Barclays Premier League 15/16

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Guess it's never too early to start the discussions.

The 2015-16 schedule was released this morning: http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/...a-face-testing-start-to-2015-2016-season.html

Here's the list of opening day matches that will take place on the weekend of August 8:
AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa
Arsenal v West Ham United
Chelsea v Swansea City
Everton v Watford
Leicester City v Sunderland
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United v Southampton
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
Stoke City v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

And here are the links to take you to the fixture list of your favorite club:
 
This is Chelsea's season to lose. They're close to picking up Falcao on loan who has been on Mourinho's radar since his Porto days.
 
This is Chelsea's season to lose. They're close to picking up Falcao on loan who has been on Mourinho's radar since his Porto days.

I had never seen Falcao until his Man United loan (don't recall seeing him in 2014 World Cup) and he had a lot of... nothing. Was it just not working with LVG's side? What does he bring?
 
I had never seen Falcao until his Man United loan (don't recall seeing him in 2014 World Cup) and he had a lot of... nothing. Was it just not working with LVG's side? What does he bring?
For me he was easily one of the best center forwards in the world before his injury. But it's too early to tell if that injury ruined him for good or if LVG is to blame. Di Maria didn't look good under him either.

This was probably his most famous game where he put Chelsea to the sword.
 
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As Champions Chelsea have to be up there but it's always harder to retain than win the first one and the transfer activity has hardly begun. I wouldn't be anointing anyone just yet.
 
I don't understand Chelsea's interest in Falcao?
He was absolutely dreadful last season. I remember him whiffing at a ball in from of an open goal. Why would anyone want to spend money on a player in such poor form?

Are they only interested because he's a fringe player that they can loan in to fill a void that Drogba left?
 
Saw a few days ago Petr Cech moved from Chelsea over to Arsenal.

What happens to Szczesny?

P.S. Good to be back. Hotel WiFi sucks ass. :rolleyes:
 
Saw a few days ago Petr Cech moved from Chelsea over to Arsenal.

What happens to Szczesny?

P.S. Good to be back. Hotel WiFi sucks ass. :rolleyes:

im gonna be extremely tight if Cech was the missing piece for arsenal to win the premier league.

Though getting Begovic is not bad at all either.
 
What do you guys make of Swansea's signing this summer?

1.) Andre Ayew
2.) Frank Thibou (or something like that)
3.) a new backup keeper who's fighting for the starting role on the Swedish national team
4.) Eder
 
ESPN pundits seem to think it's Ospina who will go and Szczesny will stay because: he's taller than Ospina, and because he's an Arsenal academy product.
Are the pundits usually right about this kind of thing?
 
Low, low risk signing. It's not crazy for recovery from such a big injury to take 18-24 months. Plus, Mourinho wants to stick it to LVG and 10 goals from Falcao this year would certainly do that.