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The Not A Pundit Premier League Prediction Episode
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Join hosts Killian Ginnity, Robbie Redmond Nathan Byrne, and Conor Glennon for a thrilling episode of The Not A Pundit Podcast! In this special Premier League Prediction Episode, the guys dives deep into the upcoming season, offering bold predictions, in-depth analysis, and plenty of banter. Will the reigning champions retain their crown? Which underdogs will rise? And who might face the dreaded drop? Tune in as we break down every team, key transfers, and the crucial matches that could shape the season. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just looking for some expert insight, this episode is your ultimate guide to the Premier League!
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Transcript
Introduction & Hosts Introduction
00:00:17
killianginnity
Hello, hello, hello. This is the Not Upon A Podcast Premier League prediction episode. Gentlemen, how are we? We have a full house today. We have Rob, we have Nate, we have Connor and we have myself killing Ginnity. How are we feeling? Premier League is back. We may be more excited than some national broadcasters.
Post-Olympics Football Anticipation
00:00:40
Conor Glennon
I'm still discovering who I am in a post-Olympics world that I can't watch kayak cross at 11am and then hit the triple jump in the afternoon so I'm i'm just coming back but no so it's only a matter of days before 11 men who earn over 100 grand a week will ruin my life for the foreseeable ah so I don't know about you boys but I am full of trepidation
00:01:04
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:01:05
Nate
Yeah, i'm um I'm good here. Today's the day boys. It's on the line today for us because in a year's time we can look back at this like like absolute idiot.
00:01:17
Nate
So let's strap in.
00:01:19
Conor Glennon
it's top it's happened before
00:01:21
Nate
Yeah, some of these predictions, right?
00:01:21
Rob
and
00:01:22
Nate
So yeah, today today's a big day.
Chelsea's Transfer Window Challenges
00:01:26
killianginnity
Rob, what have you made of the transfer window so far?
00:01:29
Rob
and I've mostly just been following Chelsea's transfer, end obviously dipping in on my night as well and seeing who you know you're signing. and I'm a bit like cautious when I see so many Ajax players, because like the idea of the INEOS crowd coming in was to stop 10-hag signing lads that he knows.
00:01:44
Conor Glennon
It's happened before.
00:01:47
Rob
book like we'll give them a break but it's more just Chelsea and the voodoo nonsense that they're up to and and signing so many players and trying to sell other players and um like ah I was actually think myself like You're not kidding as a football manager aficionado, like your laptop, imagine trying to play Chelsea save on football manager on like a normal laptop.
00:02:05
Conor Glennon
Thank
00:02:09
Rob
It would it would explode like your, your preseason would last months of actual real life time. There's just so many deals going on, so many players they're adding to their squad and you just know after for all of it, they're going to finish seventh.
00:02:22
Rob
So yeah, Chelsea's been fun.
00:02:22
killianginnity
Imagine trying to keep that team chemistry and dynamics good.
00:02:26
Rob
Yeah.
00:02:26
killianginnity
That seems like when them saves, that is like four seasons in and all of them like transfer clauses are going to come true.
00:02:31
Conor Glennon
you
00:02:32
Rob
Yeah.
00:02:32
killianginnity
All them people that just said, oh, in three years time, I'll make you a first team starter is going to start coming true. It is a train wreck waiting to happen, as is our predictions.
Relegation Predictions & Discussions
00:02:44
killianginnity
So I think we're going to keep things reasonably abridged. We're not going to do the full table. I don't think we need to embarrass ourselves that much, but what we will do is we will go with our our relegation candidates first and foremost.
00:03:03
killianginnity
Connor, 18, 19 and 20. Who'd you got?
00:03:08
Conor Glennon
um I think it's where they finish will be harder, I think. I i do think Ipswich are nailed on to go down. I don't think they'll finish bottom, bottom.
00:03:22
Conor Glennon
um I'd like to think they'd have a good go. So I might go Ipswich 17th. Oh, it's hard outside that.
00:03:29
killianginnity
Seventeen.
00:03:31
Conor Glennon
ah think ah i' I'm going to have to think about this one, boys. Who are you saying 17th?
00:03:35
Rob
I think Ipswich definitely and then I think that Leicester will probably go down.
00:03:36
killianginnity
ah
00:03:39
Rob
there It's a bit of a mess at the moment and they haven't really signed anyone. I think they might be getting Zaha on loan but they're kind of scratching around that loan market because they have financial restrictions as well and I think probably Southampton maybe might go straight back down again.
00:03:54
Rob
So, Hampton on Forest
00:03:55
Conor Glennon
less Lester is the tricky one for me, because they're on the tip of my tongue as well, but it's it could go either way with them, I think. you know
00:04:05
Rob
Bye.
00:04:05
killianginnity
Yeah. It's, I think it's really, really hard now. Like we're not doing 17th, we're doing 18th down. So it's only those that are going down. I don't, although I think 17th could be one of the most entertaining positions this season. Nate, do you have any thoughts?
00:04:21
Nate
yes i have my 18 19 and 20 so my 18th place is Fulham see Fulham going down and my 19th place i see south hampton and last i see let's see i see Ipswich staying up probably 17th spot just just pick by just pipping Fulham to that spot
00:04:29
killianginnity
Oh.
00:04:30
Conor Glennon
Jesus Okay, well That's
00:04:39
killianginnity
Ooh, a foam shocks me.
00:04:50
Conor Glennon
I think one of I think one of lesser or Ipswich get 17th, but of my 18 19 20 if I really had to go with it I'm going to say, oh, Lester, I think you're right with Seth Hampton. Oh, I'm a real rogue one. who think far Um, all night long.
00:05:15
killianginnity
yeah i think forest are i don't think they're nailed on but i think they're gonna be pretty
00:05:16
Nate
Love.
Complexities of Premier League Predictions
00:05:21
killianginnity
damn close like ah i think it'll be a toss-up between forest either lester or ip switch and wolves i think uh wolves there's just something about them they kind of seem to be just
00:05:40
killianginnity
edging on the last couple of years. They haven't progressed. um So I think Southampton will probably be routed to the bottom, which is really, really sad as an Ireland fan because I think Bizouno is going to get a lot of blame and I worry for his confidence. um I just don't think, I think they're still a championship squad.
00:05:59
killianginnity
um Like I could see Forest being second last. It's it's one of them kind of seasons.
00:06:06
Conor Glennon
Yeah, like ah it it it really it's a hard one of the to to to guess, I suppose, because again, there's so many teams in this league that could go either way. It's like France going into a major tournament. it could You could go out in the groups, you could win it. like I'm not expecting Lester to come back and do anything like you know that famous season, but it all hinges on people like Vardy. And his legs are probably gone. you know They haven't really brought in anyone.
00:06:34
Conor Glennon
Is it just a ah final lap of the pitch for him? I don't know. Does he have a point to prove he enjoys doing that?
00:06:43
Nate
lads can i just can i just like add on to my full on point real quick just so i don't look mad i think that they they've lost two huge players i don't think they've replaced this summer pelenia to barn i could be the rock in midfield
00:06:43
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:06:56
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:06:58
Nate
and toast them to Chelsea, there so said they're a really good centre back. I think defensively they could it could be a bit of a shambles this season. They haven't really brought any players in to replace them to. And to be honest, the only player that really stands out coming in is is Smith Rowe.
00:07:16
Nate
like to me they already had that attack in mid spot filled with Pereira. So like I'm a bit confused where where they are. So I'd probably pick Pharah's being a bit stronger than Fulham the Sioux.
00:07:31
Conor Glennon
I don't know, United hung on there for a good while with a two dodgies in their backs, so they they might be able to hack it.
00:07:38
Nate
We'll see, we'll see. But that's my thinking behind it anyway.
00:07:42
killianginnity
Like I think we're with I think they have a reasonably strong squad overall to have brought in a Spanish lad in central defense. And then I think they got a really astute signing in Ryan Sesignon on a free.
