The Premier League season is almost upon us and Jimbo is joined by the excited trio of Dom Fifield, Natalie Gedra and Tom Williams. The headline fixture of the opening weekend is Tottenham hosting Man City. If City don’t sign Harry Kane, does that hurt their championship chances? Will European champions Chelsea take the title with their incredible squad depth? Further down the table, there are big questions to be answered. Do Everton represent the biggest challenge of Benitez’s career? Are Palace fans right to be optimistic about Patrick Vieira? How much are Southampton gambling with their transfer policy? Billy Grant from the Beesotted podcast joins us on the eve of Brentford’s Premier League bow against Arsenal. And are Norwich about to surprise us all? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Opening day nerves? (02m 30s) • PART 1b: Spurs v Man City and the title race (08m 30s) • PART 2a: Chelsea win the Super Cup (30m 00s) • PART 2b: New managers in the Premier League (37m 00s) • PART 3a: Brentford’s hopes with Billy Grant from the Beesotted podcast (49m 30s) • PART 3b: The promoted clubs and the battle to stay up (55m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 00s) • PART 5: Thoughts on Villa, West Ham and Newcastle (65m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe are back from the summer break to preview the 2021-22 Premier League season discussing the following:(0:35) Manchester City and their hopes for defending the Premier League title(13:00) How Manchester United will look to challenge their noisy neighbors(19:45) Liverpool's positive outlook with the return of key players from injury and the arrival of Ibrahima Konate(26:15) Chelsea's mission to continue their rapid improvement under Thomas Tuchel(34:00) Leicester City making a run at finishing in the top-4 again(38:20) Tottenham and what to make of the current situation with Harry Kane(44:50) An important season for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta(50:50) Examining intriguing seasons for West Ham, Leeds, Everton and Aston Villa(58:45) A look at how the clubs in the bottom half of the table will fare(1:09:25) And the significant impact the return of fans in the stadiums will have around the league

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton, Dermot Corrigan and James Horncastle to take you inside Lionel Messi's extraordinary departure from Barcelona as he prepares to sign for PSG. Where does this move leave Barcelona on and off the pitch? Why has he chosen to join PSG? Is it about more than just the money? Can Pochettino handle the challenge of managing this squad of superstars? What does this say about the Qatari project after ten years in Paris? All this and more as we take you inside one of the most sensational transfers in football history The Athletic's Simon Johnson also joins us to look at Chelsea's £100m deal to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan - is this the final piece of the puzzle for Tuchel? And does it mean Premier League title or bust in the eyes of Abramovich? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is joined by Elijah, Reemz and Timi as they discuss the 4-0 win over Everton in pre-season in front of a packed Old Trafford, Paul Pogba's legacy, they come to a group consensus in terms of the points tally 21/22 season and finally answer listeners questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've made it to the end of Correspondent Week! And on the final Podcast Suj & James are joined by Tom Medd to get all the detail on the Premier League's newest addition Brentford. Ivan Toney is proving very popular for FPL managers and appeals at 6.5 with a good opening and he's a likely shoe-in for Tom's team, but is he the only Brentford player of interest? Tom takes us through details on the squad, what we can expect from the new signings and who he expects to start for The Bees for their opening night fixture against Arsenal... You can follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FPLDummyTom Coming up next on Planet FPL... our launch of Planet FPL Season 5 with Episode 1 taking a look at who's on our Watchlist following Correspondent Week and we'll be discussing Chip Strategy for the season... ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8043oOKTB4uP8Nq15Kz6bg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo’s back with the first Totally Football Show of the new season in the company of Daniel Storey, Duncan Alexander and Adam Crafton. One of the biggest transfers in football history is about to take place. Lionel Messi says bye-bye to Barcelona and is set to move to PSG. Jubilant Julien Laurens joins us as we discuss if this is a good thing for Ligue 1. And what does it mean for Mbappe? Jack Grealish joins Man City for £100million but he alone can’t stop Leicester from winning the Community Shield. Is Grealish a problem solver for Pep or will he prove to be City’s Veron? We ask who is best equipped to challenge City for the title this season. Chelsea with Lukaku? Liverpool with Van Dijk? United with Solskjaer under scrutiny? Plus there’s the return of the EFL and the end of the Olympics. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Messi leaves Barca for PSG, with Julien Laurens (02m 30s) • PART 2a: Leicester win the Community Shield (26m 00s) • PART 2b: Who will win the Premier League title? (33m 00s) • PART 3: The return of the EFL (45m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (49m 30s) • PART 5: Brazil claim Olympic gold (51m 30s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final Day of Correspondent Week begins with Dan Lord joining Suj & James to talk all things Liverpool as The Reds aim to win back the Premier League. And they will be boosted by the return of Virgil Van Dijk but will the towering Dutchman start in GW1? And going forward who is most likely to partner Van Dijk? Mo Salah is likely to be heavily backed and captain for many in GW1, but is there any case to go with Sadio Mane instead? And does Diogo Jota offer a great early season option at only 7.5? And we're back to the Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson debate... can James bear to go without both...? You can follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FPL_LocoLord Coming up next on Correspondent Week - Brentford @FPLDummyTom ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8043oOKTB4uP8Nq15Kz6bg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back! This week, Pete and Dharms are joined by ESPN football expert Julien Laurens to discuss what could be next for Lionel Messi after Barcelona announced he was to leave the club (04:21). Are PSG waiting in the wings? Julien provides the inside track from the Parc de Princes. Manchester City have smashed the British transfer record to sign Jack Grealish, but will Harry Kane follow him? (20:16) The panel discuss that as well as the potential of another record breaking deal as Chelsea target the return of Romelu Lukaku to the club (44:59). Pete and Dharms tackle the first transfer quiz of the series, before Pete delivers his final thought… you’ve got it already… it’s on Newcastle! (57:27) Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

New Aston Villa correspondent Lee Jackson makes his Planet FPL debut alongside Suj & James to discuss his club Aston Villa and he ends up having to pull double duty...! ...That's because only hours after recorded was completed Villa announced the signing of Danny Ings out of nowhere. At the end of the Podcast Lee rejoins James to give updated thoughts following the signing of Ings and the impact on popular forward Ollie Watkins. Make sure you stick around until the end! Plus, at first glance Emi Martinez, hero for many FPL managers looks expensive at 5.5 at first glance, but his ownership is high but he may be worth paying for again. New signings Emi Buendia and Leon Bailey, both 6.5 are covered and should be of interest in FPL, there's thoughts on Jack Grealish's move to Manchester City and Lee details Villa's likely starting line-up and there's a warning on one of Villa's defenders... You can follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lee_Jackson_92 Coming up next on Correspondent Week - Norwich with @Fpl_badger ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8043oOKTB4uP8Nq15Kz6bg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suj & James welcome Gary Robinson to discuss all things Manchester United including one the big FPL Community debates, Bruno or BruNO!? Do United have good or bad opening fixtures? It depends how you look at it but it does influence the conclusion on whether Bruno Fernandes is or isn't worth 12.0 of our FPL money. Luke Shaw is the second highest owned player in FPL, there's an assessment of why and if there are better 5.5 defender alternatives in the game and within the United squad itself. Plus, who's going to start in goal, Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood's potential and Gary gives an emphatic answer on whether he thinks United can win the league... You can follow Gary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ismyCAPplaying Coming up next on Correspondent Week - Crystal Palace with @Migtavius ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8043oOKTB4uP8Nq15Kz6bg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices