EPL Talk Announces Winners of 2012 EPL Awards
More than 61,000 votes cast by soccer fans worldwide to recognize the best of the 2011-12 English Premier League (EPL) season
We’re proud to announce today the winners of our 4th annual EPL Awards, sponsored by Football Media. The 2012 winners are chosen by the readers and editors of EPL Talk, and honor the best soccer content and performances of the 2011-12 Premier League season.
“We rely on the EPL Talk readers to drive our annual readers choice awards, because they are among the most demanding and knowledgeable soccer fans on the planet,” said EPL Talk Editor and Publisher Christopher Harris. “Websites, podcasts and blogs are critical to keeping soccer fans constantly updated throughout the season, so when a nominee earns recognition in our awards, it really means something.”
The EPL Awards are based on the responses of thousands of EPL Talk readers, who voted from May 2 to May 13, 2012. The online ballot, which was compiled by the editors of EPL Talk, included more than 400 nominees. In addition to the readers choice awards, the editors of EPL Talk selected an Editor’s Choice Winner for each category.
Here’s the list of winners for each individual category:
Best EPL Blogs, Websites and Books
- Dirty Tackle (Yahoo), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Brooks Peck (Dirty Tackle), Readers Choice Winner
- Kieron O’Connor (The Swiss Ramble), Editors Choice Winner
- ToffeeWeb (Everton), Readers Choice Winner
- ArseBlog (Arsenal), Editors Choice Winner
- The Guardian, Readers Choice Winner and Editors Choice Winners
- Jonathan Wilson (The Guardian), Readers Choice Winner
- David Conn (The Guardian), Editors Choice Winner
- Grand Old Team (Everton), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- ArseBlogger (ArseBlog), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- The Smell Of Football (Mick Rathbone), Readers Choice Winner
- Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You (Jonathan Wilson), Editors Choice Winner
- Top Eleven, Readers Choice Winner
- I AM PLAYR, Editors Choice Winner
Best EPL TV, Radio and Podcast Coverage
- Fox Soccer Report (FOX Soccer), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Match Of The Day (BBC), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Martin Tyler (Sky Sports), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Gary Neville (Sky Sports), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- 101 Great Goals, Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Men In Blazers, Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Alan Davies (Tuesday Club), Readers Choice Winner
- James Richardson (The Guardian), Editors Choice Winner
- Keith Dover (Tuesday Club), Readers Choice Winner
- Roger Bennett (Men In Blazers), Editors Choice Winners
- The Anfield Wrap (Liverpool), Readers Choice Winner
- The Spurs Show (Tottenham), Editors Choice Winner
- 606 Football Phone-In (BBC), Readers Choice Winner
- World Football Phone-In (BBC), Editors Choice Winner
Best EPL Players and Managers
- Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Readers Choice Winner
- Roberto Mancini (Manchester City), Editors Choice Winner
- Alan Pardew (Newcastle United), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Readers Choice and Editors Choice Winners
- Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Readers Choice Winner
- Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Editors Choice Winner
- Jonny Evans (Manchester United), Readers Choice Winner
- Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Editors Choice Winner
- David De Gea (Manchester United), Readers Choice Winner
- Joe Hart (Manchester City), Editors Choice Winner
A complete list of nominees and winners can be found at epltalk.com/awards
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78 Responses to EPL Talk Announces Winners of 2012 EPL Awards
lol DeGea. C’mon guys.
that was the “man united fans mobilizing better than other fans”..nothing more than a popularity contest. there was no thought aside from man u fans voting for their players. no objective decision making there. thank goodness for the editor’s picks to make this worthwhile.
I have been a United supporter for the last 15+ years and even I voted for Hart, Dempsey, and Kompany in ther respective categories.
I’m sure plenty of people voted for who the liked and not who was actually the best.
De Gea is not bad by any stretch, and seems to have some real potential but WTF!?!?
Of course I am going to be biased toward Joe Hart anyway, But even if not that, I’d have to agree that this is an example of the ManUbots distorting the voting. Best keeper? This guy at one point lost his starting job and only got it back when Lindegaard got hurt.
I’d think that “lost starting job” or “got lit up for most goals in a match allowed in history of Old Trafford” should be disqualifiers as far as award eligibility goes.
Congratulations to Joe Hart for getting the Editors Choice Award, as well as De Gea for Readers Choice.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
A typically deflecting answer. Why not address the content of the comment if you are going to reply to him/her?
MP, he said exactly what happened. He doesn’t need to address muppets like you or Alex.
