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Thank fuck that shit international bollocks is over. All times Scouse Summer Time.

12:30

Arsenal - Forest

15:00

Bournemouth - Brighton
Palace - Sunderland
Blueshite - Villa
Fulham - Leeds
Newcastle - Wolves

17:30

West Ham - Spurs

20:00

Brentford - Chelsea

Tomorrow 16:30

Scum derby



Forest made some mad choices over the last week and can see Arsenal beating them easily. Palace Sunderland could be somewhat entertaining. I expect Newcastle to beat Wolves even with Wissa being out. Everton and Villa will be dreadful.

We have completed the first batch of fixtures of the season which means it is time for me to start the Player of the Season thread.

For the newbies, I start a Man of the Match thread following each game where you select your top three for the game. The player you select first place is awarded 5 points, second 3 points and finally 1 for third place. There is no clean sheet bonus for the keeper so don’t bother moaning @Frogfish, my decision is final! Once I’ve tallied up all the votes the top 3 are awarded points for Player of the Season. Same scoring system applies. A slight change for this season. In the case of a tie in MOTM, the player with most 1st places gets given MOTM. Should they be tied on all votes (1st/2nd/3rd) only then I will split points.

Last year’s results were Salah, Gravenberch and Diaz.

After the first three fixtures we have 6 players off the mark in POTS. Szoboszlai and Ekitike have got off to a flyer and lead the pack so far. Here’s the table.

That's all right then. Break the rules but show contrition and you'll be let off. Maybe.

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Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association with 74 alleged rule breaches related to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.

The charges are primarily focused on transfers between the 2010-11 and 2015-16 seasons.

Three deals that form part of the investigation involved Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto'o and Willian.

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of those players.

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was in control of the club from 2003 to 2022, before selling Chelsea to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital.

The alleged rule breaches concern agents, intermediaries and third-party investments in players.

Chelsea, who said they had reported the potential rule breaches to the FA themselves, have until 19 September to respond.
There are a wide range of options available to sanction Chelsea, including a fine, transfer embargo and points deduction. However, the Blues' high level of co-operation will be factored in and the club don't expect to be hit with a sporting sanction.

Sources at Chelsea also say they have no concerns about the impact of any future fines on compliance with the Premier League's profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) having factored in a potential punishment after the takeover of the club in 2022.

"During a thorough due diligence process prior to completion of the purchase, the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions and other potential breaches of FA rules," Chelsea said.

"Immediately upon the completion of the purchase, the club self-reported these matters to all relevant regulators, including the FA.

"The club has demonstrated unprecedented transparency during this process, including by giving comprehensive access to the club's files and historical data."
The Premier League has confirmed to BBC Sport that their investigation remains ongoing.

In 2023, Chelsea were fined £8.6m by Uefa for "submitting incomplete financial information" between 2012 and 2019.

I can only see this list growing from 2022-25

Chelsea hit with 74 charges for alleged breaches of FA’s agent regulations https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...eaches-fa-agent-regulations?CMP=share_btn_url

Charged with making indecent images of a child.

Let me just preface this by saying I haven't really done any research, this is basically a lazy observation...

During this international week, I've noticed that certain countries aren't really represented among the top teams in the Premiership the way they used to be.

I'm talking about Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Australia.

How come?

Scotland only has Robbo and McGinn, and both are past their peak.

Wales had a great generation a few years ago with Bale and Ramsey. Their best player now is Brennan Johnson.

Australia hasn't had a PL star since Cahill retired.

The Republic of Ireland's best player is Nathan Collins.

Northern Ireland's most prominent player is Bradley.

Is it more difficult to make it to the Prem nowadays because of how global it's become?

Almost time to move on from another pointless international break.

Away to Burnley, but not the Burnley we used to know. Will be interesting to see where Szob fits in with Bradders fit and Frim close too.

For me I’d rest Macca although he was unused sub for Argentina so is getting some good rest.

Alisson

Bradders
Konate
Virgil
Kerkez

Gravy
Szobo
Wirtz

Salah
Ekitike
Gakpo

Alternatively I’d bench Wirtz and play Szob AM, and let Wirtz have final 30 mins to impress.

Isak on bench hopefully and 10 min cameo

When will we lose a league game for the first time this season? Vote for a month and then post the specific match.

Sun 14 September - Burnley away
Sat 20 September - Everton at home
Sat 27 September - Crystal Palace away
Sat 4 October - Chelsea away
Sun 19 October - Manchester United at home
Sat 25 October - Brentford away
Sat 1 November - Aston Villa at home
Sat 8 November - Manchester City away
Sat 22 November - Nottingham Forest at home
Sat 29 November - West Ham United away
Wed 3 December - Sunderland at home
Sat 6 December - Leeds United away
Sat 13 December - Brighton & Hove Albion at home
Sat 20 December - Tottenham Hotspur away
Sat 27 December - Wolverhampton Wanderers at home
Tue 30 December - Leeds United at home
Sat 3 January - Fulham away
Wed 7 January - Arsenal away
Sat 17 January - Burnley at home
Sat 24 January - Bournemouth away
Sat 31 January - Newcastle United at home
Sat 7 February - Manchester City at home
Wed 11 February - Sunderland away
Sat 21 February - Nottingham Forest away
Sat 28 February - West Ham United at home
Wed 4 March - Wolverhampton Wanderers away
Sat 14 March - Tottenham Hotspur at home
Sat 21 March - Brighton & Hove Albion away
Sat 11 April - Fulham at home
Sat 18 April - Everton away
Sat 25 April - Crystal Palace at home
Sat 2 May - Manchester United away
Sat 9 May - Chelsea at home
Sun 17 May - Aston Villa away
Sun 24 May - Brentford at home

Didn't know where to put this, so I thought it might be a new thread?

Interview with Shevchenko about Istanbul - go to about 45 mins and 45 seconds. (it's about a year old)


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