Is Premier League Boring?

[Daniel Gardner]

It is this year, title and all relegation spots sorted for Easter, even earlier really.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Best league in the world. Needs to address are VAR slowing the game down and players trying to win BAFTA awards rolling around on the ground.

 

[Ruairi77]

It was actually the Celtics I was looking into seeing. I didn't notice your avatar!

Edit: the bar I went to was called The Tam. It was a decent night out!

Thats funny, was actually talking about the Tam yesterday. Last time I was in there was with a bunch of northern Irish toffees and a good old bar brawl broke out! Near impossible to get C's tickets for a reasonable price.
To give you an idea of the money in US sport, The C's changed hands last month for $6 billion. Bear in mind that they dont own their home. They rent off the Bruins.

 

[DualityNSNO]

People are actually saying that they'd be bored if we were a top team

 

[MikeyMike]

Boring for Sky beause the "big" teams have all been poor, and not even entertaining, with the exception of the competent but boring RS. But less boring for the rest of us, because of the likes of Forest, Villa, the Barcodes, Bournemouth, Brighton, Fulham playing some really decent football and all having a chance of Europe.

Sadly, the only exciting thing about the PL tends to be seeing which one of the International Brands lifts all the trophies - though the answer is usually Man City.

 

[matty1878]

Boring for Sky beause the "big" teams have all been poor, and not even entertaining, with the exception of the competent but boring RS. But less boring for the rest of us, because of the likes of Forest, Villa, the Barcodes, Bournemouth, Brighton, Fulham playing some really decent football and all having a chance of Europe.

Sadly, the only exciting thing about the PL tends to be seeing which one of the International Brands lifts all the trophies - though the answer is usually Man City.

we will be in that bracket nxt season the top end

 

[matty1878]

People are actually saying that they'd be bored if we were a top team

you’d be mental to be!

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Darwin?

Good call Ged. I remember the media saying he was going to be better than Haaland based on a Community Shield match when they faced off

 

[Davidoff]

If you take a step back from partisanship, it's abysmal viewing.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Whisper it quietly, the Bundesliga is far more entertaining.

 

[Benno]

The football is very boring. Too slow and the game is stopping all the time whilst players roll around trying to get VAR to rewind their tapes.

Boring passing for the sake of it and risk averse managers taking all jeopardy out the game.

Then we have too much on the tv now too so we have too much of it.

The fact I now watch the baller league on a Monday is concerning!!

 

[windymiller]

Thats funny, was actually talking about the Tam yesterday. Last time I was in there was with a bunch of northern Irish toffees and a good old bar brawl broke out! Near impossible to get C's tickets for a reasonable price.
To give you an idea of the money in US sport, The C's changed hands last month for $6 billion. Bear in mind that they dont own their home. They rent off the Bruins.

The company I worked for in the naughties (I think you guys call it the aughts?) were based in Cambridge, so I was a regular visitor to Boston. Saw the Cs and the Bruins multiple times, was never a problem. The prices have gone up so steeply, it's crazy.

 

[MisterJ]

70s - Everton, Arsenal, Leeds, Derby, RS and Forest. - 6
90s - Liverpool , Arsenal, Leeds, Man U, Blackburn - 5

Not as different as I thought then, I just remember United winning it every year

 

[Ged G]

Good call Ged. I remember the media saying he was going to be better than Haaland based on a Community Shield match when they faced off

He didn't evolve

 

[Ged G]

I admire your club Athletic Bilbao immensely and they are my second team. Their basque only player policy gives them a proper identity which you don't get in football anymore. Plus they are having a cracking season which shows how proper youth development done well can be successful even in the capitalistic world of modern football

I don't have a second team but Bilbao come close. I have a Bilbao shirt with my name on the back, given to me by a Basque mate, who sadly passed away a year later