is for probably seven clubs who are still fighting relegation. among them leicester city who miraculously won the league back in 2016, and are now in the bottom. everton who have been in the top flight since 1954 perilously close to the drop. nottingham forrest who have onlyjust been promoted, and have spent over 140 million pounds on players no guaranteed survival. so what s does it take to stay up and what does the table tell us about the health of footballs richest league? 0liver kay is the senior writer with the athletic who has just written a fascinating piece on this. good to see you. you have spotted a trend and you call it the five year syndrome. what happens after five years? syndrome. what happens after five ears? ~ ., syndrome. what happens after five ears? . . , ., , years? well, there are exceptions. this is not years? well, there are exceptions. this is not necessarily years? well, there are exceptions. this is not necessarily a years? well, there are exceptio
there is a chase for the title and there is a chase for the title and there is this inverted competition at the bottom of the table, and i suppose every league is the same, but in this league, the relegation battle comes first and i wonder what that says about the help of the competition. that says about the help of the com ietition. i- ., ., ., competition. the cost of relegation, the value of competition. the cost of relegation, the value of being competition. the cost of relegation, the value of being in competition. the cost of relegation, the value of being in the competition. the cost of relegation, the value of being in the premier. the value of being in the premier league is absolutely enormous, far greater than in any other national league. everybody is terrified of relegation, southampton, leicester, nottingham forest, and it means that clubs which come up with certain mentality, 0utlook, vision, the moment that starts to become threatened, they panic and they start