Some of the biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the new Premier League season have been the surprising displays by Hull, Stoke, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. All four teams are playing today in matches that will show whether their results from the first two weeks were a flash in the pan or not.
Here are […]
Premier League Gameweek Three (Your Running Commentary)
August 30th, 2008 · Comments
Tags: Arsenal · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Everton · Hull City · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Stoke City · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic
Premier League Wants To Be The NFL
August 25th, 2008 · Comments
You may have missed an article by Oliver Kay in The Times this past weekend that featured a very revealing interview with Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook regarding the future of the Premier League. The headline perfectly sums up Kay’s article: “Vision Of A Breakaway League With No Relegation.”
Here are the revealing quotes followed […]
Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · Hull City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Reading · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic · Wolverhampton Wanderers · leeds united
Warning Signs For Liverpool Despite Injury Time Winner Against Boro
August 23rd, 2008 · Comments
If Liverpool fans have dreams of winning the Premier League this season, they can kiss them goodbye. Today at Anfield, Liverpool escaped with a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough with a woeful performance that was rescued by an own goal and then an injury time goal by Steven Gerrard.
This was a cruel blow to Middlesbrough who […]
Tags: Arsenal · Chelsea · Fernando Torres · Jamie Carragher · Liverpool · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Mido · Pepe Reina · Robbie Keane · Sami Hyypia · Steven Gerrard · Sunderland · Tuncay
Premier League: Gameweek Two (Your Running Commentary)
August 23rd, 2008 · Comments
Gameweek two of the Premier League features several intriguing match-ups.
Liverpool faces their bogey team Middlesbrough. Tottenham is looking for their first points of the season at home against Sunderland, which is quickly being transformed into a contender. Everton faces more doom and gloom if they lose at the Hawthorns against West Brom, and Arsenal make […]
Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Everton · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough Musings: Week One - Tottenham And Transfers
August 19th, 2008 · Comments
I’ve decided to document my journey this season as I follow my new team Middlesbrough. Thanks again to all of you that left comments and suggestions on teams to follow for this season.
This week’s goal was to do some reading and research ahead of the season opener. While I was familiar with the club on […]
Tags: EPL Talk Community · Middlesbrough · Middlesbrough Musings · Tottenham
Hope Springs Eternal For Big Four Gatecrashers
August 17th, 2008 · Comments
The first weekend of the Premier League is over, and what an entertaining weekend it was. Thirty two goals and an average of 3.2 goals per match, and a few surprise results. Who said the Premier League was boring?!
Here are some of the highs and lows from this past weekend, as well as my two […]
Tags: Arsenal · Ashley Young · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Derby County · Fabricio Coloccini · Fernando Torres · Gabriel Agbonlahor · Gareth Barry · Gretar Steinsson · Hull City · Jonas Gutierrez · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Rodridgo Possebon · Stoke City · Upton Park · Wigan Athletic
Middlesbrough Dazzles With Opening Day Premier League Performance
August 17th, 2008 · Comments
The most impressive side I watched, by far, on Saturday was Middlesbrough. The link-up play between Tuncay, Alves, Downing, Aliadiere and, later, Mido was sensational. Wheater was also impressive. At times, it was like watching Brazil with all of the backheels and blistering attacks. Seriously.
While Spurs controlled a lot of the possession in this match […]
Tags: Afonso Alves · Arsenal · Blackburn Rovers · Chris Brunt · Damien Plessis · David Dunn · David Wheater · Emmanuel Adebayor · Everton · Gareth Southgate · Ishmael Miller · Jason Roberts · Jeremy Aliadiere · Joleon Lescott · Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Paul Ince · Phil Jagielka · Roque Santa Cruz · Sami Hyypia · Samir Nasri · Steven Gerrard · Stewart Downing · Sunderland · Tony Mowbray · Tottenham Hotspur · Tuncay · West Bromwich Albion · Xabi Alonso
Fox Soccer Channel Drops The Ball With Premier League TV Coverage
August 16th, 2008 · Comments
The opening day of the new 2008/2009 Premier League season is over, and there was plenty of entertainment in store. We’ll share our opinions of what we saw on the pitch over the next few days. But first, for viewers in the United States, I want to share my thoughts on the coverage from Setanta […]
Tags: Arsenal · Blackburn Rovers · Christian Miles · Everton · Fernando Torres · Fox Soccer Channel · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Pat Dolan · Paul Dempsey · Setanta Sports · Sirius Satellite · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · Warren Barton · West Bromwich Albion

















