Yay!! Luis is hooooooooooooooooooome again!! And now, training is back to normal. Ahahahakz!! Wow, so fast & 6 weeks of my IAP have gone by. Haven't gotten my pay yet, though. But for now, it's okay. I really gotta sponsor Art's prezzies or else the GB Family are gonna kill me.

Slept the whole night through yesterday, was so tired that after taking my shower, I just flopped down the bed & started snoring. Well, I was awaken by Nini for awhile because she insistently shoved a book at me, requesting for me to read it to her. Of course, I did!! She kept bugging me with her incessant chatter. I couldn't very well deny her request.

So yeah, I read her Snow White (shut up, shut up) & then I fell back asleep again. Yeah, yeah, piggy me. I even forgot to ring up Luis so we could talk & I didn't ring Such so we could discuss some of her party pics that were to be discarded away. Sorry, both of you!!

Anywayz, a tribute to the Barclay's English Premiership, here's a whole list of English clubs that you should know & what you need to know about, no matter how little. And so here's the guide that you can use to probably enlighten yourself when talking about English football. Well, at least then, you wouldn't look so dumb when people are all talking about EPL, right?? As always, this is courtesy of ESPNsoccer.com.

Barclay's English Premier League Season Guide:

West Ham United
Nickname: The Hammers or The Irons
Founded: 1895
Ground: The Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London E13 9AZ
Capacity: 35,056
Club Sponsor: Jobserve
Club Colours:
Home - Claret & blue shirts, white shorts, white socks
Away - White & claret shirts, blue shorts, blue socks

First Choice XI
GK Roy Carroll; RB Tomas Repka, CB Danny Gabbidon, CB Anton Ferdinand, LB Paul Konchesky; RM Shaun Newton, CM Nigel Reo-Coker, CM James Collins, LM Matthew Etherington; ST Teddy Sheringham, ST Marlon Harewood

The Gaffer - Alan Pardew

Best - Mid-table comfort
Worst - Yo-yo

Wigan Athletic
Nickname: The Latics
Founded: 1932
Ground: JJB Stadium, Wigan WN5 0UZ
Capacity: 25,000
Club Sponsor: JJB Sports
Club Colours:
Home - Blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts, white socks
Away - Amber shirt with black sleeves, black shorts, amber socks

First Choice XI
GK John Filan; RB Pascal Chimbonda, CB Stephane Henchoz, CB Arjan De Zeeuw, LB Leighton Baines; RM Andreas Johansson, CM Graham Kavanagh, CM Jimmy Bullard, LM Lee McCulloch; ST Henri Camara, ST Jason Roberts

The Gaffer - Paul Jewell

Best - Over 18s only
Worst - Back to basics

Sunderland
Nickname: The Black Cats
Founded: 1879
Ground: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1SU
Capacity: 49,000
Club Sponsor: Reg Vardy
Club Colours:
Home - Red and white striped shirts, black shorts and black socks
Away - All dark blue with red and white trim

First Choice XI
GK Kelvin Davis; RB Stephen Wright, CB Alan Stubbs, CB Gary Breen, LB George McCartney; RM Tommy Miller, CM Carl Robinson, CM Dean Whitehead, LM Julio Arca; ST Jon Stead, ST Stephen Elliott

The Gaffer - Mick McCarthy

Best - Staying up
Worst - Straight back down

West Bromwich Albion
Nickname: The Baggies
Founded: 1878
Ground: The Hawthorns
Capacity: 28,000
Club Sponsor: T-Mobile
Club Colours:
Home - Navy blue and white stripes shirts, white shorts, navy blue socks
Away - Navy blue shirts, navy blue shorts, red socks

First Choice XI
GK Chris Kirkland; RB Steve Watson, CB Darren Moore, CB Martin Albrechtsen, LB Neil Clement; RM Zoltan Gera, CM Andy Johnson, CM Darren Carter, LM Jonathan Greening; ST Diomansy Kamara, ST Kevin Campbell.

