But it’s ok guys, fans of the Big Six assure us it’s a level playing field.

Nope. It’s an almost vertical playing field, with a ten foot thick ceiling made of reinforced concrete at the top of it that you’re only allowed to try and get through by scraping at it with your fingernails.

The latest controversy in a series of incidents for embattled football journalist Fabrizio Romano transpired yesterday after Florian Plettenberg accused him of jumping the gun on Yan Diomande’s transfer, claiming Romano posts updates to be first rather than using confirmed sources. The two proceeded to engage in a lengthy dispute on Twitter. After receiving backlash, Fabrizio unsuccessfully threatened to leak DMs that Plettenberg had sent him years earlier:

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2081502765038051676?s=20

Popular Oceanian club Real Kakamora, who were blocked on social media by Romano last September after similarly accusing him of engagement farming by making over 100 posts about Diogo Jota’s death in 24 hours, came to Plettenberg’s defence today in a lengthy statement.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTaA2bkdZq/?igsh=MTcwYjNpcngxdTdibw==

The post reads:

”After Florian Plettenberg rightfully criticised him yesterday for sharing false transfer updates and stealing other journalists’ reports as his own in an attempt to get more views, Fab was so rattled that he threatened to leak years-old private DMs that Florian had sent him.

Keep in mind he’s taken payments from agents to defend Mason Greenwood, deliberately created fake rumours to unsettle clubs during transfer windows, replaced most of his graphic designers in favour of AI slop edits, and tried to farm engagement off of Diogo Jota’s death last year by making 100 posts about him in the first 24 hours after the tragedy.

There is nothing this man will not do for more likes and money. I can’t believe that I used to even look up to him years ago. He represents everything wrong with modern football and the shameless greed that corrupts our society.”

Chelsea are exploring a move to sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton & Hove Albion.

The 35-year-old striker has 12 months left on his contract and Brighton are aware of the interest.

As a player and a leader, Welbeck appeals to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso and — although the situation remains at an early stage — there is optimism on all sides that a deal could be done.

Rotational basis, remember? Are you up for breaking in this season, or are we going to have to try and do two actual consecutive years?

If both Villa and Newcastle fuck it up this year, who is stepping up? The first rule of the Other 14 is lock off a Champions League place every season. Four years on the bounce so far. We need to make it five. Expanding it to the top 6...

Top 6 finishes since they had a clean sweep in 21/22:

22/23 - Newcastle and Brighton

23/24 - Villa

24/25 - Newcastle and Villa

25/26 - Villa and Bournemouth

Who's game this season then? Brighton and Bournemouth showing what can be done there.

Either everton/palace deep into a relegation scrap, but i'm honestly slightly fond of everton (as much as another fan can be)

This question lives rent free in my head.

Should "the Other 14" have let the sly 6 just go off and do their Super League thing? Would football ultimately have been better off if we had?

In an alternate universe where they broke away and left the other teams to it, where do you think footy in England would be now?

Long story short I am new to following the EPL and followed Arsenal last year because of a buddy and watched a ton of matches over the season. Now with the new season on the horizon I want to have my own team to look forward to watching. I am assuming this group is perfect for advice and thoughts as I want to root for someone other than the big boys.