Football Focus

[Mick Mac]

Legia appeal rejected. Sad for them I know but good for Celtic.

Legia co-owner Boguslaw Lesnorski confirmed that the club will now take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, tweeting: "Negative decision, it's hard even to comment, we are using the CAS (plan to tomorrow)".

Club chairman Dariusz Mioduski tweeted: "Unfortunately for now football is not winning? We are going to CAS." He later confirmed that the club will be looking to follow a fast-track process to get a decision before Celtic play Maribor on August 19.

[Parkdrive]

So Legia fielded a player for 4 minutes and the tie was dead and buried. Well done UEFA, you make sure you do the right thing. Rules are rules after all.

[Alan Medic]

Have Celtic sold anyone apart from their goalkeeper since they lost? Are they going to buy him back?

[Mick Mac]

Jason Danayer defender on loan from Man City and Alex Tonev winger on loan from Villa. Bought goalkeeper Gordon - great shame to lose Forster but he wants to move up the pecking order for England and ?10m was good business.

[SCSB79]

Punishment did not suit the crime.

Maribor will be a tough test for Celtic.

[Otta]

Punishment certainly doesn't fit the crime, but if you start making exceptions I guess rules aren't worth having.

It does stink a bit though and I feel very sorry for the players that basically tore Celtic a new one over two legs.

[Jah Lush]

Tony Pulis leaves Crystal Palace. Palace fans won't be happy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28797071

[aquarius moon]

I feel really sorry for them as he had such an impact in such a short time at the club.

[Mick Mac]

"Areas of responsibility"...

Well done Tony for being a man of principle.

[red devil]

Pre-Season Prediction time, I'll be the first to stick my head above the parapet.

It should be an even tighter PL than last season, but on current squads* I'll go for Chelsea to pip City, with Arsenal and Utd not far behind battling for 3rd and 4th. Liverpool to slip down to 5th, with Everton and Spurs contesting for 6th.

Stoke to be the surprise team, getting a comfortable top 10 finish.

Burnley, Leicester and WBA to be relegated.

*Predictions can be updated after transfer deadline day...

[Parkdrive]

I'll go City again, Arsenal 2nd, Chavs 3rd, Liverpool 4th, Yanited under Louis Van Fail 5th

[????]

Chelsea, City, Arsenal, Irons......

I'm joking of course, Chelsea will blow up

[????]

Ok, swap Liverpool for Hammers

Relegation - Burnley, Leicster, West Brom

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Chelsea Man Utd Man City Liverpool

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Relegation - Burnley, Sunderland Palace...

[titch juicy]

Rhinestone Cowboy Wrote:

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> Relegation - Burnley, Sunderland Palace...

If Arsenal buy decent defenders:

1. Chelsea

2. City

3. Man Utd

4. Arsenal

5. Liverpool

6. Tottenham

If Arsenal don't buy decent defenders

1. Chelsea

2. City

3. United

4. Liverpool

5. Arsenal

6. Tottenham

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

BREAKING NEWS: Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Nicklas Bendtner from Arsenal on a free transfer

bet Arsenal fans are happy to be rid of the best player in the world....

[Otta]

I'll go with Chelsea *spits* to pip City. (but hope I'm wrong)

Arsenal, Liverpool, United, I really don't know. Liverpool are likely to look a very different team to last season, but I am hoping not having Suarez can work in a positive way, making them work better as an overall unit, hopefully defence will be a lot better...

I'm glad Rooney has been given the United captaincy as I found last year that I didn't loathe them so much without SAF, and I even felt a bit sorry for them at times, looking like kids who'd lost their daddy in a crowded shopping centre. But with Rooney wearing the armband I'm sure I'll be able to hate them plenty once more.

Paul Scholes is doing his best to lose any friends he still has at United, and has tipped them to fail.

[Otta]

BBC Pundits predict top 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28778605

Chelsea get the most votes to win it, with City and Arsenal largely making up 2nd and 3rd. Toss up for 4th between Liverpool and United.

[aquarius moon]

Top four: (in no particular order)

Man City, Chelsea, Everton, Spurs

Followed by: (in no particular order)

Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd

Relegated:

Burnley, Villa, WBA

[East Dulwich Angst]

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EDF Premier League

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I have once again re-activated the fantasy footy league

We had quite a few teams last year so why not try your luck again.

If you use the same email as last year to register you should automatically join the league, (there's around 11 of us at the mo)

so just go to...

http://fantasy.premierleague.com

create a team & join,

Code to join this league: 61675-24113

The more the merrier

[maxxi]

1 Chelsea

2 Man City

3 Liverpool

4 Man Utd

5 Arsenal

Bottom three:

Burnley

Leicester

Palace

[Alan Medic]

Have done.

[????]

Pullis - I've a mate whose a diehard Palace fan and writes/edits one of their fanzines. he's done a piece which basically says that Pullis is acting entirely out of self interest as he's limited resources at Palace, doesn't want to struggle and will walk into and 'keep us up' job on far better terms pretty early this season. He's every sympathy with the Board and not much with Pullis. I buy it. The media/forum frenzy is all crazy owners etc etc

[StraferJack]

So for nearly ten years arsenal are paupers and scrape into champions league

And now they have gone and bought proper players and spent proper money, many are saying they won't finish top 4

Make you wonder why we spent the money

One of city or Chelsea will flail this season is my prediction

As for pulis. He doesn't come cheap. And no love lost with arsenal fans. And it may be all about him. Palace have someone better lined up?