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Entries Tagged as 'General'

Poll: How Will You Experience the 2007/2008 FA Cup Final?

May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General

<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/612676/” >Where will you watch the FA Cup Final this weekend?</a> <br /> <span style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”> polls</a>)</span>
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Which Reading, Birmingham & Derby Players Would You Rescue From The Drop?

May 14th, 2008 · 31 Comments · Birmingham City, Derby County, General, Reading

If you were a manager of a Premier League club, which players from Reading, Birmingham City and Derby County would you snap up? Despite the clubs having parachute payments to lessen the blow of landing in the Championship League, the reality is that some of those three teams will be torn apart and rebuilt.
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Wigan Athletic Unveils New Club Crest

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General, Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic has unveiled a brand-new club crest to replace their current one. The new crest features a change of colors and more of a modern look than the traditional Wigan Athletic crest that the club has used in the past. Here’s the new crest for the 2008/2009 season and onwards:

And here’s what the old […]

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Football News of The Day

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · General

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has bought an obscenely expensive mansion in Colorado. The price tag? $37 million! Hat tip to Du Nord for the link.
For a breath of fresh air, read this revealing look inside the world of sports journalism and one Guardian writer’s perspective on how the world of print journalism has changed in […]

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I Know The Score Final Table for EPL Talk

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · General

The final league standings for EPL Talk’s private I Know The Score prediction league are in, and here are the top ten finishers.

Garyi, 2925 points
Tokyo Toffeeman, 2630
RockfishDG, 2435
BCWildcatJohn, 2380
JBCook2007, 2280
DanMona, 2250
iSage, 2195
SLKnowles, 2040
Oakers, 1955
Luvlycruz, 1900

Garyi will receive prizes from EPL Talk for coming in first place. Congratulations, and be on the lookout for a sign-up […]

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Top 5 Sources for Adult-Only Football Coverage

May 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General, Soccer Coverage in Newspapers

A few weeks ago, EPL Talk wrote an article featuring our list of the Top 10 Sources for Intelligent Football Coverage. To show that we can be lowbrow just as much as we can be highbrow, EPL Talk now shares with you the Top 5 Sources for Raunchy Football Coverage. Warning: Not safe for work.

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EPL Talk Fantasy League Final Table

May 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General, premierleague.com

It’s not only been a long season for your favorite footballers in the Premier League, but also the fantasy players such as yourself who have persevered through one challenge after another all season.
Out of 113,062 teams that participated in the 2007/2008 Fantasy Premier League from PremierLeague.com, EPL Talk ended in sixty first position.

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Manchester United Wins the League As Predicted

May 12th, 2008 · 8 Comments · General

For all the backlash the Premier League faced this season, the 2007/2008 season will go down as one of the best in my memory. Sure, we didn’t have as many classic matches as we’ve had in seasons past but taken as a whole, it was one of the closest races at the top and bottom.
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Manchester United on Course to Become the Most Successful Club in English History

May 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Chelsea, General, Liverpool, Manchester United

Manchester United’s achievement of a record tenth Premier League title yesterday was not only well deserved after a brilliant season from the Red Devils. It was an example of the managerial prowess and drive that exists in the club thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson. With everything that Man United does, it’s clear that they want […]

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Hats Off to Manchester United

May 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments · General

Manchester United defeated Wigan 2-0 to win their second consecutive Premier League title.  The brace flowed fittingly for this season.  The young generation won it, with Cristiano Ronaldo deftly slotting in a penalty.  The older generation sealed it with Ryan Giggs, in his record-tying 750th appearance for United, touching in a through-ball from Rooney.
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Wigan v Man United: Live Text Commentary & Liveblogging

May 10th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham, General, Manchester United, Wigan Athletic

Join EPL Talk at 9:45am ET/2:45pm BST today for a liveblogging event as new EPL Talk blogger Ian Cahir and I chronicle the twists and turns of the final day of the Premier League season.
Experience the liveblogging with readers from around the world. We’ll be providing text commentary from Wigan v Man United, Chelsea v […]

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A Feast to Savour

May 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General

Firstly, I would like to show my huge appreciation to the gaffer for allowing me to contribute to the EPL Talk website over the coming weeks, a view which I know is shared by many others.

As a young football enthusiast from the UK, it is a very strange feeling to see my nation not involved […]