Our 2024/25 Premier League PREDICTIONS!!!

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going at a player really shouting and balling and I've heard mixed opinions on this Robo like is this just normal because or is this of it's 2024 and have we all gone a little bit soft I think stuff's always going to come out now that's the problem with social media everyone wants to see what's going on behind closed doors everyone wants to know what's happening why is Vincent company all of a sudden left and going to by Munich with the job that he's done at Burnley them questions will be asked um so yeah I think there's going to be times where the camera is rolling and as a coach because of the intensity of the Premier League and how well you want to do not only as a manager but for your team to try and stay in the league they were struggling stuff's going to get picked up and people are going to want to try and get out there just for their own benefit of going it's not as is not as pretty as what it looked with vinc comp I think this bit was on the documentary wasn't it was on the actual Bur like for me then if you are you're agreed then you're signed up to that documentary then that stuff's going to come Out Come football I love it honestly he I think they they recorded him swearing something like 25 times or something in this one clip which is about a minute long um but if you actually listen to what he's saying I think Vinnie company as a player is a sort of guy who was so professional and he looked after himself properly and he could get himself ready for games and he could get himself through training and everything else that when people fall below that expectation especially when he's a manager as well mate he has got no bones about pulling them up on it so what basically he was saying to the guy was your body language has been [ __ ] all day your work rate you're this you're moaning that's all you're doing you're not doing what I want you to do on the training pitch you're just moaning what do you make of that Mark I think it's fine um you know man united have been [ __ ] for years and I'd love to see a manager absolutely ter because I think as a fan you know you you pay your money you watch A Match give up your time to watch the team and you know people aren't giving it in training then I think it's a fair game I think a few people picked up in the player he was talking to a few people picked up on it in the comments on like Instagram where I saw the clip and I think the player had said I haven't been moaning today yeah and I think I think that was like the comment he had been moaning today and his body language was awful as well you see it you see it don't you you see it all the time body language even when you watch games on a Saturday afternoon Mark right you watch body language of players and you just think oh you can tell you're either a div or you're lazy you know those arm swingers the ones who like to just blame everybody else and deflect and or don't trap back or don't trap all of that kind of stuff and no I love the way that Vinnie company did that I did and I think if you put him into a bigger bigger team a Bayern Munich for example and you demand that of players who might be a little bit more professional anywhere because they are at the top of their game I think that's a good fit I really do think it's a good fit him and Bayern Munich yeah okay fair enough he's also had a clip out Andel sorry there as well then he he had one come out and change room so it's for him that's the norm for him it's a style isn't it because it's his winning mentality as well like Ben said there he's he's won things that M he's designed his body over the years to be a winner and when you're at a team like Burnley and sometimes you're having to manage players their concentration levels are not the best you got to keep on top of them you have to keep on top of them so if they're getting things wrong in the game and he's constantly reminding that person unfortunately for that person it seemed to be he was the one that he was having to go at yeah and he's not going to be balling all day no not all day in order to be successful you've got to be flexible so I'm sure that when he needs to someone needs to be told he'll tell them in that style but also you've seen other clips of him more methodical because you hear it everything about Vincent company and how uh tactically aware and how good he is so it's just about flexibility and style isn't it um all right should we finish talking about V company and actually do some predictions then for this season yeah predictions for this season so we're going to obviously go into each team yeah but I want to hear who your Champion is going to be Ben Man City Who’s winning the league this year?! Mark sorry oh you got I love it just messaging Rasmus no I'm not um Mark oh it's so boring Man City Robo Arsenal oh who you think out there I need to know why I need to know why just because of these problems beyond the scenes with the the breaches of of stuff well that could be a good J you think it's gonna I think this will affect Guardiola I think it affect some of the players yeah I think that could this could be a little bit of a stumbling block for them okay if they get found guilty they won't win the league found January get told they won't be allowed to win the league if they get found guilty anyway so it could be a good guess but I just think for me from the like the performances that Arsenal put in last year obviously it took its toll towards the end of the season with our strong man city grew with the players coming back like harand like the bruyne I just think Arsenal this year I just think for them it's artetta would just have it they didn't fade though Arsenal didn't fade no just Man City W it didn't they you actually do you know what the only thing I would say about that is as man city as well is there's been a couple real big sort of transfer bids for some of their big players so de bruyne and Edison as well have been linked with massive Saudi moves and I'm not saying it's on a professional level it's not the ideal but on a monetary level when you're being offered three four five 600 Grand a week that makes your head turn a little bit it does it makes your head turn a little bit and it might make make them just take their eye off the ball a little bit as well um I'd hope not because they're unbelievable players and I'm glad that they didn't go either because I want to see de bruyer in the Premier League and I want I love Edison he's my favorite goalkeeper I want to see them but I think just that little bit of unsettlement might knock him a little bit not only that as well if you saw the team that they had to put out against Manchester United in the community Shield last week um a lot of those Man City players aren't up to speed yet they're not they're not up and running um and it's going to take them a good month or so to get cooking they' got a tough game for first game of the season as well with Chelsea um so yeah it'll be interesting do you not think that's that's a dle that way 45 players have pick there Chelsea so Mark who's Top 4 Predictions… going to be in your top four then um I think Man City win the league Arsenal second Liverpool third Manchester United fourth but I do quite think Newcastle could be a dark course this season with no European football yeah I think Newcastle as long as Eddie how stays I think they had a lot of injuries last season and I think a lot of people are sleeping on Newcastle but I think United fourth fuzzy top four it's well hard it's so well hard Liverpool losing klopp is massive um it's so hard to just replace somebody like that people think that it's the squad that does it but that guy the manager jgen klopp specifically pushes that team to be that where they are who they are basically um I think it's the top two probably picks itself Man City Arsenal and then it's out of a few others I don't think man united are going to get top four I don't think they will um I just think they've got it's just too much in and outs and too much sort of disruption really um obviously kby minu did really really well in the Euro so he's going to be a massive part for them the season gacho did well as well for the cuper America um I'm going to go for a sneaky Tottenham in the top three and I'm going to go for Liverpool fourth okay Robbo yeah I'm going to the same as Ben but with I'm going to change I'm going to go man united top four year I think man united have a right good go this year so I'll go man man City Arsenal Man City Tottenham um what I just say man united man united for yeah I I think they're G to sneak it I think I think man united are gonna get top three this season and the reason is I think there's other teams that have had a bit too much going on so I think Chelsea are a little bit all over the place we're gonna talk about Chelsea in a minute anyway yeah but there's a lot of transitions Chelsea are just like I don't know how to describe them it's constantly B case there's something going on with Chelsea every single day something else happens to Chelsea and it's it's I want to talk about man let's Goldbridge on Man Utd’s chances talk about man united let's go let's goit and is it mrai yeah yeah what do you think of them signings what do you make of them signings um I don't really understand it really uh I'm I really like theit and but if he'd said to me in in March he wouldn't have been on the list of players um so delit is a player that inos have identified under this new structure that they brought in uh obviously ten AR when inos say do you want delit is like it's Christmas Day because he loves delit he had him so I I I I think the fan base has been convinced by inos going this is the player we want to get but then you look in the media and even some ex United players are going well I don't know about this don't know about that and I'm like you know I heard sunus saying he's lightweight and I've heard you know other people saying that he got dropped for Eric Dyer which he didn't he didn't get dropped for Eric D they played together M of the game so it reminds me of Martinez a couple of years ago where the missing formed media who don't watch football beyond the front of their nose don't really know what delit is I mean he left Juventus for 70 million he had he did well at Juventus he did well at Bayern in the first year he was brilliant at Ajax he still just turned 25 I think for 42 million pounds it's an incredibly clever deal for a player that's got stuff to prove about to go into his prime years um no transfers guaranteed we all know that but I think it's a a clever deal for a club that finished eighth remember they're not trying to win the League this year they're trying to get in the top four um I I'm very happy with it and Maz RI don't know as much about him but was very good at Ajax and again man united is short on fullbacks and again I think it's a good bit of business for what 15 million quids what about basaka going out yeah I think that had to happen I mean you're a fullback aren't you but I think in the modern game if you look at Trent he's crap defensively but he's brilliant going forward Waka is not so good going forward he's brilliant defensively I think if you're going to play for the top four you've got to go forward and and Waka will be a very good signing for West Ham that's I think he a transfer for West Ham it's a win-win it's a massive win-win man united get 15 million quid for West Ham that's not breaking the bank and then for the player himself he will that is an exact like it's a proper fit for Juan Baka he knows he's not going to have to go Moren up and down the line to try and get balls into the B he knows that his job's going to be defensively be solid be sound stop people beating you that's exactly what it does one one we one be one defending he is right up there like right up there his pace is ridiculous right time that's what I mean it's the right time for him it's the right time for is this a bit of a snip though Robo but we've also seen with' W basaka like we're talking about it there we've also seen how badly out of position he gets in games defensively as when when he played with casemiro the two of them obviously casemiro is not a center half but when they play in the back four together you can see how unbalanced that team is so totally agree with Mark I think the theit signings I think is a great bit of business ten hog now is this is a big year for him as a manager A big year ahead for ten Hag! especially at Man United and I think he's now buying players that he trusts and I think if he can get them all working on the same page and doing what he wants them to do they will be a strong force this year that's what I believe I believe that now he's been given the opportunity to build his own team so he's now going to buy players that are he understands and he trusts fully that he knows that we'll will bring the best out of man united I think it's great bit of business there I think they are have got a bit more consistency with the boardroom and the signings they've made the other thing Mark as well which I can't don't think can be undervalued is you've got kobby Mayo who's had so much more experience even in a short period of time garnacho another year hland you got three players there that have got the benefit of more experience and surely that will mean consistency right yeah and Ahmad was brilliant in preseason and ended the season well as well so that's another one um klier and amas did well on preseason that's another two young players coming through but I agree with Robo I think that when you look at that United side I think ten Hog's done well over two years to to deal with a dressing room that's so toxic and so you know dismantled and misfits um they've clearly looked at delit and mazwi because they' played with ten hog before and they're good players that if you bring players into the dressing room it can go one or two ways can't they you know you sign a player where you've played they might go with the niche group or they might go with the manager whereas these players are going to go with the manager and I think they need that they need they need that togetherness um because there are one or two players still there like Sancho and you know maybe um maybe a casmiro etc who maybe had problems with the manager last year so they they need that togetherness but um I think they've got the players I'm not worried about the players for Man United I think that My worry is whether they can deal with that expectation is deal with that playing for Manchester United I think that for me has always been the problem especially over the last few years since Alex Ferguson um retired I just think it's it's the toughest team to play for in World football it is it's a is that still the case do you think I think it is yeah I think they're the toughest team the hardest team to play for in World football that expectation is still so high and the pressure is still so much and you try and put that pressure and expectation on the shoulders of 23 24 year old Lads it's a lot to ask it is it's a lot always been like that has it like that in the 70s and 80s it's just got that aura of it and it you can fall into this 20 30 years without a trophy and doesn't matter how crap the players are that put the shirt on you're never going to move away from that exactly yeah but you in that Alex Ferguson era especially towards the end as well you had so many leaders so many leaders leers in every different position on that pitch Through The Spar of the pitch for one and then in each different department you had so many winners but like not just winners like real kind of they would take that responsibility and they would Thrive off that responsibility as well and I just think football in general has watered down that hasn't it football in general there's not so many of those guys about but I think playing for Man United still for me is the hardest team to play for in World football but behind the scenes at man united sorry Tom but behind the scenes at man united now they seem to be getting it right so they've just got in Dan Ashworth now who he's done fantastic at Brighton he's done fantastic at Newcastle with bringing in the recruitment of players that the manager wants so again that relationship with him and ten hog Now is really important so ten Hog's now highlighting I want these players whereas before we've seen at man united it's they just gone maybe not done their homework on a player and they've just gone yeah we'll have him yeah we'll buy him we'll buy him and they don't fit into what man United's all about and that's where players struggle if they haven't got that mindset or that mentality of going I'm going to go to man united and need to be doing this I need to be doing that whereas some players like we've seen over the years have gone there just for the money yeah and they then can't cope with the like the outside noise of going well you're not good enough and I'm going to get the abuse and they they go into hiding whereas now like you say ten hog Dan Ashworth behind the scenes are now building it looks like they're building a man united that's going to be a force looks like the culture changing doesn't it and especially like you've got play like people like rude vanoy coming into the club love good I love that bringing in people and the youth as well like Mark's touched on there he's he's massive tenh hard he's a big believer in bringing the academy through so it looks like now as well he's not going to be afraid go on if I believe in you you're going to get your opportunities to show me what you're all about who's who's going to be Who will be Utd’s most important player this season? May's most important player this season uh Martinez I think I like that I put him in my Fantasy Premier League I think um I mean look Luke Shaw getting injured again is a whole [ __ ] hour in itself I mean putting your club before your country and getting injured and I just disgusted with it to be honest but that might be problematic because we might have to move Martinez to left back now which would be a pain starting the season like that but Martinez is I think I think how Martinez and delit work is massive because that will change an's game yeah the defense will be higher to play out from the back we know an as a keeper is not a great shot stopper but if you let him play out from the back and be a sweeper keeper that's what he was brought in for so yeah I think Martinez and what they do around casemiro as well there's talk of a agarte coming in I think mid games are won and lost in the Midfield so yeah we got to talk about Chelsea fuzzy so yeah Cole Palmer's just signed an extension which takes him to nine-year deal is it takes him to 30 I think it does yeah 52 when he's finished it unbelievable so nyear deal what's going on at Chelsea because let's just look at it from a football point of view Enzo maresca got Leicester promoted from the champ from the champo with the best Squad Robo fair to say now it feels like a downgrade from poch Ben um I yeah I it's it's um it's a big ask for Enzo moresa to come into a Chelsea team which is again they're kind Chelsea and these 9 YEAR CONTRACTS?! of full of kids right they're full of very young players aren't they on very long contracts on why why are they giving out nine-year contract so this so there's been loads of rumors about it I'm not sure nobody's really sure apart from Chelsea probably themselves there's rumors that he's given him a nyear contract because