The opening weekend of the Premier league season is very much to football fans what Christmas is to six-year-old girls dreaming of owning their own pony. We wait all summer and speculate on transfers, score lines and the managerial merry-go-round all in anticipation for the big kick-off, then it has gone sooner than you can say What? Danny Gabbidon is a Premier League player again? So what questions have been answered from the first round of fixtures? Here we go
10. The Three That Came Up Will Struggle
Cardiff, Hull and Palace all lost as they endured a baptism of fire on the opening weekend of the season. Welsh new boys Cardiff went down 2-0 to a hard working West Ham side but almost matched them for efforts at goal but perhaps just miss that clinical edge needed to secure Premiership status. Palace worked hard and had a right old go at Champions League hopefuls Tottenham, but Ian Holloways plucky side were given a lesson in the classic how to win when not playing your best. Poor old Hull, poor old Steve Bruce, they got a royal run-around at Stamford Bridge against Jose Mourinhos title chasing Chelsea. I know it is only one game and I know I probably get stick, but these three teams look like theyve got a lot to learn, and quickly, if they are to finish above the drop zone come the middle of May.
My name is Joe, I study Journalism and Media Production at Huddersfield University. A Sheffield Wednesday fan since a young age and a lover of football in all countries at all levels. Also trying to prove not all is grim up north.
