# English Premier League 2010/11 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 2, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839 "2010-08-02T00:12:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/21 "2010-08-09T17:24:42Z")
Everton, I guess, because they have some 'murkins. My real rooting interest is Watford in the Championship. Side question: Are games for the Championship available online, on cable, or other, in the US? ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/22 "2010-08-09T17:54:22Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > Everton, I guess, because they have some 'murkins. > > My real rooting interest is Watford in the Championship. > > Side question: Are games for the Championship available online, on cable, or other, in the US? Fox Soccer Plus (different channel from Fox Soccer _Channel_), which is available on the Time Warner Cable sports package, shows NPower Championship matches. They had Cardiff-Sheffield United and Leeds-Derby on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/23 "2010-08-09T17:56:14Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > Everton, I guess, because they have some 'murkins. > > My real rooting interest is Watford in the Championship. > > Side question: Are games for the Championship available online, on cable, or other, in the US? Bolton have a 'murkin - Stuart Holden! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/24 "2010-08-09T18:01:53Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > Bolton have a 'murkin - Stuart Holden! As do Everton in Tim Howard. Then, of course, Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa all have Americans in the boardroom, which may or may not be a good thing, though I suspect you’ll get the same comments from supporters of all of those clubs except Arsenal, where the American (Kroenke) is preferable to the Russian (Usmanov). ---
**Author:** ![El\_Nene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/25 "2010-08-09T20:03:01Z")
Spurs - because coping with disappointment is a good life skill to have. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/26 "2010-08-09T20:10:42Z")
Well that’s a great fucking start to the season. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/27 "2010-08-09T21:16:45Z")
> [@El\_Nene](#): > > Spurs - because coping with disappointment is a good life skill to have. Spoken like a true Spurs man… ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/28 "2010-08-09T21:28:26Z")
> [@villa](#): > > Well that’s a great fucking start to the season. :mad: Never mind quoting Peter Crouch, what about O’Neill and the Villa? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Nene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/29 "2010-08-09T21:29:17Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > > [@El\_Nene](#): > > > > Spurs - because coping with disappointment is a good life skill to have. > > Spoken like a true Spurs man… The thing that gets me is that the choice to follow them was completely arbitrary. Yet, I cannot tear myself away and follow another team. RE: Crouch - So? Near as I can tell, no one in England is giving it to their own spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend exclusively. ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/30 "2010-08-09T21:43:52Z")
That is shocking timing from O’Neil. Fancied him as one of the first to go but thought he’d get till Christmas at least. He’s been backed handsomely by Lerner to get Villa into the CL, and hasn’t done it. He’s clearly a very good manager, but made some awful decisions at Villa - Spent close to 50 million on dross, refuses to trust the squad players and get them playing for him, resulting in a decimated first eleven come Spring time, and now he’s bottling out when things are rough. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/31 "2010-08-09T21:51:17Z")
> [@El\_Nene](#): > > > [@mascaroni](#): > > > > Spoken like a true Spurs man… > > The thing that gets me is that the choice to follow them was completely arbitrary. Yet, I cannot tear myself away and follow another team. > > RE: Crouch - So? Near as I can tell, no one in England is giving it to their own spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend exclusively. Supporting Spurs is a life sentence with no chance of parole (although we might win in a cup competition now and again) Where are you from? The Crouch reply was just a bit of knockabout humour. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/32 "2010-08-09T22:46:50Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > That is shocking timing from O’Neil. Fancied him as one of the first to go but thought he’d get till Christmas at least. He’s been backed handsomely by Lerner to get Villa into the CL, and hasn’t done it. He’s clearly a very good manager, but made some awful decisions at Villa - Spent close to 50 million on dross, refuses to trust the squad players and get them playing for him, resulting in a decimated first eleven come Spring time, and now he’s bottling out when things are rough. the sales of Barry and Milner (when it goes through) should balance the books. I don’t think O’Neill’s a bottler. …and a chocolate teapot to the first poster who sees Neil Lennon down the dole office.. ---
**Author:** ![Racer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Racer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Racer1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/33 "2010-08-10T07:06:09Z")
I renewed my season ticket at Spurs again, but I’m a bit worried about the team being up to challenging on two fronts now we have the potential of the Champions League. I could see us doing better than expected in Europe but then finishing 6th or 7th in the league. Sorry to see Martin O’Neil go. I know he bought a lot of duds at Villa, but he has also turned them into a decent team after the crap he inherited from O’Leary. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/34 "2010-08-10T10:41:23Z")
Spurs here, since after following the Minnesota Vikings for forty years it only seems natural that I follow a team that does just well enough to make sure the inevitable disappointment \*really \*hurts. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/35 "2010-08-10T16:50:53Z")
> [@DragonAsh](#): > > Spurs here, since after following the Minnesota Vikings for forty years it only seems natural that I follow a team that does just well enough to make sure the inevitable disappointment \*really \*hurts. My father told me he supported The Arsenal, which was why I supported Spurs. It was years later that I found out he was really a Spurs supporter. he just wanted me to suffer as well… I’m thinking of starting a “Spurs Suicide Watch” thread… ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/36 "2010-08-10T17:19:18Z")
Rumours: William Gallas to Spurs. Bob Bradley to The Villa. Martin O’Neill, England. Strange Days indeed… ---
**Author:** ![Racer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Racer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Racer1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/37 "2010-08-10T17:58:18Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > William Gallas to Spurs. I see what Levy’s up to. Booing makes you thirsty = more drink sales. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/38 "2010-08-11T11:50:37Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > My father told me he supported The Arsenal, which was why I supported Spurs. It was years later that I found out he was really a Spurs supporter. he just wanted me to suffer as well… Your father is a clever man! I would never have thought of that. Good result in the Community Shield, obviously it’s likely to mean very little come May, but it sets down a good marker. ---
**Author:** ![Highpockets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19adc/32.png) [@Highpockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Highpockets)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/39 "2010-08-11T12:03:12Z")
Manchester City. very interested to see how all the new boys jell. Most excited about Kolarov at left back, but all the new arrivals are exciting in their own way. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839/40 "2010-08-11T15:07:33Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Rumours: > William Gallas to Spurs. > Bob Bradley to The Villa. > Martin O’Neill, England. > > Strange Days indeed… It isn’t going to happen. Isn’t. Isn’t. Isn’t. I shan’t let it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839.md?page=3)