they might know behind the scenes somewhere down the line they might get a transfer ban for some sort of something so they're trying to stockpile players young players especially on Long contracts knowing that if they do get a two-year transfer ban they've still got the players ain't going to be trying to sign people Here There and Everywhere um but the the Big W for me is nine years right for a 21 year old human nature just makes you take your foot off the gas doesn't it as soon as you get comfy not everybody and I don't mean everybody when I say this but most people most footballers I've come across right that if you get them a 9-year deal would go thank you very much I am chilling I am absolutely cooking right I ain't got to really really dig in and when you get that in your head I haven't really really got to dig in even if you take your foot 5% off the gas it's the difference it's the difference between really doing it and being nowhere near it really I don't think Cole Palmer is that guy because you see his performances and the way that he plays he's very tenacious he wants to win he's a hungry little rat playing football he enjoys playing football and I'd like to think he'll carry on doing that but you can't just go given nine-year contracts out well part of the reason sorry Mark is obviously this profit and sustainability rule so we're not a football Finance show but basically clubs can't make a loss of more than 105 million pound over a three-year period so all you're doing is you're getting that that cost of 40 million for Co Pala you're spreading it over a longer amount of time which basically helps with the books so with this these signings this is what when we say the game is gone there's a lot of decisions being made now because of loopholes to try and find their way and battle the PS the PSR and financial fair play so I think Chelsea like you said Bennett they're almost like stockpiling players aren't they well they still they like considering Newcastle are the richest club in the world they they can't seem to buy anybody they can't see to spend any money yet Chelsea have done nothing but spend money that's what worries me about Chelsea is the fact that Newcastle the richest club in the world who are obviously complying with whatever the rules are knowing they're the richest club in the world got Chelsea going nah let's do this let's do this and find the loopholes later yeah and the problem with that is as well if you got Cole Palmer I think it's a good player on a nine-year contract the biggest problem is for Cole Palmer because if Chelsea stays [ __ ] when he's 25 he might fancy a move and Chelsea might go we want ridiculous money but you find your way out don't you what we've got at United is we want to sell Maguire we want to sell Lindelof we want to sell Erikson they're all on 150k a week we can't sell them and they're sat there going well I've got two three years you've got you know no one's going to pay me this and that's what Chelsea will have but with six seven years with people like mudri who no one wants and they want to get rid of they a do players that could that could potentially be in that scenario for Chelsea that's crazy because every transfer I think it's like a 60% chance it will do well 40% won't yeah they've probably got four or five players on nine-year contracts that are going to be flops for nine years on massive wages you and how you get rid of them oh have you ever you ring Viller up and you ring Everton up and go you know you've got a player that you want a bit of money for and we want a bit of money let's do a swap it's exactly what's happening Matt it's exactly what's happening which is why the the Integrity of it will ask be questions Robo just quickly Ben Robo you wanted to talk about Conor Gallagher so for me the people that are this is having a detrimental effect on are Connor Gallagher Amanda broa and Nathaniel shalar for example sorry Trevor shalar yeah but for me these now you're affecting the human being this is where we're talking about players that have come through the academy they love the club and you're now messing around with their head you've basically told Conor Gallagher that he's no no longer needed with what What is going on with Conor Gallagher? he's done at Chelsea throughout his years and what he did last year where he's come on the scene and he's he has he's taken his game to the next level and he's played for England over the summer now you've got that phone call to say you're no longer wanted or you can't train with us so when you come back in you got to train with the 21s or like the bin Squad that they've got we're going to we're going to send you over to Atletico Madrid because now they've made an offer and they're going to sign you now he's come back because the deal was messed up and so now you got to look at it from the human beings point of view is that where's his head at now Connor gallaghar he's now been told he's no longer needed at Chelsea he's had to come back because the deal something's going on with the deal in Spain and they can't get it done now he's got to come back to a Chelsea training camp where he knows he's not chaining with the players that he worked with last year and he's got to go off by either by himself or with the squad like ioa your Trevor chalas so players again now that are not wanted by a club where's their heads at in these training sessions this is exact this is a mass where is their heads at people don't people don't attribute the fact that these are actual human beings right they they've got feelings attached to them as well they they I think people talk about these players like they're just a product yeah something that can be bought and sold and that's all there's to it there's no other underlying feelings emotions nothing right like I say that they're not just other players there is mates yeah Connor gallaga isn't allowed to come in and work and see his mates the people that he spends more time with than his whole family yeah he comes into to work and that's what you do with people that you work with you spend more time with them than you do with they become your family so he's not allowed to come in and and be with his family anymore Trevor Chala like I see I see a lot of Chelsea fans saying he's probably one of our best center backs yet because he's English and we have to sell him that's it he's at the door we've got to sell him simple as that so they basically say to Trevor right mate listen the way that it looks nowadays with ffp is that we've got to sell you so unlucky mate you just going to have to stay over there and that's all there's doing is it Mark so when we're saying about the it's the youngsters and and the reason being behind it is because they didn't cost the club money because they've come through the academy they get 40 million for him it's pure profit it wouldn't happen at man united it wouldn't happen at Liverpool and I think Chelsea fans need to well I'm not here to tell Chelsea fans what they should do but it's a good club and I know people who support Chelsea and they need to be more vocal about it because you can't just sit there and go well if it ends up with us winning the title you did that with Abramovic like you've got morals here I mean imagine Connor Gallagher we're all excited about the opening weekend of the Season he wants to bloody play in it and he can't play in it because he's a homegrown player that's got value but I tell you what let's put mudrick on the bench on a nine-year contract who probably doesn't give a [ __ ] about Chelsea you're more valuable to Chelsea Football Club than Conor Gallagher it's absolute piss tape and as a fan I want Conor Gallagher to play for Chelsea not mudrick so if you tried to do that to Kobe Mayu or or or a gono or a Toby CER at man united you get a [ __ ] upro people like what you do you're stick bloody casmiro in the team and you're trying to sell Kobe Mayu piss off we're not doing that casmiro is better than mudri that's where we are with football now that's why it's it almost makes you sort of lose a bit of faith in humanity a bit doesn't it meren yeah it's mercenary it is it's American football it's it is it's that that's St to take over a little bit that franchise feeli where fans are just expected to swallow whatever franchise [ __ ] a club wants to do fans need to resist the way they do it in America is you don't get a say in a transfer if you're a player you are a commodity and that is that you get no say if they say they're sending you to timbuk to You're Gone mate you're done you don't get family pack up see you later we're gone but it's like uh we live in Texas you're off to Miami okay I'll tell the F actually you're not now you're off to Cincinnati yeah that's exactly how is well let's move on to a club that's let's say far more settled so Arsenal Ben obviously they didn't Arsenal chances? tail off last season city won it this season can they can they go that step further and win it or are they glaringly still missing that strike yeah I still think they're missing that Striker but let's give Arsenal their dues right of all the clubs we're talking about so far Arsenal to me seem to be the most stable solid football club yeah in that top top echelons of the Premier League there's some fantastic teams in the Premier that run themselves really well but for everything that's going on in football nowadays I'm going to say fair play to Arsenal because they look like they have got their [ __ ] together you know what I mean when I say that everything about it the way the club is the way it's viewed as a whole package as a football club Top Class whether they'll win the Premier League this season I still think they're a striker short and it's still been the same way for about three or four years now well Spurs