English Football 2015-16 - Leicester City won the league - Page 282 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

I'm kinda torn between Man U and city. Man U is the overall biggest winner it seems, but city seems like a nouveau winner. My prediction is Man U gets Neymar and gets a championship. I'm not happy about no playoffs, but I'll sweat it.

08-25-2015 , 08:00 AM

#7027

joejoe1337

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Lol

08-25-2015 , 08:00 AM

#7028

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Support spurs

08-25-2015 , 08:05 AM

#7029

cashy

we have welbeck

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NicReynolds

Why are Arsenal paying Walcott 150ish a week if he doesn't get in their first 11?

that's how top clubs roll

Quote:

Originally Posted by AcTiOnJaCsOn

take chelsea
seems like a perfect match

08-25-2015 , 08:11 AM

#7030

mw828

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support blackpool. they are about to be on the rise and you want to be in on the ground floor.

08-25-2015 , 08:15 AM

#7031

xXDeuce7Xx

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Pick a belgian team, I think they have some form of variance fest end to the season.

Last edited by xXDeuce7Xx; 08-25-2015 at 08:16 AM. Reason: But seriously, if you want to glory hunt and enjoy it, pick City.

08-25-2015 , 08:25 AM

#7032

BAIDS

2013 FA Cup winner

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rutherford is hilarious, never does anything impressive yet his rivals always conspire to balls it up

08-25-2015 , 08:29 AM

#7033

kevin21

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Americans aren't great at this track n field game

08-25-2015 , 08:36 AM

#7034

LFC_USA

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Don't think one person in America cares about track n field except at like your 4th grade olympic night

08-25-2015 , 09:42 AM

#7035

BAIDS

2013 FA Cup winner

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin21

Americans aren't great at this track n field game

think the russians & yanks have decided to lay off the PEDs till the furore dies down a bit. 1 gold between them after finishing #1 and #2 in 2013

08-25-2015 , 10:06 AM

#7036

Lars1

Pooh-Bah

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aCiOnJacSon, legend of the nhl threads ITT

08-25-2015 , 10:23 AM

#7037

Hap_Hazard

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21/22

Damn you John Moncur.

08-25-2015 , 10:24 AM

#7038

nutshot2

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More of a general football than EPL question but...

Why is the accepted strategy to "play for a win at home and a draw away"?

Where did that start, and what's the reason for it?

08-25-2015 , 10:47 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nutshot2

More of a general football than EPL question but...

Why is the accepted strategy to "play for a win at home and a draw away"?

Where did that start, and what's the reason for it?

Where is this an accepted strategy?

08-25-2015 , 10:56 AM

#7040

xXDeuce7Xx

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media narratives = accepted strategy now?

08-25-2015 , 11:00 AM

#7041

MirZolzayn

old hand

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It's started in media, and the reason is they don't know much about footy.

08-25-2015 , 11:25 AM

#7042

PNHH

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The same reason it's acceptable to punt on 4th and inches despite every model itw saying it would be better to go for it.

08-25-2015 , 11:30 AM

#7043

nutshot2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NicReynolds

Firmino benteke Coutinho shows promise for games like this where we press and break quickly. I still have my doubts about unlocking bottom 10 teams at Anfield tho. Can see us having a few 0-0s there.

Above post is what prompted my question. As far as I can tell, Nic is implying that worse teams will play for a draw at Anfield.

08-25-2015 , 11:34 AM

#7044

LFC_USA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nutshot2

More of a general football than EPL question but...

Why is the accepted strategy to "play for a win at home and a draw away"?

Where did that start, and what's the reason for it?

Italy

08-25-2015 , 11:41 AM

#7045

MirZolzayn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nutshot2

Above post is what prompted my question. As far as I can tell, Nic is implying that worse teams will play for a draw at Anfield.

I think he's mostly trying to point out that liverpool's attacking style/ability will have hard time against low level teams defensive style/ability.

Most 12-20 teams will concede the loss against top teams when playing away and try to squeak points at home.

08-25-2015 , 11:48 AM

#7046

NicReynolds

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nutshot2

Above post is what prompted my question. As far as I can tell, Nic is implying that worse teams will play for a draw at Anfield.

It's not so much playing for a draw more that these teams will be forced to drop deep because they have inferior players. Although it's becoming less like that with each passing season

08-25-2015 , 12:00 PM

#7047

Elrazor

losing momentum

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08-25-2015 , 12:08 PM

#7048

bazooka87

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Soldado also scored on his debut, Levy so shrewd

08-25-2015 , 12:11 PM

#7049

t3hbandit

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Players/teams always raise their game when playing in front of their home fans. In theory they should be going out and giving it 100% every game but that's just not reality. Also the homefans can have a big influence on the refs, you get far less 50/50 decisions as the away side.

When United play Liverpool you've got loads of TV channels hyping the game like a heavyweight PPV clash from weeks out and it only grows as the game get's closer, the atmosphere in the ground is always amazing for games vs plop and the intensity the game's played at just doesn't happen when it's vs Watford/Newcastle.