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Season starts this weekend, anyone else pumped? This will be the first season I have followed. I would appreciate any comments for things to look out for during the season. Hopefully all you Euros don't mind me starting this thread, but come'on, someone had too, might as well be the "new guy".

My predictions:
Arsenal will dominate and I think Chelsea's outcome will be surprising in some manner.

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I'd be surprised if Chelsea wins it with less than 10 points from 2nd place.

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I'd be surprised if Chelsea wins it with less than 10 points from 2nd place.

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friendly wager?

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I'd be surprised if Chelsea wins it with less than 10 points from 2nd place.

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Won't be that easy for them. They should win but they still have to sort out their tactics and team.

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I have tickets to my first real Arsenal game v Villa on Saturday! (I went to a Carling Cup game at Highbury 2 years ago but they played a reserve team).

I am stoked! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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The first North London Derby of the season is on my birthday in Emirates (Dec. 2).

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I'd be surprised if Chelsea wins it with less than 10 points from 2nd place.

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Although Chelsea didn't look great in the Charity shield, I'm highly doubtful Arsernal can overthrow Chelsea. Chelsea is just too deep and have way too much talent.

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Arsenal aren't the biggest threat to Chelsea

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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Not sure but the fact that Arsenal have 0 healthy defenders will make it difficult for them and they are about to lose one of their better attacking players to Real Madrid

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I'm stoked for the season also. I even switched from cable to DirecTV so I could get Setanta Sports and a DVR (and also for NFL Sunday Ticket). So by the time I wake up the next 38 Saturdays, I'll have the early game on my DVR. Should be sweet.

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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At bet365.com, the line on Chelsea to win the Premiership is 1.50

Next is Man U at 6.00, then Liverpool at 7.00, and Arsenal at 7.50. Then a huge gap to Spurs at 81.00.

The line for the Champions League has Barcelona and Chelsea the favorites, followed by Real Madrid, Man U, Inter, AC Milan, and Aresenal.

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question. if i buy a cesc fabregas jersey, would i be getting "cesc" of "fabregas" on his jersey? he seems like he does it differently for different teams? ive decided that even though i dont like henry that much, i still dig arsenal a good bit.

rj

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I don't really understand those lines, other than Chelsea is the favorite.

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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easily ManU. Though we lost Ruud, we still have scholes, Rooney, Saha, Rossi, and if he recovers well, Smith. That is the best strike situation in the league, even better then chelsea as IMO losing Gudjohnson is going to be a lot bigger then chelsea fans will realize. Schevchenko will probably hit for 30, but Drogba and Crespo haven't really impressed all that much so far. Losing Duff takes away a serious attacking option as when him and Robben played on the wings, they created nothing but havoc since both are two footed. Chelsea is still the strongest team by far, but ManU is easily the second best too

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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easily ManU. Though we lost Ruud, we still have scholes, Rooney, Saha, Rossi, and if he recovers well, Smith. That is the best strike situation in the league, even better then chelsea as IMO losing Gudjohnson is going to be a lot bigger then chelsea fans will realize. Schevchenko will probably hit for 30, but Drogba and Crespo haven't really impressed all that much so far. Losing Duff takes away a serious attacking option as when him and Robben played on the wings, they created nothing but havoc since both are two footed. Chelsea is still the strongest team by far, but ManU is easily the second best too

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crespo got loaned to inter. apparently chelsea are even weaker than you make them out to be!

rj

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^ who do you think is? Liverpool?

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easily ManU. Though we lost Ruud, we still have scholes, Rooney, Saha, Rossi, and if he recovers well, Smith. That is the best strike situation in the league, even better then chelsea as IMO losing Gudjohnson is going to be a lot bigger then chelsea fans will realize. Schevchenko will probably hit for 30, but Drogba and Crespo haven't really impressed all that much so far. Losing Duff takes away a serious attacking option as when him and Robben played on the wings, they created nothing but havoc since both are two footed. Chelsea is still the strongest team by far, but ManU is easily the second best too

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crespo got loaned to inter. apparently chelsea are even weaker than you make them out to be!

rj

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you're right. THey're only weaker up front, they still have a fortress for a defense two great keepers and what is most likely the deepest midfield in the world

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question. if i buy a cesc fabregas jersey, would i be getting "cesc" of "fabregas" on his jersey? he seems like he does it differently for different teams? ive decided that even though i dont like henry that much, i still dig arsenal a good bit.

rj

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His Arsenal jersey will say "Fabregas".

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question. if i buy a cesc fabregas jersey, would i be getting "cesc" of "fabregas" on his jersey? he seems like he does it differently for different teams? ive decided that even though i dont like henry that much, i still dig arsenal a good bit.

rj

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His Arsenal jersey will say "Fabregas".

