English Football Thread 2012/2013

[Leicester Fox]

I can't help it if I'm moving up in the world and mixing with celebs Serges goal on soccer AM was a fluke, at halftime they had to go on the pitch and kick balls at the crossbar from the edge of the box, they had 10 minutes and they won £50 every time they hit, they got it 4 times and 3 of them were the mascot. Their rubbish!

 

[Leicester Fox]

I can't wait for the Leicester game tomorrow. Last time we were there gypsys parked on our car park, so this week a council guy went down there and asked them to move. They beat him up which now means that the entire Leicester firm will be celebrating a good few murders this time tomorrow. Should be good fun.

 

[treva]

Went to the Watford - Bristol City game last night, and what a game it was! Definitely worth the 1 hour 45 min journey. Bristol City scored with Enoch Showumni heading home with 15 mins left. Watford equalised with 5 mins to go. And in stoppage time Darren Byfield vollyed home to give Bristol City a 1st win in 4. Watford still on top of the Championship but have lost the last 3. This season it's gunna be a real great challenge for the title...

 

[evertonfan]

I love watching the cup draw.

 

[treva]

Get in Bristol City get Boro at home. I reckon we can win that. Feel sorry for Havant & Waterlooville, getting Swansea or Horsham. But if Horsham beat Swansea in the replay we are guarenteed a non-league side in the 4th round. So could be a great draw for the non-league team if they go through to the 4th round...

Full FA Cup 3rd Round draw:
Preston v Scunthorpe
Port Vale/Chasetown v Cardiff
Colchester v Peterborough
Bolton v Sheffield United
Blackburn v Coventry
Brighton v Mansfield
Northampton/Walsall v Millwall
Charlton v West Brom
Watford v Crystal Palace
Luton/Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Plymouth v Hull
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Tranmere v Hereford
Tottenham v Reading
Burnley v Arsenal
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Fulham v Bristol Rovers
Huddersfield v Birmingham
Horsham/Swansea v Havant & Waterlooville
Sunderland v Wigan
Oxford/Southend v Dagenham & Redbridge
Everton v Oldham
Derby v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Leicester
West Ham v Manchester City
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Wolves v Cambridge
Barnsley v Blackpool
Chelsea v QPR
Stoke v Newcastle
Swindon v Burton Albion/Barnet
Norwich v Bury

Courtesy of BBC

 

[Leicester Fox]

Leicetsre are crap, it's just hit them that even if they have 60 managers this year it won't change the fact the players are crap. Still one of Leicesters players scored a cracker in the 2-1 loss, they've scoreds a few good goals this year. Our draws ok, we beat Villa 4-1 away so i'm not too upset but its definitely tough. Championship footballs is light years behind the premiership, the ball spends more time in the air than on the ground!

 

[treva]

I completely disagree with you Joe. The Championship is just if not more exciting than the Premiership. The top class teams play some realy quality passing. West Brom's movement and passing was awesome against Palace. I much prefer watching the top Championship teams, than the whole bottom half of the Premiership...

 

[Leicester Fox]

Well I'm only going off watching Leicetsre and the tele, I do love the glamour of the premiership though but if you want to watch passing then the championships not the place to go, it's only because their all to rubbish to tackle them Some of the top sides play ok football but thats not really good enough, the only side thats been able to replicate in the prmeirship is Reading and west ham. The only thing I don't like about the premiership is sides like Derby who are just out of their depth. You were watching 2 of the better sides in the league and I was watching 2 of the worst, maybe theres something wrong with me but I don't mind watching Bolton or Wigan,compared to Leicester and Southampton their like Brazil from the 70's!

 

[treva]

I think there are much more end-to-end games in the Championship, where as it's more rare in the prem. I know that may be because it is more scrappy but it also means it is a closer contest and makes it more exciting. There are some teams in the championship that are a joy to watch. Such as WBA, Watford, Bristol City, Palace, Wolves. Also much more goals in the championship than the prem. Even teams lower down the table have big goalscorers.

 

[Manly]

which games u think the bbc will pick for t.v?

they usually pick possible upsets so i would go for these 4:
Derby vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke vs. Newcastle
Ipswich vs. Portsmouth
Bristol City vs. Middlesborough

although the bbc being the bbc will have to put either Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea on, even though the result is almost guaranteed

 

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle

 

[treva]

Those 4 will all be tight matches. I reckon Derby will beat Sheff Wed, Newcastle beat Stoke, Ipswich beat Portsmouth and Bristol City beat Boro. But they will all be good choices for the BBC...

 

[Monty57]

Surprise surprise Trev thinks bristol city will win! Liverpool were amazing today- a great 4-0 win

 

[evertonfan]

Everyone who supports a Championship side always defend to the death that the Championship is better than the Premiership. If the Championship is so much better then why do teams keep trying to get promoted from it?

The quality of football in the Premiership is better than anywhere else in the world. Yes the top 4 may seem predictable, but the fact that there's only 8 points between 11th and 4th says otherwise.

All you have to do is look at how Sunderland took the league by storm last year and yet they are relegation fodder this year. That's the chasm in class between the two leagues.

 

[BigCrickNan]

Steeeevie Gee! Sound win. Ahead of united now.