00:07:55
killianginnity
I thought that was clever business. He's had a really, really tough spell at Tottenham. And I think.
00:08:00
Conor Glennon
But it's huge potential in there.
00:08:02
killianginnity
Yeah he's just mad injury prone. um I think Forest with another somewhere of, in a relative sense, a lot of transfers in and out.
00:08:04
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:08:11
killianginnity
It's just a calamity waiting to happen. and If you look at kind of who Southampton have bought, have bought lots of reasonably young guys. um I wouldn't say they're all very young, but they're all reasonably young apart from La Lana coming in for a return. But they kind of seem to be more ah building for a strong championship go next year with Bergen Diaz, I think going to be very, very entertaining. But Opta, and look looking at what they have predicted, Southampton is 28% likely to finish 20th, Ipswich is 21% likely to finish 19th, and Leicester are 16% likely to finish 18th, but all of them are over 20% likely to finish last.
00:09:08
Nate
what
00:09:08
killianginnity
so
00:09:08
Conor Glennon
Jesus, so it's not looking good for them.
00:09:10
Rob
No.
00:09:11
killianginnity
No, they're going to leave the portal teams.
00:09:11
Nate
watch your thoughts on message
00:09:13
Conor Glennon
I think it's a free hit for McKenna.
00:09:13
Nate
i don
00:09:18
Conor Glennon
I think any manager would be jealous of him in the fact that he's a no one's going to judge him if they go straight back down. His stock doesn't go down. He'll get a free year's worth of experience in the Premier League.
00:09:28
Conor Glennon
If they go down, likely move off. I don't know about you, boys.
00:09:31
Nate
I think they've made some really smart signs, to be honest. They've spent money, which is good, and but they haven't gone overboard and spent money where, arguably, just spending money just to spend money. like They got a Mary Hutchinson from Chelsea, a really young prospect who They probably took advantage of Chelsea, the fact that they've too much players.
00:09:54
Nate
But but that's to me, that's a really good sign from them.
00:09:55
killianginnity
Good.
00:09:57
Nate
And Jacob Greaves from Hull is
Top Six Predictions in Premier League
00:10:00
Nate
apparently a very promising centre back. So he's going to be taking a step up to the Premier League. That's a promising sign. And then you've got Liam Dalap who we know he's got the talent, 17 million euro.
00:10:13
Nate
like that' that's That's a really good deal, in my opinion. and
00:10:16
Conor Glennon
That deal excites me because I think it's good for him to get out of the the city kind of world and actually just kind of cut his teeth a bit more and see see where he goes.
00:10:25
Nate
Yeah, and um mer merged the goalkeeper from Burnley. So they they haven't bought crazy mental players, but I think they've they've added nicely to the to the strong squad that they they had coming up.
00:10:36
Conor Glennon
I think Ipswich are this year's lootin'. They'll go down but it'll be to the wire.
00:10:42
killianginnity
Yeah, that's why I think it could be a little bit of a coin flip. I think one or two results go in the right way for them, and it'll be enough. I think there'll be a team worse than them, potentially in the run. And the likes of a forest, I think, could be an absolute calamity. I think wolves will probably realistically hang on. um
00:11:00
Conor Glennon
Forest deserved to go down last year.
00:11:01
killianginnity
like
00:11:02
Conor Glennon
So like I mean they're on borrowed time, you know Robbie
00:11:02
killianginnity
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:04
Nate
And I think, I think they'll play a lot of the lower teams, as though just style wise, like from what McKenna, what he's brought in, they've got a very defined style for a long period of time. So I think if they can keep that style, at least in the, in in the smaller games, I think that could come come to work well for them.
00:11:23
killianginnity
And it.
00:11:23
Conor Glennon
what are you saying on Ipswich?
00:11:25
Rob
I think they'll go straight back down but I don't think there will be any shame attached to it at all. I would say Wolves will get sucked in because they have was looking at the form table from last year and the last eight games they were toward bottom. They only had four points so they're not and they lose the last net though who when he was fit was their best player. So I think Wolves will get sucked in but I'd say Leicester still haven't and then probably Ipswich will be going back down.
00:11:50
killianginnity
I think one of the things with Ipswich though is like, I think they're not going to be a Burnley. I think they play decent football, but they play football that's better than some of their parts rather than relying on some good players in a league that was below them players quality, if you know what I mean.
00:12:04
Conor Glennon
I think Burnley could have had a berley coter had a chance if company was willing to change his style at any point, but he didn't.
00:12:07
Rob
All aboard!
00:12:11
Conor Glennon
he and
00:12:11
killianginnity
No, but that that's what I mean. is like I think McKenna, like his style of football is built on team cohesion rather than relying on good players. And when them players are in a league that's actually as good as they are, they're not going to falter.
00:12:25
Conor Glennon
yeah
00:12:27
killianginnity
And like Bernie did very, very well in the championship because the players that were above the championship level, Ipswich don't have Premier League level players, but they're going to play in a Premier League at a Premier League level because they're going to come together as a team because the the system should work. And I think Liam Dilop is going to be interesting because I think he could be the new Kalechi Ian Acho.
00:12:50
Conor Glennon
Oh, okay.
00:12:50
killianginnity
and
00:12:51
Conor Glennon
Yeah, that's a throwback.
00:12:52
killianginnity
just because like he makes the same move i don't think he'll ever be the guy i don't think he'll ever be the guy but i think he'll be just one of them strikers that he'll have a very solid career and do you yeah like he'll be one of them guy like he won't go down as a legend but he'll be a very very solid servant um plus he can play out on uh the left um we're gonna move up the table now
00:13:02
Conor Glennon
He'll be a guy, not the guy.
00:13:17
killianginnity
and go over the top six. Rob, who are you saying?
00:13:20
Nate
from
00:13:22
Rob
I'll go in reverse.
00:13:23
killianginnity
Let's start from six, yeah.
00:13:24
Rob
Yeah, we start from six. So I was probably saying Neil Castle. I think they'll be roughly, roughly around the same.
00:13:29
Conor Glennon
Gare up, good lad.
00:13:32
Rob
I think they'll be better than Chelsea. I think villain might find the heart with champions league matches and there's more champions league matches than in previous seasons. So I'm going to be up there again.
00:13:42
Rob
So I'll say new castle and six. This is the one I'm not sure about, but I might just, I'll go with probably a night of fort and Tottenham and fifth.
00:13:51
killianginnity
Ooh.
00:13:52
Rob
I think he's a really good player. I wouldn't have rated him when he was at Liverpool, but I had him on my fantasy team.
00:13:57
Conor Glennon
He was young though.
00:14:00
Rob
And then, Tony, how have you played him when your fantasy team is that look at the morgue, you're watching match of day or whatever, you're watching the game, you're like, he actually is a really good player.
00:14:06
Conor Glennon
you
00:14:08
Rob
So I think he's a good fit and he's much better than a child. And so I think Tottenham will have him roughly there. I think you know it will be roughly the same. and I'm still not convinced by 10-HAG, but I don't think the players that he brought in are going to push them on any further, and there's still no striker.
00:14:27
Rob
I still don't think Highland is good enough, really. He will be good enough at what some point, but he's not yet. and Liverpool will be roughly the same. It's quite boring, actually, in Arsenal second.
Arsenal's League Winning Potential - Debate
00:14:37
Rob
And then my Man City top, unless they get relegated through the trial, that's going to come up or the hearing.
00:14:43
killianginnity
Next.
00:14:43
Rob
so But I think it'd be more of the same. and And I do think if anyone's going to break the top six, like the way Brian might have in previous seasons, it's going to sound crazy.
00:14:55
Rob
I can't believe I'm saying this. But if they get no points to the auction, I think everything could do well.
00:15:00
Nate
Whoa!
00:15:00
Rob
i was Yeah, last season, only Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal kept more clean cheese than everything. so
00:15:06
Conor Glennon
How high do you think they can go?
