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I’m so sorry for posting twice in one day but u/JimbobTML did specially ask for this article to be published in full once Elvedi was announced.

And true to my word, here it is. 😊

I’ve also uploaded a season preview today where I spoke to over 20 content creators, writers, podcasts and fans from the other clubs. It nearly killed me, but it’s genuinely the best thing I’ve ever produced and I’m so proud of it.

A different one from me today lads. I asked fans, writers and content creators from all 20 Premier League clubs to predict the season. Here’s what they said.

This has probably been the biggest thing I’ve put together since starting After The Bell.

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been contacting fans, writers, podcasters and content creators from every Premier League club and asking them the same nine questions about the season ahead.

Where will their club finish? Who should opposition fans be watching? What’s their biggest concern? Who wins the league? Who goes down? And, because I’m a Leeds fan and it’s my website, where do they think Leeds will finish?

Countless emails, ignored DMs and increasingly desperate pleas later, I’ve finally got it finished.

There are some brilliant answers in here, some wildly different predictions, a surprising amount of love for Leeds — and several predictions that I’m sure will look absolutely ridiculous by May.

It took a serious amount of work to put together, so if you fancy having a read, I’d genuinely appreciate it.

The Premier League, According to the People Who Actually Care: 20 Clubs, 20 Voices, Predicting the 2026/27 Season

Sorted now. Will delete this post this evening. I just don’t want those who commented to think I’ve ignored them.

Hi everyone,

Hope this is okay to post here!

I’m Adam and I run After The Bell, an independent Leeds United blog. Ahead of the new Premier League season, I’m putting together a feature with one supporter representing each of the 20 clubs, giving their thoughts and predictions for the season ahead.

I’m still looking for a Hull City supporter to represent the club.

I’ve already got contributions from supporters and established fan outlets across the league, including London Is Blue, No Question About That, Cottage Talk, Justin Talks Villa and several others.

It’s just nine short questions, mostly about Hull and your expectations for the season. There’s no need for particularly long answers.

You don’t need to be a content creator or have a big social media following. I’m simply looking for a knowledgeable Hull supporter who follows the club closely and would enjoy taking part.

Everyone involved will be fully credited in the finished article, with any socials/content linked if applicable, and the piece will be completely free to read.

If anyone fancies representing Hull, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send the questions over.

Thanks!

Adam
After The Bell – A Leeds United Blog

Hi everyone, 👋🏼

Hope this is okay to post here!

I’m Adam and I run After The Bell, an independent Leeds United blog. Ahead of the new Premier League season, I’m putting together a feature with one supporter representing each of the 20 clubs, giving their thoughts and predictions for the season ahead.

I’m still looking for an Everton supporter to represent the club.

I’ve already got contributions from supporters and established fan outlets across the league, including London Is Blue, No Question About That, Cottage Talk, Justin Talks Villa and several others.

It’s just nine short questions, mostly about Everton and your expectations for the season. There’s no need for particularly long answers. You can answer everything in writing over Reddit/email, or record your answers and send them to me and I’ll happily transcribe them myself.

You don’t need to be a content creator or have a big social media following. I’m simply looking for a knowledgeable Everton supporter who follows the club closely and would enjoy taking part.

Everyone involved will be fully credited in the finished article, with any socials/content linked if applicable, and the piece will be completely free to read.

If anyone fancies representing the Toffees, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send the questions over.

Thanks!

Adam
After The Bell – A Leeds United Blog

Hi everyone,

Hope this is okay to post here!

I’m Adam and I run After The Bell, an independent Leeds United blog. Ahead of the new Premier League season, I’m putting together a feature with one supporter representing each of the 20 clubs, giving their thoughts and predictions for the season ahead.

I’m still looking for a Brighton supporter to represent the club.

I’ve already got contributions from supporters and established fan outlets across the league, including London Is Blue, No Question About That, Cottage Talk, Justin Talks Villa and several others.

It’s just nine short questions, mostly about Brighton and your expectations for the season. There’s no need for particularly long answers.

You can answer everything in writing over Reddit/email, or record your answers and send them to me and I’ll happily transcribe them myself.

You don’t need to be a content creator or have a big social media following. I’m simply looking for a knowledgeable Brighton supporter who follows the club closely and would enjoy taking part.

Everyone involved will be fully credited in the finished article, with any socials/content linked if applicable, and the piece will be completely free to read.

If anyone fancies representing Brighton, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send the questions over.

Thanks!

Adam
After The Bell – A Leeds United Blog

Hi everyone, 👋🏼

Hope this is okay to post here!

I’m Adam and I run After The Bell, an independent Leeds United blog. Ahead of the new Premier League season, I’m putting together a feature with one supporter representing each of the 20 clubs, giving their predictions and thoughts on the season ahead.

