With the Football Premier League starting tomorrow what hopes do you have for your team? Do you think they will get relegated, end up middle table or be part of the elite at the end of the season.

If your team is in one of the other leagues what hopes do you have for them? Are you a Reading supporter? Or maybe you are a Norwich supporter; who had a good start of the season by being beaten 7-1 (they've just sacked their manager Gunn by the way). So.... do you expect Norwich to get promoted this year?


As a Spurs supporter I see us challenging for top honours. When Harry Redknapp took over we were bottom of the league with 2 points. At the end of the season we finished 8th and was in the Carling Cup final.

If you are an Arsenal fan I must warn you that this section is to do with football; please move along to the next cubicle for a tickle and a cough.

OH NO - It's the football season again.

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you sound like an Arsenal supporter... don't worry; just close your eyes and put a paper bag over your head... as most of them do

Good times!!

Now if ESPN could make up their flippin' mind whether they were broadcasting in the US or not I'll set my alarm clock. Chances are they'll show the Chelsea game tomorrow which will be on at 4:45 am - better get the kettle on sharpish when that alarm goes.

Chelsea is my second team so you are half alright. If you had said Arsenal we would be praying for you right now.

Spurs won't be kicking off until Sunday; we've got Liverpool. A nice easy game to start the football season off with.

Theoretically, this should be a tighter season that the last one. I suspect Chelsea and Man Utd will be the favourites, but I suspect that Liverpool might make a better go of it this time. Spurs might make a better go of it, but can they keep up their form they showed in the second half of last season. I can't see Arsenal doing anything. I wouldn't be surprised if Wenger walked this coming season.

I'll be interested to see how Man City do this season with the amount of money that they have spent. I heard that Blackburns tactics today was to kick City as hard as they can

As for the Mighty Hammers, first page of ceefax and not having to sell our best players to pay off the Icelandics debt will do me fine for this season!

Well you're all going to be bitterly disappointed when Fulham lift the trophy then!

I can’t argue with that evaluation. I would prefer Chelsea to finish top with Man Utd third or fourth. I think Arsenal will struggle.

It would be interesting to see how Man city does… they should, in theory, do better than they did last year. Aston Villa could be a dark horse.

Spurs should do better than last year as they seem a lot stronger; the only thing that worries me is their defence. They’ve got Woodgate, Dawson and maybe King out for the start of the season. They’ve got no problems in their strike force and midfield seems ok.

RIGHT; WHO DO YOU THINK WILL GET RELEGATED?

West Ham have always been a dark horse and I think they will do well… how well I am not sure but they won’t suffer relegation. I think Blackburn will finish above the relegation zone.

That is what I like to see on these boards a fantasist.

I do think Fulham will do well however. I’ve been to Craven cottage a number of times. I used to live not far from their ground; Barons Court.

I just been watching Gordon Strachen being interviewed in TV and he said the two most surprising teams for this season will be Fulham and Spurs.

Mark Lawrence has predicted that Fulham will win today and Spurs will draw with Liverpool 1-1. Personally I think Spurs can win. Liverpool have got injury problems and we have a strong force, apart from one or two problems in defence.

I think Spurs will do well, probably fifth for them, Man Utd will win the league. Fulham I reckon seventh, we are not used to playing so many games and that will show. I think it's too early to predict relegations but the obvious choice would be Burnley. Man City won't do as well as expected, I guess sixth. Chelsea second, Liverpool third, Arsenal fourth, and Spurs fifth.

I don’t think Arsenal will do that well and I can’t see Man Utd winning the league. Liverpool will do well, as will Chelsea. I think Spurs will do better than last year. I also predict that Spurs will win a trophy.


I don't think Burnley or Wolves will get relegated. In fact I think Burnely will do well.

I suppose I could claim an extra Nectar point by re-using my paper bag from last season...

That’s the spirit, think positive.

I think Hull will really struggle, didn't they win only one in their last 22 of the season? Portsmouth will be in trouble unless they can find a buyer with money and history suggests at least one of the promoted teams will go down again.

I agree with that but I wouldn’t like to see Hull go down. I am glad they stayed up and I thought Newcastle deserved to go down. I also don’t think they will go straight up. Alan Shearer said he was discussed the way things have gone. They’ve sold and having replaced any of their players. They are the team to beat this season. I also can’t see Reading up either.

Looks like Hull were really unlucky to not get the draw against Chelsea today. I don't support Hull but I would like to see them do well.

Man city are off to a good start...

Man City will have to do well seeing how much money they have spent, otherwise I think Mark Hughes will be in big trouble. Still think it will take them half a season to find their best team though!

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Yes, Man City won 2-0. WH beat Wolves and Everton just lost to Arsenal 5-0. Fulham also won.

That is the kiddie games over; the big matches are tomorrow.

Reading got beaten 3-0 by Newcastle. I can't see Reading having a good season like they did last season. Newcastle have sold a lot of players and are under strength and were still beaten by an Newcastle side. Bad result for Reading.

I've talked to many Reading fans before the start of the season and not one said they will get promoted.

Anyone got a paper bag to lend to GMR?.

And who do you support Sarah?

Arsenal, strangely enough.

That is strangely enough as well

Don't worry I sympathise with you.

In the unlikely event that Spurs score as many goals tomorrow, as Arsenal did today, you might be allowed to take that bag off your head, and even your foot out of your mouth.

Thank you.... I am honoured. We better hope then that we score well then tomorrow. However, one point; Liverpool are harder opposition than Everton was facing Arsenal. So a victory over Liverpool would be equivalent as Arsenal putting 5 past Everton.


By the way; have you ever seen the gunners play football? Live that is, and not on the box either.

6 goals away to Everton is quite an achievement, but I still think it'll be a flash in the pan.

'six'? The last I heard it was 5... they must have scored another one after I switched off the results.

I agree... it was lucky... however, Everton haven't really bought anything this season.

My wife supports Arsenal!

I just let her get on with it poor woman.

Me - I have better things to do - just done some painting and watching it dry.

Your wife is an Arsenal supporter!? Oh, I am soooo sorry. My commiserations go to you (or should it be with her ). I believe a good psychiatrist could help or ask her to try to dip her head in a bucket of water a few times; I’ve heard that will help. Have you ever thought of trying to get her off it and onto a football team?

Hull were lucky Chelsea didn't have their shooting boots on. They would otherwise had been given a drubbing.

Just reading about yesterday's match; it seems that Arsenal won 6-1 in the end.

Hull where unlucky.

I know, that's what i said.


Why? From the highlights, Chelsea could have had a hat full. Mind you, Drogba was crossing for his last goal.

Could have? They didn't though, it always makes me laugh when people talk about how many goals they "could have" scored, if we went on could haves, the results over the last 50 years would all be very different, especially in the cup competitions.

The point is... Chelsea deserved to win on endeavour (and match stats), Hull deafened and nearly got a point... that is unlucky is it? I suppose, if they were unlucky, that means Hull would have been lucky to have got a point.

No you said "6 goals away to Everton is quite an achievement, but I still think it'll be a flash in the pan." You never said anything about the 1 that Everton got.

I thought Hull played well.... Chelsea wasn't on full throttle.

A second team ?
My word old chap why don't you support them all then then you will not only win everything and get relegated at the same time but you can also have great debates with yourself over who is the best at , say , running onto the field.

Sorry didn't mean to be sarcastic.

I know, I don't get it either! Let's just all support football? Doesn't make sense but each to their own....

You fire away my friend... it all makes for good debate

I said a second team, not every team.

Actually it does make sense, you just wish to interpret your way

The main point has been stated,
All debate is healthy ,
No single answer is definitive .

...... unless it is mine

Manchester United 1 Birmingham 0

Other results

Premier League

Home Team Score Away Team Time
Tottenham 2 - 1 Liverpool FT
(HT 1 - 0)
Assou-Ekotto 44
Bassong 59


liverpool goal by Gerrard (pen) 56



spurs were the better side, had the better quality in the squad.

Sorry as my team got soundly beaten , I'm a bit sensitive on the whole darned subject.
So you have the last word untill we "meet" later on in the season.

Are you a liverpool supporter then? Liverpool were only beaten twice in the league last season and one of them was by Spurs. If we hadn't beaten you, you might have gone on and won the league. We also knocked you out of the League cup.

The better team won on the day. We had a better squad at the end of the day.

6 yellow cards - 3 a piece doesn't sound like too much quality to me, but at least it was even! Fair play Spurs - I'm off to wind up my Liverpool mates!