info for public consumption, feel free to PM me.

[War Machine Dawg]

Tottenham talks about growth of US soccer and is expecting a tough match vs the Sounders on Saturday.

The first game of our trip to the USA and Canada is now less than a week away, with Seattle Sounders set to welcome us to CenturyLink Field for a pre-season friendly on Saturday, kick-off 1pm local time (9pm UK time).
We’ll then travel to Canada to face Toronto FC next Wednesday (July 23), before returning to the States to oppose Chicago Fire the following Saturday (July 26).
After the impressive displays of the USA national team at the recent World Cup finals in Brazil, Steffen expects our MLS opponents will reflect the progressive style exhibited by their international colleagues when we face them in the coming days.
“Football is growing in America – so is the MLS,” said our 44-year-old Coach. “You can really feel it. At the World Cup when the States played against Portugal in the first round, over 25 million people watched the game so it’s definitely getting bigger.
“We know from when we played in America two years ago how difficult it is to play against MLS teams. You can see from the fact that the likes of Clint Dempsey and Jermain Defoe – players from the highest level – have signed for Seattle and Toronto.
“Of course, we have to try to beat them when we go there and it will be really important experience for everyone.
“It’s always a challenge for every player to win games. We’re in pre-season at the moment and it’s clear to see how hard the players are working. The games all form part of the preparation for the first game of the season against West Ham.”

Also worth noting, Jermaine Jones of the USMNT is dropping hints about coming to MLS. That would be another big boost for the league.

[Dawg61]

Also worth noting, Jermaine Jones of the USMNT is dropping hints about coming to MLS. That would be another big boost for the league.

Maybe he will sign with one of the new franchises about to start. One is in NY and one is in Miami I believe. Both will need a big name player or two to sell to the fans.

[Dawg61]

And where might you be getting this? If you'd understandably rather not post such info for public consumption, feel free to PM me.

Basically it is free Netflix but the full version not just the limited version they do for the monthly fee. The movies are in full 1080HD or sometimes 720. It was set up for me on my laptop by my brother. Theres a certain way that you download the "app" to your downloads and then pull it up and it gives you free access to like everything you can think of and sometimes even before they hit redbox or iTunes. It's basically the coolest fu@king thing ever. Haha. I am sure if you start googling around you can find better instructions on how to download it yourself. It won't be around forever I am sure because it really is too good to be true. I think the story goes that the guys doing it wanted it to be totally free and zero profit involved so that they can't be sued for it. The streaming is already out there and all they did was just capture it and put it in a pretty little package for all to see. Nothing gets downloaded and nothing gets paid for and there's no exchanging of money by anyone anywhere for it so no laws are being broken. Again, technology is the shit. Sorry if me watching free movies upsets anyone. Let's not turn this into some weird violation of artists rights argument.

[War Machine Dawg]

Maybe he will sign with one of the new franchises about to start. One is in NY and one is in Miami I believe. Both will need a big name player or two to sell to the fans.

Was kinda wondering if that might not be the scenario. If he's smart, he'll go to Miami. Better weather, but more importantly, better tax laws. If he goes to NY, about 60-70% of his check is going to taxes by the time you add up all the federal, state, and local taxes there.

[War Machine Dawg]

Basically it is free Netflix but the full version not just the limited version they do for the monthly fee. The movies are in full 1080HD or sometimes 720. It was set up for me on my laptop by my brother. Theres a certain way that you download the "app" to your downloads and then pull it up and it gives you free access to like everything you can think of and sometimes even before they hit redbox or iTunes. It's basically the coolest fu@king thing ever. Haha. I am sure if you start googling around you can find better instructions on how to download it yourself. It won't be around forever I am sure because it really is too good to be true. I think the story goes that the guys doing it wanted it to be totally free and zero profit involved so that they can't be sued for it. The streaming is already out there and all they did was just capture it and put it in a pretty little package for all to see. Nothing gets downloaded and nothing gets paid for and there's no exchanging of money by anyone anywhere for it so no laws are being broken. Again, technology is the shit. Sorry if me watching free movies upsets anyone. Let's not turn this into some weird violation of artists rights argument.

Awesome. Mr. Google will become my friend on this.

Indeed. Pirate Bay is the 3rd greatest site ever, so far as I'm concerned. 1 & 2 are FWTCT (shameless plug) and E.D. (yes, I'm shamelessly sucking up to the mods).

[BeardoMSU]

If you're looking for a classic British soccer film, watch green street hooligans
One of my favorite movies.

[DawgHouseUnited]

Saints had a pretty good preseason tune-up against Hoensbroek last night, winning 4-0. Looks like we're working with a pretty young team, there was 6 teenagers in the starting lineup, but plenty of rotation between 1st half and 2nd. It's just preseason, but I'm happy to see a win anyway.

[DudyDawg]

Maybe he will sign with one of the new franchises about to start. One is in NY and one is in Miami I believe. Both will need a big name player or two to sell to the fans.

