Is the FPL site really slow for anybody else? Everything else works fine, but everytime I visit the site, my browser becomes laggy as hell.

I'd have all these also.

I posted this in the other thread, but it's closed now (?).

Anyway, is there anybody here that can help me get tickets to a Liverpool game ?

I have a contact who can get hospitality tickets for the bin dippers but they do come at a cost. As for standard tickets I have no idea

Posting in case I nail it.

1. City
2. Pool
3. Chelsea
4. Spurs
5. United
6. Arsenal
7. Leicester
8. Newcastle
9. Villa
10. West Ham
11. Wolves
12. Brighton
13. Everton
14. Crystal Palace
15. Brentford
16. Southampton
17. Leeds
18. Nottingham Forest
19. Fulham
20. Bournemouth

I too like the Chelsea side of all of these bets. So if more people want the other side than cina wants to take let me know.

All valid points (especially the fifth, although I really believe with the squad building we’ve done, this will be less and less common)…but who’s going to be scoring the goals?

The same players who didnt score them last season + sterling.

You did still get third but feels like (anecdotal I know) Arsenal and Spurs both massively improved as the season went on and Chelsea got worse. Not sure how relevant this is to next season but we'll see.

Chilwel and James are fit again.

It feels like a trap fading Chelsea after that preseason. It seems like a hustler preparing a pool swindle while pretending to be drunk.

Touchel was saying things like a lot of the players at Chelsea want to leave and they are struggling to bring the ones they want in. Just seems like a classic one.

Yes, Spurs have improved but it feels more like they’ve locked themselves into 4th atm rather than jumping above Chelsea. Plus, Chelsea have an owner that’ll throw down moniez in January while Arsenal and Spurs still have Kroenke and Levy holding the purse strings

OK I mean:

1) how do we know that Boehly (sp?) will be willing to throw down money?
2) it's not like Spurs and Arsenal haven't spent money this summer, not sure why you'd be so sure they won't spend in January (Spurs did this January just gone too)

I only think we can finish above Chelsea due to the sort of chaos that appears to be there, feel like the squads aren't that far apart though who knows re Chelsea's CB pairing.

1) how have the Dodgers spent? Yea, Boehly will throw down. He’s much more likely to spend than not spend.

2) they absolutely have spent this summer. Not saying they haven’t. But, there was catch-up to be played from both teams. Spurs are certainly in a much stronger position than they were before. Arsenal are definitely better right now, but there is some Classic Pool-level Booming going on from Arsenal supporters atm that will likely be dashed by November.

Basically, I’m not betting against Chelsea and Tuchel until it actually plays out.

Just want to be clear that I said nothing about Spurs.

He doesn't have a controlling interest in the Dodgers, and they still turn a massive profit despite paying a giant luxury tax each year, football is a little different.

We have literally no idea what his plans are.

I'm not saying I'd be surprised if they do go a little nuts, but we don't know that's what's going to happen.

Yes I think that Arsenal fans optimism right now is a little overblown too, somehow several Arsenal fans have been willing to bet me at evens they'll finish above us. Obvs not on this forum.

We are the biggest spenders in the EPL this summer thus far

You’re correct in him not having majority control of the Dodgers, but his group gave them a massive (and necessary) adrenaline shot in the arm. Chelsea is in a better commercial and financial position now than the Dodgers were when McCourt finally sold (and the Dodgers were in good financial shape before they were bought). Given that track record, I don’t think it’s too difficult to think that he’ll spend and put money where his mouth is.

I’m really just making the argument that Chelsea aren’t as out to sea as is being made. It’s a condensed season, they have a strong squad overall, and have one of the best coaches in the world. Add in a new owner that can spend and then avoiding any freezing of accounts-level of disaster, it seems fairly unwise to be making strong predictions against them

After many years of non or bad spending. City and Pool haven’t needed to make big splashes. I also don’t see how Arsenal are better than fifth atm as well

Not gonna bet on Arsenal or Spurs over Chelsea either, but worth keeping in mind that by now every season could be the one where everyone at the club starts hating Tuchel's guts and won't take any **** from him anymore.

We have taken a different approach the last 2 years. There is a plan. Will it work out? We'll see. But there is no David Luiz, Petr Cech etc which is a relief. Seemingly there is no more patience with mediocre players and improvement in every position is priority.

Pool/City? We are not even close. But saying they didnt need to splash when they both bought a striker for 90millie is a bit of a stretch.

Making a clear destinction between Chelsea/Arse/Spurs is hard now because the latter 2 improved while there is a lot of uncertainty with the former. Think people overvalue said uncertainty and Chelsea looking like a bunch of amateurs preseason. They lost to everyone I think? But again Im not afraid that they are suddenly gonna sink without a trace, but defo can see them struggling this year on contingency of no more quality additions (which lets face it is unlikely).


I dont see it as rosey, but gotta admit this looks the best shape we've been in before a season started in a good while.

Usually it was dilly dally, we are exploring then bringing in useless people with long contracts. I was very very critical of our transfers last season as I felt we could have gotten 4th had we bought a striker in winter (which we seem to have tried). We also needed to sort out our wage structure for good. Which was a considerable task.

Otoh Spuds can pretty much say the same. Son does seem like one of the best players in the league with incredible improvement in his consistency. Kane is a different breed and now there is no drama about City. You have brought good reinforcements backing the manager's ideas.

I can see this going either way, but the stability and quality of Kane/Son provides that edge to Spuds imo.


I hope you are a prophet.

Does Yanklandian sport have an analogue of players wanting to join a given club over another due to a highly mistaken perspective that one club has more prestige than the other, ala Barcelona.

Just wondering if Boehly has encountered it before.

ya agree here also, tho im less certain about james esp if chelsea gets dumfries

koulibaly/thiago/chalobah is more than fine. just need RLC to never see the field and i'm cozy

idk if thats gonna happen this year. i think most fans value tuchel over the players. half the attackers don't want to be there and are whining.

need at least a year or two of boehly and tuchel working together to get the players tuchel wants. but the honeymoon could be over real quick if it's PSG all over again.