The Gaffer - Bryan Robson

Best - The Great Escape 2
Worst - Mission Impossible

Tottenham Hotspur
Nickname: Spurs
Founded: 1882
Ground: White Hart Lane, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0AP
Capacity: 36,236
Club Sponsor: Thomson
Club Colours:
Home - White shirts with navy arms, navy shorts, white socks
Away - All royal blue with yellow trim

First Choice XI
GK Paul Robinson; RB Stephen Kelly, CB Ledley King, CB Noureddine Naybet, LB Erik Edman; RM Wayne Routledge, CM Michael Carrick, CM Edgar Davids, LM Reto Ziegler; CF Frederic Kanoute, CF Jermain Defoe

The Gaffer - Martin Jol

Best - European challenge
Worst - Mid-table fodder

Portsmouth
Nickname: Pompey
Founded: 1898
Ground: Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, P04 8RA
Capacity: 19,179
Club Sponsor: OKI Printing Solutions
Club Colours:
Home - Blue shirts, white shorts, red socks
Away - White shirts, white shorts, white socks

First Choice XI
GK Sander Westerveld; RB Andy Griffin, CB Andy O'Brien, CB Dejan Stefanovic, LB Matthew Taylor; RM Ivica Mornar, CM Gary O'Neil, CM John Viafara, LM Laurent Robert, CF Collins Mbesuma, CF Lomano Tresor LuaLua

The Gaffer - Alain Perrin

Best - Safe as houses
Worst - Wrong type of Championship

Newcastle United
Nickname: The Magpies
Founded: 1881
Ground: St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4ST
Capacity: 52,193
Club Sponsor: Northern Rock
Club Colours:
Home - Black and white striped shirt, black shorts and socks.
Away - Greyblue and black striped shirt, white shorts and socks.

First Choice XI
GK Shay Given; RB Stephen Carr, CB Steven Taylor, CB Jean-Alain Boumsong, LB Celestine Babayaro; RM Kieron Dyer, CM Scott Parker, CM Amdy Faye, LM Belozoglu Emre; CF Alan Shearer, CF Shola Ameobi

The Gaffer - Graeme Souness

Best - Europe
Worst - Mid-table

Middlesbrough
Nickname: The Boro
Founded: 1876
Ground: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 6RS
Capacity: 35,049
Club Sponsor: 888.com
Club Colours:
Home - Red shirts, red shorts, red socks
Away - Royal blue shirts, navy blue shorts, navy blue socks

First Choice XI
GK Mark Schwarzer; RB Michael Reiziger, CB Gareth Southgate, CB Ugo Ehiogu, LB Franck Queudrue; RM Ray Parlour, CM George Boateng, CM Gaizka Mendieta, LM Stewart Downing; ST Yakubu, ST Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

The Gaffer - Steve McClaren

Best - European adventure
Worst - Mid-table meanderings

Manchester United
Nickname: The Red Devils
Founded: 1878
Ground: Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester, M16 0RA
Capacity: 68,210
Club Sponsor: Vodafone
Club Colours: Home - Red shirts, white shorts, black socks
Away - Blue shirts, blue shorts, blue socks

First Choice XI
GK Edwin Van Der Sar; RB Gary Neville, CB Rio Ferdinand, CB Wes Brown, LB Gabriel Heinze; RM Cristiano Ronaldo, CM Paul Scholes, CM Roy Keane, LM Ryan Giggs; ST Ruud Van Nistelrooy, ST Wayne Rooney.

