The Premiership

If you are a football fan, I think you should read this:
Football fans are idiots

I may have something to add on how this applies to Swedish football later on. For starters, let's just say it is a good piece of writing and that it is hard to find fault with the line of reasoning going on in it. Add in that article in Offside where the business deals of 'Arry Redknapp were brielfy examined (the Anders Svensson one in #3 2005). When Harry got the Soton job he went into the transfer market and bought two central midfielders, his son Jamie and Nigel Quashie. This despite the fact that observers claimed Soton's best player of the fall was a central midfielder. Now, both Redknapp's and the other bloke are represented by the same agency. Whenever they switch clubs, the agency makes money. 'Arry may or may not have some stake in the agency or receive a bonus whenever he allows the agency to earn money. Who knows? When, mainly due to Redknapp's complete lack of any football knowledge, Soton were relegated, the first thing he said was that he knew both Quashie and Redknapp would leave. Amazing isn't it? It's so cheap and so obvious it seems no one would try it, let alone get away with it.

Always follow the money, as Commander Vimes is wont of saying. The Premiership for me is reduced to watching Tottenham trying to play Dutch football and seeing if Rafa gets Liverpool to resemble his Valencia team of 2004. I am unable to get excited about watching the top three, maybe I should try to find out why.