I've been very disappointed by the quality of the Prem this season. NBC, for example, have made an enormous investment in our game, but they'll find selling this product to the Americans very difficult. In fact it won't happen with this level of boredom.
Swansea v Pool was a massive step in the right direction, but when so-called 'footballing teams' like Swansea forget all the their principles and play like dull frightened defensive robots as they have on both their Lane visits, it's bad for the game. West Ham under Allardyce are a horrible team to watch, and they along with many other clubs are going a long way towards killing the golden goose before it lays many more humongous eggs.
We've played four teams so far in the Prem, only one have come out to give us a proper game, it's not good for the game, though while we keep getting the points I'll be happy, but the ratings won't be. And our games are amongst the best to watch, primarily because of us of course.
Being in the Prem is now worth so much, teams are doing their damnedest to stay in it, but unfortunately this too often means strangling the life out of the game. The next round of TV contracts may not be so be money-laden if things continue in this fashion. Still maybe the game needs a bit less money and a bit more passion, though of course we'll be missing some foreign 'superstars' if the cash isn't there.