The Gaffer - Sir Alex Ferguson

Best - Champions again
Worst - Malcolm in the muddle

Manchester City
Nickname: The Blues
Founded: 1887 as Ardwick FC, 1894 as Manchester City
Ground: The City of Manchester Stadium, Sportcity, Manchester M11 3FF
Capacity: 48,000
Club Sponsor: Thomas Cook
Club Colours:
Home - Sky blue shirts, white shorts, sky blue socks
Away - Navy blue shirts, navy blue shorts, navy blue socks

First Choice XI
GK David James; RB Danny Mills, CB Sylvain Distin, CB Richard Dunne, LB Ben Thatcher; RM Trevor Sinclair, CM Joey Barton, CM Claudio Reyna, LM Kiki Musampa; ST Darius Vassell, ST Andy Cole
The Gaffer - Stuart Pearce

Best - Passports required
Worst - Psycho killer

Liverpool
Nickname: The Reds or The Pool
Founded: 1892
Ground: Anfield, Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH
Capacity: 45,362
Club Sponsor: Carlsberg
Club Colours: Home - Red shirts, red shorts, red socks
Away - White shirts, black shorts, white socks

First Choice XI
GK Jose Reina, RB Steve Finnan, CB Jamie Carragher, CB Sami Hyypia, LB John Arne Riise, RM Luis Garcia, CM Xabi Alonso, CM Steven Gerrard, LM Bolo Zenden; ST Peter Crouch, ST Djibril Cisse
The Gaffer - Rafael Benitez

Best - A closer third
Worst - No more Champions League

Footnote: I am in the category of 'Player to Watch'...Ahahahakz!! Sorry, Luis!!

Fulham
Nickname: The Cottagers
Founded: 1879
Ground: Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, Fulham, London SW6 6HH
Capacity: 22,000
Club Sponsor: Pipex
Club Colours:
Home - White shirt with red and black trim, black shorst and white socks
Away - Light-blue shirts with black panels, black shorts, light-blue and black socks.

First Choice XI
GK Jaroslav Drobny; RB Moritz Volz, CB Alain Goma, CB Zat Knight, LB Niclas Jensen; RM Steed Malbranque, CM Claus Jensen, CM Sylvain Legwinski, LM Luis Boa Morte; ST Heidar Helguson, ST Collins John

The Gaffer - Chris Coleman

Best - Top Ten
Worst - Bargain Basement

Everton
Nickname: The Toffees
Founded: 1878
Ground: Goodison Park, Liverpool, L4 4EL
Capacity: 40,170
Club Sponsor: Chang
Club Colours:
Home - Blue shirts, white shorts and socks
Away - White shirts, blue shorts and socks

First Choice XI
GK Nigel Martyn; RB Tony Hibbert, CB David Weir, CB Per Kroldrup, LB Alessandro Pistone; RM Simon Davies, CM Mikel Arteta, CM Tim Cahill, LM Kevin Kilbane; CF James Beattie, CF Marcus Bent.

The Gaffer - David Moyes

Best - European football
Worst - Mid-table obsecurity

Chelsea
Nickname: The Blues
Founded: 1905
Ground: Stamford Bridge, London, SW6 1HS
Capacity: 42,449
Club Sponsor: Samsung
Club Colours:
Home - Blue shirts, blue shorts, white socks
Away - Black shirts, silver shorts, black socks

First Choice XI
GK Petr Cech; RB Paulo Ferreira, CB John Terry, CB Ricardo Carvalho, LB Asier Del Horno; RM Shaun Wright-Phillips, CM Claude Makelele, CM Frank Lampard, CM Cardoso Tiago, LM Arjen Robben; CF Hernan Crespo.

The Gaffer - Jose Mourinho

Best - Same again
Worst - Outside top three? Unthinkable

Charlton Athletic
Nickname: The Addicks
Founded: 1905
Ground: The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8BL
Capacity: 26,875
Club Sponsor: All:sports
Club Colours:
Home - Red shirts with white trim, white shorts, red and white hooped socks.
Away - White shirts, black shorts and black socks.

First Choice XI
GK Dean Kiely; RB Luke Young, CB Jonathan Fortune, CB Talal El Karkouri, LB Hermann Hreidarsson; RM Darren Ambrose, CM Matt Holland, CM Danny Murphy, CM Alexei Smertin, LM Jerome Thomas; ST Darren Bent.

