Premier League 2009-2010 prediction thread!!

[skel1983]

Well Tam has probably emptied his sack a few times tonight

Well done Burnley still early but we looked clueless tonight, no creativity at all replacing Ronaldo is near impossible but i feel Fergie hasnt really replaced a peak Scholes and as i have said I think all are midfielders are not the most creative and dont score enough goals.

Chelsea looking the favs at this stage, Anderson just doesnt do it for me and I think Fergie might need to get the cheque book out and get Silva from Valencia, I think we missed a trick not getting Arshavin really.


Spurs are on fire and Redknapp doing his magic aswell!!

[OumaFan]

I thought Setanta folded? I didn't even know I had it, I'm sitting here flipping the channels near the Fox Soccer Channel and there it is and the Man U games on.

[skel1983]

I thought Setanta folded? I didn't even know I had it, I'm sitting here flipping the channels near the Fox Soccer Channel and there it is and the Man U games on.

Yes its gone mate, si it still on in your country??

No Premiership games were live tonight I caught Uniteds game on a stream.

[OumaFan]

Yeah they showed Man U-Burnley and now the replay of Hull-Tottenham.

Haha if you think about it its kind of funny, a British station that only plays in America.

[skel1983]

Yeah they showed Man U-Burnley and now the replay of Hull-Tottenham.

Haha if you think about it its kind of funny, a British station that only plays in America.

Thats crazy?? Do they use there own pundits over there?? Maybe they bought the rights to the name? I dont know but for sure no one who was working for Setanta in England is now, most of the Sports team have moved to Sky Sports or another Tv channel ITV.

[OumaFan]

I don't know, two English sounding guys but I don't recognize them.

Funny I didn't use to have it, I know that. I mean it was there but if I flipped it to it then it would say this is not part of your tv package or something.

oh ok there's always been a Setanta US and its been a bit different

"With Setanta UK on the verge of going into administration after losing the TV rights to the Premier League through 2013 in the UK as well as losing the TV rights to the Scottish Premier League, the demise of Setanta UK looks certain. It may be days or hours before the plug is pulled.

The big question is what will happen to Setanta US?


While Setanta UK is floundering, Setanta US is a lean organization with very little overhead, a small staff, no studios or highly-paid presenters and, most importantly, are profitable and retain a large percentage of the rights to the Premier League on US TV for the 2009-2010 season which they had sub-licensed from Fox Soccer Channel. Setanta US also owns the broadband rights to the Champions League for the next three years, as well as many World Cup qualifiers, Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship, Russian Premier League, MUTV, Chelsea TV and shares the rights to the FA Cup with Fox Soccer Channel.


If and when Setanta UK goes into administration, Setanta US will continue to broadcast. The only difference will be that any programming that comes out of the UK studios will no longer be available. That includes shows such as Football Matters, the Friday Football Show and presumably Setanta Sports News (which is produced by ITN). As long as Setanta Ireland continues, then Setanta US will continue to show a lot of its popular shows such as Special 1 TV and its pre-game and post-game analysis featuring Paul Dempsey and Pat Dolan. Setanta US often picks up the Setanta Ireland feed for Premier League matches, but even if Setanta Ireland was sold or went out of business, Setanta US would pick up the TWI/IMG international feed for Premier League games instead."


they do show a lot of soccer/football. Just today Man U-Burnley, Hull-Tottenham, Athletico Madrid-Panathanaikos and Lyon-Anderlecht.

[Master]

Yeah they showed Man U-Burnley and now the replay of Hull-Tottenham.

Haha if you think about it its kind of funny, a British station that only plays in America.

When I was in India last year use to watch more live English football (6 hours worth in a day) there than here. Ridiculous.

[HattonTheHammer]

Yeah they showed Man U-Burnley and now the replay of Hull-Tottenham.

Haha if you think about it its kind of funny, a British station that only plays in America.

When I was in India last year use to watch more live English football (6 hours worth in a day) there than here. Ridiculous.

The only country in the world that doesnt get to see live 3pm english premiership games.....is england

Its all about the men at the top trying to make money. sure if you want to encourage fans to go and watch blackburn, wigan, fulham then its a good idea to make the fans have to go in person. But when your a fan of clubs like west ham, aston villa, man utd etc and you simply cannot get a ticket because they are sold out months in advance its just not fair.

[BIG H]

I have a feeling that a tleast 2 of the 3 promoted clubs might stay up. Hull and Portsmouth could easily go and Bolton are going to struggle. Stoke will probably survive due to their home record

[ono]

Lescott is almost finally done. £22m which is wayyyyyy steep. Should be announced Monday or Tuesday.

That'll be us done until January now.

EDIT: WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT COMPLETED AND ANNOUNCED TODAY.

[Master]

Wolves get 10% of the fee for Lescott.

[ono]

Wolves get 10% of the fee for Lescott.

Yeah. It's definitely done now anyway.

City trying to announce it really soon. Everton want it out of the way before tomorrow. Moyes is very very unhappy about it.

[leftylee]

£20 Million for an elephant.

Worth it IMO.

[Nameless]

I think that with the foreign billionaires investing in England, the Premiereship is the league where we can feel the fastest shift of pace with the "new" powerhouse financed teams, Chelsea, Manchester CIty are only the beginning of this era.

[skel1983]

I think that with the foreign billionaires investing in England, the Premiereship is the league where we can feel the fastest shift of pace with the "new" powerhouse financed teams, Chelsea, Manchester CIty are only the beginning of this era.

Chelsea not anymore, they spent big first couple of years to basically get them the tv money they would get from challenging in europe and all compitions, now if anything there one of the smallest spenders out of the big clubs, they now have a budget and try to spend from the money they have made through there success, I think it will eventully be the same with City, they will spend the money needed to try and break the top 4 and earn the big money then try work as a business.