The Football Thread - Season 2012/2013

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akr said:
Ok I'll post mine, I may revise before the deadline but now my thoughts are


1 Man Utd
2 Man City
3 Arsenal
4 Liverpool
5 Chelsea
6 Tottenham
7 Everton
8 Newcastle
9 Sunderland
10 QPR
11 Stoke
12 Fulham
13 West Brom
14 Aston Villa
15 West Ham
16 Norwich
17 Southampton
18 Wigan
19 Swansea
20 Reading

Perhaps a little optimistic with QPR but why not! Bottom 6 I may change a few times more, can't really make my mind up, especially with how the promoted teams did last year.

Final teams and changes have to be made before KO Sat.

As an aside if there was enough interest happy to run a championship one.
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I'll put one together after work today.

How are you scoring it ?

Is it just the most number of correct placings ?
 
So is this fantasy league just for fun?
 
dinners said:
This one is just a fun prediction thing

There's also the TP Fastasy Football thread - which is also for fun.
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Cool. I'll post my predictions later then.
 
I'm going to hold out until the end of the transfer window before predicting if that's ok? Think there's going to be a lot of last minute movement this month!
 
TriggerHappy said:
I'm going to hold out until the end of the transfer window before predicting if that's ok? Think there's going to be a lot of last minute movement this month!
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No, it is not OK ---- this is for fun, grow a set and join in.

I could wait until the last day of the season and choose if you start that malarkey.

I posted mine to Al but will post here for you guys to steal ideas off.......

Here is my prediction for 2012/13 season for the spreadsheet

1 Man Utd
2 Man City
3 Chelsea
4 Liverpool
5 Arsenal
6 Spurs
7 Everton
8 Newcastle
9 Fulham
10 Aston Villa
11 Sunderland
12 Stoke
13 Swansea
14 Southampton
15 Norwich
16 West Ham
17 West Brom
18 QPR
19 Wigan
20 Reading
 
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joescrivens said:
although you wouldn't think so when you see how seriously phil and james take it :lol:
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Joe is like a Swan

Appears to be all calm and relaxed but secretly paddling away like mad under the surface.

Plus - you need to watch out for his incognito fantasy teams. :thumbs:
 
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TriggerHappy said:
I'm going to hold out until the end of the transfer window before predicting if that's ok? Think there's going to be a lot of last minute movement this month!
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you're having a bubble bath aren't you? Phone the lottery and ask them if you can hold off on the last number until the other 5 have been called :bonk:

Here's mine al:

1.Manure Nited
2. FC Abu Dhabi
3. Chelski
4. The Team formerly known as Van Persie
5. Rodgers Rampant Racists
6. The Toon
7. Lilywhites
8. Wanabee Liverpool
9. The mackams
10. Large gammon FC
11. Fat Head United
12. Oatcake united
13. The Super Hoops
14. The richer Portsmouth
15. What's occuring FC?
16. Ashton from JLS Villa
17. Pie town FC
18. Gervais United
19. Partridge United
20. Adrian Childs FC
 
dinners said:
Joe is like a Swan

Appears to be all calm and relaxed but secretly paddling away like mad under the surface.

Plus - you need to watch out for his incognito teams. :thumbs:
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You're just sour grapes because I've beaten you with little effort on all last seasons football related games :razz: :lol:
 
OK here are my predictions although it was eenie, meenie, miney, mo in a lot of places.

01 Man City
02 Man Utd
03 Chelsea
04 Arsenal
05 Liverpool
06 Tottenham
07 Newcastle
08 Everton
09 Sunderland
10 Villa
11 Fulham
12 QPR
13 Stoke
14 Swansea
15 Norwich
16 West Ham
17 West Brom
18 Wigan
19 Southampton
20 Reading
 
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I don't know that I would call it desperation. But it is certainly to have an immediate effect, which is against the normal method from united isn't it. Normally they buy to build but I think the shock of not winning a trophey last season has made them change that process somewhat in an effort to have an immediate effect.
 
joescrivens said:
I don't know that I would call it desperation. But it is certainly to have an immediate effect, which is against the normal method from united isn't it. Normally they buy to build but I think the shock of not winning a trophey last season has made them change that process somewhat in an effort to have an immediate effect.
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With the sugar daddy clubs coming into the game and just out bidding everybody for big name players then you need to change tact to try and identify future talent. That said United have gone for upcoming players for years now although Fergie has always been happy to bring in an established player if circumstances are right.

