I need an EPL Team

• Fanneedsateam

  14 Jul 10, 03:02

  I am  an avid fan of American Football, more specifically College Football.  I need help finding an EPL team to adopt.
  

   

  I live in Athens Georgia (US), about 70 miles east of the Olympic City of Atlanta.  My favorite College team is the University of Georgia (UGA) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Georgia) football team.  The university is located in my home town of Athens.  My second favorite team is the UGA baseball team.  My third favorite team is the UGA basketball team,,,, and so on.  

   

  I am also follow the professional sports teams from Atlanta (Braves, Falcons, and Hawks), but without the same passion.

   

  Like many American kids, I grew up playing soccer (football) in Florida, and was a fan of the Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL).  Rodney Marsh was my favorite, and I did get to see Pele play.   I am showing my age here, because it was during the 1970s.  

   

  As an adult I played some, and coached a lot (youth leagues), but never followed professional teams.  Watching the World Cup this year has led me to try and find a team to follow.  And why not just go ahead and find a team in the finest league, the English Premier League.

   

  In this age of online video, and streaming audio, I should be able to follow almost any club weekly in the EPL.   I am going to need help in choosing a team.  What makes one club better than the other (fans, tradition, winning, colors, payroll, players, future, management, etc)?  All of these things I think, that is why I am looking for help.   

   

  Let me know what makes your club the best and why I should follow them, and why I should not follow another team.  Also let me know if you don’t want me to follow your club!

   

  One club will have a slight head start on the others.  Manchester City has scheduled a friendly with a Mexican club on July 28th, in Atlanta.  I plan to attend.

   

  Thanks for your help

• Poignant

  14 Jul 10, 09:06

  amazing. do you want glory or passion?

• Fenixx

  14 Jul 10, 09:37

  Tottenham Hotspur is one ambitious club with lots of tradition on the up and up.

  It has also scheduled some pre-season friendlies in the States. You may want to check out thee club's website for details.

• ASKL!

  14 Jul 10, 13:34

  ask yourself what kind of clubs you wanna support. can range to fans to money.
  
  want a club that can sign loads of players? man city

  want a club with  success in recent years? maybe man utd

  really depends on you.

• Poignant

  14 Jul 10, 13:40

  you want glory? barcelona, real madrid are the ones you're looking for.

  want passion? then liverpool lor

• TTFU

  14 Jul 10, 13:40

  Lol Wtf is this ? In a singapore forum lol... TROLL

• The man who was death

  14 Jul 10, 14:50

  Fulham...bob bradley might be going there....and they have a tradition of bringing in us footballers...

• BlueBlack Pie

  14 Jul 10, 20:46

  Originally posted by TTFU:

  Lol Wtf is this ? In a singapore forum lol... TROLL

  this is not how you define a troll la

• Fenixx

  14 Jul 10, 21:03

  Originally posted by BlueBlack Pie:

  this is not how you define a troll la

  Whaz a 'troll"??

• sg_forum

  14 Jul 10, 21:14

  choose it like u would choosing ur wife..
• Fanneedsateam

  14 Jul 10, 21:27

  Thanks for the replies!  I was afraid I would not be taken seriously.  I want all to know that I have done some research over the past month or so.  I am not entering this completely without a clue, but close to without a clue!  :o)

  Poignant - passion for sure

  Fenixx - I have done some research.  Hotspur seams to be a club on the move

  ASKL! - Manchester City is opening the wallet for sure.  Sometimes teams will all SuperStars do not mix........  Manchester United - They are committed to winning.  And a winning a tradition is important. I am not looking to have my heart broken every week.  But, Manchester United is probably like the New York Yankees, love them or hate them.  Am I right about that?,,,,,,  I like the way Arsenal seems to go about spending money.

  Poignant - I understand the Spanish League is tremendous, but I feel steered toward the EPL.... Does Liverpool have the most pasionate fans?  That is really important.  But isn't Liverpool upside down on spending?  I looked at the charts for the last few years and they seem to be on a decline.  Is this caused by their spending problems?

  TTFU - Sorry not a troll

  Death Guy- Bradly going to manage Fulham?  Americans on the team would help.

  Blueblack - Not a troll, thanks

   

  At some point I would love to travel and see a home match.  The environment of the game means a lot to me.  When I go to my team's games here, it is an all day affair.  Cooking out on the grill, hanging out with friends (all 92,000 of them!), talking about great previous victories, that kind of thing.  I really appreciate the input.  Thanks!

   

   

   

   

• charlize

  14 Jul 10, 21:39

  Support the Florida Gators!

• Fanneedsateam

  14 Jul 10, 21:45

  Gators!!! noooooooo

• gunner77

  14 Jul 10, 21:48

  newscastle united.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  14 Jul 10, 21:52

  perhaps Man City

• Y_Shun

  14 Jul 10, 23:22

  Just watch the matches then see which top side's football you like....

• Fanneedsateam

  15 Jul 10, 20:00

  Gunner - did Newcastle get relagated, or did they make it back this year?

  Bus&Soccer - I am going to see Man City play a friendly in Atlanta in 2 weeks.  It will be the first  proffesional match I have seen in over 30 years!

  Y-Shun -   Good idea on watching the matches.  I have Dish Network, and will check their scheduling package

• Poignant

  15 Jul 10, 20:53

  no best or worse fans around in this world imo, all down to personal. slowly take your pick, no rush