It is that time of the year again. The time when you assiduously make sure that your weekends are free, praise the Lord that your mum's rather soupy serials do not come on weekends, and watch television channel schedules with a distinctly beady eye. Yep, it is EPL time. The most popular football league in the world, as almost all its supporters love to call it, is getting underway today...in fact, in a few hours from now. 'tis the time to cherish those who return (bless ye, Stevie G for staying at Anfield. Will really consider naming my offspring after ye), wave a cheery farewell to those who have left (Rafa, Rafa, could ye not have gone sooner), and of course, roll out the red carpet for the newcomers (Joe Cole, ye really look a lot better in red, ye ken).
What is also new is that this time, I am determined to follow the league as carefully as possible. It is not as if my devotion to the beautiful game has surged. Nah, if anything, it got biffed terribly during that 'ere tournament that 'em folks consider to the World Cup and which was won by those fellers from Europe who lost their first match, scored just eight goals in seven matches and seemed most comfortable just passing the ball to each other within ten yards of goal - their own goal, incidentally.
Nah, the reason for my blogging on the league this time is purely technological - I have finally got a set-top box which means that, barring something REALLY loony happening, I will be able to watch most of the league on television without the cable operator suddenly blotting out the match and switching to cricket. Oh, I love cricket too (watch out, another blog might be coming on that), but I really reached the end of my tether when the cable guy (he does seem to be a guy, notwithstanding the ear studs and extremely ornate chain that seems right out a buffalo stall) interrupted a Man U vs Liverpool (hats off, please) match to show us the joys of a Bangladesh vs England match. Yes, this is India. Sachin is God. I am an atheist. And all that sort of thing. BUT you do not interrupt a Liverpool match.
Anyway, now that I am assured some sort of Premiership coverage throughout the season, I will be trying to blog frequently on it. The Lord preserve my readers. And Liverpool. Not necessarily in that order. Of course.
And now, ref, blow that whistle!
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