Well, both already have. New York City FC has signed Spain and ex Barcelona striker David Villa and are also in talks to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard. Orlando City FC has signed the former most expensive player in the world in Kaka, and are also working to sign AC Milan forward Robinho

[hacker]

I'm having trouble keeping up with this thread. It's just too big and active.

Any ideas? Anyone else having this problem?

[hacker]

For example, I totally missed whatever the "SOCCER VERDICT" was about. I missed the curmudgeon drama. I haven't been reading the posts because the team updates are intertwined with unrelated chat, and stuff like that.

IMO, we need a subforum or something. I don't think we are going to get as much participation as we could if we had a subforum. Was anything about this ever mentioned for the mods to consider? Could be something like this:

Home > Forum > The Forums > Elitedawgs > Professional Sports > Soccer

Then, there'd be a perfect place for the Braves posts and shit too:

Home > Forum > The Forums > Elitedawgs > Professional Sports > MLB

Anyone with me on this?

[DudyDawg]

I disagree. Most people only click on the elite dawgs forum and burying this in sub forums would only hurt it's vierership and posts. It'll get better when the year starts as well

[dickiedawg]

My hope is that eventually there will be new threads that aren't 20 pages long. It's impossible to follow if someone replies to a post from a few pages back.

[Dawg61]

I disagree. Most people only click on the elite dawgs forum and burying this in sub forums would only hurt it's vierership and posts. It'll get better when the year starts as well

This. Nothing will be perfect. I am more than happy with this thread and the subsequent one we get each week of the season. I suggest we stay happy with what we've got as we have several mods itchy to completely nuke this thing right now. Rocking the boat after a certain poster went on a two week long tirade is not a good idea. The post you keep asking about got deleted permanently and had a mod wanting to ban everyone so nobody wants to talk about it for fear of the banhammer.

[Dawg61]

My hope is that eventually there will be new threads that aren't 20 pages long. It's impossible to follow if someone replies to a post from a few pages back.

If everyone hits the "reply with quote" button it is not a problem. You'll never have to look at who is replying to whom if everyone does this.

[DudyDawg]

If we keep this thread to soccer stuff and less dumb stuff it'll be fine for the next few weeks.

[Dawg61]

If we keep this thread to soccer stuff and less dumb stuff it'll be fine for the next few weeks.

Dumb stuff are what some of us are best at offering to a thread :)

[BulldogDX55]

For example, I totally missed whatever the "SOCCER VERDICT" was about. I missed the curmudgeon drama. I haven't been reading the posts because the team updates are intertwined with unrelated chat, and stuff like that.


The curmudgeon drama was just hit whining about any mention of soccer and claiming that he had a silent majority of people who will go back to SPS or make their own forum if this forum continues to turn into a soccer forum. The verdict was that EPL folks get one thread a week. It's really all we need.

I'm sure the thread will get easier to follow as it goes. This one is just extra long because it included the draft. DudyDawg is right that it will just get buried if we put it in its own subforum.

[BulldogDX55]

So I started posting on a Hull City forum just to learn as much as I can, and I learned some cool stuff.

1. They will have a much more attacking style this year compared to last due to a number of pickups in the off season.
2. Their coach is, in a way, Mullenesque- beloved by the fans, hated by the rivals, made fun of for a physical trait (Mullen's slight hunch vs. Bruce's giant head)
3. **** Leeds
4. They were friendlier than I expected. By a lot.
5. Members of their team post on that forum. I was greeted by the goalkeeper.

[Dawg61]

So I started posting on a Hull City forum just to learn as much as I can, and I learned some cool stuff.

1. They will have a much more attacking style this year compared to last due to a number of pickups in the off season.
2. Their coach is, in a way, Mullenesque- beloved by the fans, hated by the rivals, made fun of for a physical trait (Mullen's slight hunch vs. Bruce's giant head)
3. **** Leeds
4. They were friendlier than I expected. By a lot.
5. Members of their team post on that forum. I was greeted by the goalkeeper.

#5 is awesome!!

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I disagree. Most people only click on the elite dawgs forum and burying this in sub forums would only hurt it's vierership and posts. It'll get better when the year starts as well

I agree with this

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

So I started posting on a Hull City forum just to learn as much as I can, and I learned some cool stuff.

1. They will have a much more attacking style this year compared to last due to a number of pickups in the off season.
2. Their coach is, in a way, Mullenesque- beloved by the fans, hated by the rivals, made fun of for a physical trait (Mullen's slight hunch vs. Bruce's giant head)
3. **** Leeds
4. They were friendlier than I expected. By a lot.
5. Members of their team post on that forum. I was greeted by the goalkeeper.

That's really awesome. I started reading a Newcastle forum a few days ago but didn't want to post because I figured they'd be a dick to me. Haha

[DudyDawg]

Haha that's great. I have been thinking of doing the same but
Haven't on a Burnley board. I need to haha. What did you tell them?

[BulldogDX55]

Haha that's great. I have been thinking of doing the same but
Haven't on a Burnley board. I need to haha. What did you tell them?

This was my OP:

Hey guys!