00:15:08
Rob
I think they could be top 8, definitely.
00:15:08
Nate
yeah
00:15:10
Rob
but that's not that's not a big that's not The general scheme you think is not a huge shout, but the rest of it is so predictable that like yeah I could see everything going from where I was 15 to 8.
00:15:21
Rob
That's the only wild shout I have, otherwise I think it'll be business as usual.
00:15:21
Conor Glennon
i
00:15:26
Conor Glennon
I don't disagree with je you. know i I think again, this season's going to be more exciting. The fourth, fifth race has kind of been the main exciting point, to to be honest, throughout the last couple of seasons. like For me, I don't think you're too far wrong. I think I'd i'd like to see Newcastle get sixth. I think it'll depend on injuries, if I'm honest. I think it'll be between us and Villa for sixth.
00:15:50
Conor Glennon
ah Hard to argue with you on the United kind of Tottenham one there. I do think that's going to be the jostle for fourth or fifth. I might throw the spanner in the works and say United go fifth ah with Spurs and fourth.
00:16:03
Conor Glennon
um Then I think top end of it, I think it's going to be the same old thing all over again, to be honest, in the in the top three.
00:16:14
killianginnity
Right, Nate?
00:16:15
Nate
Okay lads. Okay so I have Newcastle 6th, I've got Spurs 5th, I've got Liverpool 4th, I've got United 3rd, I've got City 2nd and I have someone really.
00:16:23
killianginnity
Mm-hmm.
00:16:27
Conor Glennon
Ooh.
00:16:28
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:16:32
killianginnity
Oh!
00:16:32
Conor Glennon
Oh, wow. You are going full on going down.
00:16:35
Nate
or
00:16:35
Conor Glennon
Arsenal win the league. You are going big my son.
00:16:38
Nate
I'm going to say that United's downfall this season, I'm not saying they're going to win the league or whatever, is the Europa League.
00:16:38
killianginnity
London will burn.
00:16:44
Nate
I think we have a good chance to win the Europa League this season. I think we love a good cup run, the FA Cup now. So I can see us doing well in the cup competitions. I think third, ah I'd be happy with that.
00:16:56
Nate
But yeah, I see Arsenal pipping, pipping City in the third time. So I do.
00:17:01
Rob
I can't see you.
00:17:02
Conor Glennon
I just don't think they have, you like, I think they're, I honestly think Arsenal are like Rory McElroy and I'm not throwing shade in them when I say this, but there are athletes and teams out there that have a killer streak about them that need to get to that final gear. And it's something McElroy doesn't seem to possess anymore. And I i really think Arsenal are not, and and I don't mean it in the usual battle job like Spurs, but I just don't think they have that streak.
00:17:27
Nate
I
00:17:28
Rob
It's the big game, sorry, Nate. I just can't see the beaten city.
00:17:31
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:17:32
Rob
like they they finished two points behind them last season, and if you had worn it did they won home, didn't they? And they drew away. And I was like, oh, this is a great result. And you're like, that's the result that cost them the league.
00:17:44
Rob
So I just don't know if they have that. And they're still, like, I thought they'd go for Esak.
00:17:47
Nate
-
00:17:49
Rob
I thought they'd go really hard for him. Maybe Newcastle don't want to sell them, but I just don't think, I think I'm actually big up Harvard. So I think he's better than a lot of people say, but I don't think,
00:17:57
Conor Glennon
But you tapped to you tapped him for top goals, going in the auras, you know?
00:18:00
Rob
Yeah, if I could have him in my fancy team, I can't really afford him. But I do think with someone like Esac, I'd go, OK, maybe they might get ahead of city. But I just at the way it stands now, I can't see it.
00:18:12
Rob
Sorry, Dave.
00:18:12
Nate
i I think CE are actually going to stagnate this season. purly I think the trial is going to weigh down the club personally. i think I think as a team, the agent, I do. I think they don't have the obviously a great team and they've won multiple leagues, but I just think we're getting to the point now where we could see in a season where, you know, De Bruyne is getting that bit older, the team's getting that bit older as a whole. I just think the opportunity is there for Arsenal to do it. like
00:18:42
Conor Glennon
My only thing with De Bruyne is I know he's kind of on the back nine of his career and he's he's not the same guy but I think Roger has taken up that mantle in the middle like that man does not lose football games.
00:18:42
Nate
and
00:18:50
Rob
Yeah.
00:18:53
Nate
he's been starting to lose them.
00:18:57
Nate
But I just think that team, I could see them faltering this season. I don't know why. And then la i think I don't know about you, but I think Liverpool is a team in a scary position.
00:19:04
killianginnity
Mm
00:19:11
Nate
like I think as a club, they're making zero signs this season.
00:19:12
killianginnity
hmm.
00:19:16
Nate
And ah apparently they're not even going to go back in for Zoo or for another number six after failing with Zuma Mendy. They could be walking out of this window with a 50 mil profit.
00:19:27
Nate
like
00:19:28
Conor Glennon
The amount of people that have rejected Liverpool in the last couple of seasons is mental.
00:19:34
Nate
ah like They've got three three huge players that are looking like they'll be leaving next season.
00:19:43
Nate
I'd be very scared if I was in a real fan.
Liverpool's New Manager & Season Impact
00:19:45
Conor Glennon
What are you saying Robbie?
00:19:45
Rob
I think they're going to be better. I think i think that the emotional energy energy of Klopp was too much last season. And I think it's good that they have a manager now who, from what the like I haven't seen a lot of, what I have seen in a few clips and what I've read isn't going to be as high intensity, high pressing. I know Liverpool won the league playing that way, but it's very difficult to ask guys like Salah now is 32 and Van Dijk is 33.
00:20:13
Rob
And those players have won a lot, like Trent or whatever. They don't want to run around like that the way they used to when they were younger. I actually think this new guy with a new focus and not being as much of a big big figure as Klopp, I think it's going to help them. And I know they need him in fielder.
00:20:29
Rob
but they they are They always have been very good in the transfer market. Other than Darwin Nunes, who is a cabbage, like i'm I'm sorry, I'll never think anything otherwise. The guy is absolutely terrible. I shouldn't be disrespecting Conor with cabbage, but I think he's brutal. And I think the sooner Liverpool just move away from but wanting him to be good, the better. and But I actually think he might be better from just not having clock there because it just won't be as intense. And I think just holding onto the ball a bit more.
00:20:57
Rob
and just dominating games a bit more and not pressing like maniacs. I think that might actually help them and this season. I think someone like Jota could have a really good season.
00:21:07
Conor Glennon
Can we just appreciate the shit-housery from the Premier League of giving them the 12-30 kick-off in their opening game? It is just sensational. it's It's a little ode to clap, you know? What are you saying, Keelian? What are you saying about Liverpool?
00:21:19
killianginnity
I think Liverpool are in a really really bad position. And I think they're aging out a lot of their squad, they might be losing Lewis Diaz to city, apparently.
00:21:29
Conor Glennon
See, I heard this, but I just don't understand a why they do it.
00:21:33
killianginnity
um
00:21:34
Conor Glennon
ah Like if they're making a push, like it doesn't fit for me, you know?
00:21:36
Nate
if they want code.
00:21:38
killianginnity
the Also, the way they've been playing in preseason has been in interesting, not effective, I would say. I don't think it's going to be effective in the season. and So they're kind of playing like a four with two holding midfielders, and two wingers, but no.
00:21:55
killianginnity
dedicated striker. What that says to me is that they're expecting Salah to drift center which Trent being more as like a
Aston Villa's Top Six Potential
00:22:04
killianginnity
proper wing back winger and which either Curtis Jones or Endo dropping back and so I actually have them in sixth.
00:22:12
Rob
I actually like that more.
00:22:12
Nate
Oh.
