English Premier League Thread 2015-2016

KBLEE · Aug 26, 2015

3rd round of Capital One Cup will be played week of September 21st. Draw was yesterday. Arsenal will play at Tottenham. :thumb:

wettsten · Aug 26, 2015

jrichisamazing said:
Lol can't argue with that. John Stones is coming to save the day soon though.

the homegrown players are getting quite expensive when the big clubs want them. 49m pounds for sterling and now 40m pounds for stones? by comparison, diego costa and eden hazard were each 32m pounds.

jrichisamazing · Aug 26, 2015

wettsten said:
the homegrown players are getting quite expensive when the big clubs want them. 49m pounds for sterling and now 40m pounds for stones? by comparison, diego costa and eden hazard were each 32m pounds.

Being in the same league definitely drives the price up as well. Now Martinez is saying he will block Stones' transfer request. 40m is a ton of money for Everton. They don't have to sell right now, but the longer they wait the more leverage buyers will have if Stones starts forcing his way out.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 27, 2015

KBLEE said:
3rd round of Capital One Cup will be played week of September 21st. Draw was yesterday. Arsenal will play at Tottenham. :thumb:

Not the only matchup of Premier League sides either. There's also Leicester City-West Ham, Sunderland-Manchester City, and Norwich City-West Brom.

Everton will take on Football League Championship side Reading.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 27, 2015

This weekend's Premier League TV schedule (all times central):

Saturday
6:45 AM, NBCSN: Newcastle vs. Arsenal
9:00 AM, NBCSN: Manchester City vs. Watford
9:00 AM, USA: Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace
11:30 AM, NBC: Spurs vs. Everton

Sunday
7:30 AM, NBCSN: Southampton vs. Norwich
10:00 AM, NBCSN: Swansea vs. Manchester United

KBLEE · Aug 28, 2015

Tottenham finalize transfer of Heung-Min Son from Bayer Leverkusen. That should help to bolster the attack.

wettsten · Aug 28, 2015

KBLEE said:
Tottenham finalize transfer of Heung-Min Son from Bayer Leverkusen. That should help to bolster the attack.

south koreans haven't really been that impressive in the premier league, especially at scoring. Ji-Sung Park is probably the most successful with 19 goals in 133 appearances for man-u. curious to see if Son can break that trend.

Joel Goodson · Aug 28, 2015

De Bruyne to City. ManU w/$112M bid for Robben. The Manchester clubs aren't playing.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 29, 2015

Crystal Palace wins at Stamford Bridge? :suspicious:

Joel Goodson · Aug 29, 2015

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Crystal Palace wins at Stamford Bridge? :suspicious:

It was fake.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 29, 2015

Joel Goodson said:
It was fake.

Actually Mourinho did give some credit to Crystal Palace saying that his team didn't deserve to win today. Though he did say that Chelsea should have gotten awarded a penalty shot in the first half on a play where Kurt Zouma's shirt was tugged by Connor Wickham.

wettsten · Aug 30, 2015

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Crystal Palace wins at Stamford Bridge? :suspicious:

west ham wins at anfield. clubs in crisis?

jrichisamazing · Aug 30, 2015

wettsten said:
west ham wins at anfield. clubs in crisis?

The league is just insanely good this year. Man City is in crazy form right now, but they will also start dropping points eventually.

Joel Goodson · Aug 30, 2015

jrichisamazing said:
The league is just insanely good this year. Man City is in crazy form right now, but they will also start dropping points eventually.

City can't win 'em all, right? But the addition of de Bruyne gives them a formidable attack: Aguero, de Bruyne, Sterling, Silva, Toure. That's sick.

jrichisamazing · Aug 30, 2015

Joel Goodson said:
City can't win 'em all, right? But the addition of de Bruyne gives them a formidable attack: Aguero, de Bruyne, Sterling, Silva, Toure. That's sick.

I don't know how De Bruyne is going to fit into the team. Silva has been so good in CAM this season. Maybe De Bruyne replaces Navas on the wing, but he's not a true winger. Or he could play deeper instead of Fernandinho, but that weakens their defense. He's a great young talent, but I think he's going to have trouble finding his place.

Joel Goodson · Aug 30, 2015

jrichisamazing said:
I don't know how De Bruyne is going to fit into the team. Silva has been so good in CAM this season. Maybe De Bruyne replaces Navas on the wing, but he's not a true winger. Or he could play deeper instead of Fernandinho, but that weakens their defense. He's a great young talent, but I think he's going to have trouble finding his place.

He's going to be up top, right underneath Aguero. We'll see, but I think he's going to be dynamite.

KBLEE · Sep 3, 2015

Choosing a soccer club based on your college football team

Illinois
A historically terrible team recently mired in scandal because of a potentially abusive coach. They do not and will not matter in the foreseeable future.

Comparable to ... Sunderland. Illinois’ Tim Beckman was fired last week because he allegedly forced players to play with injuries. Sunderland’s Paolo di Canio, an avowed fascist and notoriously choleric player, was fired after 13 games after his players complained of “brutal and vitriolic treatment.” Neither team are worth monitoring unless it has a new scandal or nadir.

wettsten · Sep 3, 2015

KBLEE said:
Choosing a soccer club based on your college football team

+1000

good find! :thumb:

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Sep 10, 2015

This weekend's Premier League schedule (all times central):

Saturday
6:45 AM, NBCSN: Everton vs. Chelsea
9:00 AM, NBCSN: Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City
9:00 AM, USA: Arsenal vs. Stoke
11:30 AM, NBC: Manchester United vs. Liverpool

Sunday
7:30 AM, NBCSN: Sunderland vs. Spurs
10:00 AM, NBCSN: Leicester vs. Aston Villa

Monday
2:00 PM, NBCSN: West Ham vs. Newcastle

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Sep 12, 2015

Everton over Chelsea 3-1 as Steven Naismith scores a hat trick today for the Toffees. Worst start for Chelsea since 1988.

KBLEE · Sep 15, 2015

Wow - did anyone see Luke Shaw break his leg in the CL match today? Brutal...

jrichisamazing · Sep 15, 2015

KBLEE said:
Wow - did anyone see Luke Shaw break his leg in the CL match today? Brutal...

That was terrible. Other than that, great game. Always love to see United lose, and PSV's stadium was rocking. United has a sneaky tough group. I think they'll get to the round of 16, but it will be very close.

Joel Goodson · Sep 15, 2015

KBLEE said:
Wow - did anyone see Luke Shaw break his leg in the CL match today? Brutal...

Brutal. Not a Man U fan, but feel for Shaw.

United placed a big bet on their 19 yo. They clearly needed someone up top w/Rooney, but I'm not convinced Martial is up to it.

jrichisamazing · Sep 16, 2015

Joel Goodson said:
Brutal. Not a Man U fan, but feel for Shaw.

United placed a big bet on their 19 yo. They clearly needed someone up top w/Rooney, but I'm not convinced Martial is up to it.

Martial is a signing for the future. I'm confused why they didn't keep Chicharito. He's a true striker who can play up top on his own, unlike Martial and Rooney.

wettsten · Sep 16, 2015

Joel Goodson said:
Brutal. Not a Man U fan, but feel for Shaw.

United placed a big bet on their 19 yo. They clearly needed someone up top w/Rooney, but I'm not convinced Martial is up to it.

rooney didn't play or even get named to the bench. did i miss an injury?