down the road from them Spurs have just signed salanki Robo yeah would that have been a fit for Should Arsenal have got Solanke? Arsenal it's a great fit I think he's I think he's a very good Sig in sank he's a he's a proven goal scorer he's done it in all the leagues that he's played in and again he's English so they've looked at that as well Tottenham have looked at an English talented player that's coming through and we can now probably promote him now to the English devil cuz I I felt he should have been in the England squad over the summer with what he done at Bournemouth even though you don't get the credit you deserve when you're playing at a team like bouth because they're seen as like the Lesser Club but he scored goals he still produces goals yeah so for me I think it'd have been better off sat on a bench in Zante then sat on the bench for Southgate no I know I understand but as but as a player you I know what you mean but he would used him would he but you but you always like you say in his head he would have seen himself as a a good player to come off the bench and produce a little bit of magic for England that they always have their moments that they Strikers I think he's a fantastic signing for Spurs I think he's a great signing I think he's he's a cracking signing I think there's one player that Arsenal could possibly look to sign there's been a bit of rumors about it is Ian Tony Ian Ivan how youell it Ivan Tony um I was listening to talk sport yesterday actually and um I it was Simon Jordan actually he was talking about this he was talking about the mechanics of the transfer of Ivan Tony and he said I happen to know the mechanics I happen to know what the player is asking for per week and he actually said out on air he wants a quar of a million quid a week and I'm thinking play WoW quar of but then straight away though if you're Arsenal that upsets the Apple car because you get all the other players that are playing I think he's on at brenford H it'll be on 100 Grand a week yeah you're getting them for 100 grand a week probably um but I don't I don't blame him for asking for quarter of a million c a week but you need to know though that if you are going to go into football clubs and ask for a quarter of a million quid a week that there's only one or two realistically that can pay that sort of money well we're talking again footb ball mercenary and stuff Ivan Toney gossip like that and I wouldn't attach that word to because he's not had 10 years at a top four club and at the age that he's atal it can you blame him for wanting the big payday no and I think it's interesting that that's a story because someone on the United stand said it this morning because he's been linked to United for a loan obligation to buy um I think somebody in the Premier League needs to in that last week drop the shittest offer on brentford's toes and just go give you 30 million just because you're not getting anything else in the final year um and that might be another reason why Ivan Tony wants 250k because someone gets him cheap from brenford you go you're getting me cheap I want the big wage but I I I actually was like I couldn't understand why Spurs Chelsea Arsenal haven't gone for him being London clubs and he's based in London maybe he will end up at man united but he's a proven Premier League Striker I I wondered if there was something else you know something else about personality or whatever I don't know think of that Financial package you're talking you're talking over 15 million year there just on wages alone he's also looking at at that's going to be his last big contract without doubt so he him in his head now he's just thinking I just want one more like one more good contract for me yeah and then I'm settled I'm done and then I make decisions at the end and they come to the end of that contract do I just step down a league and just play yeah to to say right that's it I'm retiring or I suppose when you think about it Arsenal can't pay 250 Grand a week for someone who' probably be on the bench a bit man united can't do it because he probably on the bench a bit Spurs would start him but can't afford that um I still think Chelsea should have gone for him he's in the thing is he's in a really good position because he's got a year left on his deal if he does let that run that wage in the year that's what I mean if he does let it run down he'll get that anyway yeah who whoever he goes to because they're not paying that transfer fee they'll be able to pay him the two 15 million qu a year that's going to cost somebody S I think when you look at someone like an Essa as well Arsenal now with what he's created there is he going to want that's the thing is he going to want someone like a Tony at Arsenal on that money disrupting things a little bit and in his head with what he's done now over the last couple of years he's got them in such a good position now areta and he's thinking right well if I bring that one person in now and the money's been highlighted all over talk sport and social media what my other teammates going to think now or what what the players going to think now that I'm um that I'm bringing into the dressing room a little bit they do need you're going to upset it but they do need that goal number n though but I think with artetta artetta he wants Perfection now when you look at him he wants he wants that number nine that connects with all the team not just individually yeah he's biging up Jesus again is he like Jesus had a bad season last year and he's sort of like going Jesus this year is going to be this that Julian Alvarez departs City… and the other so you sort of sense there's no Striker coming he's streaky though isn't he but you look at city and Julian Alvarez is that just a case of oh they've lost another player but they'll just replace him because it's a big loss it's a big loss mate the amount of games and goals that he played last season I think he was the third he played the mo third most amount of minutes last season behind rodri and and somebody else um he's a big loss for man city is you know to know that that if Harland for whatever reason isn't quite firing coming on lat games if he's injured that you've got a guy good to go that's going to come in and score you goals like everybody needs that number nine everybody needs a striker everybody I don't care who you are Man City are still looking for another Striker man united are us they're all looking for a big Striker but there's not that many an element to City at the moment as well I was going to say it when you were talking about a few minutes ago and I might be wrong because there still two weeks of the window left but there was talk of Bruno garez for 100 million that's not happened Alvarez has gone you've mentioned de bruyne and and Edison I mean I don't know pep probably going in a year are Man City sort of this season let's see if we can win the league with what we got we probably can because we don't know what's coming after Christmas let's not start buying players and let's just let's just go what we've got for a year because we don't know what's coming at Christmas say as well man city are probably the best equipped team to not have to worry about a striker as well because even if ering Highland is injured I would still back man city to score three or four goals most games just because of the way they played like the way that they played in years come by with Aguero at top and the way that they would just pop it get it in behind you cut it back goal whichever one of your Defenders or midfielders arrives in there goal if he got an injury though Ben that that could change the face of the league right now couldn't it who Howland yeah oh yeah it would do but I'd still back man city to still be beaten most teams though I really would just because of the way they play if it happened to one of the big boys if if Arsenal lost their big strike or Man United Liverpool you'd worry for them but still Man City I would still think the way they play because they've got so much rotation in their team you could play anyone up night up at the top could you really you could play foden up there and go how many goals he scored end last season it's it's just he just creates that atmosphere doesn't he Guardiola where you know is that all the players understand their roles and responsibilities and they can go anywhere on the pitch and create Madness and we saw we saw the uh charity Shield Community sh Community shield and there's some young coming off the bench there Bob got a start and you're going they just look like they've got another five or six youngsters coming in that are just ready for it don't they would you reckon that yeah I do but I also think there's a bit of uh lethargy to them I mean I find Man City quite boring anyway but I think even they themselves just feel to be a little bit reserved compared to normal Summers they just feel a little it feels like their fans are full of it and they're not bothered about the one15 but I think the club are behaving a little bit at the moment like you know we don't know which way this is going to go actually so let's to see and we probably have got enough anyway to win the league I don't think the Premier League really know which way this is going to go I think they've got a massive decision to make as well haven't they I tell you what what is an interesting club we need to talk about How will Liverpool go this season? is Liverpool because there's two trains of thought they haven't really signed many players and I don't think they needed to though well this is it are they going for consistency with the new manager what what's your opinion because it's been very quiet on Mery side hasn't it Mark well I think Arie slot's a really interesting coach um I think when you when you