00:22:13
killianginnity
and
00:22:13
Rob
Sorry kid, I like that Salah's up front. are like I remember last year watching him, Salah was out on the wing and Darwin again. I don't mean to pick on him, but the ball kept getting passed into him. and he'd lose it or he'd miss place and the move would die. So I don't know. I'm not, I'm not there on Liverpool. I think they're going to be stronger.
00:22:31
killianginnity
i I don't know. I think there's just a little bit too much upheaval and not enough freshness in the squad. And it's a new way of playing that. I think they're going to need a season to bed in on their slot.
00:22:45
killianginnity
I think that's.
00:22:45
Conor Glennon
Which I think they'll give them. As long as they don't finish something ludicrously low, I think they'll they'll be fine with that.
00:22:47
killianginnity
Oh yeah, I don't think they'll exactly.
00:22:51
Nate
They could give them some signs as well, like...
00:22:51
killianginnity
Like if they can get six. No, that'd be great. ah like I think if they got sixth in his first season, that's good, as far as I'm concerned.
00:22:58
Nate
Oh.
00:22:58
Conor Glennon
Yeah, yeah.
00:22:59
killianginnity
like Like with the way the Premier League is now, that is good.
00:22:59
Conor Glennon
i
00:22:59
Rob
why
00:23:03
killianginnity
And in fifth, because I've been impressed by their signings, is Villa.
00:23:09
Conor Glennon
it wouldn't It wouldn't surprise me.
00:23:09
killianginnity
Emery as well.
00:23:11
Conor Glennon
like it you know They have the potential, just everything needs to go right.
00:23:16
killianginnity
Yeah, but I think there's worse teams than them.
00:23:18
Rob
All
00:23:18
killianginnity
I think Liverpool has enough, ah ah and enough problems to suggest that they might drop down that little bit. but I don't think Tottenham are going to get top six.
00:23:24
Rob
right.
00:23:26
Conor Glennon
Oh well.
00:23:26
Nate
i didn I think, think the fee
00:23:26
killianginnity
i I don't think they're stranded enough. I think Solanke is Sol Dado 2.0.
00:23:32
Rob
No, I think he's a good player.
00:23:33
Nate
on that is crazy, by the way. Like, we can say what we want about how good the player is. And like Solanke probably could be merited to come into a ah top six, top four side and be the main man.
00:23:45
Nate
But like Spurs have this thing where they buy good players for ridiculous prices. Like it it doesn't make sense.
00:23:52
killianginnity
Hmm.
00:23:53
Nate
Like I don't understand it. It's like, you know,
00:23:55
Rob
I don't even look nice. Like, may or may not have probably ruined that, like Boy and Highland for 80 million or whatever it was.
00:23:57
Nate
you know
00:24:00
Rob
and like he's said like such a junior player.
00:24:01
Nate
But it's not here they should be going for them, do you
00:24:04
Rob
So anyone else goes into the market or benchmarking against against that deal.
00:24:06
Nate
know what I mean?
00:24:09
Rob
And so I think he's probably we have 50 Premier League goals and he's played once or twice for England. That's enough to get you up to 50 odd million. You know, like it doesn't take much now.
00:24:19
Nate
but his thathi should be gone for and genanran like
00:24:22
Rob
yeah like I don't know who else. like You get someone younger and they might not be guaranteed. You can go to Chelsea route and buy lads like that you've scouted like. and They might come good like a Nicholas Jackson or something like that.
00:24:33
Rob
the tone's out They're not good. You can buy someone like Darwin for 80. He's not good. Not up to a Highland who may be good. I think Snanky's probably better a better bet than a lot of those players.
00:24:43
Conor Glennon
would you would you would Would you take, it's around the same price, would you take done Alamo or would you take Selenki?
00:24:51
Rob
I take down the Elmo, definitely, but I don't know if he has sent their forward the way Solanke would be, and sports didn't really have that last season. They did spend 60 on the Charleston, and that's another thing.
00:25:02
Rob
that It's all these transfer fees, they're all so mad. like If you pay 60 million for a Charleston, you're going to end up paying 64 for Solanke, unfortunately.
00:25:10
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:25:12
Rob
Like I was reading today, like we've been calling his value at 25, 30 million, like he's a backup
Liverpool's Backup Goalkeeper & Juventus
00:25:17
Rob
goalkeeper. He's a really good backup goalkeeper, but these are the fears like and it's just.
00:25:21
Conor Glennon
where where where Where do we think he features in that Liverpool team? Because I saw during the week that he was linked with a move to UVA and I don't know if that's just his agent trying to float stuff, but what you know, what are we saying?
00:25:28
killianginnity
Well, Juve just mutually ah terminated Shisezny's contract today.
00:25:36
Conor Glennon
Wow.
00:25:37
killianginnity
So their only goalkeeper that's actually played for them is Perrin, who's a good goalkeeper. He's like an upper Serie A goalkeeper, but like he spent most of his career as Genoa.
00:25:48
killianginnity
And I think that's a good level for him, like Genoa, maybe in Atlanta, maybe, uh, I don't know, an Napoli, that kind of like, not quite champions, but you're going to be in, in the fun end of it.
00:26:00
killianginnity
Um, so stranger things have happened.
00:26:03
Conor Glennon
i'd be I think it would be an amazing club for him. I think from an like an experience point of view, both from life experience and football experience, it would just grow him as a human being and a player and it could only be good news for Ireland.
European Competitions Impact on Teams
00:26:15
Nate
just Just a quick one on your villa.
00:26:15
Rob
Yeah.
00:26:15
killianginnity
Yeah. Like.
00:26:17
Nate
on i can and I think they might struggle like Newcastle did.
00:26:18
killianginnity
Hmm.
00:26:23
Nate
in terms of I feel like when when a new player when a new team pushes into the top four or Europa League, for example, I think the players, they struggle with them extra few games a week.
00:26:23
Rob
Yeah.
00:26:35
Conor Glennon
Absolutely, we we crumbled.
00:26:36
Nate
like
00:26:36
killianginnity
Well, but see this the thing though, they've bought a lot of players and they already had quite a big squad.
00:26:40
Nate
but Yeah, I just think like when when you've got to focus on the league and doing well on the league, but also if you've got ambitions, like we don't want to just go out on the Champions League. It's like you're going to struggle with playing a lot of the players to cover both. And I was just think there might be a bit where it's just like one one one of the other has to take priority.
00:27:01
Conor Glennon
i do I do think though, like just from a Newcastle point of view, i I think there was more expectation on us to go a bit further in the Champions League than there would be on Villa and if they went out early it wouldn't be as big a problem.
00:27:02
killianginnity
yeah
00:27:13
Conor Glennon
I i think for Newcastle, us progressing further in the Champions League was more to prove to the fans from a board perspective that the project was working and coaxing
Manchester United's Strategic Acquisitions
00:27:24
Conor Glennon
new sponsors.
00:27:24
killianginnity
Yeah. Yeah, he said to spend 70 odd million on a striker. So there's kind of an expectation.
00:27:27
Conor Glennon
Yeah, like we needed it to work.
00:27:29
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:27:30
Conor Glennon
While I think Villa have the luxury, should I say, of of if they bow out a little early, it was getting there it was the big thing and they can build from there.
00:27:38
killianginnity
Yeah, I think um United will be fourth. I think, you know, age I think they still need another season. I don't think that the finalised team is there yet, but they do bring me on to something that's really, really interesting. And he's kind of mentioned it earlier with in the Sri Lanka talk, more sardado 2.0. There is a market out there that United now, as of this week, has went into, which I have been kind of thinking about all summer kind of going, this is a this is ah such an underrated market and it's that
00:28:11
killianginnity
It's the modern version of what Clough used to do, which is these players are slightly underrated by who they're at. Instead of trying to get these players with big potentials or anything like that, they licked round and cared about them. They kept trying to replace them for three years. like As soon as they bought them, they tried to replace them. Now they're united again, no matter what a very, very good fee.
