Barclays Premier League 2009/2010The 2009–10 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) will be the eighteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams will contest the league, with Manchester United the defending champions. The season is scheduled to begin on 15 August 2009 and end on 9 May 2010. The fixture list was announced on 17 June.
The Teams for the 2009/2010 Season1. Arsenal
2. Aston Villa
3. Birmingham City
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Burnley
7. Chelsea
8. Everton
9. Fulham
10. Hull City
11. Liverpool
12. Manchester City
13. Manchester United
14. Portsmouth
15. Stoke City
16. Sunderland
17. Tottenham Hotspur
18. West Ham United
19. Wigan Athletic
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Opening Day FixturesAston Villa v Wigan
Blackburn v Manchester City
Bolton v Sunderland
Chelsea v Hull
Everton v Arsenal
Manchester Utd v Birmingham
Portsmouth v Fulham
Stoke v Burnley
Tottenham v Liverpool
Wolves v West Ham
Last SeasonWinners: Manchester United
Runners Up: Liverpool
Champions League Group Stage Qualifiers: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea
Champions League Play Off Round: Arsenal
Europa League Play Off Round: Everton, Aston Villa, Fulham
Relegation: Newcastle United, Middlesborough, West Bromich Albion
Top Scorer: Nicolas Anelka (19)
rajputwarrior
Jul 1 2009, 15:41
wooo!
i might be going to england end of august. The plan is to see a chelsea, liverpool and a man u game. I really hope i'll be able to go. Can't wait for this season to start!
wolfman1380
Jul 1 2009, 15:53
Quote - (rajputwarrior @ Jul 1 2009, 16:41)
wooo!
i might be going to england end of august. The plan is to see a chelsea, liverpool and a man u game. I really hope i'll be able to go. Can't wait for this season to start!
Good luck trying to get tickets unless you're part of a membership of any of those clubs you've got no chance.
Frank Fontaine
Jul 1 2009, 23:10
Should be an interesting year this year...
Can united cope without Ronaldo
Can Liverpool mount an even stronger challenge if Torres and Gerrard stay fit
How will Chelsea's 10 millionth new manager do
What can Man City achieve
Should be close IMO, don't want to predict the champions yet
gregb0b
Jul 2 2009, 02:01
Quote - (wolfman1380 @ Jul 1 2009, 16:53)
Good luck trying to get tickets unless you're part of a membership of any of those clubs you've got no chance.
Yep....
Crazysah
Jul 2 2009, 09:32
I made the post yesterday and my internet died. Anyways, thanks Martyn!
Go Arsenal this season!
Can any member of Neowin staff plz unpin the old thread and pin this one in its place?
nothuman
Jul 2 2009, 10:34
Our new home shirt is, well, different. Don't know yet if I like it or not.
Quote - (Kralik @ Jul 2 2009, 11:01)
Can any member of Neowin staff plz unpin the old thread and pin this one in its place?
I PM'd a member of staff yesterday about it when I made the thread. Ah well.
EDIT: Colin-uk has sorted it now
Frank Fontaine
Jul 2 2009, 15:26
Quote - (nothuman @ Jul 2 2009, 11:34)
Our new home shirt is, well, different. Don't know yet if I like it or not.
I think its horrible, the old red one was far better IMO.
Everton's is the funniest I have seen...
HAHAHAHAHA
Frank Fontaine
Jul 2 2009, 17:44
Holy hell that really is horrible
Edit: Whoever voted for Portsmouth to win the league is brave, I admire their enthusiasm
that Everton shirt is a crime..
Quote - (Frank Fontaine @ Jul 2 2009, 17:44)
Holy hell that really is horrible
Edit: Whoever voted for Portsmouth to win the league is brave, I admire their enthusiasm
Thank you sooooo much!
Did you guys see the new Bolton "Home" kit?
Do they really plan on wearing this in front of their home crowd? That looks disgusting!!! What's going on this season with the kits?
But then.. Villa "Away" shirt is almost like our 3rd kit..
Thats nice..
And I have mixed thoughts about Rovers "Away" shirt..
rajputwarrior
Jul 3 2009, 06:45
villa's is really nice
Does anyone have the A4 size Premiership Calendar?
nothuman
Jul 3 2009, 13:36
I do, but only for Man Utd.
Kenny is home
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Kenny Dalglish is to return to Liverpool FC, it was confirmed this afternoon.
Dalglish will assume a senior role at the Liverpool Academy and will also act as a Club ambassador working with the commercial side of the business around the world.
