The Fear Factor


The last two seasons have given us every reason to love the top flight game at its best. Cast your mind back a few years ago to this point in the season in 2008 or 2009 and the Premier League table would already be depicting the slow suffocation of those teams in the bottom half of the table. The top four were dominant and getting stronger, and the rest were left to lash it out amongst themselves.


And then last season the not so favourable teams started to hit back, Burnley beat Manchester United, Wigan beat Chelsea and by Christmas the top four were dropping points all over the place. By the end of the season newly promoted Birmingham had drawn at least once against each of the top sides. The top four had recorded around double the losses of the two previous seasons.


The Cinderellas, once left with all the drudgery and dirty work, have


found their glass slipper and finally showed up at the grand ball. And it’s been a night to remember ever since.


This season we’ve had more of the same, with shocks aplenty, particularly involving those teams who were already as good as relegated at the start of the season. Blackpool although now starting to falter, have been inspirational, keeping themselves clear of the relegation zone and beating Liverpool twice to boot. Wolves have beaten Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd. Sunderland have drawn or won at least once against each of the sides who currently sit in the top five of the table. This is the stuff that is made to make the bookies laugh and those who normally enjoy a bit of fantasy football want to throw in the


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