00:28:29
Conor Glennon
That's the
Matthijs de Ligt's Struggles & Potential
00:28:30
killianginnity
it Yeah, like it's it's very, very astute. And I think there's a lot more players out there that like, the likes of Tottenham should, instead of going and spending 65 or 60 on Sri Lanka, go and find a player that's just being underrated by their own team that they're kind of just a little bit like, meh, about and pick up a great signing. Like Maz, where are we on under 20 million? Like he's injury problem is 30 or nearly 30, but like, that's still ridiculously good value.
00:28:30
Conor Glennon
bargain of the window for me.
00:28:57
Rob
i i am I don't know if you can get into the Bayern team ahead of Eric Dyer. That's my big red flag with the Licht. I actually think this guy is like like John Terry or something. He's the next big prameic or next big player, next big European star and it just really hasn't worked out for my Juventus or Bayern. If he works out, it's a brilliant deal.
00:29:22
Rob
There is that question like is he like eric like Eric Dyer on a free transfer is ahead of him.
00:29:27
Conor Glennon
I do think it happened too young for Delect and I think he had a series of knockbacks that he wasn't able to recover from.
00:29:28
Rob
And.
00:29:34
Rob
Yeah, like it was created on the planning. He's not playing free night and now he's paying for ram dread and it just doesn't seem to have worked and I haven't seen any of Lenny Euro.
00:29:39
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:29:44
Rob
I don't know when he'll be back and.
00:29:44
killianginnity
Thank
United's Wage Challenges in Player Sales
00:29:47
Rob
That's definitely one for the future like and obviously know need more players in center half.
00:29:51
killianginnity
you.
00:29:53
Rob
But otherwise, I thought there'd be more exits from United. Other than Wambasack, I thought they would start getting rid of McTominay, Casimiro, and then using those funds to bring in even more players. So I don't know if it's been, I'd probably give them a C for what they've done so far.
00:30:07
Conor Glennon
I think, though, it's down to wages, man.
00:30:07
Nate
350.
00:30:09
Conor Glennon
like I think, you've you know, when you've got most of your, like, the likes of a Lindelof on 120 grand a week, like, no one's buying him to take that on. what Harry Mags is on, what, close to 200, no one's taking that.
00:30:17
Rob
No.
00:30:22
Conor Glennon
Casimiro's on high threes.
00:30:26
Conor Glennon
Sancho in the same world, like, I mean, it's, I think you'd be able to sell the personnel. I just don't think anyone can afford them in the current climate.
00:30:34
Nate
i
00:30:34
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:30:35
Nate
i feel like As Killian said, and he mentioned about to say like this second day of market, is like I think United have done really well going into a market that people know that they're changing their tactics.
00:30:47
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:30:47
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:30:48
Nate
and like delete like de steals like On paper, this deal is insane. This guy, buying fans don't want him to go. like like Literally, buying fans are not wanting to leave.
00:30:59
Conor Glennon
60,000 people signed a petition to keep him by immunity. Like he is liked.
00:31:04
Nate
Like, his own fans don't want him to leave.
Undervalued Player Market Strategy
00:31:07
Nate
Like, we got him for nine million a year for the next three years. Like, to me, that's an unbelievable deal. Maserati, he's a right back that comes in that will probably be behind Dallow, but he matches more of Dallow's style than a Wambosaka does.
00:31:22
Nate
It's no more two extreme ends of a right back. I think that's a very smart deal. Wambosaka basically pays for it.
00:31:28
Conor Glennon
Yeah, I did i was going to say, did I see?
00:31:31
killianginnity
Hmm.
00:31:31
Rob
Yeah.
00:31:31
Nate
Yeah, Juan Bizaca basically paid for and Lenny Euro.
00:31:35
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:31:36
Nate
He's now going to have a couple of years to sit behind the Licht and Martinez and learn the trade.
Manchester United's Summer Deals
00:31:42
Nate
I think that's a really smart deal as well.
00:31:43
killianginnity
I. I think he's did pay overpay for Lenny Euro, but what you underpaid on the licked kind of evens it out.
00:31:47
Conor Glennon
yeah
00:31:49
Nate
Yeah.
00:31:49
Conor Glennon
You made up.
00:31:50
Nate
and
00:31:50
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:31:50
killianginnity
Like let's just put the licks transfer fee into context by 45 million Euro. That's the same fee that Aston Villa paid for Ian Matheson, who has 28 appearances in top leagues.
00:32:02
Conor Glennon
Yeah, when you put it like that.
00:32:02
Nate
Yeah.
00:32:03
killianginnity
He's like 12 Premier League appearances and something like 16 in the Bundesliga.
00:32:09
Conor Glennon
I have to give it to United and i I don't know how much of it is Ashworth or you know just United with clever people at the top now, but it's the best I've seen y'all operate in a good eight, nine years.
00:32:15
Nate
And there's,
00:32:22
killianginnity
it's It's just the seven years beforehand of so of squad building that you just have to deal with now.
00:32:27
Nate
just talks tonight that we're looking to swap Sancho for U-Gart a PhD. To me, that's a smart deal.
00:32:32
killianginnity
That'd be amazing.
00:32:33
Rob
Yeah, take that.
00:32:34
Nate
To me, that's a smart deal. You get a huge wage off the wage book, number one, and you you you swap out a problem job for for a position that worked we're in need of bringing.
00:32:45
Nate
To me, like, if we get U-Gart one other, I'd probably want a left back as well because our left backs can't stay fit for the life. And to me, that's like,
00:32:57
Nate
an A, and like an A window, like.
00:32:59
Rob
I think we need a striker as well. and I ah think getting rid of and another midfielder as well. you got That would count as one.
00:33:04
Nate
Like Zurtzky came in a striker, like.
00:33:05
Rob
I think, yeah, but he's more of a second striker. I think he's more like he's going to play off the last man. Our play is probably a bit deep, but I mean like, like a Salanke.
00:33:13
Conor Glennon
Looking for a big man like, yeah.
00:33:14
killianginnity
do you want to you want a front
00:33:14
Rob
Like an actual centre forward, like Isak or Salanke, like someone who's going to play a front and make the ball stick and score goals and be a
Ivan Toney's Fit at United - Debate
00:33:23
Rob
proper centre forward. like ah There's not that many of them around, but I do think without that and relying on Highland too,
00:33:28
Rob
he looked like really out of his depth at a lot of points last season. I don't know if he like it's not he needs another are probably five years. That guy probably needs a long move and another couple of years to get to a level where he can rely on him.
00:33:41
killianginnity
Do you want a frog?
00:33:43
Conor Glennon
which which you can't do because of the profile, you know.
00:33:45
Rob
Not yet, exactly. So I think an A would be at a center forward, wherever that might be.
00:33:47
killianginnity
here Here's one here's muar for and Nate. If you could get them for around 30 million, which I think is in and around what they would take from now. Would you take Ivan Tony?
00:34:00
Rob
I don't like his attitude, I wouldn't actually, I'm there crying out for him and sending him forward, but something about that guy just bothers me.
00:34:03
Nate
No.
00:34:07
Rob
and I think, yeah, I'm not a fan.
00:34:07
Conor Glennon
I agree.
00:34:08
killianginnity
Nate?
00:34:10
Nate
that I'm actually like in the camp that I'm satisfied with our striker options going into this season. m No, I wouldn't.
00:34:18
killianginnity
So you won't take them for 30.
00:34:20
Nate
I think if
00:34:22
Conor Glennon
I think he'd be a counter to the team.
United's Rebuilding Strategy
00:34:24
Nate
I think if the, if it persist persisted where we were like, Oh, we need a number nine next season, then I'd rather just have that 30 minute go to that. But I'm happy enough to go in on a season that we've, we've rebuilt. We've, in my opinion, had one of the best.
00:34:41
Nate
windows probably in Europe, Barfield. I'm happy to win with these two strikers where they're going to get a load of games over the Premier League, Europa League and the Cups. I'd say let them battle it out for the season and and see if if we need to address that going into next season.
