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The Cost of Washing Premier League Teams’ Kits

The kit man of any football club has a tedious task on their hand – whether it’s from the Premier League or Sunday League. Anyone who has played in the latter knows how costly and time consuming it can be.

But have you ever taken the time to think of the potential costs over the course of a full season? The below graphic is based on 15 full kits cost £15 per wash, over the course of a 38-game season in the Premier League.

The below infographic, put together by Paddy Power football bets has some staggering fees for each team over the course of a single campaign.

For example, Sunderland come out at a staggering £56,430 after David Moyes used a large number of players and rotation to his side’s disappointing campaign that saw them finish bottom of the league to play Championship football next season.

On the other hand, Antonio Conte didn’t rotate his title-winning Chelsea squad greatly at all and may have saved his side up to £15,000 in washing bills compared to the Black Cats.

The numbers for the FA Cup are astronomical. With so many teams entering in the early qualifying rounds, it greatly expands the fees. If 14 players had been used by each club in this past season’s competition then it would have cost the kitman more than half a million to get them all clean again.

Of course, the riches of the Premier League means each of the 20 clubs do not actually have to worry about washing their kits as a new one can be used for every game, and the worn kits donated or sold for charity.

The below graphic has all the data and much more:

5 players who could move this summer

By Adi

It looks to be another intense summer transfer window at the end of this season as the depth of Premier League competition and quality increases against. New TV deals with inevitably be agreed allowing clubs more than ever to spend on lucrative contract deals and transfer fee’s however who from the Premier League may be moving elsewhere. These players appear to be unsettled or want to move onto bigger and better things…

Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez is looking more and more unsettled as the games fly by for Arsene Wenger who may be out the door himself at the end of this campaign. Alexis is no doubt a world-class talent and when you come from a team like Barcelona who just pulled off a master-class comeback you expect bigger things from your club. Arsenal failed to get past the second round in the Champions League against suffering a 10-2 defeat on aggregate against Bayern Munich where Sanchez was seen subtly laughing on the bench as his team conceded another. There’s no doubt if any sort of substantial bid comes in for Sanchez this summer he will be off.Continue Reading

5 of the best English footballing talents

By Adi

There are many good English prospects to look out for in the future and plenty of them have already blossomed into great players, but which are the 5 English talents to look out for? Below we will have a look at some of the more established English players and some of the upcoming ones.

Marcus Rashford – This one is a pretty obvious one. Marcus Rashford has come on leaps and bounds since his Manchester United debut and has already scored many important goals for the club. He has already had his England senior debut and has scored in that as well, he has the potential to go on to become one of the greatest English strikers that has ever lived. There aren’t many players better than Rashford at the moment and he is taking English football by storm thanks to some of his great goals, the last time a good striker came through the ranks in England was Wayne Rooney, and look how well he fared? Rashford has the ability and the attitude to put his name down in footballing history. Marcus Rashford is only 18 years old and is already in the starting line ups for club and country and we will soon get to see what he is all about and what he can really do in the World Cup.

Dele Alli – Dele Alli has already established himself as one of the best players for both England and Tottenham and he continues to show the potential that will ultimately make him one of England’s best. His aggressive nature and quick runs will put him down in history. Dele Alli is only 20 years old which makes him a definite asset for the future of English football.Continue Reading

Keep up with Football in the day – Play slots at night

By Adi

Professional soccer is incredible: the field of players is intense, with each player doing his best to help score as many goals as possible. There is a lot of back and forth, making it a great game to bet on. But while you’re trying to keep up with soccer, might we make a suggestion? Relax. Let your mind go on an adventure to something completely different. You’ll come back with different perspective. This is especially important for handicappers that tend to grind numbers all day. Why not go to Wyrmspel.com and look at all of the different slots available to you?

The classic slot machine has gone through a lot of changes over the years. Many people find that the new changes are great but they still get a craving for the old “fruit machine” style slot games. Pulling a lever and seeing the symbols go wild is definitely something to see, for sure. But if you’re looking at playing slots, it’s good to look into where you want to focus first. Some people estimate that there are well over 30,000 different slot games out there. That’s a lot of games!

The site we recommended has a great number of slots, but not so many that you would get lost. We find that it’s nice to look up a game, see if we can find features that we like, then go and play it. Having the right information at hand can help you weed out the slot games that aren’t going to let you have as good of a time as you want.

One feature that we recommend looking for would be 243 Ways to Win. This means that there really aren’t “paylines”, as every single direction becomes a way to win. This can turn a basic slot into a very lucrative one, but only if it actually involves the feature. The other benefit of the 243 “line” slot games is that they usually have big coin payouts. Some of these games feature 20,000, 30,000 or even some as high as a 500,000 coin payout. That’s a big prize on the table if you’re willing to take action to get it.

