Re: Favorite Premier League Team...foggybottomApril 8 2005, 21:42:53 UTC
Well, as the picture suggests, Liverpool is definetly the team I support. I also like Tottenham quite a bit, especially since Martin Jol has been at the helm. It's cool that you like the Premiership, it's definetly a great league. I'd say it's the most entertaining league in the world, but that's just me. Do you support any particular team?
Re: Favorite Premier League Team...fathomsdeepApril 10 2005, 23:07:03 UTC
I'm going to say this and of course I'll be blasted for this, but I like Manchester United.
Not because they are the most recognized team or anything, but I have always loved them, though I don't generally support England in the World Cup (go figure: I'm down with Brasil).
And no, I did not start loving the Manc's because of David Beckham (before he was dealt).
He's not that great of a player in my eyes, but maybe I'm just "hating."
They are, in a way, the official team of London and seeing as my family is from the South End, hence my love for the squad.
Re: Favorite Premier League Team...foggybottomApril 11 2005, 14:37:02 UTC
That's really interesting. I had expected Arsenal would be the popular team on the South End, seeing as that's where Highbury is and everything.
Of course, it's difficult for any Liverpool fan to have too many good feelings towards Man United, but I must say that I've been impressed by the club's commitment in recent years to playing and developing British players (Giggs, the Nevilles, Scholes, Beckham, Rooney, Ferdinand, Smith, etc..). It seems that quite a few of Europe's top clubs don't place the same value on raising local players, and I find that unfortunate.
Re: Favorite Premier League Team...fathomsdeepApril 25 2005, 21:54:58 UTC
Here's where a bad analogy comes in...
Just warning.
The point in Premiership is to win.
Winning is everything, hence they are much like the NFL in a sense that teams want to take talent that is not so much a project, but rather that will have a significant impact upon arrival.
That is why local talent is not often taken up and developed, though in the long run it would probably be more beneficial because of the fanatacism of the sport and of winning there.
Now, what would be very suave is to take promising local talent that may not be able to play anywhere else for a high price, offer them moderate monetary compensation, and develop them.
Then in three to four years, you have a team that not only understands your teams system, but is homegrown hence adding to the popularity of the team within the area.
And the Arsenal is popular, but honestly...Manchester rules.
And not in that way that I love Manchester, but in the fact that their popularity outshines the Arsenal, even in the South End.
I like Premiership Soccer and I saw your most recent post, so I was just wondering if you had a favorite team or not.
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Not because they are the most recognized team or anything, but I have always loved them, though I don't generally support England in the World Cup (go figure: I'm down with Brasil).
And no, I did not start loving the Manc's because of David Beckham (before he was dealt).
He's not that great of a player in my eyes, but maybe I'm just "hating."
They are, in a way, the official team of London and seeing as my family is from the South End, hence my love for the squad.
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Of course, it's difficult for any Liverpool fan to have too many good feelings towards Man United, but I must say that I've been impressed by the club's commitment in recent years to playing and developing British players (Giggs, the Nevilles, Scholes, Beckham, Rooney, Ferdinand, Smith, etc..). It seems that quite a few of Europe's top clubs don't place the same value on raising local players, and I find that unfortunate.
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Just warning.
The point in Premiership is to win.
Winning is everything, hence they are much like the NFL in a sense that teams want to take talent that is not so much a project, but rather that will have a significant impact upon arrival.
That is why local talent is not often taken up and developed, though in the long run it would probably be more beneficial because of the fanatacism of the sport and of winning there.
Now, what would be very suave is to take promising local talent that may not be able to play anywhere else for a high price, offer them moderate monetary compensation, and develop them.
Then in three to four years, you have a team that not only understands your teams system, but is homegrown hence adding to the popularity of the team within the area.
And the Arsenal is popular, but honestly...Manchester rules.
And not in that way that I love Manchester, but in the fact that their popularity outshines the Arsenal, even in the South End.
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