Episode 76 - Predicting the EPL's Champions League Race + Early Transfer Rumours!

On this episode, Patrick and Ted discuss who will claim the Premier League’s remaining champions league spots. Will the table stay it is with Chelsea and Manchester City staying safe, or will Newcastle, Bournemouth, or someone else knock them out? Then, the transfer rumour window is heating up. Patrick fires rumours from the weekend at Ted to see if they are a good idea or bad idea, as well as plausible or straight BS. Enjoy!Ted's Variance Betting update: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-insider-scoop-on-variance-betting-march-update Don't miss Ted and Patrick's new podcast - ManDown: https://www.youtube.com/@ManDown.Podcast Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:36 - Mandown Podast launch! 00:01:47 - The Race for UCL spots in the premier league 00:02:30 - Futures bets 00:03:30 - Fixture congestion + remaining schedule 00:04:51 - Nottingham Forest have been pretty lucky, but are seemingly safe 00:06:29 - Why this season has been so weird 00:07:56 - 10th place Bournemouth 00:10:35 - A good long-shot bet? 00:10:56 - Manchester City SHOULD be fine 00:11:51 - Haaland is back 00:12:13 - Odds to finish in the top 5 00:13:48 - Are Chelsea in trouble? 00:14:10 - DGF explanation 00:15:37 - Palmer has been mortal since Christmas 00:16:12 - Chelsea’s injury problems 00:17:50 - Uptick in possession, but worse results? 00:18:41 - Arsenal are the only team of that style that destroys transition 00:20:35 - So will Chelsea drop out? 00:21:05 - Newcastle and Brighton’s resurgence 00:22:10 - Newcastle fans are angry at us 00:23:33 - Newcastle’s remaining games 00:24:50 - Are Brighton good now? 00:27:07 - Danny Welbeck 00:27:31 - Brighton’s schedule 00:28:26 - Matthew Benham/Tony Bloom rivalry 00:30:30 - Aston Villa’s should focus on the Champions League 00:31:29 - Poor goal difference and bad underlying numbers 00:32:47 - Some Parisian slander 00:34:00 - Patrick’s final predictions 00:34:40 - Ted’s prediction 00:35:31 - Ted’s Red Star story 00:40:01 - Early transfer window rumours 00:40:39 - Rashford to Villa for 40M? 00:42:09 - Why this is a bad idea for Villa 00:43:07 - Felix Nmecha to Man United? 00:44:01 - Lack of ball progression with Nmecha and Ugarte 00:44:17 - Xavi Simons to Liverpool? 00:45:26 - Rebuilding bad teams and strengthening good teams 00:45:59 - Adam Wharton to Manchester City for 70M, is it too little money? 00:47:10 - Tyler Dibling to Spurs 00:49:07 - Good dribbler, but no end product 00:49:20 - Angel Gomes to West Ham on a free 00:50:10 - Caoimhin Kelleher to Bournemouth? 00:53:34- B-roll Conversations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices