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Discuss whom you cheer for in the EPL.

Chelsea

Boo, Man. Utd. Boo, Boo.


(Never would have pegged you for a Liverpool fan Frangland)

I have supported Chelsea since 1969 (When I first became interested in football.) They were the closest team to where I lived in the, at the time, first division. Later Wimbledon entered, but I never could adopt Vinnie Jones and company as a decent team.

Boo, Man. Utd. Boo, Boo.

Oh no, you're not a City fan are you?

Oh no, you're not a City fan are you?

God no, dirty prods*

Just sick of it being assumed that I support Man U wherever I go in the world just because I say I'm from Manchester.




(Said in jest, no offense to any Protestants)

krhm City fan here... :[

God no, dirty prods*

Just sick of it being assumed that I support Man U wherever I go in the world just because I say I'm from Manchester.




(Said in jest, no offense to any Protestants)
Ahh good good :p So who do you support?

Is Nottingham Forrest in the Premiership? If not, I sort of keep my eyes on Leeds United if they're in.

I'm a D.C. United (United States of America's Major League Soccer) supporter personally...

Ahh good good :p So who do you support?

No one. I used to support Tranmere, simply because I thought the name was funny.

Boo, Man. Utd. Boo, Boo.


(Never would have pegged you for a Liverpool fan Frangland)

one thing about being fairly new to the EPL (and Euro soccer in general) is how I can cheer for teams who are rivals...

for instance, I like both City and ManU. (I prefer ManU, but when City are playing I often find myself pulling for them... Wright-Phillips is awesome and they have an American, Claudio Reyna, playing for them)

I see Arsenal/ManU as a large rivalry and with this one, I have tken ManU's side... I am not a fan of Arsenal.

I want England to do well in europe and when I see EPL perennial powerhouse Arsenal do poorly in the Champions League nearly every year... well that makes me think poorly of them.

So with Liverpool... how can a team who just beat a Euro top-5 team, Juventus, TIE SPURS AT HOME?

it makes no sense.. it's almost as if the Reds are putting more effort into their Champions League games than they are their EPL matches.

so i guess these are my favorite EPL teams, in order:

Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
Man City
Newcastle United
Southampton (even though they suck)

Boo, Man. Utd. Boo, Boo.


(Never would have pegged you for a Liverpool fan Frangland)

one thing about being fairly new to the EPL (and Euro soccer in general) is how I can cheer for teams who are rivals...

for instance, I like both City and ManU. (I prefer ManU, but when City are playing I often find myself pulling for them... Wright-Phillips is awesome and they have an American, Claudio Reyna, playing for them)

I see Arsenal/ManU as a large rivalry and with this one, I have tken ManU's side... I am not a fan of Arsenal.

I want England to do well in europe and when I see EPL perennial powerhouse Arsenal do poorly in the Champions League nearly every year... well that makes me think poorly of them.

So with Liverpool... how can a team who just beat a Euro top-5 team, Juventus, TIE SPURS AT HOME?

it makes no sense.. it's almost as if the Reds are putting more effort into their Champions League games than they are their EPL matches.

so i guess these are my favorite EPL teams, in order:

Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
Man City
Newcastle United
Southampton (even though they suck)
Aston Villa

Is Nottingham Forrest in the Premiership? If not, I sort of keep my eyes on Leeds United if they're in.

I'm a D.C. United (United States of America's Major League Soccer) supporter personally...

Sarzonia
I too am an american... you can watch the EPL on Fox Sports World (AKA Fox Soccer Channel)

they have live games on Saturday morning... play replays throughout the week from about 8-10pm EST.

the difference in the level of play between MLS and the EPL is like this:

if an average EPL team -- say, Aston Villa -- were to play DC United, Villa would beat them by probably 3 or 4 goals.

A top EPL team like Chelsea or ManU might beat DC United about 6-0 or 6-1.

so get into the real soccer! hehe

I see Arsenal/ManU as a large rivalry and with this one, I have tken ManU's side... I am not a fan of Arsenal.

I want England to do well in europe and when I see EPL perennial powerhouse Arsenal do poorly in the Champions League nearly every year... well that makes me think poorly of them.

So with Liverpool... how can a team who just beat a Euro top-5 team, Juventus, TIE SPURS AT HOME?

it makes no sense.. it's almost as if the Reds are putting more effort into their Champions League games than they are their EPL matches.

so i guess these are my favorite EPL teams, in order:

Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
Man City
Newcastle United
Southampton (even though they suck)

You are new to this if you think of Arsenal as a "perennial powerhouse". The two English teams that could justifiably claim that title are Manchester United and Liverpool. Arsenal have been, for most of their existence, a competent, top half of the table team, but not exactly a powerhouse.

Rivalries in English football are not as clear as they could be. Man U vs Arsenal has only recently become important. If you ask a traditional gunners fan who they have to beat, the answer would be Spurs most of the time, and Chelsea some of the time. London clubs tend to compete more against other London clubs.

Man U have to beat Leeds U and vice versa. Man U vs Man City is important, but it does not generate the same passion. Liverpool vs Everton is also a traditional rivalry.

You are new to this if you think of Arsenal as a "perennial powerhouse". The two English teams that could justifiably claim that title are Manchester United and Liverpool. Arsenal have been, for most of their existence, a competent, top half of the table team, but not exactly a powerhouse.

Rivalries in English football are not as clear as they could be. Man U vs Arsenal has only recently become important. If you ask a traditional gunners fan who they have to beat, the answer would be Spurs most of the time, and Chelsea some of the time. London clubs tend to compete more against other London clubs.