We've brought in 2 young and 1 fairly young player over the last few weeks.

I certainly wouldn't read too much into it one way or the other.

Remember City were in for RVP, he just didn't want to play for them.
 
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So do you think we'll have as much drama as last season and as many crazy upsets?

Some of the most dramatic from last season:

swansea beating city 1-0
spurs beating liverpool 4-0
liverpool losing to swansea, qpr and wba
man u 8-2 arsenal
crystal palace 2-1 man u
sunderland beating city with that late goal 1-0
and of course that match where united got thumped 6-1 at home.
 
joescrivens said:
So do you think we'll have as much drama as last season and as many crazy upsets?

Some of the most dramatic from last season:

swansea beating city 1-0
spurs beating liverpool 4-0
liverpool losing to swansea, qpr and wba
man u 8-2 arsenal
crystal palace 2-1 man u
sunderland beating city with that late goal 1-0
and of course that match where united got thumped 6-1 at home.
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What about Peter Crouch's volley being described as bad goalkeeping....if that would have been RVP, Rooney or van basten - the world would have gone nuts.

What about 1st Managerial casualty? (premier only)

I am going for Steve Clarke.
 
tiler65 said:
He will sign, all be it a day late!
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:bonk:

all over the media it is reported agger is signing. You are supposed to have an inisde source - who keeps getting stuff wrong. If he signs today, or tomorrow then your exclusive is no better than me telling you that saha was going to sign an hour before it happened
 
tiler65 said:
What about Peter Crouch's volley being described as bad goalkeeping....if that would have been RVP, Rooney or van basten - the world would have gone nuts.

What about 1st Managerial casualty? (premier only)

I am going for Steve Clarke.
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crouch goal got called bad goalkeeping? wow, that was a stunner.

i'm think sparky
 
joescrivens said:
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all over the media it is reported agger is signing. You are supposed to have an inisde source - who keeps getting stuff wrong. If he signs today, or tomorrow then your exclusive is no better than me telling you that saha was going to sign an hour before it happened
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Where has my source been wrong more than once?
 
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tiler65 said:
Where has my source been wrong more than once?
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Well you don't indicate exactly when something you are predicting has come from your source and when it is just your own prediction so it's hard to say exactly.

you're still yet to prove that rvp did in fact meet with fergie back in may - so until that is proved right, it's wrong, then yesterday the agger prediction was incorrect. Who knows why above you said:

tiler65 said:
RVP failed medical?
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was it your source (incorrectly?)
was it you thinking he might have?
or was it merely a precursor to allow me to joke about his back

Face it tom your source is no more reliable than John down the pub ;)


tiler65 said:
RVP has just signed
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was this from your source or just the general media that announced it before your post?

p.s I'm only toying with you :thumbs:
 
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Fatman and Robin

Master Wayne and Robin

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dinners said:
I'll put one together after work today.

How are you scoring it ?

Is it just the most number of correct placings ?
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Changed it a bit as we pretty much all got the top 6 and top 2 right last year, if not in the precise order.

So:

Correctly predicted in bottom 3 or top 6 - 1 point
Correctly predicted in exact place - 3 bonus points (does not have to be in bottom 3 or top 6).
 
Whilst I am slightly terrified at what our wage bill must be like, our transfer business has been superb.
 
akr said:
Whilst I am slightly terrified at what our wage bill must be like, our transfer business has been superb.
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Indeed, but you have to remember that we've also shelled out relatively little in transfer fees. Of course, with those wages, it adds to the pressure on making sure we stay in the premier league.
 
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