And as someone on the receiving end of 99.9% of the banter I say bring it on.
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Yeah. With barely more posts than the thread on the womenās world cup, the level of interest is clear. And the EFL started last week!
Maybe discussion of āHollywoodā Wrexham is an acquired taste.
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Manchester City
Manchester United
Chelsea
Arsenal
My team, Newcastle, to finished 6th, after the dirty scousers. If Villa finish in the top 4, in the worlds of the great Les Dennis on Family Fortunes, āIāll give you the money myself!ā
Iāll be in the pub at 11.30 on Saturday and will be singing my heart out in my seat in the East Stand, come 5.30 pm.
Whatever happens, I wish you all the best cheering on your respective teams on this season 
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If Isak stays fit and Tonali plays to his potential (which is huge), I see another top-4 finish for the Magpies.
Man City
Man U
ARSEnal
Villa
Some mistake Kev? Surely Palace at 11th? Or 13th?
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Although to be fair Bob, you do bring it on yourself!
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I think Bob deserves a Sky award for how well he sets up the gags for us to hit home (and in the main takes it in good humour) 
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Yep. Heās brave setting himself up for the banter so often.
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Ok.
- Citeh
- Yanitid
- Chelsea (Poch power)
- Arsenal
Our lot 8th.
Spammers 12th.
Iāve no dog in this but canāt help noticing that a certain Spuds fan spends all his time in this thread trolling the Gooner rather than bigging up his own teamā¦
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Mate Iāve supported this club for 40 odd years Iāve experienced a lot more heartache than not and a lot more mediocrity than not 20 years without a Premier League trophy and last season despite falling short at the end because of injury, squad depth and being chased by arguably the best team in a generation I saw my team play some of the most exciting football Iāve seen in a very long time and Iām going to enjoy it and if other supporters donāt like the way Iām enjoying I donāt care.
Itās part of the job description when you become a Spurs fan.
Believe me, Arsenal fans dish out the same to us. In fact, itās worse, due to the current health of both clubsā¦ ah hum.
Best form of defence is attack.
Ask Ange.
Wish I could Svetty - but have you seen our lot recently ? ā¦ 
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I enjoy lurking on this thread but arenāt invested in a particular team. I have a moderate interest in football as most blokes do but it doesnāt go further than that for me.
I do support English teams in European competitions throughā¦
Best not to follow my teamās fortunes this seasonā¦ 
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Itās a bit of a tough start for the Toon this season, so in case things get glum, I kept a couple of games on my Fubo account from last season. I can always re-watch that Spurs game over and overā¦.
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Manchester United have not strengthened Mason Mount is no United No7 and isnāt even as good as Christian Eriksen, the Kamikaze Keeper isnāt half the keeper David DāGea is and the Rasmus Hojlund Ā£70 million transfer smells of desperation plus his back injury is far more serious than at first thought and could see him out for 6-8 weeks. Relying on the ETH factor isnāt enough.
Chelsea are a bit of a wild card but will Poch be able to get a tune out of a lot of young and very expensive players so quickly, how will they respond to his high octane and brutal training methods and his no nonsense my way or the high way management style plus the injuries to Nkunku and Fofana leave them again without a main striker.
Though Liverpool needed a total rebuild of that ageing midfield theyāve completely decimated it all at once so the signing of Lavia is key for them and is a must and though they are very strong upfront their defence is still suspect and needs some surgery.
The Spuds to have even a slim chance of a European spot must keep Kane but for me itās a huge mistake to do so getting a Ā£100 million now to spend rather than nothing and loosing him to Chelsea or Man U next summer is just madness. Every Spud fan I know is labouring under the illusion that he will sign a new contract next summer.
Newcastle will again do very well but CL football may hurt their chances of another top four finisn Tonali is a great signing.
Villa are my wild card as are Brighton and depending on who the Super Seagulls sign either could do a Newcastle and get into the top four Emeryās experience in Europe could be a double edged sword if they go on a run.
All you Arsenal haters are praying last season was a one off, that was their they all cried all the other teams will strengthen. We will see.
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Details of the David Raya sale have come out today Arsenal are taking him on loan at a cost of
Ā£3 million for the season with an option to buy for Ā£27 million at the end of the season.
Very clever deal for Arsenal a try before you buy and an option to buy for Ā£13 million less than the Ā£40 million Spurs, Man Utd, Chelsea and Bayern Munich where quoted and the same price the Spuds ended up paying for the Italian Lloris they bought.
Nkunkuās injury is a major blow, his link up play with Nic Jackson in the friendlies was a thing of joy. Jackson will be the main striker though with young Mason Burstow being kept in the main team as back up after looking promising in pre season.
There is chat of Maatsen going out on loan again, I hope not, he ās ready. Whoever borrows the Italian Stallion and our little Angel from Santos will be getting quality youngsters.
Caicedo does now look like itās happening.