2012-13 Barclays Premier League

[Gooner]

2012-13 Teams:

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City
Sunderland
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic

Reading
Southampton
West Ham United

[Gooner]

We start this thread off with Joey Barton ... getting punched in the face.

Joey Barton attacked in street in Liverpool

Footballer Joey Barton has been punched in the face outside a nightclub in Liverpool.

Merseyside Police said officers were called to Eberle Street at about 05:30 BST following reports of a disturbance outside the Garlands club.

His club Queens Park Rangers said two men sang offensive chants at the midfielder and then hit him.

Two 21-year-olds are being held on suspicion of a public order offence and are currently in police custody.

A spokesman for QPR said: "Joey Barton was involved in an incident in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Monday morning.

"Barton was on his way home from a night out with his girlfriend when two men sang offensive chants and then proceeded to hit the Rs midfielder."

"Police were immediately on the scene and... Barton decided not to press charges and left the scene with his girlfriend soon after."

Barton, 29, was banned for 12 matches after being sent off in Queens Park Rangers' defeat at Manchester City on the final day of the season.

The Football Association found him guilty of two counts of violent conduct.

He joined QPR in August last year on a free transfer from Newcastle and became club captain.

Barton

[redvillain]

We start this thread off with Joey Barton ... getting punched in the face.



Barton

Joey, oh Joey.

[Gooner]

Tottenham's Daniel Levy deliberates over sacking Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp's future as Tottenham Hotspur manager is shrouded in uncertainty after it emerged that he is in conflict with the chairman, Daniel Levy, over a new contract.

Redknapp has no intention of resigning but could be sacked by Levy, who is furious at the manner in which the club missed out on Champions League qualification. Tottenham had a 10-point cushion in February and the chairman holds his manager responsible for the failure. The pair are due to hold talks imminently.

Levy suspected Redknapp's protracted link to the then vacant England manager's job led him to take his eye off the ball. The relationship between the pair has been spiky for some time, with each having the capacity to rub one another up the wrong way, and Levy is unwilling to meet Redknapp's demand for a lengthy new contract to replace his existing deal, which has 12 months to run.

Leading figures within the Premier League managerial fraternity say that it would not surprise them were Redknapp to part company with Tottenham. David Moyes, the Everton manager, would be the strong candidate to take over in the event of a vacancy. Moyes, too, has 12 months remaining on his contract and, despite holding several meetings with the Bill Kenwright, the Everton chairman, since the end of the domestic season, he has yet to sign a new deal.Brendan Rodgers, the new Liverpool manager, had his admirers at White Hart Lane, after impressing last season at Swansea City but his move to Anfield has taken him off the market.

Redknapp has had only informal arrangements with a personal agent in the past but he appointed Paul Stretford, who represents Wayne Rooney, among others, to conduct the negotiations with Levy over fresh terms. Levy was surprised to learn that Redknapp, 65, wanted three further years.

There has been public manoeuvring from Redknapp. He said last Tuesday that Levy ought to hurry up and offer him a new contract because the uncertainty could infiltrate the dressing-room if he were to enter the new season without an extension.

"It's not a case of me looking for security," Redknapp said. "What it's about is players knowing you've only got a year left on your contract and knowing that it doesn't work, basically. I think it's a situation of 'Well, he might not be here next year'. You don't let players run into the last year of their contract if you think they're any good and you don't let managers run into the last year of their contract if you think they're any good."

This appeared to fly in the face of Redknapp's contention that the talk linking him to the England job had zero effect on Tottenham's players and was not a cause for uncertainty. His comments went down very badly with Levy and it is clear Redknapp's position was not strong enough for him to make such suggestions. His timing was also unfortunate, coming in the wake of Levy suffering a bereavement.

