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2012-13 EPL season


Boltergeist

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it's almost upon us, as the unofficial beginning is Sundays Chelsea-Man City Community Shield match in Birmingham with opening weekend on the 18th-20th

A few things to ponder:

Can Chelsea use their Chaps league win as a springboard to challenge the Manchester stranglehold up top.

Newcastle kept the band together, can they go higher than 5th and get into Champs league in '13.

Can Wigan make a run towards the top half, or were their last 11 games just lightning in a bottle.

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Arsenal playing their new squad against Cologne right now... 3-0 at a half. Podolski with 2 goals.

Here's a formation. Soooo much speed with Walcott and Oxe on an outside.

...............................................Mannone..........................................

Yennaris..............Mertesacker.................Vermaelen............Gibbs

Walcott...................Coquelin....................Cazorla......Chamberlain

..........................................................Podolski.................,.............,

......................................Giroud.............................,,........................

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