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Request for Alex Holowczak

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by user Patrickburke1980

Alex, I apologize if I spelled your name wrong. Shouldn't your last name be something English, like Grant or Windsor?

Anyway, Bill Simmons from sportsguy.net brought up an interesting thing on his website. After watching this World Cup, he's decided to become a fan of the English Premiership. He has no clue who to root for or why, but asked his readers to give input. He didn't share his thoughts, but I was hoping you or any of your English brethren could put together some information about the Premiership teams. Perhaps their histories, if they are front runners every year (like Manchester United), or teams that are perennial losers or teams full of jerks.

I too would like to start watching. I think I'll root for Newcastle United as I went to University of Newcastle for a year when studying abroad in college. Any insights as to what they are all about now? Any Premiership websites that would be a good read? I would like to get hooked.

Thanks,
Patrick Burke


Date

Fri 07/14/06, 10:55 am EST


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RoblefkoLegend
1273 days ago
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Patrick, you should post this on Alex's talk page, as opposed to making it an opinion.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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i disagree Rob...more people can see this, and give their input
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Ooh, controversy amongst the admins!
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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ha!
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RoblefkoLegend
1273 days ago
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i wouldve let Pean's comment need be, but since for some reason someone gave me a -1, im gonna haev to respond (and probably earn more negative points). This whole "opinion" is merely asking ONE PERSON a QUESTION about ADDING INFORMATION to the site. If that's not the definition of what the "talk page" should be used for, then i dont know what is.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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"but I was hoping you or any of your English brethren "

not one person<p>plus, pat wasn't asking him to add info to the site, he was seeking advice on who to root for...he was asking alex to give his opinion via the comments section...what is the problem?

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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I don't want to tell people how to run their own site, but isn't this what a showdown is for?...
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RoblefkoLegend
1273 days ago
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there's no problem, if i get a negative vote, i respond to it, that's all.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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Alex, I second that notion -- I was entranced by World Cup (as I usually am), and can see myself getting into the Premier League. I always liked using Owen in FIFA games when he was on Liverpool, but I don't even know if hes in the English leagues anymore
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Owen now plays for Newcastle, but will miss the forthcoming season.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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crappers...me and pat could have rooted together!
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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that's not the only thing we could have done.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Ok, Chelsea have a Russian Oil Billionare to fund the team, so they have the best players in the League and will probably win it this year. Other contendors are Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and maybe even Newcastle, I hear they are spending a lot of money. Three of the 20 teams get relegated to the Championship, and the three that got promoted last year are always favourites to go back down, but others occasionally fall as well, such as my team, Aston Villa, who currently have sent their players to crucify their penny-pinching chairman (i.e. GM), and perhaps Portsmouth and teams like that. Also, stuff like United, or City, or Wanderers are sometimes dropped, unless of course refering to Manchester (Aston Villa being the exception).
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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is the "Chelsea Smile" for real?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Pean, I have no idea what you're talking about! So probably not.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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alex, what is a good website devoted to followign the premiership?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Thecrookedcap has posted some good stuff on here about the Premiership (as it's also known), but it wasn't finished last I checked. I think the FA Premier League has it's own website, I don't know of any in particular, but go to google and type it in and you're on to a winner (as a fire engine pulls up outside my house...). www.bbc.co.uk, and looking through that is always good, as is www.itv.com, who may have similar football coverage (although the BBC is generally better).
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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www.premierleague.com is the one. (Wow, a fantasy league! I could beat you all in that!)
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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As for my name, I am a Ukranian man's, son's, son, if you follow, so I have kept the Ukranian surname of Holowczak.
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RoblefkoLegend
1273 days ago
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you couldve just written "grandson"
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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You and the great "Ugi" Steve Skordinski would get along just fine.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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I couldn't - if I was a Ukranian man's, daughter's, son, I would have lost the name Holowczak through what would be my mother's marriage.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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nonetheless, the 'man' you are talking about is your grandfather...is he not?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Yes, I was just explaining why I was explaining...
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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You replied that you couldn't have just said you were that man's grandson. but you could! holy shit you so could have done that!