I’m still looking for a Brentford supporter to represent the club.

I’ve been lucky enough to already get contributions from a number of fan podcasts and content creators, including London Is Blue, No Question About That, Cottage Talk,*** ***Justin Talks Villa and several others.

It’s just nine short questions, mostly about Brentford and your expectations for the season. There’s no need for particularly long answers. You can answer everything in writing over Reddit/email, or record your answers and send them to me and I’ll happily transcribe them myself.

You don’t need to be a content creator or have a big social media following. I’m simply looking for a knowledgeable Brentford supporter who follows the club closely and would enjoy taking part.

Everyone involved will be fully credited in the finished article, with any socials/content linked if applicable, and the piece will be completely free to read.

If anyone fancies representing The Bees, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send the questions over.

Thanks!
Adam
After The Bell – A Leeds United Blog

Hi everyone,

Hope this is okay to post here!

I’m Adam and I run After The Bell, an independent Leeds United blog. 👋🏼

Ahead of the new Premier League season, I’m putting together a feature with one supporter representing each of the 20 clubs, giving their thoughts and predictions for the season ahead. I’m still looking for a Bournemouth supporter to represent the club.

I’ve already got contributions from supporters and established fan outlets across the league, including London Is Blue, No Question About That, Cottage Talk, Justin Talks Villa and several others.

It’s just nine short questions, mostly about Bournemouth and your expectations for the season. There’s no need for particularly long answers. You can answer everything in writing over Reddit/email, or record your answers and send them to me and I’ll happily transcribe them myself.

You don’t need to be a content creator or have a big social media following. I’m simply looking for a knowledgeable Bournemouth supporter who follows the club closely and would enjoy taking part.

Everyone involved will be fully credited in the finished article, with any socials/content linked if applicable, and the piece will be completely free to read.

If anyone fancies representing The Cherries, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send the questions over.

Thanks!
Adam
After The Bell – A Leeds United Blog

🚨 JAMES TRAFFORD KLAXON 🚨

He’s here. He’s ours. And he’s beautiful. Like some of my posts, I’ll only post a separate article for anyone we’ve officially signed. And James Trafford is now officially Leeds United’s club-record signing.

Incredible business and a massive statement of ambition🧤 Simply put, he has the potential to be our best goalkeeper since Martyn.

I started writing about #LUFC to help navigate depression. Everything I write is completely free, and I’d love to make this permanent one day. Honestly everyone, I can’t do that without all your support. So I just want to say thank you to anyone who has ever clicked, read, left me a nice comment, shared etc. It means the world to me. Absolutely buzzing with this.

My Trafford deep dive 🤍💙💛

Hi all. It’s me again.

With the current lack of transfer news to fill our day, I reached out to Graham Smyth ahead of his departure from the YEP next week. If anyone would like to read, it is of course (as always), free to read with no need to subscribe (unless you want to).

Anyway, this might be something to fill the time ahead of tonight’s game. Love to you all 🤍💙💛

I wrote this the other day but opted not to post it here until the signing was confirmed.

With the Big Sexy Bosnian now officially a Leeds United player, you can see what we’re getting right here. As always, this is free to read.

🤍💙💛

Hi all,

I’m back again to talk about another USMNT player. I’ve seen a lot of the comments on here being really down about the Belgium performance at the World Cup. However, I think perspective is really important. I’m an Irish Leeds United fan, and I was so impressed by you guys at the World Cup.

There was a pace, energy and tenacity about the USMNT this year that took me by surprise. You were genuinely one of the most exciting teams to watch at this year’s competition. Ok, Pulisic’s usual injury concerns came to the fore, and I felt like Pochettino favoured “weaker” players like Berhalter, but others really stepped up. I came away being really impressed by Tillman, McKennie (even through the Leeds bad blood), and especially Balogun.

I thought he looked quick, strong and sharp throughout the entire tournament. 3 great goals and unlucky not to have had more. Having originally considered him a busted flush, and a failed Arsenal youth, I’m not really intrigued by his next move. Unfortunately, his reputation has significantly grown following this tournament - but not for the right reasons.

Would love to hear your thoughts on the player. Would also love if you would give this a read. It’s free, not clickbait (just opinion). Just writing for my own head to help me through depression. If it’s not for you, or you don’t have the time - that’s no problem. I also love just chatting football 🤍

With Leeds now confirming the signing of Harry Wilson, I’m going to post this for anyone who wants to know what to expect from our new forward.

Personally, I just want to say - what a super signing! Genuinely exciting to have him signed, sealed and delivered.

