Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[Gazz]

I also play Fifa with alternate controls, which occasionally explains why I shoot from the corner flag and loft balls over the bar from six yards.

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I also play Fifa with alternate controls, which occasionally explains why I shoot from the corner flag and loft balls over the bar from six yards.

No, the reason for that is whiskey.

[TCO]

Add me to the list of people who use square to shoot on FIFA. Never adapted from the glory days of PES.

[EddieG]

Pretty sure they didn't have through balls.

[Dingle]

A quick check tells me that Fifa 2000 had through balls, but that Fifa 97 didn't. Can't find controls for 98 or 99. The controls for 1997 on the sega saturn look mad >_>.

http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7714&tab=controls

[IAceI]

That's because us Sega Saturn hipsters were too busy playing Worldwide Soccer '97

[Pesci]

I nearly lost my shit one Christmas because my parents got me a Playstation instead of the Sega Saturn I asked for

[Berober]

Fuck footy games on the PS1, UEFA Striker was insanely hard!

[Matticus]

Three Lions was hilarious on the PlayStation

[Nerf]

Ronaldo vs. The World!

[King Ellis]

Libero Grande!

[Crybaby Bunting]

The early days of PS2 football games is where it's at.

Especially This Is Football with the 'diving' arm gesture after you lunged, two footed into a player.

[Thrilla]

Chris Kamara's Street Soccer was the best.

[MDK]

Libero Grande!

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[Twist]

The early days of PS2 football games is where it's at.

Especially This Is Football with the 'diving' arm gesture after you lunged, two footed into a player.

And actually being able to dive!

[Lineker]

Swansea defender Kyle Bartley has been ruled out for three months by injury. The 21-year-old, who signed from Arsenal for the 2012-13 campaign, sufffered a thigh injury in training. Bartley joins fellow defender Neil Taylor (ankle surgery) on the sidelines while Chico Flores is suspended for three games.

[Dingle]

Jesus christ, Swansea just got hit hard with losing Taylor and now Bartley. Especially if Flores thinks axe kicks are good tackles >_>.

[Berober]

I'm cautiously optimistic about our chances at Villa Park on Saturday I must say...

Reckon we lose 5-0.

[Baddar]

RVP injured on international duty, as expected. :/

[Starvinho]

Apparently the Dutch press are reporting RVP has a "minor bruise" to his thigh and was only taken off as a precaution. Until something official is reported at United I'm not taking anything as truth though, but hopefully it's nothing too serious.