CollinsBeans Premier League 2012/13 Preview

Our views on the potential winners and losers for the forthcoming season, all in 140 characters or less.

Disclaimer: please do not use this as a basis for investment at the bookmakers.

Northern Wilderness – West Bromwich Albion

An enjoyable excursion to the Midlands, which marked the departure of Andre Villas-Boas from Chelsea – a great moment for any South West Londoner.

Going for Gold

The Olympics are in full swing and after Team GB's impressive victory over Uruguay and march into the knockout rounds, Olympic football fever is gripping the country (OK, got people mildly interested in between the weight lifting and dressage). We'll have our thoughts on British progress in the next day or so but in the meantime check out this piece from the archive written in the lead up to the Beijing Games

Editorial update...

We do still exist, this remains the place to come for an alternative look at football, we continue to tweet about things occasionally (carefully avoiding confectionary references of course) and there will be some new content up soon.


It’s simply been a busy few weeks at Beans HQ, and of course there’s a natural lull in the world of football anyway, as the likes of wrestling, shooting and handball get a well deserved opportunity to take centre stage.


Please do keep an occasional eye on these pages though, and we’ll do our best to bring you some comment and thoughts on the 2012/13 season – not least the exciting world of summer transfers. We know you’re all dying to hear views on Pierce Sweeney’s move from Bray Wanderers to Reading...

Euro 2012: The squad game

International tournaments are not just about the first XI, to win one you need the whole squad to pitch in. So why waste a space on a Stewart Downing? 

Euro 2012: an early form guide to the key battle between BBC and ITV

With Euro 2012 simmering away nicely, CollinsBeans takes a first look at how the pundits are shaping up. It’s largely a case of the same old story…  

Retro Euro 2008 views and opinions

To help get people in the Euro mood (not something that can be said with regard to the single currency recently) check out the links inside to some archived Euro 2008 news and reviews. Enjoy!

Euro 2012: the BIG predictions

The European Championships in Poland and Ukraine kick off today so join us as we try and pick out who the big winners and who the big flops might be. Then come back in a fortnights time and laugh accordingly

Famous 5ive: Champions League Final edition

With the dust settling on a remarkable conclusion to the European club season, CollinsBeans gives it’s thoughts on an enthralling and dramatic Champions League final

Cult Hero: Paulo Ferreira

Ahead of Saturday's big Champions League clash in Munich, CollinsBeans pays tribute to the classy Chelsea full back

Wandsworth Athletic: Spring 2012

Read the latest report from South-West London         

PFA Team of the Year vs. CollinsBeans Team of the Year

Don’t worry, our traditional end of season awards haven’t come early, but with the PFA team of the year announced this week, we’re taking a look at who we think should have made the cut and come to the conclusion that maybe footballers know more about the game than we thought...

A classic in Catalonia

Allow an ecstatic Chelsea fan to try and put Tuesday’s game into words, despite Gary Neville’s scream summing it up better than any text

Going Down

Up and down the country and all over the footballing world we are deep within squeaky bum time and nowhere, given the money at stake is it squeakier than at the bottom of the Premier League. CollinsBeans takes you through the strengths (there are some) and weaknesses (there are more of them) of the five key strugglers.

Building from the back

Defensive football doesn’t have to mean boring and negative

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Cult Hero: Mile Jedinak

“Less haste more speed”

Wandsworth Athletic - Winter Review

A largely forgettable campaign for the South-West Londoners

Andy Townsend – a postmodern commentator

The ITV man is so bad, that he’s become good again…

The artist vs. The grafter: Darren Ambrose - cult hero

The philosophical debate at the heart of Crystal Palace’s love for Darren Ambrose

Will Andre Villas-Boas go the way of Mick McCarthy?

Chelsea are on a poor run of form, and with visits to the training ground become increasingly frequent, the shadow of Roman Abramovich is starting to loom large over Andre Villas-Boas. Please allow a frustrated Chelsea fan to rant about where things might be going wrong at Stamford Bridge.