Johnny Evans? DeGea? You serious? I love the United Community and everything, but let’s be realistic here.
de gea best goalkeeper? really
To recap, here are the clubs who won the most number of awards:
Arsenal 4 awards,
Manchester United 4 awards,
Manchester City 3 awards,
Newcastle 1 award,
Fulham 1 award.
And here are the winners of the other awards:
The Guardian 5 awards,
Dirty Tackle 3 awards,
ArseBlog 3 awards,
Men In Blazers 3 awards,
Grand Old Team 2 awards,
101 Great Goals 2 awards,
Tuesday Club 2 awards,
The Swiss Ramble 1 award,
ToffeeWeb 1 award,
The Anfield Wrap 1 award, and
The Spurs Show 1 award.
Congratulations to all of the deserved winners!
Cheers,
The Gaffer
Only see two for Arseblog… ?
ArseBlog won Best EPL Club Blog (Editors Choice) and both awards for Best EPL Tweeter.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
Agreed. Congrats to all the DESERVED winners.
As for the others….
Hahahahahahaha De Gea? Hahahahahahahaha
The Tuesday Club and Arseblog (together 5 awards) are both Arsenal. So 9 awards in total.
I think we have broken the 7 year wait!!! Oh – and we did get Groundsman of the Year.
No desperation at all.
What rubbish? It doesn’t take a United fan to tell you that De Gea besides his slip at the start, has been consistently great for the vast majority of the year. De Gea is absolutely world class, and he’ll show it again next season.
The much lauded Guardian newspaper have released their team of the season. And, its far more subjective, take note epltalk readers (and editors.)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/15/guardian-readers-premier-league-team
not sure where to put this, thought gaffer may be interested http://www.adweek.com/news/television/fox-sports-scores-soccer-140334
Thanks Dust for sharing. Very interesting indeed!
I’ve shared it on Twitter with our followers there.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
no worries
Well that’s another pint of lager and lime your be sending me then
Antonio Valencia is a far, far, far better player than Dempsey. Valencia kept United in the title race.
Jolly spiffing good to see Gran Old Team win the two forum awards for the second year running.
My chums and I from the 81st Popcorn Squadron are positively giddy with delight.
Tally ho and chocks away old bean.
Zooooooooooooooom
Cheese on toast!
Well done GOT
At least we’re not Villa!!
Since we’re citing the Guardian today…more best and worst.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/15/season-in-statistics-premier-league
De Gea was better than Hart by miles.
Yer mars miles.
It ain’t over ’til I say it’s over
*spins web and flies over Anfield and does a spidey poo
Juice FM
Damned jolly good show to Mr. G Neville for his best pundit award.
It would’ve been a crying shame for any of those godawful ex Liverpool players to win it.
What do Messrs Hansen, Lawrenson and Thompson know about football anyway?
I reckon Jonny Evans is the best player in this league, and in any league for that matter.
DEEZ AWARDS ARE JUST ANOTHER MAN CONSPIRACEE AGAINST DER REDMEN. EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN DER KING GETS A REAL TRANSFER KITTY CAT DAT DER TITLE WILL BE COMING HOME EVEN ALDO SAYS SO NEXT YEAR WILL BE ARE YEAR YWAN
Oh it’s a grand old team to play for, its a grand old team to support
All of yer Ma’s!
I’ll rip youse all on Fifa yer bad teds
Where’s my award like!
Sorry lad but you’re badly Adam
Dafuq was I banned? Nik was talking about going to Wetherspoons for the Fulham game in the same thread, my off topic discussion was with MoutsGoat who didn’t even get a warning and Caveo posted about 10 pictures of groundhog day in one thread without punishment.
GOT IS FULL OF MELTS.
GOT ruined my life. My wife left me, she was given full custody of at least half of our children and the dog. I’m now currently in the priory (Manchester) to alleviate my woes. The day I decided to join and do heroin really was the worst of my life.
I’m a kopite
Where’s the award for James McFadden ? He’s been as boss as everyones mar since going back to Everton, like
Zombie eat brains.
Zombie think Lucas best midfielder in world.
Uuuuuurrrrggghhhh
Stunned
No flabbergasted that Phil Neville didn’t win anything
Ach, yeez are all talking pish. Nae votes fir Aberdeen? Hoots min, fits that all aboot? Jings.
I think England will win the Euros.
Anyone want a reach around?
NiksMar stop offering out reach arounds you dirty slut bag
LONG LIVE KING KENNY
Anything to eat around here? It’s half an hour since dinner and I’m bloody ravenous.
I love me some big sausage though
Viva GOT!
RAWK: All of yer ma’s on toast lads.
