Premier Predictions (Week 06)

This week it's 7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and 1 on Monday.

Man City possibly vulnerable this season with Rodri and KDB injured?
Arsenal looking most likely at the moment, Liverpool's front line on form.
Chelsea also looking good as the new manager seems to be sticking to a settled team, rather than trying to keep everybody happy.
West Ham? despite what so called "experts" said about our transfers, my personal view is that I wasn't impressed with the new manager or most of the signings, Summerville good and maybe Kilman but the rest? £20m for Luis Guilherme who can't even get in the U21 squad, £27m for Fullkrug when Duran was available? Hope they prove me wrong.

Anyway after this weekend it's another full week of Euro fixtures coming up.

Newcastle v Man City
Arsenal v Leicester
Brentford v West Ham
Chelsea v Brighton
Everton v Crystal Palace
Nottm Forest v Fulham
Wolves v Liverpool
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Ipswich v Aston Villa
Man Utd v Tottenham
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Bournemouth v Southampton

Good Luck All  😀


Hopefully Biopunk's posts will show up? need everyone here to stop Paul  😆

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... and a football related moan.

Why don't people like fun in football anymore?

Haaland bouncing the ball of Gabriel's big head was the funniest thing I've seen on the pitch in ages, but nearly all the pundits, commentators etc were all "offended" and want him booked, banned?

Premier Predictions (Week 05)

Week 5
13 teams played Euro and League cup games this week, and 10 play midweek games next week. 

So expect lots of excuses. 🙄
This week 8 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday.
Obviously the big game is West Ham v Chelsea lunchtime Saturday, plus the title decider is on Sunday.
2 big relegation 6 pointers on Saturday with Everton and Southampton hoping for a first point.

West Ham v Chelsea
Aston Villa v Wolves
Fulham v Newcastle
Leicester v Everton
Liverpool v Bournemouth
Southampton v Ipswich
Tottenham v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Man Utd
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Brighton v Nottm Forest
Man City v Arsenal

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 04)

Back from the Internationals, Arteta probably glad that's finished.
8 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday ahead of a packed week of Euro and Caribou games.

Man City and Liverpool on maximum points, both at home.
Everton and Southampton on zero points but might get something this week?
North London derby on Sunday, Arsenal missing a few players so might be a shock?

Southampton v Man Utd
Brighton v Ipswich
Crystal Palace v Leicester
Fulham v West Ham
Liverpool v Nottm Forest
Man City v Brentford
Aston Villa v Everton
Bournemouth v Chelsea
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Tottenham v Arsenal
Wolves v Newcastle

Good Luck All  😀

Summer Transfers 2024

Time for my annual pet project, where the Premier league cash was splashed this summer.
Still a few transfer windows open around the world for transfers out, and many players still needing to find a home as free agents.

Spending down slightly, but still over £2 billion changing hands.
As usual Chelsea were the big spenders, Brighton made a big profit last year but blew all that and more this season.
Ipswich taking a big chance bringing in 16 players for £127m. Southampton signing nearly 3 teams worth of players?
Amazingly 6 teams made a profit and Liverpool and Man City spent very little by their standards.
3 of the 4 biggest fees were paid by foreign teams.

The Chart:
(Info based on the best sources I could find, includes squad and youth players).

Total Spend - £2,280,870,000
Most Players In - Southampton 29, Everton 17, Aston Villa, Ipswich, Nottm Forest 16
Most Players Out - Chelsea 45, Arsenal 38, Brighton 36
Most Money Paid - Chelsea £287.4m, Brighton £201.9m, Man Utd £195.5m
Most Money Received - Man City £197.95m, Chelsea £187.95m, Aston Villa £152.6m
Largest Profit - Man City £174.85m, Wolves £31.1m, Crystal Palace £29.9m
Largest Defecit - Brighton £151.4m, Ipswich £125.42m, Chelsea £99.45m

Largest Fees Paid (Over £40m)

Julian Alvarez [Man City - Atletico Madrid] £81.5m **
Dominic Solanke [Bournemouth - Tottenham] £65m    
Moussa Diaby [Aston Villa - Al Ittihad] £60m **
Michael Olise [Crystal Palace - Bayern Munich] £60m **
Pedro Neto [Wolves - Chelsea] £54m    
Joao Felix [Atletico Madrid - Chelsea] £52m    
Leny Yoro [Lille - Man Utd] £52m    
Amadou Onana [Everton - Aston Villa] £50m    
Manuel Ugarte [Paris SG - Man Utd] £50m    
Joao Palhinha [Fulham - Bayern Munich] £46.5m **
Riccardo Calafiori [Bologna - Arsenal] £45m    
Ian Maatsen [Chelsea - Aston Villa] £44m    
Matthijs de Ligt [Bayern Munich - Man Utd] £42.9m    
Douglas Luiz [Aston Villa - Juventus] £42.35m **
Archie Gray [Leeds - Tottenham] £41.2m
Evanilson [Porto - Bournemouth] £40.2m