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2025/26 fixtures

The fixture list comes out on Wednesday. The days I look for are first and final games, crimbo then scum/blueshite.

Hopefully a mid table easy fixture at home to kick us off as defending champions. Home on Boxing Day is always good.

I was utilising my time in work effectively by asking ChatGPT to predict what will be our run of fixtures.

Total: 38 games — ✅ 19 Home / 19 Away

AUGUST 2025

  1. vs Leeds United (H)
  2. vs Wolves (A)
  3. vs Newcastle United (H)
  4. vs Crystal Palace (A)

SEPTEMBER 2025
  1. vs Chelsea (A)
  2. vs Brentford (H)
  3. vs Brighton (A)
OCTOBER 2025
  1. vs Tottenham Hotspur (A)
  2. vs Everton (H) 🔥 (Merseyside Derby)
  3. vs Burnley (A)
  4. vs Arsenal (H)
NOVEMBER 2025
  1. vs Luton Town (H)
  2. vs Manchester United (A)
  3. vs Southampton (H)
  4. vs Manchester City (A)
DECEMBER 2025
  1. vs Aston Villa (H)
  2. vs Nottingham Forest (A)
  3. vs Leicester City (H)
  4. vs West Ham United (A)
  5. Boxing Day (26 Dec): vs Chelsea (H)

JANUARY 2026
  1. New Year (1 Jan): vs Leeds United (A)
  2. vs Wolves (H)
  3. vs Brighton (H)
  4. vs Tottenham Hotspur (H)
FEBRUARY 2026
  1. vs Everton (A) 🔥
  2. vs Brentford (A)
  3. vs Crystal Palace (H)

MARCH 2026
  1. vs Manchester United (H)
  2. vs Luton Town (A)
  3. vs Manchester City (H)
  4. vs Burnley (H)
APRIL 2026
  1. vs Arsenal (A)
  2. vs Southampton (A)
  3. vs Nottingham Forest (H)
MAY 2026
  1. vs West Ham United (H)
  2. vs Aston Villa (A)
  3. vs Leicester City (A)
  4. vs Newcastle United (A)

Summer summary 2025

It's time to get our transfer links organized!

INCOMING:

Goalkeepers:
Mamardashvili (Valencia) £25M rising to £29M signed last summer
Armin Pesci (Puskas Akademia) signed for £1.5M

Centre-backs:
Huijsen (Bournemouth) - signed for Real Madrid for £50M
Hato (Ajax) - £40M
Diomande (Sporting) - £51M
Lukeba (Leipzig) - £74M release clause

Full-backs:
Frimpong (Leverkusen) - signed for £30M
Kerkez (Bournemouth) - £40-45M deal in negotiations


Midfielders:
Tchouameni (Real Madrid) - £50-59M

Forwards:
Wirtz (Leverkusen) - signed for £100M rising to £116M
Isak (Newcastle) - £130-140M
Ekitike (Frankfurt) - up to £85M
Sesko (Leipzig) - 70-85M
Joao Pedro (Brighton) - £60-70M
Osimhen (Napoli) - £63M release clause (but wants £400k/week salary)
Goncalo Ramos (PSG) - £55M

OUTGOING:

Goalkeepers:
Kelleher (to Brentford) £12.5 rising to 18M
Jaros (to Ajax) loan


Full-backs:
Trent (to Real Madrid) – £10M for Club World Cup and being cunts in general
Robertson (to Atletico Madrid) – free or low fee

Centre-backs:
Quansah (Leverkusen interested) £40M+

Midfielders:
Elliott (Dortmund and multiple English clubs interested) £40M+
Bajcetic (Celta and other clubs from Spain)
Morton (fill in something here)

Forwards:
Nunez (Saudis or Spain/Italy) rather hopeful £55M valuation by LFC
Diaz (Barca or Saudi) £70M+
Chiesa (Italy) £10M+
Doak (Everton) £30M valuation


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Who am I missing?

I try to only add players who seem to be on our "list" rather than random and spurious links or players in positions where we're well-covered.

Defining moments


View: https://youtu.be/KI00nuOb2m0?si=XFbVxINZKu_WH5mv

Not sure if this has already been posted, but well worth a watch. I have to say I already forgot many of the moments from earlier in the season and it was good to experience them afresh. What are some of your favourite (whether included in this video or not)? Which game or games defined this season for you?

For me in the league, the United away game set the tone, City away confirmed we were the stongest team in the country and either West Ham or Bournemouth wins sealed it. Leicester with Trent's Bradley's late winner was the icing on the cake, but at that point it was a matter of when not if. The biggest and most joyful moment of the season was actually the title game itself against Spurs - it was perfection from start to finish. That's the game I would be happy to rewatch in the future years.

I thought the CL campaign was quite memorable, despite the early exit. The first game against AC Milan – the way we utterly dominated after conceding the first goal was eye-opening and it was probably the first time when many of our fans and maybe even players realized that Slot's team and tactics were something special. The 4:0 against Xabi's Levekusen would have been a brilliant watch, except that it happened on the night Trump won the election, so it's forever spoiled for me. We finally took the Real monkey off our back - well done Slot. And the two PSG games were genuinely Champions League football at its finest, despite the negative result - I don't feel bitter or regretful about this exit like I do with many other losses.

Overall, a great season that leaves you wanting even more.

Robertsgone?

Defensive midfield / Striker

Are we being linked with anyone? I know we looked at Zubimendi last season, but then we pulled one out the bag with Gravy and the rest is history.

I'm wondering about how we will set up this season, given Wirtz could play attacking midfield and we're adding two very attack minded fullbacks.

I think slot is very set on the possession game and he hopes that takes the heat off the backline, but I do have my concerns, especially if we are to become more attacking in three key areas.

For the latter part of the season, the midfield was easily bypassed, the fullbacks were hit and miss and generally we looked quite easy to carve open. It's exciting to be adding such quality to the side, but we need to balance that too. Will Wirtz play as a false 9? Will Szobo and Salah benefit from that extra help with a player who will drop in to pockets of space like Bobby did?

----------------Alisson----------------
Frimpong---Konate--VVD---Kerkez
------------Gravy----Macca---------
---------Szobo----------Wirtz-------
----Salah-------------------CG/LD--

Goals wise, is that enough? How does it work if we buy a striker? Do we then see the four of Macca, Gravy, Wirtz and Szobo battle it out, with Jones in reserve? We are adding goals and creativity to the supporting areas, but we still lack that clinical striker, unless Slot feels Wirtz will weigh in enough? I can't decide if he's a Firmino or another Torres in the making. When Torres was at Atletico he played a bit more in the pockets, then we bought him and put him on the shoulder of the defender with Gerrard behind. What does Slot have up his sleeve?

Selliott

Looks like Harvey might be off:

Would be a shame to see him go but can't see him ever playing a leading role for us. Not sure who wants him though

Ange Gone?

SKY reporting dismissal imminent.

Dutch Courage

Under Evans we had a spine of English quality.

He’s had a French contingent.

Under Rafa it was Spainish.

Klopp didn’t really pillage Germany but Slot certainly has stamped the Dutch team all over his rebuild.

We now have VVD, Gakpo, Gravy and Frimpong and we might yet get more Dutch players arriving.

There was a worry that a Dutch coach might rub players, media and fans up the wrong way with the famous Dutch directness when things weren’t going so well.

Slot was for the most part perfect in front of the media last year and seems to have won all the players over (still didn’t like what he did to Quansah on game week 1 but hey ho)

So my question is how risky is to build our team around a nation that have more of a history of fighting publicly when the chips are down than winning?

On the flip side, I would love to be a fly on the wall to hear some of the banter in dressing room if this anything to go by.


View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFgoMLKNDEP/?igsh=YTM1NGt1dHc4ZWhn
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