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Originally Posted by mlyons
just like the dominance of the big four EPL teams hasn't hurt English football.
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This weird, though. You're right, but you shouldn't be. Everybody I talk to about football, even fans of one of the big four like myself, is increasingly annoyed at the lack of parity in the EPL - and wider English football.
Gone are the days, when Derby and Forest and almost Ipswich and Everton and blah blah blah could win the league. Those are the days we grew up in where it was conceivable at the start of the season that your team could have a miracle and win the league. With the relatively recent advent of the Big Four, this is no longer the case, and I think that does hurt English football.
However, you're spot on. Attendances are tops, shirt sales are just as great, Skysports subscriptions, Premiership plus. Everybody is buying football produce more and more, yet the central product imo isn't as good.
Makes me sad. (Unless Liverpool win it, in which case, screw you all, smaller clubs!!)