know what he's done at bord um they didn't win the league last year but they won it the year before um got European experience they are about high possession in the final third high intensity without the ball uh playing out from the back you know very similar to klopp I thought it was really interesting how they've not bought anybody and all right that zendi deals falling through but it's clear that Liverpool's plan is to go with continuity of the team that they had last year which makes sense because I think klopp's team wasn't quite ready last year and we spoke about that and the only problem is klopp left too soon so I think they've gone for a manager to pick that team up and run with it I think the last thing they wanted was a guy to come in and go I'm here now I don't care what was going on with klopp we're going to dismantle it so that's the route they've gone down if it all falls apart Liverpool fans are going to lose their [ __ ] and say well you never back the manager but I actually think they've got so many good talented players um I think Mo Salah will be player of the year I think I think I think if he stays fit he'll be player of the year and I think slot's style of football will work unfort Ely as a United fan so I think they're going to have a good I don't think they'll I don't think they'll expect to beat Man City or Arsenal but I think they'll comfortably talk the the only the only reason why I said when I mentioned Arsenal the other day saying I think fair play to Arsenal because they seem Liverpool player contracts are nearly up! like a club that have got all their stuff together the only reason why I didn't mention Liverpool was because they've got a few players coming out of contract as well so Trent into the last year of his contract which by the way is absolute Bonkers isn't it Robo like in modern day football letting a player like a Trent alexanderan will get into the last year of his contract I think Mo salers into his last year of his contract as well Dyke I think is into the last year of their contract yeah I think there was a player I can't remember who was saying they need to get these nailed down now but Nate they that that they've I guarantee they've had contract negotiations for the last year I promise you that they there's nobody gets down to the last year of their contract now they don't even get down to 18 months do they once you start getting nearer that two-year Mark if you're a big player like a Trent or a Salah or a van dijk then you have contract NE go maybe they said they're going maybe they're all said look we're going to go exactly we're going to go that the bit there that that makes me worry a little bit is if they have already made their mind up that they're going to go on a free transfer at the end of the season moella can go to somewhere in Saudi Arabia on a million pound a week yeah that he can can't he Trent Alexander could go and join Real Madrid at the end of the season on half a million quid a week it's you're talking crazy crazy would you be concerned if you were a Liverpool fan Ben because they haven't got any like big names coming in the Zuber mendi deal um fell through they've got a new sporting director in Richard Hughes and maybe is some Whispers that not getting players over the line is it because kler but also the age of these players as well Ben vvd is 33 Salah 32 I still wouldn't worry about vvd and Salah I agree with Mark I still think Salah will probably be player of the season next year I think he's world class unbelievable van djk I still would think he's one of the best defenders in the league um but My worry is the fact that their contracts are running out because I know how football works from the inside and nobody if you're a big name footballer nobody is allowed to get down to their last year contract negotiations have taken place and for some reason they just haven't agreed you know what it'll be though it will be your 33 will give you two years on a slightly less wage and then van dijk will go you do realize I'll triple my wage in Saudi Arabia there you go and then that's another aspect to football this is what Saudi has brought now to to Modern Day football is that these older players that get to the 32s 33s go hang on a minute why would I sign on half the money that I've been earning for the last five or six years when I can let my contract run out and I can go and triple my wages if I go out to S that's the bit there that's happening in football nowadays isn't it yeah and I think an's he's a very shrewd manager as well I think that like you say I think he'll get some players through over the line it's just taking time again I don't think he wants to upset the apple cart because of the good work that klopp did there again there was big talks wenter there of chvy Alonzo going in there and then he decided to stay at by Leverkusen because he done s such a great job but he's an experienced manager I think I think like the Liverpool fans will be worried but maybe not get so worried because they have still got very good players at the football club and and they have when you look at it klopp he bled the youngsters in he did quite early so again now an's looking at well I've got great experience but I've also got these these younger players now are like that it's their opportunity to to to like say to me going come on then I don't need to replace you so they might just have that breaking in Period of going right get to the end of the transfender right maybe we need a couple couple of bodies and then you make decisions in January then with like you say your Trent your van Dykes your salers they're coming to the end of their contracts and then that he might just have to make big decisions ago look we need to move them on now I need to I need to get some new players in now that I know that are going to come to Liverpool and take them forward in my era if they get to six months left on their I still think I still think they'd be fine though I still think Liverpool will be fine with that six months I think the big decisions will be made in January that trans to Wi is always big in in January isn't it and so we don't but all talk and it kind of make the consistency and not making radical changes but do we not think Liverpool have still quite got enough to challenge for the title I think if they got zba mendi I'd have quite fancied them as an outside shot because he's such a good player but they obviously still need that six next to mallister um graber's not really kicked on Elliot's still quite young Endo I don't think he's quite that level so they must have to do some business in the next two weeks can we talk about spurs in a minute but before we do are we can we like our three to get relegated please yeah yeah The Relegation Candidates can we we've done our three our top four let's do um relegation candidates um is it going to be as simple as um the three promoted teams going straight back down we've got hip switch Lester Southampton Leicester straight away have got their hands tied behind the backs because they get a point um deduction which is going to be tough for let's assume well we don't know the yet do we so should we go on the assumption that they won't have don't know you know because it's almost guaranteed as okay okay they're all going down anyway you think so I'm with Rober I think brenford I think it might be the end end of the cycle for them well that's what you got to look at you got to look at who is going to drop down and I think that even if teams like Forest Fulham brenford Everton have bad Seasons they'll get 35 points and I think that's really hard for an nip switch and a Southampton and Leicester to get 35 points I think I mean I'd love to see it switch stay up because I like what McKenna has done um Southampton and again you know I don't mind any of them staying up it's not personal I just think it's getting harder and harder I agree that's the thing isn't it it's it's the it's so easy to say the three that come up will go straight back down because it is so much harder now like you look at the money that's being spent some of the some of the players that have been bought from these newly promoted teams you're talking like Southampton bought who was a center back Luke what's his name Taylor Harwood Bellis from Man City 20 million quid 20 million never played a Premier League game in his life yeah he's 20 million quid but that's what the going rate is now that's what you have to pay to is it the going rate Ben or is this evolution of the conversation we're having around young players our favors being done you know inflated transfer monies for Academy players is this they brought Charlie Taylor as well didn't they Southampton left back so what was his fee as well because he's another one Burnley he's but it's big money but that's you're talking about good solid English players but are they going to be able to cut it in just don't I don't think it's a totally different we thought Burnley were going to do well because of the football they play and they smash the championship Southampton are similar when you watch them he's like all the possession they want but then premier league as soon as you turn that ball over in the final third you're getting punished now punished so the strikers and and the players in the Premier League at that next level their attackers rarely miss when they're through now one-on-one on goal so do you think it's going to be this the the promoted teams that go back down b i I always hope it isn't I really do I always hope it isn't because I want to see them do well and surprise everybody the ipswitch story particularly has been incredible um but yeah I do I just worry that it's so hard now that it's kind of inevitable is isn't it Mark yeah three up three down for me robot yeah the