Managing Director Christian Purslow commented: "In our very first meeting Rafa and I agreed that we wanted to try and bring Kenny back to the club to help Rafa really drive forward our Academy which is at the heart of our plans for the future. We are delighted he has agreed to join us and I am sure he will be very successful in his new role back at the club."
gregb0b
Jul 3 2009, 19:32
I am starting to like our new kits
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Audioboxer
Jul 3 2009, 20:21
Chelsea away strip is horrible.
Man Utd strip is horrible as well.
As someone else has already said what is going on with some of the strips this season?
Anyone claimed the luminous yellow kit for next season? Chelsea, Man City and Wigan have had their turn, who gets it next?
Frank Fontaine
Jul 3 2009, 21:02
That Chelsea away strip is horrendous.
The chelsea home blue kit seems fine, but the away kit, it just needs a chav wearing it with a baseball cap....
I'm not sure about what Pomepy are doing, I remember not long ago we got fined by the league for changing the design. A club can only make the changes after a certain time period after the last change (so the fans don't have to keep forking out money) So we may end up with the same strip, not that it's a bad strip.
***Edit*** Just looked at the pomepy site, the 08/09 kit seems to be like £5, perhaps they want to get rid of stock!
The Chelsea away kit reminds me of an old Inter kit from years back.
rajputwarrior
Jul 4 2009, 00:41
only a blind chelsea fan could love that away one
Crazysah
Jul 5 2009, 18:57
Quote - (Audioboxer @ Jul 4 2009, 02:21)
Chelsea away strip is horrible.
Man Utd strip is horrible as well.
As someone else has already said what is going on with some of the strips this season?
Well the new Arsenal strip is pretty cool!
Quote - (Crazysah @ Jul 5 2009, 23:57)
Well the new Arsenal stripS are pretty cool!
Fixed that for you
But guys I feel bad for Owen.. he has to wear that ugly shirt now.. on the other hand if he had stayed at Toon he would have to wear this..
Edit: I just noticed most of these ugly kits are designed by Adidas.. looking at these kits.. I would hire chimps next year if I was the owner of Adidas coz they would do the same job and save a load of money..
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Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky is ready to put his injury nightmare behind him as he prepares for an autumn return.
The 28-year-old has not played for the Gunners for 18 months initially due to a hamstring injury that then affected his knee tendons.
...
"According to my fitness coach Tony Colbert I could have been playing at the end of (last) season as he thought my fitness was okay.
"I think it was obvious from the training that I was ready to play, if not for 90 minutes.
"But the club decided not to play me. They saw that I was okay, but maybe they just did not want to take the gamble.
"Until I play in a league match I will not be able to tell what my chances are, but when it comes to fitness alone I am in better shape than when I came to Arsenal."
Source: SkySports
It's abt time.. hoping he can find form fast and stays fit
ooo a new thread...been busy while I have been away
like the vote set up as well!
Martyn
Jul 10 2009, 12:27
Quote - (Rappy @ Jul 9 2009, 21:27)
ooo a new thread...been busy while I have been away
like the vote set up as well!
Well you used to always tell me to make it, so I thought I would pull my finger out this year
Quote - (Martyn @ Jul 10 2009, 13:27)
Well you used to always tell me to make it, so I thought I would pull my finger out this year
It's well put together!
I want to hope West Ham can get Europe but the lack of signings worry me plus the fact its a given Ashton will get injured against Wolves.
Frank Fontaine
Jul 10 2009, 23:56
Have to be honest i'd be surprised if the Hammers got into Europe. Not to be disrespectful or anything, but I feel there are teams below the big 3 that have enough of an edge on them to keep them out of Europe, with Man City in the mix with Fulham, Villa, and Everton, its gonna be hard for them to break into the top 7
Quote - (Frank Fontaine @ Jul 11 2009, 00:56)
Have to be honest i'd be surprised if the Hammers got into Europe. Not to be disrespectful or anything, but I feel there are teams below the big 3 that have enough of an edge on them to keep them out of Europe, with Man City in the mix with Fulham, Villa, and Everton, its gonna be hard for them to break into the top 7
Nah you hit the nail on the head there mate we rely to much on our own talent who aren't exactly proven, I dunno I can't see Man City doing that well this season actually probably be around 9th /10th
New West Ham home kit?
supposedly its the leaked image from the kit that gets released Monday and if this is the kit I will cry!
