EPL 2022 / 2023

@Billy-Tell Grew up in Shropshire, UK with Shrewsbury and Wrexham equal distance away but "supported" Leeds instead as I liked the name (and they were good). Only team I went to watch was Oswestry Town (made the 1st round of the FA Cup in the early 1970s.

Went to Loughborough University in 1982 (Seb Coe lived around the corner at one point) and had both Nottingham clubs and Leicester in the top flight. Went to games at all 3 grounds, Forest were in their dull phase, Leicester were nothing much and I fell in love with Notts. Remember beating Spurs 3-0, leading Leicester 2-1 at half-time and losing 2-5 with Lineker scoring 4 and then leading Watford 2-0 after 10 minutes and being 4-2 down by half-time. It was never dull. Was going to every home game while I was at Uni and I was doomed. Would travel to see them in the late 80s and 90s before moving out here. Went to Wembley 5 times in less than 10 years - good times.

Had a Subbuteo game as a kid in NZ. Chose the red team. Looked up a football mag and supported ManU as a result (when they were quite shit)

The first team I followed in the UK was Brighton as I lived there and it was their first ever season in First Div.

Couple of years later I was living in Ealing and working in Holland Park. Guy at work was a mad keen lifelong Fulham supporter and he dragged me along to the Cottage the year they should have been promoted under MacDonald.

Got back into supporting them from afar when Fayed took control the glory years culminating in Europa League Final. Discovering a few podcasts has made following them much more real.

Last two seasons have been a blast - especially after dreary Parker-ball.

@broughie said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

Watching this game I was reminded why I stopped watching soccer

@broughie said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

Jesus and Viera I could do without.

A terrible thing to say so close to Easter.

@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@posters

What makes you support a certain team? Like are you from Bournemouth bay imports or did you just randomly choose them?

My pommie neighbors son was an Arsenal supporter in the days of Charlie George, Alan Ball and George Graham (early 70's).

Does anyone remember those Commando war comics? I used to read those a lot when I was younger. They always had a picture and profile of football players of the era on the front and back inside covers. It might have been Liam Brady or Alan Sunderland, I can't remember which, but I've supported Arsenal since then.

@Bovidae said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

Does anyone remember those Commando war comics

Where I got all my WWII history from...
Eat lead Fritz!!

@dogmeat said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@Bovidae said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

Does anyone remember those Commando war comics

Where I got all my WWII history from...
Eat lead Fritz!!

Loved Commando comics. Achtung spitfire!

@canefan selling for up to $120 reserve on Trade Me

@dogmeat said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@canefan selling for up to $120 reserve on Trade Me

Unopened originals?

@Bovidae said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

Does anyone remember those Commando war comics? I used to read those a lot when I was younger. They always had a picture and profile of football players of the era on the front and back inside covers. It might have been Liam Brady or Alan Sunderland, I can't remember which, but I've supported Arsenal since then.

Yep. The commando and there was another comic. Don't remember the player pictures but there was a Shoot mag with a team each month in the centerfold.

@MajorRage said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@posters

What makes you support a certain team? Like are you from Bournemouth bay imports or did you just randomly choose them?

I lived beside Stamford Bridge for a while in 2002. Loved match day and I also had a few kiwi pals that supported Chelsea

Feel quite distant from the club now TBH, too much turnover snd not enough players there long enough to build a feeling. Kante and Azpil kind of it now. Thought Mount a chance for next Lamps but who knows.

Looking forward reading all the bullshit Liverpool replies ….

Played soccer as a kid and me and all my mates just wanted to ball like John Barnes and Ian Rush. Didn't follow Liverpool per se until a few years later, after I'd stopped playing soccer, and all my old soccer mates had switched over the following Man U. That rankled and so I decided to stick with Liverpool. Went to the city a few years later when visiting family who live in the Wirral, managed to go Anfield. Honestly find followj g Liverpool, and the whole EPL thing in general, to be highly addictive - but in the same way social media is addictive - equal parts enjoyment and outrage. The product they have is great and they know exaclty what buttons to push to get you hooked and to get you coming back for more. Wish I felt that way about rugby generally - the ABs is the only rugby I won't miss these days

@junior said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@MajorRage said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@posters

What makes you support a certain team? Like are you from Bournemouth bay imports or did you just randomly choose them?

I lived beside Stamford Bridge for a while in 2002. Loved match day and I also had a few kiwi pals that supported Chelsea

Feel quite distant from the club now TBH, too much turnover snd not enough players there long enough to build a feeling. Kante and Azpil kind of it now. Thought Mount a chance for next Lamps but who knows.

Looking forward reading all the bullshit Liverpool replies ….

Played soccer as a kid and me and all my mates just wanted to ball like John Barnes and Ian Rush. Didn't follow Liverpool per se until a few years later, after I'd stopped playing soccer, and all my old soccer mates had switched over the following Man U. That rankled and so I decided to stick with Liverpool. Went to the city a few years later when visiting family who live in the Wirral, managed to go Anfield. Honestly find followj g Liverpool, and the whole EPL thing in general, to be highly addictive - but in the same way social media is addictive - equal parts enjoyment and outrage. The product they have is great and they know exaclty what buttons to push to get you hooked and to get you coming back for more. Wish I felt that way about rugby generally - the ABs is the only rugby I won't miss these days

So far this season I've only watched one full super rugby game: Chiefs vs Canes in the weekend. Otherwise it's just been highlights. But I won't be missing City vs Arsenal. The history of Super Rugby is how to ruin a once great competition by stupid expansion. The Super 12 is how it should have stayed! Else Super 15 if we really had to give the SA another team and appease the Australians. With Pacific Island players given more room to play for franchises, especially the Aussie ones.

@junior I saw the 89 Cup Final including the last 20 minutes of the game and all of extra time from pitch side (i was in charge of stewards and we went onto the ground to prevent any crowd incurions). Watching Barnes taking a corner from no more than 3 metres away is a memory I will have forever. Along with how small football players are / were.

Currently losing to the bottom placed team in the premier league is an A-level choke. It’s all over for arsenal you’d think.

Then again….

@Billy-Tell Hardly a choke. Man City is simply a better team and could run the table with wins. Is there a game you foresee them losing?

They will beat Arsenal by at least 3 when they play next and will win the title. Heck they would win without Haarland.

Well done Arsenal securing the draw..the bottom half of the prem take a sigh of relief as Southampton remain rooted to the floor lol

@broughie said in EPL 2022 / 2023:

@Billy-Tell Hardly a choke. Man City is simply a better team and could run the table with wins. Is there a game you foresee them losing?

They will beat Arsenal by at least 3 when they play next and will win the title. Heck they would win without Haarland.

That won't make it feel any better, feeling like they had a chance to win only to fall in the final run home

@canefan True but we know who the best team is and Arsenal had to win out and beat City at home. Was never going to happen. For this team 2nd is pretty good but they need more in the midfield and defense to make an impression next year.

I know it's the lower leagues, but Wrexham are poised to return to the football league after years in the wilderness. I'm looking forward to Welcome to Wrexham series 2