three yeah and I'd say borderline brenford a little bit I think they might struggle this year well they they finished 16th with 39 points last season yeah they keep Tony they'll stay up if Tony went to Tony will Tony's head be there well yeah well it will be because he'll be thinking like Ben said final Year big move in the summer he's got to score goals he'll just lock in won't he but then you're also getting I don't really want to get injured oh I've got a little bit of an injury and yeah that players think like that players will get to a certain point where they're like well this move's not happening but I've got a free coming now in the summer 10 games to go it's oh be cast a little bit tight well brenford bought a striker didn't he and he's out till Christmas so you know you can get to if you've got a year left in your contract you get to Christmas time you can sign a pre pre-contract with somebody it can go under the radar keep it stum you just don't know what's going to happen and if you've already signed that pre-contract with somebody there's no saying that you have to go out and bust the ball on a Saturday afternoon like you say Robos are there oh car's a little bit tight m hamstring's a little bit tight might take it easy today I'm not really going to try you're not going to risk it are you surely so so what about your Boyhood team Ben Spurs fifth Spurs chances and the Solanke deal place last season more of the same is it I think so yeah I think um they were crying out for um a good Striker somebody to try and fill the mantle of Harry kanane it's a tough tough ask um but I think 60 million quid is a lot of money on the face of it however I think it's a safe 60 million quid Dominic sanki is a safe 60 million quid he's somebody very rarely gets injured did very very well last CLE couple of Seasons actually um but knowing you can sign somebody that's going to play for you and do well in the Premier League for 60 million quid I think is a safe bet you could sign players for the same amount of money from Europe but you don't know how that's going to translate into the league do you think they'll have enough so last season they had kind of quite long periods where vaner van and James Madison were unfit do you think if they have a reasonable bill of health they can do much more than fifth yeah I think I I I think they're going to finish in the top four this season just because I think the wheels started falling off of them last season when they started picking up all those injuries and they did pick up an awful lot of injuries in the space of about six weeks didn't they um and like I said if you can keep them fit this season it's another sort of it's another year on with POA cogo in charge having him Implement his ways I've watch him in preseason I've watched the way he shouts at him in preseason my gosh honestly expect so much of this Tottenham team the work way ability cool he wants them because he knows they've got ability he expects that but it's the work rate that he expects he expects everyone to be pressing from the front everybody backing up behind it as well and I think he's probably had a really good offseason of of getting his team and players to to buy into what he's trying to do as well Mark Seven Spurs seventh yeah I think um I think it's really difficult from probably third place to eighth because you got Chelsea Villa Spurs Newcastle Man United Liverpool um but I think Spurs are Spurs and um I think that they will ultimately have a few I think they'll probably start the season well and they're an exciting team but at some point maybe the Europa League won't help I think they'll have a have a bit of a dip and do you want a 100 pound charity bet that Tottenham finish above man united yeah it's easy work left hand you can't shake left hand that's weird why because I'm left-handed but still nobody shakes left-handed they do if you're left-handed do they no they don't do left-handed Shake left-handed no to me oh that's horrible what I really like with the Totten one as well Archie gray Archie Archie gray for me uh I loved watching him when he was at leads obviously come through the academy at leads and and done so well come on to the scene really quickly as well another one that's that's just gone like for he's got a bit of pedigree hasn't he as well he's got everything about him I mean watched him closely and yeah what a player football but a football brain as well so he can play right back he can play anywhere in the center of the park and he's got great energy tenacity as well will put his foot in not afraid to get stuck in I think that's a really really good true bit of Business by Tottenham getting that one in as well so you reckon if they if they have a a reasonable season injury-wise do you think they could potentially push I think that's the B that's the big the big thing for Tottenham is keeping them key players fit like your Madison's uh like you Mickey vanen because he is he's a Powerhouse Center half and when he didn't play he was a big loss because we ended up playing um Royale Center half and yeah no Tottenham can't afford to lose them players especially with someone like a Romero next year as well you've you've got that good balance now there with vanen and and Romero you got your your two out andout fullbacks like your Pedros and your doggy doy ad doy who again I really like cuz they get forward and and they're very attacking fullbacks sank is now that Vocal Point in the team for Tottenham that they haven't had since Harry Kane even though Harry used to drop deeper but he had the runners in in son getting behind whereas now like you say you've got that you've got that energy with Archie gray who will run if sanki is dropping short m charon's not really a striker so they've struggled with that playing him up there and that hold up play is not the best whereas salanki will hold the ball up and bring players into play as well so yeah they've got that real good balance about them now Tottenham but it's it's just keeping everyone fit they've got a bit depth across the front line as well with kisi son um yeah they've got they've got a bit of depth there now if Tottenham won The League Cup and came fourth for a team like Tottenham right now that'd be a great season Mike wouldn't it yes they'd have to rent a bus I think um I think for any of those was last time they won a trophy 2008 uh kin cup um I think for any um any of those sort of teams that we've mentioned your your Villas tottenham's Newcastle um man United's um I think if they finish top four and won a cup it's an unbelievable I think it's gonna be hard for Villa very hard I've got them in eighth because I think Champions League football is a great achievement but that Squad although they bought well I think Barkley Manana is interesting um they brought some good players in I just think like Newcastle last year it in the headlights it's going to be great for the fans but you're going to be focusing on what you're doing on a Wednesday and I look let's talk about the fans right I've got loads of mates that are Villa fans and they are super excited about the Champions League draw going on that journey I don't think Villa fans is I might be wrong getting the comments but would be too upset if Aston Villa thoughts they came sixth or seventh this season and I maybe just got out the group quarter finals or something in the champ oh my God I think everything for vill at the moment progression for them with what they've achieved like you say they've achieved Champions League football which is fantastic for the football club The Players they're now attracting every Club that's in European football they have to have bigger squads anyway just to cope with injuries suspensions so I feel I feel vill will be all right this year I do I do think that like you say he's done a fantastic job there m and and I think he will keep building and building like Mark said there they might just like struggle a little bit with the the Champions League football but as a villa fan it's exciting I think they they'll all be excited against about teams that got their stuff together Villa you could put into they've lost a couple they've lost dougy Lise to Villa they've lost drb to alad there are a couple of big blows for them they've signed an Nana Ian Matson from Chelsea nearly 38 million quid he's played 12 Premier League games yeah 16 in Dortmund it's a lot of money though isn't it that's a going rate mate that's is the going rate now nowadays isn't it you I mean I lot of business went on between Villa and Chelsea as well what you saying Mark what you saying a lot of lot of business went on between Villa Chelsea Everton and Newcastle good friends is they yeah so where do you think Villa what what you uh I'm putting them in a top six um yeah outside the champions league but um a good team though they're a good team Villa and I like watching trouble is you've got to put one or actually you got to put two a villa Man United Chelsea Spurs Newcastle Liverpool and there's another one Spurs I'm I've said them in seventh and eth not a good season no but but that's the competitive the top eight and also a lot of people saying West Ham a great window they play Villa on the opening day I mean West I think it's very hard to break into the top eight if you're a Brighton a West Ham or a wolves this year okay and then Newcastle so again it's been quite a Could Newcastle do well?! quiet window so far they've had eyes on Gaye haven't managed to get it over the line uh what's the expectations mark this season I think they'll do well because they're not in Europe and I think when Eddie how is not in Europe he gets that team really energetic uh St James's Park never write them off there they're so energetic half their games are there um and I think if they're