I am a graduate student at Mississippi State in the US and a regular poster on one of our sports boards. A ton of us got swept up in World Cup fever, and didn't want it to end after it was over, so 40 of us got together, divided into pairs, and drew EPL teams to be fans of. Myself and another guy drew you guys, so I fully intend to be the biggest possible fan that I can be from thousands of miles away. I already have it set up so that I can watch all of the weekend games this Fall, and if I really get into it, I'll purchase a kit and try my best to create a mini Hull City fanbase in my corner of the world.

What I ask from you all: Can you fill me in on the need to know knowledge if I want to become a good long distance fan? This includes things like:

1. Best players on the team
2. Who are your bitter rivals?
3. What is your play style?
4. What is your best known chant/song? (I want this for my signature on the forum I originate from)
5. Expected success level for the season? I've heard lower half from most, but this does not bother me as my college Am. Football team is historically awful, though we are peaking right now.
6. Any other cool stuff a fan ought to know.

I could look up a bunch of this information from websites, but that would be boring, so I want to hear this kind of stuff from real fans.

Any knowledge is appreciated!

Cheers.

[Intramural All-American]

Well, both already have. New York City FC has signed Spain and ex Barcelona striker David Villa and are also in talks to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard. Orlando City FC has signed the former most expensive player in the world in Kaka, and are also working to sign AC Milan forward Robinho

Xavi is also apparently close to signing with New York FC.

[DudyDawg]

Xavi is also apparently close to signing with New York FC.

Xavi likely going to Qatar, per his agent even

[DudyDawg]

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2095941-barcelona-transfer-news-xavi-qatar-move-imminent-claims-agent-bayram-tutumlu

[LiterallyPolice]

Xavi is also apparently close to signing with New York FC.

Shoutout to my Evertonian compatriot. Forever Everton!

http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/jan_14/efc__1389361792_FOUR-0002_Everton_Song_Sheet.pdf

[Intramural All-American]

This article claims that the Qatari deal is gone. The most recent thing I have seen is that it looks more like the States now.

http://www.marca.com/2014/07/16/en/football/barcelona/1405507362.html

Here's another article:

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/15/report-xavi-hernandez-deal-with-nycfc-imminent/

[Intramural All-American]

Shoutout to my Evertonian compatriot. Forever Everton!

http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/jan_14/efc__1389361792_FOUR-0002_Everton_Song_Sheet.pdf

With you, me, and Tim, we will run this place. August 16th can't get here soon enough.

[TheRef]

With you, me, and Tim, we will run this place. August 16th can't get here soon enough.

Yeah. August 16th can't get here soon enough because the Leicester City Foxes are going to enter the EPL with a BANG by taking out Timmy Tim Howard and the Everton blues.

[DudyDawg]

Interesting. He's done in Europe, at least big time football. That was proved in Brazil. Spain and Barcelona's style of slow small possession guys has been thwarted and there really is no place for him as a major contributor anymore. He would fit well here in a game that needs more passing

[Intramural All-American]

Yeah. August 16th can't get here soon enough because the Leicester City Foxes are going to enter the EPL with a BANG by taking out Timmy Tim Howard and the Everton blues.

I don't know whether I should talk trash back to you or just ignore you with that blasphemy. Laughable, man.

[Intramural All-American]

Interesting. He's done in Europe, at least big time football. That was proved in Brazil. Spain and Barcelona's style of slow small possession guys has been thwarted and there really is no place for him as a major contributor anymore. He would fit well here in a game that needs more passing

And just think what Xavi, Lampard, and Villa could combine to do. That's a pretty exciting prospect.

[DudyDawg]

I don't know whether I should talk trash back to you or just ignore you with that blasphemy. Laughable, man.

All you idiots can keep wasting your time on each other. Blah. Blah. Blah. WE ALL KNOW WHO WILL WIN THE LEAGUE.


BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB.


Here's your waring.


Come to Ewood, come to Ewood
It?s a place of misery
There?s a notice on the doorstep saying ?welcome unto thee?
Don?t believe ?em
Don?t believe ?em, ?cause it?s all a pack of lies
If it weren?t for Bastard Rovers, we would be in paradise.

[DudyDawg]

And just think what Xavi, Lampard, and Villa could combine to do. That's a pretty exciting prospect.

It would certainly be a good team, but they would need a few pieces to be a contender IMO. I think they would drop a lot of points in games they shouldn't because it'll be hard to keep those three playing in every single game

[Intramural All-American]

It would certainly be a good team, but they would need a few pieces to be a contender IMO. I think they would drop a lot of points in games they shouldn't because it'll be hard to keep those three playing in every single game

They definitely aren't getting any younger. No doubt about that. But Xavi would most likely be the most technically skilled player to ever play in the MLS. The only two players potentially better are Kaka and Henry. I just look forward to a day when the MLS is getting players at the top of their game, rather than past their prime.

[TheRef]

They definitely aren't getting any younger. No doubt about that. But Xavi would most likely be the most technically skilled player to ever play in the MLS. The only two players potentially better are Kaka and Henry. I just look forward to a day when the MLS is getting players at the top of their game, rather than past their prime.

