Stating the bleeding obvious but

Bry Nylon said:

Premier League is incredibly mediocre outside of the top half dozen sides. Quite how it commands the TV money it does is beyond me

Look at the sides outside the top 7. Could be the Championship all day long.

Southampton
Bournemouth
West Brom
West Ham
Leicester
Stoke
Crystal Palace
Swansea
Burnley
Watford
Hull
Middlesborough
Sunderland

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essexeagle said:

You are making a big mistake going by the club's name, rather than the players they have. Each of those teams have an abundance of players that are of a far higher quality than your club has. I think you have two, possibly three, players who are true Premier League quality.

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Hillian1 said:

Haven't seen a single post, not one, from anyone, thinking it will be easy.

So what is the point of this thread, apart from needing attention?

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afcb said:

Just take the tonkings and move onto the next game....they'll happen and don't beat yourselves up over it. No disrespect but sometimes it can seem like suicide central on here - wait until Spurs rip you a new one, then Citeh ...its character building I guess but stay positive.

If you go in with low expectations every point is a bonus and trust me when you do turn over one of the touristy top 6 billionaire wankpot clubs its magic.

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essexeagle said:

You are making a big mistake going by the club's name, rather than the players they have. Each of those teams have an abundance of players that are of a far higher quality than your club has. I think you have two, possibly three, players who are true Premier League quality.

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Horses Arse said:

Many have better individual players. There are a fair few there that have surprised themselves with the quality of what they went up with and some have lost what they had with mercenaries. Palace for example have some good individuals but £30m for Benteke doesn't mean he is worth that. Not seen anything for three years that would suggest he is. I think you are looking too much at the transfer fees rather than player ability.

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loz said:

42 goals in 89 games for a struggling Aston villa side, 9 goals in 29 games mainly as Sub for Liverpool and 17 goals this season with a struggling Palace side, as well as 12 goals in 32 games for Belgium suggest he is not only a top premier striker but also a top international striker, and that is what they cost !!

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big nuts said:

For competitiveness and entertainment the Championship is leagues above the Premier.

I'll miss the unpredictability and excitement of the Championship.

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1234andcounting said:

Fortunately, it is only May 22, the season hasn't even finished yet, and we have already started recruiting. But thanks for the insight.

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