The Premier League is well and truly back and with that, it's time for us to once again predict how we think it will all end when the final games are concluded next May.

For those of you who listened to us go through our 19/20 predictions a few weeks ago, you'll realise this is a lot harder than we make out it is...yes we both put Sheffield United 20th...but this time we plan on doing much better!

But before we get into our table predictions we welcome David back to the show and we give our thoughts on the opening weekend of the Premier League as well as getting David's hopes and expectations on Everton's season ahead.

We also cover the impending transfer of Gareth Bale back to Tottenham and the finances behind the deal, is this move a long term plan, or a marketing stunt?

Jacques also gives his thoughts on Chelsea's opening day win against Brighton and we briefly delve into the ongoing discussion on transfer fee's, how they got so big and why they matter at all.

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Yes, it might feel like the football has only just stopped but there's no time to rest because the Premier League is back once again this weekend and we're...well Jacques, is covering everything about the first set of fixtures for the 2020/2021 season!

It's a solo ramble for Jacques this week with David being tied up, not literally of course, but expect the same content, as usual, this week and beyond.

As for this episode of the show, Jacques goes through his thoughts and predictions for the matches happening Saturday through to Monday, he takes the opportunity to delve into his thoughts and expectations for Chelsea's upcoming campaign and discusses Jurgen Klopp's comments on Chelsea's and Manchester CIty's spending in comparison to Liverpool's.

It's also your final opportunity to join our Fantasy Premier League too so make sure you head over to the app and enter the code 'ak0dir' to join.

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When the Premier League is just a week away that can only mean one thing...it's fantasy football time!

Yes people, that's right, it's time to carefully construct those well thought out teams for week one of the Premier League before forgetting about it altogether a day later the same as you do every year.

But no, not this year! Because this year you will be taking part in the '2 Men Rambling Fantasy League', check out the end of the episode, or our twitter, to get the entry code!

But before all that, we cover all the latest news that's happened in the footballing world this week.

We give our thoughts on the outcome of the Community Shield match that took place last weekend between Arsenal and Liverpool before covering the latest on Lionel Messi's and FC Barcelona's transfer saga.

The latest All or Nothing documentary on Tottenham Hotspur by Amazon is finally out and we go over what we thought of the first three episodes of the show, from Harry Kane and Jose Mourinho to Mauricio Pochettino's brief cameo.

Everton, Chelsea and the rest of the Premier League's latest transfer spendings get reviewed all before we finally get around to picking our all-important first-week Fantasy Football Teams. 

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One of the biggest transfer stories in the history of the game broke this week...but is it all for show?

Lionel Messi has reportedly handed in a transfer request to FC Barcelona and has stated he would like to leave immediately. But is this request genuine, or is it the ultimate power play?

We discuss how both Messi and Barcelona ended up in this situation and what we expect the outcome will be in the end.

The recent incident involving Harry Maguire in Greece has brought up a lot of different discussions about footballers and their private lives once again. We look at the role of footballers in society and debate whether or not they should act differently to the general public as a result of their professional status.

Chelsea have gone full FIFA Career Mode in many people's eyes this summer, but when you look at it, the books are almost balanced on their large transfer spending and it shows no signs of stopping so far. 

We delve into the club's squad overhaul and what their expectations will be next season because of it. 

Finally, we discuss the trial game that will take place this weekend between Brighton and Chelsea that will see 2500 fans return to stadiums, a new season of fantasy football and some of Gareth Southgate's England squad picks.

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The longest season in history is almost complete with the two European finals taking place this Friday and Sunday.

We get to our predictions eventually...when we remember they are actually happening! (What is time any more?)

But before we get there we catch up on what's been happening over the last few weeks!

We start with Bayern Munich's decimation of Barcelona, leading to discussions about Alphonso Davies, Lewandowski and the Ballon D'Or.

A big debate on Barcelona's future then kicks off where we go into detail on Ronald Koeman's appointment, Lionel Messi's future and the club's ridiculous transfer spending over the last 5 years!

The current state of the modern-day media then sparks a rant mainly through its poor treatment of Pep Guardiola after Manchester City were eliminated from the Champions League.

Will, and more importantly should, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer be the Manchester United manager next season? We give our thoughts on United's future as well as the drama surrounding the Jadon Sancho transfer.

Finally, we wrap up the show discussing Chelsea, Everton, Wilfred Zaha and the Premier League opening day fixtures.

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With the Premier League season now wrapped up, it's time for the most prestigious awards show of the year to happen, the '2 Men Rambling Premier League Awards Show'.

To start with we go through both our 'Teams of the Season', there are a few crossovers and a few slightly controversial picks too.

We then move onto our 'Overall Play of the Year' and our 'Manager of the Year' with the latter sparking up a discussion on whether or not there should be two sperate manager awards introduced going forward.

To make this a bit more unique we also pick our 'Most Surprising Player & Team' and our 'Most Disappointing Player & Team' of the campaign.

Finally, we end on our own personal 'Standout Moment' of the season and the moment we both found the 'Most Controversial'.

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Despite the Premier League season drawing to a close a weeks ago, we're certainly not short of news this week!

Wigan's appeal against their 12 points deduction has failed and as a result, their place in next seasons League 1 has been confirmed. We delve into the whole story of how the club ended up here and what it means for the team, the town and its fans.

Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday will also be receiving a points deduction, but to make matter worse their's will be activated next season! We go through the reasonings as to why this is happening and why it is so different from Wigan's.

Arsenal have also made the news this week for various reasons, whilst they are attempting to sign Willian from Chelsea they have simultaneously announced they will be making 55 redundancies. Is this an acceptable decision for a Premier League club to make?

We also cover the failed Newcastle takeover and review the FA Cup final which saw Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley.

Finally after all the news on club ownership once again, we delve into the responsibilities of league representatives and the lack of transparency fans get on what is happening with their clubs.

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The longest Premier League season in history has finally drawn to a close!

So we're going into detail on each of the 20 teams, where they finished, how we think they got there and what we think it will mean for them going forward.

We also go through the table predictions we made almost a year ago now, some of our guesses are quite close, some of them are way off!

But before all that, we're previewing this season's FA Cup final which sees Chelsea take on Arsenal at Wembley this Saturday.

We review each of the teams form going into the game and then debate what factors we think will influence our outcome predictions.

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We've reached it, the final day of this seasons Premier League is almost here!

Despite the title race wrapping up a few weeks ago, and some would say months ago, there is still plenty to play for this Sunday.

Qualification for next seasons Champions League and Europa League still needs to be decided and we've got three teams fighting it out to avoid the drop.

We go into detail on each of these areas and give our predictions on how we think they will all pan out.

Chelsea's match against Liverpool and the future of their squad start the first segment of the show, where we also cover David De Gea's and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's next steps too.

We discuss Leeds United's and West Brom's return to the Premier League and how these teams will fair next season as well as giving you our Play-Off predictions.

Finally, we discuss the unfortunate fate of Wigan Athletic, their points deduction, the responsibility of the Premier League and the EFL and how the supposed fit and proper owner test has lead to this situation.

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Manchester City have been cleared of any wrongdoing by CAS but everyone else seems to have got their back up as a result for some reason.

We go into detail on everything related to the case, why the outcome hasn't bothered us and our thoughts on the reaction of some of the other Premier League clubs to the news.

We also discuss the latest Premier League news including Chelsea's and Everton's recent results.

The 'Top 4' race and relegation battle are going down to the wire, how do we think it's going to play out in the end?

We also touch on the Champions League draw and Wigan's current situation in the Championship.

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