Upping the anti-climax

THE maths might argue that it could still end up as the most nail-biting finale in years, but football logic strongly suggests that this year’s Premier League will end with more of a whimper than a bang. The bookies also say the same thing and, let’s face it, they know more about maths than Stephen Hawking.

As ever, hype and hope have rhymed in the run-up to tomorrow’s final curtain but everyone knows there’s a real danger that the ‘D’ in D-Day could end up standing for dull.

Wigan have had their moments this season but they tended to come at home, so you’d have to think that Chelsea shouldn’t have too many problems in wrapping up the title at the Bridge. And should the Blues be in cruise control by half-time, then even those endlessly excitable folk on Sky will have trouble getting it up for yet another Rory Delap howitzer above in Manchester as the final 45 minutes of the season dawdle to a close.