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Premier League Clubs With Highest Average Attendances, 2007-2008 Season

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Premier League, Reading, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic

The old cliche says that the table never lies. Well, it does when you consider the average attendances in the Premier League. While the Big Four rules based on points, Liverpool had a smaller average attendance in the 2007/2008 season than Newcastle. Now you know why Hicks and Gillett are so adamant about a new […]

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Top 20 Best Supported Premier League Clubs of the 2007/2008 Season

May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Reading, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic

While the 07/08 Premier League season has been a success on the pitch, it’s also done exceedingly well off the field with massive attendances and very few empty seats:

13,384,880 people attended Premier League matches this season
Average attendance as a percentage of capacity equaled 90.23%
Average attendance was 35,223
Average capacity was 39,039

The 2007/2008 season has been a […]

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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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Liveblogging Wigan vs Man Utd, Chelsea vs Bolton & Relegation Battle

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, General, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Premier League, Reading, Wigan Athletic

Join EPL Talk on Sunday, May 11 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. The liveblogging will begin at 9:45am ET. Set a reminder now so you don’t forget.
If you’re near a computer on Sunday, […]

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Poll: Who’s Going Down in the Premier League Besides Derby?

May 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Fulham, Reading

<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/579584/” >Who will be the final two teams relegated from the Premier League?</a> <br /> <span style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”> polls</a>)</span>
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The Dream Lives On!

May 3rd, 2008 · 18 Comments · Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Reading, craven cottage

Fulham is a victory at Fratton Park next weekend away from completing a great escape after their 2-0 win today over Birmingham. A trademark Brian McBride diving header to finish off a fabulous in-swinging free kick from Jimmy Bullard opened the scoring for the Cottagers, and Erik Nevland sealed it late once again to account […]

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Fulham’s Premiership Survival Battle Is Not Over Yet

April 28th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Premier League, Reading

Those of you who read this blog on a regular basis know of my undying hope for Fulham to stay in the Premiership. It seems like every couple weeks for the past two months, I’ve written a post saying that it’s unwise to write Fulham off, but then they go and screw up where they […]

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End of the Season Finale for Premier League Teams

April 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Manchester United, Premier League, Reading

It’s amazing when you think about it. The 2007/2008 Premier League season kicked off on August 11. Since then, more than 250 days have passed where teams have played week-in, week-out. Now, in the space of 10 days, the Premier League title will likely be decided. Plus we’ll know which teams will be in the […]

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Man United One Match Away from Being Premier League Champions

April 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough

The Premier League and Sky Sports couldn’t have planned it better. With Man United’s draw against Blackburn, the title could be decided this Saturday if United beats Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Going into the match, Man United definitely has the psychological advantage. Sir Alex Ferguson knows that Chelsea has to win to keep their chances alive […]

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Which Premier League Clubs Will Get Relegated?

April 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Reading, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic

One week ago, it seemed that the Premier League relegation battle was over. Fulham and Bolton both look destined for the drop after devastating losses against Sunderland (1-3) and Aston Villa (4-0) respectively. But incredibly, everything changed yesterday when Fulham recorded their first away win in 33 matches, while Bolton picked up a vital three […]

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Video Homage to English Football Grounds of the Past

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough

In the last ten years, English football has seen an immense amount of money flow into the game, more than at any other time in the history of the sport.
However, the greed knows no boundaries. Instead, clubs are intent on finding new ways to generate more revenue. Often many of them are seeking new pastures […]

 
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