NO ANDY CARROLL AWARD ? THIS IS AN FA CONSPIRACY,LAA. BET FERGIES HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS . DE GEA ? WTF..EVEN ANDY CARROLL IS A BETTER GOALIE THEN HIM FFS. SEE HIS DIVE AGAINST THE TOON? PROPER CLASS DIVE THERE. BETTER THAN ANY DIVE A GOALIE COULD DO. ANYWAY, CARROLl:S AS GOOD AS THAT DUNCAN FERGUSON FELLA. ALDO SAID SO AND HE@S ALWAYS RIGHT YA KNOW..
Anyone wanna see me rat for a fiver
Anyone wanna come round mines and listen to some mainstream pop music?
I love The Wanted me like
There should be an award for Kenwright and all of the hard work he has put in to make sure Everton still punch above there weight
You’re not a real evertonian otherwise you wouldnt come and stand 10 metres away from me car and lambast me with such stuff and horrible questions. Didn’t you see me (rightfully) pick up the Howard Kendall award the other night – fully deserved i though
LAD, DIS IS A JOKE. HOW DID DA KING NOT WIN DA MANAGER OF DA YEAR. WE BEAT DA SECOND BEST TEAM IN DA WHOLE OF WALES IN DA CARLING CUP FINAL AND WE WAS ROBBED BY CHELSEA IN THE FA CUP FINAL. AND TO MAKE IT WORSE YOU GIVE PURPLENOSE AND THE SCARF WEARING LID MANCINI THE MANAGER OF DA SEASON AWARD. PRETTY CLEAR THIS IS A CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE GREAT LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB SET UP BY SOME MANCS WHO ARE JEALOUS OF OUR GLORIOUS HISTORTY. I HAVE ONE ALSO THING TO SAY, 5 TIMES!!! HOW ON EARTH DID CARROLL AND STEVIE G LAAA NOT WIN AN AWARD DID YOU NOT SEE GERRARDS PERFORMANCE AGAINST DE BITTERS AND CARROLLS AGAINST CHELSEA. BAD JOKE DIS YANO. YNWA 5TIMES GREATEST TEAM IN DEEE WORLD.
DON’T WORRY LADS, NEXT YEAR IS OUR YEAR AND DA KING WILL LEAD US TO GLORY.
Blah blah blah blah
Blag transfer rumour
Blah blah blah
I’m banning you all for this you know.
Pineapple on pizza is bloody marvellous. Anyone who disagrees is a kopite, like
Villa go no awards.
At least my mum loves me.
My hair is ridiculous, who am I kidding?
Do I have make a thread again about going off topic
Nik get to bed you white belt wearing homo and stop trying to watch me in the shower
Im English really.
Well done GOT.
CALMED DOWN ABIT KNOW AS JUST HEARD FROM ME MAR’S FELLA DAT HOLT AND DAT LITTLE ARGETINIAN LAD WHO PLAYS FOR BARCA ARE GONNA BE SIGNING FOR DA MIGHTY REDS. REMEMBER DIS WHEN WE WIN DA LEAGUE NEXT YEAR. YNWA 5TIMES
KENNY IS DA KING
I told you this would happen
stand on my toes
#oracle
alright Muuucckaaa ;;;;;
Pienaar iz comin’ back lads;; YOU were told ;
#Oracula
#knowhatimean
We were wondering if one of the other forums could take Andy@Allerton for a while?
We’re getting bored of him the massive jeb-end
I don’t think GOT were worthy winners in my opinion, I would have only taken NiksMar and NiksDad from their team. SWANSEE 4 DA LEEGGG LID.
that bloody got has a cheek boyo. . . . . That prat who writes the game previews is a flaming idiot. Hasn’t got a clue the fool. Up the swans!! Top 5 next season!!
Howay canny bollocks. SHEEEEEEEEEEARER!
Anyways, hows them bloody scouse lot won this, ah divn nah.
Champs leeeeg man nah what ah mean like?
Ah bollocks Ashley oooot
Awiight,
It was us!!!
Minor goings on over the park that don’ really concern us
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/LPOOLnew tealady/prentice
Is right Dave.
Moyes out. He’s never signed a tealady in 10 years. Everyone’s dyin of thirst and he’s saying he’ll ask Bill every pre-season. Not good enough!!!
well done GOT. Party at my house as soon as my drippy brother goes out. Mums here too!!
Don’t forget me. I’m going to be there aswell
Why hello boys…
g’day cobbers, it’s a bonza day for all the Sheila’s at GOT forum. Best on the net mate! Strewth!! Fair dinkum. Love from Oz x
soon!!
Sappenin boys.