Ramar Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Fixtures for the coming season have been released, so here's the new topic. Premier League Opening Day Fixtures Saturday, 16 August Arsenal v West Brom Aston Villa v Man City Bolton v Stoke Chelsea v Portsmouth Everton v Blackburn Hull v Fulham Man Utd v Newcastle Middlesbrough v Tottenham Sunderland v Liverpool West Ham v Wigan Club Fixtures Premier League to League 2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7453880.stm
spirited away Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Oh big suprise, we play our first game away and Arsenal are at home Edit: Damn, Liverpool Away as the last game of the season again. I'm really chuffed with our singings atm: Bostock, Giovani, Modric. They look like great buys. My mate trains with Bostock.
Roostophe Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Well done Ramar, you got there first. Man City at home first, eh? Sounds like it'll be a tough game. Our second match is at Stoke. That's three points right there. But then we have Liverpool. I bet £5 Gareth Barry is in Liverpool's starting XI for that match.
Esequiel Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 But then we have Liverpool. I bet £5 Gareth Barry is in Liverpool's starting XI for that match. Im a Liverpool fan, and i like Barry. But hes not a £20,000,000 player. No way. £12,000,000 maybe, im not sure if we will cough up the cash for him now the Alonso deal has fallen through.
Roostophe Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Im a Liverpool fan, and i like Barry. But hes not a £20,000,000 player. No way. £12,000,000 maybe, im not sure if we will cough up the cash for him now the Alonso deal has fallen through. Yeah, but you got loadsamoney! Barry's our most valuable asset and we're not going to let him go for cheap.
Ramar Posted June 16, 2008 Author Posted June 16, 2008 Well done Ramar, you got there first. heh I got up late and my brother was like "We've got West Brom at home first game of the season". My first thought was "awesome easy game", second thought was "shit, wonder if anyone made the N-E topic". :P We've got a bitch a last month (other than potentially sending Stoke down). 2 Sat Portsmouth (A) 9 Sat Chelsea (H) 16 Sat Manchester Utd (A) 24 Sun Stoke City (H)
flameboy Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 we have a tough start Chelsea, Man Utd and then Everton...But I'm sure our FA Cup winners will be raring to go and get there and show we are in the top half to stay!
Platty Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 I see we (united) have been shafted again. Away games after all champions league games. Thanks FA.
Noodleman Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 what an utter joke: Porto have been reinstated to the UEFA Champions League despite an ongoing investigation into the alleged bribery of referees. The Portuguese champions were told they would not be allowed to enter the 2008/09 competition earlier this month but Uefa have now confirmed they will feature. "They will be able to take part in the competition next season," said Uefa spokesman William Gaillard. "Any sanctions brought against them (by Uefa) will apply from the following season." Porto were thrown out of the Champions League after being found guilty of bribing referees in two games in 2003/04. They were also deducted six points but still won the league by a big margin. Porto contested the decision and Uefa then overturned the suspension that was imposed by their own disciplinary body. Uefa referred the decision back to the disciplinary body and, although the matter has not yet been resolved, Porto have been admitted back into European competition.
Din Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Oh, Manu away first game for Newcastle...The Bolton home, then Arsenal away. Easy start then.
Charlie Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Rangers fans are getting all pissy already about the fixture list because 3 of their first 4 games are away, also because they have to play Aberdeen away before their Champions League qualifier and because they have to travel up to Inverness on January 3rd.
BlueStar Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 As ever, a baffling set of games for the black and whites, with all but one of our six trips to the South East over by mid December and a second Boxing Day visit to Wigan in as many years - a seventh successive 26.12 away game. This is because teams complain every year that newcastle is too far to go the day after Christmas. But apparently it's not too far for us to go down south
Ramar Posted June 16, 2008 Author Posted June 16, 2008 This is because teams complain every year that newcastle is too far to go the day after Christmas. But apparently it's not too far for us to go down south The FA cock it up every year especially with the help of Sky. Last season Sunderland came to us for a 12 o'clock kick off on a sunday. Trains are shit enough for me on Sundays, and I only live just outside London, let alone the distance those fans were travelling.
gmac Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 yeah if you think they take the fans into account in this at all you're mistaken, all about the money
flameboy Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 yeah if you think they take the fans into account in this at all you're mistaken, all about the money So true... I know its not in england but in euro 2008 just 7% of the tournament revenue is generated by ticket sales...I bet with the new sky deals it is a relatively similar figure here (probably larger though mind)
Fierce_LiNk Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Can't wait for the new season to start! Let's just hope we start it as well as we ended it.
Roostophe Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Roma have completed the signing of Norway international John Arne Riise from Liverpool for £3.96million. The Reds ace had been in Italy on Wednesday after being granted permission to hold transfer talks with the Serie A outfit. The 27-year-old former Monaco man has now agreed a four-year contract with Luciano Spalletti's side and will join his new team-mates from July 1. First choice Riise had been first-choice at Anfield over previous years but fell out of favour under Rafa Benitez last season, leading to speculation of a possible move to Aston Villa or Newcastle. However, it is Roma who have won the race to sign the experienced international, who has won over 70 caps for his country. "Roma announce they have reached an agreement with Liverpool for the acquisition of the sporting rights of the player John Arne Riise with effect from July 1 2008," read a statement on the club's official website. Liverpool splashed out £4.6million for Riise way back in 2001. He went on to make nearly 350 appearances for the Merseysiders. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3707803,00.html I didn't expect that, to be honest. I thought he'd be staying for a bit longer, maybe until January. Also looks like we'll be getting Steve Sidwell. He is a good player, and Martin O'Neill could bring out the best in him.
Happenstance Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Shame really, I always liked Riise so I would have liked him to stay with us
Dyson Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Looks like you've got Sidwell then. It's Fantasy Football Season at the moment for Chelsea according to the press. Lol.
BlueStar Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Glad he's gone there, we've been linked with him for ages and I don't really rate him. I've actually just put a Roma scarf on my wall cos I've just come back from Rome. One thing we can all agree on however...
darksnowman Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Yeah, the Riise is a pity, but I'm glad he has been able to join a team like Roma where he will hopefully see some success rather than moving down to some dodgy Premier League team.
Fresh Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Quiet excited about seeing our new kid in the comming years.
darksnowman Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 I can't believe Man U snagged Petrucci. Its not foul play but the way the poached him is still dubious. I hope he doesn't settle and moves back to Italy.
Fresh Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 He probably will settle fine but I can see him going back to Italy at some time. I am still holding hope that one day we will use the clause in Rossi's contract and get him back. I liked him.
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