The English Football Thread

[Goofle]

Well, at least two places in the League. Champions League football, every year.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Goofle11

Erm... Arsenal is a huge step up from Liverpool.

Yeah.

And we will sign him.

Yeah.

Historically Liverpool > Arsenal.

Present day attraction and appeal to top players: Arsenal > Liverpool.

Players don't give a shit about who's actually 'bigger' or won more, playing for Arsenal has better prospects than playing for Liverpool. If I was a player I'd pick Arsenal too.

Suárez to Arsenal and Rooney to Chelsea will both happen, I think it's very likely. Liverpool will reach a point where they realise 40m+ is better than keeping a smacked arse dickhead in the reserves for the sake of it and not playing him.

Both teams had better do it now instead of leaving it to the last minute like Spurs did with Modric last year.

[Cuthbert]

Tekkers has been brilliant in pre season. Tonev looked decent against Malaga. Okore hasn't had much game time cos of injuries, Helenius started well and has scored a few. Bacuna looks good and Luna has done OK too. Optimistic about all our signings.

5 days 15 hours - Fixture | Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Giddy

[Goofle]

Villa have zero chance mate.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Goofle11

Villa have zero chance mate.

Zero chance? Don't be silly. You're the favourites but we didn't do too badly last season for what was our worst team in fucking years.

Check our record against Arsenal at the Emirates, 2 draws, 2 wins, 3 defeats. Hardly shameful.

[Goofle]

Clearly not seen Aaron Ramsey in pre-season

[Cuthbert]

Will quote when we dispatch of the North London reds.

Come at us

[Cuthbert]

Hi guise. Post your predictions for the upcoming season, opportunity for bants in a year's time. One point for club predictions, 2 points for player predictions all the way through.

League winners: Chelsea
Three other Champions League clubs: Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal
Three relegated teams: Hull, Stoke (please Jesus), Cardiff
League Cup winners: Aston Villa
FA Cup winners: Manchester United
Champions League winners: Chelsea
Europa League winners: Who cares
World Cup winners: Argentina
Golden Boot winner at World Cup: Neymar
Where will England get knocked out? Pick as appropriate: Don't Qualify, Group Stages, 2nd Round, Quarter Finals, Semi Final, Final, They win it. (3rd or 4th place game would count as a semi final knock out): I don't actually think we'll qualify as we are awful under pressure but I'll keep the faith and go for the quarter-finals
Premier League top goal scorer: Sexy Dutch bastard
Premier League top assister (I will use Premier League fantasy website for this bear it in mind... e.g winning penalties are assists): Juán Mata

Then your own team predictions

Team Supported: Aston Villa
Finishing league position: 7th-12th I think. I'll say 11th
Progression in League Cup: Desperately need a trophy so I'll go with winners after Bradford last season
Progression in FA Cup: 5th round. Beat some minnows in 3rd & 4th then eliminated by the first decent team we face
Elimination Point or Trophy Won in Europe: N/A
Top League goal scorer: Benteke
Top league assister (we will use Premier League fantasy website for this, same as above): Benteke

Wild prediction for the upcoming season (5 points awarded for wild predictions, can't be the same as anyone else): Goal line technology gets a decision wrong and gives a goal that wasn't a goal or vice versa.

[Goofle]

League winners: Man City
Three other Champions League clubs: Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea
Three relegated teams: Really have no clue. Hull certainly, then Cardiff and Palace.
League Cup winners: Aston Villa
FA Cup winners: Arsenal
Champions League winners: LOL at you thinking Chelsea will win the CL and League. Real Madrid.
Europa League winners: Roma (if they are in it lol)
World Cup winners: Argentina
Golden Boot winner at World Cup: Messi
Where will England get knocked out? Pick as appropriate: Don't Qualify, Group Stages, 2nd Round, Quarter Finals, Semi Final, Final, They win it. (3rd or 4th place game would count as a semi final knock out): Semi's.
Premier League top goal scorer: Rooney if he moves club, RVP if not.
Premier League top assister (I will use Premier League fantasy website for this bear it in mind... e.g winning penalties are assists): Hazard

Then your own team predictions

Team Supported: Arsenal
Finishing league position: 3rd
Progression in League Cup: Probably close to Semi's.
Progression in FA Cup: Win it/Final.
Elimination Point or Trophy Won in Europe: Quarter's.
Top League goal scorer: Walcott/Surez
Top league assister (we will use Premier League fantasy website for this, same as above): Cazorla

Wild prediction for the upcoming season (5 points awarded for wild predictions, can't be the same as anyone else): Oxlade Chamberlain will have his real break through season and end up as a starter in midfield.

[Cuthbert]

My reasoning for Chelsea winning both is that I think the league is almost nailed on, we can slate Mourinho all day but the fact he's back there has already galvanised the club. They're going to get Rooney from United. If they don't get him I'll be stunned, and it'll basically be handing Chelsea the title if United do sell him. United won't get near the league imo, not with the current squad anyway.

As for the CL, they're one team I really, really don't want to win it so I can just see it happening now. You can lol but it would be typical Mourinho to stick it to Madrid and win what they crave same way he did it to Chelsea with Inter and Chelsea have the squad to do it and also the belief thanks to 2012. Madrid are a joke, doesn't matter who manages them, they haven't got close to it in over a decade now.