So the Premiership season is over and we can begin to put things in perspective and let bygones be bygones.  

I was at the Emirates today, and as the mighty Gunners put 4 past Stoke, it became apparent that we really are not lacking too much, sure we need a new centre back and holding midfielder, and we need to replace a disappointing Adebayor, but we are not a club in crisis like it seemed only a matter of weeks ago.  How we lost to Stoke at the Britannia Stadium I will never know.  

As for Hull, they can (hopefully) put a disastrous second half of the season behind them and rebuild for next season.  Their form has been atrocious and they must be early favourites to go down in their 'sophomore' year but at least this year is over and they can begin plotting another survival campaign. 

That none of the 4 teams facing relegation won today is a clear indication that they all deserved to be in the position that they found themselves in.  As for Newcastle...... enough has been said elsewhere, but i will say that the Magpies have a cancer running through the team and let's hope that Shearer is the man to find the cure.  When the news that Newcastle had been relegated their was huge applause around the Emirates, this was surely aimed at the Newcastle ownership and not their fans who are generally a point of pride for the game.

Elsewhere, Fulham crept into the Europa League despite losing to Everton, so congratulations to the Cottages on what has been a fantastic season.

What will happen next season i can't begin to imagine.  Will Liverpool finally win a Premiership title? Will Brown hold another half time team-talk on the Pitch? Will Tevez leave the Red side of Mancherster for the sky blue side of Manchester? Will Lampard score a non-deflected goal?  Who knows.... thats why we love the game.

ET

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