Some utter tripe on this thread.
The PL has been great to watch this season and there have been some fabulous matches.
The standard of football is so much better than the Championship, the players are so much better.
Sure Man City will win it again, despite spending no more than some other clubs.
BUT,
Man City will be the only team that will qualify again for the Champions League.
Last year Liverpool were runners up, but will get at least 20 points less than last year and may scrape 5th.
Chelsea were 3rd last year, but will get perhaps 30 points less and finish bottom half, perhaps even bottom 8.
Spurs were 4th, but will miss Europe altogether this season.
Arsenal and Man U have both rallied to return to CL places. Arsenal have been a revelation.
Brighton have been an utter joy to watch and shaken things up. Newcastle have been very impressive.
Brentford continue to defy gravity and have kicked on. Fulham have come up and thrived. Villa have rallied and played some really good stuff.
Bournemouth have done so well against all odds.
Wolves have regressed, Palace rallied, both comfortably survived.
West Ham made Europe last year and fought relegation this season.
Forest made a splash, spent a fortune and may still be flushed, but their fans have loved it.
Leicester have gone from comfortable to relegated.
Soton, Leeds, and Everton look a shambles after being a shambles last season. Saints have predictably gone. Neither Leeds or Everton can feel hard done by if they drop.
The PL in just one season has significant flux, has provided outstanding football to watch and is anything but predictable.
A very different top 4, different European places, promoted clubs thriving, established clubs struggling, good clubs ebbing and flowing, former royalty relegated/danger of it.
Our owner needs PL revenue. With it, we can compete. Without it we need evermore loans while the club loses a fortune every year just competing in the Championship.
We can't hold our best players, retain loans if we stick around hoping for play offs.
Carrick has had us play some great stuff this season, but we have had enough years of Championship football to realise this has been a complete exception.