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Tommy Martin: Whole new ball game after dud Premier League season when plot got stale

Every top-rated show has one like it – when character arcs run out of steam and the plot seems aimless.
Tommy Martin: Whole new ball game after dud Premier League season when plot got stale

The Premier League trophy, dressed in Liverpool red ribbons. Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images

If you took this column’s advice and ignored the FIFA Club World Cup, then you will be raring to go for the new Premier League season. If you didn’t then God help you come October or November.

The fatigue will kick in. Your Fantasy League team will be left to rot. You’ll skip Super Sunday to bring your kids to the playground. You’ll start listening to The Rest Is Politics on Mondays instead of those ten football podcasts that all have Jonathan Wilson on them.

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