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FINANCIAL GAP HAS POWER TO CLOSE THE SHOP

MY FEELING, and I have been shot down on this and maybe rightly so, is that the Premier League is now to all intents and purposes a closed shop to maybe just 24 to 26 teams.
This season could mark the first time all three relegated sides are promoted straight back, although I fear this will soon become the norm.
It’s hard to see many sides breaking into the top flight without the riches from being there previously.
There could be the odd outlier. A club who have been brilliantly managed, such as Sheffield United, or a superbly well run club, like Brentford, who may be able to bre...

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