English Premier League 2013/2014

[Coasterfreek]

Teams returning from last season

Spoiler: Teams

1. Arsenal
2. Aston Villa
3. Chelsea
4. Everton
5. Fulham
6. Liverpool
7. Manchester City
8. Manchester United
9. Newcastle United
10. Norwich City
11. Southhampton
12. Stoke City
13. Sunderland
14. Swansea City
15. Tottenham Hotspur
16. West Bromwich Albion
17. West Ham United

Promoted teams from the Championship
Cardiff City (Champions)
Hull City (2nd place)
Crystal Palace (Promotional Playoff winners)

Relegated to the Championship from 2012-2013
Reading
QPR
Wigan Athletic

Manager Changes
Everton - Robert Martinez (replacing David Moyes)
Stoke City - Mark Hughes (replacing Tony Pulis)
Chelsea - Jose Mourinho (replacing Rafa Benitez)
Manchester City - Manuel Pellegrini (replacing Roberto Mancini)
Manchester United - David Moyes (replacing Sir Alex Ferguson)

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[Sokrates]

Arsenal has a budget of over 70 m £ for the transfermarket.

That sounds familiar

 

[monster09]

Managerial changes and you left out the biggest one

 

[Coasterfreek]

Managerial changes and you left out the biggest one

I think because this move was announced so damn early, I kept thinking it happened in the middle of last season. My mistake, it's been added.. (even though THE WHOLE WORLD knows about it).

I will say, there's a few eras where it feels weird to see certain people not coaching (or being in charge of) their team/company. Obviously SAF is one of them, but there's so many more where I never thought I'd see the day _____ is retired or no longer there.

 

[Dylan]

Should be a really open season.

 

[wera]

it is known that Pellegrini is going to City

 

[Sassuolu]

City, United and Chelsea will definitely be competing for the title, the competition in this league is amazing.

 

[sanka]

What do you expect. It's fucking overloaded of quality players. Really top class ones.

 

[Pajo]

 

[monster09]

Joe Kinnear appointed as Director of Football for Newcastle

He came up with this gem.

"If I see players at the club right now and don't think they are good enough I intend to move them on," he said. "I know I've got more knowledge than anyone at Newcastle as a football manager

Pardew will be pleased to hear these words.

 

[Bergkamp]

Joe Kinnear appointed as Director of Football for Newcastle

He came up with this gem.



Pardew will be pleased to hear these words.

was he drunk?

Full interview here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/18/joe-kinnear-newcastle-united-interview

 

[monster09]

was he drunk?

Full interview here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/18/joe-kinnear-newcastle-united-interview

He made his mark already. Cancelled the Douglas deal which was supposed to be completed next week.

 

[Y&h]

Coaster can you please edit the "Manchester City - ?????? (replacing Roberto Mancini)" in the first post.

 

[Kakaroto]

The fixtures list was released yesterday and United start out with a cracker. Chelsea (H), Liverpool (A), Crystal Palace (H), Man City (A).

Easy 1st month of the season for Moyes.

 

[Fitzy]

Anyone know when exactly they determine the days of the games? Want to know if there's a game in London on the Sunday/Monday 25/26 August (assuming so because its a long weekend).

 

[wera]

Liverpool and Man United are going to have fun the first month.

 

[sollie]

Anyone know when exactly they determine the days of the games? Want to know if there's a game in London on the Sunday/Monday 25/26 August (assuming so because its a long weekend).

Your probably gonna have to wait till late July to find out the scheduling. Normally the big games are played on a Sunday, so you can assume Man Utd vs Chelsea will be on the sunday the 25th, but that game is at old trafford. Also the London derby between Fulham and Arsenal will probably be played on sunday, as most derby are due to tv reasons (sky want big games on sunday, more viewers) and security reasons.

But the only problem is that Arsenal are playing CL qualifiers a few days before and after the fulham games. If the second leg if played on a wednesday, then fulham-arsenal game might be on a sunday, If arsenal CL game is on a tuesday, then fulham-arsenal game will definitely be on a Saturday.

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Also the Spurs-Swansea game might be on a Sunday the 25th because both Swansea and Spurs have europa league qualifying game on the Thurday the 22nd of August, so they will probably be given a extra day rest.

 

[Bergkamp]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23024271

Anyone catch this? Poyet on fired on live TV

 

[Trublue]

Mignolet (Sunderland) goes to Liverpool. Adios, Reina.

 

[wera]

Swansea got Bony for 12mil. Expect him to be better than Belfodil