not in Europe that gives them a massive advantage on the other seven clubs who all are um they've still got that strong core if they can keep it fit you know botman Shaw if they can bring guy in Dan Burn's very reliable Tripp is reliable pop will be back isaach scores your goals like Watkins that's a big thing getting better Anthony Gordon they've kept hold of him what a player Bruno gz they've kept hold of him Joel Lenton I think they've got um Harvey Barnes was injured a lot last year he's they got the depth though Mark well no but I think not being in Europe yeah that they should be okay didn't did they last year that's where they struggled last year they I think they're the dark found it tough because of the injuries that they picked up um but this year like you say no no no European football for them this year it's I think this emotional toll isn't it the emotional toll of Europe it people think oh it's just one more game in the week and it's not though because you're playing the game on the Saturday you're traveling on the Monday to somewhere in Europe you're not getting back till early hours of Thursday morning into Sunday exactly you got to prepare for the Sunday fixed you're constantly on the go you never get to just sleep in your own bed at night all week you don't get to do that and that is the bit that tires people out more than anything the 90 minutes players are fit as a fiddle it's the emotional mental tiredness that playing in Europe that's what it gives them and when you haven't done it before like Newcastle it's it does it just takes over these players aren't experienced with play you got your man cities and your arsenals and man united even who are used to doing that that's part of their Heritage as a football club have done it for for decades and decades now but for Newcastle it's it's all new and shiny and what about over performers this season like the dark horses is there anyone you've got your eye on I've Got Crystal Palace I Got Crystal Palace I think LNA last season Ben’s pick for a team to do well is…… got them popping absolutely popping the way that they finished the season um he found a real style some of the players that they've got a no losing Alis is a massive blow to them um but s if they they're B in s and if they can keep as a f and keep him at the club um I think they'll do all right this Mata is a great player Mata scor go guar to score your goals second half of last season Mark I think I was I was doing something the other week actually looking at stats on it was for hland because he gets no service but he's got really good conversion and everything I threw in meta was coming out on top really so he's very very consistently prolific as well Dean Henson in goal as well fin you know when Sam Johnson unfortunately got the injury last season Dean Henson came in did incredible um apparently he's been given the number one chirt this season as well for Crystal Palace so I think he's going to be starting the season um I think they're another one who look fairly settled as a football and I didn't realize this until a few years ago but there's a bit of an Unwritten rule in goalkeeping B and isn't it that the the goalkeeper that starts the last pre-season game yes starts the season is that a thing that is a thing that is absolutely a thing it's always been a thing throughout my career as well is is that last preseason game um is normally a a decent friendly so if you're so like take for a West Brom for example we would be playing our last preseason game at home on a Saturday afternoon and if I started in goal I knew I was starting the following Saturday same not not nailed on but for most of the starting lineup as well isn't it Rob you still got a few injuries a few players might be coming back from Europe or something like that International games um but you're trying to get your starting line up on that Saturday afternoon um as close as you possibly can for the Premier League game right okay Dark Horse Robo I'm gonna go West Ham Mark was I just think West Ham might have a real good season this year with the players I like that yeah I have couple very very good signings to be fair full I love full I love I'm the same old old fashioned the one from Liverpool lead sorry the very exting defens got a lot of good players anyway that were probably a bit restricted by a Moy system as well the PO is a little bit more you know the boen the petas the ward prowers will probably have a little bit more freedom so yeah is that your choice Mark as an overachiever no I want to go a little bit different I mean I I think Newcastle are my Dark Horse but obviously they're in the top eight already so outside of the top eight I actually think Brighton um I think matoma missed a lot of the Season Ferguson Had a Bad season they have bought a load of players that no one will really know anything about and they've got a new manager so they've got the components to be an absolute [ __ ] show like Burnley last year or they've got the components to do what Brighton can do um so I will go Brighton so let's talk about Brighton this one thing I wanted to talk about it has gone a little bit under the radar 31y old Brighton appoint a 31-year-old Manager!!! manager Fabian Herzel I might have pronounced that wrong guided simply to promotion and the Bundesliga 31 years old what' you make of that I just think with Brighton we're all established by it now aren't they whatever they've thrown into whatever computer system they've got it it's probably going to work whoever they've bought whoever their manager is going to be it's not going to be a surprise if they're suddenly like being touted for the next B munit manager within within a year or two and their players are going to go into Chelsea for 100 million it's um It's A system that everyone's trying to catch up with and you do wonder if at some point it's going to not work isn't it maybe it will be this time but I think they they do is great even if it doesn't work though Brighton are such a settled football club now that even if it doesn't work straight away for the first month they're not going to change anything when they first got promoted you never would have thought Brighton would just become an established top 10 no but they stick to their guns they've got a set way of doing things now from the the the all the hierarchy into the manager into the players they've got a set way of playing football and they stick with it and they say to these young players now this is the way we're going to play football we're going to play out from the back and we're going to build up we're going to build up yeah you're going to make mistakes but do you know what just keep doing it simple as that because eventually we'll bear the fruits of it and they the thing for me is which they do better than any other team is it's succession Planet yeah and I think as fans like you look at Brighton Robo and like we don't kind of really question them hireing a 31 year old do we or do or do we no and I think that's the way the game's going now is like you say with Brighton they give people chances don't they and they they've done it with the managers so the managers that have gone in there especially after obviously Potter we've never even heard of them and they go in there and they do an even better job but then move on they'll find another coach that they know this is our foundations this is the stability we have at at at the ground and the facilities are unbelievable and as a player when you're going into them facilities and you're working on it dayto day breeds confidence breeds Pro uh positivity so that young manager I don't think of that I just think of he's going to be another top manager that's going to come in and take them to the next level again because he's just again it's like a conveyor belt with Brighton at the moment they just got a way they just find a way of just producing not only good players but good managers good young managers well-run business is yeah well-run business and they do their business professionally shall we say they're they're probably one of the clubs that do it where they go and do their homework on people so they're not going to go and bring a manager in where they're going to go we want you to do this we want you to do that and he'll be like oh I can't quite do that they're actually going to do their homework on that manager and they'll go look this is how we want you as the manager we know what you're all about so go and keep creating that environment that we've been creating for numerous years and I just love it I love I love seeing it I love seeing what they're doing at that football club yeah it's really good brilliant I tell you what this has been a really interesting show Lads and I just want to finish up we've got the quiz coming up just want to have one of your old teams uh both of your old teams or two of Blues and reom this season yes in the same league we've got Tom Brady versus Reynolds and Mel Henny uh fuzzy where do you think the uh the Rex and Wrexham and Birmingham PREDICTIONS! boys are going to finish this year um do you know what I would wasn't quite sure on Saturday where how they do against Wickham um I've watched the highlights and they look really really good really really good really really good um they've signed some very good players for that League George Dobson George Dobson fantastic they've signed some really really good players for that level um and it wouldn't surprise me if they were up there come the end of the season I think if they can finish playoffs or above it's an incredible season but it wouldn't surprise me if they did that what I like about it as well is they've got people like James M Steven Fletcher good we score goals off the Ben Dan Scar the center off I know really well he was in League