Very true. It may be a while before we have major international players being in the MLS before their prime and keeping them here. I say about 10 more years of development of the MLS before that point, in my opinion.

[Dawg61]

Very true. It may be a while before we have major international players being in the MLS before their prime and keeping them here. I say about 10 more years of development of the MLS before that point, in my opinion.

All the MLS fields need to get regulation width with the EPL fields. This is probably my biggest beef with MLS.

[DudyDawg]

They definitely aren't getting any younger. No doubt about that. But Xavi would most likely be the most technically skilled player to ever play in the MLS. The only two players potentially better are Kaka and Henry. I just look forward to a day when the MLS is getting players at the top of their game, rather than past their prime.
David Beckham


Very true. It may be a while before we have major international players being in the MLS before their prime and keeping them here. I say about 10 more years of development of the MLS before that point, in my opinion.

I don't know if we will ever get players like Ronaldo or messi in their prime, but I do think you will see second tier players making the move here in their prime sooner than ten years. A lot of guys fell out of favor at large clubs and moved to turkey, Portugal, and other comparable leagues. The MLS is fast approaching the level of those leagues, and combined with the fact that it is in American (safe, players will get paid their money, good place to raise kids) and I think we will start to see a lot more mid level European talent in the near future

[DudyDawg]

All the MLS fields need to get regulation width with the EPL fields. This is probably my biggest beef with MLS.

Don't think that's as big of an issue as you'd think. A lot of these MLS stadiums are new and so are their training facilities, and similar ones in Europe aren't nearly as nice/new/safe

[TheRef]

David Beckham



I don't know if we will ever get players like Ronaldo or messi in their prime, but I do think you will see second tier players making the move here in their prime sooner than ten years. A lot of guys fell out of favor at large clubs and moved to turkey, Portugal, and other comparable leagues. The MLS is fast approaching the level of those leagues, and combined with the fact that it is in American (safe, players will get paid their money, good place to raise kids) and I think we will start to see a lot more mid level European talent in the near future

Oh I never thought that Ronaldo or Messi types would come to the MLS in their prime. The EPL, La Liga, and Bundalista are the top talent leagues. MLS is definitely a fairly good haven for second-tier players during their prime if the MLS can become a more comparable situation to international play.

[Intramural All-American]

Beckham is definitely in the discussion with those other three, but I personally would rank him 4th behind the other 3.

[hacker]

The curmudgeon drama was just hit whining about any mention of soccer and claiming that he had a silent majority of people who will go back to SPS or make their own forum if this forum continues to turn into a soccer forum. The verdict was that EPL folks get one thread a week. It's really all we need.

I'm sure the thread will get easier to follow as it goes. This one is just extra long because it included the draft. DudyDawg is right that it will just get buried if we put it in its own subforum.

I'm ok with a thread a week! See, I missed that verdict too. I hadn't heard any plans other than to continue posting here, and this big turd is already way too long. Can we go ahead and start another one? Or we waiting until Aug 16th?

We'll just have to agree to disagree on the subforum thing.

Get ready for Arsene and the Arsenal Fly Emirates to kick all of your bloody arses. Am I doing this right?

We got a guy named Nacho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacho_Monreal).

[Brad Stevens]

Drink it in, EPL fans. This is just a taste of the excitement I will experience this year at the expense of teams such as QPR and Man U.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSidQMVneGk

[DudyDawg]

Beckham is definitely in the discussion with those other three, but I personally would rank him 4th behind the other 3.

Not a snowball's chance in hell. David Villa is a good, not great striker. Xavi is a very good system midfielder. He would've likely been very average for anyone other than Barcelona, but there he was very good, nearly great. Lampard is also a very good midfielder.

That all said, none of those three were ever considered the best in the world. Beckham was in that conversation consistently while at United and Madrid

[Intramural All-American]

Not a snowball's chance in hell. David Villa is a good, not great striker. Xavi is a very good system midfielder. He would've likely been very average for anyone other than Barcelona, but there he was very good, nearly great. Lampard is also a very good midfielder.

That all said, none of those three were ever considered the best in the world. Beckham was in that conversation consistently while at United and Madrid

Excuse me? First off, the three I was referencing were Henry, Kaka, and Xavi. Not Villa and Lampard.

Xavi's honours:
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2010
Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament: 2008
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Second place: 2011
FIFA Ballon d'Or Third place: 2010, 2011
Ballon d'Or Bronze Award: 2009
FIFA World Player of the Year Third place: 2009
Onze de Bronze: 2011
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2009
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2008–09
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 1999
La Liga Spanish Player of the Year: 2005
La Liga Player of the Year: 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011
La Liga Midfielder of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011.
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2010
Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012
FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
ESM Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2011
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2009

What is that you were saying? Xavi is most definitely one of the best midfielders of all time. He was voted 3rd best player in the world 3 times with two of those being behind Messi and Ronaldo.