There is no question, though, of Redknapp quitting. He spoke out after rumours circulated on Twitter that he had tendered his resignation. "I haven't resigned and I have no idea why it is being suggested that I have resigned," he told ESPN. "This is an outrage. It's an absolute liberty for people to be putting around this kind of rumour on the internet. It is not true. There is not a chance I will resign. Why should I? I have a year left on my contract."

Trouble at White Hart Lane. LOL Spurs!!

[phillo]

Trouble at White Hart Lane. LOL Spurs!!

BBC reporting he's gone...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18436663

David Moyes favourite to take over

[andrea_kristy]

SHUCKS!

bye bye Harry Redknapp na pala

[fred2265]

LOL @ the spurs. Redknapp is a gooner, as anyone who has read his biography will know.

[kaboom_mit]

with the impending managerial change in white heart lane and goodison park, it seems that the squad will have a revamp also... leighton banes and luka modric hmmmmmmm.

[andrea_kristy]

furnace medyo sadness ako sa fate ng Spurs with their CL qualification

to not qualify is one thing, but to lose your spot to your London rivals is just ouch

i'm quite interested if Bale and Modric will stay or leave

[gs09]

Di naman magiging ganitong kasama kung consistent 4th lang ang Spurs last season. Ang kaso eh dapat 3rd sana. Otherwise, 4th would've been good enough for a CL spot. Chelsea winning it was already beyond their control.

[andrea_kristy]

nakakatawa kase nalilito ako minsan

akala ko relegated ang Aston Villa, di pala

[LOLOLOLOL]

so arsenal are reportedly close to acquiring m'vila and giroud. is arsene trying to bring over the french national team to arsenal?

[andrea_kristy]

^parang sure na yata yang Giroud sa Arsenal

[tsong_go]

@ lololololol: haha that has been the case for a decade. hence the massive french support they're always getting.

[LOLOLOLOL]

the fixtures are coming out today!!! woot! can't wait to see the schedule of matches.

[tsong_go]

The Great Dane now the Swansea manager.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...-brian-laudrup
(The Guardian's URL is wrong---it's supposed to be Michael, not Brian)
Hope he continues the passing game we saw from them last season.

[LOLOLOLOL]

opening day fixtures!

arsenal vs sunderland	emirates stadium
everton vs manchester united	goodison park
fulham vs norwich city	craven cottage
manchester city vs southampton	etihad stadium
newcastle united vs tottenham hotspur	st.james' park (sports direct arena)
queens park rangers vs swansea city	loftus road
reading vs stoke city	madjeski stadium
west bromwich albion vs liverpool	the hawthorns
west ham united vs aston villa	upton park
wigan athletic vs chelsea	the DW stadium

[LOLOLOLOL]

Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Arsenal v Sunderland
Everton v Manchester United
Fulham v Norwich City
Manchester City v Southampton
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City
Reading v Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool
West Ham United v Aston Villa
Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

Saturday, August 25th, 2012
Aston Villa v Everton
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Liverpool v Manchester City
Manchester United v Fulham
Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
Southampton v Wigan Athletic
Stoke City v Arsenal
Sunderland v Reading
Swansea City v West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Chelsea v Reading
Liverpool v Arsenal
Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Southampton v Manchester United
Swansea City v Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion v Everton
West Ham United v Fulham
Wigan Athletic v Stoke City

Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Arsenal v Southampton
Aston Villa v Swansea City
Everton v Newcastle United
Fulham v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
Norwich City v West Ham United
Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
Reading v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Manchester City
Sunderland v Liverpool

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
Chelsea v Stoke City
Liverpool v Manchester United
Manchester City v Arsenal
Newcastle United v Norwich City
Southampton v Aston Villa
Swansea City v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion v Reading
West Ham United v Sunderland
Wigan Athletic v Fulham

Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Arsenal v Chelsea
Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Everton v Southampton
Fulham v Manchester City
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City v Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United
Reading v Newcastle United
Stoke City v Swansea City
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic

Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Chelsea v Norwich City
Liverpool v Stoke City
Manchester City v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Manchester United
Southampton v Fulham
Swansea City v Reading
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers
West Ham United v Arsenal
Wigan Athletic v Everton

Saturday, October 20th, 2012
Fulham v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Reading
Manchester United v Stoke City
Norwich City v Arsenal
Queens Park Rangers v Everton
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Swansea City v Wigan Athletic
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
West Ham United v Southampton

Saturday, October 27th, 2012
Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers
Aston Villa v Norwich City
Chelsea v Manchester United
Everton v Liverpool
Manchester City v Swansea City
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
Reading v Fulham
Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City v Sunderland
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Fulham v Everton
Liverpool v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Arsenal
Norwich City v Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers v Reading
Sunderland v Aston Villa
Swansea City v Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic
West Bromwich Albion v Southampton
West Ham United v Manchester City

Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Arsenal v Fulham
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Chelsea v Liverpool
Everton v Sunderland
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United v West Ham United
Reading v Norwich City
Southampton v Swansea City
Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers
Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Sunderland
Liverpool v Wigan Athletic
Manchester City v Aston Villa
Newcastle United v Swansea City
Norwich City v Manchester United
Queens Park Rangers v Southampton
Reading v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
West Ham United v Stoke City

Saturday, November 24th, 2012
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Chelsea v Manchester City
Everton v Norwich City
Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
Southampton v Newcastle United
Stoke City v Fulham
Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion
Swansea City v Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Wigan Athletic v Reading

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Aston Villa v Reading
Manchester United v West Ham United
Southampton v Norwich City
Stoke City v Newcastle United
Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Wigan Athletic v Manchester City

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Chelsea v Fulham
Everton v Arsenal

Saturday, December 1st, 2012
Arsenal v Swansea City
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool v Southampton
Manchester City v Everton
Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic
Norwich City v Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa
Reading v Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City
West Ham United v Chelsea

Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa v Stoke City
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Newcastle United
Manchester City v Manchester United
Southampton v Reading
Sunderland v Chelsea
Swansea City v Norwich City
West Ham United v Liverpool
Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

Saturday, December 15th, 2012
Chelsea v Southampton
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Manchester United v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Norwich City v Wigan Athletic
Queens Park Rangers v Fulham
Reading v Arsenal
Stoke City v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Fulham
Manchester City v Reading
Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers
Southampton v Sunderland
Swansea City v Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City
West Ham United v Everton
Wigan Athletic v Arsenal

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012
Arsenal v West Ham United
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
Everton v Wigan Athletic
Fulham v Southampton
Manchester United v Newcastle United
Norwich City v Chelsea
Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion
Reading v Swansea City
Stoke City v Liverpool
Sunderland v Manchester City

Saturday, December 29th, 2012
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic
Everton v Chelsea
Fulham v Swansea City
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City v Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Reading v West Ham United
Stoke City v Southampton
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers
Liverpool v Sunderland
Manchester City v Stoke City
Newcastle United v Everton
Southampton v Arsenal
Swansea City v Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading
West Bromwich Albion v Fulham
West Ham United v Norwich City
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United

Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Arsenal v Manchester City
Aston Villa v Southampton
Everton v Swansea City
Fulham v Wigan Athletic
Manchester United v Liverpool
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur
Reading v West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City v Chelsea
Sunderland v West Ham United

Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Chelsea v Arsenal
Liverpool v Norwich City
Manchester City v Fulham
Newcastle United v Reading
Southampton v Everton
Swansea City v Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa
West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Arsenal v Liverpool
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Southampton
Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City
Reading v Chelsea
Stoke City v Wigan Athletic
Sunderland v Swansea City

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Everton v West Bromwich Albion
Fulham v West Ham United

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Arsenal v Stoke City
Everton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Manchester United
Manchester City v Liverpool
Newcastle United v Chelsea
Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City
Reading v Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United v Swansea City
Wigan Athletic v Southampton

Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Aston Villa v West Ham United
Chelsea v Wigan Athletic
Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Everton
Norwich City v Fulham
Southampton v Manchester City
Stoke City v Reading
Sunderland v Arsenal
Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Fulham v Stoke City
Liverpool v Swansea City
Manchester City v Chelsea
Newcastle United v Southampton
Norwich City v Everton
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United
Reading v Wigan Athletic
West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Aston Villa v Manchester City
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
Everton v Reading
Manchester United v Norwich City
Southampton v Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City v West Ham United
Sunderland v Fulham
Swansea City v Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Arsenal v Everton
Fulham v Chelsea
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
Newcastle United v Stoke City
Norwich City v Southampton
Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland
Reading v Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City
West Ham United v Manchester United

Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea v West Ham United
Everton v Manchester City
Manchester United v Reading
Southampton v Liverpool
Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland v Norwich City
Swansea City v Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United

Saturday, March 30th, 2013
Arsenal v Reading
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Everton v Stoke City
Fulham v Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Southampton v Chelsea
Sunderland v Manchester United
Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City

Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Chelsea v Sunderland
Liverpool v West Ham United
Manchester United v Manchester City
Newcastle United v Fulham
Norwich City v Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic
Reading v Southampton
Stoke City v Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Arsenal v Norwich City
Aston Villa v Fulham
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Everton v Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United v Sunderland
Reading v Liverpool
Southampton v West Ham United
Stoke City v Manchester United
Wigan Athletic v Swansea City

Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Fulham v Arsenal
Liverpool v Chelsea
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Norwich City v Reading
Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City
Sunderland v Everton
Swansea City v Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United
West Ham United v Wigan Athletic

Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Arsenal v Manchester United
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Chelsea v Swansea City
Everton v Fulham
Manchester City v West Ham United
Newcastle United v Liverpool
Reading v Queens Park Rangers
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City v Norwich City
Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Fulham v Reading
Liverpool v Everton
Manchester United v Chelsea
Norwich City v Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal
Sunderland v Stoke City
Swansea City v Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic
West Ham United v Newcastle United

Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Everton v West Ham United
Fulham v Liverpool
Manchester United v Swansea City
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United
Reading v Manchester City
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland v Southampton

Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Chelsea v Everton
Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City v Norwich City
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Southampton v Stoke City
Swansea City v Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
West Ham United v Reading
Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa

I picked some important dates from the calendar.

North London Derby
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: Nov 17, 2012
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: Mar 2, 2012

London Derby
Arsenal v Chelsea: Sep 29, 2012
Chelsea v Arsenal: Jan 19, 2013

Manchester Derby:
Manchester City v Manchester United: Dec 8, 2012
Manchester United v Manchester City: Apr 6, 2013

Merseyside Derby:
Everton v Liverpool: Oct 27, 2012
Liverpool v Everton: May 4, 2013

North West Derby:
Liverpool v Manchester United: Sep 22, 2012
Manchester United v Liverpool: Jan 12, 2013

Manchester United v Arsenal: Nov 3, 2012
Arsenal v Manchester United: Apr 27, 2013

Chelsea v Manchester United: Oct 27, 2012
Manchester United v Chelsea: May 4, 2013

Liverpool v Arsenal: Sep 1, 2012
Arsenal v Liverpool: Jan 29, 2013

Chelsea v Liverpool: Nov 10, 2012
Liverpool v Chelsea: Apr 20, 2013

[LOLOLOLOL]

North London Derby
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: Nov 17, 2012
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: Mar 2, 2012

damn it, I meant this:

North London Derby
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: Nov 17, 2012
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: Mar 2, 2013

[andrea_kristy]

France Football claiming Giroud to Arsenal is close to a done deal, with only the medical missing.

TARAY ng Arsenal ha! assuming Podolski and M'Vila also comes in, pwede!