00:34:57
Conor Glennon
I think it's a big statement saying you've rebuilt. You're rebuilding.
00:35:00
killianginnity
Hmm.
00:35:00
Conor Glennon
Let's see how you go.
00:35:01
Rob
Yeah.
00:35:01
killianginnity
Yeah, yeah.
00:35:01
Nate
but like Like six players though, that's...
00:35:05
killianginnity
it's ah For you guys, that's not enough.
00:35:05
Rob
you Yeah, you've you' you've just been traumatized, Nate.
00:35:07
Conor Glennon
and
00:35:07
Nate
I mean... i mean like
00:35:11
Rob
like this is You've been starved, and now you're like, oh, Jesus, this stale bread isn't that bad.
00:35:12
Nate
no but but like
00:35:17
Rob
like
00:35:17
Nate
but but we the positions The positions we bought and seized and what other positions do we need to bring in?
00:35:18
Rob
how
00:35:22
Rob
I don't know, listen, it's been it's been a lot better and it's it's been good, but I do think ah center the centre forward's a big gap, left back is a big gap, and midfielder, and that's not even to go, oh, now we're ready to win the league, that's the goal. Let's solidify it, let's make sure we get top four now, because, like, as the Ken Hag is a kind of a cup manager, you know, you always go far in the cups, and he doesn't rotate that much, so there is a lot of pressure,
Newcastle's Top Three Prediction
00:35:47
Rob
there's there was a lot of muscle injuries, not injuries last season as well, so I think he needs a big squad and I just think there's a couple of areas that there's a gap like and and you look at like there's Newcastle like they rotate between Esac and Wilson or there's Ollie Watkins for Villa like they don't have a centre forward even even near any of those guys like even Wilson.
00:36:06
Conor Glennon
He's been coming up in a lot of kind of conversations we've had today. I really think we've probably got one more season with him.
00:36:13
Rob
Yeah, he's class.
00:36:13
Conor Glennon
Unless unless we move mountains, so but he's going somewhere else. I don't know where, but it ain't us. I hope to God I'm wrong, but like Jesus.
00:36:19
killianginnity
I'm really excited.
00:36:20
Nate
I don't, like, EZAC doesn't, like, I don't, I'm not, like, getting EZAC at your nightmare, like, I'm really not.
00:36:27
Rob
I will take him.
00:36:27
Nate
I don't, like, I am actually not, like, I'd much rather go to other avenues than EZAC, to be honest.
00:36:34
killianginnity
There's not too many.
00:36:34
Conor Glennon
we'll have to We'll have to let Killian give us his 3-2-1 here, or the man's gonna forget him.
00:36:37
Rob
yeah
00:36:37
killianginnity
Yeah. Yeah. No, like I know, luckily I did write them down. And I think, I think with the East acting, I don't think there's actually that many strikers right now that you're like, Oh, I need him anymore.
00:36:48
killianginnity
Like it doesn't, isn't quite that like when you have a Slanky getting 65 million, imagine what Callum Wilson would have got when he was coming out of Bournemouth. Like, like the market is just a bit, a bit insane.
00:36:54
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:36:58
killianginnity
Um, So my tree two one hurts me one because it's boring and two because I think Newcastle is going to finish third.
00:37:07
Conor Glennon
What?
00:37:07
killianginnity
and Yeah, I think I i don't think they've i I don't think it would be a convincing third.
00:37:10
Nate
What?
00:37:13
killianginnity
I think they'll scrape it. But yeah, I think they but they were very strong.
00:37:18
Conor Glennon
That was not my bingo card for this episode. Jesus Christ, I did not expect anyone to see Newcastle finish in top four.
00:37:25
killianginnity
Yeah. Like, um, don't forget to have to an alley coming back and ah in August. So like, he's going to be like, to do signing.
00:37:30
Rob
Well, he probably put a few bets on all the summer sports. I don't know about banking that.
00:37:37
killianginnity
Um, but, but like they have Anthony Gordon, who's coming off the back of a very good summer.
00:37:38
Rob
He did a lot of free time.
00:37:44
killianginnity
Um, he's confirmed Lewis Hall, who I think is a very, very astute signing. I think he's been poor in the window. and like ah I think he's kind of missed out on Minta, who's gone to Brighton, as recommended by um Mr.
00:37:55
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:37:58
killianginnity
gun ah Jonathan McInstory in our interview. But like, Liberamento is, what, he's 21, 22 now? He's going to start coming into his own. um I think if he could replace Trippio before the end of the window, that would be really, really good.
00:38:13
killianginnity
um and
00:38:13
Conor Glennon
I think we need him from a leadership perspective. ah ah Yeah.
00:38:15
Rob
Yay, set pieces are good too.
00:38:16
killianginnity
No, when I say replace him, I mean just like have somebody actually in the squad. I don't mean get rid of him, although I would because I don't particularly like him as a human. But I don't think craft is an enough as ah as a backup.
00:38:31
killianginnity
I think if you' got another i think i think you've got back, that'd be great.
00:38:31
Conor Glennon
I'd agree with that for sure.
00:38:35
killianginnity
And other than that, he's a pretty damn solid.
00:38:37
Conor Glennon
Our windows been weird, man, because like, yeah, but we've got, we've, we've put in three bids, none of them are happening.
00:38:38
Rob
You're going for gay, you're not the new customer, sorry Connor.
00:38:43
Conor Glennon
I just, I'd love it, but.
00:38:44
killianginnity
Dougie Friedman was quoted today as saying that he's a superstar, so you have to pay a superstar money.
00:38:45
Conor Glennon
but
00:38:50
Conor Glennon
Yeah. put But what's superstar money for a defender these days though?
00:38:50
killianginnity
I don't think Newcastle can.
00:38:53
Conor Glennon
That's like 80.
00:38:54
killianginnity
70, 70, 80.
00:38:55
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:38:55
Rob
Again, Harry Maguire went for 80 and I need.
00:38:58
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:38:58
Conor Glennon
he you kind of he kind of but He wasn't the kind of driving force of the market shift, but he definitely was one of the main ones.
00:39:06
Rob
yeah
00:39:07
killianginnity
Yeah. Like, but I think other than that, these are pretty strong. Like the fact that he's now have a sack in a position where he is the key man and Wilson can just be your Jamie Verde.
00:39:17
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:39:17
killianginnity
Like that's very good for use. I think if you don't go far in the champions league, usually make a very good Premier League push when others aren't. And then it's Arsenal second and city first.
Top Premier League Spots Predictions
00:39:28
killianginnity
I think it.
00:39:28
Rob
and Harvey Barnes a good player to come back as well. I like him.
00:39:31
killianginnity
Yeah. Yeah. He'd be good. Like he's have a decent rotation.
00:39:33
Conor Glennon
I don't know how I feel on him. I think it's more just when we got him, I was kind of a bit like, all right. You know, I don't know if I've kind of got ah over the the kind of meh of that transfer, and transfer but he he has got talent. But are you saying Sidion for his killing?
00:39:47
killianginnity
Yeah, I think this could be the last season of dominance, because I think this could be the last season with Pep. So yeah, I think Arsenal half and um haven't strengthened enough. and and like I think they're a team that needs to centre forward, and like with Jesus being it out for as long as he was and him being a glorified winger for half of his career. I don't think he's ever going to be that the main man. I think he scored a lot of goals and if you're relying on Havers after him that's not ah not a good place to be.
Financial Fair Play Impact on Manchester City
00:40:21
killianginnity
I think just they should just bank in on in Kettia. They're not doing anything with him so just make make the money and then go and spend it on on somebody else.
00:40:30
Conor Glennon
I'd heard in Keddie of being floated around for somewhere.
00:40:33
Rob
Bournemouth County.
00:40:35
killianginnity
That'd be a good signing. Like, I think he he could be a very astute, relatively cheap signing. I think if you get him for 25, 30 million, that'd be great. so Like, Brantford should get him instead of Ivan Tony.