[DudyDawg]

No need to get angry haha I obviously thought you meant Villa and Lampard. I would also attribute a lot of Xavi's personal success to Barcelona's success more so than his talent, thus my argument of him being a system guy. I don't consider him one of the best midfielders of all time. You do, that's fine. I don't. He would've been the fourth best midfielder on Beckham's united team behind Becks, Giggs, and Scholes. My opinion, as well as a lot of folks'.

[DudyDawg]

OFFICIAL: Toni Kroos has completed his move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid

[Intramural All-American]

No need to get angry haha I obviously thought you meant Villa and Lampard. I would also attribute a lot of Xavi's personal success to Barcelona's success more so than his talent, thus my argument of him being a system guy. I don't consider him one of the best midfielders of all time. You do, that's fine. I don't. He would've been the fourth best midfielder on Beckham's united team behind Becks, Giggs, and Scholes. My opinion, as well as a lot of folks'.

Not mad at all. Just good discussion. I'm just unsure how you could disregard all of his accomplishments and awards. Xavi is who made tiki-taka work. And I would assume the majority of people would agree with me rather than you. Becks, Giggs, and Scholes did absolutely nothing on the world stage, whereas Xavi was the absolute centerpiece for what is said to be the greatest soccer team of all time. No offense, but to me its laughable that you put Giggs and Scholes ahead of Xavi. I can understand a debate about Beckham, but not the other two.

[DudyDawg]

Not mad at all. Just good discussion. I'm just unsure how you could disregard all of his accomplishments and awards. Xavi is who made tiki-taka work. And I would assume the majority of people would agree with me rather than you. Becks, Giggs, and Scholes did absolutely nothing on the world stage, whereas Xavi was the absolute centerpiece for what is said to be the greatest soccer team of all time. No offense, but to me its laughable that you put Giggs and Scholes ahead of Xavi. I can understand a debate about Beckham, but not the other two.

Reread my post. I didn't say those two had better careers or anything. I said that on THAT united team, he would've been fourth choice, furthering my point that he is a system guy. Becks, Giggs nor Scholes had what Xavi has had in Spain's team. So those things are apples to oranges. Xavi had Casillas who is probably the best goalie ever in his prime 4 years ago, Puyol, Iniesta, Torres (the Liverpool one) and more. I'm not discounting him, I'm simple pointing out the fact that Xavi has never been on an average team, he's always been on a team that could be considered top three four in the world, and it wasn't solely bc of him, whether barca or Spain.

I'm not discounting him, just saying that those accolades, to me, don't mean as much as they would for people on much lesser teams. I still think he's a damn good player with a damn good career, just not in the conversation for greatest of all time.

[DudyDawg]

And to the world stage argument, Becks has won the champions league and 5 leagues. He's the only person to hold a title in five leagues (I believe the only one), so he's done well on the world stage, and I don't think he's ever had a team as good as Xavi's best one

[Intramural All-American]

Well based on that logic, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ronaldo, Zidane, Messi, and Ronaldo (Cristiano) can't be up for the greatest of all time because they have been completely surrounded by stellar players their entire careers also. If you get rated as the third best player on the world on 3 separate occasions, and voted best player in the world by another source, I think its pretty safe to assume you are one of the greatest players of all time.

But as you said, its your opinion, and I respect that you have one.

[DudyDawg]

Well based on that logic, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ronaldo, Zidane, Messi, and Ronaldo (Cristiano) can't be up for the greatest of all time because they have been completely surrounded by stellar players their entire careers also. If you get rated as the third best player on the world on 3 separate occasions, and voted best player in the world by another source, I think its pretty safe to assume you are one of the greatest players of all time.

But as you said, its your opinion, and I respect that you have one.

Like I said, I think he's a great player but not in the greatest of all time talks. I think that way because those other names could go to any other team on the planet and make it a great team regardless of system because of their talent, and I don't think Xavi could do that.

And like you said, I respect yours too ha. I just like actually having people I can debate soccer with for once other than my like one buddy who knows what he's talking about haha

[Intramural All-American]

And like you said, I respect yours too ha. I just like actually having people I can debate soccer with for once other than my like one buddy who knows what he's talking about haha

Agreed. Would love to hear curmudgeon's analysis of Xavi, though. I think you and me need a tie breaker vote on this one ha.

[Brad Stevens]

This was my OP:

Hey guys!

I am a graduate student at Mississippi State in the US and a regular poster on one of our sports boards. A ton of us got swept up in World Cup fever, and didn't want it to end after it was over, so 40 of us got together, divided into pairs, and drew EPL teams to be fans of. Myself and another guy drew you guys, so I fully intend to be the biggest possible fan that I can be from thousands of miles away. I already have it set up so that I can watch all of the weekend games this Fall, and if I really get into it, I'll purchase a kit and try my best to create a mini Hull City fanbase in my corner of the world.

What I ask from you all: Can you fill me in on the need to know knowledge if I want to become a good long distance fan? This includes things like:

1. Best players on the team
2. Who are your bitter rivals?
3. What is your play style?
4. What is your best known chant/song? (I want this for my signature on the forum I originate from)
5. Expected success level for the season? I've heard lower half from most, but this does not bother me as my college Am. Football team is historically awful, though we are peaking right now.
6. Any other cool stuff a fan ought to know.

