Dammit, I just picked Spurs as my EPL team, from that article a few months back. I am assuming that there is a large talent gap between the best of South Africa and the Premier League - but should we read so much into a friendly in a different hemisphere?
mbd1: You can change your team in your user profile (if that's what you're talking about). As for reading so much into a friendly: Well, obviously, managers aren't playing with their full teams or necessarily their best teams, and everyone's experimenting with new players, formations, etc. However, when you get the manager whining like they are, I mean, there was obviously some lousy pre-arrangements. If you're going to spend all the money and go to a different country, at least set everyone's expectations appropriately. Or just stay home and play against the local lads. But anyway, I take Hoddle's outburst as more of a desperate attempt to draw attention away from his team's abject performance. Notice he complained about the other team's roughness, but not a word about his own team's shoddy play. Not to mention, all three goals in the 2-1 loss were scored by the Orlando Pirates. I think Hoddle has more to worry about than a supposed patsy team's unwillingness to roll over. And from the looks of an earlier SpoFi thread, others think the same thing, too. (And when the three gentlemen of the Midlands agree, you know change is in the wind ...)
Here's Hoddle whining (or whinging, as my pals on the British Isles would say). To add injury to insult: Zeige needs thigh surgery, return date undetermined.
Yeah, I know I can change my fantasy league parameters. I was talking about this thread, where suggestions are made for n00b Yanks. So should I jump off the Tottenham bandwagon and onto Blackburn Rovers?
One thing to remember about proper English football supporters mbd1 - no one likes a glory hunter. ;-) Blackburn's a tough one to call this season. Duff and Dunn both off to sunnier climes but Emerton and Reid signed and without apparently even touching the 22.5m gained from those sales. A good manager who motivates his team well, like his character or not, and the best keeper in the Premiership last season and a yank to boot. Spurs have brought in Postiga who no one in the English game knows anything about and Zamora who despite his scoring record in the lower leagues can trap the ball further than I can kick it. The manager's a god-bothering nutter and rightly or wrongly the team are seen as bottlers without the stomach for a scrap. Personally I'd jump ship in a moment. But then I support Birmingham City, so what the feck should I know?
I can only hope Wolves get stuffed, week in, week out. The loss to Morecambe gave me a great laugh. To be honest, when Wolves got promoted, I expected them to spend big wads of cash. So far they've spent less than West Brom did last year and the fans are getting restless. I can't honestly see Leeds or Spurs going down this year. There are just too many better candidates: Portsmouth, Leicester, Bolton and Fulham for starters. It would be nice to see Villa go down as well, but it won't happen. mbd1: If you've decided that Spurs are your team to support, then you're stuck with them. Sorry.
Spurs it is then.
You could support Chelsea. It's only a short hop across London, isn't it?
worldcup2002: No, any Spurs fan who decided to follow Chelski instead would just get laughed at. All credibility would be lost. You on the other hand, have none, so feel free to switch when Liverpool fail once again. ;-)
salmacis: All you'll have is your smarminess as Liverpool thumps Birmingham over and over again this season. Reds beats Blues! btw, why aren't you in the SpoFi EPL fantasy league? Everybody else is!
To add injury to insult: Ziege needs thigh surgery, return date undetermined. As a Boro fan, I find myself overcome... with laughter. The crater-faced Judas.
Er, I think Salmacis is a Baggies fan, old chap.
Oh dear, poor old Maccarone.
Oh dear, poor old Gary Neville.