All free to read. Just writing to get me through my depression. 😊 #LUFC

https://worldafterthebell.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/leeds-united-harry-wilson-and-cymru-fc-the-value-of-certainty/

Good morning Norway fans 🇳🇴👋🏼

Leeds United fan here acknowledging our big fan base in Norway. I’ve been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic. I've mainly been looking into "dream" signings for Leeds this summer.

I’ve followed Antonio Nusa for a few years now and he is genuinely at the top of my “dream” signing list. His goal against the Ivory Coast in the last round was absolutely delicious! I’m not delusional enough to think Leeds will sign him this summer, but I can always dream. Would love to get your thoughts on him ahead of tonight’s big game. Mods: apologies if this isn’t allowed. I read the rules but didn’t see anything preventing this.

Wishing you all luck tonight!

Hi all,

I’m sorry for troubling you, but I’m all alone and don’t know where to turn to.

I have been with my partner for 9 years now. We recently moved into a new rented house together with her two children in Middlesbrough, England. I am the only father figure in their lives and they refer to me as “Dad”. In February of this year, I lost my position as a teacher for addressing a behavioural concern by myself. A student had been bullying my 12 year old daughter, and I blurred the lines between parent and professional in doing so. I cooperated fully with the investigation, held my hands up, and was dismissed. During the course of the investigation, the deputy head asked leading questions to members of staff which raised concerns about the way that I had spoken to my son some morning’s.

That brings me to last week. My partner received a phone call telling her that she needed to attend the police station. Over the course of several hours, the police repeatedly informed my partner that I would need to leave the house, and that the police would be coming to remove me. She obviously objected to this, but they were insistent. They told her that a third party would have to come and remove my belongings and that I would not be allowed to return. For context: I have never had a run in with the police. I haven’t been served any notice from the police, nor have I received a DAPN/DAPO.

I don’t know of any allegations made against me, nor am I aware of any investigations being conducted by social services etc. My initial understanding, without all the facts, is that they’re concerned about the immediate safety of the children. My partner has now made the decision to end our relationship for fear that the children will be removed from her. I am obviously broken by all of this and don’t really know who or where to turn to. All of my family and friends are living in Ireland so I have no support network over here. I just think it’s so unfair that my relationship, with a woman I’m engaged to and have lived with for 9 years is now coming to an end as a result of external pressure, and I’m not even sure who or where it’s coming from.

I guess what I’m hoping for is to know if there’s any hope of this blowing over in the near future so that I can rekindle the relationship with my partner. Or if this is going to be a long term investigation into the family whereby social services will be around for a few years, and I’ve lost my family as a result? There have been no previous concerns about DA etc other than me shouting at the children when they have misbehaved. I’m just in a black hole at the moment, all alone, and hoping that there’s a future for me and my family.

Good morning all,

Leeds United fan here coming in peace 👋🏼 I’ve been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic. I've mainly been looking into "dream" signings for Leeds this summer.

I’m really looking forward to the US game tonight having been most impressed by them in the opening round of fixtures. They looked sharp, and electric, and blew Paraguay away. Afterwards, I took a bit of a look at our strained relationship with one another, before doing a deep dive into Christian Pulisic, and just wanted to share my post with all of you. Just the sarcastic opinions of myself 😅 Would love to hear your thoughts on the player, and your chances of victory this year 😊

Best of luck to you all for the tournament.

Good morning all,

Leeds United here 👋🏼 I’ve been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic. On Monday, I suffered a big setback, so I wrote an extended piece on the World Cup…and Brazil.

It’s now the morning of the World Cup over here, and I’m really excited. I just wanted to share my post with all of you, and my hopes that Brazil lift the trophy this year. Would love to hear your thoughts on your chances of victory this year 😊

Best of luck to all fans for the tournament.

Good morning all,

Leeds United fan coming in peace 👋🏼 Been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic.

I recently took an in-depth look at Matías Soulé as something of a “dream” signing for Leeds. He had a difficult season last year by his standards, struggling through injury. I read that Roma are open to selling him.

I’m interested to hear what Roma fans think of the player.

Best of luck for the forthcoming season. Good to see Roma back in the Champions League!

Good morning all,

Leeds United fan coming in peace 👋🏼 Been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic.

I recently took an in-depth look at Christos Tzolis. He once struggled to adapt to the Premier League with Norwich, but now looks like a monster of a player - at least statistically. I was wondering what your thoughts on the player are? Would he survive in the Premier League this time?

Best of luck for the forthcoming season.

Good evening all,

Leeds United fan coming in peace 👋🏼 Been having trouble with my mental health recently so I started a blog which has been incredibly cathartic.

I recently took an in-depth look at Santiago Giménez. He has struggled to adapt at AC Milan, and I was wondering what your thoughts on the player are? He had a very good season for Feyenoord in 2023/24. Good player in the wrong environment? Or a bad player?

Best of luck for the forthcoming season.