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Colin Powell... idiot. Anyway, how do you wikify pictures? I've tried and failed.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1273 days ago
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come on you Gunners!!
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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This may be the most interesting non sports conversation ever posted on this site.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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If anyone wants to play the Fantasy Football Game let me know and I'll start a League.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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i would definitely be interested, but i would imagine i would do terrible...when does the season start?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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It starts 18 August, but you can sign up now on www.premierleague.com.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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its free, im in...let me know what i have to do
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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Ill throw my hat into that ring, since I consider myself an expert now days
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Ok, people signing up for fantasy football, go to the website, www.premierleague.com, and click "enter premierleague.com" or something like that. Then there is a link to fantasy football, register, and you're on your way. Then you have to pick a 15 man squad with 100 points available. The idea is to spend your points on under-rated players. Also, you can name your team, perhaps your ArmchairGM username with XI at the end is best to help. I'll set the League up now, and then I'll see how others join.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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oh i thought there would be a player draft..that doesn't sound as cool
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Ok, after you set your team up, you have to press "join league." Then click "Join Public League" with the code 132877-26509. Then you will see my XI in the League.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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No Pean, but you can choose whoever you want, but you must get under the "salary cap". Still join, you never know who will win, that's the idea of the cap.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Is anybody going to join?
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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how much is the 'need to be paid attention to' ratio of this Fantasy Football league? Can you pick the players and kick back, or is there a lot of manipulation involved? If you have an extra spot you need filled, maybe I'll give it a whirl, If you don't want me to join, I can certainly appreciate that...
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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Everybody is welcome Manny, I believe numbers are unlimited. And you can drop by once a week (nearly all games are played every Saturday-Monday), so compared to baseball, it's not very often.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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I can get to LOVE football this way!!! sounds like fun AND educational!!! It's fucucational!!!
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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Can I get a player list or something because I only know like 5 EPL players
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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There is one on the team select page, the best players are at the top of each column (you can search by position), but you may not be able to afforf them all. You can just pick each player by their cost. They are sorted in order of quality (points they earned last year), so it is easy to see who's the best.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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The idea is to get people close to the top of each positional list, that have a low cost, e.g. a player with 200 points that costs 8.0 would be excellent.
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ThecrookedcapAll-Star
1273 days ago
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I saw a thing for player lists; they're on hold for the moment because it's currently European transfer season (sort of like a free agency period, but not quite), so there's a lot of fluctuation at the moment. Once the period finishes up, I'll start up again.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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geez this is hard
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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It took me a while, keep playing around with it, and you'll get there.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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well like i said it doesnt help that I know nothing about EPL but Im such a sports junky that I have to pay
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
1273 days ago
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I'm Manny Stiles! I log off and make comments about myself! I'm HILARIOUS! HA HA HA HA! jlsaljkdfsjlkdfsjkldsfakjl;fdsaj;iofsdaji;fsadji;fdsajio;fasji;ofjio;rgfjio;rfgji;orgjioargji MANNY STILES!!!! HE SUCKS!! jsdfjoiasdfojiafesjiofewjio;f0u89f0urf0u89fr09uf9u0fe0u9ef0u9f MANNY SUCKS HA HA HA HA H!!!!!!!!!!!!!~A!!! jasllskjflkasjklsfdojisfjlfjlifjilf hwooo hooooooooo manny stiles!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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I'm pretty sure I (nor any of my other personalities) didn't write that... nah, I type way better than that, and I'm pretty sure I would have written "I Suck", not 'he sucks' (and I might have described what I suck on)... Plus, I don't log back in and + myself like you did, thanks for the jealousy! There you go, another one of my Anonymous fans! You spelled my name write and got a response from me!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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and I didn't give you the negative, either... minuses cause cancer!
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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given all these comments and the multiple interesting convos that are going on...I'd say it was good I made this an article and not a note on Alex 'the Ukranian's' personal user page.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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(To quote from Patrick if he hadn't alrady made the first comment - directed at Roblefko) "Ouch!"
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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Yes Thanks Patrickburke just want I need another Fantasy Sports addiction that I will undoubly be frustrated with forever.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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at least you'll get the opportunity to beat me!!!
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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I aim to please
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1273 days ago
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When you're done remember the code! You need to join the League with this code -> 132877-26509
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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Wow, this is the most random collection of crap I've seen since I was on this site yesterday!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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that's what you get for falling to #17...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1273 days ago
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=) I gave you a plus for trying!
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ChachiOSUDraft Pick
1273 days ago
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What happened to suggesting things for Simmons? This comment thread took a couple turns. Regardless, my former roommate was a huge Liverpool fan and I have respect for them, but after watching nough games last year I am now firmly a Bolton Wanderers fan. Forget Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal, everyone roots for them. Jump on the Bolton bandwagon.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1273 days ago
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Chachi, I plan on putting together an article today about the Premiership. It will contain some information on each team and can be used as a means to figure out which team to root for, if anyone is interested. It will be called 'The English Premiership for dummies (Americans).'.
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