Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[If_You_Wanna_Be_The_Man]

I can understand his frustration, but he can't complain too much he's been like a kid in a sweet shop for the last few seasons

[Cheeky Hughes]

I can see this leading to Marwood being thrown overboard more than anything else. When you're Premier League champions and arguably the richest club in the world and you can't buy players, the guy who handles the transfers can't be doing much of a good job.

[stokeriño]

Chelsea XI for Community Shield: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Mikel, Ramires, Mata, Hazard, Torres

Manchester City XI: Pantilimon (Hart is injured), Zabaleta, Kompany, Savic, Clichy, Milner, De Jong, Yaya Toure, Nasri, Aguero, Tevez

[Cheeky Hughes]

That line-up doesn't give me much confidence. Costel and Savic need to play out of their skins today.

[Lineker]

Lee Dixon has joined ITV!

Also Kolarov is starting for City, stok.

[King Ellis]

Oh, it's on ITV is it?

[stokeriño]

I blame the interweb for all inaccuracies.

[Cheeky Hughes]

City subs: Johansen, Clichy, Toure, Silva, Johnson, Razak, Dzeko

Also, that Ladbrokes advert.

[Lineker]

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Mikel, Ramires, Eden Hazard, Mata, Torres.

Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Meireles, Sturridge, Cahill, Bertrand, Piazon.

Man City: Pantilimon, Savic, Kompany, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Milner, Toure Yaya, de Jong, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero.

Subs: Holmen Johansen, Dzeko, Adam Johnson, Silva, Clichy, Toure, Razak.

[IAceI]

Shirts and colours for the new season? Earning your way back into the fold Mr. BBC.

[MJB]

Yeah, but who's the referee?

And what colour kit is he wearing?

[stokeriño]

Good sound from the CFC fans at the off. >_>

[Lineker]

Black. Kevin Friend.

[9 to 5]

Black. Kevin Friend.

He isn't black. :/

[DavidMarrio]

Nice dive Hazard.

[If_You_Wanna_Be_The_Man]

Dunno if it's just my tv but the pitch seems a strange colour

[stokeriño]

Of course, were this Liverpool playing in 2005, Tyldesley would have uttered the phrase "champions of Europe" roughly 67 times already.

Not that I necessarily want him to. Watch him whip it out with sardonic glee as soon as we go behind.

[Jimmy]

So Savic ain't gonna last long.

[DavidMarrio]

Of course, were this Liverpool playing in 2005, Tyldesley would have uttered the phrase "champions of Europe" roughly 67 times already.

Not that I necessarily want him to. Watch him whip it out with sardonic glee as soon as we go behind.

He's a closet Manc if anything. He's dying inside that its Man City playing and not United.

[Jimmy]

hahahahahahaha hazard