All you have to do to make any match that "electrifying" is have awful defending on both sides.

No.

Hockey is infinitely more electrifying.

AFSENAL

Damn that spell check!

ARSENAL

PowerSlacker: No.

Hockey is infinitely more electrifying.

only 3 posts before the "but hockey is bettar!!!"

awesome.

Renart: All you have to do to make any match that "electrifying" is have awful defending on both sides.

I watched an American football game on TV last night that ended 63 to 60. Without overtime.

/electrifyingly bad defense
//or defence, if you must

It was a fun match to watch as a neutral, even with the defensive mistakes.

JerseyTim: The Mata goal was nice, but this was the goal of the week.

One day I'll learn the physics behind why those balls can curve like that.

/can kick a mean curve on a ball himself
//but only when I'm trying to kick straight

yelmrog: PowerSlacker: No.

Hockey is infinitely more electrifying.

only 3 posts before the "but hockey is bettar!!!"

awesome.

Obvious refutation of dumb soccer guy had to be made with that headline.

Sorry.

JerseyTim: The Mata goal was nice, but this was the goal of the week.

that was a beautiful play.


and i don't even like soccer.

Mr_Fabulous: Renart: All you have to do to make any match that "electrifying" is have awful defending on both sides.

I watched an American football game on TV last night that ended 63 to 60. Without overtime.

/electrifyingly bad defense
//or defence, if you must

Yeah, the occasional game like that is fun, but the premise of TFA that this is a great "sales pitch" for the Premier League is ridiculous since most matches have competent defending and are thus likely to be lower-scoring. Learning to appreciate defending in soccer is, I think, the biggest hurdle to Americans enjoying watching the sport, and anybody expecting lots of matches like this one is in for disappointment.

Sonofa... I was actually, strangely enough, watching this game early Saturday but ended up turning it off when the kids started arguing. I "only" saw three goals, plus one beautiful play voided by a legitimate offside call.

mitchcumstein1: Cajnik: Q: Just how competitive is the Premier League? A: Not very

So it's the Big 3 and Little 14, where's the other 3 teams?

In the Championship.

/BA-DUM-CHA!

Cajnik: yelmrog: PowerSlacker: No.

Q: Just how competitive is the Premier League? A: Not very


Who argues that the Premier League is top to bottom competitive? The phrase "top four" exists for a reason.

The author of that article was arguing with nobody.

Rwa2play: mitchcumstein1: Cajnik: Q: Just how competitive is the Premier League? A: Not very

So it's the Big 3 and Little 14, where's the other 3 teams?

In the Championship.

/BA-DUM-CHA!


How often do the 3 promoted clubs go right back down the following year? All the time? Also, is it the same 6 clubs alternating years between the Premiership and the Championship? I imagine there must be more parity down there, but that 1-year boost of Barclays money must provide quite the advantage...

Cajnik: yelmrog: PowerSlacker: No.

Hockey is infinitely more electrifying.

only 3 posts before the "but hockey is bettar!!!"

awesome.

Ima let you finish, but that that 9-8 Jets over Flyers game the other night was one of the best games of all time. Of all time!


Q: Just how competitive is the Premier League? A: Not very

That's interesting, but all it seems to do is affirm the continuing cycle of clubs that spend millions earning millions more to grow their teams beyond the means of the competition. One passage from your linked article caught my eye:

Rangers and Celtic have perhaps suffered from that at times in Europe, which may mean that the domination of European football by Barcelona and Real Madrid many have predicted is not quite so sustainable as many think.

Which sounds sensible at first, but to be certain I checked to see how much these clubs spent on transfers over the summer.

Barcelona spent €80 million and earned €45.9 million.
Real Madrid spent €55 million and earned €11 million.

Meanwhile Rangers and Celtic spent €3.6 million each. Aberdeen spent €100,000 on one player and the other nine teams in the SPL relied entirely upon free transfers.

In both cases these teams utterly dominate their leagues, but in the case of both Spain and England the sheer amount of money available to the largest clubs completely changes their situation in terms of constructing their teams and consequently in European competition - not to mention the massive additional income from extended runs in the Champions League.