I could look up a bunch of this information from websites, but that would be boring, so I want to hear this kind of stuff from real fans.

Any knowledge is appreciated!

Cheers.


I hope you don't mind, but I pretty much copied this, edited some for my personal situation and team, and posted on Man City's message board. I already have about 15 responses. We will say there comments toward Manchester United have been less than kind. Go Blues!!!

[DudyDawg]

Agreed. Would love to hear curmudgeon's analysis of Xavi, though. I think you and me need a tie breaker vote on this one ha.

Something along the lines of he's a communist and should be killed

[BulldogDX55]

I hope you don't mind, but I pretty much copied this, edited some for my personal situation and team, and posted on Man City's message board. I already have about 15 responses. We will say there comments toward Manchester United have been less than kind. Go Blues!!!

It's cool man. It's fun to interact with other fanbases.

[Dawg61]

I just signed up and posted on the Tottenham site as well. Copied and pasted your message BulldogDX55. This should be interesting.

[Dawg61]

Learning a ton over there but it's difficult because they are busting my balls pretty fierce. Just found out that Klinsmann played for the Spurs for a bit. Awesome!!

[BulldogDX55]

Learning a ton over there but it's difficult because they are busting my balls pretty fierce. Just found out that Klinsmann played for the Spurs for a bit. Awesome!!

My day old thread is up to 80 posts and it's been nothing but positive.

Hull City folk are pretty rad.

[Dawg61]

My day old thread is up to 80 posts and it's been nothing but positive.

Hull City folk are pretty rad.

Haha my thread is at 47 already and about 45 of them are busting my balls or using inside jokes. I have had two Americans message me already though. Making friends.

[mstatefan91]

Villa won their warm up match 3-1 against Mansfield today

[Brad Stevens]

This is great. A fellow City fan shared this with me on their message board pertaining to the geographic location of all the teams:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-weAvDN0_Eog/U8U_d2c70lI/AAAAAAAAfVI/9o0pfv1aSn4/s1600/map-England-premier-1415.jpg

"To put it into perspective for you, the two furthest teams apart on that map - Southampton in the south and Newcastle in the north - are approximately 280 miles apart, which is just short of the distance between Biloxi and Memphis. Note that in the UK, unlike the US, it is very common for multiple teams to come from the same city (for instance yes, you can see six teams all from London), which is part of the reason that club rivalries are vitriolic as it's near impossible to avoid bumping into fans of rival clubs even if you're just walking down your road to the local corner shop."

I guess the guy is familiar with Mississippi haha... Either way, that would be insane to basically have a league of 20 professional teams in that small space.

[TheRef]

I have a feeling that he could probably give you comparisons of clubs to cities.....

[Dawg61]

That map is awesome, looks like London has 6 clubs either inside or right around it.

[CadaverDawg]

This is great. A fellow City fan shared this with me on their message board pertaining to the geographic location of all the teams:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-weAvDN0_Eog/U8U_d2c70lI/AAAAAAAAfVI/9o0pfv1aSn4/s1600/map-England-premier-1415.jpg

"To put it into perspective for you, the two furthest teams apart on that map - Southampton in the south and Newcastle in the north - are approximately 280 miles apart, which is just short of the distance between Biloxi and Memphis. Note that in the UK, unlike the US, it is very common for multiple teams to come from the same city (for instance yes, you can see six teams all from London), which is part of the reason that club rivalries are vitriolic as it's near impossible to avoid bumping into fans of rival clubs even if you're just walking down your road to the local corner shop."

I guess the guy is familiar with Mississippi haha... Either way, that would be insane to basically have a league of 20 professional teams in that small space.

Awesome

[DudyDawg]

Villa won their warm up match 3-1 against Mansfield today

I get to see Villa play here in Houston next Saturday. I'll try to stay sober enough to break it down the next day

[Dawg61]

I get to see Villa play here in Houston next Saturday. I'll try to stay sober enough to break it down the next day

Fu@k staying sober on our part. Get blasted and just link us the story the next day :)

[defiantdog]

Honestly, La Liga dominates the EPL. The EPL is the Big 10 while La Liga is the SEC guys.... just saying

[DudyDawg]

Fu@k staying sober on our part. Get blasted and just link us the story the next day :)

Hence the word try hahaha. Don't think I'll succeed

[Dawg61]

Honestly, La Liga dominates the EPL. The EPL is the Big 10 while La Liga is the SEC guys.... just saying

You going to teach us all Espanol?

[DawgHouseUnited]

LOOKS LIKE (http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/11349565.Pelle_nets_brace_in_Saints_pre_season_rom p/?ref=mac) my Saints had another easy preseason match- 6-0 over some Belgium team. Graziano Pelle scored twice in his debut. We also did some heavy rotation during the half; I guess trying to get as many feet on the field as possible during the preseason.

Brad Stevens, that map is great.

