IT HAS been the season of debates and, as we prepare to draw a line under the 2007-08 Premier League, the best has been saved for last.
While countless words and innumerable hours of air time have been devoted to subjects such as foreign ownership, the 39th game and respect for referees, has anything provoked more thought than Kevin Keegan’s brutally honest assessment of the state of the division?
“Boring” was how the Newcastle manager described the stranglehold the top four clubs have on affairs and, to a certain extent, he is right.
Can you see a point in the foreseeable future when Manchester United and Chelsea will not be in the race for the title?
His comments, though, struck a chord with Phil Neville. While he can understand Keegan’s frustrations, Everton’s captain doesn’t share his views that those clubs outside the Champions League places may as well wave the white flag.
Some will scoff at the following but consider this: had Everton won both Merseyside derbies this season, they would have gone into this weekend’s tussle with Newcastle knowing a win would have guaranteed they finished above Liverpool.
Instead, the Blues face an anxious 90 minutes hoping to do enough to repel Aston Villa’s late thrust to snatch a UEFA Cup spot yet ask Neville if this is the best Everton can hope for ever again and his answer is just as candid as Keegan’s but infinitely more positive.
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