The Gaffer - Alan Curbishley

Best - Europe
Worst - Same again

Bolton Wanderers
Nickname: The Trotters
Founded: 1874
Ground: Reebok Stadium, Burnden Way, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 6JW.
Capacity: 27,879
Club Sponsor: Reebok
Club Colours:
Home - White shirt with one black sleeve, white shorts, white socks
Away - Dark blue shirt with grey sleeves, dark blue shorts, dark blue shorts

First Choice XI
GK Jussi Jaaskelainen; RB Nicky Hunt, CB Radhi Jaidi, CB Bruno N'Gotty, LB Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye; RM Stelios Giannakopoulos, CM Ivan Campo, CM Gary Speed, CM Kevin Nolan, LM Jay-Jay Okocha; CF Jared Borgetti

The Gaffer - Sam Allardyce

Best - Sixth of the best
Worst - Return to the bottom half

Blackburn Rovers
Nickname: Rovers
Founded: 1875Ground: Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
Capacity: 31,367
Club Sponsor: Lonsdale
Club Colours:
Home - Blue and white halved shirts, white shorts with navy blue strip, white socks with navy blue trim
Away - Red shirts with black arms, black shorts, red and black socks

First Choice XI
GK Brad Friedel; RB Lucas Neill, CB Andy Todd, CB Ryan Nelsen, LB Michael Gray; RM Brett Emerton, CM Robbie Savage, CM Garry Flitcroft, LM Morten Gamst Pedersen; ST Craig Bellamy, ST Paul Dickov.

The Gaffer - Mark Hughes

Best - Mid-table
Worst - Relegation scrap

Birmingham City
Nickname: The Blues
Founded: 1875Ground: St Andrews, Birmingham. B9 4NH
Capacity: 30,009
Club Sponsor: Fylbe.com
Club Colours:
Home - Blue shirts, white shorts, white socks.
Away - Red shirts, red shorts, red socks

First Choice XI
GK Maik Taylor; RB Mario Melchiot, CB Kenny Cunningham, CB Matthew Upson, LB Jamie Clapham; RM Jermaine Pennant, CM Nicky Butt, CM Muzzy Izzet, LM Stan Lazaridis; CF Walter Pandiani, CF Mikael Forssell.

The Gaffer - Steve Bruce

Best - Where's my passport?
Worst - Where's Plymouth?

Aston Villa
Nickname: The Villans
Founded: 1874
Ground: Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham, B6 6HE
Capacity: 42,593
Club Sponsor: DWS Investments
Club Colours:
Home - Claret shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts, sky blue socks
Away - Yellow shirts with navy trim, navy shorts, navy socks

First Choice XI
GK Thomas Sorensen; RB Mark Delaney, CB Olof Mellberg, CB Aaron Hughes, LB JLloyd Samuel; RM Nolberto Solano, CM Steven Davis, CM Patrick Berger, LM Gareth Barry, CF Juan Pablo Angel, CF Kevin Phillips.

The Gaffer - David O'Leary

Best - Uefa Cup Place
Worst - Marooned in mid-table

Arsenal
Nickname: The Gunners
Founded: 1886
Ground: Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, N5 1BU
Capacity: 38,500
Club Sponsor: O2
Club Colours:
Home - Redcurrant shirts and socks, white shorts.
Away - Blue shirt, shorts and socks.

First Choice XI
GK Jens Lehmann; RB Bisan Lauren, CB Kolo Toure, CB Sol Campbell, LB Ashley Cole; RM Aleksander Hleb, CM Francesc Fabregas, CM Gilberto, LM Robert Pires; ST Jose Reyes, ST Thierry Henry

The Gaffer - Arsene Wenger

Best - Champions
Worst - 3rd

Whew...and now my computer is a little laggy at typing out the remaining of my entry because of it's super-long content. But, hope it'll give you people who claim to know the Premiership & it's teams better & hopefully you don't talk nonsense when we talk about EPL. Don't play with the big boys when you yourself isn't out of diapers just yet.

Laterz...
Lenny JC