[LiterallyPolice]

Awesome

Hey... Look everybody! Cadaver's team is from..... WALES! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Brad Stevens]

I was actually corrected by someone on the board that London actually has 13 professional teams, but only 6 are in the top league. Crazy

[David Luiz's Afro]

Em Ingles para voce Yankees:

An update on the pride of Wales-

-Swansea City AFC drew 1-1 with Chivas de Guadalajara of the Mexican Premier League in a friendly played at Miller Park in Milwaukee Wednesday. The Swans conclude their Preseason US tour Saturday vs Minnesota United FC of the NASL (who knew?).
-Spanish mf/st Michu loaned to Napoli of Serie A for the duration of the upcoming season, with an option to buy outright. Michu scored 28 goals in 63 matches over two seasons with Swansea.
-The pikey bell-ends from Everton will get theirs on Nov 1.

[Dawg61]

David Luiz's Afro is hilarious!!

[TheRef]

David Luiz's Afro is hilarious!!

Early candidate for 2015 ROY

[War Machine Dawg]

What I can't believe is that there isn't an EPL team in Cambridge. How does that happen?

[TheRef]

What I can't believe is that there isn't an EPL team in Cambridge. How does that happen?

Cambridge has 2 professional football teams.

Cambridge United FC and Cambridge City FC

Cambridge United is currently in the fourth tier of English football

Cambridge City isn't any better.

[Dawg61]

New kits for Spurs

The red AIA can fu@k right off

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02979/Untitled-2_2979088a.jpg


I like the away one better

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02979/Untitled-3_2979091a.jpg

[DudyDawg]

just posted on a Burnley message board, lets see how that goes. Also registered for ED fantasy premier league, so watch out boys

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

just posted on a Burnley message board, lets see how that goes. Also registered for ED fantasy premier league, so watch out boys

Where do I have to go to sign up for that?

[TheRef]

Where do I have to go to sign up for that?

http://www.elitedawgs.com/showthread.php?17980-Elitedawgs-Fantasy-Premier-League

[Smitty]

From my post on their board I have been told that

A. Crystal Palace fans are the best in England.
B. they chant and sing all game no matter what.
C. They, like MSU, are referred to as a roller coaster type team.
D. Strong D and counter attack, USA style play.
E. rivals are Brighton
F. Many said I was extremely lucky to draw Palace.
G. Rooting for a smaller club is 1000 times better than a big one
H. They really don't get geographical differences. Was told to try to make their game in Columbus OH next week.

[LiterallyPolice]

Em Ingles para voce Yankees:

An update on the pride of Wales-

-Swansea City AFC drew 1-1 with Chivas de Guadalajara of the Mexican Premier League in a friendly played at Miller Park in Milwaukee Wednesday. The Swans conclude their Preseason US tour Saturday vs Minnesota United FC of the NASL (who knew?).
-Spanish mf/st Michu loaned to Napoli of Serie A for the duration of the upcoming season, with an option to buy outright. Michu scored 28 goals in 63 matches over two seasons with Swansea.
-The pikey bell-ends from Everton will get theirs on Nov 1.



Pikey Bell-ends? C'mon, dude, let's keep this civil. There's no reason to get so personal ****

[DudyDawg]

Report: Real Madrid and James Rodriguez have agreed on terms to bring him to the Spanish capital

[TheRef]

And here are the Leicester City FC home kits

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bs4cP-qIgAACVoo.jpg

[anti-addick]

This is great. A fellow City fan shared this with me on their message board pertaining to the geographic location of all the teams:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-weAvDN0_Eog/U8U_d2c70lI/AAAAAAAAfVI/9o0pfv1aSn4/s1600/map-England-premier-1415.jpg

"To put it into perspective for you, the two furthest teams apart on that map - Southampton in the south and Newcastle in the north - are approximately 280 miles apart, which is just short of the distance between Biloxi and Memphis. Note that in the UK, unlike the US, it is very common for multiple teams to come from the same city (for instance yes, you can see six teams all from London), which is part of the reason that club rivalries are vitriolic as it's near impossible to avoid bumping into fans of rival clubs even if you're just walking down your road to the local corner shop."

I guess the guy is familiar with Mississippi haha... Either way, that would be insane to basically have a league of 20 professional teams in that small space.

Saw the London thing and decided to post, particularly in support of Smitty and CPFC. Facts are girls that Smitty is the lucky one because despite all of the hooligan stuff (which is all old stuff that just doesn't really happen anymore) we, CPFC, are the noisiest fans in the PL. Here's a pic of London for you so you know where your teams actually are, there are other clubs in other division in London too but I haven't added them.

http://i62.tinypic.com/5lz779.png

And this is us lot from last season at Arsenal's ground, filmed by an Arsenal tourist. We're losing the match but doesn't really sound that way does it...... :D Listen carefully on 20 seconds at the woman surprised at what we're doing "Oh my God they're jumping up and down"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssukd_PXvs0

Pretty similar thing at all the grounds, Palace making the noise. NOBODY does it like us.

http://terracelife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Picture-32.png
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/05/article-2620921-1D9730B800000578-237_634x404.jpg
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/Uvgotsp-704/maxresdefault.jpg

Enjoy :)

[War Machine Dawg]

Anti-addick BRINGIN' IT with his first post! Might have a 2015 RotY contender here, boys.

