Premier League 2023/24

[gunnar hendershow]

11 minutes ago, Colly said:

Confusingly it'll be the 2023 tournament, they moved it from this Summer because of the heat in Ivory Coast.

Bringing back fond memories of Euro 2020 and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

[METALMAN]

They need to stop doing AFCON every two years. Too much.

[Baddar]

Hojlund taking Fred's number 17 then.

When asked which number he'd like, Hojlund said "There are Manchester United legends, and then there's Fred. I couldn't think of a better squad number and he has massive boots to fill. I aspire to be a Bangkok Century Cup champion like him one day"

[Lineker]

Bournemouth aren't going down, in my (likely tinged with bias) opinion. Iraola is a very good manager and they have made some really excellent signings. 

[The Lusophone]

The only thing saving Bournemouth is that there are multiple clubs that are in quiet meltdowns. Between Wolves, Sheffield United and West Ham, there's enough troubled clubs that they'll be ok. Luton to finish bottom with Sheffield United and Wolves also going down.

[Baddar]

3-0 Luton tomorrow then.

[Adam]

Bournemouth's recruitment has looked really smart, including the manager. They also made decent buys in January. I don't think anything is "saving" them other than smart squad building. They look, at this obviously super early stage, to have their shit together unlike at least four other clubs in the bottom half.

West Ham will be fine. Alvarez, Maguire and JWP are all good acquisitions for a Moyes team in my opinion. Alarm bells will only ring if they fail to get a striker in or have a manager change early doors.

I also keep saying...I've no idea why everyone is just presuming Everton will be fine. Squad is currently smaller than it was last season, there have only been a couple of squad signings and links with youthful forwards. Everton have a good manager but are short a starting centre half, short a creative midfielder, short a striker and presumably short a winger now Gray is likely leaving. Everton were absolute toss last season and as of now are actually weaker than they were then.

[Lineker]

Depends on if they tie down Big Willy.

[Gazz]

Bournemouth could go either way. Either Iraola's ultra aggressive press works and they could sneak a top half finish, or they're going to get cut to ribbons and he'll be out by Christmas. Personally, I think they'll do alright. I don't think their in any real danger of relegation.

[DavidMarrio]

@Adam Everton will be fine purely because everytime I think nows the season it'll finally happen you'll just about survive

[Colly]

I still blame us for two seasons ago, actually lost against Lampard's side in an absolute stinker of a game. Only highlight was the debut of Just Stop Oil.

[Adam]

32 minutes ago, DavidMarrio said:

@Adam Everton will be fine purely because everytime I think nows the season it'll finally happen you'll just about survive

Exactly what I mean! We can't get by on vibes alone...even if we kinda did in 2021/22.

[Szumi]

2 hours ago, Adam said:

Bournemouth's recruitment has looked really smart, including the manager. They also made decent buys in January. I don't think anything is "saving" them other than smart squad building. They look, at this obviously super early stage, to have their shit together unlike at least four other clubs in the bottom half.

West Ham will be fine. Alvarez, Maguire and JWP are all good acquisitions for a Moyes team in my opinion. Alarm bells will only ring if they fail to get a striker in or have a manager change early doors.

I also keep saying...I've no idea why everyone is just presuming Everton will be fine. Squad is currently smaller than it was last season, there have only been a couple of squad signings and links with youthful forwards. Everton have a good manager but are short a starting centre half, short a creative midfielder, short a striker and presumably short a winger now Gray is likely leaving. Everton were absolute toss last season and as of now are actually weaker than they were then.

Don't worry, Everton just signed a new striker for €15m roughly, and he's already more proven than most of your other attackers! He scored 3 whole goals last season!

[Adam]

2 hours ago, Szumi - A Polack said:

Don't worry, Everton just signed a new striker for €15m roughly, and he's already more proven than most of your other attackers! He scored 3 whole goals last season!

We've been on the verge of signing Chermiti for over a week, he's obviously not coming in to lead the line every game. He's one of the youthful forwards I referred to in my original post, along with Gnonto.

€15m is also peanuts in top flight football these days. Certainly compared to the £110m that Liverpool have just shown they are willing to spend on a player who doesn't even want to join them, apparently.

[Gazz]

Party time in Birmingham

[Cymbols]

Shit, I’m the one percent 

[stokeriño]

Not sure whether I respect the pessimistic Man City fans for their dedication to classic footballing negativity, or just think they're completely insane.

[METALMAN]

Maybe those are the fans naive enough to believe the Premier League will actually have the guts to penalise them for breaking the financial rules.

[lanky316]

In a scale for the Manchester City fans, I assume it's about perspective. After last season "can we do it all again?" I suppose would be a reason to be pessimistic in the sense that they would realistically feel it won't reach the scale they did then. Realistically you'd assume they'll be confident of a title challenge and so on but getting a treble again? As often happens in great seasons things have to go your way at key times and little things working out. Had more teams been in the frame when Arsenal started to slide as they had the season before, could City have overhauled all of them to win the league, for example? Presumably most fans are expecting a reasonable season, but as good as last years.

 

[gunnar hendershow]

Charming levels of optimism from the Luton Town supporters.