The English Premiership

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to-X2PNDWBE

That SCUM Gerrard at 3:35 dived like pussy earning them a penalty. I can never forget that. If it was a regular victory I'd be over it a long time ago. I wish they never win anything but England's lower league trophies, those bastards.


Besides, whoever came with the name for the city, a pool of liver!?

I hated it very much, but so did I when Marseilles cheated their way to trophy in 1993 and literally butchered Marco van Basten and ended his career. I also hated it when we lost to Ajax in the final of 1995. We may have lost the two group matches, but we really should have won the final. Ajax was so intimidated and hopeless, and only by sheer luck (and thanks to Capello's stubbornness in abandoning Savicevic) did we lose an otherwise uneventful and boring final. I also hated it when Galliani ordered Milan to leave the pitch when the light was off when we still had 8 minutes and all hope still alive. That was also Marseilles, but it was of course Galliani's fault. I hated it when Porto eliminated us in 1996 (through the hand of Rosenborg), and hated it very much when Galatasaray eliminated us again and again around 2000, and Deportivo La Coruna. And how can we forget about the UEFAlona?

I understand your point of Liverpool cheating, but the way I see it, it was just not meant to be. Out of all the teams I mentioned above (that had left a painful scar in our memory), I don't know which team I hate the most, but the point I tried to make was that so many teams have beat us, and nowadays, we don't even have a chance to be beaten in a final or even in UCL.

I don't necessarily like them, but in all honesty, if I must pick one team to support in EPL this season, Liverpool would be my choice too. because they aren't built upon big money, and rather, they have good teamwork, rely on a fine coach, and have history that fans can take pride in. I was actually quite gutted when they lost to Chelsea in such a stunning way. Stupid Gerrard had always choked against Chelsea along his career, all in critical moments of huge games.

but if I could, of course, I would want no one to win EPL or CL, or even better ,if I could, I would want Milan to win Serie A and Champions League, and Li Liga, and Bundesliga, and EPL, and everything.

by the way, this is from wikipedia regarding the origin of the name of Liverpool.

The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water. Other origins of the name have been suggested, including 'elverpool', a reference to the large number of eels in the Mersey, but the definitive origin is open to debate and is probably lost to history[citation needed]. It may be that the place appearing as Leyrpole, in a legal record of 1418, refers to Liverpool.[1] There is also the possibility that Liverpool developed from the French word Livrée meaning to trade or dispense with, a word used by The Norman French including King John who granted City Status to Liverpool. This would mean that Liverpool meant Trading Pool or Harbour and could have referred to the early dockside of Liverpool where trading took place even at the time of the City's founding. This would also give the City's Name the same meaning as Copenhagen in Denmark which meaning Shopping Harbour or Trading Harbour.[2][better source needed]

A likely derivation is connected with the Welsh word "Llif" meaning a flood, often used as the proper name for the Atlantic Ocean, whilst "pool" is in general in place names in England derived from the late British or Welsh "Pwll" meaning variously, a pool, an inlet or a pit. In modern Welsh, the name "Lerpwl" is used, based on the English. Another major immigrant group to Liverpool are the Irish, and in Irish the name is "Learpholl". An older Welsh name for Liverpool is "Llynlleifiad", meaning "pool of the floods". The city has had a small Welsh speaking community, mostly migrants from North Wales.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liverpool

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[Stitch]

I don't necessarily like them, but in all honesty, if I must pick one team to support in EPL this season, Liverpool would be my choice too. because they aren't built upon big money, and rather, they have good teamwork, rely on a fine coach, and have history that fans can take pride in.

Whats the obsession that building a team the way City did is wrong, anyway? I mean Milan's most successful teams were built the same way, right?

I supported City because of Dzeko but in general I dont like any of the english clubs, and I save the special pieces of my negative energy for hating Liverscum.

They are, together with Gayern, Uefalona, and my local team's city rival, the teams I hate with all my heart.

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This is actually pretty nice. Sherwood

Two days after comparing himself to a supply teacher who doesn't get the same respect as the headmaster, Spurs manager and bizarre human being Tim Sherwood pulled a fan out of the crowd at White Hart Lane and let him be Tim Sherwood for the final few minutes of the season.

With Spurs up 3-0 in the 89th minute, Sherwood pulled a fan out of the crowd and gave him his famous gilet. A nice gesture at the end of the season, but then it got a bit weird (amazing, but still weird) when Sherwood also gave the smiling man his seat on the bench.

https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-di...09967.html

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I don't necessarily like them, but in all honesty, if I must pick one team to support in EPL this season, Liverpool would be my choice too. because they aren't built upon big money, and rather, they have good teamwork, rely on a fine coach, and have history that fans can take pride in.

Whats the obsession that building a team the way City did is wrong, anyway? I mean Milan's most successful teams were built the same way, right?

I supported City because of Dzeko but in general I dont like any of the english clubs, and I save the special pieces of my negative energy for hating Liverscum.

They are, together with Gayern, Uefalona, and my local team's city rival, the teams I hate with all my heart.

Not really an obsession. I am just sour seeing that they (Real, Chelsea, PSG, City, etc.) have unlimited money to throw around while we can't even afford any player over 5 millions.

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I don't really understand Tim Sherwood's point in giving the fan the bench, maybe he's just a nice guy. Either way, I think as a coach he's definitely not ready for the highest level (if he ever will be).

[Nalx]

Congrats City. Some pundits may belittle their achievement by saying they "bought " the title, but hey, it takes money to make money. That has always been the case from Berlu's first few years in late 80s, and if anything, it's even more so nowadays. I know there's FFP and City is about to get massive fine next season bla bla bla, but who knows, maybe UEFA somehow will annul their own decision like they did on Barca's transfer sanction.

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I heard that PSG would get a 60M euro fine, and also, could only use a 21-player (instead of 25) squad for CL. but yes, I would not be surprised if that would be withdrawn.

Barca's transfer sanction was by FIFA, I think?

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EPL money



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maybe Milan can transfer to EPL.