Premier League Football 2017-18

[davidge]

Apologies to jocky but I'm assuming he isn't going to start his usual thread.

I know it's early but fixtures are announced at 9am tomorrow.

 

As many transfers are bound to take place, I'll reserve my predictions for a while.

 

[davidge]

First round of fixtures:

 

 

• Arsenal 15:00Leicester
• Brighton 15:00Man City
• Chelsea 15:00Burnley
• Crystal Palace 15:00Huddersfield
• Everton 15:00Stoke
• Man Utd 15:00West Ham
• Newcastle 15:00Spurs
• Southampton 15:00Swansea
• Watford 15:00Liverpool
• West Brom 15:00Bournemouth

[davidge]

Full fixtures:

 

https://www.premierleague.com/fixtures

 

[blue1878]

davidge I see that the first game between Everton and Swansea City is at Goodison Park on Saturday 16th December.  I will miss the game because I will be in Thailand for Christmas & New Year.  So I will be cheering on the blues in a bar in Pattaya whilst drinking a cold beer of Heinken

[Jebb]

OK, not premier league and off topic I know but they made it difficult for Charlton here. I wonder if it was the fact that they did the draw from Bangkok that it was fucked up?  5555

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/charlton-drawn-twice-in-botched-efl-cup-draw-a7793341.html

 

[davidge]

Arsenal are expected to appoint Australian fitness expert Darren Burgess into a new role as director of high performance in a significant addition to the Premier League club’s backroom staff.

Burgess is close to agreeing a deal with Arsenal in a move that has been driven through by chief executive Ivan Gazidis – who promised fans earlier this year that changes would be made – and that manager Arsène Wenger, has rubber-stamped.

The highly-rated Burgess will report directly to Wenger but is expected to be given a wide-ranging brief to include overall control of medical, fitness, psychology and performance analysis at the club, as well as working with the academy.

In fact, it appears that Burgess’ planned role encompasses everything apart from player recruitment and scouting, and is a sign that Wenger has won his battle to ensure Arsenal did not appoint a director of football.

Burgess worked at Liverpool from 2010 to 2012, where the players rated him highly. He then returned to Australia, where he had previously been in charge of fitness and conditioning for the Socceroos national team that reached the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

 

[davidge]

On 15/06/2017 at 11:37 AM, blue1878 said:

davidge I see that the first game between Everton and Swansea City is at Goodison Park on Saturday 16th December.  I will miss the game because I will be in Thailand for Christmas & New Year.  So I will be cheering on the blues in a bar in Pattaya whilst drinking a cold beer of Heinken

Doubt it will be a live TV game so I'll have to settle for highlights on MOTD.

I'll be home for Xmas - though Swans are away for the 2 middle matches at this time.

[westie1]

Can't wait for the new season to kick off.

i think the Friday night  games are a great addition. There Will be twelve this year.

 As a united fan, I'm hoping it will be a great year. 

 

 

[davidge]

Top 4: Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs.

Relegated: Brighton, Huddersfield, Watford.

 

[lasam56]

On 6/18/2017 at 1:11 PM, davidge said:

Doubt it will be a live TV game so I'll have to settle for highlights on MOTD.

I'll be home for Xmas - though Swans are away for the 2 middle matches at this time.

In the states, all the games are streamed live on NBC Sports.  I know that would be blocked, but doesn't Sky (who whoever) stream all the games for UK viewers?  

It would be weird that a person in the United States (where football is at best the 5th most pop sport) can watch every EPL and La Liga game live, but you can't in Europe.

[davidge]

5 minutes ago, lasam56 said:

In the states, all the games are streamed live on NBC Sports.  I know that would be blocked, but doesn't Sky (who whoever) stream all the games for UK viewers?  

It would be weird that a person in the United States (where football is at best the 5th most pop sport) can watch every EPL and La Liga game live, but you can't in Europe.

No Saturday 3pm kick-offs are allowed to be shown live in the U.K.

 

[westie1]

5 hours ago, davidge said:

Top 4: Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs.

Relegated: Brighton, Huddersfield, Watford.

 

Throw Liverpool and arsenal into the top four equation .

should be a good season. Arsenal tv will be great viewing this year

[Skalliwag]

Newcastle.

[davidge]

35 minutes ago, Skalliwag said:

Newcastle.

Relegation?

 

[Skalliwag]

1 hour ago, davidge said:

Relegation?

 

Dunno.

dont really have anyone different than the last time we were.

Fucking Spurs first out of the chute.

have a standing box of beer bet here with a friend who is a Spurs fan.

could be down early in the season

[davidge]

2 minutes ago, Skalliwag said:

Dunno.

dont really have anyone different than the last time we were.

Fucking Spurs first out of the chute.

have a standing box of beer bet here with a friend who is a Spurs fan.

could be down early in the season

Benitez doesn't seem very happy with the transfer business so far.

Have a sinking feeling that Swansea will be battling down there again as well.

[Burkie1203]

Cant see beyond chelsea. Think Man Utd will be second with Man City and Spurs 3rd and 4th.  

Cant see Brighton surviving and think Swansea's will go with them. Have a feeling Leicester will struggle too. 

 

[mancity09]

Great start to the season, nice 7 goal feast with arsenal coming out on top 4-3 against Leicester 

[striderman]

77 days since taking over at Palace frank de boer has left the building

[Clem Fandango]

58 minutes ago, striderman said:

77 days since taking over at Palace frank de boer has left the building

Everyone keeps saying on the games gone mad and I think this proves it. 

However it tells me that teams are terrified of finishing in that bottom 3 as the financial lose is so huge now it can harm a club massively if they don't bounce back asap.

looks like it's Woy for the Palace job.  

[striderman]

12 minutes ago, Joethescot said:

looks like it's Woy for the Palace job.  

local boy made good........................born in croydon

[jocky king]

Congratulations to Manchester City , they are now Premiership champions 2017/18 after United lost at home to West Brom 0-1 today ..