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hmm, thats an extra 6 dollars worth of name! better news? his number changed to 4, so now i only have to pay for 1 digit! 2 dollar net loss!

rj

btw: if there wouldnt be a huge uproar about me changing my avatar. i would be switching between mourinho and messi all season.

rj

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so is C. Ronaldo playing for ManU or what?

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KDawg I hate to break it to you but Arsenals strikers >>> Man Utd's strikers

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so is C. Ronaldo playing for ManU or what?

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fergie always decides when players go, he still wants him at ManU

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Chelsea will take it once again.

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KDawg I hate to break it to you but Arsenals strikers >>> Man Utd's strikers

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its def closer than kdawg gave it credit for. but i think manU still wins.

rj

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what sites do you guys use to follow the premiership?

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THIS ONE

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what sites do you guys use to follow the premiership?

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i use football.co.uk. but im a giant noob and theres probably better ones. i look at skysports sometimes too.

rj

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what sites do you guys use to follow the premiership?

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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/index?cc=5901

http://www.soccer365.com/

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer (note: their preview article, http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5878186, has Spurs finishing ahead of Arsenal. But the biggest shock is that they have Chelsea finishing 2nd, to Liverpool).

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lol @ spurs finishing above Arsenal and Liverpool winning the title

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lol @ spurs finishing above Arsenal and Liverpool winning the title

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Arsenal only finished 2 points ahead of Spurs last season (and even that was tainted by the food poisoning incident). And the reasoning for Liverpool over Chelsea is that Chelsea will be concentrating on the Champions League. That could lead to Chelsea taking it easy during league games to rest for CL games.

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Arsenals team has improved a lot over their team at the start of last season and Spurs has got worse

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True, but Arsenal really had a terrible league season last year and Spurs overperformed.

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Arsenals team has improved a lot over their team at the start of last season and Spurs has got worse

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aresenal is about to lose reyes and they gained Rosicky, Spurs lost Carrick and gained zokora and got Berbatov(which is an upgrade over Mido). Dawson is going to get a lot more playing time in the back 4 and Tom Huddleston is really going to emerge in the midfield. So explain how spurs got worse and aresenal got that much better

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Arsenals team has improved a lot over their team at the start of last season and Spurs has got worse

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aresenal is about to lose reyes and they gained Rosicky, Spurs lost Carrick and gained zokora and got Berbatov(which is an upgrade over Mido). Dawson is going to get a lot more playing time in the back 4 and Tom Huddleston is really going to emerge in the midfield. So explain how spurs got worse and aresenal got that much better

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I am talking about the start of last year. Arsenal have signed Walcott, Fabregas and Hleb have both emerged as big talents and the team is no longer dealing with their best midfielder leaving. Also, have you seen what they are getting for Reyes?

Saying Berbatov is an upgrade over Mido is a jump lets see how he adjusts to the style of the premiership first. There is know way to know Muddleston will make a big impact, every top team has a few great prospects who could 'break into the team'

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Arsenals team has improved a lot over their team at the start of last season and Spurs has got worse

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aresenal is about to lose reyes and they gained Rosicky, Spurs lost Carrick and gained zokora and got Berbatov(which is an upgrade over Mido). Dawson is going to get a lot more playing time in the back 4 and Tom Huddleston is really going to emerge in the midfield. So explain how spurs got worse and aresenal got that much better

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I am talking about the start of last year. Arsenal have signed Walcott, Fabregas and Hleb have both emerged as big talents and the team is no longer dealing with their best midfielder leaving. Also, have you seen what they are getting for Reyes?

Saying Berbatov is an upgrade over Mido is a jump lets see how he adjusts to the style of the premiership first. There is know way to know Muddleston will make a big impact, every top team has a few great prospects who could 'break into the team'

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We still don't know how good Theo Walcott is . . .

. . . just a prospect.

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Walcott is far from a prospect. He would be starting for most teams in the premiership

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Walcott is far from a prospect. He would be starting for most teams in the premiership

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well, huddleston would be starting for Sheffield United too. is it confirmed that aresenal are getting baptista for reyes, cause right now that is just a rumor. If that goes through, i think that would actually be an upgrade for aresenal cause I think that Baptista's game is much more suited for england then reyes'

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Walcott is far from a prospect. He would be starting for most teams in the premiership

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He's 17 and never played in the Premiership. Relax.

I'm not saying he doesn't have potiental. He does . . .

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Arsenals team has improved a lot over their team at the start of last season and Spurs has got worse

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aresenal is about to lose reyes and they gained Rosicky, Spurs lost Carrick and gained zokora and got Berbatov(which is an upgrade over Mido).

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Aresenal is going to lose Ashley Cole also.

Wegner is insisting that the transfer to Chelsea happen this week.

Wegner wants Cole to leave sooner rather than later

EDIT: The Sun is much more pessimistic about the transfer happening.