That’s right, we’re calling you out: you have to go and check out Wyrmspel.com for yourself. See what slots they’re talking about and then find out more information about them. That’s a great path to success, if we do say so ourselves!

Record breakers Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic to clash at Parc Des Princes

By Adi

Can Angel Di Maria come to haunt his former teammates this Wednesday when Paris Saint-Germain host 10 time European Cup winners Real Madrid? Both teams have started their Champions League campaigns impressively as they both defeated Malmo FF and FC Shakhtar Donetsk scoring 11 goals between them in the process. Despite Di Maria making his return against his former team he has vowed ‘not to celebrate’ if he scores this Wednesday against Los Blancos.

Whilst Di Maria will play for PSG, Bale will miss out for Real Madrid – a significant blow for manager Rafa Benitez who has other injury worries including James Rodriguez, Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos. Bale was substituted off at half-time last weekend as Real Madrid defeated Levante 3-0, putting them in good stead for this contest. The injury is to the calf which is a problem Gareth Bale has had to deal with previously. In Real Madrid’s first European game against Shakhtar, Bale suffered a similar injury which has been aggravated more whilst on international duty with Wales.

Real Madrid will have to worry about Sweden’s iconic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he fired 2 home this weekend against Bastia in Ligue 1. This comes after Zlatan recently broke the PSG all-time goal scorer record, which will certainly give him confidence. PSG will have their own worries though as Cristiano Ronaldo visits the Parc Des Princes in scintillating form and full of confidence after breaking the Real Madrid all-time scorer record, just as Ibrahimovic did for PSG.

PSG are in very good form winning their 5 last matches whilst tallying a total of 14 goals in that time, conceding only 2. Paris Saint-Germain’s home record remains untouched in the league, having won 3 and drawn 1 so far – firing them to the top of Ligue 1, 5 points clear.

In contrast Real Madrid are also unbeaten in their last 5 matches although they have only managed to win 3 whilst drawing 2, with a 1-1 draw coming against city rivals Atletico Madrid.Continue Reading

Welbeck absence won’t hit Arsenal title bid

By Adi

The new setback suffered by Danny Welbeck will only add fuel to the fire for those wishing to burn Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for his failure to sign a new striker in the transfer window.

Welbeck has been ruled out for a ‘period of months’ after requiring an operation on the knee injury which has kept him sidelined since the end of April.

Following on from Wenger’s failure to sign any outfield player, never mind a striker, during the summer, the Welbeck blow has led to criticism from several quarters regarding his transfer policy.

It certainly wasn’t the case that Arsenal weren’t linked with strikers during the transfer window, with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Edinson Cavani all reported to be targets for Wenger. There were even rumours that Wenger was in Paris on deadline day to try to negotiate a deal for Paris St Germain striker Cavani.

Wenger certainly hadn’t ruled out signing a striker, providing the right player was available, which has always been his mantra. It would probably be a push to say Wenger wouldn’t think the likes of Benzema and Cavani wouldn’t improve his team and squad, but would they represent value? Given the price Manchester United paid to sign Anthony Martial from Monaco, you can understand Wenger’s reluctance to pay silly money for players.

The issue really is whether Wenger’s decision not to sign a striker will have an impact on Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League title.

Their Premier League odds of 5/1 at the time of writing would likely be shorter, if they had signed a world-class striker, but they are also a response to the 100 per cent start to the season made by Manchester City.

Certainly, the continued absence of Welbeck isn’t a major blow to Arsenal’s goal threat given he scored just four Premier League goals in 25 appearances last season after signing from Manchester United. In the 13 games Welbeck missed, Arsenal scored 25 goals, so the England international’s ongoing absence is negligible.

Last season, Arsenal scored only two goals fewer than champions Chelsea and 12 goals fewer than Manchester City.

Olivier Giroud is Arsenal’s front-line striker and he scored 14 goals in 27 Premier League appearances last season, which is a solid strike-rate, while Theo Walcott scored five goals from just four starts, with 10 outings as a substitute, following his return from a long-term injury.

Wenger also has the option of playing Alexis Sanchez in a more central role and, should the Arsenal manager choose to do so, the Chilean is capable of scoring regularly after netting 16 times from a wide position last season.

This season, goals have been hard to find, with only three scored in four games. Only three teams have scored fewer goals than Arsenal so far and the Gunners have played two of those teams – Liverpool and Newcastle.

Arsenal are still capable of matching last season’s tally and, now the transfer window is closed, Wenger will have to rely on the same players as last season to improve that total, if they want to be serious Premier League contenders.

Walcott and Sanchez do provide him with fresher options to try than Giroud, whose overall record suggests he is unlikely to turn Arsenal into champions.

But one thing is for sure, the unavailability of Welbeck for a few more months isn’t going to be the cause, if Arsenal have to keep waiting for the title.

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