00:40:49
Nate
yeah
00:40:49
Conor Glennon
Yeah, I mean, I really hope you're right with the Newcastle call and you're actually giving me a bit of hope. That'll be ah smashed at the weekend, I imagine.
00:40:59
killianginnity
and but But... What is our wild card call in our Premier League rankings? Nate, are you going to say Fulham going down as your wild card?
00:41:08
Nate
Can I think of something more shocking than that?
00:41:14
Conor Glennon
I'm going to say mine is, I think, I don't think Chelsea go, we'll finish above eighth.
00:41:22
Rob
No.
00:41:22
killianginnity
Oh, I like that.
00:41:25
Rob
Mine is Everton top A. I don't know, it's not even that but big of it.
00:41:29
Conor Glennon
eight Yeah.
00:41:29
Rob
I suppose it is.
00:41:30
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:41:30
Rob
But like I just think they're, I think Dice are a really good manager. And I think they're a lot better than probably people would realise.
00:41:34
killianginnity
it it it yeah It is a big call when there are already talks of a points deduction by yeah the first game of the season.
00:41:36
Rob
And as long as he's the manager, I think they'll do well. And it's the last season that got us in as well.
00:41:40
Conor Glennon
Do you forget that actually?
00:41:43
Nate
Okay I got one.
00:41:47
Rob
Yeah, I should put a bit caveat.
00:41:48
killianginnity
ah
00:41:49
Rob
You don't get any points deducted. They're going all the way to the top eight. But also, this could be like, we could be like, this could be like the start of 1945 and the Nazis are going to come to to the end this year with Man City.
00:41:59
Conor Glennon
No, Jesus Christ.
00:42:01
Rob
Like, if Man City will get demoted, like, you know what could happen. This could be, this could be the end of their reign of terror. We'll see.
00:42:08
Conor Glennon
if if If they kind of get the data across the line and it does go that far, when this result comes out in September, is it straight away? It's just like a points deduction to the point where they're crippled.
00:42:19
Rob
I think it's a 10 week hearing starting in September. We have rarely expected it in early 2025.
00:42:26
Conor Glennon
That'd be a nice New Year's present.
00:42:26
Rob
And yeah, like so it might not be an instant. I don't know. They might not even if it's mid-season, they might just duck them like 60 points or something to the point where they're going to be automatically relegated.
00:42:39
Rob
But they see out the rest of the season.
00:42:40
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:42:41
Rob
I don't know if that will be it. Or they could just demote them. I don't know. but If it is, if they have done all this, then I do think they need to be, yeah, throw the book at them, basically.
00:42:51
Conor Glennon
I just have so I just have this feeling in that city are going to find some way to push this out and out and out, you know.
00:42:52
killianginnity
i
00:42:59
Rob
Yeah.
00:42:59
Nate
Do we protest?
00:42:59
killianginnity
Well, see, i think but I don't think we're going to have a decision this season, because ah like if it if it is early 25 for a decision, so that's let's say February, March, plus an appeal, so then you're into
00:43:11
Rob
Yeah. But actually, sorry, I don't know if there's any grounds for pay with the Premier League.
00:43:14
Nate
Oh, yeah, there's no.
00:43:14
Rob
And and they can't go to CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport. So it's a one and done thing.
00:43:21
Nate
They can't appear.
00:43:21
Rob
And there's no there's no jury or nothing like that. It's just a couple of people, experts, would sit on this board and they'll decide. Like, if if they don't, let's imagine a world where a city get away if this stuff is true that's been alleged against them.
00:43:35
Rob
Like, it's all a bit ridiculous, isn't it? If they do, like, it's it's how can you take it?
00:43:39
Conor Glennon
It's not even being petty of of wanting to get rid of them.
00:43:41
Rob
Yeah.
00:43:42
Conor Glennon
It's just like there's a certain, is the game gone?
00:43:45
Rob
Yeah, if they do get away with it, and it turns out they did actually do this, and there's a lot of evidence that surely did, including emails and stuff like that, but if they do get away with it, like can you retake this product serious? I don't think I could anyway.
00:43:58
Nate
we protest like the european, yeah superdude
00:44:02
killianginnity
The Super League. Yeah. Well, like, only like I would love them to get properly sanctioned, especially this being the transfer window where they bought Savino, like that one of the dodgiest deals of recent years.
00:44:13
Rob
and And then they sell Alvarez for 90 million in euro, which is 90 bottom for 15. So they've made a huge profit on them. They're just they're they're great at running the club.
00:44:25
Rob
It's just some questions about how they got to this point.
00:44:28
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:44:28
Conor Glennon
I will say the that the Alvarez one surprised me a little bit.
00:44:28
Nate
Relegate.
00:44:32
Conor Glennon
like Obviously you're not going to turn around that kind of return on investment, but he's he is a world-class utility player to have.
00:44:39
Rob
I think he didn't like living in Manchester and didn't like starting every match. So they probably taught this in 90 million Euro.
00:44:45
Conor Glennon
Yeah, it be gone.
00:44:46
Rob
Well, win the league anyway.
00:44:47
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:44:47
killianginnity
I don't think it's bad value. I think it's over a market rate, course it's but it's good signing.
00:44:49
Rob
I think it's amazing. there Yeah, he's brilliant. Yeah.
00:44:53
killianginnity
Um, I think the only thing for Atlético now is they, uh, need to get rid of Felix, which he may be going to Chelsea now. Um, and they just need a sponsor that is actually flying airplanes.
00:45:06
killianginnity
I think that they have, was it Riyadh Air that isn't going to be flying until 20, 27.
00:45:06
Rob
Yeah.
00:45:09
Nate
we had it
00:45:10
Rob
but but hiss Here's the last thing I'll say on City for now, but if you look at all these other clubs, like they're all jumping through every who possible to try meet me this kind of fair play, financial fair play rules that the Premier League have brought in.
00:45:21
Rob
Like City, Bill have sold um Douglas Lewis to Juventus, who was one of their best players last season.
00:45:28
killianginnity
Mm
00:45:29
Rob
Moose at the Abbey has gone to Saudi, because they have to balance the books.
00:45:33
Conor Glennon
Yeah.
00:45:34
Rob
Like meanwhile, Huron-Holland's on a million a week probably, And City can just pull out another sponsorship deal from Abu Dhabi every day of the week if they want.
00:45:44
Rob
So I know we want to watch the talk with the football itself, but this will I think this will hang over this whole season.
00:45:49
killianginnity
hmm.
00:45:50
Rob
And and ah hopefully justice, wherever that is, will properly be served. And and that's not as United fan, honestly. it's not I've seen United win everything. I'm OK watching them kind of build up again.
00:46:02
Rob
I'm fine with
Premier League Awards & Predictions
00:46:03
Rob
that. But we can take this serious if this is if they aren't really If the evidence is there and they aren't found guilty, then it just shows the whole competition into question.
00:46:13
killianginnity
for sure um gents quickfire we're gonna go around golden boot connor who are you saying quickfire
00:46:19
Rob
Isak, why not?
00:46:21
Conor Glennon
Oh, good God, why did it have to come to me first? um I'm...
00:46:24
killianginnity
five four rob nate i'm saying halland it's just too obvious most assists connor rob nate oh that's actually
00:46:25
Conor Glennon
Holland.
00:46:28
Rob
esac why not
00:46:30
Nate
Harland Bruno
00:46:35
Conor Glennon
Palmer.
00:46:37
Rob
The Briner.
00:46:42
Conor Glennon
Oh, Jesus, is that not your hot take for the season?
00:46:46
Rob
and
00:46:46
Nate
Actually I didn't say my heart take, my heart take is Villa will finish behind Chelsea
00:46:48
Rob
Wow.
00:46:52
Conor Glennon
Okay.
00:46:52
killianginnity
Well, that is a bit of a hot take.
00:46:54
Conor Glennon
That's niche.
