Football/Soccer 2012/2013 Season Thread

[Milsap]

bringing in a wage cap would have to be a FIFA/UEFA implemented thing too. If just England and Scotland have a wage cap, then all the money hungry players (Tevez, Rooney, Nasri etc) will just go to other leagues because they can have all the cash they want.

A wage cap would make players play for clubs they want to play for or stay at clubs longer, rather than making them play just for the money

[OVOxo]

Man City won the Community Shield (I know it's only an over-glorified friendly but still); Premier League weekend starts in 6 days. Also Rangers are about to become Newcastle's Z Squad or something lol

[Milsap]

I don't care what anybody says: That was a sending off.

[OVOxo]

^ In relation to this I'd like to add that Ivanovic won't have a suspension due to changes in the rules following a double suspension for Rooney and Scholes in a pre-season friendly.

The season started earlier with Cardiff beating Huddersfield 1-0 in the Championship.

I'm thinking of doing a prediction thing each week to see how well I do. Might compare them with Lawro on BBC and see if I do better or worse lol

[Liam]

Fulham go into half time against Norwich 2-0 up with goals from Duff and my main man Mladen Petric!

Top of the league!!

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[OVOxo]

Petric and Michu (of Swansea) are on fire today! On first impressions they both look like impressive signings!

Anyone else seen Paul Walsh's hairdo on Soccer Saturday is legendary; a throwback to those awful ones in the '90. Classic.

Also anyone else not surprised by the first goal in the Prem season being from a Rob Green mistake? Lmao

[Liam]

Michu has been so good.

Petric has got an assist now, too!

4-0!

Woop woop!!

Petric off for Rodallega!

Who's this Dempsey guy?

[Milsap]

Walsall 0-3 Doncaster

Normal service has been resumed! ^_^

due to changes in the rules following a double suspension for Rooney and Scholes in a pre-season friendly.

Those two are Man United players... And I don't believe in coincidences...

[OVOxo]

^ They had to serve their suspensions though; that's why it changed =P

Today's scores have all been incredible!

[Liam]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland - Arsenal need their RVP back. haha!

Fulham 5 - 0 Norwich - Mladen Petric is a beast. I told everyone to watch out for the destructive force of Fulham. 2012/2013 title here we come.

QPR 0 - 5 Swansea - This score actually surprised me. I know QPR are awful but Laudrup has seemed to have made an amazing signing in Michu (for only £2mil, which is a steal). Rob Green what are you doing?

Reading 1 - 1 Stoke - ALF!!!

West Brom 3 - 0 Liverpool - Oh dear oh dear oh dear what a crummy debut for the new manager.

West Ham 1 - 0 Aston Villa - Meh.

So glad the football is back ;__;

[Milsap]

Congratulations to Celtic for winning the SPL today!

[OVOxo]

Our players don't look fit at all; definitely lacking in that sharpness. Wouldn't be too surprised if we lost tbh but I hope we can pull through =]

[K.I.O.S]

Congratulations to Celtic for winning the SPL today!

If only there was a like button  . We are playing terrible 6 mins in and already Chelsea have scored twice, one from Ivanovic(who shouldn't be playing) and the second from a Lampard penalty, Looks like we won't be contuining our form from the end of last season.

[OVOxo]

I only caught the last 10 mins of Chelsea v Wigan... saw the goals when Jamie Redknapp did his analysis too. Hazard looks good. Oscar > Mata btw.

Shame Balotelli isn't starting =/

[Spriter]

A nail biting game at Man City! Despite being 1-0 up and then being 2-2 down, Nasri and Dzeko have taken the three points with a 3-2 win. Southampton will do great with performances similar to these, me thinks.