Beware of extrapolating from one season...

Isn't it because Liverpool are relatively poor this season (and have been in decline for a while) that there's competition for fourth place? This partly because they have huge debts and because they've landed themselves with an apparently crap manager. Oh, and Man City have the biggest sugar daddy of them all. Villa have a very good manager; but they were easily turned over in the League Cup final a couple of weekends ago.

That the bottom half is s**t is not really a good reason to celebrate... It's not unknown for promoted teams to have a good first season - staying competitive is another matter though. Anyway, are these early indications that the gulf between the top 10 (richest clubs) and the rest of the Prem is widening? How long before it's reduced to 18 or even 16 clubs?

Posted By: BerlinCanary on March 19th 2010 at 17:58:48

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"Football is dead". Be honest - how much of that constant refrain on here (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:04:11
- Greed and debt is killing professional football (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:28:46
  - It really gets on my nerves just how much Liverpool have been on tv recently (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:34:56
    - of course i don't agree (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 18:58:35
      - how the fuck is that ^^^^ there? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 19:00:45
    - right (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:41:37
      - idiotic (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:50:15
        
        yes, your post is very much so isn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:57:36
        
        Because you don't agree, or because you think so much of yourself (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:04:48
        
        should be here (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 19:01:12
        
        Shut up you seething mug cunt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 18:23:50
        
        Times must be hard in Trolldom if that's all you've got (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 19:12:38
        
        lol (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 19:29:06
    - TV's had a love affair with Liverpool ever since I can remember (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:41:29
      - True, I've just looked at their recent results, and these are the games (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:49:19
        
        A comparison would obviously be more helpful (Other Football) - The Judge, Mar 19, 18:48:27
        
        I bet if you compare that with Arse, ManU and Chelsea games it'll be much the same (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:45:10
      - Liverpool do also happen to be one of the world's best supported clubs (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:43:45
- None really, it's dead because clubs pay over the odds for players and wages (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:14:50
  - Leeds and Portsmouth were both stupid. But out of all the financial problems (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:21:27
    - No, we've no chance of surviving in the Prem (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:34:21
      - What's changing in the PL? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:41:45
        
        Beware of extrapolating from one season... (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:58:48
        
        I think the gap between the top eight and the rest is widening (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:04:49
        
        I admire your optimism (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 18:18:46
        
        now that clubs recieve a hugelarge majority of their revenues from TV (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:55:15
        
        *clubs in the big four I meant (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:55:42
      - Knowing that in the next season PL players will be approaching 200k a week (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:36:39
    - I think I accepted when we were relegated that I don't think we'll return to the prem (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:28:22
      - I didn't, I thought we'd be well on for a top two place with all the parachute cash (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:29:53
      - It is, and I agree about Hull. But our board are looking at expanding CR (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:29:48
        
        It's very hard to judge after one incomplete season (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:45:56
        
        This is where I don't understand. We've filled our ground for the last 10 years (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:33:50
        
        Not true. We're where we are in general because of our own appalling decisions (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:37:17
        
        Yeah but you do know that various players at the moment will be (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:40:53
        
        That remains to be seen (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 18:09:50
        
        Don't agree. I think we'll probably sell Martin and reinvest some of the proceeds (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:46:51
        
        In recent times Leicester have been in admin though (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:53:36
        
        Even though we don't agree. I admire your optimism that things can be better (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:56:23
        
        That's cool bud. I do get where you're coming from, totally - and have worried about it (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:58:50
        
        Circa 2002, they dodged admin via a loophole. They then got worse for many years (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:56:20
        
        Well it's kind of how Cardiff are going to it. Build a big stadium, go into admin (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:02:48
        
        I realise by using Cardiff as an example (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:08:42
        
        Totally agree with that, on all counts. I think Cardiff will never make it though (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:11:15
        
        True (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:13:54
        
        I'm making progress bit by bit. It's a long haul, but I'm looking to break into journalism (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:15:57
- And England will win the world cup (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 17:12:03
- nice usage of uppercase there (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:07:51
  - Football is omnipotent! Football is invincible! Football is immortal! Football is ALIVE! (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:10:18

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