00:46:55
killianginnity
Yeah. I'm going to say for most assists, Odegard. Why not?
00:46:59
Nate
Oh, something different.
00:47:00
killianginnity
Just for a different name.
00:47:01
Conor Glennon
Okay.
00:47:01
killianginnity
and Player of the year, Connor.
00:47:04
Conor Glennon
Phone.
00:47:07
killianginnity
Oh, Rob.
00:47:09
Rob
Mo Salah.
00:47:11
killianginnity
Nate.
00:47:14
Nate
Declan Royce.
00:47:15
Rob
Oh, actually, he's doing it.
00:47:16
Conor Glennon
Oh.
00:47:16
killianginnity
Whoa.
00:47:17
Rob
Yeah, they might give it to him.
00:47:19
killianginnity
Yeah, that's actually a very good shout. I'm gonna agree with you there.
00:47:22
Conor Glennon
I'm actually going to swap to Palmer instead of phone.
00:47:22
killianginnity
Declan White.
00:47:24
Conor Glennon
They won't give it to phone in two in a row.
00:47:26
killianginnity
Plus he doesn't deserve it. Young Player of the Year. Connor.
00:47:32
Rob
God.
00:47:33
Conor Glennon
Oh, that one, I don't know. Come back to me.
00:47:36
killianginnity
Rob.
00:47:37
Rob
Big Evan Ferguson.
00:47:39
killianginnity
Mate.
00:47:40
Nate
Cobie Mayner.
00:47:42
Rob
Yeah, actually, that'll be it, yeah.
00:47:43
killianginnity
That's not my choice.
00:47:43
Conor Glennon
ah Yeah, I'm going to jump on that. Kobe mania.
00:47:45
killianginnity
Yeah, I think we're...
00:47:45
Nate
Jeez lads, you're jumping on all my pigs.
00:47:46
Conor Glennon
Who are you saying?
00:47:48
Nate
What's going on here?
00:47:49
killianginnity
Stop having good picks then. I'm going to might be Minta or Lewis Hall.
00:47:58
Conor Glennon
Wow, you're really on the Newcastle bandwagon this week.
00:47:59
Nate
Over at Cobie Mayner.
00:48:01
Conor Glennon
How much have I been paying you?
00:48:02
killianginnity
I like Lewis Hall. I think he's a very good player. And I think he's actually going to play him this year, like a lot. So like, yeah, he's English.
00:48:12
Conor Glennon
I will say Newcastle have all the components to really start cooking this season, but again, it all hinges on injuries, which is the most Newcastle thing going.
00:48:18
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:48:20
killianginnity
I, I reckon, um, we currently lee at England, Lewis Hall start playing for them and that's going to add his value.
00:48:21
Conor Glennon
on Yeah.
00:48:28
killianginnity
So two or three good games for England. It'll, it'll help. Um, best transfer. Connor.
Money's Role in Player Transfers
00:48:37
Conor Glennon
Oh, I think it's going to be the next.
00:48:40
killianginnity
Rob.
00:48:41
Rob
Oh God, you may have to come back to me on that.
00:48:44
killianginnity
Nate.
00:48:45
Nate
lakes i just think moneywise they i just think I think performance coupled with the money I think is a is the perfect recipe there.
00:48:47
Conor Glennon
Yeah. Well, like the only thing is, are we taking money into account or is it sheer? Just play new player coming to a team.
00:48:59
Conor Glennon
Hey, you saying.
00:49:01
killianginnity
I reckon Jake O'Brien.
00:49:03
Conor Glennon
Wow.
00:49:03
killianginnity
I reckon next year he'll be sold for more than double of what they paid for him. Don't he pay 20 million? So I reckon he'll be a 40, 50 million quid player in next year.
00:49:12
Conor Glennon
Robbie, probably saying.
00:49:13
killianginnity
Rob.
00:49:15
Rob
Jacob Ryan, why not?
00:49:17
Conor Glennon
Geez, you're really on the Irish train.
00:49:19
killianginnity
ah
00:49:19
Nate
Hehe
Predicting Biggest Flops - Chelsea Speculation
00:49:20
Rob
Yeah.
00:49:20
killianginnity
big Biggest flop. Now, I would include managers in this. ah don't They don't have to it be new signings, but whoever's going to just massively underperform. Be it new signing, new a manager, a player that's already been there that's just going to hit a wall. Connor?
00:49:36
Conor Glennon
Oh, why am I always first? Why always me? um Come back to me.
00:49:43
killianginnity
Rob?
00:49:45
Rob
Chalty. Absolutely.
00:49:47
killianginnity
Just in general.
00:49:48
Rob
Yeah, like it this can get worse, and I think it will. And I'll be there enjoying watching it.
00:49:54
killianginnity
Nate.
00:49:56
Nate
and I think it has to be a player Chelsea and I'm willing to go Pedro now.
00:50:02
killianginnity
Just because of the fee.
00:50:04
Nate
fee and I just think how unsettling Chelsea is, they'll probably get five games and then have to get swapped out for the other people to get their chances. like
00:50:14
killianginnity
Yeah, I'm going to say Emile Smith Row.
00:50:20
Conor Glennon
See, that was on my mind too, but I actually want the kid to do well, so I'm not gonna put that bad juju out there.
00:50:25
Rob
you
00:50:26
Nate
So you're sort of.
00:50:26
killianginnity
it's It's just like this that kind of, it's like the last time Fulham was up. It's just like one of them players that's spending a lot of money on and he's good. It's just not going to work.
00:50:37
killianginnity
Like he's, if he was there a few years ago, he'd be the type of player that they'd be playing Willian instead of.
00:50:42
Nate
See, that's my.
00:50:42
killianginnity
Like there's just some, there's just something there that's just not going to work.
00:50:43
Conor Glennon
Yeah, I get you.
00:50:46
Nate
My full-on relegation, it's it's planted I see the Z there, so.
00:50:51
killianginnity
Connor, who are you saying?
00:50:52
Conor Glennon
I am going to say Ivan Tony.
00:50:57
killianginnity
Yeah. Did you see that video of him arriving back?
00:51:00
Conor Glennon
No, oh when he walked in and everyone's clapping him and he couldn't give a flying flute.
00:51:04
killianginnity
Yeah.
00:51:04
Nate
Heh.
00:51:06
Conor Glennon
Oh he's just like yeah no you should be clapping for me I'm back yeah and I'm not gonna hang around long enough for venting to do about it.
00:51:07
killianginnity
Yeah, it's just the most scummy video of all time.
00:51:07
Rob
Thanks.
00:51:15
killianginnity
If Ernest Smith Rowe kind of had that similar kind of a vibe at the Fulham one. like
00:51:19
Conor Glennon
I'd say please don't kill me. ah
00:51:23
killianginnity
Oh, actually, just on that, did you see the Aaron Wambasaka statement about joining West Ham?
00:51:28
Conor Glennon
No.
00:51:29
killianginnity
He never refers to West Ham. He just says, it's delighted to ah join, ah to come back to London. It's absolutely gas.
00:51:37
Nate
Oh, he's wanted to get out of here, get out of Manchester and battle London and for fra since he joined basically.
00:51:44
Rob
and He's not the only one I've wanted him out and gone as well. He's good riddance now. Top five worst United sign-ins.
00:51:52
Nate
Yeah, I'd agree.
00:51:54
killianginnity
Right gents, we will leave it there. That is our predictions for the Premier League. What we will do though, we will come back for a very quick hit later on the week with our final Premier League fantasy teams. How does that sound?
00:52:10
Nate
Sounds good.
00:52:12
Conor Glennon
and Another year of me forgetting about my team after about six weeks, but we'll we'll give it a go but Bye-bye
00:52:12
killianginnity
right
00:52:17
killianginnity
And we do have a Not a Fantasy League for the Not a Pundit. So ah it it is on our socials. We'll share it again with this episode. My thanks to you, the listener, and to the boys for joining me. And we'll chat to you next week.