[TheRef]

So it seems the Leicester City is the Mississippi State of the EPL in one way. They have a hashtag for EVERYTHING. Sound familiar?

[Intramural All-American]

Just a tidbit, Everton are in works to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Goodison Park next year. We are hoping for a permanent purchase, but it may be another loan. Either way, huge.

[mstatefan91]

Come on Sounders!

http://media.komonews.com/images/130802_clint_dempsey_lg.jpg

[DudyDawg]

A. When do the Sounders and Tottenham play

B. Transfer news: Real Madrid has loaned out Henrique Casemiero on a year long loan to FC Porto and sold striker Alvaro Morata to Juventus for $27 million with the option to buy the player back

[dickiedawg]

Tottenham and Seattle play at 3 on espn2. Followed by Sporting KC and LA Galaxy, a marquee mls matchup.

[Dawg61]

Love the first post anti-addick. Stick around for a bit if you like.

[TheRef]

A. When do the Sounders and Tottenham play

B. Transfer news: Real Madrid has loaned out Henrique Casemiero on a year long loan to FC Porto and sold striker Alvaro Morata to Juventus for $27 million with the option to buy the player back

Answer to A: July 19 at 1:00 PM PDT

[War Machine Dawg]

Tottenham and Seattle play at 3 on espn2. Followed by Sporting KC and LA Galaxy, a marquee mls matchup.

3 CST or EST?

[TheRef]

3 CST or EST?

3:00 CDT

[mstatefan91]

Thanks Ref. I was thoroughly confused as to why I was watching the end of the College HR derby re-run.

[TheRef]

Thanks Ref. I was thoroughly confused as to why I was watching the end of the College HR derby re-run.

Haha. You're very welcome, buddy.

[TheRef]

Here we go....Sounders vs. Spurs

[TheRef]

Classy move by the Sounders and the Spurs. 18 year-old Make-a-wish kid started the match and got a free run on goal which was eventually saved. But still very classy for them to do that. Dempsey is playing against his old squad in Tottenham.

[cbrunt29]

And the Sounders tie it 1-1 with a PK

[Dawg61]

Wish CenturyLink didn't have to use turf. Great stadium and atmosphere that takes a step back because of the field but with the weather I understand why it's the only option for Seattle.

[TheRef]

Wish CenturyLink didn't have to use turf. Great stadium and atmosphere that takes a step back because of the field but with the weather I understand why it's the only option for Seattle.

Truth. Tottenham took a good while adjusting to the turf. Speaking of: your Spurs are now down 2-1 after a great shot from about 30.

[Dawg61]

Truth. Tottenham took a good while adjusting to the turf. Speaking of: your Spurs are now down 2-1 after a great shot from about 30.

I ain't pulling for the Yids this match plus they are playing a bunch of their scrubs this half and missing like 6 starters from the WC and Adebayor has fu@king malaria the nasty cun+. (already talking like Spurs fu@kel)

[mstatefan91]

My friend is going to be so pissed if Seattle wins or even if it's a draw. He basically made it sound like they had no chance in hell to win this. That the BPL was so far above the MLS that even Tottenham should win this game 5-1 without really trying.

[Dawgowar]

Ah, West Ham's last visit to Columbus ended well....drunk Ohioans, drunk Hammer Hooligans.....

http://s25.postimg.org/ist53rqdb/Columbus_USA_and_West_Ham_2008_2.jpg

[hacker]

Arsenal won their first scrimmage 2-0 vs some team I've never heard of

[JstevenF]

Gents, I've been guided here unknowingly via Smitty who has posted on our forum (Crystal Palace, for those not keeping up).

As a local and long time supporter of Crystal Palace I have a good understanding of the Premier League and English football. As a few of you are new to following English football (after a great run in the World Cup) I wanted to offer to answer any questions about the clubs you have drawn, players/managers, rivalries and transfer speculations you might have.

[TheRef]

Gents, I've been guided here unknowingly via Smitty who has posted on our forum (Crystal Palace, for those not keeping up).

As a local and long time supporter of Crystal Palace I have a good understanding of the Premier League and English football. As a few of you are new to following English football (after a great run in the World Cup) I wanted to offer to answer any questions about the clubs you have drawn, players/managers, rivalries and transfer speculations you might have.

Number one: Welcome to EliteDawgs.

Number two: Who do you expect to be relegated this year?

[Dawg61]

Gents, I've been guided here unknowingly via Smitty who has posted on our forum (Crystal Palace, for those not keeping up).

As a local and long time supporter of Crystal Palace I have a good understanding of the Premier League and English football. As a few of you are new to following English football (after a great run in the World Cup) I wanted to offer to answer any questions about the clubs you have drawn, players/managers, rivalries and transfer speculations you might have.

Man the Crystal Palace fans are nice!! Smitty you drew a good club. JstevenF welcome to the board and post more often.