Weekend Premiership Games : All pre/during/post match discussion here

KnifeWRENCH

I am rubbish at predictions, but here goes:

SATURDAY
Arsenal vs West Brom - Arsenal
Bolton vs Stoke - Bolton
Everton vs Blackburn - Draw
Hull vs Fulham - Hull
Middlesbrough vs Tottenham - Spurs
West Ham vs Wigan - Wigan
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Draw

SUNDAY:
Chelsea vs Portsmouth - Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Man City - Draw
Man Utd vs Newcastle - Man U

Royale with Cheese

This time in 12 hours I predict the Arse will be 2-0 up already. Adebayor and Denilson.

leninbenjamin

SATURDAY
Arsenal vs West Brom - Draw
Bolton vs Stoke - Draw
Everton vs Blackburn - Everton
Hull vs Fulham - Fulham
Middlesbrough vs Tottenham - Draw
West Ham vs Wigan - West Ham
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Pool

SUNDAY:
Chelsea vs Portsmouth - Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Man City - Villa
Man Utd vs Newcastle - Man U

whatever happens, i'm expecting a few upsets on day 1.

SantryRed

Definitely think Arsenal are going to struggle tomorrow.
Just like the start of last season against Fulham.

Chardee MacDennis

it's saturday - football is back!! couldnt be happier!

Boggles

SantryRed wrote: »

Definitely think Arsenal are going to struggle tomorrow.
Just like the start of last season against Fulham.

I can see Arsenal winning 3 or 4 nil.

Wreck

I'm so excited, can't wait for kick off. I'm actually fairly optimistic about our chances, a lot more so then I was this time last year. Hopefuly Van Persie stays injury free this season and we see plenty of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9W-COjDpo

Looking for a 3 goal win today to get us off to a flying start (and earn me some cash ).

DenMan

Today is the start of it for RVP, great opportunity to get off the mark. If anyone can't see the game live for some reason it will also be on Today FM from 12:40, 5 mins before kick off. Gome on the Gunners.

Scratch that RVP out today and replaced by Nicklas Bendtner (minor injury)

Wreck

DenMan wrote: »

Today is the start of it for RVP, great opportunity to get off the mark.

I think I jinxed him, he's on the bench with 'a niggle'.

MementoMori

With the Respect campaign starting today, who's going to be the first victim/scapegoat?

Funny watching them going on about respect for refs on Football Focus.

Can see some big names being snet off

delija_sever029

Arsenal vs West Brom - Arsenal
Bolton vs Stoke - Draw
Everton vs Blackburn - Everton
Hull vs Fulham - Draw
Middlesbrough vs Tottenham - Spurs
West Ham vs Wigan - Draw
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Draw

Chelsea vs Portsmouth - Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Man City - Villa
Man Utd vs Newcastle - United

Dave!

Rooney will certainly have to shut the f*ck up for the first few matches. Hopefully Fergie has intimated same to him...

CHD

Here we go....Oh premiership i missed you!!

PHB

Match posts moved to match thread

Royale with Cheese

Yes Nasri you beauty

Villain

First goal for Arsenal and the new season is born and on a day that is only suitable for staying in in front of the TV

Rikand

ooo, the premiership! How I've missed you!

Rikand

Arsenal vs West Brom - Arsenal
Bolton vs Stoke - Bolton
Everton vs Blackburn - Everton
Hull vs Fulham - Fulham
Middlesbrough vs Tottenham - Draw
West Ham vs Wigan - West Ham
Sunderland vs Liverpool - Liverpool

Chelsea vs Portsmouth - Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Man City - Aston Villa
Man Utd vs Newcastle - Man Utd

eirebhoy

Hero Of College wrote: »

Funny to see nobody wants Liverpool to win but don't actually pick against them. Its Dunphyism at its greatest.

It's called a draw Bill

leninbenjamin

****ing hell... Arsenal living dangerously. Alumia made a fantastic save and then the rebound was cleared off the line. WBA are going to get a result here if Arsenal don't up the tempo.

and Adebayor just missed a one on one...

amacachi

Ah, unlucky Wally.

Dave!

WBA's attack is sh*te... giving no thought at all, head down, hitting and hoping.

Gallas was handling the striker easily too.

Nasri is looking pretty comfortable.

Eboue should never be allowed to shoot.

PHB

WBA look like they'll do ok in this league, they've done themselves proud today, even if they don't win.

Arsenal look good, but ultimately are lacking without Fabregas. So many times I saw the central midfielder with the ball and an attacker wide open but the right pass wasn't made. Fabregas would make that pass. Defensively look pretty sound as well, Sagna makes the difference. Arsenal to start a 6 game win run now if they win this game. [Fulham, Newcastle, Blackburn, Hull, Sunderland]

leninbenjamin

PHB wrote: »

WBA look like they'll do ok in this league, they've done themselves proud today, even if they don't win.