one so he knows the league he's got promoted from it so again they're signing players that understand the league and can get out of it so yeah I think they'll be out there re and what about the blues Robo Blues I think under the manager Chris obviously I'm hearing a lot of good things with how he wants the team to play uh they brought in obviously a lot of players so again it's it's getting them to Jael I think that's the most important thing as soon as the players start jelling they understand what the manager wants then yeah you can see them like motoring up the obviously the reading game first game of the season was a little bit of a b ball draw um blue struggled a little bit reading caught him out a couple of times on the Counterattack and could have maybe scored more goals but again this is the football that Chris wanted he wants the players so it's adapting adap to that style and and hopefully getting it right yeah if Blues get off to a good start they would probably steamroll that League because Blues as a club I think whoever they play against when they travel away the fan base will winning that leag they they'll they'll get into the heads they'll get into the heads of the opposition because it's big Birmingham city and I think if they get off to a good start where they're winning sort of four or five of the first six or seven um whoever they're playing against on a Saturday afternoon goes oh my gosh we got Birmingham today it's big birming and Mark rexam do you care where do you think they're um I said a couple of years ago when they're in the when they got promoted with Ben I said they'll win the league before Spurs and they're not actually that far away are they now they're getting closer if they get promoted this year they're one away I think they'll be in the Prem by 2027 you really it wouldn't surprise either that wouldn't surprise me either to be fair they how many years is that so it's 24 25 24 25 5 26 has has any club ever gone national league league 2 league one Championship never short in a row no champ Lon did it quite yeah but they did it they did they missed a couple they missed a couple Bournemouth did how might have done it years ago I'm not having it I don't think so I think that is almost impossible there's been loads of backto backers I think Fleet would did back Tob backers to it it just did um League one to Championship to Premier League that that's ridiculous that is ridiculous that is ridiculous that is absolutely ridiculous it helps if you've got a couple of billionair I'd probably say so I'd say so by the way as anybody seen the new Deadpool film not deadpol Wolverine lad right go and watch it I watched it the other night and I am not I I think I have got a very like my my my intelligence my my um comedy the the the my my my kind of wit is is highbrow you like is high I I've never watched episode that in my life but honestly I was chuckling so hard to myself like shoulders going it is hilarious support you mate aren't you hilarious two hours right you know you know a good thing through films is when you're watching a film and you're thinking oh it's going to hope it ends soon not once then I look at my watch for the whole thing I'm just thinking this is incredible it must be good because your attention span is minimal fairly fairly fairly low yeah minimal and I sat there for two hours and I enjoyed every second of it what a film I think it's time for the quiz mate come on quiz boys let's go [Music] first quiz of the Season who won last THE QUIZ! season me was there a charity bet no I won did what I definitely won last year you sure yeah he did no I won it was 100% me so wasn't there a bet just like whatever Ben says I back in wasn't there a bet yeah was is there another bet was there a bet1 pound charity bet or something I'll happily pay1 pound charity bet for it fine who are you going through uh I'm going to give it to Kimia thank you lovely thank you Ben right question one new season can you name one of the two premier league players who has jointly won the most player of the month Awards Brun Fernandez no Harry Kane Kevin De bruyne Harry Kane seven alongside Sergio Aguero oh yeah one nil fuzzy I thinking current he's out the blocks question two which manager has taken charge of the most premier league them clubs Banger which manager has taken charge of the most premier league clubs Salise no you can't you've already said a benger you're not allowed to say anything I was going to say sam allise one one yes Mark you've [ __ ] the bed there mate you know the rules of this game 110 it's Paul his heart's not in it his heart's not in it he wants a transfer fun when you said clubs see they didn't wait for the club I paused cuz I knew he' jump the gun right 11 1 Z question three which goalkeeper was in goal for Wimbledon when David Beckham scored way line goal in 96 Neil Sullivan I went I went too early then and seag who did you say I said Dave bessent yeah bessent Dave bessent crazy game yeah yeah 2 one no come on Mark career path I have played for norch centry Newcastle no Celtic loan Blackburn Robbie Kean Liverpool no talking about West Ham Man City Cardiff loan Liverpool Cardiff you're going to have to say it all again okay norid Coventry Newcastle Celtic clone Blackburn Liverpool West Ham Man City Cardiff loone Chris no back in Bellamy we're going to come back in and Mark Craig Bellamy yeah no there's no we're coming back in yeah we are he's he's a new man no there's no we're coming back in it's a new season that that doesn't work it's a new season season pre season well you need to put the gram rules out before you start the quiz and you can't just do it mid quiz okay well I've committed to it now I've committed to it now anyway you've had your chance I'm going have to I'm have to consult the regular quiz Master J even Jamie shaking his head I've committed of course he is disbelief I've committed to it now two one he's got to you got to come back in who was the only Defender to win the Premier League player of the Season award on two occasions no John Terry no oh I know it idiot well I think I know it I might be back in I might be back in we're allowed to back in for an answer but it's not a free for all you get another one can you read the question who's the only Defender to win the Premier League player of the Season award on two occasions what did you say V I said Terry yeah that one order said Rio Ferdinand company no that's your next one I'm GNA go vidit well done yes I was I nearly went Paul mcgr because I knew he won it but what we saying 22 one 22 one this this all back in ones and that great the comments are love it comments will love it you just went early again on company comments are going hey you ready need a quick reaction on this one guys Newcastle signed Lewis Hall from which club Chelsea Chelsea well done B he too quick cuz he's nearer to me so I hear it first right three two two one two one question seven what former Premier League club started the championship with a minus twoo deduction this year what what former Premier League club started the championship with a two-point deduction this year never heard this I don't know Hull no what former Premier League club started the championship season with a two-point deduction this year so this year this season so they starting this season this season NCH no are we all back in again will we no I haven't said yet robo's not this season this season Sheffield United Wednesday Sheffield United United did never heard it I've never heard that 322 three 322 okay question eight which foot which football player scored the most points in the FPL last season F no you literally asked me this question earlier on didn't you no um was it OE Watkins no it wasn't which football player scored the most points in the FPL last season I looked at this list the other well we've all looked at the L list it's going to be someone random gotta be I know it's just off the cuff I know are we all back in again I'm going to go the bruyer co Palmer Co Palmer yes I was going to say Mark where's the intensity G I thought I thought there had to be a bit of a delay you know what see how I did that there I waited I acted like I weren't bub I was trying to have idle chitchat and stuff like that but really what I was doing I was just waiting for the second his mouth finish moving boom co do you like the coming back in because I think it I like it I like it a lot Jamie this is like cook called for him what's that Mark is when you watch your partner doing it with someone else apparently you can't bring new things into the bedroom that you don't do with Jamie change like I think I'm gonna get the Tic Tac he does not like change I think the boy I like it I think James should try it what nationality is Sven botman Dutch is he yeah you D yeah what's the scores what's the scores 4 3 2 that's it in it we got one more question question 10 all right who is the only player to win the Premier League Golden Boot three times in a row Aguero no what Harry Kane no get in there oh we're all back in we're all back in who is the only player to win the Premier League Golden Boot three times in a row Golden Boot yeah no the Civil one come on Rober who did I say I'm thinking of you said Aguero Aguero didn't you Holland no Jer Jeremy no see you're Premier League for [ __ ] sake Alan Sher no you're out it's my time oh sorry sorry B Alan Sher Alan Sher come on boring come on three times in a row W it three times go a big sharer so on the chalk board for this season that's his celebration that's a one nil for fzy right well done you lot thank you appreciate that um we will see you um on Monday um Premier League kicks off everybody we've missed it haven't we Outro hey up and bigun's back and Big's back Big Dave from B um see you all soon byebye bye [Music]