Man U have to beat Leeds U and vice versa. Man U vs Man City is important, but it does not generate the same passion. Liverpool vs Everton is also a traditional rivalry.

i've been told that Liverpool/Everton is the most heated rivalry in England.

as for liverpool, i know that they have the most European glory, winning the CL 4 times.

here's hoping for a return to glory! (though i fear chelsea will be too tough to handle)

Chelsea/AC Milan should be great

Man U have to beat Leeds U and vice versa. Man U vs Man City is important, but it does not generate the same passion.

As a Man U fan I can say I don't give a damn about Leeds....but Man City.....grrr.....thats most definitely the more heated rivalry.

Ha, my boyfriends banned from my house when Man U have got a big match... whenever he's here and they play, they lose :(

As a Man U fan I can say I don't give a damn about Leeds....but Man City.....grrr.....thats most definitely the more heated rivalry.

Ha, my boyfriends banned from my house when Man U have got a big match... whenever he's here and they play, they lose :(

OK. My opinion was based on studying in Leeds and the local reaction to Leeds U vs Man U. It may be that the hatred was more one way.

it's too bad Leeds couldn't stay in the top-flight division... Alan Smith didn't get quite enough help.

I live in Manchester but support neither Man.Ure nor Man. Shitty. I support Glasgow Celtic FC but have a soft spot for 'Toon (Newcastle United).

Man U vs Man City is important, but it does not generate the same passion.

Spoken like a true Chelski fan! Dude, have you ever been to a Manc derby?! You'll get more passion at Old Trafford or City of Manchester stadium on derby day than Chelski will get all season.

Well, out of the English teams, I have to say my favourite is Liverpool. Despite their general crappiness at most times, it's nice that they can still pull it out of the bag when it really counts, e.g. Juventus.

However, I don't support Liverpool. That honour is bestowed upon the great Arminia Bielefeld, who take on Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the Pokal Cup tomorrow evening. Come on, beat them again!

OK. My opinion was based on studying in Leeds and the local reaction to Leeds U vs Man U. It may be that the hatred was more one way.
:eek: Well in that case *Summons the Man U supporters and marches off in the direction of Leeds*

Arsenal...'cause it sounds a bit like 'arse...'

/grabs coat and hat

Hey, a football thread! yay!

I can't beleive you didn't put Blackburn on the poll.
I became fan when the they won premiership (95)
I was 9 at the time. My love for football has grown ever sense

While I root for Blackburn I can't say that I would be huge
fan. I'm more of fan of the sport rather than team. So
I like watching many teams for theyr style of play.
Arsenal matches are always good. I didn't like when Chelsea
started buying players by bulk, but Now it seems like they
really made something out of it. So good players that you
can't not like them.

Edit: And newcastle cause of the Shearer. My fav.

Come on the Toon.

Just stop beating each other up on the pitch, and we might get somewhere lads.

Arsenal...'cause it sounds a bit like 'arse...'

/grabs coat and hat
remember Arsene Wenger too

None of the above.
In fact, I only watch the Premiership 'cos my mate supports Liverpool. Now the Coca-Cola Championship, thats different!

PAFC...Green and White Barmy Army!! :D

Liverpool, well Peterbourough but I didn't feel like voting other.

Spurs. Theres only 1 Keano, Theres only 1 Keano, 1 Keano, theres only 1 Keano.

You'll Never Walk Alone. :)

Leeds will be back! Sometime in 2020 :(

Voted Man United instead.

God no, dirty prods*

Just sick of it being assumed that I support Man U wherever I go in the world just because I say I'm from Manchester.




(Said in jest, no offense to any Protestants)

Catholic City Fan here. I'm not the only one.

Leeds will be back! Sometime in 2020 :(

Voted Man United instead.

oh yes, support the red scum by default. They need all the help they can get obviously.

Boo Boo Boo to the all-red-scum cup final.

Another Man. Utd supporter, though it's good to see Chelsea at the top rather than Arsenal.

In the SPL, I have to admit I support Hibernian. (Ducks.)

This soccer/football thing is around because Europeans can't hack baseball, right?:)

This soccer/football thing is around because Europeans can't hack baseball, right?:)
or because we'll leave the crap sports to the americans

or because we'll leave the crap sports to the americans
That's fine. I don't know if the NL East would hold up to the competition.

This soccer/football thing is around because Europeans can't hack baseball, right?:)
That's like narcoleptic cricket, right?

Seriously, comparing baseball to football is, well, ludicrous.

Football and ice hockey maybe. Golf and baseball, definitely.

Cricket's more exciting than baseball, and more interesting.

I've been supporting Chelsea for 6 years. Which is pretty good since I've only been alive for 15 years.

Well... what to say. Since I have found another football thread (praise the Lawd), I'll launch into a long, pointless rant about the EPL.

Arsenal - Arrogant (at least to me), for no real just cause. Played well one season, and that made them believe that every other team should polish their boots. Take out Henry, and they are a Spurs quality side... and Pires: STOP DIVING!!!

Man Utd. - Always a neutral when it comes to the Red Devils, but it seems that squandering 30 million pounds on Rooney was one of Fergie's worst blunders. Buy a keeper, Sir Alex.

Chelsea - Supportable (not a real word) before the Mourinho phase. Their success seems somewhat fraudulent to me because half of their starting 11 came to be because one of their supporters happens to be one of the world's richest team (then again, I support Real Madrid, so perhaps I should close my mouth). Sounds crazy, but they are the second least English team in the PL (behind the Trotters), and this counter-attacking style is a big reason for their CL success...

So, to summarise: In the EPL, I support Tottenham.

(edit)

One of the world's richest men, not team...

I'm an American, so I don't get to watch much Premier League, but when I do get a chance to watch I usually cheer for Chelsea or against Arsenal.

am i the only norwich city fan here?

am i the only norwich city fan here?
Yes...yes you are. :eek:

Newcastle

Because Alan Shearer is the best striker in English soccer history.

Liverpool!