Kralik
Jul 11 2009, 16:42
Quote - (Rappy @ Jul 11 2009, 20:13)
New West Ham home kit?
supposedly its the leaked image from the kit that gets released Monday and if this is the kit I will cry!
I hope this is not the kit.. if it is then its another disaster.. it seems the financial crisis hit sports apparel industry bad and they fired most of the ppl who were good at their job coz most of the new kits are awful..
Kralik
Jul 11 2009, 19:30
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Manchester City defender Micah Richards has revealed he has contracted swine flu and is stuck in Cyprus.
The 21-year-old told The Sun: "At first I thought it was a really bad chest infection, or maybe alcohol poisoning.
"I felt so weak that I couldn't move or eat.
"My friends had to bring me drinks in bed.
"When I was told I had swine flu all sorts of things started going through my mind. You see on the news people dying of it."
Richards confirmed City are aware of the situation and he is expecting to be the butt of some jokes when he returns to training with his team-mates.
He added: "My club have been very understanding.
"I'll get some stick from the lads when I do return - they will probably all turn up to training in surgical masks."
I wish him well.. hope he gets back soon..
Frank Fontaine
Jul 11 2009, 23:06
Quote - (Rappy @ Jul 11 2009, 02:21)
Nah you hit the nail on the head there mate we rely to much on our own talent who aren't exactly proven, I dunno I can't see Man City doing that well this season actually probably be around 9th /10th
Depends if their big spendings gel or not, suppose it will be interesting to see what they achieve.
Quote - (Rappy @ Jul 11 2009, 16:13)
New West Ham home kit?
supposedly its the leaked image from the kit that gets released Monday and if this is the kit I will cry!
Wow, that's even more nasty than the everton kit
Shibby
Jul 12 2009, 00:12
Have we gone back in time? Some of the kits I've seen here wouldn't look out of place from the 90s
Kralik
Jul 12 2009, 09:09
Quote - (Shibby @ Jul 12 2009, 05:12)
Have we gone back in time? Some of the kits I've seen here wouldn't look out of place from the 90s
Yeah.. very 90s.. kinda reminded me of the Away kit we had back in 1991.. which btw was also Adidas
You remember this?
Martyn
Jul 12 2009, 12:32
Can't beat this kit...
Simply beautiful.
^^
now that's old school
rajputwarrior
Jul 13 2009, 01:10
the candy liverpool jerseys are my favourite
Shibby
Jul 13 2009, 15:13
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148135.stm"The European arm of sportswear firm Canterbury has gone into administration with the loss of 72 jobs in the UK."
Bummer. Pompey were soon to launch the new kit and they the last one was a bloody nice kit as well!
Well its been confirmed it is the crappy kit
brb crying
Shycho
Jul 14 2009, 16:16
So whats the guess for the might man citeh formation on the opening day of the season?
My guess based on their signings. 2-2-3-2
----------------(GK)Given------------------
------(CB)Richards-------------------(LB)Bridge
---------(CM)Barry---(CM)De Jong------------
SWP------------Ireland------------Robinho
------------Tevez---Santa Cruz---------
Bench:
Bellamy
Bojinov
Cacideo
Evans
Benjani
Kompany
Dunne
I'll be honest, that attack does look quite scary, but I can't help but think they'll conceed a couple, and not really making the best out of their Youth talent that they are so proud of bringing up through the ranks... Remind me why Strudige felt it'd be easier to play for chelsea and their 3 strikers?
Quote - goal.com
Paul Hart is set to continue as Portsmouth's permanent manager for the upcoming season.
Hart had been expected to give way to another manager, with Roberto Mancini and Sven Goran Eriksson being heavily linked with Pompey.
However, according to The Sun, prospective new owner Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim now plans to keep hold of Hart. Quoted in a 48-page document entitled "Portsmouth: The New Era", Al Fahim said, "Mr Hart understands this club better than anyone coming in from the outside and deserves the opportunity to take it forward."
Hart managed Portsmouth for the last 14 games of last season, and helped guide them to safety. Al Fahim is expected to confirm his decision when he takes over the club on July 24.
Shibby
Jul 16 2009, 09:54
Oh The Sun....
No body has got a f'ing clue what is going on at pompey. Hart is currently dealing with the training. But as for who is going to become the manager, nobody knows. If Paul Hart becomes manager, he needs a check up from the neck up! The way pompey have handled things, if I'd were him I'd pack my bags and go. A burger van at times has better management than the Pompey owners/board.
Kralik
Jul 16 2009, 13:17
Martyn
Jul 16 2009, 19:06
The ****ing S*n.
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