On the Eve of the new Season...

[vansmack]

If you're like me and need to figure out where you need to be at certain times for the holidays...
 
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
 
 7:30am  Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Set)
 10:00am Liverpool vs.  Portsmouth  (FSC)
 10:00am Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Set)
 12:00pm Bolton vs. Birmingham (Set Del)
 12:00pm Fulham vs. Wigan (FSC)
 1:45pm Reading vs. Sunderland (Set Del)
 4:30pm Middlesbrough vs. West Ham (FSC Del)
 
 
 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
 
 7:00am Manchester Utd vs. Everton (Set & FSC)
 9:00am Newcastle vs. Derby County (Set)
 11:00am Blackburn vs. Chelsea (FSC)  
 
 
 BOXING DAY
 
 8:00am West Ham vs. Reading (Set)
 8:00am Chelsea vs. Aston Villa (FSC)  
 10:00am Sunderland vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
 10:00am Derby vs. Liverpool (FSC)
 12:00pm Tottenham vs. Fulham (Set Del)
 12:00pm Everton vs. Bolton (FSC)  
 1:45pm Wigan vs. Newcastle (Set Del)
 2:30pm Portsmouth vs. Arsenal (FSC)
 3:30pm Birmingham vs. Middlesbrough (Set Del and on FSC @ 5)
 
 
 THURSDAY, DEC 27
 
 2:45pm Manchester City vs. Blackburn (Set)
 
 
 SATURDAY, DEC 29
 
 9:45am West Ham vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
 10:00am Chelsea vs. Newcastle (FSC)
 12:00pm Everton vs. Arsenal (FSC)  
 12:15pm Tottenham vs. Reading (Set Del)
 2:00pm Wigan vs. Aston Villa (Set Del)
 2:30pm Birmingham vs. Fulham (FSC)
 3:45pm Sunderland vs. Bolton (Set Del)
 
 
 SUNDAY, DEC 30
 
 8:30am Derby County vs. Blackburn (Set)
 9:00am Portsmouth vs. Middlesbrough (FSC)
 11:00am Manchester City  vs. Liverpool (FSC)
 
 
 TUESDAY, JAN 1
 
 10:00am Manchester United vs. Birmingham (FSC)
 12:00pm  Aston Villa vs. Tottenham (FSC)  
 2:30pm Reading  vs. Portsmouth (FSC)
 
 (Setanta has not announced their 2008 schedule)
 
 WEDNESDAY, JAN 2
 
 2:30pm Newcastle vs. Man City (FSC)  
 5:00pm Bolton vs. Derby (FSC)  
 
 (Setanta has not announced their 2008 schedule)

[godsshoeshine]

wonder how the man u/neverton match got on both channels

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  wonder how the man u/neverton match got on both channels

I'm not going to believe it until I see it, but they both list it.  I thought it was weird too.

[godsshoeshine]

i usually go through the channel guide to set up my dvr recordings on sunday, and both channels definitely had it listed. what ought to be most interesting is if they have the same feed

[Frank Gallagher]

So, who would you make England Captain?

[godsshoeshine]

owen  

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  owen      

I said captain, as in on-field captain.... not head cheerleader from the treatment room.

[godsshoeshine]

my bad. steve taylor, then  

[godsshoeshine]

in all seriousness, john terry is a dick, and i kind of think gerrard isnt a lock to start...

[vansmack]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW
 
 Ties to be played February 19/20 & March 4/5  
 
 Celtic  v Barcelona  
 Lyon  v Man Utd  
 Schalke 04  v FC Porto  
 Liverpool  v Inter Milan
 Roma  v Real Madrid  
 Arsenal v AC Milan  
 Olympiacos  v Chelsea  
 Fenerbahce  v FC Sevilla

[godsshoeshine]

big sam wasnt my first choice as manager, but when he was appointed, i figured joey barton would be the kind of player he could turn around. now crazy joe looks like he could be the last straw. would not be surprised if sam gets the ax in the next month or two. of course the first two reasons are tactics and team selection...

[Frank Gallagher]

Barton is your typical scouse scumbag....and always will be. I bet they have a security guard in the locker room and safe to lock up the other players wallets and watches with that scouse twat around.
 
 Remanded in custody over the new year weekend.....it's classic, just classic and couldn't have happened to a more deserving dirtball.
 
 As for Big Sam - Bolton was about his limit in my opinion. He coaches just ugly bully boy football, and that will only ever get a team mid-table.

[godsshoeshine]

haha, you love the scouse
 
 but seriously, what kind of professional gets into a fight at 5 AM in a mcdonalds during in the midst of the busy holiday fixture list. so fucking stupid. i mean, stay away from the big macs at least    
 
 the 4-3-3 relies on the middle striker heavily and that's fine if they can score (which smith doesnt excell at) and run (which dukes can't). oba isnt great as a wide man, and mike is completely wasted out there. the players that should benefit are zogs and jimmy mils, but somehow they both play out of position
 
 the point total is mediocre, but the effort and tactics give little hope that sam, you know, knows what he's doing. cant believe that another manager will be sacked, but its not hard to see it happening

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
 
 
 but seriously, what kind of professional gets into a fight at 5 AM in a mcdonalds during in the midst of the busy holiday fixture list.
 
 a scouse one?
 
 
 the point total is mediocre, but the effort and tactics give little hope that sam, you know, knows what he's doing. cant believe that another manager will be sacked, but its not hard to see it happening

I'm thinking Morono for your next one....if they can afford him and his transfer budget demands of course.

[godsshoeshine]

i'd take him in a second, but he'd never do it
 
 i guess i could make myself feel better that sam wasnt hired by ashley, but its only a small consolation