HERE. WE. GO
Will Liverpool canter to another title? Have Manchester City rediscovered their mojo? Have Arsenal finally found the missing pieces of the jigsaw? Will Chelsea’s midsummer Copa Gianni endeavours catch up with them? Can any or all of the three promoted sides make a decent fist of not going straight back down this time? Will Fulham finish 11th or 12th? How adverse an effect will being the father of twins going through the terrible twos have on the form of Jarrod Bowen? Some early clues to the answers of these and many other questions will be provided this weekend as the latest beautifully packaged model of the Premier League rolls off the assembly line, kicking off with tonight’s ding-dong between Liverpool and what’s left of a Bournemouth carcass that has been feasted upon by a wake of vultures during the transfer window. A club so resilient and resourceful that at one point they exhibited the massed ranks of their lame and halt David Blaine-style in a perspex box at the Vitality Stadium, Andoni Iraola’s side will almost certainly be just fine.
Harking back to recent discussions about nominative determinism, is Régis Le Bris predestined to wind up at Bristol City*, take them to the promised land of the Premier League, and be declared King of Bristol?” – Phil Taverner (*other Bristol-based clubs also apparently available).
May I be one of the 1,057 pedants who point out the definitely-not-workshy Wayne Rooney is [almost] right in saying the NFL season only lasts three months. Each team plays just 17 matches during the 18 weekends of the regular season. That’s just nine days into month four. The playoffs, leading to the Super Bowl, take place during the post-season” – Geraint.
Peter MacLeod (yesterday’s Football Daily letters) may have started something with his ‘keeper moniker sweep. Although pedantry isn’t (necessarily) involved, may I be the first of 1,057 to supplement with ‘handyman’?” – Clinton Macsherry.
In India the goalkeeper is often referred to in the media as ‘The Guardian of the Citadel’” – Ross Dunning.
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QUESTION TIME
Our Matchday live blogs will be running across the weekend. Our London-based reporter Ed Aarons will be answering questions on Saturday before the Spurs v Burnley match. If you have a question to ask him about any of the other Premier League clubs in London, email him at Matchday.live@theguardian.com. On Sunday, Jamie Jackson is at Old Trafford for Manchester United v Arsenal. He’ll be on hand at around lunchtime for a Q&A on the Manchester clubs. Get your questions to him now.
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