2022-2023 EPL Discussion Thread

[Jezza]

The fixture has been released for the upcoming season!

http://www.skysports.com/premier-league-fixtures

Promoted Teams:
Fulham
Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest

[Jezza]

Community Shield is on this weekend.

Manchester City vs Liverpool.

[Jezza]

Liverpool won 3-1.

[Jezza]

Opening Matches:

Friday, August 5 2022:
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - 20:00

Saturday August 6 2022:
Fulham vs Liverpool - 12:30
Bournemouth vs Aston Villa - 15:00
Leeds United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 15:00
Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton - 15:00
Everton vs Chelsea - 17:30

Sunday August 7 2022:
Leicester City vs Brentford - 14:00
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 14:00
West Ham United vs Manchester City - 16:30

All local times.

[pietillidie]

^Went to Tottenham vs. Southampton today. Perfect weather, love the new stadium. A 4-1 win helped, too.

[Skids]

Go the Pies, open up with a 2 -0 victory over Nottingham in front of 52,000 @ St James.

[Jezza]

1-0 win for Chelsea to start the post-Abramovich era.

[Jezza]

^Went to Tottenham vs. Southampton today. Perfect weather, love the new stadium. A 4-1 win helped, too.

Are you a Spurs fan, PTID?

They look strong under Conte. Could be the biggest threat to the Man City/Liverpool duopoly.

[pietillidie]

^Went to Tottenham vs. Southampton today. Perfect weather, love the new stadium. A 4-1 win helped, too.

Are you a Spurs fan, PTID?

They look strong under Conte. Could be the biggest threat to the Man City/Liverpool duopoly.

Defo. We were singing 'Antonio, Antonio' yesterday! The bloke ran almost as far as the players inside his coaching area

I was a Man United fan when when younger because a mate brought me back a United shirt from Hong Kong with no. 7 on the back when King Cantona was wearing it. At uni I had Daicos and Cantona posters up - the Marvel and The King

But I and stopped watching through the 00s, except perhaps to watch Timmy Cahill's highlights and the Aussies (been to two World Cups - Korea/Japan and Germany).

When we moved here I started watching Premier League again (when in Rome...), but didn't really feel the love for anyone (my local team is Reading, but the chances of them playing in the Premier League are too slim). I also thought it was too easy to choose a top 4 team, plus Manchester and Liverpool are nowhere near here. Supporting them here is very different to supporting them from Oz, because here they're in rival counties/cities, so it doesn't feel right.

Sonny naturally caught our eye being Korean, so before we knew it we were loosely and then intently following them. So Spurs it is.

My first game was also Spurs versus Southampton down in Southampton because it's not that far and easier to get tickets. Yesterday was our first trip to the new Spurs stadium.

I guess I also felt there was some similarity with the Pies ('Spursiness' reminds me a lot of the Colliwobbles, though no grand finals of course). We actually drove down White Hart Lane yesterday, which was about as dodgy as pre-gentrified Collingwood!

At the moment we're juggling the Maggies, Spurs and LG Twins (Korean baseball), so this is defo the best time of year for sport!

[Skids]

My Cousin Maureen and her wife go for Spurs and go every week. My Grandfather played for them in the 50's.

[pietillidie]

^Wow, nice. I guess if you name drop it will blow your cover.

I have no clue about Spurs history before the Premier League. I used to watch the weekly wrap on SBS (or was it ABC?) on Monday nights in the 90s, but for the life of me can't recall when Lineker and Gazza played for them. The earliest team I remember was 1992/93 (Campbell, Anderton, Sheringham).

[BenBronx]

Opening Weekend Results...

Friday 5th August 2022:
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal

Saturday 6th August 2022:
Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
Bournemouth 2-0 Aston Villa
Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Southampton
Everton 0-1 Chelsea

Sunday 7th August 2022:
Leicester City 2-2 Brentford
Manchester United 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
West Ham United 0-2 Manchester City

[BenBronx]

Go the Pies, open up with a 2 -0 victory over Nottingham in front of 52,000 @ St James.

Could this FINALLY be the season we win something?

[Jezza]

Thanks for posting the results, Ben.

Ladder:
1. Tottenham 3 - Played 1
2. Bournemouth 3 - Played 1
3. Arsenal 3 - Played 1
4. Man City 3 - Played 1
----------------------
5. Newcastle 3 - Played 1
6. Brighton 3 - Played 1
7. Leeds 3 - Played 1
8. Chelsea 3 - Played 1
9. Brentford 1 - Played 1
10. Fulham 1 - Played 1
11. Leicester 1 - Played 1
12. Liverpool 1 - Played 1
13. Man Utd 0 - Played 1
14. Wolves 0 - Played 1
15. Everton 0 - Played 1
16. Aston Villa 0 - Played 1
17. Crystal Palace 0 - Played 1
----------------------
18. Nott Forest 0 - Played 1
19. West Ham 0 - Played 1
20. Southampton 0 - Played 1

[Jezza]

City/Liverpool duopoly
Defo. We were singing 'Antonio, Antonio' yesterday! The bloke ran almost as far as the players inside his coaching area

I was a Man United fan when when younger because a mate brought me back a United shirt from Hong Kong with no. 7 on the back when King Cantona was wearing it. At uni I had Daicos and Cantona posters up - the Marvel and The King

But I and stopped watching through the 00s, except perhaps to watch Timmy Cahill's highlights and the Aussies (been to two World Cups - Korea/Japan and Germany).

When we moved here I started watching Premier League again (when in Rome...), but didn't really feel the love for anyone (my local team is Reading, but the chances of them playing in the Premier League are too slim). I also thought it was too easy to choose a top 4 team, plus Manchester and Liverpool are nowhere near here. Supporting them here is very different to supporting them from Oz, because here they're in rival counties/cities, so it doesn't feel right.

Sonny naturally caught our eye being Korean, so before we knew it we were loosely and then intently following them. So Spurs it is.

My first game was also Spurs versus Southampton down in Southampton because it's not that far and easier to get tickets. Yesterday was our first trip to the new Spurs stadium.

I guess I also felt there was some similarity with the Pies ('Spursiness' reminds me a lot of the Colliwobbles, though no grand finals of course). We actually drove down White Hart Lane yesterday, which was about as dodgy as pre-gentrified Collingwood!

At the moment we're juggling the Maggies, Spurs and LG Twins (Korean baseball), so this is defo the best time of year for sport!

Fantastic

I've been a Chelsea fan since the days of Ken Bates' ownership (pre-dates Abramovich's takeover in 2003), but it runs through older family members who grew up loving the likes of Peter Osgood, Ron 'Chopper' Harris and Terry Venables.

Conte is a fantastic coach. Did a brilliant job at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan winning top flight titles with all of them. His enthusiasm is infectious which I fondly remember when he was coaching Chelsea. He'll take Spurs far if he's given proper backing and support from Levy.

Son and Kane are a deadly partnership. The fact that they didn't score on the weekend despite Spurs' dominance over Southampton is a good sign.