Jeopardy is the warp and weft of football and the Premier League has sod all

There has to be unpredictability and jeopardy and every English league bar the Premier League has plenty of both…off on Friday with Huddersfield taking on Burnley.about what ‘best’ means when defining football. Is it entertainment, is it excitement, is it the ability to pass the ball, shoot, tackle or save? There’s no definitive answer, of course, but an important quality has to be unpredictability of results and that’s where the Championship comes into its own.

In 2020/21, Nottingham Forest finished 17th before their fourth place got them promoted through the play-offs. This is the proper functioning of the league as a competition. is what keeps almost all fans of almost all football clubs, big or small, professional or amateur, coming back for more. That and the sheer habit of being present. Never underestimate the power of just being present.

support Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal or Manchester United, it must be equally odd to already know that you’ll finish anywhere from third to sixth. Thus, the degree of jeopardy for any of these clubs is very limited in a way that it isn’t in any other league in the country. And jeopardy is the underlying warp and weft of football. Without it, you’ve just got exhibition football.

For those 14, the relegation battle is where their fun really lies now. If you’re not poor enough to go down, it can be a long second half of the season, but if you flirt with relegation, as Everton did last time out, at least you’re in for some excitement.

JohnnyTheNic Yes but you're disregarding the fact that most fans get adhered to a team when they're a child, and then that's you for life. (Dad taking my brother and me to OT when I was 8, and me becoming infactuated with Denis Law). So that's me for life. Jeopardy or not.

JohnnyTheNic Try looking at the BarclaysWSL, it is unbelievably boring in terms of predictability of the top 3 teams, who will be in the semi finals/final of both domestic cups, the unpredictability isn't there at all. The only thing to discuss is the order of the top 3, not who is in it.

JohnnyTheNic This is so true. Last time my team - Cardiff - were in the Premier League, I didn't even bother going to any of the 'big' games because where's the fun in football if you know the outcome before it even kicks off?

JohnnyTheNic Spot on as usual. I do question what’s the point anymore quite regularly, for both Everton and the other 13 clubs as a collective. Europe is a pipe dream, a Cup dependant on the Sly Six knocking each other out/ being disinterested. The drawbridge is up. None shall enter.

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