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 ...

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