I dunno. what I saw today was a team well capable of it, but scared to. maybe they'll settle into it a bit as the season goes on but their failure to even try and support their front man even in the dying minutes of the game says a lot imo. they had a reputation last year for scoring more goals than the opposition, but this year it looks to be all about containment.

that and their centre midfield seem to be non-existent at times.

herbieflowers

meh, all promoted teams make decent-ish starts.

Dave!

Boro vs Spurs is on Setanta Sports 1 now (as is Sunderland vs Pool @ 5.30pm)

herbieflowers

So are Setanta Ireland showing many games this season? Is it every couple of weeks? And was RTE's showing of matches live at 3pm on Saturdays a few seasons back only a one-year contract?

PHB

That's exciting stuff from Spurs

mike65

Dean Ashton the first prem goal. Curbs safe for a week anyway.

Mike.

Tom65

I don't have Setanta Sports 1 - what way are Spurs lined up?

machiavellianme

mike65 wrote: »

Dean Ashton the first prem goal. Curbs safe for a week anyway.

Mike.

Er didnt Nasri get the 1st Premiership goal?

leninbenjamin

herbieflowers wrote: »

So are Setanta Ireland showing many games this season? Is it every couple of weeks? And was RTE's showing of matches live at 3pm on Saturdays a few seasons back only a one-year contract?

RTE showing matches was an agreement with Setanta. I think Setanta were using it to test the market, using RTE to get more people watching the Premiership (as to watch Setanta Ireland you needed some kind of cable or digital package already) in the hope it would yield more subscriptions when they become established.

leninbenjamin

mike65 wrote: »

Dean Ashton the first prem goal. Curbs safe for a week anyway.

Mike.

i know people like to write off Arsenal, but that's taking it to new ridiculous levels, Mike.

mike65

machiavellianme wrote: »

Er didnt Nasri get the 1st Premiership goal?

Doh! My age is showing. All games Saturday 3 pm. On the dot!

Mike.

leninbenjamin

Blackburn appear to have gone up against Everton. anyone watching that one?

Dave!

Goal disallowed for Boro

Dunno why

edit:

Yes I do... Dawson swinging out of Wheater (ripping his shirt in the process) for a corner, and the ref saw it as the opposite

PHB

Shocking decision from the ref. To the championship with him!

Spurs out of ideas, the system ain't working too well.

mayordenis

terrible decision from the ref for the boro disallowed goal
clearly had his jersey ripped - terrible

glenjamin

mayordenis wrote: »

terrible decision from the ref for the boro disallowed goal
clearly had his jersey ripped - terrible

FFS!! Typical!! Come on Boro!!

Dave!

There's a Boro fan in Ireland?

DenMan

They could at least spell his name properly, after all he did score the first goal of the new season. His name is spelt two ways in this match report, awful stuff. :rolleyes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7551128.stm

glenjamin

Dave! wrote: »

There's a Boro fan in Ireland?

Actually there are 3.

Mikeyt086

Get in there big Dean Ashton!

I took a gamble on him in my fantasy team and i get immediate results, 2 goals!

Helix

most of the games are on justin.tv if it hasnt already been posted

not sure if we can post links here tho can we?

Chardee MacDennis

pat dolan is a moran, he just said that Southgate would want his players surrounding the Ref giving him dogs abuse about that disallowed goal because it could turn out to be very important, well Pat the ref cant change his decision. and according to him the reason the respect campaign has been started is due to a media conspiracy by rugby union! LOL! setanta should fire him for advocating dissent.

i personally thought it was great not to see the players surround the ref, although it was a ridiculous decision.

Tom65

Helix wrote: »

most of the games are on justin.tv if it hasnt already been posted

not sure if we can post links here tho can we?

I actually wondering what the legality of those kind of streams is?

leninbenjamin

Tom65 wrote: »

I actually wondering what the legality of those kind of streams is?

same as anything pirated. for the most part illegal but the laws surrounding it are very grey...

Chardee MacDennis

and lou macari is another one setanta should get rid of, he claims to not understand the need for 7 subs, a pointless change apparently.

he just made three suggestions to change football:
1. ban the fourth official
2. ban the team huddle at the start - they can do it in the dressing room
3. ban pat dolan from TV

3 is his only valid point, but he's another dolt who just repeats everything he reads in the paper, along with his united/celtic tinted glasses. bah i wish we could get commentry free TV!!

Dave!

Dimi getting ready to come on for Spuds

Hopefully his last appearance for the club

Xavi6

Everton go 2-1 up in the 65th minute and Blackburn equalise in the 66th. Great game.