EPL 2025/26
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@African-Monkey I think if they hold on to Eze, Guehi and Wharton that they are dark horses for Champions League Football in 2026-7.
A well-run club who play attacking football and have noisy fans, it is easy to be impressed with what they are doing.
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@African-Monkey It looks fantastic and a big up-grade from the dilapidated state of Goodison Park in the last few years.
The main problem fans are going to have is not much car parking in the area and it's a long way from a station. They are either going to have to park in Bootle or in Liverpool City Centre and walk half an hour or get a taxi.
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Crystal Palace lost their appeal against UEFA today and will play in the Conference League. Notts Forest will play in the Europa League.
Steve Parrish said that unless Marc Guehi signs a new contract he will be sold before the end of August to prevent him leaving on a free in June.
Jack Grealish has joined Everton for a 15m one season loan with a 50m option to buy at the end of that time.
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@Cyclops said in EPL 2025/26:
Not only does Textor sell to one of the worst owners in all of sports, it doesn't even fix their problem. Palace are fucked.
It's pretty crazy - multi-club ownership is rife and UEFA does nothing to prevent it but punishes teams if they don't do some admin to make it appear that the ownership is not shared. There are lots of dodgy transfers where clubs overpay and underpay for players depending on the regulations involved. Forest get 2 rising stars from Botafogo for the same price that they sell Danilo to Botafogo - so that works for PSR for Forest and Textor owns Botafogo so you know there will be some quid pro quo going on.
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Fantastic
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Probably ends up at Chelsea or Man U. If he goes back to Italy, then Inter or Juventus are the obvious frontruers, just to annoy AC Milan fans just a little bit more.
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@African-Monkey Man City are interested too apparently.
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@sparky Would be an interesting approach as Donnarumma and Ederson are differet goalkeepers. Donnarumma is moreknownforhis elite shotstopping where as Ederson has sort of changed the game a bit for keepers as he plays like an outfielder and a fair bit of Man City's attacks start from Ederson.
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Another nine and a bit months of the EPL kicks off tonight with Liverpool hosting Bournemouth
My prediction of what the table will look like on the evening of Sunday May 24 2026:
Champions: Man City
2: Liverpool
3: Arsenal
4: Chelsea
5: Aston Villa
6. Newcastle
7. Man Utd
8. Crystal Palace
9. Brighton
10. Everton
11. Spurs
12. Forest
13. Fulham
14. Leeds
15. Bournemouth
16. Brentford
17. Wolves
18. West Ham
19. Burnley
20. Sunderland -
Bournemouth non believers will have their predictions shattered again. Truffert is the real deal. One more cb and we will launch again.
Loved the fight against Liverpool, pity about the late goal conceded for goal difference but most expected a rout. Up the cherries
At least we leave Liverpool with one of theirs, welcome to the seaside Ben Doak
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@KiwiPie said in EPL 2025/26:
Thought Truffert struggled against Salah - no shame there - but he looks like the modern left back with surging runs and a good left foot. I agree that Bournemouth should be fine given they have only lost a whole defence.
I agree on both points but thought he was better than kerkez who we sold, albeit one game. I’m more excited about the season now though.
Especially with Doak and likely Adli incoming. Just need a cb as senesi for me struggled the most
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On the other side Wirtz looks like Ozil and should be an assist machine. Thought Ekitike was excellent as well.
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@bayimports said in EPL 2025/26:
@KiwiPie said in EPL 2025/26:
Thought Truffert struggled against Salah - no shame there - but he looks like the modern left back with surging runs and a good left foot. I agree that Bournemouth should be fine given they have only lost a whole defence.
I agree on both points but thought he was better than kerkez who we sold, albeit one game. I’m more excited about the season now though.
Especially with Doak and likely Adli incoming. Just need a cb as senesi for me struggled the most
Bournemouth really pinned Kerkez back and he got caught up in a physical duel with Semenyo that he couldn't win. And Kerkez never really got much chance to maraud forwards.
Salah has been amazing for Liverpool over the years. In 8 seasons he has never played fewer than 32 games despite regular AFCONs and has never scored fewer than 18 goals. That's an astonishing run of being fit and holding form.
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City looked good although Wolves looked uninspiring, Rudolph impressed (I can't spell Reijnders). Great win for Sunderland, the ground was rocking - West Ham look to be heading for a miserable season. Spurs get past Burnley although not all that convincingly. Villa look poorish, Newcastle toothless - Brighton and Fulham will be fine but probably mid-table. Chelsea also toothless, Wood back and scoring, Brentford need to make signings. United looked better than Arsenal but it was mainly huffing and puffing. Mbeumo & Cunha were the best 2 players on the field.
