At the weekend…

Tottenham lost 3-nil at home to a relegation rival leaving them only out of the relegation zone on goal difference. Still without a league win in 2026, they have got 5 points out of the last 39.

Liverpool ran away with the title last season and spent over £400m on the summer. Almost every pundit expected them run away with it again this season. Following Saturday’s defeat to Brighton, they sit 5th, 21 points off top with only 21 points to play for. Limpest title defence this millennium.

Chelsea have the most expensively assembled squad the world of football has ever seen. This despite their project being about buying younger, cheaper players. Some peoples dark horses for the title, the “World Champions” lost 3-nil at Everton on Saturday making it mathematically impossible for them to finish top. Currently 6th, failure to make the Champions League will be a financial disaster.

To see so many fans of these clubs “bantering” Arsenal following losing a cup final to the most successful English team of the last decade with the highest wage bill in world football shows where the game is at right now.

Football for many has become about “hate watching” opponents, celebrating their downfall, rather than supporting their own team. This is fuelled by the likes of TalkSport and PaddyPower who have a business model of mocking whoever lost at the weekend, no matter who it is. And lol she many fans now follow.

Fans these days don’t care that their team lost. The only care of a rival lost. Chelsea fans will mock Arsenal one week, Liverpool the next, and Man U the week after. One of those 3 not winning makes their weekend. And it is the same for Tottenham and Liverpool fans.

For fans of Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool, they had a good weekend, despite their teams defeats. All because The Arsenal lost.

I actually think Tottenham fans would prefer to get relegated if it meant Arsenal missed out on the title. The showed their priorities a few years ago when celebrating Man City scoring against them, which led them to missing out on Champions League football.

Losing a cup final, regardless of its status, will always make it a horrible weekend. But I’d rather we be in the final and lose it the have had Liverpool, Chelsea or Tottenham’s weekend.

Ignore the noise, back the boys.

Keenos