Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[Lineker]

Except it wasn't that :/

See the transfer thread.

[Matt]

Oh, right... well either way the signing of Lloris and the failure to sign Moutinho don't seem in anyway connected. By the sounds of that the Moutinho deal was stopped because of the complications rather than there being a lack of time to resolve them... if I read it right.

[Pesci]

Oh, right... well either way the signing of Lloris and the failure to sign Moutinho don't seem in anyway connected. By the sounds of that the Moutinho deal was stopped because of the complications rather than there being a lack of time to resolve them... if I read it right.

Nah, I disagree. I think the complications and the lack of time go hand in hand. My point was only that signing a new keeper shouldn't have been a priority this window and by spending so much time on it (Levy was heavily involved on deadline day and it took up a lot of his time by all accounts) they harmed their chances of the Moutinho deal going through, which I stand by because it took up a lot of time of their main negotiator.

[MDK]

Why is baddar stealing Myke's rubbish jokes?

Soon I will be too old to make jokes, the baton has to be passed to the plummiest of the plums.

[Lineker]

Stan Petrov has been included in Villa's 25-man squad

[MJB]

And Darren Fletcher is part of the Manchester United squad

[Berober]

Fantastic.

[Starvinho]

Stan Petrov has been included in Villa's 25-man squad

And Darren Fletcher is part of the Manchester United squad

Excellent news, hope to see them both healthy and back playing very soon.

[Blaze09]

I seriously will go out of my way to watch Stan's first match back at Villa Park. That will be a touching moment.

[Lineker]

Andy Carroll has been ruled out for between five and six weeks with his hamstring injury.

[Lineker]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says sprint Larry Zbyszko Usain Bolt could play for the club in a charity match next year.

Six-time Olympic champion Bolt, 26, has joked he wants a trial at the club.

"It's interesting he says he'd like to play in a charity game," Ferguson told Inside United, the club's magazine.

"It could be brilliant and next year, when we play Real Madrid's Larry Zbyszkos again, there could be opportunities to bring him up and see how he does."

Bolt, who won 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay gold at both London 2012 and Beijing 2008, is a big fan of the club and was paraded at Old Trafford before United's 3-2 win over Fulham.

The Jamaican sprinter called on supporters to convince Ferguson to sign him for the club as he showed off his London 2012 medals.

Bolt has previously attended United's Carrington training ground where he gave former player Cristiano Ronaldo tips on his sprinting.

"He's a bit of a character and a big United fan," Ferguson said.

"The people from these small islands, like Dwight Yorke from Trinidad & Tobago, they all play football and he probably played at school level or youth level or something like that. It'd be nice to get him up here, I think it'll be good."

[MDK]

He'll be my first signing in FM13

[Colly]

I love that word filter. It's ee by gum!.

Edit: Just read our named squad for the league, Xiscos in it! I still believe in you X!

Edited September 5, 2012 by Colly

[Hobo]

Sprint Larry Zbyszko!

[Pesci]

After a shaky start this Larry Zbyszko filter is really starting to pay dividends, though a lot more in the non-wrestling sections of the board.

[Hobo]

Fantastic Brendan Rodgers interview on The Anfield Wrap podcast.

EDIT: Here's the link. Very worth a listen.

[DavidMarrio]

Fantastic Brendan Rodgers interview on The Anfield Wrap podcast.

EDIT: Here's the link. Very worth a listen.

The more I hear Rodgers talk, the more I like him. Certainly knows his stuff that's for sure.

[Lineker]

tl;dl - what's he said?

[Colly]

I particularly like his inability to win football games.

[Gazz]

tl;dl - what's he said?

He's changing his football philosophy and basing his new style on his new personal saviour, Joe Kinnear.