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Down to 2 months until the season starts, still with 12 teams on my list. Lets cut that down to a more managable number, let’s say 8.
Removed from the list today:
- Stoke City- personal reasons as mentioned before, and just don’t find them that interesting
- Sunderland- not consistent enough- I want to root for an underdog with a chance, not a team fighting relegation
- Portsmouth- Iffy ownership situation for one, not a compelling team anyway.
- Hull City- Scrappy team with good potential, but still too much risk of relegation for my taste.
This leaves the following teams, which I’ve loosely ranked but is by no means the difinitive order:
- Aston Villa
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham United
- Fulham
- Manchester City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Wigan Athletic
Having eliminated the Big 4 and the new 3, I have 13 teams left to choose from. Here’s what I think I know (and am probably wrong about) on some of the teams and where they stand: (more…)
Filed under: team hunt
Short story: I want to pick an English Premier League team to support and I’m looking for input. Go.
Long story: I want to pick an English Premier League team to support and I’m looking for input. I’m not a complete soccer newb, but I can’t say I follow it. I played on usually bad teams up until 8th grade or so, but never tried out for the high school team and haven’t played much since. I watch the World Cup enthusiastically every time it comes around, and a little of the Euro ‘XX tournaments if I can find coverage, and maybe even some WC qualifying but not much. (more…)
