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Question: Who will win the English Premier League 2008-9?

Arsenal

1 (4.0%)

Chelsea

7 (28.0%)

Liverpool

5 (20.0%)

Manchester United

6 (24.0%)

Manchester City

1 (4.0%)

Everton

0 (0.0%)

Portsmouth

0 (0.0%)

Hull

0 (0.0%)

A.N. Other

2 (8.0%)

What sport is this again?

3 (12.0%)

Total votes: 25

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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #33 - 07/30/09 at 03:37:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	That is what I fear as well. Still it seems that he has done quite well against Sporting Lissabon. At the other hand FC Twente has quite a tradition of making young talents better. Does the name Ronald de Boer ring a bell?

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #32 - 07/28/09 at 08:54:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Roger Williamson wrote on 07/27/09 at 23:40:15: Never heard of him; you should take an interest in cricket instead, with Holland defeating England. That's what makes a cricketing nation, beating the english. Let the Americans, Asians and Scandiniavians watch Liverpool & co, Cricket is the game. Isnt cricket a sport as intensive as chess, but with the thinking element removed? As to the Stoch guy. I wouldnt hold my breath Mnb, I think he was bought as a sub-sub-substitute by Chelsea and he certainly isnt up to par with some of the recent Twente midfielders (like Engelaar, Tiote or Janssen), though he is very young. Problem is I think is that if he plays well he is back at Chel$ki next season and if he doesnt you have a cat in the bag.

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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #31 - 07/28/09 at 04:26:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, in the MML 16 teams got lower than McClaren's, including Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. Of one thing I am sure. Neither McClaren nor Stoch nor me is interested in cricket.

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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Roger Williamson Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 114 Joined: 09/26/08 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #30 - 07/27/09 at 23:40:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	Never heard of him; you should take an interest in cricket instead, with Holland defeating England. That's what makes a cricketing nation, beating the english. Let the Americans, Asians and Scandiniavians watch Liverpool & co, Cricket is the game. Seriously, Steve McClaren? If the game can go any lower, I don't know just how.


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #29 - 07/25/09 at 14:08:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	Sorry to revive a thread hardly any English football fan seems to be interesed in anymore, but I have an important question. Who is Miroslav Stoch? FC Twente has hired him from Chelsea, which is obviously an step higher for the guy. Steve McClaren already has proven that.

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #28 - 04/04/09 at 20:34:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	With Manchester United having *two* games in hand, Liverpool has the EPL lead! Here's hoping that Brad Friedel will do his old club a solid and blank the home boys of Old Trafford on Sunday!


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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #27 - 03/22/09 at 22:03:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, it's been a while since anyone has read this thread. However, with Liverpool moving within 1 point of Manchester United (even if Manc U has a game in hand), and Chelsea with more than 60 points from 30 games, it's time to revive it! Yes, I know Liverpool has a tough uphill struggle, but as the perpetual fan, I have to keep rooting us on! Let's go Reds!


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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #26 - 11/18/08 at 05:00:38	Post Tools	Print Post
	There must be some weird weather going on. MNb and I are in agreement again! Oh, and the local temperature is about 25 degrees F warmer than usual for this time of year! (Forecast for tomorrow: 80 F and sunny.)


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #25 - 11/18/08 at 01:05:40	Post Tools	Print Post
	CR is a good reason to root against ManU - the !@#$%^&*() (self censorship).

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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stickey01 YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 3 Joined: 11/17/08	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #24 - 11/17/08 at 16:49:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am rooting for Manchester United..They have Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo..'nuff said..

	chess for everyone
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Albert92 Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 50 Location: Penang Joined: 03/15/07 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #23 - 11/17/08 at 13:37:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	Liverpool's inconsistent is a major concern to their first EPL title.Hope they will win it! Go Reds!

	Winning isn't being first but by doing better than what you did in the past.
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tipau Full Member Offline I Like ChessPublishing! Posts: 172 Location: London, England Joined: 01/25/08	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #22 - 11/02/08 at 23:19:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Good weekend for Chelsea and Man Utd fans, Arsenal and Liverpool both losing It appears Liverpool deserved to win and lost this time, so I suppose it partially makes up for their earlier results

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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #21 - 10/27/08 at 10:44:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	MNb wrote on 10/27/08 at 10:31:20: Willempie clearly does not want to miss me and therefor deliberately "forgets" to mention the team that is one point ahead of Arrogant Amsterdam. The weird start has happened before in the MML, but usually after a few weeks the really strong teams emerge anyway. The question is if Feyenoord still belongs to that category, we have seen a steady decline since the team won the UEFA-cup. Speaking about UEFA-cup, Twente is doing fine. Not Ajax. Yep Uefa wasnt a good day for most teams. Still here's hoping Ajax will do better despite the management....

	If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.
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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #20 - 10/27/08 at 10:31:20	Post Tools	Print Post
	Willempie clearly does not want to miss me and therefor deliberately "forgets" to mention the team that is one point ahead of Arrogant Amsterdam. The weird start has happened before in the MML, but usually after a few weeks the really strong teams emerge anyway. The question is if Feyenoord still belongs to that category, we have seen a steady decline since the team won the UEFA-cup. Speaking about UEFA-cup, Twente is doing fine. Not Ajax.

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: The 2008-2009 English Premier League Thread!! Reply #19 - 10/27/08 at 10:12:43	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 10/27/08 at 03:51:35: Liverpool has now beaten both Man United and Chelsea without having to play Torres! Always nice to see Chelsea lose. Though again they were protected as the tackle on Babel should have been a 2nd yellow. Here we have got the weirdest start since decades. Groningen and NAC in the lead, with Ajax only at 5 and PSV at 6. Feyenoord is doing well with a 15th place. Unfortunately I doubt they will remain there.

	If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.
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